WYDEN, RON (a Senator from Oregon)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316 [11JY], S2525, S2690, S2693, S2694, S2695, S2850, S2851, S2852, S2862 [13JY], S2999, S3021 [18JY], S3533, S3540 [25JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4527, S4535 [14SE], S4632 [20SE], S4978 [16OC], S5089 [18OC], S5112 [19OC], S5146 [24OC]
Appointments
Committee on Taxation (Joint), S332 [9FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 1031), S1052 [29MR]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 701), S714 [8MR]
——— make it illegal for States to limit travel for abortion services and protect rights of individuals to bring civil action against States that restrict such actions (see S. 2053), S2145 [20JN]
Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 6), S744 [9MR]
Abourezk, James G.: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S799 [15MR]
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see S. 1893), S2028 [8JN]
Agricultural Research Service: conduct research on wildfire smoke exposure on wine grapes (see S. 2135), S2222 [22JN]
Agriculture: require certain businesses to provide wage increases and safe working conditions to continue receiving certain contracts and assistance (see S. 2601), S3754 [27JY]
Air pollution: authorize President to declare smoke emergency (see S. 2387), S3148 [19JY]
American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see S. 547), S1535 [4MY]
Americans With Disabilities Act: recognize anniversary and importance of independent living for disabled individuals and call for further action to strengthen home and community living for such individuals (see S. Res. 312), S3620 [26JY]
Arctic 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), S1603 [10MY]
——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 316), S799 [15MR]
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 209), S1624 [11MY]
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week: observance (see S. Res. 378), S4760 [28SE]
Aviation: provide for cash refunds for cancelled airline flights and tickets (see S. 561), S531 [28FE]
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), S1382 [26AP]
Buckley, James L.: tribute (see S. Res. 394), S4916 [3OC]
Care Worker Recognition Month: designate (see S. Res. 153), S1092 [30MR]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 67), S426 [15FE]
Carter, Rosalynn Smith: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S5852 [7DE]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1026), S1052 [29MR]
——— provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence (see S. 1317), S1382 [26AP]
Children and youth: apply child labor laws to independent contractors and increase penalties for child labor law violations (see S. 637), S826 [16MR]
China: condemn destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law (see S. Res. 106), S798 [15MR]
——— condemn violation of U.S. airspace by high-altitude surveillance balloon (see S. Res. 66), S426 [15FE]
Chinese Exclusion Act: anniversary of repeal (see S. Res. 506), S5997 [14DE]
Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on protected characteristic (see S. 129), S146 [30JA]
——— express concern about spreading problem of book banning and proliferation of threats to freedom of expression (see S. Res. 372), S4721 [27SE]
Civil rights: guarantee freedom from discrimination throughout economy by prohibiting any actions with discriminatory effects (see S. 2008), S2122 [15JN]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see S. 728), S742 [9MR]
Clark, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 406), S4977 [16OC]
Classified information: improve classification and declassification of national security information (see S. 1518), S1602 [10MY]
——— provide for system to classify information in interests of national security and system to declassify such information (see S. 1541), S1603 [10MY]
Climate: impact of climate change on health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, importance of U.S. leadership in addressing crisis, and need for science-based plan to reduce fossil fuel emissions (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2461 [13JY]
——— provide for high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions (see S. 3500), S5961 [13DE]
Collective bargaining: support United Auto Workers currently negotiating agreements with ‘‘Big Three’’ automakers (see S. Res. 412), S5088 [18OC]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: apply consumer lending provisions of Truth in Lending Act to small business credit markets through regulation and licensing of brokers (see S. 2021), S2122 [15JN]
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]
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]
——— establish judicial ethics (see S. 1908), S2029 [8JN]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on Federal jury due to disability and age (see S. 1086), S1088 [30MR]
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: prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 2279), S2360 [12JY]
——— protect domestic violence victims by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms and establish grant program for removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violent offenders (see S. 3303), S5507 [14NO]
——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S4590 [19SE]
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]
——— 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]
——— establish and maintain training program on rapidly evolving methodologies, science, and practices of biological soil health management systems on agricultural land (see S. 3023), S4948 [4OC]
——— establish cattle contract library (see S. 228), S229 [2FE]
——— 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 Good Steward Cover Crop Program (see S. 1690), S3460 [20JY]
——— 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), S1746 [18MY]
——— establish integrated research, education, and extension competitive grant program and scholarship grant program for certain Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving institutions (see S. 2582), S3753 [27JY]
——— establish Office of the Farm and Food System Workforce (see S. 2703), S3757 [27JY]
——— establish Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (see S. 346), S311 [9FE]
——— establish pollinator-friendly plant labeling program (see S. 2199), S2224 [22JN]
——— establish small farm environmental quality incentives program subprogram (see S. 2180), S2224 [22JN]
——— 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]
——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (see S. 176), S637 [2MR]
——— extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 1593), S2288 [10JY]
——— further plant cultivar and animal breed research, development, and commercialization (see S. 2023), S2123 [15JN]
——— improve Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see S. 2577), S3753 [27JY]
——— improve Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (see S. 2591), S3753 [27JY]
——— include spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension intiative (see S. 1837), S3460 [20JY]
——— increase reimbursement rate of school meals (see S. 3093), S5110 [19OC]
——— prohibit use of M–44 devices, commonly known as ‘‘cyanide bombs’’, on public land (see S. 1940), S2070 [13JN]
——— reauthorize position of Farmworker Coordinator (see S. 2702), S3757 [27JY]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 2435), S3459 [20JY]
——— require research and development regarding policy to insure wine grapes against losses due to smoke exposure (see S. 2134), S2222 [22JN]
——— 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]
——— select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects to assist communities in increasing resilience to wildfire (see S. 188), S172 [31JA] (see S. 1715), S1744 [18MY]
——— streamline applications from farmers to be vendors under certain nutrition programs (see S. 2504), S3619 [26JY]
——— support buildout of clean school bus charging infrastructure through community facilities direct loans and grants (see S. 1930), S4229 [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 Defense: reduce discretionary budget authority for fiscal year if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive qualified or unqualified audit opinion by external independent auditor (see S. 2054), S2145 [20JN]
Dept. of Defense State Partnership Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 220), S1745 [18MY] (see S. Res. 308), S3522 [25JY]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 3105), S5143 [24OC]
——— award grants for outdoor learning spaces (see S. 1538), S3759 [27JY]
——— ensure children in schools have right to read (see S. 1307), S4977 [16OC]
——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see S. 1070), S1088 [30MR]
——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see S. 1665), S1705 [17MY]
——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see S. 364), S1844 [31MY]
——— expand eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to adjunct faculty at colleges and universities (see S. 1353), S1418 [27AP]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 161), S171 [31JA]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and prevent and reduce use of physical restraint in schools (see S. 1750), S1745 [18MY]
——— provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (see S. 963), S933 [23MR]
——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in medical or dental internship or residency program (see S. 704), S1506 [3MY]
——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see S. 2849), S5998 [14DE]
——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see S. 1341), S1417 [27AP]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2902), S4654 [21SE]
——— 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]
——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 2145), S2223 [22JN]
Dept. of Energy: develop and support adoption of voluntary streamlined permitting and inspection process for permitting of qualifying distributed energy systems (see S. 3099), S5110 [19OC]
Dept. of HHS: address behavioral health and well-being among education professionals and other school staff (see S. 2530), S3620 [26JY]
——— award grants for creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of direct care workforce and award grants to support family caregivers (see S. 1298), S1381 [26AP]
——— establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids (see S. 1785), S1843 [31MY]
——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see S. 3108), S5143 [24OC]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see S. 388), S313 [9FE]
——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see S. 3449), S5851 [7DE]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see S. 2777), S4440 [13SE]
——— improve benefits and services to members of Ready Reserve Corps (see S. 2297), S2460 [13JY]
——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see S. 2544), S3620 [26JY]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 1354), S1418 [27AP]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2638), S3755 [27JY]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1884), S2028 [8JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain deported alien veterans to be temporarily paroled into U.S. to seek health care at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 3276), S5640 [28NO]
——— determine if alien has served, or is serving, in U.S. Armed Forces when such alien applies for immigration benefits or is placed in immigration enforcement proceeding (see S. 3278), S5640 [28NO]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 3247), S5426 [8NO]
——— establish veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from U.S. to return as immigrants (see S. 3280), S5640 [28NO]
——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 1727), S1744 [18MY]
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]
——— 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: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see S. 247), S229 [2FE]
——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 1751), S1745 [18MY]
——— remove linguistic barriers to participation in gun violence prevention strategies (see S. 2565), S3753 [27JY]
Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs providing employability skills, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth (see S. 454), S426 [15FE]
——— establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, public entities and accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers (see S. 2984), S5089 [18OC]
——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see S. 1041), S1052 [29MR]
——— issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see S. 1176), S1441 [1MY]
——— permit retirement plans to consider certain environmental, social, and governance factors in investment decisions (see S. 523), S457 [16FE]
——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see S. 2253), S2359 [12JY]
——— strengthen protections against child labor violations (see S. 3163), S5229 [30OC]
Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against LGBTQI+ individuals from entering U.S. (see S. 1960), S5962 [13DE]
——— establish Office of Press Freedom and create press freedom curriculum at National Foreign Affairs Training Center (see S. 2526), S3619 [26JY]
Dept. of the Interior: eliminate patenting of Federal lands, impose Federal minerals royalty, establish fund for cleanup of abandoned mines, and review certain lands to determine availability for future mining (see S. 1742), S1745 [18MY]
——— identify locations in national parks with greatest need for broadband Internet access service and with greatest need for cellular service (see S. 2018), S4357 [11SE]
——— permanently prohibit offshore drilling on Outer Continental Shelf in Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see S. 617), S569 [1MR]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on Outer Continental Shelf in Pacific Ocean (see S. 22), S54 [23JA]
——— provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 448), S426 [15FE]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 563), S531 [28FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish Outdoor Restoration Fund to provide grants for restoration and resilience projects (see S. 540), S531 [28FE]
——— establish Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see S. 254), S230 [2FE]
——— impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels (see S. 1271), S1789 [30MY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see S. 1935), S2070 [13JN]
——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see S. 209), S203 [1FE]
——— reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050 (see S. Res. 274), S2313 [11JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss use of medical marijuana with departmental physicians as authorized by State or Tribal law (see S. 1204), S1255 [19AP]
——— authorize electronic health record modernization program and increase oversight and accountability of program to better serve veterans, medical professionals, and taxpayers (see S. 1125), S1257 [19AP]
——— extend eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance to surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of Black World War II veterans (see S. 3257), S5426 [8NO]
——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see S. 414), S2146 [20JN]
——— improve provision of health care for veterans diagnosed with diabetes and heart disease (see S. 1954), S2071 [13JN]
——— improve services provided for families of disabled veterans and provide access to Federal, State, and local resources (see S. 622), S635 [2MR]
——— prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities (see S. 1040), S1052 [29MR]
Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: offer wildland firefighter training to Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center students (see S. 1216), S1256 [19AP]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to certain Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners (see S. 2801), S4525 [14SE]
Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group: reauthorize (see S. 2020), S2122 [15JN]
Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see S. 545), S860 [21MR]
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: clarify circumstances determining exercise of authority over District of Columbia National Guard between Mayor and President (see S. 250), S229 [2FE]
——— repeal Presidential authority to assume emergency control of District of Columbia police (see S. 248), S229 [2FE]
——— statehood (see S. 51), S74 [24JA]
Drugs: ensure that States do not prohibit individuals from obtaining, possessing, distributing, or using life-saving drug testing technologies (see S. 2484), S5920 [12DE]
Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]
Ecology and environment: encourage and facilitate efforts by States and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain western population of monarch butterflies (see S. 857), S825 [16MR]
——— restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see S. 919), S909 [22MR]
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]
——— 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]
——— 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 Reorganization Act: clarify whistleblower rights and protections for Dept. of Energy and NRC employees (see S. 1112), S1089 [30MR]
EPA: establish grant program to support local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, or mitigating environmental and public health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat (see S. 2383), S3147 [19JY]
——— establish pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility (see S. 1189), S5214 [26OC]
——— establish pilot program that promotes cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines by good samaritans (see S. 2781), S4440 [13SE]
——— prohibit sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers (see S. 3440), S5851 [7DE]
——— provide grants to expand local programs that provide free air filtration units to households and establish clean air centers in communities vulnerable to wildfire smoke (see S. 1948), S2071 [13JN]
FAA: establish certain rules relating to unmanned aircraft systems and operations (see S. 307), S910 [22MR]
——— establish protections for air transportation passengers relative to boarding, seating, fees, delays and cancellations, claims against airlines, and penalty enforcement (see S. 178), S172 [31JA]
FCC: modify definition of franchise fee to clarify that fees cable companies provide to local governments only include monetary assessments, not in-kind contributions (see S. 340), S311 [9FE]
FDA: define term natural cheese (see S. 981), S954 [27MR]
——— 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: improve customer experience of Federal Government and ensure that Federal services are simple, seamless, and secure (see S. 2866), S5230 [30OC]
——— improve visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software asset management practices (see S. 931), S909 [22MR]
——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see S. 3008), S4916 [3OC]
——— require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms (see S. 3478), S5919 [12DE]
Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 124), S532 [28FE]
Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]
Financial institutions: create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses (see S. 1323), S1382 [26AP] (see S. 2860), S4630 [20SE]
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]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see S. 173), S172 [31JA]
——— prevent importation and trafficking of illegal gun modification devices that can convert semi-automatic weapons into fully-automatic weapons and seize all profits that come from such trafficking (see S. 1319), S1382 [26AP]
——— prevent persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime, or who received enhanced sentence for misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining firearm (see S. 2776), S4440 [13SE]
——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of weapon if background check on buyer is not returned by FBI within 3 days (see S. 1116), S1090 [30MR]
——— prohibit 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 purchase of assault weapons by persons under 21 years of age (see S. 14), S54 [23JA]
——— 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]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1098), S1089 [30MR]
Foreign trade: negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking agreements on digital economy and trade with like-minded countries as part of broader trade and economic strategy (see S. Res. 155), S1092 [30MR]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see S. 1831), S1982 [6JN]
——— reauthorize and improve Water Source Protection Program and Watershed Condition Framework (see S. 1853), S2312 [11JY]
——— reauthorize Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (see S. 202), S203 [1FE]
Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution: observance (see S. Res. 19), S147 [30JA]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 1206), S1255 [19AP]
FTC: ensure large online platforms are addressing needs of non-English users (see S. 1801), S1899 [1JN]
——— ensure transparent and competitive transportation fuel markets in order to protect consumers from unwarranted price increases (see S. 259), S266 [7FE]
——— increase consumer protections relative to free trial, automatic renewal, and negative option offers for subscription-based services (see S. 1091), S1089 [30MR]
——— issue regulations requiring non-flushable wet wipes to have ‘‘Do Not Flush’’ labeling (see S. 1350), S1418 [27AP]
——— prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see S. 1231), S1293 [20AP]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2176), S2224 [22JN]
Grand Ronde Reservation Act: amend (see S. 910), S909 [22MR]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 119), S933 [23MR]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see S. Res. 173), S1341 [25AP]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn for premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demand immediate release of all hostages (see S. Res. 408), S5340 [2NO]
——— condemn use of sexual violence and rape as weapon of war against people of Israel (see S. Res. 505), S5997 [14DE]
Health: ensure privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information (see S. 323), S311 [9FE]
——— oppose use of State power against citizens seeking essential health care, including criminalization of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraception (see S. Res. 276), S2225 [22JN]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see S. 1656), S1704 [17MY]
Health care professionals: address behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists (see S. 2733), S4722 [27SE]
——— ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (see S. 1297), S1381 [26AP]
Hispanic Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing gender wage gap (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4949 [4OC]
——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in U.S. (see S. Res. 104), S743 [9MR]
Hunger: streamline nutrition access for older adults and adults with disabilities (see S. 1036), S2186 [21JN]
Hydroelectric power: modernize and improve licensing of non-Federal hydropower projects (see S. 1521), S1648 [15MY]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 243), S2029 [8JN]
Immigration: enable payment of certain U.S. officers and employees whose employment is authorized pursuant to grant of deferred action, deferred enforced departure, or temporary protected status (see S. 672), S668 [7MR]
——— enhance nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see S. 3211), S5338 [2NO]
——— establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (see S. 2585), S3753 [27JY]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 3065), S5048 [17OC]
Income: remove overtime wages exemption for certain employees (see S. 3273), S5458 [9NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2217), S2287 [10JY]
Insurance: require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1698), S1846 [31MY]
International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 154), S1092 [30MR]
Iran: impose sanctions on persons engaged in import of petroleum from Iran (see S. 1829), S5808 [6DE]
IRS: modify and reform rules relating to investigations and whistleblowers (see S. 625), S635 [2MR]
——— suspend collection of income taxes and related interest and penalties from U.S. nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad and reimburse such nationals for any penalties paid during detention (see S. 1679), S2031 [8JN]
Israel: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 188), S1747 [18MY]
——— recognize importance of economic relationship with U.S. and affirm trade facilitated by U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement is tool to support economy of Israel during conflict with Hamas (terrorist organization) (see S. Res. 445), S5599 [27NO]
Jewish American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 203), S1605 [10MY]
Jews: condemn rise of antisemitism and call on elected officials to identify and educate others on contributions of Jewish American community (see S. Res. 203), S1605 [10MY]
Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 263), S2186 [21JN]
Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]
Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 137), S147 [30JA]
Law enforcement: eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 1084), S1088 [30MR]
——— prohibit use of facial recognition or other biometric technology by Federal entities and condition Federal funding on similar moratoria by State and local entities (see S. 681), S669 [7MR]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 282), S2226 [22JN]
LGBTQI+: protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world (see S. 1924), S2073 [13JN]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S1746 [18MY]
Medicaid: expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 100), S120 [26JA]
——— provide for emergency increase in Federal funding to State programs for expenditures on home and community-based services (see S. 3118), S5143 [24OC]
Medicare: establish pharmacy benefit manager reporting requirements relative to prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (see S. 2254), S2359 [12JY]
——— establish provider directory requirements, and provide accountability for provider director accuracy, under Medicare Advantage (see S. 3059), S5048 [17OC]
——— establish requirements relating to responsibility of pharmacy benefit managers under part D (see S. 1967), S2096 [14JN]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 2085), S5542 [15NO]
Medicare/Medicaid: reform and improve mental health and substance use care (see S. 923), S909 [22MR]
Middle East: stand with Israel against war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn Iran’s support for global terrorism, and reaffirm commitment to Israel’s security (see S. Res. 417), S5110 [19OC]
Minimum wage: increase (see S. 2488), S3522 [25JY]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 514), S457 [16FE]
Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see S. 154), S147 [30JA]
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 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 205), S1603 [10MY]
National Dam Safety Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 3111), S5143 [24OC]
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 194), S1505 [3MY]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 353), S4630 [20SE]
National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 21), S204 [1FE]
National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 231), S1899 [1JN]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 347), S4555 [18SE]
National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 479), S5674 [29NO]
National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee: improve extreme heat preparedness and response, require study, and establish grant program to address heat effects (see S. 2645), S3755 [27JY]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 25), S230 [2FE]
National Naloxone Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 250), S2071 [13JN]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 459), S5459 [9NO]
National Park Service: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see S. 2728), S4227 [6SE]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 161), S1210 [18AP]
National Poll Worker Recruitment Day: observance (see S. Res. 326), S3758 [27JY]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 83), S532 [28FE]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 200), S1534 [4MY]
National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 21), S204 [1FE]
National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 298), S2461 [13JY]
National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 129), S1000 [28MR]
National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 431), S5183 [25OC]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 459), S5459 [9NO]
Native Americans: address hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (see S. 1286), S1340 [25AP]
——— address hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community (see S. 1287), S1340 [25AP]
——— allow Tribes to collect past-due child support from non-custodial parents and allow tribal child support agencies to obtain other identifiable information of non-custodial parents (see S. 3154), S5213 [26OC]
——— recognize critical importance of access to reliable, clean drinking water for Native Americans and Alaska Natives and confirm responsibility of Federal Government to ensure such access (see S. Res. 355), S4655 [21SE]
NOAA: collaborate with State and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, research planning, and similar activities (see S. 1808), S2986 [18JY]
——— establish grant program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out projects on conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems (see S. 2807), S4556 [18SE]
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), S3760 [27JY]
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]
Oregon: expand Smith River National Recreation Area and designate certain wild rivers (see S. 162), S171 [31JA]
OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see S. 2501), S3619 [26JY]
Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 2627), S3754 [27JY]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE]
Political ethics: require President and Vice President to disclose and divest financial conflicts of interest and require Presidential appointees to recuse themselves from such matters before their agencies (see S. 1486), S1566 [9MY]
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]
Postal Service: modify role and duties of U.S. Postal Service police officers (see S. 3356), S5674 [29NO]
——— offer identity proofing and identity-related services to private sector (see S. 3003), S4891 [30SE]
Power resources: reinstate ban on export of coal, crude oil, and natural gas produced in U.S. (see S. 1707), S1743 [18MY]
Preserving and Protecting Local News Month: designate (see S. Res. 147), S1091 [30MR]
Public debt: temporarily suspend public debt ceiling limit (see S. 1395), S1441 [1MY]
Public lands: modify procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units (see S. 1630), S1678 [16MY]
——— provide mandatory funding for hazardous fuels reduction projects on certain Federal land (see S. 2749), S4270 [7SE]
Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see S. 3231), S5360 [6NO]
Racial relations: declare racism as public health crisis (see S. Res. 319), S3757 [27JY]
Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see S. Res. 258), S2146 [20JN]
Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (see S. 41), S1705 [17MY]
Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 134), S1053 [29MR]
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: reauthorize and limit pre-disaster mitigation program to protect against disaster related damages (see S. 1370), S1418 [27AP]
Schools: divert Federal funding away from supporting presence of police in schools and toward evidence-based and trauma-informed services that address needs of marginalized students and improve academic outcomes (see S. 3214), S5338 [2NO]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see S. 2581), S3753 [27JY]
SSA: provide for single point of contact for victims of identity theft (see S. 2392), S3148 [19JY]
SSI: update resource limit for eligibility (see S. 2767), S4388 [12SE]
States: 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]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 325), S311 [9FE] (see S. 359), S1134 [17AP]
Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see S. 1467), S1534 [4MY]
——— allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being employee (see S. 738), S742 [9MR]
——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see S. 737), S742 [9MR]
——— deny interest and depreciation deductions for taxpayers owning more than certain number of single family properties (see S. 2224), S2310 [11JY]
——— establish excise tax on plastics (see S. 2844), S4589 [19SE]
——— establish neighborhood revitalization tax credit (see S. 657), S654 [6MR]
——— expand earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1992), S2097 [14JN]
——— expand exclusion of Federal Pell Grants from gross income and improve coordination with American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 2920), S4678 [26SE]
——— expand new clean vehicle credit to include clean vehicles with fewer than 4 wheels (see S. 1779), S1843 [31MY]
——— increase rate of excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock (see S. 413), S397 [14FE]
——— make civil damages, restitution, and any other monetary award given to human trafficking survivors exempt from Federal income taxes (see S. 159), S171 [31JA]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside statute of limitations (see S. 2171), S2223 [22JN]
——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 2895), S4654 [21SE]
——— provide matching payments for ABLE account contributions by certain low-income disabled individuals (see S. 2522), S3619 [26JY]
——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 2929), S4678 [26SE]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1557), S1623 [11MY]
Telecommunications: preserve and protect ability of State and local governments, public-private partnerships, and cooperatives to provide broadband services (see S. 1197), S1255 [19AP]
Time: make daylight savings time permanent (see S. 582), S568 [1MR]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see S. Res. 464), S5541 [15NO]
Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see S. 1440), S1533 [4MY]
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see S. 1723), S1744 [18MY]
Tulsa, OK: anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre (see S. Res. 230), S1844 [31MY]
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: update (see S. 2494), S3522 [25JY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S311 [9FE]
——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 1515), S1602 [10MY]
——— make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options (see S. 2496), S4722 [27SE]
Voting: expand youth access to voting (see S. 2985), S4760 [28SE]
——— improve voter access to ballot box through automatic voter registration (see S. 2841), S4589 [19SE]
——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see S. 2960), S4720 [27SE]
——— prohibit States from removing registrants from list of eligible voters unless they verify that registrants are ineligible to vote in Federal elections (see S. 2842), S4589 [19SE]
——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in Federal elections on date of election (see S. 2843), S4589 [19SE]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1677), S1742 [18MY]
Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see S. 938), S909 [22MR]
——— provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Native American lands (see S. 2385), S3147 [19JY]
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]
——— recognize that U.S. needs to support and strengthen mothers in workforce by investing in Mom Economy (see S. Res. 306), S3761 [27JY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 4), S655 [6MR]
Year of Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 333), S5231 [30OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Committee on Finance (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 50), S313 [9FE]
Courts: address rising trend of venue-shopping in Federal courts by requiring certain cases be heard by panel of judges, randomly assigning certain cases, and publishing case assignments on court website (see S. 1758), S1788 [30MY]
Crime: divert certain parents, expectant parents, and other caregivers from incarceration and into programs providing resources, services, and training to those individuals and their families (see S. 3272), S5458 [9NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: carry out certain activities relating to research for wood products (see S. 2662), S3756 [27JY]
——— create permanent payments within Environmental Quality Incentives Program for soil health practices and carbon sequestration monitoring (see S. 2588), S3753 [27JY]
——— 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]
——— report on competitiveness of U.S. exports of specialty crops (see S. 3300), S5507 [14NO]
Dept. of Commerce: require export controls relative to certain personal data of U.S. nationals and individuals in U.S. (see S. 1974), S2096 [14JN]
Dept. of Education: collect, acquire, compile, and disseminate student attainment in languages other than English and support research on attainment in languages other than English (see S. 2543), S3620 [26JY]
Dept. of HHS: improve Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see S. 1668), S1705 [17MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish grant program to address crises in accessing affordable housing and child care through co-location of housing and child care (see S. 1738), S1745 [18MY]
——— provide rental voucher assistance for homeless (see S. 680), S669 [7MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to address technology-related abuse in domestic violence cases (see S. 3213), S5338 [2NO]
Dept. of Labor: modernize unemployment compensation benefits (see S. 3140), S5213 [26OC]
Dept. of the Interior: carry out watershed pilots (see S. 2169), S2223 [22JN]
——— establish critical mineral environmental processing and mining cleanup program (see S. 2965), S4759 [28SE]
——— provide with certain authorities relative to projects affecting Klamath Basin watershed (see S. 482), S456 [16FE]
FDA: allow for hemp-derived cannabidiol and hemp-derived cannabidiol containing substances in dietary supplements and food (see S. 2451), S3459 [20JY]
Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2804), S4525 [14SE]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see S. 3234), S5402 [7NO]
Freedom of the press: maintain free flow of information to public by establishing appropriate limits on federally compelled disclosure of information obtained as part of engaging in journalism (see S. 2074), S2185 [21JN]
FTC: prohibit targeted advertising by advertising facilitators and advertisers (see S. 2833), S4554 [18SE]
——— require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see S. 2892), S4654 [21SE]
Iran: 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]
Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1745 [18MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish requirements relating to pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 2973), S4759 [28SE]
——— expand mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions (see S. 3430), S5851 [7DE]
Mount Hood National Forest: establish Indian Treaty Resources Emphasis Zones (see S. 3310), S5540 [15NO]
National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (see S. 1478), S1566 [9MY]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
Oregon: withdraw certain land in Curry and Josephine Counties from coverage under public land laws, mining laws, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws (see S. 440), S425 [15FE]
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]
Privacy: prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of value and address communications and records in possession of intermediary Internet providers (see S. 2576), S3753 [27JY]
Public Health Service: anniversary of Commissioned Corps (see S. Res. 483), S5712 [4DE]
——— provide additional funding for Commissioned Corps (see S. 2590), S3753 [27JY]
Public lands: provide for establishment of grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, OR (see S. 1890), S2028 [8JN]
Senior citizens: reauthorize funding for programs to prevent, investigate, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 1198), S1255 [19AP]
Social Security: eliminate work disincentives for disabled adult child beneficiaries (see S. 2196), S2224 [22JN]
——— provide funding to sustain and increase supply, quality, and affordability of child care (see S. 2013), S2122 [15JN]
Taxation: 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]
——— exempt kombucha from excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages (see S. 3365), S5692 [30NO]
——— impose asset test on professional sports leagues qualifying for tax-exempt status (see S. 2519), S3619 [26JY]
——— make investment income of certain foreign governments subject to tax (see S. 2518), S3619 [26JY]
——— provide credit for middle-income housing (see S. 3436), S5851 [7DE]
——— provide special rules for taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within U.S. (see S. 3084), S5109 [19OC]
——— revise tax treatment of partnership interests received in connection with performance of services (see S. 3317), S5540 [15NO]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 700), S714 [8MR]
——— develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
——— ensure voters in Federal elections do not wait in long lines to vote (see S. 3517), S5995 [14DE]
Water: provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability (see S. 2102), S2186 [21JN]
Certificates of election
Senate, S4 [3JA]
Cloture motions
Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against Iraq (S. 316), motion to proceed, S765 [14MR], S815 [16MR]
Cartwright, Tiffany M.: nomination to be district judge, S2212 [22JN], S2302 [11JY]
Chung, Cindy K.: nomination to be circuit judge, S251 [7FE], S278 [9FE]
de Alba, Ana: nomination to be circuit judge, S5353 [6NO], S5443 [9NO]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4545 [18SE]
——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), motion to suspend rule on amendments, S4618 [20SE]
FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4734 [28SE]
Kahn, Maria Araujo: nomination to be circuit judge, S338 [13FE], S441 [16FE]
Neiman, Brent: nomination to be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Finance and Development, S736 [9MR], S766 [14MR]
Rodriguez, Jose J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Education and Training, S6021 [18DE]
Werfel, Daniel I.: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S648 [6MR], S680 [8MR]
Wilcox, Gwynne A.: nomination to NLRB, S3738 [27JY], S4217 [6SE]
Letters
Work Without Worry Act: Jordan Kough, National Down Syndrome Congress (organization), S2234 [22JN]
——— Tracey Gronninger, Jeanne Morin, Jennifer Burdick, and Darcy Milburn, Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities, S2234 [22JN]
Notices
Intention to object to nomination of Timothy D. Haugh to be NSA Director and U.S. Cyber Command Chief, S5696 [30NO]
Intention to object to proceeding to S. 1080, require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report unlawful sale and distribution of controlled substances to Dept. of Justice: by, S3500 [20JY]
Intention to object to proceeding to S. 1199, Strengthening Transparency and Obligations To Protect Children Suffering From Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act: by, S3500 [20JY]
Intention to object to proceeding to S. 1207, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act: by, S3500 [20JY]
Intention to object to S. 1409, Kids Online Safety Act: by, S5556 [15NO]
Referral of nomination of Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees to Committee on Finance (Senate), S5085 [18OC]
Referral of nomination of Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees to Committee on Finance (Senate), S5085 [18OC]
Referral of nomination of Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees to Committee on Finance (Senate), S5085 [18OC]
Referral of nomination of Patricia Hart Neuman to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees to Committee on Finance (Senate), S5085 [18OC]
Referral of nomination of Patricia Hart Neuman to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees to Committee on Finance (Senate), S5085 [18OC]
Referral of nomination of Patricia Hart Neuman to Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees to Committee on Finance (Senate), S5085 [18OC]
Oaths of office
Senate, S5 [3JA]
Privilege of the floor
Bourassa, Veronique, S720 [8MR]
Canagarajah, Phoebe, S3839 [27JY]
Chra, Allison, S401 [14FE]
Czulak, Aleksandra, S3839 [27JY]
DeGarmo, Eleanor, S401 [14FE]
Evans, Erin, S401 [14FE]
Faria, Nicole Brussel, S401 [14FE]
Fountain, Erika, S401 [14FE]
Gandlur, Shreyas, S3839 [27JY]
Hauser, Joshua, S3839 [27JY]
Hayes, Jonathan, S640 [2MR]
Irlbeck, Dylan, S3839 [27JY]
LoPresti, Eric, S401 [14FE]
Medvitz, Jacob, S720 [8MR]
Mentzer, Aaron T., S401 [14FE]
Parzuchowski, Aaron, S401 [14FE]
Silva, Marta, S720 [8MR]
Song, Sophie, S720 [8MR]
Walsh, Robert, S720 [8MR]
Ward, Maya, S3839 [27JY]
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), S705 [8MR]
——— Texas Federal district court hearing of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA relative to approval of abortion pill mifepristone, S438–S441 [16FE]
Appropriations: rescind certain unobligated balances, S1889 [1JN]
Children and youth: provide families with tools, safeguards, and transparency needed to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online (S. 1409), S5536 [15NO]
China: end treatment as developing nation, S3728 [27JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S3728 [27JY]
——— funding through rescissions of IRS funding, S1886 [1JN]
Dept. of HHS: extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (S. 2777), S5665 [29NO]
——— improve Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (H.R. 2544), S3731, S3732 [27JY]
——— improve Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (H.R. 2544), unanimous-consent request, S3731 [27JY]
Dept. of HUD: provide rental voucher assistance for homeless (S. 680), S5905 [12DE]
Dept. of Justice: require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report unlawful sale and distribution of controlled substances (S. 1080), S3454 [20JY]
Dept. of State: revoke visas of foreign officials that have provided assistance to foreign nationals evading prosecution in U.S., S815 [16MR]
FDA: preserve access to abortion medications, S630 [2MR]
Haugh, Timothy D.: nomination to be NSA Director and U.S. Cyber Command Chief, S5690 [30NO], S6056 [19DE]
Health care professionals: ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (S. 1297), S2164 [21JN]
Information technology: hold technology companies accountable for failure to remove child sexual abuse material from their networks and require reports on efforts to keep children safe from online predators (S. 1199), S3454 [20JY]
IRS: funding, S5978 [14DE]
——— reform (S. 1101), S1239 [19AP]
——— reform (S. 1101), unanimous-consent request, S1239 [19AP]
KOBI–TV/NBC5 (Medford, OR): anniversary, S2065 [13JN]
Medicaid: funding, S879 [21MR], S1642, S1643, S1644 [15MY]
Medicare: implementation of drug price negotiation program, S4375 [12SE]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (S. 1302), S3732 [27JY]
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: strengthen reporting to CyberTipline relative to online sexual exploitation of children and modernize liabilities and preserve contents of such reports (S. 474), S6007 [14DE]
National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention: establish (S. 1207), S3455 [20JY]
Nelson, Adrienne C.: nomination to be district judge, S381 [14FE]
NOAA: offset appropriations for Seafood Import Monitoring Program to increase audits of imported shrimp and red snapper (S. 3533), S5978 [14DE]
——— offset appropriations for Seafood Import Monitoring Program to increase audits of imported shrimp and red snapper (S. 3533), unanimous-consent request, S5978 [14DE]
Olshan, Eric G.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, unanimous-consent agreement, S2025 [8JN]
O’Malley, Martin: nomination to be Social Security Commissioner, S6018 [18DE]
Orlando, FL: honor victims and survivors of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences to friends and families of victims, and commend law enforcement and first responders (S. Res. 245), S2035 [8JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: anniversary, S879 [21MR]
Pharmaceuticals: address prescription drug shortages, S2023–S2025 [8JN]
Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), S1642, S1643, S1644 [15MY]
——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), S1886, S1889 [1JN]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S1501 [3MY]
Senate: legislative program, S2036 [8JN]
Social Security: eliminate work disincentives for disabled adult child beneficiaries (S. 2196), S2233 [22JN]
Supreme Court: condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform, S438–S441 [16FE]
——— decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, S630 [2MR]
Taiwan: approve and implement agreement between American Institute in Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office regarding trade between U.S. and Taiwan (H.R. 4004), S2212, S2213 [22JN], S2977, S2978 [18JY]
——— approve and implement agreement between American Institute in Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office regarding trade between U.S. and Taiwan (H.R. 4004), unanimous-consent request, S2213 [22JN]
Taxation: 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 (S. 3367), S5694 [30NO]
——— modify excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities (S. 3514), S5975 [14DE]
——— modify excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities (S. 3514), unanimous-consent request, S5975 [14DE]
——— provide credit for middle-income housing (S. 3436), S5905, S5906 [12DE]
U.N.: plans to reduce carbon emissions, S6018 [18DE]
Werfel, Daniel I.: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S693 [8MR], S733 [9MR]
Reports filed
Activities During the 117th Congress: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. Rept. 118–4), S998 [28MR]
Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3430) (S. Rept. 118–121), S5850 [7DE]
Expenditures: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. Res. 50), S310 [9FE]
Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2973) (S. Rept. 118–122), S5850 [7DE]
Nomination of Brent Neiman To Be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Finance and Development: Committee on Finance (Senate), S635 [2MR]
Nomination of Daniel I. Werfel To Be IRS Commissioner: Committee on Finance (Senate), S635 [2MR]
Nomination of Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5337 [2NO]
Nomination of Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5338 [2NO]
Nomination of Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5337 [2NO]
Nomination of Marjorie A. Rollinson To Be IRS Chief Counsel and Dept. of the Treasury Assistant General Counsel: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5338 [2NO]
Nomination of Martin O’Malley To Be Social Security Commissioner: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5639 [28NO]
Nomination of Patricia Hart Neuman to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5338 [2NO]
Nomination of Patricia Hart Neuman to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5338 [2NO]
Nomination of Patricia Hart Neuman to Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5338 [2NO]
Nomination of Rebecca Lee Haffajee To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Planning and Evaluation: Committee on Finance (Senate), S635 [2MR]
Provide Special Rules for Taxation of Certain Residents of Taiwan With Income From Sources Within U.S.: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3084) (S. Rept. 118–107), S5109 [19OC]
Rules
Committee on Finance (Senate), S290 [9FE]
Statements
U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act: Senator Crapo, S2212 [22JN]
Texts of
S. 2196, Work Without Worry Act, S2233 [22JN]
Tributes
Brown, Senator, S381 [14FE]
Eder, Michele Longo, S1785 [30MY]
Katzman, Jenni, S631 [2MR]
Schonely, Bill and Dottie, S693 [8MR]
Warnock, Senator, S381 [14FE]