ALSOBROOKS, ANGELA D. (a Senator from Maryland)

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 1968), S1721 [12MR], S1750 [13MR], S1784 [14MR]

Budget: rescind certain budget authority as proposed in special message transmitted to Congress by President (H.R. 4), S4426, S4428, S4431 [16JY]

——— setting forth Federal budget for 2025–2034 (H. Con. Res. 14), S2206, S2213, S2215, S2216, S2228, S2240, S2242, S2247 [3AP], S2346, S2366, S2367, S2368, S2369, S2370, S2380, S2381, S2396, S2398, S2414, S2433, S2437, S2441 [4AP]

——— setting forth Federal budget for 2025–2034 (S. Con. Res. 7), S1128, S1129, S1155, S1163, S1175, S1179, S1180, S1184, S1201, S1206, S1257, S1272, S1273, S1301 [20FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to extend tax relief, lower spending, reform entitlement programs, secure borders, improve energy policy, and roll back government regulations (H.R. 1), S3976, S4001, S4007, S4013, S4018 [28JN], S4370 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2296), S4542 [22JY], S5083 [31JY], S5211, S5337, S5452, S5453 [1AU], S6546 [10SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4016), S8785 [16DE], S8836, S8847, S8852 [17DE], S8922, S8923, S8936 [18DE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 3944), S4855 [29JY], S4999 [31JY]

Appointments

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, S6507 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 2150), S3516 [24JN]

Air Force: preserve and recapitalize fighter aircraft capabilities of Air Force and its reserve components (see S. 873), S1580 [5MR]

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 500), S8204 [18NO]

Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Dept. of Justice enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see S. 1538), S4819 [29JY]

Animals: provide liability protection for good faith donation of pet food and supplies (see S. 1939), S3471 [18JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1519), S4457 [17JY]

Armed Forces: prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see S. 3344), S8578 [9DE]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 99), S1397 [26FE]

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 16), S4315 [10JY]

Bond, Christopher S.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S3118 [22MY]

Carlson, Tucker: condemn decision to give platform to Nicholas J. Fuentes and his ideologies that foster antisemitism and White supremacy (see S. Res. 533), S8529 [8DE]

Carter, Jimmy: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S80 [9JA]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 2514), S4818 [29JY]

——— codify Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (see S. 3323), S8482 [3DE]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see S. 739), S6538 [10SE]

——— provide that members of Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may not be terminated except for cause and require immediate reinstatement of members of such advisory committee (see S. 2483), S4773 [28JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability’’ (see S.J. Res. 84), S6874 [30SE]

Chesapeake Bay: conserve (see S. 971), S1664 [11MR]

Chesapeake National Recreation Area: establish (see S. 1408), S2560 [10AP]

Children and youth: provide families with tools, safeguards, and transparency needed to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online (see S. 1748), S3347 [11JN]

China: condemn persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and detention of Pastor ‘‘Ezra’’ Jin Mingri and leaders of Zion Church (see S. Res. 463), S7786 [28OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see S. 1115), S1835 [25MR]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Sec. of Agriculture as member (see S. 2268), S4335 [14JY]

Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 386), S6650 [16SE]

Comptroller of the Currency and FRS: allow to increase aggregate amount of investments that national banking association and State member bank may make to promote public welfare (see S. 2464), S4699 [24JY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: retain adequate resources to ensure fair, transparent, and competitive markets for financial products and services for consumers and provide for whistleblower incentives and protection (see S. 2429), S4698 [24JY]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2302), S4420 [16JY]

——— protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see S. 422), S3390 [12JN]

Correctional institutions: restore limited, free telephone service for detainees to facilitate consultations with legal counsel and to maintain ties with families (see S. 3146), S7962 [6NO]

Credit: prevent consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances (see S. 1467), S2562 [10AP]

Crime: combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods and cargo to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see S. 1404), S6906 [1OC]

Cryptocurrency: provide for regulation of payment stablecoins (see S. 394), S1128 [20FE] (see S. 919), S1630 [10MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: appropriate funds to ensure uninterrupted benefits under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 3071), S7827 [29OC]

——— expand replacement of stolen electronic benefit transfer benefits under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 1540), S2715 [30AP]

——— prohibit use of M–44 devices, commonly known as ‘‘cyanide bombs’’, on public land (see S. 2179), S3561 [26JN]

——— provide compensation for poultry growers and layers in control areas (see S. 574), S2608 [28AP]

——— use contingency funds and interchange authority to finance Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. Res. 481), S7868 [3NO]

Dept. of Defense: establish pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select (see S. 2239), S4314 [10JY]

——— improve family and medical leave for military families (see S. 1710), S2862 [12MY]

——— prohibit funding for explosive nuclear weapons test (see S. 3090), S7963 [6NO]

——— prohibit funding to procure or modify foreign aircraft for Presidential airlift (see S. 1804), S3059 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see S. 343), S2140 [2AP]

——— ensure that paraprofessionals and education support staff are paid living wage (see S. 2451), S7037 [8OC]

——— ensure that teachers are paid livable and competitive salary throughout their career (see S. 2481), S7700 [21OC]

——— provide for percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see S. 3277), S8625 [10DE]

Dept. of HHS: advance research to achieve medical breakthroughs in brain tumor treatment and improve awareness and adequacy of specialized cancer and brain tumor care (see S. 1330), S8624 [10DE]

——— award grants to create or implement Multisector Plans for Aging and Aging With a Disability (see S. 3337), S8483 [3DE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act’’ (see S.J. Res. 82), S6730 [18SE]

——— making continuing appropriations for Head Start programs (see S. 3147), S7962 [6NO]

——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 2295), S5565 [2SE]

——— streamline enrollment in health insurance affordability programs and minimum essential coverage (see S. 2057), S3389 [12JN]

——— study and report on relationship between hair straighteners and uterine cancer, particularly among women of color (see S. 2285), S5209 [1AU]

——— withdraw reduction in public notice and comment opportunities (see S. Res. 198), S2738 [1MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 2106), S3469 [18JN]

——— require all immigration enforcement officers to display visible identification during public-facing enforcement actions and promote transparency and accountability (see S. 2212), S6321 [4SE]

Dept. of HUD: amend definition of homelessness used to verify eligibility for homeless assistance programs to meet needs of homeless families and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see S. 1667), S2799 [7MY]

——— provide technical assistance and grants for faith-based organizations, institutions of higher education, and local governments to increase supply of affordable rental housing (see S. 2720), S6320 [4SE]

——— reauthorize HOME Investment Partnerships Program (see S. 948), S1663 [11MR]

——— transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable mixed-income neighborhoods by revitalizing housing and investing in services, schools, public assets, transportation, and access to jobs (see S. 2051), S4506 [21JY]

Dept. of Justice: make publicly available documents related to Jeffrey Epstein (see S. 2557), S4905 [30JY]

——— provide that Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants may be used for local law enforcement recruits’ education if they agree to serve in their communities (see S. 1316), S4506 [21JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish protections for warehouse workers (see S. 2613), S8624 [10DE]

——— issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see S. 1232), S4529 [22JY]

——— permanently authorize exemption of aliens working as fish processors from numerical limitation on H–2B nonimmigrant visas (see S. 1292), S2172 [3AP]

Dept. of State: ensure that all at-risk populations receive HIV prevention treatments through President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (see S. 2846), S8624 [10DE]

——— establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples (see S. 3426), S8623 [10DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: impose assessment related to fossil fuel emissions and establish Polluters Pay Climate Fund (see S. 25), S303 [22JA]

——— prohibit use of Exchange Stabilization Fund to bail out Argentina’s financial markets (see S. 2965), S7731 [23OC]

Dept. of Transportation: amend highway safety improvement program (see S. 944), S1663 [11MR]

——— authorize urbanized area formula grants for service improvement and safety and security enhancement (see S. 3455), S8670 [11DE]

——— provide for increased transferability of Federal-aid highway funds (see S. 1733), S2895 [13MY]

——— require airlines to provide consumers experiencing significant flight disruptions or cancellations cash compensation, free rebooking, and reimbursement for amenities (see S. 3347), S8506 [4DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans to receive full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other hormonal contraceptive products (see S. 2943), S6873 [30SE]

——— award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans (see S. 1441), S4906 [30JY]

——— condemn mass terminations of employees carried out with no justification or analysis of impact on veterans and their families (see S. Res. 105), S1496 [4MR]

——— expand eligibility of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to National Guard members who perform certain full-time duty (see S. 649), S8448 [2DE]

——— improve provision of health care (see S. 3466), S8671 [11DE]

——— increase mileage rate offered through beneficiary travel program for health related travel (see S. 599), S6906 [1OC]

——— provide covered employees right to be represented during examinations that may result in disciplinary actions (see S. 3196), S8204 [18NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 410), S1497 [4MR]

Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1503), S2663 [29AP]

District of Columbia: approve local funds for fiscal year 2025 (see S. 1077), S1776 [14MR]

——— clarify circumstances determining exercise of authority over District of Columbia National Guard between Mayor and President (see S. 2688), S5563 [2SE]

——— express condolences to victims and those affected by air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and gratitude to first responders (see S. Res. 64), S793 [5FE]

——— repeal Presidential authority to assume emergency control of District of Columbia police (see S. 2689), S5563 [2SE]

——— statehood (see S. 51), S79 [9JA]

——— terminate emergency determined by President in Executive order entitled ‘‘Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia’’ (see S.J. Res. 75), S5563 [2SE]

Drugs: limit cost-sharing for prescription drugs (see S. 529), S2094 [31MR]

Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building, Olney, MD: designate (see S. 3270), S8275 [20NO]

Employment: strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (see S. 852), S1579 [5MR]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see S. 3279), S8508 [4DE]

FDIC: provide insurance for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts (see S. 2999), S7094 [9OC]

Federal agencies and departments: conduct benefit-cost analysis on relocations involving movement of employment positions to different areas (see S. 1171), S1905 [27MR]

——— impose limits on excepting positions from competitive service and transferring positions (see S. 134), S226 [16JA]

——— increase penalties for various violations of Federal law relative to improper access and retention of individuals’ personally identifiable information (see S. 1819), S3010 [20MY]

——— make reduction in force plans subject to Congressional Review Act process (see S. 1585), S2737 [1MY]

——— prohibit agencies from carrying out reductions in force, or any similar effort, during any lapse in appropriations (see S. 3141), S7962 [6NO]

——— prohibit awarding of contracts and grants to companies beneficially owned by special Government employees (see S. 1365), S6009 [3SE]

——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see S. 2963), S6905 [1OC]

Federal aid programs: provide economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, SSI, railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits (see S. 3078), S7849 [30OC]

Federal employees: allow employees terminated while serving probationary or trial period to resume such period upon reinstatement (see S. 918), S1744 [13MR]

——— appropriate funds for pay and allowances of Federal employees during Government shutdown (see S. 3039), S7729 (see S. 3043), S7730 [23OC] (see S. 3165), S8003 [7NO]

——— modify definition of special Government employee (see S. 1491), S6321 [4SE]

——— protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilities during lapse in appropriations (see S. 2982), S6980 [7OC]

——— waive certain penalties for affected Federal employees receiving distribution from Thrift Savings Plan during lapse in appropriations (see S. 2966), S6906 [1OC]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: publish online database of home valuation data that lenders collect in connection with mortgage application and codify consumers’ right to appeal home valuations (see S. 2322), S4456 [17JY]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see S. 1352), S2476 [8AP]

——— nullify Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs (see S. 2837), S6695 [17SE]

FEMA: publish information on public assistance awards (see S. 3363), S8507 [4DE]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see S. 522), S4286 [9JY]

——— require Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by Government shutdown (see S. 2995), S7094 [9OC]

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. 1531), S2714 [30AP]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see S. 726), S8448 [2DE]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of weapon if background check on buyer is not returned by FBI within 3 days (see S. 3458), S8670 [11DE]

——— prohibit importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of .50 caliber rifles (see S. 367), S8921 [18DE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 803), S2972 [19MY]

——— 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. 1955), S4287 [9JY]

——— require background check for every firearm sale (see S. 3214), S8239 [19NO]

——— restrict possession of gas-operated semi-automatic weapons (see S. 1370), S7828 [29OC]

Foreign aid: call for delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza (see S. Res. 224), S3011 [20MY]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 280), S434 [28JA]

Foreign countries: take measures for property nationalized or expropriated by foreign governments and include expropriation of U.S. persons’ assets in acts, policies, and practices that are unreasonable or discriminatory (see S. 2368), S4505 [21JY]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see S. 2042), S7037 [8OC]

Freedom of expression: express concern about growing problem of book banning and proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in U.S. (see S. Res. 443), S7036 [8OC]

FRS: prohibit dual appointments of employees (see S. 2817), S6647 [16SE]

Government: prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (see S. 2838), S6696 [17SE]

Health: condemn anti-vaccine policies of Sec. of HHS, oppose Florida vaccine policies that roll back immunization requirements, and express importance of vaccines to protecting public health (see S. Res. 389), S6648 [16SE]

——— establish statutory rights to choose to receive, provide, and cover fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) (see S. 2035), S3346 [11JN]

——— 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. 1552), S7926 [5NO]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see S. 2029), S3346 [11JN]

——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see S. 2275), S4421 [16JY]

Housing: establish whole-home repairs program for eligible homeowners and landlords (see S. 127), S1664 [11MR]

Immigration: limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see S. 455), S2522 [9AP]

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of class of aliens (see S. 398), S7157 [16OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 531), S8508 [4DE]

——— authorizing appropriations (see S. 343), S2140 [2AP] (see S. 1277), S2172 [3AP]

Information technology: require social media platforms to verify age of users, prohibit use of algorithmic recommendation systems on minors, and limit use of social media in schools (see S. 278), S3284 [9JN]

Insurance: provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 1677), S4529 [22JY]

Investments: allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts by Federal contractors impacted by Federal Government shutdown (see S. 2964), S6906 [1OC]

Iran: impose sanctions on persons engaged in logistical transactions and sanctions evasion relating to oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, and related petrochemical products from Iran (see S. 556), S1836 [25MR]

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. 2178), S3561 [26JN]

Johnston, J. Bennett: tribute (see S. Res. 159), S2456 [7AP]

Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site: establish (see S. 791), S1429 [27FE]

Lacks, Henrietta: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for recognition of her invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, quality of life, and patients’ rights (see S. 1893), S3116 [22MY]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see S. 237), S4369 [15JY]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 312), S4083 [30JN]

Medicaid: expand eligibility, outreach, and enrollment for former foster youth (see S. 2077), S3390 [12JN]

——— repeal prohibition on making payments to certain health care entities (see S. 2524), S5209 [1AU]

Medicare: provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 339), S4286 [9JY]

Members of Congress: require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see S. 1879), S4458 [17JY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: ensure timely rulings on appeals by Federal employees and applicants for employment (see S. 2977), S6980 [7OC]

Middle East: prevent violence in West Bank and impose sanctions on any foreign person endangering U.S. national security and undermining prospects for two-state solution by committing illegal violent acts (see S. 2667), S7850 [30OC]

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 1332), S2475 [8AP]

Monuments and memorials: establish on National Mall memorial to commemorate sacrifice and service of women who worked on home front during World War II (see S. 1088), S3391 [12JN]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2784), S6575 [11SE]

National 4–H Week: designate (see S. Res. 434), S6956 [6OC]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 418), S6791 [19SE]

National Farmers Market Week: designate (see S. Res. 349), S4905 [30JY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 260), S3169 [2JN]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 260), S3169 [2JN]

National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement, Baltimore, MD: designate (see S. 3371), S8507 [4DE]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 501), S8204 [18NO]

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 294), S3471 [18JN]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 390), S6648 [16SE]

National Warrior Call Day: designate (see S. Res. 392), S6648 [16SE]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 449), S7094 [9OC]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 501), S8204 [18NO]

Native Americans: provide for recognition of Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see S. 107), S4905 [30JY]

Navy: anniversary (see S. Res. 446), S7094 [9OC]

——— prohibit from constructing golf course or restricting public access to Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, MD (see S. 3463), S8670 [11DE]

NIH: express that operations should not experience any interruption, delay, or funding disruption in violation of law and that NIH workforce is essential to sustaining medical progress (see S. Res. 93), S1346 [25FE]

NOAA: establish and maintain database and webpage available to public containing information on billion-dollar disasters that occur each year in U.S. (see S. 2775), S6575 [11SE]

Nuclear weapons: urge U.S. leadership in global effort to move world back from brink of nuclear war and to halt and reverse nuclear arms race (see S. Res. 323), S8450 [2DE]

Olympic Games: award Congressional Gold Medals to members of 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at Winter Olympics in historic ‘‘Miracle on Ice’’ (see S. 94), S4819 [29JY]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: repeal certain health care provisions and permanently extend Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits (see S. 2556), S4905 [30JY]

——— repeal certain provisions relative to nutrition (see S. 3281), S8275 [20NO]

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see S. 2298), S4420 [16JY]

Political ethics: prohibit President, Vice President, Members of Congress, Senate-confirmed appointees, and spouses and dependents from issuing, sponsoring, or endorsing certain financial instruments (see S. 1668), S2799 [7MY]

——— prohibit President, Vice President, Members of Congress, senior Executive branch officials, and spouses and dependents from issuing, sponsoring, or endorsing security, future, commodity, or digital asset (see S. 2143), S3493 [23JN]

Postal Service: facilitate implementation of security measures (see S. 463), S3058 [21MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: condemn acceptance of Presidential aircraft, or any other substantial gift, from foreign government (see S. Res. 218), S2895 [13MY]

——— limit donations to Presidential libraries and centers (see S. 2300), S4420 [16JY]

Railroads: establish State rail formula grant program, create Green Railroads Fund, expand passenger rail programs, address air quality concerns, and establish rail workforce training centers (see S. 2520), S4998 [31JY]

Russia: call for return of abducted Ukrainian children before finalizing any peace agreement to end war against Ukraine (see S. Res. 236), S7963 [6NO]

——— impose sanctions and other measures if Russia refuses to negotiate peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement, or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine (see S. 1241), S2093 [31MR]

Schools: increase Federal medical assistance percentage and award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to increase number of behavioral health care providers in schools and school-based health centers (see S. 2050), S3389 [12JN]

SEC: amend Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans (see S. 424), S2476 [8AP]

——— permit registered investment companies to omit certain fees from calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses reporting (see S. 1808), S3009 [20MY]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1843), S3057 [21MY]

Senate: repeal provision to allow Senators whose phone records were accessed, in violation of certain notification requirements, to seek monetary damages (see S. 3195), S8204 [18NO]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in Consumer Price Index for elderly (see S. 3059), S7753 [27OC]

Simpson, Alan K.: tribute (see S. Res. 148), S1907 [27MR]

Social Security: provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (see S. 2064), S5209 [1AU]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 2069), S3389 [12JN]

SSA: establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 2823), S6648 [16SE]

——— permanently appropriate funding for administrative expenses (see S. 2763), S6537 [10SE]

Tariff: exclude imposition of duties and import quotas from authorities provided to President under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (see S. 151), S1497 [4MR]

——— exempt small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant to national emergency declaration instituting certain tariffs on foreign countries (see S. 1593), S3011 [20MY]

——— exempt small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant to national emergency declaration instituting certain tariffs on foreign countries and refund any such duties paid (see S. 2777), S6575 [11SE]

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. 2845), S6696 [17SE]

——— expand, and make permanent certain modifications of, earned income tax credit (see S. 1372), S2520 [9AP]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 1576), S8448 [2DE]

——— expand eligibility for refundable credit for coverage under qualified health plan (see S. 46), S2607 [28AP]

——— extend availability of certain clean energy credits (see S. 2681), S5514 [2AU]

——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on monthly basis (see S. 1393), S2521 [9AP]

——— increase business tax deduction limitation for startup and organizational expenditures (see S. 1613), S2774 [6MY]

——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend filing status for returns outside statute of limitations (see S. 2197), S3562 [26JN]

——— provide for first-time homebuyer credit (see S. 2402), S4624 [23JY]

——— provide refundable tax credit for certain teachers as supplement to State effort to provide teachers with livable wage (see S. 1697), S2837 [8MY]

——— provide special rules for taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within U.S. (see S. 199), S3436 [17JN]

——— restore one hundred percent deduction for wagering losses (see S. 2230), S8781 [16DE]

——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in beauty service industry (see S. 1998), S3284 [9JN]

Trump, President: condemn pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (see S. Res. 466), S7786 [28OC]

——— condemn pardons for individuals found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers (see S. Res. 42), S435 [28JA]

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see S. 761), S6731 [18SE]

TSA: enhance security operations and stabilize transportation security workforce by applying unified personnel system to employees (see S. 997), S8133 [10NO]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 1032), S2716 [30AP]

Violence Against Women Act: define intimate partner to include someone with whom there is or was dating relationship (see S. 2196), S4288 [9JY]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 1887), S3206 [3JN]

——— 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. 390), S6648 [16SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 390), S6648 [16SE]

——— improve voter access to ballot box through automatic voter registration (see S. 2822), S6647 [16SE]

——— prohibit States from removing registrants from list of eligible voters unless they verify that registrants are ineligible to vote in Federal elections (see S. 2994), S7094 [9OC]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in Federal elections on date of election (see S. 2820), S6647 [16SE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to more stringent review of changes to voting laws or procedures (see S. 2523), S4818 [29JY]

Wildlife: prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species (see S. 1594), S6833 [29SE]

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 292), S3494 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: require amounts used to pay renaming costs to be derived from travel budget of Sec. of Defense (see S. 2848), S6696 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: pause student loan payments for Federal employees, contractors, and military members during Government shutdown (see S. 3070), S7827 [29OC]

——— prohibit use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within Dept. that administers or enforces programs serving individuals with disabilities (see S. 2913), S6730 [18SE]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see S. 3340), S8483 [3DE]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to develop and implement venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plan (see S. 2373), S4528 [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to increase early detection of and intervention for uterine fibroids (see S. 2531), S4904 [30JY]

Elections: prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in Federal elections to deter individual from voting (see S. 2912), S6730 [18SE]

Federal agencies and departments: require reinstatement of recently terminated probationary Federal employees (see S. 1075), S1776 [14MR]

Federal employees: allow to request and receive period of forbearance on certain mortgage loans during period in which there is lapse in appropriations (see S. 3156), S8003 [7NO]

——— require States to provide unemployment compensation benefits to Federal employees during Government shutdown (see S. 2948), S6874 [30SE]

Federal Highway Administration: reauthorize and improve wildlife crossings program (see S. 3556), S8833 [17DE]

Health: reduce patient cost-sharing for prescription drug inhaler products used to treat breathing disorders such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (see S. 2756), S6537 [10SE]

Insurance: provide for special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 3274), S8275 [20NO]

ITC: investigate and report on impact on U.S. businesses of duties, and threat of duties, on imports from Mexico and Canada (see S. 959), S1663 [11MR]

Kennedy, Sec. of HHS: express no confidence and call for resignation (see S. Res. 217), S2862 [12MY] (see S. Res. 374), S6320 [4SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide for coverage of dental and oral health, vision, and hearing care (see S. 2084), S3390 [12JN]

National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 538), S8577 [9DE]

Taxation: repeal elimination of tax on certain firearms under National Firearms Act and deposit savings into Medicare part A trust fund (see S. 3512), S8779 [16DE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2296), S6514 [10SE]

Motions

Budget: use of budget reconciliation to extend tax relief, lower spending, reform entitlement programs, secure borders, improve energy policy, and roll back government regulations (H.R. 1), S3676 [28JN], S4057 [30JN]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Remarks

Baltimore, MD: express sympathy for victims of, commend first responders response to, and commemorate anniversary of Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, S1826 [25MR]

Budget: setting forth Federal budget for 2025–2034 (H. Con. Res. 14), S2346 [4AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to extend tax relief, lower spending, reform entitlement programs, secure borders, improve energy policy, and roll back government regulations (H.R. 1), S4081 [30JN]

——— use of budget reconciliation to extend tax relief, lower spending, reform entitlement programs, secure borders, improve energy policy, and roll back government regulations (H.R. 1), motion to commit, S4058 [30JN]

Cryptocurrency: provide for regulation of payment stablecoins (S. 1582), S3434 [17JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (S. 222), S8260 [20NO]

Dept. of Education: eliminate, S2067 [31MR]

Dept. of HHS: funding, S1441 [27FE]

District of Columbia: approve local funds for fiscal year 2025 (S. 1077), S1772 [14MR]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: John Templeton Foundation Templeton Prize recipient, S8235 [19NO]

——— U.S. visit, S8235 [19NO]

Federal employees: appropriate funds for pay and allowances of Federal employees during Government shutdown (S. 3039), S7717 [23OC]

——— establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect legally binding collective bargaining agreements and right to organize, S2346 [4AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7717 [23OC]

ITC: investigate and report on impact on U.S. businesses of duties, and threat of duties, on imports from Mexico and Canada (S. 959), S2126 [2AP]

——— investigate and report on impact on U.S. businesses of duties, and threat of duties, on imports from Mexico and Canada (S. 959), unanimous-consent request, S2126 [2AP]

Kennedy, Robert F., Jr.: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S883 [12FE]

Kennedy, Sec. of HHS: express no confidence and call for resignation (S. Res. 217), S2995 [20MY]

——— express no confidence and call for resignation (S. Res. 217), unanimous-consent request, S2995 [20MY]

Medicaid: children’s hospitals, disproportionate share hospitals, and rural hospitals funding, S4081 [30JN]

——— funding, S884 [12FE]

NIH: funding, S1441 [27FE]

OMB: temporary pause of Federal agency grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs, S494 [29JA], S715 [5FE]

Padilla, Senator: removal by Federal law enforcement from Dept. of Homeland Security press conference, S3373 [12JN]

Taxation: prevent unwarranted tax cuts for ultra-rich, S4058 [30JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S2645 [29AP]

——— evaluation of administration relative to affordable housing, S2033 [31MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Executive orders, S494 [29JA], S715 [5FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Federal employees, S494 [29JA]

Votes: correction, S1686 [12MR]

Vought, Russell: nomination to be OMB Director, S715, S779 [5FE]

Tributes

Barry, Cora Masters, S2892• [13MY]

Brooks-Coley, Keysha, S1867 [26MR]

Campbell, Melanie, S7185• [21OC]