MORAN, JERRY (a Senator from Kansas)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth Federal budget for 2025–2034 (H. Con. Res. 14), S2389, S2426 [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), S4092 [30JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2296), S4626 [23JY], S5067, S5087, S5089, S5107, S5132 [31JY], S5219, S5250, S5254, S5307, S5334, S5340 [1AU], S5665 [2SE], S6021 [3SE], S6420 [8SE], S7068, S7081 [9OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4016), S8791 [16DE], S8929 [18DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disinter remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX (S. 1071), S8680 [11DE], S8739 [15DE]

——— establish commission to review operations at Veterans Health Administration and report to Congress on such review (S. 787), S8897, S8938 [18DE]

——— protect regular order for budgeting (S. 423), S2478 [8AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 3944), S4952 [30JY], S5191 [1AU]

Appointments

Senate NATO Observer Group, S1489 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 186), S302 [22JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 6), S185 [15JA]

Air Force: establish permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of Air National Guard (see S. 489), S793 [5FE]

Armed Forces: making continuing appropriations for military pay (see S. 3002), S7094 [9OC] (see S. 3030), S7699 [21OC]

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

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

Capitol Police: make continuing appropriations for Capitol Police, civilian staff, and essential contractors during Government shutdown (see S. 3073), S7827 [29OC]

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

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), S7095 [9OC]

Colleges and universities: support establishment of apprenticeship college consortium (see S. 758), S1397 [26FE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Overdraft Lending—Very Large Financial Institution’’ (see S.J. Res. 18), S972 [13FE]

——— repeal loan data collection requirements for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses (see S. 557), S1924 [31MR]

Crime: condemn antisemitism in all its forms, remember lives of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah L. Milgrim, and support enforcement of existing laws relative to antisemitic violence and discrimination (see S. Res. 296), S3493 [23JN]

Cyprus: modify certain limitations and exclusions relative to defense articles and requirements regarding security assistance and sales (see S. 2018), S3315 [10JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities (see S. 1825), S3057 [21MY]

——— allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see S. 222), S1907 [27MR]

——— carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste (see S. 1395), S2521 [9AP]

——— ensure that all dogs entering U.S. do not pose health risk (see S. 1725), S2895 [13MY]

——— expand provision of farmer-led technical assistance (see S. 1769), S2928 [14MY]

——— improve biorefinery, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing assistance (see S. 2467), S4700 [24JY]

——— improve Conservation Reserve Program by improving access to grazing, providing more enrollment options to producers, and addressing certain implementation issues (see S. 2608), S4996 [31JY]

——— modify Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (see S. 1389), S2521 [9AP]

——— provide premium support for certain crop insurance plans (see S. 1693), S2837 [8MY]

——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Program (see S. 2282), S7095 [9OC]

——— support research and development of ungulate grazing land management techniques for purposes of wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, and post-fire recovery (see S. 602), S972 [13FE]

Dept. of Commerce: apply Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of Assistant Sec. for Communications and Information in carrying out Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (see S. 713), S1397 [26FE]

——— enable sale of U.S. businesses to U.S. workers through employee stock ownership plans by establishing zero-subsidy investment facility (see S. 1645), S2799 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: address plea agreements for certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 34), S80 [9JA]

——— protect U.S. military installations from unmanned aircraft system incursions (see S. 1793), S2952 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: restore exemption of family farms and small businesses from definition of assets relative to Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (see S. 469), S792 [5FE]

Dept. of Energy: prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on supply chain for generation and transmission of electricity (see S. 3499), S8779 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS: carry out program of research, training, and investigation related to Down syndrome (see S. 1838), S3057 [21MY]

——— establish Pregnancy.gov website with resources for expectant mothers, improve access to pre- and post-natal resources, and apply child support obligations to period during pregnancy (see S. 1630), S2775 [6MY]

——— expand and intensify surveillance of self-harm in partnership with State and local public health departments and provide grants for self-harm and suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments (see S. 1062), S1743 [13MR]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see S. 139), S226 [16JA]

——— reauthorize Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes and Special Diabetes Program for Indians (see S. 2211), S5565 [2SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: continue to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see S. 112), S225 [16JA]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with crime that resulted in death or serious injury of another person (see S. 84), S139 [14JA]

——— take into custody aliens who have been charged in U.S. with theft (see S. 5), S34 [6JA]

Dept. of HUD: include information regarding VA home loans in Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure provided to prospective FHA borrowers and require military service question on Uniform Residential Loan Application (see S. 1932), S7037 [8OC]

——— increase number of landlords participating in Housing Choice Voucher program (see S. 890), S1604 [6MR]

——— permit certain grants to be used for accessory dwelling units (see S. 686), S1311 [24FE]

Dept. of Justice: clarify amounts from declinations should be deposited in Crime Victims Fund and temporarily provide additional deposits into Crime Victims Fund (see S. 1892), S3116 [22MY]

——— include certain retired law enforcement officers in Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program (see S. 911), S3206 [3JN]

Dept. of Labor: enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting development of and access to apprenticeships in technology sector (see S. 235), S335 [23JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Task Force for Recognizing and Averting Payment Scams (see S. 2019), S3315 [10JN]

——— modify deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024 (see S. 505), S859 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish commission to review operations at Veterans Health Administration and report to Congress on such review (see S. 787), S8448 [2DE]

——— establish integrated project team to improve process for scheduling multiple appointments for health care from Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 607), S8448 [2DE]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (see S. 1383), S2521 [9AP]

——— expand telescreening mammography pilot program (see S. 3395), S8576 [9DE]

——— restore veterans’ rights to own or possess firearms by requiring proof of danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 478), S792 [5FE]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (see S. 537), S929 [12FE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: take certain steps relative to research on menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life women’s health (see S. 1320), S8420 [1DE]

Disasters: improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather (see S. 258), S395 [27JA]

Drugs: require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number (see S. 2870), S6729 [18SE]

Endangered Species Act: remove lesser prairie-chicken from lists of threatened species and endangered species and exclude certain populations of lesser prairie-chicken from authority of such Act (see S. 171), S280 [21JA]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to California State motor vehicle and engine and nonroad engine pollution control standards—‘omnibus’ low NOX regulation (see S.J. Res. 47), S2757 [5MY]

——— disapprove rule relative to California State motor vehicle and engine pollution control standards—advanced clean cars II (see S.J. Res. 45), S2364 [4AP]

——— disapprove rule relative to California State motor vehicle and engine pollution control standards—heavy-duty vehicle and engine emission warranty and maintenance provisions (see S.J. Res. 46), S2364 [4AP]

——— expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels and return certain retired credits to small refineries under Renewable Fuel Program (see S. 593), S972 [13FE]

——— prohibit State standards relative to control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives (see S. 1779), S3170 [2JN]

FAA: lower barriers to care for pilots and air traffic controllers who disclose mental health diagnosis or condition (see S. 3257), S8275 [20NO]

——— provide for air traffic control training improvements (see S. 697), S1312 [24FE]

——— require all aircraft in controlled airspace to be equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) IN and ADS-B OUT equipment to improve aviation safety (see S. 2503), S4818 [29JY]

FCC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program’’ (see S.J. Res. 7), S395 [27JA]

——— evaluate and consider impact of telecommunications network equipment supply chain on deployment of universal service (see S. 503), S819 [10FE]

FDA: address regulation of zootechnical animal food substances (see S. 1906), S3117 [22MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs (see S. 401), S594 [4FE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 65), S79 [9JA]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see S. 364), S544 [3FE]

Firefighters: award Congressional Gold Medal to wildland firefighters in recognition of their strength, resilency, sacrifice, and service to protect forests, grasslands, and communities in U.S. (see S. 142), S6980 [7OC]

Foreign trade: authorize President to enter into digital trade agreements (see S. 3399), S8576 [9DE]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 6), S2609 [28AP]

FTC: prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and dissemination of false information relative to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs (see S. 526), S859 [11FE]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging (see S. 314), S480 [29JA]

Gaede, Brandon: tribute (see S. Res. 359), S4997 [31JY]

Housing: establish permanent rural housing preservation and revitalization program (see S. 885), S1604 [6MR]

——— reform rural housing programs (see S. 1260), S2140 [2AP]

Hydroelectric power: support upgrades at existing hydroelectric dams to increase clean energy production, improve resiliency and reliability of electric grid, and enhance health of rivers and associated wildlife habitats (see S. 1183), S3255 [5JN]

Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 2903), S6730 [18SE]

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), S2522 [9AP]

Jews: honor life of Sarah L. Milgrim and condemn recent extremist attacks (see S. Res. 261), S3234 [4JN]

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

Kirk, Charlie: tribute (see S. Res. 391), S6648 [16SE]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see S. 237), S4528 [22JY]

Medicare: ensure appropriate access to non-opioid pain management drugs under part D (see S. 475), S792 [5FE]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 1261), S2140 [2AP]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see S. 1816), S3010 [20MY]

——— improve payment method and increase beneficiary access to oxygen and oxygen related equipment, supplies, and services (see S. 1406), S6934 [3OC]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see S. 106), S225 [16JA]

——— rebase calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals (see S. 335), S523 [30JA]

Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 143), S1872 [26MR]

Middle East: condemn brutal Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israel and support outcome that ensures forever survival of Israel, inability of Hamas to reconstitute, and safe release of U.S. hostages from Gaza Strip (see S. Res. 438), S6980 [7OC]

Ming, Elijah: tribute (see S. Res. 360), S4997 [31JY]

NASA: authorize programs (see S. 933), S1663 [11MR]

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

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 475), S7828 [29OC]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 200), S2756 [5MY]

National Fentanyl Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 186), S2664 [29AP]

National Guard: provide for crediting of funds received by National Guard Bureau as reimbursement from States (see S. 807), S1429 [27FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 315), S480 [29JA]

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

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 220), S2895 [13MY]

National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 201), S2756 [5MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: issue annual report on use of spectrum by Federal Government in certain bands of frequencies (see S. 2869), S6729 [18SE]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 49), S524 [30JA]

National Veterans Small Business Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 482), S7902 [4NO]

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 153), S2093 [31MR]

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

NOAA: establish assessment program for commercial-scale offshore aquaculture, establish Aquaculture Centers of Excellence, and support aquaculture workforce development and working waterfronts (see S. 2586), S6876 [30SE]

——— expand and modernize weather radio system (see S. 2583), S4995 [31JY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: develop consistent set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies to address financial instability of graduate and postdoctoral researchers (see S. 1664), S2799 [7MY]

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), S5209 [1AU]

Presidents of the U.S.: provide with authority to enter into comprehensive trade agreement with United Kingdom (see S. 776), S1428 [27FE]

Renewable Fuels Month: designate (see S. Res. 203), S2756 [5MY]

Russia: 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), S3206 [3JN]

SBA: provide awards to recognize State and local governments that improve process of forming new businesses (see S. 1608), S2774 [6MY]

SEC: prohibit from requiring that personally identifiable information be collected under consolidated audit trail reporting requirements (see S. 658), S1126 [20FE]

Senate: tribute to Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), Architect of the Capitol, Sergeant at Arms, Sec. of the Senate, emergency personnel, and volunteers for success of Presidential Inauguration (see S. Res. 80), S972 [13FE]

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

State Justice Institute: establish State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center (see S. 2379), S4528 [22JY]

Tariff: provide for notification to, and review by, Congress relative to imposition of duties (see S. 1272), S2171 [3AP]

Taxation: allow employers to contribute to ABLE accounts in lieu of retirement plan contributions (see S. 2459), S4699 [24JY]

——— allow intangible drilling and development costs to be taken into account when computing adjusted financial statement income (see S. 224), S335 [23JA]

——— enhance tax benefits for research activities (see S. 1639), S2798 [7MY]

——— establish neighborhood revitalization tax credit (see S. 1686), S6576 [11SE]

——— establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans creating businesses in underserved communities (see S. 2443), S4699 [24JY]

——— establish tax credit and grant program to stimulate investment and healthy nutrition options in food deserts (see S. 1176), S1905 [27MR]

——— expand expenses treated as qualified higher education expenses for 529 accounts to include certain postsecondary credentialing expenses (see S. 756), S3058 [21MY]

——— expand treatment of moving expenses to employees and new appointees in intelligence community who move pursuant to change in assignment that requires relocation (see S. 2141), S3493 [23JN]

——— improve and enhance work opportunity tax credit to encourage longer-service employment and make it more effective as hiring incentive for targeted workers (see S. 3265), S8275 [20NO]

——— improve low-income housing credit (see S. 1515), S2664 [29AP]

——— make certain provisions relative to qualified ABLE programs permanent (see S. 627), S1040 [19FE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see S. 1027), S1742 [13MR]

——— make permanent deduction for qualified business income (see S. 213), S334 [23JA]

——— modify and extend deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see S. 317), S481 [29JA]

——— modify railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 1532), S2776 [6MY]

——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see S. 479), S792 [5FE]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 1163), S1905 [27MR]

——— provide special rules for taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within U.S. (see S. 199), S1744 [13MR]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans receiving certain educational assistance (see S. 2494), S4817 [29JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 587), S971 [13FE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 1032), S1742 [13MR]

——— recognize community care as essential tool for meeting health care needs of veterans (see S. Res. 492), S8132 [10NO]

Water: provide exclusions from term navigable waters (see S. 2421), S4701 [24JY]

World Food Day: designate (see S. Res. 509), S8239 [19NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE (see S. 645), S1346 [25FE]

——— recognize anniversary of amphibious landing on Japanese island of Iwo Jima and subsequent Allied victory, honor those who fought and died there, and commemorate raising of U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi (see S. Res. 53), S1041 [19FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

AID: transfer all functions, duties, assets, etc., relating to implementing and administering Food for Peace Act to Dept. of Agriculture (see S. 525), S859 [11FE]

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in U.S. military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage (see S. 1318), S2456 [7AP]

Army: anniversary (see S. Res. 269), S3315 [10JN]

Blinded Veterans Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 210), S2838 [8MY]

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 74), S860 [11FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend certain agricultural laws relative to definition of biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel (see S. 144), S227 [16JA]

Dept. of Defense: expand authorities for intergovernmental support agreements (see S. 2240), S4314 [10JY]

——— improve availability of care for veterans from Dept. of Defense facilities and providers (see S. 3388), S8529 [8DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund (see S. 2378), S4528 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records (see S. 1712), S2862 [12MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Task Force for Recognizing and Averting Cryptocurrency Scams (see S. 3428), S8623 [10DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish confidential, voluntary information-sharing system to encourage sharing of pipeline safety data and information in nonpunitive context to improve safety of pipeline facilities (see S. 2979), S6980 [7OC]

——— increase apportionment of formula grants for small transit intensive cities (see S. 2957), S6874 [30SE]

——— provide assistance for cities hosting international sporting events taking place in U.S. (see S. 1218), S2092 [31MR]

——— revise certain regulations relative to farm-related service industry restricted commercial driver’s licenses (see S. 2909), S6730 [18SE]

——— study certain composite material pipelines (see S. 2980), S6980 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility project in St. Louis, MO (see S. 2393), S4624 [23JY]

——— authorize major medical facility projects (see S. 183), S302 [22JA]

——— bolster upgrades and infrastructure for lasting development (see S. 2988), S7036 [8OC]

——— carry out pilot program to coordinate, navigate, and manage care and benefits for veterans enrolled in both Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs system of annual patient enrollment (see S. 506), S859 [11FE]

——— establish external provider scheduling program to assist in scheduling appointments for care and services under Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 654), S1126 [20FE]

——— expand eligibility of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to National Guard members who perform certain full-time duty (see S. 649), S1126 [20FE]

——— extend certain authorities and requirements relative to furnished health care and benefits (see S. 2853), S6696 [17SE]

——— furnish certain health services to veterans in Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau (see S. 3436), S8670 [11DE]

——— impose limitations on provision of critical skill incentives to employees in Senior Executive Services positions (see S. 396), S594 [4FE]

——— improve provision of care and services under Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 275), S434 [28JA]

——— improve provision of prosthetic and rehabilitative items and services (see S. 2981), S6980 [7OC]

——— make permanent and codify pilot program for use of contract physicians for veterans’ disability examinations (see S. 1533), S2714 [30AP]

——— make temporary lodging facilities available for members of Armed Forces, other individuals on active duty, and family members of such individuals on space-available basis (see S. 3119), S7961 [6NO]

——— modify and reauthorize Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (see S. 1139), S1871 [26MR]

——— modify Precision Medicine for Veterans Initiative (see S. 800), S1429 [27FE]

——— provide disciplinary procedures for supervisors and managers and modify procedures of personnel actions against employees (see S. 124), S226 [16JA]

——— reorganize acquisition structure and establish Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (see S. 1591), S2756 [5MY]

Depts. of Agriculture and HUD: enter into memorandum of understanding relating to housing projects (see S. 2423), S4625 [23JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 410), S666 [5FE]

District of Columbia: 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]

——— revise District of Columbia Official Code references to individuals with intellectual disabilities (see S. 402), S666 [5FE]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in event of Government shutdown (see S. 1045), S1743 [13MR]

——— require aircraft operating in class B airspace in national airspace system to install and operate automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) IN and ADS-B OUT equipment (see S. 1706), S2838 [8MY]

GSA: increase effectiveness of Technology Modernization Fund (see S. 3306), S8447 [2DE]

Haskell Indian Nations University: establish as federally chartered educational institution to fulfill treaty and trust responsibility of Federal Government to Indians (see S. 2140), S3493 [23JN]

Health care professionals: expand medical, employment, and other benefits for individuals serving as family caregivers for certain veterans (see S. 879), S1603 [6MR]

Heimann, Scott: tribute (see S. Res. 425), S6874 [30SE]

Housing: adjust prevalent wage determinations relative to construction contractors in order to expand access to affordable housing (see S. 3092), S7868 [3NO]

Investments: address entities that are not considered to be investment companies for purposes of Investment Company Act (see S. 2906), S6730 [18SE]

National Military Toxic Exposures Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 485), S7926 [5NO]

National Space Day: designate (see S. Res. 228), S2928 [14MY]

National Student Parent Month: designate (see S. Res. 433), S6956 [6OC]

National Weather Service: exempt certain positions that are necessary for public safety from any Federal Government hiring freeze (see S. 1958), S3234 [4JN]

National World War II Italian Campaign Remembrance Day: designate (see S. Res. 381), S6470 [9SE] (see S. Res. 432), S6956 [6OC]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and Tribes on Indian lands under National Labor Relations Act (see S. 1301), S2172 [3AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2354), S4457 [17JY]

Senate: permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (see S. Res. 497), S8132 [10NO]

Simoncic, Hunter: tribute (see S. Res. 372), S6008 [3SE]

Southwestern Power Administration Fund: establish (see S. 1034), S1742 [13MR]

SSI: provide that income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage (see S. 73), S89 [13JA]

Taxation: clarify tax-exempt controlled entity rules relative to certain stock of Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 1603), S2774 [6MY]

——— exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (see S. 674), S1127 [20FE]

——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see S. 838), S1496 [4MR]

——— expand advanced manufacturing production credit to include distribution transformers (see S. 448), S791 [5FE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 510), S859 [11FE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2392), S4624 [23JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize anniversary of Fall of Saigon and honor veterans who served during conflict (see S. Res. 495), S8132 [10NO]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 5371), S8125, S8126, S8129, S8130 [10NO]

Miran, Stephen: nomination to be Council of Economic Advisers Chairman, S1623 [10MR], S1685 [12MR]

Sonderling, Keith: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Labor, S1623 [10MR], S1690 [12MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, S4980 [31JY], S8041 [9NO]

AID: transfer all functions, duties, assets, etc., relating to implementing and administering Food for Peace Act to Dept. of Agriculture (S. 525), S964 [13FE], S2941 [15MY]

Alme, Kurt: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, unanimous-consent request, S6441 [8SE]

Appropriations: legislative process, S4980, S4982 [31JY], S7155 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 5371), motion to proceed, S6867 [30SE], S8040 [9NO]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 59), motion to discharge, S3591 [27JN]

Army: anniversary, S3199 [3JN]

Atlantis (space shuttle): anniversary of inaugural flight (S. Res. 456), S7159 [16OC]

Bowman, Michelle: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman for Supervision, S2793 [7MY]

Brown, Samuel: nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, S2908, S2909 [14MY], S4802 [29JY]

——— nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, unanimous-consent request, S2908 [14MY]

Budget: setting forth Federal budget for 2025–2034 (S. Con. Res. 7), S1114 [20FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate birthday of King Kamehameha I (H. Con. Res. 24), S3210 [3JN]

Chase, Nicholas: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, unanimous-consent request, S6441 [8SE]

Collins, Doug: nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S570 [4FE]

Congress: accomplishments of 119th Congress, S8890 [18DE]

Davis, Bart M.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, unanimous-consent request, S6441 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S8657 [11DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2296), S7069 [9OC]

——— improve availability of care for veterans from military facilities and providers, S7069 [9OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4016), motion to proceed, S7155 [16OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: condemn actions by President Trump and Elon Musk negatively impacting mental health care and suicide prevention for veterans and call for such efforts to be fully staffed and resourced, S2490 [9AP]

——— condemn mass terminations of employees carried out with no justification or analysis of impact on veterans and their families (S. Res. 105), S1479 [4MR]

——— condemn mass terminations of employees carried out with no justification or analysis of impact on veterans and their families (S. Res. 105), unanimous-consent request, S1480 [4MR]

——— disinter remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX (S. 1071), House amendment, S8657 [11DE]

——— ensure funding for health care and benefits provided by Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, S1114 [20FE]

——— ensure staffing levels meet veteran demand to efficiently deliver timely, high-quality health care benefits, S2490 [9AP]

——— ensure staffing levels meet veteran demand to efficiently deliver timely, high-quality health care benefits, unanimous-consent request, S2491 [9AP]

——— express sense that personnel actions taken by President Trump and Elon Musk negatively impact mental health care and suicide prevention for veterans, unanimous-consent request, S2490 [9AP]

——— require lactation space in each medical center (S. 778), S8036 [9NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S8041 [9NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 3944), S4980, S4982 [31JY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 3944), unanimous-consent request, S4981, S4984 [31JY]

District of Columbia: express condolences to victims and those affected by air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and gratitude to first responders (S. Res. 64), S765, S767 [5FE]

Eisenberg, John A.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for National Security Division, S3199 [3JN]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in event of Government shutdown (S. 1045), S7052 [9OC]

——— require all aircraft in controlled airspace to be equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) IN and ADS-B OUT equipment to improve aviation safety (S. 2503), S8657 [11DE], S8812, S8817 [17DE]

FCC: include shark attack as event for which wireless emergency alert may be transmitted (S. 1003), S4261 [8JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6867 [30SE], S7052 [9OC], S7155 [16OC], S8040 [9NO]

Haskell Indian Nations University: establish as federally chartered educational institution and provide independence from Bureau of Indian Education management authority, S75 [9JA]

Hoisington, KS: closure of Dairy Queen (restaurant), S6645• [16SE]

Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: impact, S7882 [4NO]

Hutchinson Monarchs (baseball team): tribute, S6317• [4SE]

Isaacman, Jared: nomination to be NASA Administrator, S8818 [17DE]

Kansas: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for response to, multi-vehicle crash, S1902• [27MR]

Kennedy Space Center: tribute (S. Res. 456), S7159 [16OC]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Summerlin South Little League Baseball team (S. Res. 455), S7159 [16OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, S4980 [31JY], S8041 [9NO]

Medicaid: funding, S2145 [3AP]

Memorial Day: observance, S2909 [14MY]

Metcalf, David: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, unanimous-consent request, S6441 [8SE]

Minneapolis, MN: condemn shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School, honor victims and survivors, and commend staff and first responders (S. Res. 371), S6439 [8SE]

Murphy, Lesley: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, unanimous-consent request, S6441 [8SE]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: study prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in Armed Forces (S. 201), S3209 [3JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S7135 [15OC]

National Donate Life Month: observance, S2710 [30AP]

National World War II Italian Campaign Remembrance Day: designate, S6398 [8SE]

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’’ (H.R. 452), S6439, S6440 [8SE]

Parsons, Ronald A., Jr.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, unanimous-consent request, S6441 [8SE]

Pittsburg, KS: anniversary of Jones Heritage Realtors, S1602• [6MR]

Rosen, Daniel: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, unanimous-consent request, S6441 [8SE]

Russia: 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 (S. 1241), S7156 [16OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, S4980, S4982 [31JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 2354), S4580 [23JY]

Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S6440 [8SE]

——— legislative program, S3200, S3210 [3JN], S4261 [8JY], S6440 [8SE], S7159 [16OC]

Shumate, Brett: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Division, S3200 [3JN]

Siebert, Erik: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, unanimous-consent request, S6441 [8SE]

Topping, Richard: nomination to be Dept. of Veterans Affairs Chief Financial Officer, S4695 [24JY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to Russian invasion of Ukraine, S4254 [8JY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 2392), S8035 [9NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of end of war, S7881 [4NO]

Wall, Kurt: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, unanimous-consent request, S6441 [8SE]

Waterman, David C.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, unanimous-consent request, S6441 [8SE]

Reports filed

Acquisition Reform and Cost Assessment (ARCA) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1591) (S. Rept. 119–97), S8447 [2DE]

Activities During the 118th Congress: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 119–2), S1703 [12MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs External Provider Scheduling Program Establishment To Assist in Scheduling Appointments for Care and Services Under Veterans Community Care Program: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 654), S8447 [2DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Project in St. Louis, MO, Authorization: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 2393), S8447 [2DE]

Ensuring VetSuccess on Campus Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 610), S8447 [2DE]

Expenditures: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 74), S859 [11FE]

Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 972), S8576 [9DE]

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1318) (S. Rept. 119–89), S7699 [21OC]

Improving Veteran Access to Care Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 607), S8447 [2DE]

Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 778), S7699 [21OC]

Nomination of Cheryl Mason To Be Dept. of Veterans Affairs Inspector General: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S3346 [11JN]

Nomination of Donald Bergin III To Be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Congressional and Legislative Affairs: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S3346 [11JN]

Nomination of Doug Collins To Be Sec. of Veterans Affairs: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S334 [23JA]

Nomination of James Baehr To Be Dept. of Veterans Affairs General Counsel: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S2520 [9AP]

Nomination of Jeremiah Workman To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S7036 [8OC]

Nomination of John Bartrum To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S7699 [21OC]

Nomination of Paul Lawrence To Be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S1703 [12MR]

Nomination of Richard Topping To Be Dept. of Veterans Affairs Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S2520 [9AP]

Nomination of Samuel Brown To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S2520 [9AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2354) (S. Rept. 119–44), S4455 [17JY]

Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1320), S8447 [2DE]

Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1383), S8447 [2DE]

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 2392), S7699 [21OC]

Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 702), S8576 [9DE]

VetPAC Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 787) (S. Rept. 119–98), S8447 [2DE]

Rules

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S856 [11FE]

Tributes

Acheson, Charles, S7881 [4NO]

Beam, Craig, S1902 [27MR]

Brandt, Tom, S213 [16JA]

Bunce, Pete, S1601• [6MR]

Crowley, Mark, S5491 [2AU]

Gaede, Brandon, S4525 [22JY]

Heimann, Scott, S6897 [1OC]

Logan, Fred J., Jr., S3168• [2JN]

Merry, Gene, S5491 [2AU]

Miller, Timmy, S7881 [4NO]

Mitchell, Olen, S59 [8JA]

Shoemaker, Charley, S8891 [18DE]

York, Tyler, S348 [24JA]