MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER (a Senator from Connecticut)
Amendments
Budget: rescind certain budget authority as proposed in special message transmitted to Congress by President (H.R. 4), S4428 [16JY]
——— setting forth Federal budget for 2025–2034 (H. Con. Res. 14), S2347, S2401, S2402, S2403, S2411, S2433 [4AP]
——— setting forth Federal budget for 2025–2034 (S. Con. Res. 7), S1129, S1160, S1162, S1163, S1172, S1173, S1256, S1265, S1275, S1276, S1287 [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), S3972, S4002 [28JN], S4118, S4119, S4125 [30JN]
Cryptocurrency: provide for regulation of payment stablecoins (S. 1582), S3083 [21MY], S3131 [22MY], S3320 [10JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2296), S4781, S4782 [28JY], S5086, S5113 [31JY], S5297 [1AU], S5612 [2SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4016), S8789, S8790 [16DE], S8938 [18DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: take into custody aliens who have been charged in U.S. with theft (S. 5), S141, S154 [14JA], S190, S191, S193 [15JA], S233 [16JA]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 3944), S4543 [22JY], S4705 [24JY], S5056 [31JY], S5193, S5210, S5231 [1AU]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 2377), S4528 [22JY]
——— 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]
——— revise regulations banning mailing or receiving of drugs, instruments, equipment, and educational materials relative to medication abortions (see S. 951), S1663 [11MR]
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see S. 1466), S2562 [10AP]
Agriculture: address impact of climate change (see S. 1507), S2663 [29AP]
AID: affirm essential role in advancing U.S. national security interests (see S. Res. 51), S544 [3FE]
American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see S. 567), S1461 [3MR]
Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Dept. of Justice enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see S. 1538), S7167 [20OC]
Antitrust policy: reform laws to protect competition, modify standard for unlawful acquisitions, deter anticompetitive exclusionary practices, and enhance ability of Federal agencies to enforce such laws (see S. 130), S226 [16JA]
Armed Forces: honor service of women in combat roles (see S. Res. 28), S372 [24JA]
BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1193), S1925 [31MR]
Bond, Christopher S.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S3118 [22MY]
Business and industry: prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employer is engaged in lock-out or employee is engaged in lawful strike (see S. 1984), S3563 [26JN]
——— promote transparency and accountability in covered digital labor platform work (see S. 2488), S4773 [28JY]
Captain Paul W. ‘Bud’ Bucha Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, CT: designate (see S. 2682), S5514 [2AU]
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]
——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see S. 739), S4369 [15JY]
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), S4998 [31JY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see S. 1115), S1835 [25MR]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2302), S4506 [21JY]
——— 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), S666 [5FE]
Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: observance (see S. Res. 150), S2093 [31MR]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 2799), S6599 [15SE]
Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees to make adverse employment decisions (see S. 2798), S6599 [15SE]
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]
——— assist and incentivize transitioning producers from noninsurance crop assistance program to whole farm revenue insurance (see S. 1271), S2171 [3AP]
——— support commercial fishing industry (see S. 1217), S1924 [31MR]
——— use contingency funds and interchange authority to finance Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. Res. 481), S7868 [3NO]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 986), S1704 [12MR]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see S. 343), S524 [30JA]
——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, increase Pell Grant amounts, establish inclusive student success grants, and invest in low-income students and minority-serving institutions (see S. 1832), S3057 [21MY]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2876), S6729 [18SE]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 2511), S4818 [29JY]
Dept. of HHS: approve cheaper generic versions of certain drugs if pharmaceutical manufacturers refuse to lower drug prices down to median price at which drugs are available in other countries (see S. 1818), S3010 [20MY]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act’’ (see S.J. Res. 82), S6730 [18SE]
——— ensure consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and body parts donated for education, research, or advancement of medical or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation (see S. 1270), S2171 [3AP]
——— establish programs to reduce rates of sepsis (see S. 1929), S6875 [30SE]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 2295), S5565 [2SE]
——— provide for congenital cytomegalovirus screening of newborns (see S. 2842), S7116 [14OC]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2203), S3681 [28JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: protect confidentiality of information submitted pursuant to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see S. 2350), S4457 [17JY]
——— require all immigration enforcement officers to display visible identification during public-facing enforcement actions and promote transparency and accountability (see S. 2212), S5565 [2SE]
Dept. of HUD: protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see S. 2827), S6695 [17SE]
Dept. of Justice: codify in statute authorization to appoint experienced immigration law experts as temporary immigration judges to reduce number of pending cases in immigrations courts (see S. 3326), S8483 [3DE]
——— include data field in National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to indicate whether last known location of missing person was confirmed or suspected to have been on Federal land (see S. 1038), S1742 [13MR]
——— make publicly available list of federally licensed firearms dealers with high number of short time-to-crime firearm traces and prohibit Federal departments and agencies from contracting with such dealers (see S. 2192), S3562 [26JN]
——— provide grant program for handgun licensing programs (see S. 123), S226 [16JA]
Dept. of Labor: establish protections for warehouse workers (see S. 2613), S4996 [31JY]
Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against LGBTQI+ individuals from entering U.S. (see S. 2180), S3561 [26JN]
——— establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples (see S. 3426), S8623 [10DE]
Dept. of State and related agencies: require foreign affairs agencies planning reductions in force to submit detailed reasoning and assessments (see S. 2204), S3681 [28JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study of Plum Island (see S. 413), S666 [5FE]
——— direct restoration and protection efforts of 5–State Connecticut River Watershed Region (see S. 1765), S2927 [14MY]
——— prescribe requirements relative to management of Federal property known as Plum Island, NY (see S. 412), S666 [5FE]
——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off coast of New England (see S. 1472), S2562 [10AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve matters relating to medical examinations for veterans disability compensation (see S. 2493), S4817 [29JY]
——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 605), S7186 [21OC]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see S. 1650), S2799 [7MY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 410), S2972 [19MY]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1503), S2663 [29AP]
District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 51), S79 [9JA]
Education: establish grant program for partnerships among teacher preparation programs, local educational agencies, and community-based organizations to expand access to tutoring in hard-to-staff and high-need schools (see S. 3406), S8577 [9DE]
Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 3550), S8832 [17DE]
——— 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]
EPA: reauthorize Long Island Sound programs (see S. 781), S1428 [27FE]
Families and domestic relations: improve research and data collection on stillbirths (see S. 2858), S8277 [20NO]
——— 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), S8275 [20NO]
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. 1994), S3284 [9JN]
FDA: ban drug manufacturers from using direct-to-consumer advertising, including social media, to promote their products (see S. 2068), S3389 [12JN]
Federal agencies and departments: provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see S. 2963), S7786 [28OC]
Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: carry out research and development on single index insurance policy that is more responsive to crop and income losses faced by farmers due to extreme weather (see S. 231), S335 [23JA]
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]
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]
——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers by increasing number of inspectors, frequency of inspections, and penalties for violations of law (see S. 2155), S3516 [24JN]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see S. 726), S1345 [25FE]
——— prohibit importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of .50 caliber rifles (see S. 367), S544 [3FE]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3–D printed plastic guns (see S. 2165), S3533 [25JN]
——— prohibit purchase of assault weapons by persons under 21 years of age (see S. 597), S972 [13FE]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 803), S1429 [27FE]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see S. 1955), S3234 [4JN]
——— require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements relative to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises (see S. 468), S792 [5FE]
Foreign aid: call for delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza (see S. Res. 224), S2896 [13MY]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 280), S434 [28JA]
Foreign countries: honor strategic importance of C5+1 diplomatic platform and recognize deepening partnership between U.S. and nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan (see S. Res. 459), S7186 [21OC]
Foreign policy: make improvements to trilateral security partnership between Australia, United Kingdom, and U.S. (see S. 2130), S3470 [18JN]
Foreign trade: authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of certain countries (see S. 3103), S7902 [4NO]
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]
FTC: establish duties to require online service providers to protect user data and prohibit use of user data to their detriment (see S. 3570), S8920 [18DE]
——— establish rules prohibiting marketing of firearms to minors (see S. 2154), S3516 [24JN]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 1663), S2799 [7MY]
——— prohibit use of pricing algorithms that can facilitate collusion through use of nonpublic competitor data and create antitrust law enforcement audit tool (see S. 232), S335 [23JA]
Health: establish statutory rights to choose to receive, provide, and cover fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) (see S. 2035), S3346 [11JN]
——— improve health care coverage under vision plans (see S. 1716), S2862 [12MY]
——— 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), S2757 [5MY]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance issuers to permit enrollees to obtain year supply of contraceptives (see S. 1239), S2092 [31MR]
Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in U.S. (see S. Res. 144), S1906 [27MR]
Immigration: provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 1297), S2172 [3AP]
——— remove registry cutoff date, make eligibility cutoff rolling, and provide pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in U.S. at least seven years prior to application filing (see S. 2468), S4773 [28JY]
——— 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), S1497 [4MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 343), S524 [30JA] (see S. 1277), S2172 [3AP]
Information technology: require artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to implement age verification measures, make certain disclosures, and establish criminal penalties for solicitation or production of sexual content (see S. 3062), S7785 [28OC]
——— 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), S434 [28JA]
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. 525), S8483 [3DE]
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]
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]
Jews: condemn rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in U.S., including recent assault in Boulder, CO, and reaffirm commitment to combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence (see S. Res. 288), S3534 [25JN]
Johnston, J. Bennett: tribute (see S. Res. 159), S2456 [7AP]
Kennedy, Sec. of HHS: express no confidence and call for resignation (see S. Res. 374), S6402 [8SE]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 312), S4083 [30JN]
LGBTQI+: protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world (see S. 2231), S4286 [9JY]
——— repeal certain Executive orders targeting LGBTQI+ individuals (see S. 1957), S3234 [4JN]
LGBTQI+ Equality Day: designate (see S. Res. 306), S3562 [26JN]
Medicaid: establish State public option to provide Americans with choice of high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see S. 2073), S3389 [12JN]
——— repeal prohibition on making payments to certain health care entities (see S. 2524), S4818 [29JY]
Medicare: establish part E public health plans available to everyone (see S. 2032), S3346 [11JN]
——— strengthen certain drug pricing reforms (see S. 1836), S3057 [21MY]
Minimum wage: increase (see S. 1332), S2475 [8AP]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2784), S6575 [11SE]
Muslim-American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 33), S335 [23JA]
National Ataxia Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 447), S7094 [9OC]
National Community Health Worker Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 334), S4998 [31JY]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 418), S6791 [19SE]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 315), S480 [29JA]
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see S. Res. 427), S6874 [30SE]
National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S6648 [16SE]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 55), S594 [4FE]
National Park Service: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see S. 1926), S3169 [2JN]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 201), S2756 [5MY]
National Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 385), S6575 [11SE]
Native Americans: provide for recognition of Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see S. 107), S1580 [5MR]
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]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability (see S. 2024), S3404 [16JN]
Pratt & Whitney (company): anniversary (see S. Res. 336), S4700 [24JY]
Presidents of the U.S.: condemn acceptance of Presidential aircraft, or any other substantial gift, from foreign government (see S. Res. 218), S2895 [13MY]
——— set minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted (see S. 3535), S8832 [17DE]
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), S4818 [29JY]
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. 287), S3470 [18JN]
Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 168), S2666 [29AP]
Saudi Arabia: commemorate anniversary of murder of Jamal Khashoggi, call for accountability, release all individuals wrongfully detained, and respect freedoms of assembly, association, and press (see S. Res. 473), S7827 [29OC]
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]
Simpson, Alan K.: tribute (see S. Res. 148), S1907 [27MR]
Small business: permit State attorneys general to bring civil actions for damages as parens patriae for injuries sustained due to price discrimination (see S. 3548), S8832 [17DE]
SSA: establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 2823), S6648 [16SE]
Taxation: allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being employee (see S. 1286), S2172 [3AP]
——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see S. 1310), S2364 [4AP]
——— 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]
——— enhance child and dependent care tax credit and make credit fully refundable for certain taxpayers (see S. 1421), S2560 [10AP]
——— expand, and make permanent certain modifications of, earned income tax credit (see S. 1372), S2520 [9AP]
——— expand eligibility for refundable credit for coverage under qualified health plan (see S. 46), S89 [13JA]
——— 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 excise taxes on fuel used by private jets (see S. 173), S280 [21JA]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend filing status for returns outside statute of limitations (see S. 2197), S3562 [26JN]
——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see S. 409), S666 [5FE]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see S. 1144), S1871 [26MR]
Trinity College: tribute to men’s basketball team (see S. Res. 223), S2896 [13MY]
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]
Tunisia: recognize leadership in Arab Spring and express support for upholding democratic principles and norms (see S. Res. 310), S3562 [26JN]
Ukraine: anniversary of Russian invasion (see S. Res. 91), S1312 [24FE]
University of Connecticut: tribute to women’s basketball team (see S. Res. 197), S2738 [1MY]
Voting: 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]
——— 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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Business and industry: prohibit certain noncompete agreements (see S. 2031), S3346 [11JN]
Collective bargaining: establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes (see S. 2469), S4773 [28JY]
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]
Dept. of Commerce: transfer regulatory control of certain munitions exports to Dept. of State and develop inter-agency strategy to disrupt trafficking of firearms to Mexico and certain Central American and Caribbean countries (see S. 3508), S8779 [16DE]
Dept. of Education: 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. 3448), S8670 [11DE]
——— prohibit certain discrimination against athletes on basis of sex by State athletic associations, intercollegiate athletic associations, and covered institutions of higher education (see S. 543), S930 [12FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: limit authority of U.S. Border Patrol personnel to their traditional border security duties (see S. 3571), S8920 [18DE]
Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Gun Violence Prevention (see S. 595), S972 [13FE]
Dept. of State: establish community-based refugee reception program to provide initial refugee resettlement services (see S. 2655), S5208 [1AU]
FCC: promulgate regulations relative to rebates for certain video programming blackouts (see S. 328), S523 [30JA]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit administration of political loyalty test as condition of Federal employment (see S. 2816), S6647 [16SE]
Firearms: require background check for every firearm sale (see S. 3214), S8239 [19NO]
Immigration: remove requirement for noncitizens to file State bar complaint prior to filing claim for ineffective assistance of counsel in immigration matters (see S. 1201), S1923 [31MR]
Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 378), S6470 [9SE]
Political ethics: 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. 1620), S2775 [6MY]
Qatar: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see S.J. Res. 53), S2952 [15MY]
Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see S. 3442), S8670 [11DE]
Sports: establish name, image, likeness, and athletic reputation rights for college athletes (see S. 2470), S4773 [28JY]
United Arab Emirates: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see S.J. Res. 51, 52, 54), S2952 [15MY]
Certificates of election
Senate, S3 [3JA]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making continuing (S. 2882), motion to proceed, S6842 [29SE], S6893 [1OC], S6931, S6936 [3OC], S6951 [6OC], S6989 [7OC], S7003 [8OC], S7051 [9OC]
Taxation: extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (S. 3385), motion to proceed, S8567 [9DE], S8654 [11DE]
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), S3678 [28JN], S4058 [30JN]
Qatar: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 53), S3336 [11JN]
United Arab Emirates: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 54), S3336 [11JN]
Oaths of office
Senate, S5 [3JA]
Remarks
AID: abolish, S690, S696, S699, S701 [5FE], S1975 [31MR]
American Girls in Sports Day: designate (S. Res. 21), S1482 [4MR]
——— designate (S. Res. 21), unanimous-consent request, S1483 [4MR]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 5371), S6819 [29SE]
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 59), motion to discharge, S3590 [27JN]
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: impact, S2828–S2830 [8MY]
Budget: create deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow legislation that does not reduce tax liability of taxpayers with income above certain amount, S2347 [4AP]
——— reconciliation process, S702 [5FE], S1031 [19FE]
——— rescind certain budget authority as proposed in special message transmitted to Congress by President (H.R. 4), S4395 [16JY]
——— setting forth Federal budget for 2025–2034 (H. Con. Res. 14), S2322, S2324, S2325, S2347 [4AP]
——— setting forth Federal budget for 2025–2034 (S. Con. Res. 7), S1031 [19FE]
——— 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]
Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S1999 [31MR]
Crime: condemn recent acts of violence, arson, and domestic terrorism committed throughout U.S. (S. Res. 146), S1890 [27MR]
——— condemn recent acts of violence, arson, and domestic terrorism committed throughout U.S. (S. Res. 146), unanimous-consent request, S1891 [27MR]
——— impose mandatory minimum penalties for assaulting officers and employees of U.S. (S. 1771), S2921, S2922, S2923 [14MY]
——— impose mandatory minimum penalties for assaulting officers and employees of U.S. (S. 1771), unanimous-consent request, S2920 [14MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S7886 [4NO]
Dept. of Education: eliminate, S1988 [31MR]
Dept. of Government Efficiency: prohibit access to Dept. of the Treasury payment systems, including consumer personal and financial data, S696, S699 [5FE]
Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, S2324 [4AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require report on veterans who would have been reported to national instant criminal background check system and who die by suicide with firearm, S5193 [1AU]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 3944), S5193 [1AU]
Economy: address unequal distribution of wealth and income and growing threat of oligarchy in U.S., S695–S704 [5FE]
——— impact of tax cuts, S167 [15JA], S698 [5FE], S1031 [19FE], S2324 [4AP]
Education: support Federal funding for technology, research and innovation at U.S. colleges and universities, S1988 [31MR]
Firearms: gun control, S2828–S2830 [8MY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6819 [29SE], S7886 [4NO]
Hegseth, Peter: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S350 [24JA]
Kennedy, Robert F., Jr.: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S949 [12FE]
Kirk, Charlie: condemn shooting at campus event and express condolences to victim, family, and survivors, S6526 [10SE]
Medicaid: funding, S1956, S1959 [31MR], S2325 [4AP]
Memphis, TN: tribute to Memphis Safe Task Force (S. Res. 505), S8219 [19NO]
——— tribute to Memphis Safe Task Force (S. Res. 505), unanimous-consent request, S8219 [19NO]
NIH: funding, S949 [12FE]
OMB: temporary pause of Federal agency grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs, S514 [30JA], S688, S689, S692, S693, S694, S695 [5FE]
Padilla, Senator: removal by Federal law enforcement from Dept. of Homeland Security press conference, S3369, S3376, S3380 [12JN]
Patel, Kashyap: nomination to be FBI Director, S1028 [19FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: enhanced tax credits funding, S6819 [29SE], S7886 [4NO]
Political ethics: 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 (S. 1620), S2874 [13MY]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S6526 [10SE]
Presidents of the U.S.: condemn acceptance of Presidential aircraft, or any other substantial gift, from foreign government (S. Res. 218), S2874 [13MY]
Qatar: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 53), S3280 [9JN]
——— disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 53), motion to discharge, S3336 [11JN]
Ratcliffe, John: nomination to be CIA Director, S276 [21JA], S288 [22JA]
——— nomination to be CIA Director, unanimous-consent request, S276 [21JA]
Social Security: protect system and improve benefits, S1974, S1976 [31MR], S2325 [4AP]
Taxation: prevent unwarranted tax cuts for ultra-rich, S4058 [30JN]
Trump, President: condemn pardon of convicted rioters involved in January 6, 2021 attack on U.S. Capitol, S288 [22JA], S514 [30JA], S693, S697, S702 [5FE]
——— condemn pardons for individuals found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers (S. Res. 42), S419 [28JA], S1890 [27MR]
——— condemn pardons for individuals found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers (S. Res. 42), unanimous-consent request, S1891 [27MR]
——— condemn remarks alleging role of FAA diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S513 [30JA]
——— deployment of Federal agents and/or military personnel to conduct law enforcement operations in U.S. cities, S7661 [21OC]
——— evaluation of administration, S1028 [19FE], S1596–S1599 [6MR], S1988, S2076 [31MR], S2322–S2324 [4AP], S2549–S2551 [10AP], S6972 [7OC]
——— evaluation of administration relative to conflicts of interest, S2627–S2630 [29AP], S3336 [11JN]
——— evaluation of administration relative to democracy and rule of law, S6819 [29SE], S7660, S7661 [21OC]
——— evaluation of administration relative to Dept. of Government Efficiency, S2030 [31MR]
——— evaluation of administration relative to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, S691 [5FE]
——— evaluation of administration relative to Executive orders, S514 [30JA]
——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S2872–S2874 [13MY], S3279–S3281 [9JN]
——— evaluation of administration relative to gun control, S2828–S2830 [8MY]
——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, S1998 [31MR]
——— evaluation of administration relative to proposed buyouts for Federal employees, S692 [5FE]
——— legality of dismissal of inspectors general, S697, S700 [5FE]
United Arab Emirates: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 54), S3280 [9JN]
——— disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 54), motion to discharge, S3336 [11JN]
Vought, Russell: nomination to be OMB Director, S688, S689, S690, S691, S692, S693, S694, S695 [5FE]
Tributes
Booker, Senator, S2076 [31MR]