DAINES, STEVE (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments

Dept. of HUD: expand low-income housing tax credit, provide tenant support through expanded rental assistance, combat homelessness, and prohibit discrimination based on income and limited English proficiency (H.R. 6644), S894 [5MR], S939 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and preborn persons (see S. 3667), S257 [15JA]

Campbell, Ben Nighthorse: tribute (see S. Res. 585), S257 [15JA]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 617), S707 [26FE]

Colleges and universities: require to disseminate information on rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students (see S. 3627), S162 [13JA]

Courts: require notice of criminal surveillance orders be eventually provided to targets, reform use of non-disclosure orders to providers, and prohibit indefinite sealing of criminal surveillance orders (see S. 3918), S681 [25FE]

Crime: increase penalties for offenders who assault or resist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, as well as other Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 3675), S257 [15JA]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 3650), S256 [15JA]

Dept. of Commerce: require establishment and use of short form applications for rural communities applying for economic development grant programs (see S. 3965), S762 [3MR]

Dept. of Energy: advance next-generation geothermal electricity generation demonstration projects in new regions (see S. 4116), S1090 [17MR]

Dept. of Labor: require States use identity verification and data matching procedures to prevent fraudulent unemployment claims, strengthen work search requirements, and allow States to retain portion of recovered overpayments (see S. 4016), S881 [5MR]

Dept. of the Interior: accept and incorporate data collected by State wildlife agencies when making listing and delisting determinations for endangered and threatened species (see S. 4146), S1367 [19MR]

——— establish America’s Living Library Project (see S. 4023), S881 [5MR]

Dept. of Transportation: increase apportionment of formula grants for small transit intensive cities (see S. 2957), S1047 [12MR]

——— permanently extend exemption from engine compartment portion of pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement for school bus drivers (see S. 1284), S1056 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand Veterans Health Administration directive regarding informed consent to include written consent form outlining potential adverse effects of certain types of medications (see S. 3314), S883 [5MR]

FAA: acquire and install certified airborne position reference tools at air traffic control towers (see S. 3929), S706 [26FE]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 3697), S290 [27JA]

Federal agencies and departments: improve environmental reviews and authorizations through use of interactive, digital, and cloud-based platforms (see S. 3800), S509 [5FE]

Firearms: prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see S. 3916), S681 [25FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: reform certain authorities and provide greater transparency and oversight (see S. 3893), S683 [25FE]

Immigration: subject aliens convicted of fraud to deportation and bestow concurrent jurisdiction to revoke citizenship of any naturalized U.S. citizen convicted of fraud on any court that enters such conviction (see S. 3606), S471 [3FE]

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists: observance (see S. Res. 645), S1091 [17MR]

International Year of the Woman Farmer: designate (see S. Res. 592), S377 [29JA]

Law enforcement: ensure Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies (see S. 3945), S706 [26FE]

Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers to purchase retired service weapons (see S. 4117), S1090 [17MR]

Medicare: provide for coverage of blood-based screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 3267), S578 [11FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain long-term care facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any period in which regular visitation is restricted (see S. 3492), S51 [6JA]

National Day of Play: designate (see S. Res. 655), S1517 [22MR]

National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 622), S707 [26FE]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 600), S510 [5FE]

National Quantum Initiative Act: reauthorize (see S. 3597), S115 [8JA]

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 587), S291 [27JA]

National Speech and Debate Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 626), S802 [4MR]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 601), S510 [5FE]

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 653), S1368 [19MR]

Native Americans: allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use Tribal government identification documents to obtain firearms from federally licensed firearms dealers (see S. 3946), S706 [26FE]

——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in U.S. (see S. Res. 650), S1205 [18MR]

Olympic Games: modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing organizations (see S. 405), S344 [28JA]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: reauthorize (see S. 1562), S258 [15JA]

Public lands: modify cost-sharing requirement for conservation projects carried out by qualified youth or conservation corps (see S. 1228), S378 [29JA]

Taxation: allow certain deductions to apply to qualified business development company interest dividends in same manner as qualified real estate investment trust dividends (see S. 2962), S471 [3FE]

Ukraine: recognize anniversary of Russian invasion, reaffirm support for Ukrainian people, and emphasize importance of robust U.S. security guarantees within transatlantic commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty (see S. Res. 612), S651 [24FE]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections (see S. 128), S90 [7JA] (see S. 3752), S471 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: reauthorize Cooperative Watershed Management Program (see S. 4041), S958 [10MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: require Sec. of the Treasury testify before Congress (see S. 3940), S706 [26FE]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: reauthorize (see S. 3635), S220 [14JA]

Medicare: expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see S. 3834), S577 [11FE]

Montana State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 589), S291 [27JA]

SEC: amend authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds (see S. 3671), S257 [15JA]

Cloture motions

Benton, Megan Blair: nomination to be district judge, S435 [2FE], S480 [4FE]

Burrows, Daniel E.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legal Policy, S507 [5FE], S528 [9FE]

Colleges and universities: require to disseminate information on rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students (S. 3627), motion to proceed, S262 [15JA], S286 [27JA]

DeLeeuw, John: nomination to NTSB, S623 [23FE], S665 [25FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 7147), motion to proceed, S594 [12FE], S641 [24FE], S871 [5MR], S1577 [24MR], S1599, S1609 [25MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1465 [21MR], S1569 [24MR]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1348 [19MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S157 [13JA], S230 [15JA]

Lea, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S435 [2FE], S486 [4FE]

Olson, Justin R.: nomination to be district judge, S459 [3FE], S504 [5FE]

Rudd, Joshua M.: nomination to be NSA Director and U.S. Cyber Command Chief, S877 [5MR], S941 [9MR]

Remarks

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1072 [17MR]

Montana: tribute to Montana National Guard Military and Family Readiness Group, S339• [28JA]

——— tribute to Stillwater and East Boulder Platinum Palladium Mines, S679• [25FE]

Olympic Games: tribute to Montana participants, S678 [25FE]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections, S1072 [17MR]