GALLEGO, RUBEN (a Senator from Arizona)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4016), S17 [5JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1133, S1134, S1136 [17MR], S1284 [18MR], S1388, S1410 [19MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S132 [12JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Antitrust policy: strengthen prohibition on price discrimination (see S. 4147), S1367 [19MR]

Arizona: approve settlement of water rights claims of Yavapai-Apache Nation and authorize construction of water project relative to those water rights claims (see S. 3617), S161 [13JA]

Armed Forces: expand eligibility of veterans for certain military adaptive sports programs (see S. 4156), S1367 [19MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Cuba (see S.J. Res. 124), S1047 [12MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see S.J. Res. 104), S709 [26FE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (see S.J. Res. 98), S17 [5JA]

Camp Lejeune Justice Act: technical corrections (see S. 907), S959 [10MR]

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

Chiricahua National Park: establish (see S. 3715), S344 [28JA]

Crime: criminalize intentional threats to distribute child sexual abuse material and provide appropriate penalties for use of child sexual abuse material to extort or coerce victims (see S. 3398), S916 [9MR]

——— establish criminal offenses relative to violations involving ATMs, regardless of whether ATM is located on physical premises of financial institution (see S. 3798), S509 [5FE]

——— make coercion of children to commit harm criminal offense (see S. 3397), S916 [9MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: restore competition in meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power and ultimately reduce prices for American consumers (see S. 4007), S881 [5MR]

Dept. of Energy: provide enhanced provisions for advanced nuclear energy projects receiving loan guarantees (see S. 3814), S552 [10FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish clear standards, training requirements, and reporting relating to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel (see S. 3683), S257 [15JA]

——— solicit public comments and receive written approval from State and local officials before constructing, acquiring or operating any new immigration processing facility or detention center (see S. 3894), S960 [10MR]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that certain caregiving employees are no longer exempted from overtime and minimum wage protections (see S. 4081), S1046 [12MR]

Dept. of State: require report on Internet freedom in Iran (see S. 3360), S346 [28JA]

——— submit report on emerging threats posed to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see S. 4139), S1205 [18MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency of Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see S. 3578), S490 [4FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish minimum guarantee for fuel tax revenue received by States tied to percentage of total funds paid into Highway Trust Fund (see S. 3972), S762 [3MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to promote certain benefits available to veterans during Transition Assistance Program preseparation counseling (see S. 3938), S883 [5MR]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 103), S291 [27JA]

——— eliminate provisions of veterans educational assistance that disadvantage individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training instead of four-year college degree (see S. 3993), S802 [4MR]

——— improve schedule for rating disabilities (see S. 4140), S1367 [19MR]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 3869), S609 [12FE]

FAA: lower barriers to care for pilots and air traffic controllers who disclose mental health diagnosis or condition (see S. 3257), S1092 [17MR]

FDA: establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see S. 3302), S378 [29JA]

FDIC: clarify authority to claw back certain compensation paid to executives of failed banks (see S. 4050), S1009 [11MR]

——— provide insurance for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts (see S. 4198), S1614 [25MR]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see S. 522), S344 [28JA]

Housing: impose tax on purchase of single-family homes by certain large investors (see S. 3754), S419 [30JA]

Immigration: exempt unaccompanied alien children from certain fees tied to humanitarian protection, cancel funding for body examinations of children in custody, and prohibit sharing of sponsor information (see S. 3322), S50 [6JA]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend definition of aggravated felony to include certain serious drunk driving offenses (see S. 3584), S89 [7JA]

Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 2903), S652 [24FE]

IRS: codify Direct File program (see S. 3948), S706 [26FE]

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), S534 [9FE]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish Missing Armed Forces and Civilian Personnel Records Collection (see S. 3226), S442 [2FE]

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

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

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

Nuclear weapons: express support for continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces (see S. Res. 61), S346 [28JA]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 3991), S802 [4MR]

SEC: address exemption of, and reporting by, certain private fund advisers (see S. 3880), S609 [12FE]

Senate: provide authority to initiate litigation for actions by President and Dept. of Justice officials inconsistent with their duties under U.S. laws relative to Epstein Files Transparency Act (see S. Res. 597), S509 [5FE]

Taxation: make certain modifications to tax income required to fund basic living expenses (see S. 4083), S1369 [19MR]

——— provide rebates to individuals using tariff proceeds (see S. 4093), S1047 [12MR]

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see S. 761), S578 [11FE]

Tucson, AZ: anniversary of shootings at ‘‘Congress on Your Corner’’ event and honor survivors, victims, including former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords for her work to end gun violence (see S. Con. Res. 25), S115 [8JA]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: amend sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material (see S. 3394), S916 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Babbitt, Ashli: address ineligibility for military funeral honors (see S. 4126), S1090 [17MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove withdrawal of rule entitled ‘‘Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024–02—Deceptive Marketing Practices About the Speed or Cost of Sending a Remittance Transfer’’ (see S.J. Res. 131), S1205 [18MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish U.S. Customs and Border Protection pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as therapy dogs (see S. 4079), S1046 [12MR]

——— provide premium payment to employees who worked without receiving pay during shutdown (see S. 4174), S1580 [24MR]

Dept. of Labor: require employers to compensate employees working on legal public holiday for such work at rate that is not less than one and one-half times regular rate at which employee is employed (see S. 3867), S609 [12FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize assistance under water storage program (see S. 3732), S377 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate medical facilities as innovative therapies centers of excellence (see S. 4031), S915 [9MR]

Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice: return law enforcement agents and other personnel temporarily engaging in civil immigration enforcement operations to primary missions during periods of active hostility with Iran (see S. Res. 638), S1009 [11MR]

Foreign policy: affirm partnership between U.S. and Denmark and Greenland (see S. Con. Res. 26), S258 [15JA]

FTC: prohibit online platforms from displaying fraudulent or deceptive commercial advertisements (see S. 3774), S489 [4FE]

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 3780), S489 [4FE]

National Park Service: authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for contractor approval for clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of Grand Canyon and Kaibab National Forest areas damaged by wildfires (see S. 3785), S509 [5FE]

SEC: require issuers with multi-class stock structure to make certain disclosures in any proxy or consent solicitation material (see S. 3831), S577 [11FE]

Taxation: establish New Child Tax Credit and provide for American Dream Accounts (see S. 3770), S470 [3FE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran, S1021 [12MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran, unanimous-consent request, S1021 [12MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 59), S80 [7JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol, S52 [6JA]

Trump, President: condemn decision to authorize military honors for Ashli Babbitt after death in January 6, 2021 attack on U.S. Capitol, S52 [6JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S80 [7JA], S1021 [12MR]

Venezuela: U.S. military and intelligence operation to capture Nicolas Maduro and his wife and extradite them to U.S. to face Federal drug, terrorism, and weapons charges, S80 [7JA]

Votes: position on missed, S1578 [24MR]