PETERS, GARY C. (a Senator from Michigan)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth Federal budget for 2026–2035 (S. Con. Res. 33), S1937, S1968, S1969, S2018, S2033 [22AP]
——— use of budget reconciliation to make appropriations for border security and immigration enforcement (S. 2), S2563, S2586, S2587, S2620, S2621, S2638, S2643 [4JN]
Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee: establish (S. 434), S4494, S4527 [6AU]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 4784), S2962 [18JN], S3085, S3086, S3087 [23JN], S3241, S3242, S3272, S3292, S3293, S3294, S3307, S3340, S3386, S3519, S3520, S3544, S3545, S3546, S3636, S3680 [24JN], S3745, S3788, S3794 [13JY]
Appointments
U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S654 [24FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 28), S958 [10MR]
American Chemical Society: anniversary (see S. Res. 702), S2129 [29AP]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see S. 4172), S1580 [24MR]
——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see S. 4437), S3744 [13JY]
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (see S.J. Res. 98), S116 [8JA]
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 36), S4188 [21JY]
Budget: express sense that U.S. should reduce and maintain Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of gross domestic product (see S. Res. 654), S1443 [20MR]
Campbell, Ben Nighthorse: tribute (see S. Res. 585), S257 [15JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to Capitol personnel on anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol (see S. Res. 574), S50 [6JA]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 617), S707 [26FE]
Central Asia: honor independence and recognize deepening partnership between U.S. and nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan (see S. Res. 816), S4267 [23JY]
Coast Guard: delegate authority to enter into intergovernmental support agreements relative to installation-support services (see S. 5341), S4516 [6AU]
Dept. of Commerce: prohibit importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into interstate commerce in U.S. of connected vehicles and related software and hardware associated with foreign adversaries (see S. 4429), S4268 [23JY]
Dept. of Defense: ensure transparency and integrity of casualty accounting and benefits and awards for military and civilian personnel during military operations (see S. 5300), S4514 [6AU]
Dept. of HHS: end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in U.S. (see S. 5283), S4514 [6AU]
——— establish rural provider demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals eligible for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 4208), S1614 [25MR]
Dept. of HUD: improve point-in-time homeless population count (see S. 4903), S3200 [24JN]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit payment of certain legal settlements to any individual convicted of assaulting law enforcement officer during attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (see S. 3581), S49 [6JA]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for involvement in attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (see S. 3582), S49 [6JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: require Sec. of the Treasury testify before Congress (see S. 3940), S706 [26FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend burial benefits for certain veterans who die in hospice care (see S. 3898), S650 [24FE]
Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see S. 5022), S4137 [16JY]
Elections: repeal Executive Order 14399 entitled ‘‘Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections’’ (see S. 4369), S1935 [22AP]
Employment: prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see S. 5190), S4369 [30JY]
FDA: respect scientific judgment that mifepristone is safe and effective and ensure access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in U.S. is equitable and based on science (see S. Res. 732), S2305 [14MY]
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: exempt stinger-steered combinations from requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads (see S. 4669), S2524 [3JN]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 694), S2081 [28AP]
Firefighters: drive innovation in developing next-generation protection for firefighters by accelerating development of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances-free turnout gear (see S. 4844), S4435 [4AU]
——— mint coins that are emblematic of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and service and sacrifice of firefighters throughout history of U.S. (see S. 4051), S1009 [11MR]
Fish and fishing: continue efforts to raise public awareness and increase population of lake sturgeon (see S. Res. 683), S2307 [14MY]
Foreign trade: authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of certain countries (see S. 3103), S419 [30JA]
——— facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 691), S4297 [28JY]
Graham, Lindsey: tribute (see S. Res. 801), S3742 [13JY]
Great Outdoors Month: designate (see S. Res. 798), S3202 [24JN]
Health: codify rule requiring hospitals and insurers disclose discounted cash pricing and negotiated rates to consumers (see S. 2355), S258 [15JA]
——— protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) (see S. 5108), S4265 [23JY]
Insurance: provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 1677), S803 [4MR]
International Year of the Woman Farmer: designate (see S. Res. 592), S377 [29JA]
IRS: provide appropriations to overhaul technology and strengthen enforcement (see S. 4298), S1784 [15AP]
Kempthorne, Dirk: tribute (see S. Res. 723), S2200 [11MY]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 789), S3202 [24JN]
Medicare: expand availability of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 3934), S706 [26FE]
——— provide for coverage of blood-based screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 3267), S4138 [16JY]
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), S2986 [22JN]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 709), S2171 [30AP]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 837), S4516 [6AU]
National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 735), S2305 [14MY]
National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 673), S1785 [15AP]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 703), S2129 [29AP]
National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 601), S510 [5FE]
National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 821), S4370 [30JY]
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]
Olympic Games: mint coins in commemoration of 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, CA, and 2034 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, UT (see S. 2265), S2374 [19MY]
OSHA: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose violations of workplace safety regulations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide safe worksite (see S. 4413), S3744 [13JY]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 3991), S802 [4MR]
Privacy: prohibit purchase, sale, or exchange of nonpublic information (see S. 5221), S4407 [3AU]
Russia: call for return of abducted Ukrainian children before finalizing any peace agreement to end war against Ukraine (see S. Res. 236), S2328 [18MY]
——— impose sanctions relative to invasion of Ukraine on political leadership, financial institutions, energy sector, and shadow fleet and authorize tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil and natural gas (see S. 5025), S4138 [16JY]
Seymour, John: tribute (see S. Res. 739), S2373 [19MY]
Tariff: provide for refund of duties imposed under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (see S. 3905), S651 [24FE]
Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see S. 1918), S732 [2MR]
——— make permanent 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 1763), S682 [25FE]
——— restore one hundred percent deduction for wagering losses (see S. 2230), S1671 [26MR]
TSA: making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (see S. 4073, 4127), S1671 [26MR]
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. Fish and Wildlife Service: reauthorize Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (see S. 4250), S1669 [26MR]
Ukraine: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 841), S4567 [7AU]
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), S2053 [27AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: making continuing appropriations for essential pay and operations during Federal Government shutdown (see S. 4074), S1046 [12MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation (see S. 3810), S533 [9FE]
——— include Indian Tribes among priority resource concerns (see S. 4811), S2893 [17JN]
Dept. of Commerce: establish task force in International Trade Administration to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping (see S. 3913), S681 [25FE]
Dept. of Defense: develop cyber workforce strategy (see S. 3619), S161 [13JA]
Dept. of HHS: conduct national, evidence-based education campaign to increase public and health care provider awareness on potential risks and benefits of human cell and tissue products transplants (see S. 4885), S3200 [24JN]
Dept. of HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see S. 4861), S3058 [23JN]
Dept. of Justice: conduct study on animal cruelty (see S. 4562), S2372 [19MY]
Dept. of Labor: permit greater flexibility in carrying out incumbent worker training programs to meet local employment needs (see S. 3870), S609 [12FE]
Dept. of Transportation: allow introduction of certain noncompliant motor vehicle equipment in interstate commerce for testing purposes (see S. 4679), S2525 [3JN]
Federal agencies and departments: improve effectiveness and performance of certain Federal financial assistance programs (see S. 3709), S344 [28JA]
Great Lakes Commission: designate as Regional Great Lakes Partnership (see S. 4573), S2373 [19MY]
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 740), S2373 [19MY]
NASA: provide authority to detect, identify, monitor, and track unmanned aircraft systems (see S. 4264), S1669 [26MR]
National Lighthouse Day: designate (see S. Res. 820), S4370 [30JY]
National security: require deadline for publication of information contained in reports on findings of investigations relating to imports that impair national security (see S. 4563), S2372 [19MY]
Olympic Games: tribute to U.S. Olympic Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Teams (see S. Res. 623), S707 [26FE]
Patriot Week: designate (see S. Res. 849), S4564 [7AU]
Riegle, Donald W., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 755), S2476 [1JN]
Whistleblowing: ensure whistleblowers, including contractors, are protected from retaliation when Federal employee orders reprisal (see S. 4631), S2443 [21MY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 104), S783 [4MR]
Budget: deficit, S1875 [22AP]
——— express sense that U.S. should reduce and maintain Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of gross domestic product (S. Res. 654), S1875 [22AP]
——— use of budget reconciliation to make appropriations for border security and immigration enforcement (S. 2), S2563 [4JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol, S32 [6JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations, S980 [11MR]
——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, S323 [28JA]
Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), motion to proceed, S323 [28JA]
Federal Protective Service: establish guidance relative to emergency protocols for buildings (S. 2542), S4547 [7AU]
International Hearing Society: anniversary, S2369• [19MY]
Minneapolis, MN: shooting of Alex Pretti by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, S323 [28JA]
——— shooting of Renee N. Good by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, S323 [28JA]
Mullin, Senator: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1531 [23MR]
One Big Beautiful Bill Act: rescind unobligated balances and transfer such funds to Dept. of the Treasury for deficit reduction, S2563 [4JN]
Public debt: require report on threats to national security of U.S. posed by national debt and net interest payments on that debt (S. 2375), S1875 [22AP]
Saginaw County, MI: anniversary of Saginaw County Community Action Committee, S2196• [11MY]
Senate: repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data (H.R. 6019), S190, S191, S192 [14JA]
——— repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data (H.R. 6019), unanimous-consent request, S190, S191 [14JA]
Traverse City, MI: anniversary of National Cherry Festival, S3198• [24JN]
Trump, President: deployment of Federal agents and/or military personnel to conduct law enforcement operations in U.S. cities, S323 [28JA]
——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, S323 [28JA]
——— evaluation of administration relative to Iran, S783 [4MR]
——— Executive order relative to rules for Federal elections to ensure citizenship verification and integrity of mail-in ballots, S1727 [14AP]
University of Michigan: anniversary of University of Michigan Hillel, S756• [3MR]
Votes: position on missed, S375 [29JA]
Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections, S1727 [14AP]
Whistleblowing: ensure whistleblowers, including contractors, are protected from retaliation when Federal employee orders reprisal (S. 874), S2100 [29AP]
Tributes
Doud, Margaret, S2369• [19MY]
Schwarz, John J.H. (Joe), S3197 [24JN]
Weinberg, David, S4096 [15JY]