PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
Addresses
George Washington’s Farewell Address: read by Senator Kaine, S627–S632 [24FE]
——— read by several Representatives, H2309–H2314 [25FE]
Amendments
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (S.J. Res. 98), S165, S172 [13JA], S222 [14JA]
Appointments
Reading of George Washington’s farewell address, S574 [11FE]
Bills and resolutions
Armed Forces: constitutional amendment relating to duration of authorizations of use of force (see H.J. Res. 159), H3067 [22AP]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Cuba (see S.J. Res. 124), S1047 [12MR] (see H.J. Res. 153), H2675 [24MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see S.J. Res. 104), S377 [29JA] (see S.J. Res. 114), S881 (see S.J. Res. 115, 116, 117, 118), S882 [5MR] (see S.J. Res. 123), S958 [10MR] (see S.J. Res. 161, 163, 171, 172, 180, 181, 183), S1713 [13AP] (see H. Con. Res. 86), H2995 [20AP] (see H. Con. Res. 87), H3045 [21AP] (see H. Con. Res. 88), H3067 [22AP] (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3091 [23AP]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (see H. Con. Res. 68), H134 [7JA]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 84), H2834 [13AP]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities within or against Iran (see S.J. Res. 184), S1821 [16AP]
Brazil: terminate national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil (see H.J. Res. 147), H1948 [2FE]
Budget: require annual budget submission by President and any concurrent resolution on budget include ratio of public debt to estimated gross domestic product (see H.R. 7808), H2420 [4MR]
China: express that President should prioritize securing release of (Ezra) Jin Mingri, Gao Quanfu, Pang Yu, Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping (see S. Res. 677), S1821 [16AP]
Commission on Presidential Capacity To Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office: establish (see H.R. 8275), H2885 [14AP]
Defense Production Act: ensure supply of certain medical articles essential to national defense (see H.R. 7777), H2369 [3MR]
Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 136), H12 [6JA]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funds from being used to make personal payment to President in connection with claim subject to Federal Tort Claims Act (see S. 4124), S1090 [17MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: promulgate regulations to refund tariffs invalidly assessed under International Emergency Economic Powers Act to entities that demonstrably lower consumer prices (see H.R. 7822), H2470 [5MR]
——— refund American consumers for increased costs resulting from tariffs imposed without congressional authorization (see H.R. 7646), H2258 [23FE] (see H.R. 7865), H2475 [9MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require President to define veteran success and develop and implement National Veterans Strategy (see S. 3726), S377 [29JA] (see H.R. 8224), H2829 [9AP]
Depts. of Defense and State: report on Russian efforts to violate religious freedoms of people of Ukraine and require President to impose sanctions on foreign persons engaged in such efforts (see S. 4379), S1935 [22AP] (see H.R. 8433), H3066 [22AP]
Economy: declare emergency regarding cost of living in U.S. and direct actions to be taken to address such emergency (see S. 4266), S1669 [26MR] (see H.R. 8135), H2789 [27MR]
Epstein, Jeffrey: impose sanctions on foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in, facilitated, or benefitted from severe forms of trafficking in persons relative to Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking enterprise (see H.R. 7857), H2471 [5MR]
FEC: convert program of public financing of Presidential election campaigns to program of providing grants to States for enhancing security of election systems (see H.R. 7418), H2094 [9FE]
Federal agencies and departments: require public disclosure of FBI counter intelligence program (COINTELPRO) records and establish COINTELPRO Records Collection and COINTELPRO Records Review Board (see H.R. 7220), H1350 [22JA]
Government: ban certain Government officials from trading event contracts (see S. 4017), S881 [5MR]
——— modify reporting value categories for financial disclosure reports required by federally elected and senior Federal officials (see S. 3827), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7508), H2186 [11FE]
——— prohibit Federal elected and senior Federal officials from trading on prediction markets (see H.R. 8076), H2710 [25MR]
——— require new ethics obligations and restrict stock trading by Members of Congress, President, Vice President, and spouses or dependent children (see H.R. 7852), H2471 [5MR]
Green, Representative Al: censure (see H. Res. 1085), H2328 [25FE]
Health care professionals: exempt H–1B health care workers from restriction under Presidential Proclamation entitled ‘‘Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers’’ (see H.R. 7961), H2550 [17MR]
Heroism: establish medal of sacrifice for law enforcement officers and first responders killed in line of duty (see S. 3765), S470 [3FE]
Housing: require President to declare national housing emergency and invoke Defense Production Act to incentivize residential housing production (see S. 3600), S115 [8JA]
Iran: direct President to comply with 60-day use of force and 30-day phased withdrawal requirements for Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 156), H2960 [16AP]
——— direct President to remove Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2420 [4MR]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: fly U.S. flag at half-staff in honor of memory (see H. Res. 1107), H2471 [5MR]
Lebanon: direct President to remove Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 83), H2790 [27MR]
Maxwell, Ghislaine: condemn role in sexual abuse and trafficking of minors and oppose receipt of any pardon, commutation, or other form of clemency (see S. Res. 608), S610 [12FE]
Money: prohibit issuance of U.S. currency and securities containing signature of sitting President (see H.R. 8174), H2820 [2AP]
National Park Service: prohibit entrance fee waivers commemorating birthday of sitting President (see H.R. 7089), H918 [15JA]
Nuclear energy: codify certain Executive orders relating to nuclear energy (see S. 4267), S1669 [26MR]
Palm Beach County, FL: designate Palm Beach International Airport as ‘‘Donald J. Trump International Airport’’ (see H.R. 8054), H2675 [24MR]
Political ethics: prohibit Presidents and Vice Presidents from receiving damages payments from U.S. (see S. 4299), S1784 [15AP] (see H.R. 8309), H2924 [15AP]
——— prohibit use of name, image, likeness, or signature of sitting President on Federal assets (see S. 4313), S1820 [16AP]
——— require President and Vice President to disclose financial interests and divest of any financial interest posing potential conflict of interest (see H.R. 7207), H1349 [22JA]
Presidential appointments: restore executive power to appoint U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 8065), H2675 [24MR]
Public buildings: prohibit naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset in name of sitting U.S. President (see S. 3622), S161 [13JA] (see H.R. 7039), H717 [13JA]
——— prohibit sitting President, or officer or employee on behalf of sitting President, from naming or designating public building after such President (see H.R. 8388), H2995 [20AP]
Special days and holidays: change date designated for Washington’s Birthday and designate Lincoln’s Birthday as legal public holiday (see H.R. 7663), H2296 [24FE]
SSA: request President furnish information to House of Representatives relative to Dept. of Government Efficiency access to and usage of NUMIDENT and other personally identifiable information in SSA possession (see H. Res. 1059), H2186 [11FE]
Tariff: exempt small business concerns from certain duties imposed by President and prevent price gouging relative to goods subject to such duties (see S. 4038), S958 [10MR]
——— terminate national emergency declared by President to regulate imports with reciprocal tariff to rectify trade practices that contribute to large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits (see H.J. Res. 150), H2228 [17FE]
Taxation: impose tax on damages received by President on account of any civil action filed against U.S. (see H.R. 7381), H2030 [4FE]
Trade Act: repeal section relating to balance-of-payments authority (see S. 4049), S1009 [11MR]
Trump, Donald J.: expunge impeachments of December 18, 2019, and January 13, 2021 (see H. Res. 1211), H3091 [23AP]
Trump, President: condemn handling of 2019 Ukraine Whistleblower Complaint, call for Dept. of Justice to investigate, and declare impeachment of President Trump by House of Representatives lacks legitimacy (see S. Res. 682), S1840 [20AP]
——— impeachment (see H. Res. 1155), H2825 [6AP]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: require to refund tariffs collected under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (see H.R. 7615), H2233 [20FE] (see H.R. 7736), H2332 [26FE]
Voting: require voters to provide photo identification as condition of casting ballot (see S. 4155), S1367 [19MR]
War Powers Resolution: grant House of Represenatives ability to expedite consideration of joint resolutions to end unauthorized military force (see H.R. 8435), H3066 [22AP]
——— prohibit authorization for use of military force which authorizes such force for period longer than 5 years or unspecified period of time (see H.R. 8434), H3066 [22AP]
Cost Estimates
Medal of Sacrifice Act (H.R. 3497): CBO, H1927 [2FE]
Inscriptions
Commemorative plaque listing Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies who responded to January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol, S32 [6JA]
Motions
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 104), S796 [4MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 114), S1890 [22AP]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 116), S1577 [24MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 118), S1195 [18MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (S.J. Res. 98), S100 [8JA], S218 [14JA]
Remarks in House
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran, H2309 [25FE], H2555, H2557 [18MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (H. Con. Res. 38), H2345 [3MR], H2375, H2379, H2395–H2412 [4MR], H2452, H2453, H2454, H2457 [5MR], H2782 [27MR], H2837 [14AP]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (H. Con. Res. 40), H2929–H2937 [16AP]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (H. Con. Res. 40), unanimous-consent agreement, H2889 [15AP]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 68), H1317–H1325 [22JA]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 68), unanimous-consent request, H1157 [21JA]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (S.J. Res. 90), H608 [9JA], H912 [15JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol, H5, H6–H11 [6JA], H114 [7JA], H141 [8JA], E4 [6JA]
China: direct financial regulators to exclude representatives of China from certain banking organizations if President notifies Congress of any threats to economic system of Taiwan or U.S. (H.R. 1531), H2078, H2079 [9FE]
District of Columbia: prohibit donations for projects to alter any public buildings used by the President or Vice President, H2703 [25MR]
Government: ban stock trading by Members of Congress, President, Vice President, cabinet members, and their families, H3002 [21AP]
Heroism: establish medal of sacrifice for law enforcement officers and first responders killed in line of duty (H.R. 3497), H1925–H1927 [2FE]
House of Representatives: reading of George Washington’s farewell address, H2309–H2314 [25FE]
Investments: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress, President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents (H.R. 6731), H2124 [11FE]
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: require removal of any signage or other identification from John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that differs from designation stated in U.S. Code (H.R. 6925), H698 [13JA]
Nuclear weapons: urge U.S. leadership in global effort to move world back from brink of nuclear war and to halt and reverse nuclear arms race (H. Res. 317), H807 [14JA]
Public buildings: prohibit naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset in name of sitting U.S. President (H.R. 7039), H698 [13JA]
Supreme Court: decision in Learning Resources, Inc., v. Trump relative to authority of President to impose tariffs under International Emergency Economic Powers Act, H2308 [25FE]
Tariff: terminate national emergency declared by President to institute tariffs relative to influx of illegal aliens and illicit drugs from Canada (H.J. Res. 72), H2154–H2161 [11FE]
——— terminate national emergency declared by President to institute tariffs relative to influx of illegal aliens and illicit drugs from Canada (H.J. Res. 72), unanimous-consent agreement, H2116 [10FE]
——— terminate national emergency declared by President to regulate imports with reciprocal tariff to rectify trade practices that contribute to large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits (S.J. Res. 88), H1180, H1181 [22JA]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to management of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, H1983 [4FE]
——— impeachment, H609 [9JA], H2214 [12FE], H2262 [24FE], H2324 [25FE], H2459 [5MR]
——— impeachment (H. Res. 939), H913–H915 [15JA]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: require to refund tariffs collected under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (H.R. 7615), H2272, H2273 [24FE]
Remarks in Senate
Appropriations: ban use of pocket rescissions to cancel funding authorized by Congress, S415 [30JA]
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran, S946, S947 [10MR], S993 [11MR], S1021 [12MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran, unanimous-consent request, S1021 [12MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 59), S74–S87 [7JA]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 104), S699–S701 [26FE], S721–S728, S736–S740 [2MR], S743, S767 [3MR], S771–S773, S775, S780, S781, S783, S786–S796, S852 [4MR], S857 [5MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 104), motion to discharge, S796 [4MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 114), S1845 [21AP], S1868, S1884–S1890 [22AP]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 116), S1570–S1573, S1575–S1577 [24MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 116), motion to discharge, S1577 [24MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 118), S1185–S1195 [18MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 118), motion to discharge, S1194 [18MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 123), S1718, S1725 [14AP], S1748, S1749, S1752–S1762, S1765 [15AP], S1809 [16AP], S1834 [20AP]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (S.J. Res. 90), S56 [6JA]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (S.J. Res. 98), S4 [5JA], S64, S69 [7JA], S96–S100 [8JA], S123 [12JA], S186, S212–S218 [14JA], S233 [15JA]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (S.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, S218 [14JA]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against vessels operating in Caribbean Sea or Eastern Pacific Ocean (S.J. Res. 100), S56–S61 [6JA]
Barr, William P.: characterization of summary letter as Attorney General on contents of special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S872 [5MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol, S21, S24–S39, S52–S56 [6JA], S111, S112 [8JA]
Constitution—U.S.: importance of separation of powers, S1631–S1638 [25MR]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, S209 [14JA]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funds from being used to make personal payment to President in connection with claim subject to Federal Tort Claims Act (S. 4124), S1146 [17MR], S1161 [18MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: refund American consumers for increased costs resulting from tariffs imposed without congressional authorization, S857 [5MR]
Government: ban stock trading by Members of Congress, President, Vice President, Supreme Court Justices, certain FRS officials, and spouses or dependent children (S. 2877), S206 [14JA]
Housing: require President to declare national housing emergency and invoke Defense Production Act to incentivize residential housing production, S229 [15JA]
Netherlands: tribute to naming of U.S. ambassador’s residence as Adams House, S1838 [20AP]
Senate: reading of George Washington’s farewell address, S627 [24FE]
——— reading of George Washington’s farewell address, unanimous-consent agreement, S574 [11FE]
Tariff: provide for notification to, and review by, Congress relative to imposition of duties (S. 1272), S235 [15JA]
Voting: require voters to provide photo identification as condition of casting ballot, S1562, S1563 [24MR], S1590, S1593 [25MR], S1648–S1651 [26MR], S1848 [21AP], S1883 [22AP]
——— require voters to provide photo identification as condition of casting ballot (S. 4155), S1348–S1351, S1415 [19MR]
——— require voters to provide photo identification as condition of casting ballot (S. 4155), unanimous-consent request, S1349–S1351 [19MR]
Reports filed
Medal of Sacrifice Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3497) (H. Rept. 119–466), H1914 [27JA]
Reorganizing Government Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1295) (H. Rept. 119–464), H1913 [27JA]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 38, remove Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities against Iran, H2395 [4MR]
H. Con. Res. 40, remove Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities against Iran, H2929 [16AP]
H. Con. Res. 68, remove Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela, H1317 [22JA]
H.J. Res. 72, terminate national emergency declared by President to institute tariffs relative to influx of illegal aliens and illicit drugs from Canada, H2154 [11FE]
H.R. 1531, Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to (PROTECT) Taiwan Act, H2078 [9FE]
H.R. 3497, Medal of Sacrifice Act, H1925 [2FE]
S. 4124, prohibit Dept. of Justice funds from being used to make personal payment to President in connection with claim subject to Federal Tort Claims Act, S1093 [17MR]
S. Res. 608, condemn Ghislaine Maxwell’s role in sexual abuse and trafficking of minors and oppose receipt of any pardon, commutation, or other form of clemency, S613 [12FE]
S. Res. 677, express that President should prioritize securing release of (Ezra) Jin Mingri, Gao Quanfu, Pang Yu, Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping, S1826 [16AP]
S. Res. 682, condemn handling of 2019 Ukraine Whistleblower Complaint, call for Dept. of Justice to investigate, and declare impeachment of President Trump by House of Representatives lacks legitimacy, S1842 [20AP]
Tributes
Lincoln, Abraham, S587 [12FE]