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Designating the week of December 4 through December 10, 2016, as National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week.

Designating the week of December 4 through December 10, 2016, as National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week. Whereas nurse-managed health clinics are nonprofit, community-based health care sites that offer primary care and wellness services based on the nursing model; Whereas the nursing model emphasizes the protection, promotion, and optimization of health, the prevention of illness, the alleviation of suffering, and the diagnosis and treatment of illness; Whereas an advanced practice nurse leads each nurse-managed health clinic, and an interdisciplinary team of highly qualified health care professionals staffs each nurse-managed health clinic; Whereas nurse-managed health clinics offer a broad scope of services, including treatment for acute and chronic illnesses, routine physical exams, immunizations for adults and children, disease screenings, health education, prenatal care, dental care, and drug and alcohol treatment; Whereas, as of September 2016, approximately 500 nurse-managed health clinics provided care across the United States and recorded more than 2,500,000 patient encounters annually; Whereas nurse-managed health clinics strengthen the health care safety net by expanding access to primary care and chronic disease management services for vulnerable and medically underserved populations in diverse rural, urban, and suburban communities; Whereas research has shown that nurse-managed health clinics experience high patient retention and patient satisfaction rates, and nurse-managed health clinic patients, compared to patients of other similar safety net providers, experience higher rates of generic medication fills and lower hospitalization rates; Whereas the 2013 Health Affairs article Nurse-Managed Health Centers and Patient-Homes Could Mitigate Expected Primary Care Physician Shortage highlights the ability of nurse-managed health clinics to bring high quality care to individuals who may not otherwise receive needed services; and Whereas nurse-managed health clinics offering both primary care and wellness services provide quality care in a cost-effective manner: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) designates the week of December 4 through December 10, 2016, as National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week (2) supports the ideals and goals of National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week; and (3) encourages the expansion of nurse-managed health clinics so that nurse-managed health clinics may continue to serve as health care workforce development sites for the next generation of primary care providers.

Summary: Designates the week of December 4-December 10, 2016, as National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week and expresses support for its goals and ideals. Encourages the expansion of nurse-managed health clinics so that they may continue to serve as health care workforce development sites for the next generation of primary care providers.
Expressing the sense of the Senate that ambush marketing adversely affects the United States Olympic and Paralympic teams.

Expressing the sense of the Senate that ambush marketing adversely affects the United States Olympic and Paralympic teams. Whereas the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games will occur on August 5, 2016, through August 21, 2016, and September 7, 2016, through September 18, 2016, respectively, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Whereas more than 10,500 athletes from 206 nations will compete in 28 Olympic sports and 4,350 Paralympic athletes from 176 nations will compete in 23 Paralympic sports; Whereas American athletes have spent countless days, months, and years training to earn a spot on the United States Olympic or Paralympic teams; Whereas the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act ( 36 U.S.C. 220501 et seq. (1) established the United States Olympic Committee as the coordinating body for all Olympic and Paralympic athletic activity in the United States; (2) gave the United States Olympic Committee the exclusive right in the United States to use the words Olympic Olympiad Paralympic Paralympiad (3) empowered the United States Olympic Committee to authorize sponsors that contribute to the United States Olympic or Paralympic teams to use any trademark, symbol, insignia, or emblem of the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the Pan-American Sports Organization, or the United States Olympic Committee; Whereas Team USA is significantly funded by 36 sponsors who ensure that the United States has the best Olympic and Paralympic teams possible; Whereas in recent years, a number of entities in the United States have engaged in marketing strategies that appear to affiliate themselves with the Olympic and Paralympic Games without becoming official sponsors of Team USA; Whereas any ambush marketing in violation of the Lanham Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq. Whereas ambush marketing impedes the goals of the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act ( 36 U.S.C. 220501 et seq. That it is the sense of the Senate that (1) official sponsor support is critical to the success of Team USA at all international competitions; and (2) ambush marketing adversely affects the United States Olympic and Paralympic teams and their ability to attract and retain corporate sponsorships.

Summary: Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) official sponsor support is critical to the success of Team USA at all international competitions, and (2) ambush marketing adversely affects the U.S. olympic and paralympic teams and their ability to attract and retain corporate sponsorships.
Relative to the death of Conrad Ray Burns, former United States Senator for the State of Montana.

Relative to the death of Conrad Ray Burns, former United States Senator for the State of Montana. Whereas Conrad Ray Burns was born in Gallatin, Missouri in 1935, and married Phyllis Jean Kuhlmann in 1967; Whereas Conrad Ray Burns served in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 to 1957, serving in Japan and Korea; Whereas Conrad Ray Burns served as Yellowstone County Commissioner from 1986 to 1988; Whereas Conrad Ray Burns was first elected to the United States Senate in 1988 and served three terms as a Senator from the State of Montana with honor and distinction; Whereas Conrad Ray Burns was the longest-serving Republican Senator from the State of Montana: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Conrad Ray Burns, former member of the United States Senate; That the Secretary of the Senate communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the deceased. That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Conrad Ray Burns.

Summary: Declares that the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of Conrad Ray Burns, former member of the U.S. Senate. Declares that when the Senate adjourns on May 9, 2016, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator Burns.
Honoring May 1 through May 7, 2016, as National Small Business Week and celebrating the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

Honoring May 1 through May 7, 2016, as National Small Business Week Whereas National Small Business Week Whereas there are more than 28,000,000 small businesses in the United States; Whereas nearly 90 percent of United States employers have fewer than 20 employees; Whereas small businesses in the United States (1) represent 99.7 percent of all businesses with employees; (2) employ over 48 percent of employees in the private sector; (3) constitute 98 percent of businesses that export goods; and (4) account for more than 46 percent of private sector output; Whereas, on July 30, 1953, Congress established the Small Business Administration to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small businesses (1) to preserve free and competitive enterprise; (2) to ensure that a fair proportion of the total sales of Government property are made to small businesses; and (3) to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the United States; Whereas 63 percent of new jobs are created by small businesses; and Whereas May 1 through May 7, 2016, will be celebrated as National Small Business Week: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) honors May 1 through May 7, 2016, as National Small Business Week (2) celebrates the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States during National Small Business Week; (3) recognizes the importance of (A) creating policies that promote an environment in which small businesses may succeed; and (B) the Small Business Administration as a valuable resource for entrepreneurs in the United States; and (4) supports efforts (A) to encourage consumers to use small businesses; and (B) to increase awareness of the value of small businesses and the impact of small businesses on the economy of the United States.

Summary: Honors May 1-7, 2016, as National Small Business Week. Celebrates the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every U.S. community. Recognizes the importance of the Small Business Administration as a valuable resource for entrepreneurs in the United States. Supports efforts to increase awareness of the value of small businesses and their impact on the U.S. economy.
Affirming the importance of student data privacy and recognizing Digital Learning Day.

Affirming the importance of student data privacy and recognizing Digital Learning Day. Whereas, on February 17, 2016, Digital Learning Day is recognized; Whereas laws must sufficiently protect the personal information of students as data becomes a form of currency; Whereas, without sufficient safeguards, student information could end up in the hands of criminals or other bad actors around the world; Whereas Digital Learning Day highlights the many ways in which technology can enhance the classroom experience; Whereas teachers and schools use technology and digital information in innovative ways that benefit students; Whereas schools use electronic records to update student information and transfer electronic records from one school to another school; and Whereas it is important to maintain student privacy and ensure the data is stored safely and securely: Now, therefore, be it By the Senate, that Congress recognizes (1) the benefits of digital learning and the importance of student privacy; and (2) that policies should safeguard student data and encourage innovative educational technologies.

Summary: Recognizes: (1) the benefits of digital learning and the importance of student privacy, and (2) that policies should safeguard student data and encourage innovative educational technologies.
Congratulating the North Dakota State University football team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.

Congratulating the North Dakota State University football team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title. Whereas the North Dakota State University (referred to in this preamble as NDSU NCAA Whereas NDSU has now won 13 NCAA Football Championships; Whereas NDSU has now won 5 consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championships, an extraordinary and record-setting achievement in modern collegiate football history; Whereas the NDSU Bison have displayed tremendous resilience and skill over the past 5 seasons, with 71 wins to only 5 losses, including a streak of 33 consecutive wins; Whereas an estimated 17,000 Bison fans attended the Championship game, reflecting the tremendous spirit and dedication of Bison Nation that has helped propel the success of the team; and Whereas the 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision title was a victory not only for the NDSU football team, but also for the entire State of North Dakota: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) congratulates the North Dakota State University Bison football team as the 2015 champions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision; (2) commends the North Dakota State University players, coaches, and staff for (A) their hard work and dedication on a historic season; and (B) fostering a continuing tradition of athletic and academic excellence; and (3) recognizes the students, alumni, and loyal fans that supported the Bison while the Bison sought to capture a fifth consecutive Division I Football Championship Subdivision trophy for North Dakota State University.

Summary: Congratulates the North Dakota State University Bison football team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.
Expressing support for the designation of the month of September 2016 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to sickle cell disease.

Expressing support for the designation of the month of September 2016 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month Whereas sickle cell disease (in this preamble referred to as SCD Whereas SCD causes the rapid destruction of sickle cells, which results in multiple medical complications, including anemia, jaundice, gallstones, strokes, restricted blood flow, damaged tissue in the liver, spleen, and kidneys, and death; Whereas SCD causes episodes of considerable pain in the arms, legs, chest, and abdomen of an individual; Whereas SCD affects an estimated 100,000 individuals in the United States; Whereas approximately 1,000 babies are born with SCD each year in the United States, with the disease occurring in approximately 1 in 365 newborn African-American infants and 1 in 16,300 newborn Hispanic-American infants and is found in individuals of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Asian, and Indian origin; Whereas more than 3,000,000 individuals in the United States have the sickle cell trait and 1 in 13 African-Americans carries the trait; Whereas there is a 1 in 4 chance that a child born to parents who both have the sickle cell trait will have the disease; Whereas the life expectancy of an individual with SCD is often severely limited; Whereas, while hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (commonly known as HSCT Whereas September 2016 has been designated as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month in order to educate communities across the United States about SCD, including early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to SCD: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) supports the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month; and (2) encourages the people of the United States to hold appropriate programs, events, and activities during Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month to raise public awareness of preventative care programs, treatments, and other patient services for those suffering from sickle cell disease.

Summary: Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. (Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder than can lead to pain, anemia, infections, and stroke.) Encourages people to hold events and activities to raise awareness of preventive care programs, treatments, and other patient services for those suffering from sickle cell disease.
Amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to ensure that the Senate votes on whether to confirm judicial nominees. 

Amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to ensure that the Senate votes on whether to confirm judicial nominees. 1. Votes on judicial nominees Rule XXXI of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following: 8. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date on which a judicial nomination made by the President is received, the Senate shall vote on (1) whether the Senate will advise and consent to the judicial nomination; or (2) a motion to invoke cloture on the judicial nomination. (b) Except as provided in subparagraph (c), if the Senate does not vote on whether the Senate will advise and consent to a judicial nomination or a motion to invoke cloture on the judicial nomination during the period described in subparagraph (a), on the first day on which the Senate is in session after the end of the period described in subparagraph (a) (1) if the judicial nomination was referred to a committee and has not been reported, the committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the judicial nomination and the judicial nomination shall be placed on the calendar without any intervening action or debate; (2) the Senate shall proceed to the judicial nomination without any intervening action or debate; (3) the Senate shall proceed to the question Is it the sense of the Senate that the debate shall be brought to a close? (4) it shall not be in order to move to proceed to the consideration of any other matter until such question is disposed of. (c) Subparagraph (b) shall not apply to a judicial nomination if, before the end of the period described in subparagraph (a), the committee to which the judicial nomination has been referred votes to report the judicial nomination unfavorably. (d) In this paragraph, the term judicial nomination .

Summary: Amends Rule XXXI (Executive Session - Proceedings on Nominations) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require the Senate, within 180 days after a judicial nomination made by the President is received, to vote on: (1) whether the Senate will advise and consent to the nomination, or (2) a motion to invoke cloture on it. Prescribes procedures for consideration of the nomination if the Senate fails, within such period, to vote on such nomination or the cloture motion. Exempts from this requirement a judicial nomination if, before the end of such period, the committee to which the nomination has been referred, votes to report it unfavorably.
Expressing the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy of the United States.

Expressing the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy of the United States. Whereas a carbon tax is a Federal tax on carbon released from fossil fuels; Whereas a carbon tax would increase energy prices, including the price of gasoline, electricity, natural gas, and home heating oil; Whereas a carbon tax would cause families and consumers to pay more for essential items such as food, gasoline, and electricity; Whereas a carbon tax would cause the greatest hardship for the poor, the elderly, and individuals living on fixed incomes; Whereas a carbon tax would lead to more jobs and businesses moving overseas; Whereas a carbon tax would lead to less economic growth; Whereas families in the United States would be harmed the most from a carbon tax; Whereas, according to the Energy Information Administration, fossil fuels have made up not less than 80 percent of the total energy consumption of the United States since 1990; Whereas a carbon tax would increase the cost of every good that is manufactured in the United States; Whereas a carbon tax would impose disproportionate burdens on certain industries, jobs, States, and geographic regions and would further restrict the global competitiveness of the United States; Whereas the ingenuity of the United States has led to innovations in energy exploration and development and has increased production of domestic energy resources on private and State-owned land, which has created significant job growth and private capital investment; Whereas the energy policy of the United States should encourage continued private sector innovation and development and not increase the existing tax burden on manufacturers; Whereas the production of the energy resources of the United States increases the ability of the United States to maintain a competitive advantage in the global economy; Whereas a carbon tax would reduce the global competitiveness of the United States and would encourage development abroad in countries that do not impose that exorbitant tax burden; and Whereas Congress and the President should focus on pro-growth solutions that encourage increased development of domestic resources: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax (1) would be detrimental to families and businesses in the United States; and (2) is not in the best interest of the United States.

Summary: Expresses the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax would be detrimental to U.S. families and businesses and is not in the best interest of the United States.
Relative to the death of Dale Bumpers, former United States Senator for the State of Arkansas.

Relative to the death of Dale Bumpers, former United States Senator for the State of Arkansas. Whereas Dale Bumpers was born in Franklin County, Arkansas, attended the public schools of Arkansas, and the University of Arkansas; Whereas Dale Bumpers was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1952 and commenced practice in Charleston, Arkansas, where he was born, and where he proudly proclaimed he was the best lawyer in a one-lawyer town; Whereas Dale Bumpers served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II; Whereas Dale Bumpers served his beloved State of Arkansas as Special Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1968, and the Governor of Arkansas from 1970 to 1974; Whereas Dale Bumpers was first elected to the United States Senate in 1974 and served four terms as a Senator from the State of Arkansas with honor and distinction; Whereas Dale Bumpers served the Senate as Chairman of the Committee on Small Business in the One Hundredth through One Hundred Third Congresses; Whereas Dale Bumpers is remembered fondly in the Senate for his story-telling style of oratory and his use of the full length of his extended microphone cord, which allowed him to walk up and down the aisles of the Senate chamber as he spoke: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Dale Bumpers, former member of the United States Senate. That the Secretary of the Senate communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the deceased. That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Dale Bumpers.

Summary: Declares that the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of Dale Bumpers, former member of the U.S. Senate. Declares that when the Senate adjourns on January 11, 2016, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator Bumpers.