FRANKEN, AL (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6874 [20OC]

Budget: require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), S4529 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7685, S7717, S7742, S7767, S7770, S7775 [17NO], S7813 [18NO], S7993, S8002 [29NO], S8151 [1DE]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3685 [9JN], S3815 [15JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), S7457 [15NO], S7624 [16NO], S7717 [17NO]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (S. 1038), S3237 [23MY]

Patents: reform (S. 23), S1074 [1MR]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1829 [17MR], S2189 [6AP]

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 990), S3349 [25MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 990), S3349 [25MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (S. 1038), S3237 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm (see S. 1427), S6666 [18OC]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 707), S8603 [14DE]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 49), S123 [25JA]

———restore rule making it illegal for manufacturers to set a minimum price below which a retailer cannot sell the manufacturer's product (see S. 75), S124 [25JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 33), S1933 [29MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see S. Con. Res. 4), S2131 [5AP]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see S. 724), S2349 [8AP] (see S. 855), S3053 [17MY]

———authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (see S.J. Res. 20), S4025 [22JN]

———commemorate and honor service and sacrifice of members and their families as combat mission in Iraq draws to a close (see S. Res. 349), S8775 [17DE]

———enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 486), S4157 [28JN]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see S. 951), S7155 [7NO]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see S. 1214), S3972 [21JN]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S8680 [15DE]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Con. Res. 13), S3340 [25MY]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 1102), S3427 [26MY]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see S. Res. 159), S2621 [3MY]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 49), S683 [14FE]

Brooklyn Center, MN: anniversary (see S. Res. 38), S482 [2FE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S4677 [19JY]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see S. 770), S2623 [3MY]

———promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see S. 665), S2622 [3MY]

———remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker (see S. 592), S1750 [16MR]

CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (see S. 1200), S3812 [15JN]

Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 847), S2507 [14AP]

Children and youth: prepare disconnected youth for a competitive future by improving existing education, workforce, and support programs for high school dropouts (see S. 1279), S4129 [27JN]

———reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 195), S4960 [27JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 797), S2387 [12AP]

———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 811), S2509 [14AP]

Clean Air Act: recognize benefits of implementation (see S. Res. 119), S2046 [31MR]

Cobell, Elouise Pepion: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1514), S5839 [21SE]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see S. 1094), S3685 [9JN]

Commission on the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the U.S.: establish (see S. 1733), S7188 [8NO]

Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see S. 1522), S5386 [7SE]

Conservation of energy: improve energy efficiency of certain appliances and equipment (see S. 398), S1934 [29MR]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 1415), S4911 [26JY]

Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport (see S. 1987), S8547 [13DE]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see S. 471), S1407 [8MR]

Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see S. 1014), S3052 [17MY]

Credit: empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see S. 1829), S7187 [8NO]

———establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers (see S. 967), S3542 [7JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 598), S1751 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see S. 1053), S3274 [24MY]

———establish a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see S. 1926), S8067 [30NO]

———expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 1850), S7367 [10NO]

———require State electronic benefit transfer contracts to treat wireless program retail food stores in the same manner as wired program retail food stores (see S. 1593), S8377 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: support programs providing pro bono legal assistance to members of the Armed Forces (see S. 1106), S7188 [8NO]

Dept. of Education: allow conversion of Federal Family Education Loan Program debt to the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (see S. 1068), S3338 [25MY]

———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see S. 541), S1546 [10MR]

———amend the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program (see S. 567), S2131 [5AP]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 393), S2687 [4MY]

———award grants to States to establish voluntary prekindergarten programs to ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten (see S. 1170), S3683 [9JN]

———encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see S. 1462), S5191 [1AU]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see S. 929), S2839 [10MY]

———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 547), S2875 [11MY]

———establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see S. 470), S1218 [3MR]

———establish expanded learning time initiatives (see S. 851), S2507 [14AP]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see S. 716), S2087 [4AP]

———establish Office of Rural Education Policy (see S. 946), S2874 [11MY]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see S. 576), S2508 [14AP]

———provide education for homeless children and youths (see S. 571), S1600 [14MR]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 833), S2506 [14AP]

———provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct Loans for active-duty servicemembers regardless of disbursement date (see S. 1139), S3428 [26MY]

———support Promise Neighborhoods (see S. 1004), S2992 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1381), S4641 [18JY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S1677 [15MR]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 1059), S3338 [25MY]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see S. 958), S3814 [15JN]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see S. 1782), S7066 [2NO]

Dept. of HUD: create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined regulations (see S. 1621), S5903 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 645), S8548 [13DE]

———prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (see S. 968), S2928 [12MY]

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 250), S411 [1FE]

Dept. of Labor: provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see S. 922), S4024 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior: accept title to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center (see S. 1537), S8490 [12DE]

———authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (see S. 1134), S3428 [26MY]

———provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 1692), S6461 [12OC]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 676), S1976 [30MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 1619), S6051 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see S. 273), S543 [3FE]

———reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 800), S2387 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic pay (see S. 572), S1600 [14MR]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 752), S8548 [13DE]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see S. 1350), S4912 [26JY]

Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (see S. 409), S871 [17FE]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see S. 1156), S3613 [8JN]

———express that Pell Grant program funding should not be cut in any deficit reduction program (see S. Res. 274), S5903 [22SE]

———improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects (see S. 1675), S6330 [6OC]

———provide, develop, and support readiness initiatives that help students think critically and solve problems, be effective communicators, collaborate, and learn to create and innovate (see S. 1175), S8461 [8DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 29), S7156 [7NO]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 984), S2928 [12MY]

———incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 1333), S4722 [20JY]

EPA: finalize proposed rule to amend spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline requirements for the dairy industry (see S. 104), S125 [25JA]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 558), S1547 [10MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see S. 1273), S5253 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption of foster case placements based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of prospective adoptive or foster parents (see S. 1770), S7005 [1NO]

FCC: preserve free and open nature of the Internet, expand benefits of broadband, and promote universally available and affordable broadband service (see S. 74), S124 [25JA]

———provide public safety providers additional spectrum to support national, interoperable wireless broadband network and authorize incentive auctions to fund such a network (see S. 28), S3052 [17MY]

FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 1882), S8414 [7DE]

———finalize proposed rule on sunscreen product labeling (see S. 1064), S3338 [25MY]

———improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), S3275 [24MY]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see S. 606), S1826 [17MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require restitution for victims of criminal violations (see S. 350), S747 [15FE]

FEMA: authorize construction and maintenance of levees on property acquired under hazard mitigation grant programs (see S. 1118), S3427 [26MY]

Ferraro, Geraldine A.: tribute (see S. Res. 114), S1933 [29MR]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 509), S1406 [8MR]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see S. 853), S4451 [7JY]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 32), S122 [25JA]

Food: increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 216), S338 [27JA]

Foreign policy: expand sanctions imposed on Iran, North Korea, and Syria (see S. 1048), S6090 [4OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S871 [17FE]

Hatfield, Mark O.: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S5339 [6SE]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see S. 481), S1219 [3MR]

Housing: express that stable and affordable housing is essential to HIV prevention, treatment, and care and commit to providing adequate funding for development of housing as a response to AIDS pandemic (see S. Res. 162), S2687 [4MY]

Humphrey, Hubert H.: tribute (see S. Res. 184), S2929 [12MY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 821), S2506 [14AP]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 952), S2874 [11MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1403), S4802 [21JY]

Interagency Council on Healthy Housing: establish (see S. 1617), S5903 [22SE]

International Year of Cooperatives: designate (see S. Res. 87), S1219 [3MR]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see S. Res. 101), S1600 [14MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 211), S3925 [20JN]

Killebrew, Harmon C.: tribute (see S. Res. 189), S3106 [18MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 1265), S6601 [17OC]

Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see S. 1145), S3497 [6JN]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S1894 [28MR]

LIHEAP: provide level funding (see S. 1961), S8414 [7DE]

McClure, James A.: tribute (see S. Res. 78), S976 [28FE]

Medicare: apply frailty adjustment under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) payment rules to certain specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals (see S. 1999), S8679 [15DE]

———authorize certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services (see S. 1468), S6186 [5OC]

———eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see S. 374), S1601 [14MR]

———expand access to medication therapy management services (see S. 274), S543 [3FE]

———extend reasonable cost contracts (see S. 1497), S5251 [2AU]

———increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (see S. 1416), S4911 [26JY]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see S. 738), S2992 [16MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 829), S2506 [14AP]

———require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1206), S3813 [15JN]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see S. 960), S4227 [29JN]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see S. Res. 185), S3276 [24MY]

Mikulski, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 4), S63 [5JA]

National Cancer Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 347), S8547 [13DE]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 306), S629 [8FE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 203), S3428 [26MY]

National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 1025), S3971 [21JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 510), S1406 [8MR]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 329), S7613 [16NO]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 202), S3543 [7JN]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 329), S7613 [16NO]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see S. 1763), S6917 [31OC]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see S. Res. 240), S4960 [27JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 1166), S3683 [9JN]

Patents: reform (see S. 23), S339 [27JA]

Peace Corps: require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see S. 1280), S4227 [29JN]

Percy, Charles H.: tribute (see S. Res. 271), S5726 [19SE]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 394), S3813 [15JN]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 27), S122 [25JA]

Political campaigns: establish a revenue source for fair elections financing of Senate campaigns by providing an excise tax on amounts paid pursuant to contracts with the Government (see S. 749), S2187 [6AP]

———reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 750), S2188 [6AP]

Power resources: expand biofuels market by requiring a certain percentage of new auto sales be flex fuel vehicles, increase number of blender pumps, and authorize renewable fuel pipeline loan guarantees (see S. 187), S127 [25JA]

———promote diligent development of Federal oil and gas leases (see S. 600), S1751 [16MR]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1151), S3541 [7JN]

———protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable information (see S. 1535), S5839 [21SE]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers for children, baby food, and infant formula (see S. 136), S125 [25JA]

Public debt: exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit (see S. Res. 230), S4485 [11JY]

Public safety officers: include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see S. 385), S870 [17FE]

Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determination of the limit on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1435), S5017 [28JY]

Real estate: limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures (see S. 222), S2088 [4AP]

———require certain mortgagees to make loan modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see S. 489), S1219 [3MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 506), S1548 [10MR]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see S. 1597), S5838 [21SE]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1231), S4518 [12JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1692), S6461 [12OC]

Senate Rules: improve debate and consideration of legislative matters and nominations (see S. Res. 10), S64 [5JA]

———provide procedures for extended debate (see S. Res. 21), S339 [27JA]

Senior citizens: develop and test expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older individuals to coordinate care and improve efficiency (see S. 1982), S8547 [13DE]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 72), S124 [25JA]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see S. 578), S1676 [15MR]

———extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see S. 1618), S5903 [22SE] (see S. 1721), S6600 [17OC]

Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see S. 1558), S5624 [14SE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1171), S3683 [9JN]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 996), S3542 [7JN]

———increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1577), S6391 [11OC]

———increase limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see S. 1901), S7830 [18NO]

———modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see S. 1575), S7067 [2NO]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see S. 1277), S4076 [23JN]

———modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see S. 593), S2687 [4MY]

———provide for a variable volumetric ethanol excise tax credit rate based on the price of crude oil (see S. 884), S2686 [4MY] (see S. 1185), S3727 [13JN]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 940), S2839 [10MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see S. 164), S6665 [18OC]

Telecommunications: prohibit mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts for mobile service (see S. 1652), S6090 [4OC]

———require accurate disclosure to consumers of the terms and conditions of 4G service and other advanced wireless mobile broadband service (see S. 1695), S6461 [12OC]

Terrorism: observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 228), S4642 [18JY] (see S. Res. 237), S4845 [22JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 1301), S6601 [17OC]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 1056), S3275 [24MY]

———provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (see S. 1769), S6917 [31OC]

———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see S. 2011), S8733 [16DE]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (see S. Res. 14), S127 [25JA]

U.N.: rescind the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and urge redress of damages to Israel's reputation caused by the report (see S. Res. 138), S2509 [14AP]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 431), S2687 [4MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (see S. 1125), S3427 [26MY]

University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to men's hockey team (see S. Res. 151), S2688 [4MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S8462 [8DE]

Wallop, Malcolm: tribute (see S. Res. 268), S5684 [15SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 21), S7156 [7NO]

———protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers (see S. 1463), S5388 [7SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1977 [30MR]

———ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 634), S1827 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (see S. 831), S2506 [14AP]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 987), S2929 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 758), S2266 [7AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see S. 1399), S4802 [21JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Office of the Homeowner Advocate (see S. 690), S1977 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require a strategic plan for the Office of Rural Health for improving access to, and quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas (see S. 1849), S7367 [10NO]

FDA: promote development of medical devices for patients with rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices (see S. 1865), S7451 [15NO]

Information technology: limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (see S. 1223), S3891 [16JN]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see S. 254), S411 [1FE]

Medicare: authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 31), S122 [25JA]

National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 277), S5945 [23SE]

Native Americans: provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 (see S. 1739), S6764 [19OC]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 555), S1547 [10MR]

Senate Rules: require a two-fifths threshold to sustain a filibuster (see S. Res. 13), S64 [5JA]

Senior citizens: establish a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights, establish State Home Care Ombudsman Programs, and provide quality assurance for home and community-based services (see S. 1750), S6871 [20OC]

Taxation: provide and investment tax credit for community wind projects having generation capacity of not more than a certain amount (see S. 1741), S6871 [20OC]

War: require new war funding be offset (see S. Res. 133), S2188 [6AP]

Women: protect housing rights of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see S. 1892), S7702 [17NO]

Cloture motions

Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, S8454 [8DE], S8484 [12DE]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), motion to proceed, S1247 [4MR]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (S.J. Res. 20), motion to proceed, S4305 [30JN]

Budget: require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), motion to proceed, S4313 [5JY], S4406 [7JY]

Cole, James M.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S2749 [5MY], S2771 [9MY]

Cordray, Richard: nomination to be FRS Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S8347 [6DE], S8428 [8DE]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S8783 [17DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S6085 [4OC], S6283 [6OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), motion to proceed, S7183 [8NO], S7347 [10NO]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8140 [1DE], S8361 [6DE]

Liu, Goodwin: nomination to be circuit judge, S3040 [17MY], S3146 [19MY]

Patents: reform (S. 23), S1213 [3MR], S1323 [7MR]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S2573 [2MY], S2661 [4MY]

———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), motion to proceed, S1543 [10MR], S1590 [14MR]

Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund (S. 1917), motion to proceed, S8011 [30NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), motion to proceed, S7141 [3NO], S7151 [7NO]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), motion to proceed, S1021 [28FE]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 758, Dept. of Education Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program establishment, S2383 [12AP]

Privilege of the floor

Boyd, Erin, S8611 [14DE]

Hessney, Sharon, S8611 [14DE]

Katch, Hannah, S762 [15FE]

White, Ashley, S2401 [12AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (S. 831), S2518 [14AP]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), S2260 [7AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S1491 [9MR]

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, S7960 [29NO]

———review authority to detain and prosecute certain persons under authorizations for use of military force, S7960 [29NO]

Blyleven, Bert: National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, S4990 [28JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2260 [7AP]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, S5115 [30JY]

———deficit, S4421 [7JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), S4422 [7JY]

Climate: establish a Federal strategy to respond to impacts of climate change by protecting and conserving natural resources and encourage development of similar State and local adaptation plans, S8593, S8594 [14DE]

———global warming, S8589, S8590, S8591, S8592, S8593, S8594 [14DE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), House amendment, S5115 [30JY]

Cordray, Richard: nomination to be FRS Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S8404 [7DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7688, S7691 [17NO], S7960 [29NO]

Dept. of Education: establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (S. 758), S2382, S2383 [12AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (S. 1399), S4804 [21JY]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3723 [13JN]

Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, S4423 [7JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations, S6719, S6720, S6722, S6723 [19OC]

FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), S2665-S2667 [4MY]

———disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (S.J. Res. 6), motion to proceed, S7248 [9NO]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, S5513 [13SE]

Golden Valley, MN: anniversary, S8598 [14DE]

Government: require contractors to make timely payments to subcontractors that are small business concerns, S7691 [17NO]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S2260 [7AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions, S735-S738 [15FE]

Information technology: limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (S. 1223), S3793-S3795 [15JN]

Killebrew, Harmon C.: tribute (S. Res. 189), S3115 [18MY]

Liu, Goodwin: nomination to be circuit judge, S3100 [18MY]

Medicare: reform, S4422 [7JY]

Native Americans: provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 (S. 1739), S6767 [19OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: reform, S6719, S6720, S6722, S6723 [19OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S4421 [7JY]

———repeal, S735-S738 [15FE]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, S4421 [7JY], S4865 [25JY], S4928 [27JY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 555), S1557 [10MR]

———recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools, S6723 [19OC]

Taxation: provide and investment tax credit for community wind projects having generation capacity of not more than a certain amount (S. 1741), S6874 [20OC]

———rates, S4423 [7JY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (S. 940), motion to proceed, S3032 [17MY]

———repeal the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit, S3723 [13JN]

Telecommunications: impact of media consolidation, S2666 [4MY]

University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to men's hockey team, S2383 [12AP]

War: require new war funding be offset (S. Res. 133), S2211 [6AP], S5513 [13SE]

Women: protect housing rights of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (S. 1892), S7706 [17NO]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S8594 [14DE]

Texts of

S. 31, Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act, S151 [25JA]

S. 555, Student Non-Discrimination Act, S1558 [10MR]

S. 831, Dairy COOL Act, S2518 [14AP]

S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act, S3894-S3896 [16JN]

S. 1399, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, S4804 [21JY]

S. 1739, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act, S6767 [19OC]

S. 1741, Community Wind Act, S6875 [20OC]

S. 1892, Housing Rights for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Act, S7707 [17NO]

Tributes

Hawkins, William A., S4022 [22JN]