RUBIO, MARCO (a Senator from Florida)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3792 [6JN], S3868 [7JN], S3909 [11JN], S4389 [21JN]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S182 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6977 [27NO], S7014, S7060, S7100, S7104, S7105, S7119, S7120, S7121 [28NO], S7216, S7217, S7231, S7238, S7248, S7256, S7274 [29NO], S7285, S7289, S7304 [30NO], S7327, S7329, S7348, S7359 [3DE], S7384 [4DE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]

Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 3783), S7988 [12DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S575 [13FE], S708, S788, S795, S796, S797 [15FE], S910 [17FE], S1079 [28FE], S1152 [29FE], S1399 [5MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1814 [19MR]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4829 [10JY], S4894, S4896, S4898 [11JY], S4973 [12JY], S5048 [16JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5678, S5681 [30JY], S5740 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 3290), S5258 [23JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 2103), S4369 [20JN]

Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers’ license to a member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 3624), S6625 [21SE]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]

Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (see S. 1956), S1541 [8MR]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see S. 2065), S323 [2FE]

——— provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 102), S1932 [21MR]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), S3632 [24MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S4823 [10JY]

Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the institution financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see S. 3244), S6947 [27NO]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), S163 [30JA]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]

Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health care services under departmental health care programs (see S. 3203), S3280 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2825 [26AP]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S4893 [11JY]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S389 [7FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the U.S. (see S. 803), S2001 [22MR]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 968), S42 [23JA]

——— support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]

——— provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces members (see S. 2246), S2166 [28MR]

Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]

——— require a quadrennial diplomacy and development review (see S. 3341), S4636 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3785 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see S. 3202), S3280 [17MY]

——— provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]

Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY]

Education: support statewide individual-level integrated postsecondary education data systems (see S. 2098), S1680 [14MR]

EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3424 [22MY]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see S. Res. 613), S7744 [11DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3786 [6JN]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4675 [27JN]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S3978 [12JN] (see S. 3394), S5382 [25JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 2213), S1847 [20MR]

Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. development programs and private sector investment activities (see S. 3495), S5977 [2AU]

Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see S. 3310), S6456 [19SE]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see S. 2247), S7402 [4DE]

——— treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5382 [25JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises (see S. 693), S3280 [17MY]

Gross, Alan P.: call for immediate and unconditional release from detention in Cuba and urge for provision of appropriate medical treatment (see S. Res. 609), S7459 [5DE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 368), S350 [6FE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S388 [7FE]

Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S4418 [21JN]

——— repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 19), S5047 [16JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 [21SE]

Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see S. 2078), S5487 [26JY]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR]

Hurricanes: permit solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for relief of victims of Hurricane Sandy (see S. Res. 596), S6800 [14NO]

Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB–5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J–1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S4726 [28JN]

——— provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to defraud aliens and increase awareness about such fraud (see S. 1336), S2245 [29MR]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see S. Res. 624), S8138 [18DE]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 532), S5487 [26JY]

International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 [25JN]

Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see S. 2058), S615 [14FE]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1423 [6MR]

——— support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S4822 [10JY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S3785 [6JN]

——— commit to security as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders and condemn rocket and missile attacks in Gaza by Hamas (see S. Res. 599), S6855 [15NO]

——— reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 2165), S2086 [27MR]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S3174 [15MY]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S2825 [26AP]

Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 [20JN]

Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 1299), S5381 [25JY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1935), S5305 [24JY]

McGovern, George S.: tribute (see S. Res. 607), S7303 [30NO]

Mental health: issue a semipostal stamp for research and demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders (see S. 2472), S4893 [11JY]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S3900 [11JN]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), S3329 [21MY]

NATO: strengthen (see S. 2177), S2002 [22MR]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (see S. Res. 621), S8071 [17DE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), S3631 [24MY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S7703 [10DE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]

Payá Sardiñas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), S2731 [25AP]

Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see S. 3333), S4893 [11JY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 3077), S8364 [21DE]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]

——— establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA]

Roman, Agustin: tribute (see S. Res. 443), S2824 [26AP]

Rudman, Warren: tribute (see S. Res. 604), S7215 [29NO]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see S. 1578), S4822 [10JY]

SBA: ensure treatment of Brevard County, FL, as a HUBZone (see S. 2157), S1422 [6MR]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 [21SE]

Specter, Arlen: tribute (see S. Res. 612), S7703 [10DE]

Sudan: promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1848 [20MR]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), S2731 [25AP]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), S1680 [14MR]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]

——— make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends (see S. 1647), S3130 [14MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 3695), S8203 [19DE]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see S. 3460), S5732 [31JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), S2166 [28MR]

Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA]

Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]

Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate threat (see S. Res. 486), S3839 [7JN]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 [29JN]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 2205), S2969 [8MY]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 [6JN]

Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), S4950 [12JY]

Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the ‘‘adult entertainment’’ section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S3730 [5JN]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 2122), S1933 [21MR]

——— prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 [28MR]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), S3235 [16MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1790 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County, FL, federally owned land for construction of a fire station (see S. 3390), S5084 [17JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]

EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for water quality requirements (see S. 2115), S850 [16FE]

Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]

Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 446), S2824 [26AP]

——— promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]

Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 507), S4636 [26JN]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 3570), S6454 [19SE]

Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 521), S5047 [16JY]

Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5870 [1AU]

——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3084 [10MY]

Cloture motions

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4389 [21JN]

Budget: deficit, S1659 [14MR], S4931 [12JY]

China: human rights violations, S1710 [15MR]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, S7372 [4DE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3023 [9MY]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against religious minorities, S7694 [10DE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (S. 299), S4870 [11JY]

Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance, S6488–S6490 [20SE]

——— provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), S6597• [21SE]

Foreign policy: promote human rights and democracy, S1709 [15MR]

Human rights: condemn international human rights violations against women and human trafficking, S2477 [18AP]

Human Rights Day: observance, S7693–S7695 [10DE]

Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S557 [13FE]

National objectives: economic recovery, S62 [24JA], S4870–S4872 [11JY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S6261 [12SE]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract, S4389 [21JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S4700 [28JN]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4700 [28JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1659 [14MR]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4932 [12JY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4930 [12JY]

——— rates, S4931 [12JY]

——— reform the Federal tax code, S4869–S4872 [11JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (S. 1301), S7693, S7695 [10DE]

Transportation: improve consumer protection through regulation of the household goods moving industry, S8198 [19DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2477 [18AP]

Tributes

Almeida, Bryan, S4946• [12JY]

Bateman, Pat, S4946• [12JY]

Beck, Michael, S387• [7FE]

Casscells-Hamby, Meg, S4946• [12JY]

Davis, Charles C., III, S4946• [12JY]

Davis, Clay M., S4947• [12JY]

Delatorre, Arren, S4947• [12JY]

Donovan, Billy, S4947• [12JY]

Erbiti, Katerina, S387• [7FE]

Ferguson, Taylor, S387• [7FE]

Fields, Lauren, S4947• [12JY]

Gaylor, Hunter, S4947• [12JY]

Gilligan, Mary Catherine, S4947• [12JY]

Grocock, Rachel, S4947• [12JY]

Hackley, Cristina, S4947• [12JY]

Hernandez, Jazmin, S4947• [12JY]

Hoffman, Michael, S4947• [12JY]

Houston-Carter, Courtney, S387• [7FE]

Judt, Randall, S4947• [12JY]

Killam, Luke, S4948• [12JY]

Kloustin, Taylor, S387• [7FE]

Linares, Art, S387• [7FE]

Martinez, Nicole, S387• [7FE]

McBath, Brooke, S4948• [12JY]

Morales, Carlos, S4948• [12JY]

Mustiga, Karen, S387• [7FE]

Nelson, Steve, S4948• [12JY]

Potter, Sarah, S4948• [12JY]

Rivera, Jenni, S7693 [10DE]

Rodriguez, Joanna, S4948• [12JY]

Rogers, Shawn, S4948• [12JY]

Scher, Nicholas, S4948• [12JY]

Wassman, Chris, S387• [7FE]

Williams, James, S4948• [12JY]

Zabalo, Cassie, S4948• [12JY]