SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Senator from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787 [6JN], S4210, S4213 [14JN], S4277 [19JN], S4344 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7041, S7054, S7111 [28NO], S7217, S7218, S7227, S7243 [29NO]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3433, S3450, S3451 [22MY], S3506, S3517, S3533 [23MY], S3545, S3546 [24MY]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2511 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2692 [25AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2093 [27MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S615 [14FE], S864, S865, S866 [16FE], S910, S924, S925, S1018 [17FE], S1090 [28FE], S1151 [29FE], S1367 [1MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5402 [25JY], S5777, S5778, S5788 [31JY], S5980 [2AU]

Appointments

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1399 [5MR]

Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]

Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]

Articles and editorials

Schumer Schemes to Hit GOP, S1688 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S4893 [11JY]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S5258 [23JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 33), S5658 [30JY]

Armed Forces: modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see S. 866), S4239 [18JN]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see S. 2134), S1791 [19MR]

Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their function as a critical component of the organic defense industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY]

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: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S4461 [25JN]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see S. 665), S42 [23JA]

Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 2268), S5487 [26JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see S. 1131), S2243 [29MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]

Children and youth: permit disclosure of certain information for the purpose of missing child investigations (see S. 225), S5732 [31JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3730 [5JN]

Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see S. 1244), S2546 [19AP]

Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the institution financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY]

Colvin, Marie C.: tribute (see S. Res. 404), S2001 [22MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 3237), S4239 [18JN]

Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: designate (see S. 3435), S6109 [11SE]

Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]

Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 2212), S6947 [27NO]

——— prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (see S. 1821), S2325 [16AP]

——— protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (see S. 2127), S1050 [27FE]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S6856 [15NO]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 2149), S1194 [1MR]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 3522), S6062 [10SE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]

——— prohibit and deter theft of metal (see S. 3631), S6895 [26NO]

Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ‘‘produced’’ to include melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see S. 2087), S494 [9FE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S1848 [20MR] (see S. 2343), S2929 [7MY]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see S. 1004), S1049 [27FE]

Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see S. 2123), S6627 [21SE]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see S. 1613), S4239 [18JN]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 3407), S6627 [21SE]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S1050 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S6547 [20SE]

Dept. of Labor: provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see S. 922), S1540 [8MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of Government stock in General Motors Co., to fund pension benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), S6340 [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3429), S5382 [25JY] (see S. 3457), S6064 [10SE]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 1147), S2243 [29MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 3340), S4675 [27JN]

Diseases: improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see S. 1167), S1195 [1MR]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see S. 2159), S2002 [22MR]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]

——— retool manufacturers for clean energy production, provide worker training and tax credits for value-added agriculture investments, expand broadband access, and extend Build America Bonds program (see S. 1895), S262 [1FE]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]

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]

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), S1147 [29FE]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see S. 606), S2243 [29MR]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1910), S6627 [21SE]

Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S6064 [10SE]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1848 [20MR]

FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S851 [16FE]

Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S6272 [12SE]

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

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]

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

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: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 574), S6546 [20SE]

——— 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), S850 [16FE]

——— 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]

Israel: 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), S2969 [8MY]

Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 394), S1576 [12MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4369 [20JN]

——— observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]

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

Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court (see S. 2276), S3516 [23MY]

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]

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

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 818), S8364 [21DE]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see S. 891), S6626 [21SE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see S. 3208), S7744 [11DE]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S132 [26JA]

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: support mission and goals (see S. Res. 374), S614 [14FE]

National Guard: increase authorized number of Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (see S. 3188), S3330 [21MY]

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

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 564), S6454 [19SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for certain national heritage areas (see S. 3623), S8042 [13DE]

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]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain Russia’s full compliance with commitments under the protocol on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (see S. 3327), S4417 [21JN]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), S6628 [21SE]

Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 [10MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 [10JY]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1933 [21MR]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY]

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

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see S. 1039), S568 [13FE]

Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S4299 [19JN]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 [16JY]

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

Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing (see S. 886), S4418 [21JN]

Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 2034), S75 [24JA]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), S3130 [14MY]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S6800 [14NO]

——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S6746 [13NO]

——— increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1577), S3174 [15MY]

——— make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S3839 [7JN]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see S. 2237), S2394 [17AP]

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

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S3978 [12JN] (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 543), S7459 [5DE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S164 [30JA]

War of 1812: anniversary (see S. Res. 513), S4823 [10JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Albania: recognize independence anniversary and commend for protecting Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust (see S. Res. 601), S6947 [27NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (see S. Con. Res. 36), S1195 [1MR]

Coast Guard: require development and posting of passenger capacity limits for recreational vessels over a certain length (see S. 3537), S6339 [13SE]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 49), S4418 [21JN]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), S6062 [10SE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S208 [31JA]

Education: enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]

Electronics: make it unlawful to alter or remove the identification number of a mobile communications device (see S. 3186), S3174 [15MY]

Hamilton College: anniversary (see S. Res. 478), S3729 [5JN]

Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (see S. 3499), S5977 [2AU]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), S261 [1FE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 2620), S2924 [7MY]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 3706), S8364 [21DE]

National Public Higher Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 384), S1147 [29FE]

New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 2203), S1790 [19MR]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 369), S388 [7FE]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during states of market shortage (see S. 3622), S6625 [21SE]

Public utilities: authorize the obtaining of national criminal history background checks of certain employees in sensitive positions (see S. 3707), S8364 [21DE]

Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see S. 2326), S2546 [19AP]

Tariff: acetamiprid, whether or not combined with application adjuvants (see S. 2430), S2822 [26AP]

——— adjustable metal lighting fixtures (see S. 2422), S2822 [26AP]

——— aluminum lamp-holder housings (see S. 2415), S2822 [26AP]

——— anatase titanium dioxide (see S. 2457), S2823 [26AP]

——— brass lamp-holder housings (see S. 2416), S2822 [26AP]

——— ceramic bases designed for high intensity discharge lamps with metal locking pins to allow passage of an electrical current (see S. 2850), S2965 [8MY]

——— ceramic frit rings (see S. 2444), S2822 [26AP]

——— cermets for ceramic discharge lamps (see S. 2848), S2965 [8MY]

——— cis-3-hexen-1-ol (see S. 2431), S2822 [26AP]

——— C12-18 alkenes, polymers (TPX) with 4-methyl-1-pentene (see S. 2435), S2822 [26AP]

——— cyanuric chloride (see S. 2436), S2822 [26AP]

——— cyflufenamid (see S. 2428), S2822 [26AP]

——— digital camera lenses (see S. 2408, 2412), S2822 [26AP]

——— electrical connectors (see S. 2418), S2822 [26AP]

——— frit rings composed of dysprosium oxide, dysprosium monosilicate, and mullite (see S. 2849), S2965 [8MY]

——— gallium unwrought (see S. 2460), S2823 [26AP]

——— germanium oxides (see S. 2459), S2823 [26AP]

——— germanium unwrought (see S. 2458), S2823 [26AP]

——— helional (see S. 2432), S2822 [26AP]

——— imitation jewelry earrings (see S. 2454), S2823 [26AP]

——— imitation jewelry necklaces or bracelets (see S. 2455), S2823 [26AP]

——— instant print film for analog photography (see S. 2427), S2822 [26AP]

——— lightweight digital camera lenses (see S. 2409, 2410, 2411), S2822 [26AP]

——— low expansion laboratory glassware (see S. 2462), S2823 [26AP]

——— low expansion stoppers, lids, and other closures (see S. 2461), S2823 [26AP]

——— magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic hydrotalcite) and magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic hydrotalcite) coated with stearic acid (see S. 2434), S2822 [26AP]

——— magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate coated with stearic acid (see S. 2433), S2822 [26AP]

——— metal iodide pellets (see S. 2445), S2822 [26AP]

——— metal screw type bases designed for high intensity discharge lamps (see S. 2845), S2965 [8MY]

——— n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl benzisothiazoline), 1-hydroxypyridine-2-thione, zinc salt (zinc pyrithione) and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 2424), S2822 [26AP]

——— n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl benzisothiazoline) and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 2425), S2822 [26AP]

——— necklaces or bracelets, other than those containing jadeites or rubies (see S. 2453), S2822 [26AP]

——— nightlights made of plastic (see S. 2423), S2822 [26AP]

——— n-propyl gallate (see S. 2440), S2822 [26AP]

——— occupancy sensors (see S. 2417), S2822 [26AP]

——— PCBTF (see S. 2843), S2965 [8MY]

——— PCBTF with acid acceptor (see S. 2842), S2965 [8MY]

——— PCBTF with antioxidant (see S. 2841), S2965 [8MY]

——— PCBTF with antistatic (see S. 2852), S2965 [8MY]

——— PCBTF with corrosion inhibitor (see S. 2844), S2965 [8MY]

——— plastic lamp-holder housings (see S. 2413), S2822 [26AP]

——— polycrystalline alumina discharge tubes prefilled with metal halide salts and designated for high intensity discharge lamps (see S. 2851), S2965 [8MY]

——— polycrystalline alumina tubes and shaped bodies designed for high intensity discharge lamps (see S. 2847), S2965 [8MY]

——— porcelain lamp-holder housings (see S. 2414), S2822 [26AP]

——— potassium sorbate (see S. 2439), S2822 [26AP]

——— preformed iodide pellets or powder composed of iodides of dysprosium, thallium sodium, holmium, thulium and calcium (see S. 2846), S2965 [8MY]

——— p-toluenesulfonamide (see S. 2426), S2822 [26AP]

——— sodium ferrocyanide (see S. 2443), S2822 [26AP]

——— sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (see S. 2437), S2822 (see S. 2456), S2823 [26AP]

——— sorbic acid (see S. 2438), S2822 [26AP]

——— surge protectors (see S. 2420), S2822 [26AP]

——— tamper resistant ground fault circuit interrupters (see S. 2421), S2822 [26AP]

——— tebufenozide (see S. 2429), S2822 [26AP]

——— thiourea dioxide (see S. 2441), S2822 [26AP]

——— time switches (see S. 2419), S2822 [26AP]

——— 12-hydroxystearic acid (see S. 2442), S2822 [26AP]

——— women’s belts of leather or composition leather (see S. 2452), S2822 [26AP]

——— women’s footwear (see S. 2448, 2451), S2822 [26AP]

——— women’s leather footwear with non-pigskin uppers (see S. 2446, 2447), S2822 [26AP]

——— women’s nonenumerated footwear (see S. 2449), S2822 [26AP]

——— women’s nonenumerated footwear with textile uppers (see S. 2450), S2822 [26AP]

Taxation: extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 3267), S3781 [6JN]

——— provide that persons renouncing citizenship for substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not be admissible to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]

——— require the use of domestic property to be eligible for certain tax incentives for solar energy (see S. 3183), S3174 [15MY]

Transportation Security Administration: appoint passenger advocates at certain airports to assist elderly and disabled passengers who believe they have been mistreated by personnel (see S. 2207), S1847 [20MR]

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]

Cloture motions

Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, S4176 [14JN]

Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

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

——— prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]

Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 [26AP], S2944 [8MY]

Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 [10MY]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]

Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]

Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 [9FE], S558 [13FE]

Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 [17JY]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 [17AP]

——— improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 [26MR]

Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], S1884 [21MR]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 [10JY], S5008 [16JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 [2AU], S6784 [14NO]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]

Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Lists

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Professors of the Year Award recipients, S6851 [15NO]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5726 [31JY]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8053 [17DE], S8341 [21DE], S8433, S8438 [27DE], S8464, S8467, S8483, S8519 [28DE], S8544 [30DE]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S8445 [27DE]

——— prohibit use of emergency spending for persons having serious delinquent tax debts or for deceased individuals, S8433 [27DE]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), S5628 [26JY]

——— express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5466 [26JY]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (organization): tribute to New York chapter, S205• [31JA]

Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, S5965 [2AU]

Brodie, Margo Kitsy: nomination to be district judge, S1040 [27FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (S. Con. Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3218 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), S6299 [13SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3218 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3218 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3218 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3218 [16MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5726 [31JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (H. Con. Res. 133), S5628 [26JY]

Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (H.R. 4389), S8454 [27DE]

Colleges and universities: tribute to Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Professors of the Year Award recipients, S6851• [15NO]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to Members and staff, S8343 [21DE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the Capitol (S. Con. Res. 49), S4423 [21JN]

——— accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center (H.R. 6336), S6285 [12SE]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S3814 [7JN]

Constitution—U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. Con. Res. 90), S5627, S5628 [26JY]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, S3548 [24MY]

——— place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), S681 [15FE]

Corps of Engineers: clarify cost-sharing requirements for certain activities, S8438 [27DE], S8464 [28DE]

——— require congressional authorization of flood and storm damage risk reduction projects, S8439 [27DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3814 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7390 [4DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), unanimous-consent agreement, S7194, S7195 [29NO]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2952 [8MY], S3029 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, S884 [17FE]

Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (S. 1959), House amendment, S5624, S5625 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms, S7194, S7195 [29NO]

Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 529), S5626 [26JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), S5726 [31JY]

Drugs: address increase in synthetic drug use, S681 [15FE]

——— ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 409), S681 [15FE]

——— ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 839), S681 [15FE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S6921 [27NO], S7419, S7420 [5DE]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3548 [24MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require merit-based and competitive awards of disaster recovery contracts, S8439 [27DE], S8467 [28DE]

FEMA: ensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters, S8438 [27DE]

——— prohibit emergency Federal disaster assistance for commercial fisheries, S8433, S8438 [27DE]

Firearms: gun control, S5466 [26JY], S8056 [17DE]

Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S885, S887 [17FE]

Galante, Carol J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner, unanimous-consent agreement, S5623 [26JY]

Geraci, Frank P., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S8013 [13DE]

Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office, Cocoa, FL: designate (H.R. 2338), S8454 [27DE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to States for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S8341 [21DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S8053 [17DE], S8433, S8438 [27DE], S8464, S8467, S8483, S8519 [28DE], S8544 [30DE]

Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, and research (S. 3553), S7421 [5DE]

——— enhance national security, combat illegal immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, and research (S. 3553), unanimous-consent request, S7422 [5DE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), unanimous-consent request, S7421 [5DE]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (S. Res. 532), S5627 [26JY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities, S7390 [4DE]

——— strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), S3321 [21MY]

——— strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), House amendment, S5847 [1AU]

Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (H.R. 6260), S8454 [27DE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (S. 1299), S5625 [26JY]

National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (S. Res. 530), S5626 [26JY]

National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (S. Res. 530), S5626 [26JY]

National School Nurse Day: observance, S3037 [9MY]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, S8056 [17DE]

Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (S. Res. 531), S5626 [26JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S5694 [31JY]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S1104, S1141 [29FE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1662 [14MR]

Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5726 [31JY]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, S104 [26JA]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 2219), S3478 [23MY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5007, S5035 [16JY], S5071 [17JY]

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (H.R. 6587), S8454 [27DE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2692 [25AP]

——— maintain all current door delivery point services, S2692 [25AP]

Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3250 [17MY]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2136 [28MR]

——— national energy policy, S1662 [14MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5623 [26JY]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1066 [28FE], S1664 [14MR], S6495 [20SE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S3250 [17MY]

Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: designate (H.R. 3892), S8454 [27DE]

Public debt: allow increase of debt ceiling by Executive order (S. 3664), S7664 [6DE]

Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, SC: designate (H.R. 6379), S8454 [27DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S3814 [7JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S2210 [29MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1104, S1141 [29FE], S2135 [28MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), S2210 [29MR]

Saudi Arabia: increase oil output to offset decrease in Iranian oil exports due to sanctions, S1662 [14MR]

Saverin, Eduardo: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public offering (IPO), S3548–S3550 [24MY]

Schofield, Lorna G.: nomination to be district judge, S8013, S8014 [13DE]

Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to Federal Government (S. 739), S3657 [24MY]

——— impact of partisanship, S6495 [20SE]

——— legislative program, S5628 [26JY], S8454 [27DE]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S6916 [27NO], S7664 [6DE]

Sidney ‘Sid’ Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, AR: designate (H.R. 3869), S8454 [27DE]

Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3250 [17MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S104 [26JA]

——— decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S5035 [16JY], S5071 [17JY]

Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5350 [25JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S7419, S7420 [5DE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to proceed, S5277 [24JY], S5350 [25JY]

——— prevent professional service income from being mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying payroll taxes, S3030 [9MY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4872 [11JY]

——— provide that persons renouncing citizenship for substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not be admissible to the U.S. (S. 3205), S3548–S3550 [24MY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, S3218 [16MY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2059), S319 [2FE]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (S. 3667), S8454 [27DE]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5694, S5717 [31JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2755 [26AP], S3217 [16MY]

Women: health care for women, S884 [17FE], S5694 [31JY]

Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5726 [31JY]

Rules

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S3970–S3972 [12JN]

Tributes

Ansaldi, Joseph C., S3276• [17MY]

Billington, James H., S6323 [13SE]

Colvin, Marie C., S1186 [1MR]

Franken, Senator, S5847 [1AU]

Inouye, Daniel K., S8347 [21DE]

Landrieu, Senator, S1662 [14MR]

Mikulski, Senator, S1908 [21MR], S8343 [21DE]