RISCH, JAMES E. (a Senator from Idaho)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3913 [11JN], S3978, S3992 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7014, S7085, S7100, S7119 [28NO], S7197, S7219, S7231, S7248, S7271 [29NO], S7285 [30NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S797 [15FE], S910 [17FE], S1544 [8MR]

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

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), S4151 [13JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 2103), S2245 [29MR]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]

Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3978 [12JN]

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]

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

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), S3516 [23MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (see S. Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR]

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]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see S. 2046), S1148 [29FE]

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 of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 968), S42 [23JA]

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

Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6457 [19SE]

——— require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 3249), S3631 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]

——— provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see S. 3679), S8041 [13DE]

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. 46), S4725 [28JN]

——— prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see S. 1506), S2243 [29MR]

——— prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin programs to private organizations or entities (see S. 3612), S6625 [21SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 3270), S4204 [14JN]

Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]

EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 [9MY]

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), S4638 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN]

Federal agencies and departments: report to Congress about refusal to implement certain recommendations for reimbursement by inefficient or wasteful Afghanistan reconstruction contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 [2AU]

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), S3978 [12JN]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S5134 [18JY]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 19), S1148 [29FE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]

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]

Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5980 [2AU]

Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see S. 2058), S261 [1FE]

——— 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]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to reporting requirements for interest on deposits maintained at U.S. financial institutions and paid to certain nonresident alien individuals (see S.J. Res. 40), S3632 [24MY]

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), S4151 [13JN]

ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S4300 [19JN]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S1459 [7MR]

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]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1935), S5871 [1AU]

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

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 2347), S7215 [29NO]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S3280 [17MY]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 470), S3516 [23MY]

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

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]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S3330 [21MY] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]

Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]

Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see S. 3269), S3781 [6JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S4369 [20JN]

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

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), S6546 [20SE]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]

——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), S5486 [26JY]

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

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]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 [7MR]

Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), S5978 [2AU]

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

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

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see S. 2066), S568 [13FE]

Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]

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

——— increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1577), S3130 [14MY]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Con. Res. 61), S7686 [6DE]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S1422 [6MR]

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

——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]

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. 3199), S3280 [17MY]

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), S4151 [13JN]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 47), S4893 [11JY]

Unemployment: require participation in public service and engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S4369 [20JN]

Water: 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]

Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 [2FE]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, S589 [14FE]

——— deficit, S589 [14FE]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S4324 [20JN]

Melba, ID: anniversary, S5656• [30JY]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), S8356 [21DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, S6480 [20SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S1117 [29FE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1117 [29FE]

Russia: characterize conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that undermines the rule of law and Russian judicial independence, S8356 [21DE]

——— extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), S8356 [21DE]

——— 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, S8356 [21DE]

Twin Falls, ID: opening of Chobani Inc., production facility, S8067 [17DE]