HARKIN, TOM (a Senator from Iowa)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3991 [12JN], S4210 [14JN], S4370 [20JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8366 [21DE], S8442 [27DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7041, S7046, S7110 [28NO], S7218, S7219 [29NO], S7347 [3DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]

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), S3335 [21MY], S3545, S3546 [24MY]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2507 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2646 [24AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S791 [15FE], S1367 [1MR], S1395 [5MR], S1426, S1429 [6MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1747 [15MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139 [18JY]

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

Articles and editorials

Leading on Disability Beyond Our Borders, Dan Berschinski, Washington (DC) Post, S7395 [4DE]

More Time for Justice, New York (NY) Times, S2894 [7MY]

No Longer Just ‘‘Adult-Onset,’’ New York (NY) Times, S2894 [7MY]

Study Predicts 42 Percent of Americans Will Be Obese in 2030, David Brown, Washington (DC) Post, S2948 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2141), S1147 [29FE]

——— promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]

——— restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 2217), S1932 [21MR]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see S. 2112), S1734 [15MR]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 48), S4789 [9JY]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S262 [1FE]

——— strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]

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]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S4951 [12JY]

Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 847), S3632 [24MY]

China: recognize anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong, call for an end to continued persecution, release detained practitioners, and support Tuidang movement renouncing ties to the Communist Party (see S. Res. 232), S6458 [19SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]

——— restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]

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

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 2280), S2243 [29MR]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 3474), S5870 [1AU]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S2496 [18AP]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions (see S. 2032), S42 [23JA]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see S. 1483), S4789 [9JY]

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]

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]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America Program (see S. 2225), S2001 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2343), S2732 [25AP]

——— protect college students from deceptive practices and high-pressure sales by institutions, provide a waiting period for enrollment decisions, and standardize and elevate disclosures (see S. 3550), S6340 [13SE]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE]

Dept. of the Interior: use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), S5047 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 1629), S2546 [19AP]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 491), S3329 [21MY]

——— ensure veterans have information and protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]

——— protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]

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

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), S1540 [8MR]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see S. 2159), S2732 [25AP]

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]

——— prohibit institutions of higher education that participate in certain financial aid programs from including predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see S. 3557), S6454 [19SE]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see S. 2142), S1460 [7MR]

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), S8139 [18DE]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]

Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (see S. 3048), S3041 [9MY]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 32), S8302 [20DE]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 1983), S209 [31JA]

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 [19JN]

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

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1670), S2928 [7MY]

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), S5305 [24JY]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1309), S2031 [26MR]

Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 2620), S5213 [19JY]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (see S. 2125), S5047 [16JY]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see S. 891), S2546 [19AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 829), S42 [23JA]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]

National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 530), S5487 [26JY]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]

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

National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 530), S5487 [26JY]

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]

NLRB: modify the definition of ‘‘supervisor’’ relative to rights to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 2168), S1459 [7MR]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see S. Res. 618), S8042 [13DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 [11JY]

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), S2928 [7MY]

SBA: establish an Office of Entrepreneurial Support (see S. 3638), S7040 [28NO]

——— strengthen entrepreneurial education (see S. 3214), S3422 [22MY]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]

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

Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1734 [15MR]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 3275), S7977 [12DE]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 996), S568 [13FE]

——— 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), S3632 [24MY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S6108 [11SE]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 1301), S6340 [13SE]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S3729 [5JN]

Treaties and agreements: report on countries with which the U.S. negotiates trade agreements, establish terms for future trade agreements, and enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see S. 3347), S6456 [19SE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3043 [9MY]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 2017), S3088 [10MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S3087 [10MY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), S1791 [19MR]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 3565), S6454 [19SE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]

America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership: reauthorize in Iowa (see S. 2133), S1049 [27FE]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 55), S5871 [1AU]

Budget: allow taxpayers the opportunity to specify their choice of Federal budget priorities (see S. 2260), S2242 [29MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see S. 2270), S2242 [29MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]

Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3566), S6454 [19SE]

Economy: rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code (see S. 2252), S2242 [29MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see S. 3578), S6545 [20SE]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (see S. 2516), S2922 [7MY] (see S. 3187), S3174 [15MY]

Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 453), S3087 [10MY]

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

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see S. 2049), S208 [31JA]

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act: extend limited antitrust exemption (see S. 3715), S8548 [30DE]

Tariff: captan (see S. 2512), S2922 [7MY]

——— drive-axles (see S. 2510), S2922 [7MY]

——— forged ring gear components and certain other parts of crankshafts and connecting rods (see S. 2511), S2922 [7MY]

——— fosamine (see S. 2513), S2922 [7MY]

——— o-toluidine (see S. 2514), S2922 [7MY]

——— programmable controllers (see S. 2509), S2922 [7MY]

Taxation: increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 3594), S6545 [20SE]

——— modify and extend the making work pay credit (see S. 3680), S8041 [13DE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8195 [19DE], S8340 [21DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7293 [30NO], S7336 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]

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]

——— 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), motion to proceed, S3252 [17MY]

FDIC: temporarily extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (S. 3637), S7724 [11DE]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1372 [2MR], S1410 [6MR]

Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]

Taxation: 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, S5244 [23JY]

——— 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]

Letters

Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: Joseph A. Antolin, Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., S842 [16FE]

——— Judy Sherman and Emily J. Holubowich, Coalition for Health Funding, S840 [16FE]

——— Margo G. Wootan, Center for Science in the Public Interest, S841 [16FE]

——— Miriam A. Alexander, American College of Preventive Medicine, S840 [16FE]

——— Nancy A. Brown, American Heart Association, S841 [16FE]

FDA medical device user-fee program: Dept. of HHS, S8277–S8295 [20DE]

Lists

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, S3608 [24MY]

Organizations supporting S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, S3305 [21MY]

Motions

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), S3561, S3563 [24MY]

Press releases

President’s Budget Presents Dangerous, Costly Setback to Obesity Epidemic, Campaign Warns: Campaign To End Obesity Action Fund (organization), S841 [16FE]

Privilege of the floor

Agan, Shauna, S5688 [30JY]

Berry, Anne, S6661 [21SE]

Bischoff, Tyler, S2005 [22MR]

Boroughs, Bryan, S5688 [30JY]

Boyer, Lauren, S3457 [22MY]

Brennan, Ryan, S4831 [10JY]

Buchanan, Keagan, S5688 [30JY]

Burda, Nicole, S2005 [22MR]

Burgess, Kevin, S5793 [31JY]

Cullen, Jessica, S6065 [10SE]

Dorando, Douglas, S5688 [30JY]

Duggan, Abby, S6661 [21SE]

Edenfield, Paul, S2603 [23AP], S2659 [24AP]

Flannery, Jessica, S6238 [11SE]

Florczak, Alexis, S6370 [13SE]

Fremgen, Jimmy, S3457 [22MY]

Geake, Ladimir, S6066 [10SE]

Goebelbecker, Nora, S352 [6FE]

Hurt, Nikki, S6661 [21SE]

Iglehart, Brendan, S2342 [16AP]

Jarcho, Andrea, S2342 [16AP], S5688 [30JY]

Jones, Sam, S2005 [22MR]

Kaldenberg, Erica, S3048 [9MY]

Lazar, Katrine, S3239 [16MY]

LeBuhn, Mac, S6066 [10SE]

Ledoux, Chris, S4729 [28JN]

Love, Lindsey, S4483 [25JN]

McConagha, William, S3385 [21MY], S4483 [25JN]

Mederos, Michael, S6370 [13SE]

Monreal, Tiffany, S4483 [25JN]

Newman, Sarah, S2272 [29MR]

Nizamoff, Jenna, S1872 [20MR]

O’Connor, Oliver, S5793 [31JY]

Rasheed, Mehreen, S2517 [18AP]

Robinson, Shaun, S3735 [5JN]

Rodriguez, Bryan, S4483 [25JN]

Sadwick, Rebecca, S6238 [11SE]

Sands, Laura, S3239 [16MY]

Shaner, Alex, S4831 [10JY]

Shepherd, Madeline, S1872 [20MR]

Smith, Shannon, S3735 [5JN]

Smithart, Kelsey, S4831 [10JY]

Sobaski, Mike, S6469 [19SE]

Stein, Lucy, S2272 [29MR], S5688 [30JY]

Visser, Peter, S6469 [19SE]

Watt, Sarah, S3048 [9MY]

Wise, Kathleen, S3385 [21MY]

Wizig, Marissa, S2978 [8MY]

Worthen, Maria, S2342 [16AP]

Zinter, Courtney, S6065 [10SE]

Remarks

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), S1615 [13MR]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4389, S4394 [21JN], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S5472–S5474 [26JY]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8470 [28DE]

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, S8338 [21DE]

Arts Advocacy Day: observance, S2315 [16AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S6586 [21SE]

——— deficit, S6409 [19SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (S. Con. Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3216, S3221 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), S6040 [10SE], S6087–S6091 [11SE], S6309–S6312 [13SE], S6409–S6411 [19SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3216, S3220 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3216, S3221 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3216 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3216 [16MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3708 [5JN]

Climate: global warming, S3613 [24MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), House amendment, S7972, S7973 [12DE]

——— require study on provision that no survival craft allow a person to be submerged in water include consideration of specific needs of individuals with disabilities, S7972, S7973 [12DE]

Colleges and universities: efforts of for-profit colleges and universities to recruit active-duty military personnel and veterans, S5634 [30JY]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (S. 2296), S5634 [30JY]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions, S5632–S5635 [30JY]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): release of ‘‘For-Profit Higher Education—The Failure to Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success’’, S5632 [30JY]

——— tribute to staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, S3608 [24MY]

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, S3546 [24MY]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: impact on the rights of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children with disabilities, S7370 [4DE]

——— ratify, S6513, S6514 [20SE], S6929 [27NO], S7370, S7394, S7395 [4DE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (S. 1947), S7394 [4DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3166 [15MY]

——— improve energy programs, S4396 [21JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S6087 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, S8338 [21DE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, S3216 [16MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3610 [24MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2892, S2895, S2902, S2905 [7MY], S2941, S2943, S2946, S2948 [8MY], S2996, S3033 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, S381 [7FE]

——— Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840–S842 [16FE], S2893–S2896, S2902, S2905 [7MY], S2941, S2943, S2947 [8MY], S2996, S3034 [9MY]

——— promulgate regulations on patient medication information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality information about prescription drugs, S3564 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 2191), unanimous-consent request, S2064 [27MR]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act, S3506 [23MY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S7784 [12DE], S8557, S8583 [31DE]

——— create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 [19SE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, S838–S842 [16FE]

——— rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the tax code (S. 2252), S2483 [18AP]

Education: funding, S6088–S6091 [11SE]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), conference report, S339, S340, S341 [6FE]

FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, S3564 [24MY]

——— ensure regulations do not limit access to dietary supplements, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]

——— ensure that adequate information is disseminated to health care providers about potential benefits and risks of medical products on all patient populations, S3500 [23MY]

——— ensure transparency in drug and medical device user fee agreement negotiations by allowing Members of Congress or designated staff to attend negotiation meetings, S3494 [23MY]

——— improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and amending labeling requirements, S3482, S3484, S3485 [23MY], S3563 [24MY]

——— prohibit FDA employees from carrying firearms and making arrests without warrants, S3561 [24MY]

——— promote accountability, transparency, innovation, efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4625 [26JN]

——— provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products, S4624 [26JN]

——— require a portion of employee performance awards be connected to employee’s ability to review drugs and medical devices in a timely manner, S3490 [23MY]

——— require proof of intent for certain prohibited acts, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]

——— require report on issues with respect to small business, S3500 [23MY]

——— 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), S3482, S3484, S3485, S3490, S3494, S3500, S3501, S3503, S3506, S3507, S3509 [23MY], S3538, S3541, S3546, S3550, S3559, S3561, S3563, S3564, S3567, S3608 [24MY]

——— 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, S4437 [25JN], S4611, S4624, S4625, S4626 [26JN]

——— 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), motion to proceed, S3265 [17MY], S3304 [21MY], S3394 [22MY]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 4367), S7751 [11DE]

Grassley, Senator: tribute to casting 11,000th vote, S6766 [14NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808–S4810 [10JY]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S8470 [28DE]

——— provide enhanced disaster unemployment assistance to States affected by Hurricane Sandy, S8274 [20DE]

——— provide for nonapplication of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act for Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery projects, S8470 [28DE]

Iowa: tribute to Everybody Wins! Iowa program, S67• [24JA]

——— tribute to Iowa Arts Council Big Yellow School Bus grant program, S2315 [16AP]

Medicaid: funding, S2904 [7MY]

Medicare: funding, S6586, S6589 [21SE]

Michigan: State legislature passage of right-to-work law protecting the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, S7999 [13DE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (S. 3453), S5491 [26JY]

National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of interest threshold preceding representation elections, S341 [6FE]

——— repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, S339, S340 [6FE]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2570, S2574 [23AP], S2617, S2621, S2625, S2628, S2629 [24AP]

——— 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, S1882 [21MR], S1957 [22MR], S4808–S4810 [10JY], S5696 [31JY], S6042 [10SE], S6586–S6589 [21SE]

——— repeal, S5696 [31JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808–S4810 [10JY]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4693 [28JN], S4808 [10JY]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to the National Constitution Center addition to ‘‘The Story of We the People’’ exhibit of the wheelchair of disability-rights advocate Justin Dart, Jr., S5480• [26JY]

Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional, S87 [26JA]

Public Health Service: nominations, S6453 [19SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S6040, S6042 [10SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1604 [13MR]

Rose, Stephanie M.: nomination to be district judge, S6026, S6037 [10SE]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S3708 [5JN]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1824, S1826 [20MR]

Social Security: reform, S7785 [12DE]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), S8583 [31DE]

——— 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), S7784 [12DE]

——— prevent professional service income from being mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying payroll taxes, S2902, S2905 [7MY], S2941, S2943, S2947 [8MY], S3034 [9MY]

——— provide payroll tax relief, S840 [16FE]

——— rates, S6088 [11SE], S6409 [19SE]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5696 [31JY]

Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation priorities, S1604 [13MR]

Women: health care for women, S381 [7FE], S5696 [31JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (S. 418), S3071, S3072 [10MY]

Reports filed

Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), S6451 [19SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) (S. Rept. 112–176), S4203 [14JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3578) (S. Rept. 112–221), S6545 [20SE]

FDA Safety and Innovation Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2516), S2922 [7MY]

Nomination of Adam Gamoran to the National Board for Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]

Nomination of Bonnie L. Bassler to the NSF National Science Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]

Nomination of David J. Chard to the National Board for Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]

Nomination of Deborah J. Jeffrey To Be Corp. for National and Community Service Inspector General: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 [13JN]

Nomination of Deborah S. Delisle To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Elementary and Secondary Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]

Nomination of Erica L. Groshen To Be BLS Commissioner: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 [13JN]

Nomination of Hirokazu Yoshikawa to the National Board for Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]

Nomination of Judith D. Singer to the National Board for Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]

Nomination of Kamilah O. Martin-Proctor to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]

Nomination of Larry V. Hedges to the National Board for Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 [13JN]

Nomination of Sara A. Gelser to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]

Nomination of Susanna Loeb to the National Board for Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]

Public Health Service Nominations: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6453 [19SE]

Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 [19SE]

Taking Essential Steps for Testing (TEST) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3391), S6451 [19SE]

Texts of

S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, S1616 [13MR]

S. 3453, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S5492 [26JY]

Tributes

Akaka, Senator, S8032 [13DE]

Beckett, Mary K. (Katie), S3415 [22MY]

Bennet, Senator, S3503 [23MY]

Bern, Chris, S4236• [18JN]

Berschinski, Dan, S7394 [4DE]

Bingaman, Senator, S8111 [18DE]

Conrad, Senator, S8032 [13DE]

Dart, Justin, Jr., S7394 [4DE]

Dole, Bob, S7394 [4DE]

Inouye, Daniel K., S8110, S8111 [18DE]

Kibbie, John (Jack), S5864 [1AU]

Kohl, Senator, S7998 [13DE]

Lieberman, Senator, S8237 [20DE]

Lugar, Senator, S8032 [13DE]

Mikulski, Senator, S2028 [26MR]

Nelson, Senator Ben, S8237, S8238 [20DE]

Rutherford, Matt, S2218 [29MR], S2293 [16AP], S2482 [18AP]

Snowe, Senator, S8111 [18DE]

Webb, Senator, S8237 [20DE]

Yudin, Lory, S4147 [13JN]