THUNE, JOHN (a Senator from South Dakota)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3854, S3857, S3868 [7JN], S3913 [11JN], S4157 [13JN], S4205, S4206, S4216 [14JN], S4266 [19JN], S4339, S4354 [20JN], S4419 [21JN]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S182, S183, S209, S215 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7099 [28NO], S7231, S7273 [29NO], S7384 [4DE]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), S1050 [27FE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2603 [23AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S860 [16FE]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4827 [10JY], S4894, S4896, S4897, S4898 [11JY], S4962 [12JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5213 [19JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5789 [31JY]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), S1195 [1MR]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY]

Armed Forces: 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), S4894 [11JY]

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]

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

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 881), S1540 [8MR]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see S. 2185), S1576 [12MR]

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

Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S4300 [19JN]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences (see S. 3405), S5733 [31JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]

Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S3234 [16MY]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), S2656 [24AP]

——— establish a committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates and provide for relief from those mandates (see S. 1971), S851 [16FE]

——— 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]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S4675 [27JN]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 2160), S2244 [29MR]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S7303 [30NO]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]

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]

Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S5085 [17JY]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 1979), S3329 [21MY]

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

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), S5383 [25JY]

Iran: 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), S2970 [8MY]

——— 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. offices of certain financial institutions and is paid to certain nonresident alien individuals (see S.J. Res. 40), S3517 [23MY]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S6547 [20SE]

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]

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

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 1299), S1147 [29FE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1935), S5134 [18JY]

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

Medicare: clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to and care furnished in participating long-term care hospitals (see S. 1486), S164 [30JA]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 595), S7215 [29NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 595), S7215 [29NO]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. Res. 444), S2824 [26AP]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]

National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 441), S2824 [26AP]

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: 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), S3088 [10MY] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]

Power resources: 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]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 3077), S8452 [27DE]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S77 [24JA]

——— 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]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]

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

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3285), S3976 [12JN]

——— 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), S3977 [12JN]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 2364), S3839 [7JN]

Small business: preserve option for businesses to operate as they choose, including as flow-through entities, and oppose tax changes forcing such businesses to reorganize as C corporations (see S. Res. 88), S6065 [10SE]

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

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

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 2150), S1460 [7MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: suspend sales of petroleum products until certain conditions are met (see S. 2100), S1195 [1MR]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1512), S1089 [28FE]

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

——— permanently extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 700), S2243 [29MR]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3786 [6JN]

——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3175 [15MY]

Transportation Security Administration: modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (see S. 3542), S6856 [15NO]

——— require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S5871 [1AU]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 2205), S2656 [24AP]

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

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), S4774 [29JN]

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]

Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 3288), S4151 [13JN]

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

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

National forests: declare state of emergency and implement hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see S. 3597), S6546 [20SE]

Taxation: prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related to gross receipts and sales (see S. 2083), S494 [9FE]

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

Cost Estimates

European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 1956): CBO, S6527 [20SE]

Letters

European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6527 [20SE]

Privilege of the floor

Posey, Justin, S4107 [12JN]

Remarks

Abdnor, James: tribute (S. Res. 475), S3613 [24MY]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4355 [20JN]

Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White Draw Fire, S4815 [10JY]

Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (S. 1956), S2995 [9MY], S5945 [2AU], S6527, S6528 [20SE], S6611 [21SE]

——— prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee receipts for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. airlines under the European Union emissions trading scheme, S6527, S6528 [20SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S57–S59 [24JA], S600, S602, S603 [14FE], S5173, S5174 [19JY]

——— deficit, S600, S602, S603 [14FE], S7993 [13DE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), S5119 [18JY], S5173, S5174 [19JY], S6293, S6296 [13SE], S6412 [19SE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (S. 3228), S3740 [6JN]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (S. Con. Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3187, S3188 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), S6295, S6296, S6323–S6325 [13SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3187, S3188 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3187, S3188 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3187, S3188 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3187, S3188 [16MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6477 [20SE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), S234, S236 [1FE]

——— prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S183 [31JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S4355 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7155 [29NO]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S5119, S5120 [18JY], S5173, S5174 [19JY], S6296 [13SE], S6412 [19SE]

——— report to Congress on impact of budget sequestration, S3937, S3938, S3939 [12JN], S5119 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3055 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, S489 [9FE]

——— Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3055 [10MY]

Dept. of Labor: reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming, S490 [9FE], S895, S897 [17FE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S6993 [28NO], S7993 [13DE], S8560 [31DE]

——— impact of Government regulations, S4318 [20JN]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S4317 [20JN]

Eureka, SD: anniversary, S4634• [26JN]

FCC: reallocate certain Dept. of Defense spectrum frequencies for commercial use, S7155 [29NO]

Flandreau, SD: anniversary of Flandreau Santee Sioux Indian Tribe Pow Wow, S4821• [10JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), S8412 [27DE]

Fulton, SD: anniversary, S4634• [26JN]

Garden City, SD: anniversary, S5132• [18JY]

Grossenburg Implement (business): anniversary, S5482• [26JY]

Hosmer, SD: anniversary, S1419• [6MR]

Johnson, Ryan and Amber: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6054• [10SE]

McPherson, Paige: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, S6534 [20SE]

Medicare: reform, S6324 [13SE]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), S7450 [5DE]

Monroe, SD: anniversary, S4635• [26JN]

National objectives: economic recovery, S57–S59 [24JA], S4649 [27JN]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2626 [24AP]

Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1100 [29FE]

——— evaluation of administration, S5079 [17JY]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S6411–S6413 [19SE]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S1099 [29FE]

Orient, SD: anniversary, S4635• [26JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, S1881 [21MR]

——— impact, S1881, S1882 [21MR], S4857 [11JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S2119, S2120 [28MR]

——— impact on tax burden, S4856–S4858 [11JY], S4935 [12JY]

——— repeal, S2119, S2120 [28MR], S4857 [11JY]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S287 [2FE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1099 [29FE]

Pierpont, SD: anniversary, S4671• [27JN]

Rapid City, SD: anniversary of Reptile Gardens, S4671• [27JN]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), S7450 [5DE]

——— 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, S7450 [5DE]

Sacagawea: anniversary of death, S6443• [19SE]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions, S183 [31JA]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S3825 [7JN]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S6992 [28NO]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1690, S1692 [15MR]

South Dakota: anniversary of Oahe Dam construction, S5482• [26JY]

——— anniversary of Services Center Federal Credit Union, S6264• [12SE]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4405 [21JN], S4857 [11JY], S4934 [12JY], S5079 [17JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5291–S5293 [24JY]

——— 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, S5291 [24JY], S5340, S5342, S5343, S5344 [25JY]

——— prevent professional service income from being mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying payroll taxes, S3055 [10MY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4934 [12JY]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (S. 1676), S2295 [16AP]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion to proceed, S2294 [16AP]

——— reform the Federal tax code, S3740 [6JN], S4934 [12JY], S5079 [17JY], S5344 [25JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5340, S5342, S5343, S5344 [25JY]

United Way: anniversary, S4416• [21JN]

Tributes

Akaka, Senator, S8412 [27DE]

Blanchard, Scott, S4459• [25JN]

Burns, Allyson, S5729• [31JY]

Day, Shiloh, S4459• [25JN]

Doyle, Patrick, S2029• [26MR]

Dutton, Tyler, S5209• [19JY]

Fitz, Tyler, S5729• [31JY]

Goodfellow, Stephen, S5729• [31JY]

Guinn, Colleen, S8041• [13DE]

Hall, Alex, S5729• [31JY]

Hanisch, Alyssa, S3039• [9MY]

Herrmann, Kelly, S4459• [25JN]

Horton, Cody, S3039• [9MY]

Hussey, Nora Walsh, S1613• [13MR]

Jelen, Heather, S3276• [17MY]

Kirk, Senator, S57 [24JA]

Kroll, Judy, S5866• [1AU]

Kyriss, Kody, S5729• [31JY]

Luckhurst, Kelsey, S7034• [28NO]

Miles, Derek, S5369• [25JY]

Modrick, Mike, S6735• [13NO]

Penfield, Logan, S8041• [13DE]

Raposa, Megan, S5729• [31JY]

Reiter, Rebecca, S4459• [25JN]

Robb, Kevin, S4459• [25JN]

Schmidt, Rachel, S3040• [9MY]

Schoon, Shelby, S4459• [25JN]

Simmons, Jason, S8041• [13DE]

Smith, Brendan, S5729• [31JY]

Stenberg, Tyler, S8040• [13DE]

Whitcher, James, S5729• [31JY]