FRANKEN, AL (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3869 [7JN], S3991 [12JN], S4152 [13JN], 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), S8141 [18DE], S8204, S8224 [19DE], S8434 [27DE]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S169 [30JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7041, S7100 [28NO], S7218, S7219, S7224, S7228, S7232, S7234, S7241 [29NO], S7329, S7359 [3DE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]

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), S3290 [17MY], S3330 [21MY], S3433, S3455 [22MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), S8407, S8452, S8453, S8454 [27DE], S8455, S8508 [28DE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2507, S2511 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2637, S2646 [24AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S572, S573 [13FE], S653, S655 [14FE], S700, S707 [15FE], S1090 [28FE], S1148 [29FE], S1460 [7MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1747 [15MR], S1795, S1808, S1810 [19MR]

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

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5622 [26JY], S5724, S5777, S5778, S5791 [31JY], S5885 [1AU]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S3663 [25MY]

Articles and editorials

Dark Side of Death, Tom Davis, Incident Report (publication), S5366 [25JY]

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]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S4637 [26JN]

Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs (see S. 3395), S5382 [25JY]

Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see S. 2134), S3901 [11JN]

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

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), S5048 [16JY]

Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]

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

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), S2656 [24AP]

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

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 1832), S4951 [12JY]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR]

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

Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 2280), S2656 [24AP]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S3424 [22MY]

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

Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency operations (see S. 2139), S1195 [1MR] (see S. 3286), S3976 [12JN]

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]

——— manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota (see S. 2164), S1422 [6MR]

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

——— require portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU]

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

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]

——— modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see S. 2121), S1148 [29FE]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S2656 [24AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA] (see S. 2343), S2825 [26AP]

——— provide information to foster youth on their potential eligibility for Federal student aid (see S. 3665), S7686 [6DE]

——— provide secondary school students with the opportunity to participate in a high-quality internship program as part of a broader district-wide work-based learning program (see S. 3711), S8452 [27DE]

——— 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 Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]

Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 3391), S6271 [12SE]

——— ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless children and families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]

——— establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child care settings (see S. 2119), S850 [16FE]

——— 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), S3730 [5JN]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S1384 [5MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see S. 2046), S6627 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see S. 3653), S7401 [4DE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 2554), S3043 [9MY]

——— 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), S3631 [24MY]

Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see S. 2318), S7459 [5DE]

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: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see S. 1838), S4822 [10JY]

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

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3457), S6109 [11SE]

——— protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4823 [10JY]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 414), S1614 [13MR]

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), S133 [26JA]

——— 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, cosponsorship withdrawn (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]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 3478), S5870 [1AU]

FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP]

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

——— require individuals who file under the Ethics in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in a country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]

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), S4300 [19JN]

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

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see S. 865), S3423 [22MY]

FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S4637 [26JN]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S6746 [13NO]

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

Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]

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

Iran: 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: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 2145), 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), S4637 [26JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4951 [12JY]

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]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (see S. 3539), S6948 [27NO]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see S. 1718), S7040 [28NO]

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 778), S6063 [10SE]

——— establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies (see S. 501), S699 [15FE]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), S6108 [11SE]

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

Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S1195 [1MR]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 561), S6454 [19SE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 455), S3424 [22MY]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), S208 [31JA]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), S6454 [19SE]

Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities (see S. 3504), S5977 [2AU]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 3546), S6340 [13SE]

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]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]

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]

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), S4821 [10JY]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1360), S75 [24JA]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see S. 1853), S909 [17FE]

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

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (see S. 1696), S3730 [5JN]

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

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), S388 [7FE]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 1086), S2656 [24AP]

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

Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see S. 1366), S5733 [31JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), S3174 [15MY]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 933), S4239 [18JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 672), S388 [7FE]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see S. 2201), S5258 [23JY]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]

——— 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), S615 [14FE]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 3364), S4893 [11JY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), S351 [6FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]

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), S4637 [26JN]

Trucking industry: establish a commercial truck safety program (see S. 1450), S6455 [19SE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 [25JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see S. 3645), S7040 [28NO]

Veterans: establish veterans’ treatment courts (see S. 3702), S8302 [20DE]

——— improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see S. 3236), S4823 [10JY]

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), S2030 [26MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders (see S. 2004), S7215 [29NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil rights: 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]

Consumers: protect against abusive debt collectors by regulating medical debt collection practices, prohibit collectors from seeking arrest warrants to collect debts, and provide information about the debt (see S. 3350), S4674 [27JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), S5381 [25JY]

Education: 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]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit investments by mortgage finance agencies that create disincentives to help homeowners and stabilize the housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]

Health: protect privacy of protected health information by requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store health information, restricting access, and improving congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]

Medicaid: provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 3586), S6545 [20SE]

Medicare: reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 3463), S5732 [31JY]

National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 [12SE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: permit access by individuals with covered pensions to certain disability benefits without penalty (see S. 3447), S5487 [26JY]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE]

Taxation: extend the time for making S corporation elections (see S. 2271), S2242 [29MR]

——— qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S5977 [2AU]

Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job training program or completing degree or certificate work remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see S. 2095), S494 [9FE]

Cloture motions

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

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]

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

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

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

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

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]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]

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

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

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

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]

Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], S3889 [11JN]

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]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]

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

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]

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

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

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6728 [13NO], S6830 [15NO]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

Remarks

Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5364 [25JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (S. Con. Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3215 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3215 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3215 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3215 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3215 [16MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), S4218 [14JN]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370 [20JN]

Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, S5438 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America Program (S. 2225), S2002 [22MR]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), S3268 [17MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2937 [8MY], S3027 [9MY], S3268 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3028 [9MY], S3268 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation: allow funds to be used to repair or reconstruct a bridge on non-National Highway Systems Federal-aid highways, S1188 [1MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to proceed, S6246 [12SE]

Education: prohibit institutions of higher education that participate in certain financial aid programs from including predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (S. 3557), S6458–S6460 [19SE]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S1995 [22MR]

FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand name drugs (S. 2295), S2500 [18AP]

——— promote accountability, transparency, innovation, efficiency, and timeliness, S3494 [23MY]

——— promote development of medical devices for patients with rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [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), S3494 [23MY]

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

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), S6601 [21SE]

Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S4218 [14JN]

Medicare: reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (S. 3463), S5846 [1AU]

——— reform, S8031 [13DE]

Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of I–35 bridge collapse, S5847 [1AU]

National objectives: economic recovery, S6505, S6506 [20SE]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2627 [24AP]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 [19SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1988 [22MR], S5713 [31JY]

——— implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance plans, S5712–S5714 [31JY]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S1082 [28FE]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, S100 [26JA]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5029 [16JY]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2480 [18AP], S2638 [24AP]

——— modify process for closure or consolidation of post offices and postal facilities, S2638 [24AP]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (S. 2076), S390 [7FE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1082 [28FE], S1188 [1MR], S1988 [22MR]

——— 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. 4348), S4116 [13JN]

Senate: legislative program, S4218 [14JN]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1995 [22MR]

South St. Paul, MN: anniversary, S1192• [1MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S99 [26JA]

——— decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S5029 [16JY]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5333 [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), motion to proceed, S5333 [25JY]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, S677 [15FE]

——— extend renewable energy production tax credit, S677 [15FE]

——— extend the time for making S corporation elections (S. 2271), S2251 [29MR]

——— prevent professional service income from being mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying payroll taxes, S2937 [8MY], S3028 [9MY], S3268 [17MY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, S5438 [26JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2765 [26AP], S5846 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5847 [1AU]

Texts of

S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act, S391 [7FE]

S. 2271, Small Business Election Simplification Act, S2252 [29MR]

Tributes

Davis, Tom, S5364–S5366 [25JY]

Kubly, Gary W., S1456• [7MR]

Mikulski, Senator, S1917 [21MR]

Wellstone, Paul D. and Sheila, S2765 [26AP]