CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Senator from Georgia)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791 [6JN], S3917, S3922, S3923, S3924 [11JN], S3992 [12JN], S4209, S4210, S4211, S4217 [14JN], S4240 [18JN], S4274, S4276 [19JN], S4353, S4356, S4357 [20JN], S4419 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6961, S6962, S6972, S6973, S6974 [27NO], S7047, S7098, S7119 [28NO], S7216, S7217, S7253, S7254 [29NO], S7385 [4DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 3454), S8508 [28DE]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (H.R. 2527), S4979, S4980 [12JY]

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

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S640 [14FE], S1398 [5MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1854, S1855, S1856, S1871 [20MR]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S5048 [16JY], S5086 [17JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5495, S5507, S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5579, S5591 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676 [30JY], S5748, S5760 [31JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7972 [12DE]

——— S. 3254, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7392 [4DE]

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), S3785 [6JN]

American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 528), S5304 [24JY]

Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains (see S. 3526), S6746 [13NO]

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: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see S. 1316), S2496 [18AP]

——— 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]

Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN]

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

Constitution—U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and commend contributions of historical, educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (see S. Res. 376), S1577 [12MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 881), S2602 [23AP]

Credit: restore and repair mortgage markets by making them transparent, bringing in private capital, and winding down Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 1834), S389 [7FE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see S. 1728), S5382 [25JY]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see S. 3227), S5048 [16JY]

——— produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2970 [8MY]

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

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S76 [24JA]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 968), S132 [26JA]

——— support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S3088 [10MY]

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

Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]

——— 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]

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]

——— terminate the U.S. Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program (see S. 1385), S4951 [12JY]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see S. 1350), S6895 [26NO]

——— urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 [26JY]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see S. 503), S3900 [11JN]

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: modify provisions relative to exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, software engineers, or other similarly skilled workers (see S. 1747), S4789 [9JY]

——— preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN]

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

FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S909 [17FE]

FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S5487 [26JY]

Federal agencies and departments: strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 2085), S4675 [27JN]

Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (see S. 376), S132 [26JA]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S3632 [24MY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 2160), S2325 [16AP]

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

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6948 [27NO]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see S. 1438), S6271 [12SE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), S1540 [8MR]

Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S4418 [21JN]

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

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 2288), S2732 [25AP]

Intelligence services: specifically authorize certain funds for intelligence or intelligence-related activity (see S. 3314), S4299 [19JN]

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), 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. offices of certain financial institutions and is paid to certain nonresident alien individuals (see S.J. Res. 40), S3424 [22MY]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S3088 [10MY]

Israel: 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), S2002 [22MR]

ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties (see S. 1162), S2824 [26AP] (see S. 3292), S4369 [20JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S2825 [26AP]

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), S3175 [15MY]

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

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 2347), S5382 [25JY]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 1981), S909 [17FE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 2342), S5382 [25JY]

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

National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities: support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life initiative (see S. Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 468), S3329 [21MY]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 538), S5871 [1AU]

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, 3221), S3730 [5JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see S. 1467), S208 [31JA]

——— repeal health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S699 [15FE]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), S6746 [13NO]

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]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S. 3397), S6271 [12SE]

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), S6948 [27NO]

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

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

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

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), S4419 [21JN]

Taxation: clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S3785 [6JN]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 845), S6063 [10SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), S2394 [17AP]

——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3281 [17MY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 543), S1848 [20MR]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), S389 [7FE]

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

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 2205), S3130 [14MY]

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

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]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see S. 3236), S3731 [5JN]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S4299 [19JN]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 2122), S2656 [24AP]

——— 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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1790 [19MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 1460), S6947 [27NO]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see S. Res. 602), S6947 [27NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (see S. 3363), S4773 [29JN]

Letters

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension: James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence and Attorney General Holder, S8129 [18DE]

Privilege of the floor

Dubinski, Igor, S7359 [3DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4269 [19JN], S4354, S4356, S4357 [20JN], S4398 [21JN]

——— continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, S3824 [7JN]

Civil liberties: prohibit unreasonable search or seizure of records of individuals held by a third party without express consent or issuance of a probable cause warrant, S8422 [27DE]

Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate leaks of certain classified information, S3719, S3720 [5JN], S5819 [1AU]

Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 2151), S1203 [1MR]

——— improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 3342), S6778 [14NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6480 [20SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, S4357 [20JN]

——— limit payments for marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments, S4269 [19JN]

——— modify crop insurance eligibility requirements to include compliance with conservation laws, S4354 [20JN]

——— move the sugar import quota adjustment date forward in the crop year, S4356 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7168 [29NO]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S6480 [20SE]

——— prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain other enemy belligerents to the U.S., S7168 [29NO]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified, S8421, S8423 [27DE]

——— support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (S. Res. 489), S4359 [20JN]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), S4285 [19JN]

Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), S6575 [21SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), S8412, S8417, S8421, S8423 [27DE], S8458, S8460, S8515 [28DE]

——— extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (S. 3276), unanimous-consent request, S8129 [18DE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6575 [21SE]

Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, S5948 [2AU]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1525 [8MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 3454), S5820 [1AU]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability, S3720 [5JN]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, S3126 [14MY]

National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on covert operations, S3719, S3720 [5JN], S5819 [1AU]

Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1188 [1MR]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S1187 [1MR]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit report on privacy impact of collection of domestic communications and personally identifiable data under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amendments, S8458, S8460 [28DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S2222 [29MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1187 [1MR]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5909 [2AU], S6778 [14NO]

Statements

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools Extension: Executive Office of the President, S8129 [18DE]

Tributes

Bisher, Furman, S2221 [29MR]

Burgess, Ronald L., S4941 [12JY]

Gracie, Wayne R., S2813• [26AP]

Jackson, Don, S8038• [13DE]