AYOTTE, KELLY (a Senator from New Hampshire)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791, S3793 [6JN], S3840, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3852 [7JN], S3978, S3985 [12JN], S4351 [20JN], S4384, S4419 [21JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6951, S6972, S6973, S6974 [27NO], S7014, S7054, S7071, S7086, S7100 [28NO], S7178, S7218, S7227, S7248, S7254 [29NO], S7285, S7303 [30NO], S7329, S7346, S7348 [3DE], S7385, S7402 [4DE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6272 [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), S3455 [22MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), S4727 [28JN]

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), S538 [9FE], S575 [13FE], S1079 [28FE], S1395 [5MR], S1605 [13MR]

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

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

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5740 [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 certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 165), S208 [31JA]

——— 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), S4418 [21JN]

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), S2087 [27MR]

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), S699 [15FE]

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: 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]

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

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6548 [20SE]

Committee on Investigation of the September 11, 2012, Terrorist Attacks in Benghazi, Libya (Senate, Select): establish (see S. Res. 594), S6800 [14NO]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S3043 [9MY]

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

——— 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), S2970 [8MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3785 [6JN]

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]

FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S3423 [22MY]

Federal agencies and departments: limit authority to award bonuses to employees and require approval of, and reporting on high cost conferences (see S. 3481), S5976 [2AU]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S5488 [26JY]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 19), S164 [30JA]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 202), S6063 [10SE]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see S. 2234), S3839 [7JN]

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

International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 [25JN]

Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 446), S2824 [26AP]

——— promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]

Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 574), S6546 [20SE]

——— 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]

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), S2929 [7MY]

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

Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S5871 [1AU]

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]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), S2969 [8MY]

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), S2325 [16AP]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR]

National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association specifications (see S. Res. 483), S3782 [6JN]

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

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

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (see S. Res. 621), S8071 [17DE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), S3631 [24MY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]

Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 472), S3631 [24MY]

Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 481), S3729 [5JN]

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]

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

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]

Small business: improve coordination of export promotion programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), S3422 [22MY]

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

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

Syria: condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]

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

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 3695), S8203 [19DE]

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

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

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), S4151 [13JN]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 1301), S3839 [7JN]

Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), 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), S3424 [22MY]

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

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see S. 3410), S5212 [19JY]

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]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S2002 [22MR]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S1791 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see S. 2320), S2545 [19AP]

Letters

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: by, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5009 [16JY]

Privilege of the floor

Kamataris, Alison (Babs), S7275 [29NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4267 [19JN]

Appropriations: legislative process, S6321 [13SE]

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, S7185 [29NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, S600 [14FE], S5173 [19JY], S6295, S6321 [13SE]

——— deficit, S600 [14FE]

——— 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 (S. 2065), S3938 [12JN]

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

Committee on Investigation of the September 11, 2012, Terrorist Attacks in Benghazi, Libya (Senate, Select): establish (S. Res. 594), S6805 [14NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: value-added grant program funding, S4267 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6320 [13SE], S7138, S7178, S7179, S7180, S7185 [29NO], S7323 [3DE]

——— conduct environmental impact statement and create plan for establishing a missile defense site on the East Coast, S7138 [29NO]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S4747 [29JN], S5120 [18JY], S5171, S5173, S5174 [19JY], S6294, S6295, S6296, S6321 [13SE], S6480 [20SE]

——— prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain other enemy belligerents to the U.S., S7178, S7179, S7180 [29NO]

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

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, S373 [7FE]

Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), S6579 [21SE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6579 [21SE]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), S6578 [21SE]

Nashua, NH: anniversary of Scontsas Fine Jewelry and Home Décor (business), S7209• [29NO]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S1119 [29FE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1119 [29FE]

Small business: improve coordination of export promotion programs and facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3429 [22MY]

Votes: correction, S1606 [13MR]

Tributes

Conley, Donald F., S845• [16FE]

Kamataris, Alison (Babs), S6942• [27NO]

Kelley, Richard J., S3230• [16MY]

Lieberman, Senator, S8254 [20DE]

Rudman, Warren, S7147 [29NO]

Walk, Robert, S2236• [29MR]

Wieczorek, Raymond J., S1731• [15MR]