CARPER, THOMAS R. (a Senator from Delaware)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3912 [11JN], S3999 [12JN], S4153 [13JN], S4240 [18JN], S4352 [20JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8306 [20DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7041, S7060, S7065, S7074, S7079, S7122 [28NO], S7219, S7248, S7251, S7258 [29NO], S7384 [4DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6277 [12SE], S6363 [13SE]

Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5891, S5896 [1AU]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2333 [16AP], S2435 [17AP], S2514, S2515 [18AP], S2687 [25AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2174 [28MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S536 [9FE], S851, S861, S862, S871 [16FE], S1385, S1395 [5MR]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5678 [30JY], S5724, S5789 [31JY]

Articles and editorials

Lugar Proved ‘Bipartisanship’ Serves Principles Well, Ted Kaufman, Wilmington (DE) News Journal, S3274 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see S. 2885), S6271 [12SE]

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]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 811), S4368 [20JN]

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 HHS: 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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Agriculture Inspection (see S. 1673), S5134 [18JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 3328), S4417 [21JN]

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

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), S2928 [7MY]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204, 3394), S5979 [2AU]

——— implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 [28MR]

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

FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5979 [2AU]

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

Hurricanes: permit solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for relief of victims of Hurricane Sandy (see S. Res. 596), S6800 [14NO]

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

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), S1423 [6MR]

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), S3130 [14MY]

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), S5381 [25JY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1935), S6108 [11SE]

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

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 818), S4822 [10JY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 2620), S6064 [10SE]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S4637 [26JN]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]

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]

Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), S6546 [20SE]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see S. 1423), S6546 [20SE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2219), S2326 [16AP] (see S. 3369), S5048 [16JY]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), S2393 [17AP]

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

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 555), S4368 [20JN]

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

Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S4205 [14JN]

Tariff: difenoconazole and mefenoxam mixtures (see S. 2618), S2924 [7MY]

——— flubendiamide (see S. 2617), S2924 [7MY]

——— 1,3-benzenedicarbonitrile (see S. 2619), S2924 [7MY]

——— pyraflufen-ethyl (see S. 2616), S2924 [7MY]

Taxation: clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S1791 [19MR]

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

——— provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see S. 3355), S4789 [9JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (see S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S1614 [13MR]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4725 [28JN]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2218), S1932 [21MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S1050 [27FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: 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]

GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (see S. 3315), S4368 [20JN]

Medicare: include information on obesity coverage in the Medicare and You Handbook, notify beneficiaries and providers of coverage of behavioral therapy for obesity, and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 3699), S8302 [20DE]

Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]

Tariff: benzene, 2,4-dichloro-1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl) (see S. 2597), S2923 [7MY]

——— black 661 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2606), S2923 [7MY]

——— black 820 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2607), S2923 [7MY]

——— buprofezin (see S. 2602), S2923 [7MY]

——— cyan 1 RO inkjet printing ink (see S. 2605), S2923 [7MY]

——— cyan 854 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2604), S2923 [7MY]

——— dichloroacetyl chloride (see S. 2598), S2923 [7MY]

——— fenpyroximate (see S. 2599), S2923 [7MY]

——— flutolanil (see S. 2601), S2923 [7MY]

——— phosphoric acid, tris (2-ethylhexyl) ester (see S. 2595), S2923 [7MY]

——— pyraflufen-ethyl (see S. 2600), S2923 [7MY]

——— staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 2592), S2923 [7MY]

——— thiamethoxam (see S. 2594), S2923 [7MY]

——— tolfenpyrad technical (see S. 2603), S2923 [7MY]

——— triasulfuron (see S. 2596), S2923 [7MY]

——— trifloxysulfuron-sodium (see S. 2593), S2923 [7MY]

——— ultraviolet lamps filled with deuterium gas (see S. 2591), S2923 [7MY]

Cloture motions

Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 [26JY], S5650 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]

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]

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

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 [17AP]

——— improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 [20MR], S1884 [21MR]

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]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 [2AU], S6784 [14NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4195 [14JN], S4352 [20JN]

——— promote biobased manufacturing, S4196 [14JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8484 [28DE]

Budget: deficit, S3204 [16MY], S4193 [14JN]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (S. Con. Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3204 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3204 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3204 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3204 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3204 [16MY]

Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4284 [19JN]

Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, S5715 [31JY]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S3274 [17MY]

Delaware Day: observance, S7678, S7679 [6DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools, S4196 [14JN]

——— eliminate farm subsidies, S4195 [14JN]

——— improve crop insurance, S4195 [14JN]

——— improve efficiency, digestibility, and nutritional value of food for poultry and livestock, S4196 [14JN], S4352 [20JN]

——— promote access to healthful foods in areas known as health deserts, S4196 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding, S8484 [28DE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S7678 [6DE]

——— importance of job creation, S4194 [14JN]

——— stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S2217 [29MR]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), S4283 [19JN]

——— disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S4324 [20JN]

——— establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]

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, S342 [6FE], S4194 [14JN]

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), S3557 [24MY]

Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (H.R. 4053), S8357 [21DE]

——— limit conference expenses, S2640 [24AP]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S8484 [28DE]

National objectives: economic recovery, S2804 [26AP], S4193, S4196 [14JN]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), S4194 [14JN]

——— transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-inventor-to-file system, S4194 [14JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S2214 [29MR]

——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S2214 [29MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2215 [29MR]

Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S3559 [24MY]

Postal Service: encourage colocation of an employee at a commercial or government entity to maintain local access to postal services, S2642 [24AP]

——— improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2379 [17AP], S2635, S2640, S2642 [24AP], S2687 [25AP], S2805 [26AP], S4195 [14JN]

——— limit compensation of Postal Service executives, S2687 [25AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2216 [29MR]

——— increase domestic production of oil and gas, S2215 [29MR]

——— national energy policy, S2216 [29MR]

——— promote diligent development of Federal oil and gas leases, S2216 [29MR]

Privacy: protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1649 [14MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S415 [9FE]

——— 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), S4195 [14JN]

——— prohibit imposition of new tolls on the Federal-aid system, S1649 [14MR]

——— provide States with additional flexibility to implement tolls on interstate highways, S1649 [14MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S4195 [14JN]

Smyrna, DE: anniversary of Citizens’ Hose Fire Co. No. 1, S2919• [7MY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5715 [31JY], S5813 [1AU], S6783, S6784 [14NO]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S4194 [14JN]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S4194 [14JN]

Tributes

Gilligan, Robert F., S6537• [20SE]

Lugar, Senator, S3274 [17MY]

Mikulski, Senator, S1915 [21MR]

Parets, Paul L., S4458• [25JN]