COBURN, TOM (a Senator from Oklahoma)

Amendments

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5905, S5995 [2AU]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3797 [6JN], S3846, S3848, S3852, S3855 [7JN], S3912 [11JN], S3986 [12JN], S4243 [18JN], S4300 [19JN], S4336, S4337, S4355 [20JN], S4384 [21JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8126, S8130, S8142, S8143, S8144, S8150 [18DE], S8184, S8207 [19DE], S8431, S8432, S8433 [27DE], S8476 [28DE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5905, S5995 [2AU]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S171, S172 [30JA], S189, S190, S191, S209 [31JA], S271 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7093, S7094, S7106, S7107, S7118, S7119, S7124 [28NO], S7150, S7178, S7198, S7242, S7247, S7248, S7256, S7270 [29NO], S7288, S7289 [30NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6278 [12SE], S6347, S6348, S6349, S6350 [13SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), S5905, S5995 [2AU]

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), S3431, S3455 [22MY], S3488, S3489, S3492 [23MY]

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), S2406, S2426, S2427 [17AP], S2504, S2512, S2513 [18AP], S2639, S2642 [24AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2174, S2175 [28MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S650, S651 [14FE], S708 [15FE], S864 [16FE], S1051, S1052 [27FE], S1512 [8MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1799, S1800, S1801, S1805, S1806, S1814 [19MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6822 [14NO]

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), S5309 [24JY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4896 [11JY], S4951, S4961, S4962, S4973, S4976, S4978 [12JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5141 [18JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5743, S5746 [31JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2737 [25AP]

Articles and editorials

Norquist’s Phantom Army, S5024 [16JY]

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), S2031 [26MR]

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see S. 1005), S3632 [24MY]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]

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), S3977 [12JN]

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]

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

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (see S. Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see S. 3079), S3130 [14MY]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see S. 3287), S4774 [29JN]

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

Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 2212), S7744 [11DE]

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

——— increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing stolen prescription drugs (see S. 1002), S1460 [7MR]

——— prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 [25JY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA]

Dept. of Justice: 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), S2087 [27MR]

——— 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), S5048 [16JY]

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: prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin programs to private organizations or entities (see S. 3612), S6625 [21SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 491), S4238 [18JN]

——— reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 3084), S3978 [12JN]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]

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), S3087 [10MY]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), S1194 [1MR]

——— require regional administrators to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 [9MY]

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), S76 [24JA]

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

FDA: promote accountability, transparency, innovation, efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]

——— reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 1700), S2001 [22MR]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]

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), S6454 [19SE]

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

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 1133), S2824 [26AP]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see S. 3382), S4950 [12JY]

——— require that Federal regulations use plain writing that is clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience (see S. 2337), S2601 [23AP]

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]

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

Gross, Alan P.: call for immediate and unconditional release from detention in Cuba and urge for provision of appropriate medical treatment (see S. Res. 609), S7459 [5DE]

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), S6458 [19SE]

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), S2245 [29MR]

——— 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), S1933 [21MR]

ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties (see S. 1162), S2824 [26AP] (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S1459 [7MR]

Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court (see S. 2276), S2243 [29MR]

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]

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), S7040 [28NO]

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see S. 2049), S208 [31JA]

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

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), S5047 [16JY]

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

National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal authorization (see S. 3281), S3838 [7JN]

Navy Dental Corps: anniversary (see S. Res. 544), S5978 [2AU]

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]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S3424 (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and their staff upon request (see S. 3225), S4300 [19JN]

Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see S. 3269), S3781 [6JN]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see S. Res. 618), S8042 [13DE]

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]

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

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]

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

Russia: 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), S1680 [14MR]

Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), S5978 [2AU]

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

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

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

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S1089 [28FE]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 2205), S2969 [8MY]

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]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 2122), S1148 [29FE]

——— 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]

Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos and filing of such reports (see S. 3076), S3084 [10MY]

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

Dept. of Education: reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 3266), S3781 [6JN]

Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]

Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]

Cloture motions

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]

Letters

Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program reauthorization: by, S6733 [13NO]

Local Courthouse Safety Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6427 [19SE]

Nomination of Heidi Shyu to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Acquisitions, Logistics, and Technology: by, S4361 [20JN]

Scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers: Francis S. Collins, Dept. of HHS, S7163 [29NO]

Statutory public debt limit increase: Robert Boudiette, Jr., S92 [26JA]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5452 [26JY], S5904, S5906 [2AU]

——— add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3951 [12JN], S4126 [13JN], S4262 [19JN], S4336, S4337, S4356 [20JN], S4385 [21JN]

——— continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent request, S4126 [13JN]

Appropriations: legislative process, S5653 [30JY]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8130 [18DE], S8185 [19DE], S8429, S8431, S8432, S8433, S8437 [27DE], S8464, S8465, S8466, S8467, S8468 [28DE]

——— prohibit use of emergency spending for persons having serious delinquent tax debts or for deceased individuals, S8433 [27DE]

Armed Forces: limit increase of copayments for the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program, S7382 [4DE]

——— provide for treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities under TRICARE, S7157, S7158 [29NO]

Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5651 [30JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3144 [15MY]

——— deficit, S6400 [19SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5452 [26JY]

——— approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]

Coburn, Senator: apology to Senator Reid relative to inappropriate remarks, S5652 [30JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6479 [20SE]

——— prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S172 [30JA], S188, S189, S190, S191, S192 [31JA], S305, S307 [2FE]

——— require Members and employees to certify they have not used material, nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal financial benefit, S190, S191, S192 [31JA]

——— require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S190 [31JA]

Corps of Engineers: clarify cost-sharing requirements for certain activities, S8432 [27DE], S8464, S8465 [28DE]

——— require congressional authorization of flood and storm damage risk reduction projects, S8432 [27DE], S8468 [28DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: limit conservation program payments based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S4264 [19JN], S4337 [20JN]

——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S3951 [12JN], S4263 [19JN], S4356 [20JN]

——— Market Access Program funding, S4263 [19JN], S4336 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7027 [28NO], S7157, S7158, S7163, S7164 [29NO], S7382 [4DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), unanimous-consent agreement, S7194, S7195, S7196 [29NO]

——— small arms weapons and ammunition modernization funding, S5832–S5835 [1AU]

Dept. of Justice: eliminate duplicate Violence Against Women Act grant programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of unexamined DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, kidnapping and other criminal cases, S2777 [26AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms, S7194, S7195, S7196 [29NO]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6400, S6401, S6402, S6403 [19SE]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to proceed, S6247 [12SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD: require notification of Committee on Appropriations (House) and Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the public of projects selected for certain grants, S8431 [27DE]

Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers, S7163, S7164 [29NO]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5452 [26JY]

——— modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]

Dowdell, John E.: confirmation as district judge, S7974 [12DE]

FDA: require a portion of employee performance awards be connected to employee’s ability to review drugs and medical devices in a timely manner, S3490 [23MY]

——— require an independent assessment of review of the drug application process, S3489 [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), S3489, S3490 [23MY]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs, S3144 [15MY]

——— consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government trade programs, S5904, S5906 [2AU]

——— limit conference expenses, S2521 [19AP], S2640 [24AP]

——— require merit-based and competitive awards of disaster recovery contracts, S8432 [27DE], S8467, S8468 [28DE]

FEMA: ensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters, S8130 [18DE], S8185 [19DE], S8431 [27DE], S8466 [28DE]

——— extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), unanimous-consent request, S3159, S3160 [15MY]

——— prohibit emergency Federal disaster assistance for commercial fisheries, S8433 [27DE], S8465 [28DE]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (S. 2215), S8136 [18DE]

GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, conference, S2521 [19AP]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S8185 [19DE], S8429, S8431, S8432, S8433, S8437 [27DE], S8464, S8465, S8466, S8467, S8468 [28DE]

Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3949 [12JN]

Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S305 [2FE]

National objectives: economic recovery, S5652–S5654 [30JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S8429 [27DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1960 [22MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S1820, S1821 [20MR]

——— repeal, S1820, S1821 [20MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, S1960 [22MR]

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), S2521 [19AP], S2636, S2640, S2642 [24AP]

——— reduce the postal workforce by creating a mandatory retirement requirement for eligible employees, S2642 [24AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2154 [28MR]

——— national energy policy, S2154 [28MR]

Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional, S1640 [14MR]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1640 [14MR], S5651 [30JY]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, S91 [26JA]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve, S7027 [28NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1155 [29FE], S1511, S1512, S1513, S1528 [8MR], S1596 [13MR]

——— remove privatized highways from consideration in apportioning highway funding among States, S1596 [13MR]

SBA: reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits, S8429 [27DE]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S5653 [30JY]

Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs, S189 [31JA], S307 [2FE], S1512, S1513, S1528 [8MR]

Shea, Michael P.: nomination to be district judge, S7448 [5DE]

——— suitability to be district judge relative to drafting of amicus brief in Kelo v. New London, CT, on allowing local government seizure of private property, S7448 [5DE]

Shyu, Heidi: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, S5832 [1AU]

Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent agreement, S5651 [30JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2777 [26AP]

Summaries

GAO Reports Addressing Violence Against Women Act Grants and/or Dept. of Justice Office of Violence Against Women, S2780 [26AP]

Tributes

Schwartz, Michael, S7290 [30NO]