CRAPO, MIKE (a Senator from Idaho)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3792 [6JN], S3848, S3849 [7JN], S3913, S3916 [11JN], S3992, S3998 [12JN], S4357, S4370 [20JN]
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]
FDIC: temporarily extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (S. 3637), S7983 [12DE]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1544 [8MR]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6822 [14NO]
Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4830 [10JY], S4896 [11JY]
Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5687 [30JY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2741 [25AP]
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), S4204 [14JN]
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
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]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), S163 [30JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 2346), S6064 [10SE]
Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S4637 [26JN]
Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S4205 [14JN]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]
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 Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 1707), S43 [23JA]
Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]
Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
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]
FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]
FEMA: reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see S. 3362), S4773 [29JN]
Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S4822 [10JY] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 [28MR]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 2213), S1847 [20MR]
Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see S. 1906), S1791 [19MR]
FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S568 [13FE] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S2968 [8MY]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 [21SE]
Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see S. Res. 624), S8138 [18DE]
Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
——— 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), S1148 [29FE]
——— 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: 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), S3088 [10MY]
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), S5258 [23JY]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1935), S2928 [7MY]
McGovern, George S.: tribute (see S. Res. 607), S7303 [30NO]
Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), S261 [1FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), S2602 [23AP]
Mental health: strike the word ‘‘lunatic’’ from Federal law (see S. 2367), S2731 [25AP]
Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 309), S2393 [17AP]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 2342), S2970 [8MY]
National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 470), S3516 [23MY]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 561), S6454 [19SE]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 538), S5871 [1AU]
National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), S5658 [30JY]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), S6454 [19SE]
Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see S. 1763), S909 [17FE]
——— deem certain claims presented to an Indian Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely presented (see S. 2389), S2821 [26AP]
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]
Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), S5047 [16JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S2325 [16AP]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
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), S6745 [13NO]
Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), S5486 [26JY]
——— streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR]
Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
——— 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]
Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 [7MR]
Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
Specter, Arlen: tribute (see S. Res. 612), S7703 [10DE]
Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see S. 2066), S2031 [26MR]
SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 2150), S1460 [7MR]
States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical standards (see S. 2376), S4204 [14JN]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: suspend sales of petroleum products until certain conditions are met (see S. 2100), S700 [15FE]
Taxation: facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see S. 3650), S7215 [29NO]
——— permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction (see S. 3470), S5870 [1AU]
——— 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), S3632 [24MY]
U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 2205), S3043 [9MY]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 [6JN]
Water: 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]
Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Interior: provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see S. 3679), S8041 [13DE]
Financial institutions: implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
FRS: require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to conduct a small business review panel on the qualified mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with a final rule (see S. 3571), S6454 [19SE]
National Men’s Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 501), S4368 [20JN]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 362), S208 [31JA]
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]
Letters
James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: by, H7317 [19DE]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4123 [13JN]
——— sugar price support program funding, S4123 [13JN]
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: tribute to Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility recipients, S3726•–S3728• [5JN]
Armstrong, Karen: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, S5864 [1AU]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (S. Con. Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3206 [16MY]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3206 [16MY]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3206 [16MY]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3206 [16MY]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3206 [16MY]
Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, S205• [31JA]
FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), S6051 [10SE]
Idaho’s Hometown Hero Medal (organization): tribute to award recipients, S6262• [12SE]
Kramer, Jerry: endorse Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, S3898• [11JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2770 [26AP]
Tributes
Appleton, Steve, S562• [13FE]
Bauer, Richard L., S4819• [10JY]
Butterfield, Francis J., S8039• [13DE]
Donald, Kirkland, S6538• [20SE]
Eardley, Richard, S5132• [18JY]
Hogge, James E., S8039• [13DE]
Kotter, Roger D., S36• [23JA]
Rohleder, Patricia R. McCoy, S4295• [19JN]
Swisher, Joseph (Perry), S4295• [19JN]