DeMINT, JIM (a Senator from South Carolina)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912 [11JN], S3979, S3994, S4104 [12JN], S4159 [13JN], S4278, S4280, S4281 [19JN], S4335 [20JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6468 [19SE]

Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards (S. 3331), S7460, S7636 [5DE]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S182, S195, S219 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7014, S7042, S7100, S7107 [28NO], S7248, S7271 [29NO], S7285 [30NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6276 [12SE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3092, S3093 [10MY]

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), S3432 [22MY]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2510 [18AP], S2690 [25AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2173 [28MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S541 [9FE], S568, S575 [13FE], S641, S642, S645, S646, S647 [14FE], S867 [16FE], S1152 [29FE], S1196, S1367 [1MR], S1396 [5MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1796 [19MR], S1851, S1852, S1853, S1871 [20MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5263 [23JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5622 [26JY], S5661, S5678, S5681 [30JY], S5740, S5773 [31JY]

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 lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 91), S1089 [28FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 2103), S2602 [23AP]

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 2012–2022 (see S. Con. Res. 39), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 40), S2324 [16AP] (see S. Con. Res. 42), S3043 [9MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (see S. Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 44), S2968 [8MY]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see S. 3287), S4239 [18JN]

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

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S2497 [18AP]

——— 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]

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. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]

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

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]

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]

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]

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), S4674 [27JN]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR]

——— 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), S1460 [7MR]

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

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]

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), S2821 [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]

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

Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), S2731 [25AP]

Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see S. 3333), S4417 [21JN]

Public debt: 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]

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

Senior citizens: provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care to seniors (see S. 2196), S1734 [15MR]

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

Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see S. 2107), S614 [14FE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]

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

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 2205), S5382 [25JY]

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), S909 [17FE]

——— 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), S3234 [16MY]

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

Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see S. 2186), S1576 [12MR] (see S. 2191), S1679 [14MR]

Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6340 [13SE]

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

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

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

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

Taxation: terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see S. 2064), S323 [2FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4279, S4280, S4281 [19JN], S4335 [20JN]

——— continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, S3945 [12JN]

——— prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation in check off programs to provide research and information for a particular commodity or brand, S4281 [19JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5105 [18JY]

Budget: deficit, S3945 [12JN]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S195 [31JA], S308 [2FE]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, S7371 [4DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit loan guarantees, S4280 [19JN]

——— rural broadband telecommunications services programs funding, S4279 [19JN], S4335 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 2191), unanimous-consent request, S2063 [27MR]

Economy: express that proposed agricultural legislation not manipulate prices or intefere with the free economy, S4280 [19JN]

Eximbank: make an increase in lending authority contingent upon the Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the subsidized export financing program, S3153 [15MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3153 [15MY]

——— reform, S2950 [8MY]

Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), S6598 [21SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, S195 [31JA], S308 [2FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S6477 [20SE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2690 [25AP]

——— provide protections for postal employees with respect to their right not to subsidize union nonrepresentational activities, S2690 [25AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1594, S1599 [13MR]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S8238–S8240 [20DE]

Taxation: terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate, S1599 [13MR]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs, S1594 [13MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S7666, S7667 [6DE], S8157, S8158 [19DE], S8350 [21DE]