FEINSTEIN, DIANNE (a Senator from California)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3867 [7JN], S3905, S3917, S3924 [11JN], S3998 [12JN], S4152, S4160 [13JN], S4206 [14JN], S4274, S4276, S4306 [19JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8307 [20DE], S8364 [21DE], S8462 [28DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6978 [27NO], S7055, S7072 [28NO], S7181, S7219, S7224, S7241, S7253, S7255 [29NO], S7297 [30NO]

Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), S3291, S3292 [17MY]

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), S3330 [21MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), S4685 [27JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 3454), S8508 [28DE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2427, S2428 [17AP], S2641 [24AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S570 [13FE], S647 [14FE], S870 [16FE], S928 [17FE], S1097 [28FE], S1389, S1398 [5MR], S1426 [6MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1853, S1854 [20MR]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5402 [25JY], S5724, S5773, S5789 [31JY]

Analyses

Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 3454), S8514 [28DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), S1932 [21MR]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (see S. 3326), S4461 [25JN]

African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords’s Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. Res. 412), S2656 [24AP]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]

American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]

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]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S. 3326), S4461 [25JN] (see S.J. Res. 43), S3976 [12JN]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 1832), S6800 [14NO]

California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR]

Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 847), S75 [24JA]

Children and youth: permit disclosure of certain information for the purpose of missing child investigations (see S. 225), S5732 [31JY]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]

Colleges and universities: review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions (see S. 2032), S3423 [22MY]

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

Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 3522), S6062 [10SE]

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]

——— increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing stolen prescription drugs (see S. 1002), S1089 [28FE]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 1947), S76 [24JA]

Dept. of Defense: develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process (see S. 3646), S7040 [28NO]

——— provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see S. 3441), S5381 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S2546 [19AP]

Dept. of Justice: clarify authorized uses of funds in the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 3704), S8302 [20DE]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 645), S5871 [1AU]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 2554), S3235 [16MY]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S6547 [20SE]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see S. 1802), S43 [23JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), S3516 [23MY]

Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6548 [20SE]

District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), S323 [2FE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 3326), S4461 [25JN]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see S. 2159), S1680 [14MR]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 2297), S5382 [25JY]

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]

——— enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 [17MY]

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]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472), S7459 [5DE]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1910), S6341 [13SE]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3394), S5659 [30JY]

——— advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]

Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see S. 3458), S5658 [30JY]

Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S6341 [13SE]

——— ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]

Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air tankers (see S. 3261), S3786 [6JN]

——— revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see S. 1906), S851 [16FE]

FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5659 [30JY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S1148 [29FE]

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]

Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S6065 [10SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 368), S350 [6FE]

Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 [21SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1993), S5979 [2AU]

Information technology: limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (see S. 1223), S132 [26JA]

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]

Iran: 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), S1680 [14MR]

Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 [20JN]

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), S2394 [17AP]

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]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1935), S1541 [8MR]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1119), S4239 [18JN]

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

Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 1454), S5978 [2AU]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 1173), S6745 [13NO]

Mental health: issue a semipostal stamp for research and demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders (see S. 2472), S5659 [30JY]

Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 490), S4675 [27JN]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall (see S. 3502), S5977 [2AU]

——— prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 3706), S8364 [21DE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), S1422 [6MR]

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

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 Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 [30JA]

National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 [19SE]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 538), S5871 [1AU]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 417), S2243 [29MR]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 461), S3174 [15MY]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), S6626 [21SE]

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]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Brian K. Koblinka for chemistry (see S. Res. 615), S7976 [12DE]

——— recognition of Robert J. Lefkowitz for chemistry (see S. Res. 615), S7976 [12DE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 [10MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S5048 [16JY]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (see S. 2204), S2031 [26MR]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 578), S6626 [21SE]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]

Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]

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

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

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

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S2032 [26MR]

——— condemn violence against and detention of journalists and support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1614 [13MR]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 704), S495 [9FE]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 1806), S5258 [23JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1171), S6745 [13NO]

——— improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), S4724 [28JN]

——— improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings (see S. 3591), S6545 [20SE]

——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1034), S208 [31JA]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 1894), S6341 [13SE]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 1281), S3423 [22MY]

Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 47), S4893 [11JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S76 [24JA]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), S495 [9FE]

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]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 21), S615 [14FE]

——— improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 438), S5658 [30JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S850 [16FE]

Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S1148 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3631 [24MY]

Computers: provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see S. 2102), S567 [13FE]

Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 2212), S1847 [20MR]

Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]

Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 2465), S2823 [26AP]

FHA: establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to refinance mortgages (see S. 3047), S3041 [9MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 3276), S3838 [7JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 3454), S5658 [30JY]

——— specifically authorize certain funds for intelligence or intelligence-related activity (see S. 3314), S4299 [19JN]

Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 497), S4299 [19JN]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 564), S6454 [19SE]

Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians (see S. 3193), S3234 [16MY]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal (see S. 3517), S5978 [2AU]

San Francisco Giants (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 598), S6855 [15NO]

Tariff: artichokes, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (see S. 2557), S2922 [7MY]

——— artichokes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen (see S. 2558), S2923 [7MY]

——— bags for toys (see S. 2560), S2923 [7MY]

——— carrying cases of plastics with molded handles shaped to hold toys (see S. 2565), S2923 [7MY]

——— educational toys or devices (see S. 2561), S2923 [7MY]

——— electronic drawing toys, electronic games, or educational toys cases or containers (see S. 2562), S2923 [7MY]

——— floor coverings and mats used for temporary cushioning for children and adults (see S. 2585), S2923 [7MY]

——— golf club putter heads (see S. 2575), S2923 [7MY]

——— headphones, AC adapters, and protective cases of molded silicone (see S. 2567), S2923 [7MY]

——— infant products (see S. 2559), S2923 [7MY]

——— insulated food or beverage bags with outer surface of man made fiber, with removable inner liner of hard plastic (see S. 2579, 2580), S2923 [7MY]

——— measuring or checking instruments parts and accessories (see S. 2555), S2922 [7MY]

——— mechanics’ work gloves (see S. 2568, 2569, 2570, 2571, 2574), S2923 [7MY]

——— metal halide lamps designed for use in video projectors (see S. 2573), S2923 [7MY]

——— non-toric shaped polarized materials of 80 mm or less in diameter (see S. 2577), S2923 [7MY]

——— non-toric shaped polarized materials of more than 80 mm in diameter (see S. 2578), S2923 [7MY]

——— oysters (other than smoked), prepared or preserved (see S. 2556), S2922 [7MY]

——— plastic device book style covers (see S. 2581), S2923 [7MY]

——— plastic device covers and stands (see S. 2584), S2923 [7MY]

——— plastic stylus pens for use with toys (see S. 2566), S2923 [7MY]

——— protective cases of molded silicone for toys (see S. 2563), S2923 [7MY]

——— subassemblies for measuring equipment for telecommunications (see S. 2586), S2923 [7MY]

——— textile device book style covers (see S. 2582), S2923 [7MY]

——— textile device covers and stands (see S. 2583), S2923 [7MY]

——— toric shaped polarized materials (see S. 2576), S2923 [7MY]

——— wide-range high sensitivity zoom security cameras (see S. 2572), S2923 [7MY]

——— zippered cases of textile materials with textile straps for toys (see S. 2564), S2923 [7MY]

Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA]

Cloture motions

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

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 [26AP], S2944 [8MY]

Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]

Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 [9FE], S558 [13FE]

Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

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

Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3159 [15MY]

Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3158 [15MY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]

Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]

Letters

Estimates of communications collected or reviewed under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities: I. Charles McCullough III, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, S8394 [27DE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension: James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, S8394 [27DE]

——— James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence and Attorney General Holder, S8395 [27DE]

Privacy impact of collection of domestic communications and personally identifiable data under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amendments: Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S8457 [28DE]

——— Senators Wyden and Mark Udall, S8458 [28DE]

Lists

Terrorist arrests and plots stopped in the U.S. 2009-2012, S7020–S7023 [28NO]

Papers

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Intelligence Collection Targeting Non-U.S. Persons Overseas: Dept. of Justice and Office of the Director of National Intelligence, S8395 [27DE]

Privilege of the floor

Englehardt, Dorothy, S7125 [28NO]

McFarland, Lilia, S3929 [11JN]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5932 [2AU]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4274, S4276, S4282 [19JN]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens, S4282 [19JN]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (S. 3239), S3633 [24MY]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8468 [28DE]

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, S7018, S7023 [28NO], S7182, S7187, S7193 [29NO], S8336 [21DE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 200), S2960 [8MY]

Bencivengo, Cathy A.: nomination to be district judge, S417, S418 [9FE], S1067 [28FE]

Bernal, Jesus G.: nomination to be district judge, S7734 [11DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), S6046 [10SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5932 [2AU]

——— approve renewal of import restrictions (S.J. Res. 43), S3980 [12JN]

Civil liberties: prohibit unreasonable search or seizure of records of individuals held by a third party without express consent or issuance of a probable cause warrant, S8407, S8428 [27DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3710 [5JN]

Computers: provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 2102), S568 [13FE]

Corps of Engineers: require congressional authorization of flood and storm damage risk reduction projects, S8468 [28DE]

Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (S. 2212), S1848 [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: air quality improvement project funding, S4274 [19JN]

——— study feasibility of establishing an insurance product that covers food safety recalls, S4276 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, S8336 [21DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7018, S7023, S7025 [28NO], S7179, S7180, S7182, S7187, S7193 [29NO]

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

Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 3173), S3131 [14MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, S379 [7FE]

Dept. of Justice: clarify authorized uses of funds in the Crime Victims Fund (S. 3704), S8304 [20DE]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified, S8402, S8428 [27DE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, S2197 [29MR]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), S5932 [2AU]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), S109 [26JA]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (S. Res. 201), S2960 [8MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund, S4755 [29JN]

FHA: establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to refinance mortgages (S. 3047), S3044 [9MY]

Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1067 [28FE], S1713 [15MR]

Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), S6596 [21SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), S8391, S8400, S8402, S8407, S8409, S8416, S8427, S8428 [27DE], S8456, S8459, S8461 [28DE]

Galante, Carol J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner, S8528 [30DE]

Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4755 [29JN]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S8468 [28DE]

Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3886 [11JN]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to decisions and position on the death penalty, S3887 [11JN]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3887 [11JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 3454), S8513 [28DE]

——— specifically authorize certain funds for intelligence or intelligence-related activity (S. 3314), S4307 [19JN]

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 (S. Res. 551), S6285 [12SE]

Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 497), S4309 [19JN]

Medicare: reform, S6046 [10SE]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), S7444 [5DE]

Mongolia: condemn arrest and detention of former President Nambaryn Enkhbayar, S3108 [14MY]

National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on covert operations, S3109 [14MY]

Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S3235 [16MY]

Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1067 [28FE], S2911 [7MY]

Oakland, CA: tribute to East Bay Municipal Utility District for renewable energy project, S2236• [29MR]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit report on privacy impact of collection of domestic communications and personally identifiable data under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amendments, S8416 [27DE], S8456, S8459 [28DE]

Olguin, Fernando M.: nomination to be district judge, S8065 [17DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S1843 [20MR]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S1125 [29FE]

——— repeal, S6046 [10SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 [29FE]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, S109 [26JA]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5002 [16JY]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2197 [29MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1067 [28FE], S2911 [7MY]

Railroads: change railcar procurement rules for transit systems to allow up to 5 years for delivery of railcars after delivery of 1st railcar, S559 [13FE]

——— positive railroad control crash avoidance systems implementation, S820 [16FE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S559 [13FE], S820, S842 [16FE], S1125 [29FE]

——— 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), conference report, S4755 [29JN]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), S7444 [5DE]

——— 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, S7445 [5DE]

San Francisco Giants (baseball team): tribute (S. Res. 598), S6871 [15NO]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1973 [22MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S108 [26JA]

——— decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S5002 [16JY]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., funding, S379 [7FE]

Taxation: rates, S6046 [10SE]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S6776, S6777 [14NO]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, S5463–S5465 [26JY]

Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. Res. 356), S167 [30JA]

Transportation: ensure transit agencies that partner with community colleges on job training programs are eligible for Federal grants, S842 [16FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S1701 [15MR], S2781 [26AP]

Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1067 [28FE], S3314 [21MY]

Women: health care for women, S379 [7FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S3109 [14MY]

Reports filed

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 112–164), S2819 [26AP]

FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112–174), S3838 [7JN]

Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 3454) (S. Rept. 112–192), S5658 [30JY]

Statements

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools Extension: Executive Office of the President, S8393 [27DE]

Summaries

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Reporting Requirements for Intelligence Collection Targeting Non-U.S. Persons Overseas, S8392 [27DE]

Texts of

S. 2212, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act, S1849 [20MR]

S. 3173, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3131 [14MY]

S. 3239, provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens, S3634–S3636 [24MY]

Tributes

Inouye, Daniel K., S8256 [20DE]

King, Jack, S258• [1FE]

Liepman, Andrew, S3972• [12JN]

Mikulski, Senator, S1896 [21MR]

Snowe, Senator, S1125 [29FE]

Turner, Kathleen, S8359• [21DE]

Wagner, Caryn A., S8136 [18DE]