KLOBUCHAR, AMY (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3913 [11JN], S4240 [18JN], S4350 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7091, S7092, S7093 [28NO], S7218, S7232, S7234, S7238, S7247 [29NO], S7295, S7296 [30NO], S7359 [3DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), S8085 [17DE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6342, S6358 [13SE]

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), S3290 [17MY], S3433, S3455 [22MY], S3520 [23MY], S3633 [24MY]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2497 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2637 [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), S539 [9FE], S615, S647, S654, S655, S656, S657 [14FE], S787, S788, S797 [15FE], S852, S863 [16FE], S910 [17FE], S1152 [29FE], S1397 [5MR], S1423 [6MR], S1460 [7MR], S1556 [8MR], S1603, S1614 [13MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1810 [19MR]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4894 [11JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5788 [31JY], S5980 [2AU]

Transportation Security Administration: modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (S. 3542), S7275, S7276 [29NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2795, S2864 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization or foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]

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), S2002 [22MR]

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

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), S699 [15FE]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 48), S5048 [16JY]

——— permit a State to issue a commercial drivers’ license to a member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 3624), S6625 [21SE]

——— strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 3322), S4461 [25JN]

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]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S4239 [18JN]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), S4204 [14JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S5733 [31JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 1832), S4951 [12JY]

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

Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 740), S567 [13FE]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 3237), S6109 [11SE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive speculation with respect to commodity markets and energy contracts (see S. 1598), S1680 [14MR]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), S6457 [19SE]

Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]

Courts: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (see S. 2127), S1050 [27FE]

Credit: establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers (see S. 967), S568 [13FE]

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see S. 3456), S5979 [2AU]

——— 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 Agriculture: improve energy programs (see S. 2270), S2242 [29MR]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S4638 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ‘‘produced’’ to include melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see S. 2087), S494 [9FE]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 547), S3280 [17MY]

——— establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S4204 [14JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S2325 [16AP]

——— require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 595), S3280 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1381), S5212 [19JY]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see S. 2123), S2969 [8MY]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see S. 1613), S3900 [11JN]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S209 [31JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see S. 2046), S262 [1FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 645), S6063 [10SE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY]

——— 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), S3631 [24MY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S2244 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior: use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), S5047 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to assist veterans to acquire commercial driver’s licenses (see S. 2084), S494 [9FE]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), S6547 [20SE]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see S. 3430), S5733 [31JY]

——— support goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by a certain date and other goals of the National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease draft (see S. Res. 434), S6458 [19SE]

District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), S2086 [27MR]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see S. 2159), S2086 [27MR]

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]

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, 3478), S5870 [1AU]

FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 1882), S164 [30JA]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S6109 [11SE] (see S. 3394), S6547 [20SE]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 1249), S614 [14FE]

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), S7402 [4DE]

——— 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), S2394 [17AP]

Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 2274), S2326 [16AP]

FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6547 [20SE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S1089 [28FE]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6628 [21SE]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 1979), S262 [1FE]

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), S5213 [19JY]

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), S2244 [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: 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), S2602 [23AP]

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), S3175 [15MY]

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), S4637 [26JN]

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

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 2347), S4460 [25JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 227), S1422 [6MR]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 2620), S3424 [22MY]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 3463), S6457 [19SE]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), S2824 [26AP]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 595), S7215 [29NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 595), S7215 [29NO]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S4418 [21JN]

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

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), S494 [9FE]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), S3042 [9MY]

National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 441), S2824 [26AP]

Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities (see S. 3504), S5977 [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]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]

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

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

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: permit access by individuals with covered pensions to certain disability benefits without penalty (see S. 3447), S5487 [26JY]

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: 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]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (see S. 1696), S2086 [27MR]

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

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

Russia: disapprove law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of the law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see S. Res. 628), S8589 [31DE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 [7MR]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 2364), S4419 [21JN]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 3480), S5980 [2AU]

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

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 1086), S4204 [14JN]

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

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6548 [20SE]

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), S2546 [19AP]

Tariff: footwear (see S. 1069), S1577 [12MR]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 697), S4893 [11JY]

——— broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see S. 1366), S6627 [21SE]

——— exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see S. 1964), S76 [24JA]

——— extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions (see S. 2050), S4675 [27JN]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 3594), S6545 [20SE]

——— make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S3043 [9MY]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S2393 [17AP]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S3516 [23MY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 3364), S5134 [18JY]

Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (see S. 3516), S6064 [10SE]

Telephones: prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on wireline telephone bills (see S. 3291), S4893 [11JY]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see S. 1966), S6108 [11SE]

——— require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S2325 [16AP]

Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see S. 3645), S7303 [30NO]

Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 3235), S4239 [18JN]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S3280 [17MY]

Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S1089 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: improve and enhance prevention and response to sexual assaults and sexual harassment (see S. 3647), S7215 [29NO]

Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations for funeral and other ceremonial purposes (see S. 2089), S494 [9FE]

Corps of Engineers: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota (see S. 2164), S1422 [6MR]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 [27JN]

Crime: prohibit and deter theft of metal (see S. 3631), S6855 [15NO]

Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see S. 2121), S850 [16FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 3535), S6270 [12SE]

Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 3391), S5085 [17JY]

——— develop a national model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 3229), S3516 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see S. 3653), S7401 [4DE]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see S. 3688), S8071 [17DE]

Information technology: improve enforcement of criminal and civil law with respect to cloud computing (see S. 3569), S6454 [19SE]

Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting (see S. 3656), S7401 [4DE]

——— require issuers of long-term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims (see S. 3230), S3516 [23MY]

Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY]

National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities: support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life initiative (see S. Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. Res. 444), S2824 [26AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), S208 [31JA]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include trails along Lake Superior’s north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see S. 3319), S4368 [20JN]

Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 531), S5487 [26JY]

Tariff: ascorbic acid encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate (see S. 2646), S2924 [7MY]

——— baby or child carriers designed for use on bicycles (see S. 2651), S2924 [7MY]

——— bamboo baskets (see S. 2954), S2967 [8MY]

——— bamboo kitchen devices (see S. 2953), S2967 [8MY]

——— bicycle brakes (see S. 2647), S2924 [7MY]

——— bicycle speedometer parts (see S. 2652), S2924 [7MY]

——— bicycle speedometers (see S. 2649), S2924 [7MY]

——— bicycle wheel rims (see S. 2648), S2924 [7MY]

——— bisphenol A bis(3-methacryloyloxypropyl) ether substituted dimethacylate (see S. 2639), S2924 [7MY]

——— catalytic converter mats of glass fibers (see S. 2644), S2924 [7MY]

——— catalytic converter mounting mats (see S. 2645), S2924 [7MY]

——— C5-8 perfluorocarbonalkanes (see S. 2635), S2924 [7MY]

——— C5-18 perfluorocarbon alkanes, perfluorocarbon amines, and/or perfluorocarbon ethers mixtures (see S. 2636), S2924 [7MY]

——— C1-3 perfluoroalkyl perfluoromorpholine (see S. 2637), S2924 [7MY]

——— copoly(acrylic acid/itaconic acid) (see S. 2638), S2924 [7MY]

——— coupon holders (see S. 2957), S2967 [8MY]

——— cyhalothrin mixtures (see S. 2955), S2967 [8MY]

——— electric wine bottle openers (see S. 2958), S2967 [8MY]

——— fluoropolymers containing 95 percent or more by weight of the monomer units tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinylidene fluoride (see S. 2641), S2924 [7MY]

——— inflatable swimming pools (see S. 2959), S2967 [8MY]

——— methidathion (see S. 2950), S2967 [8MY]

——— paclobutrazol (see S. 2951), S2967 [8MY]

——— perfluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride (see S. 2643), S2924 [7MY]

——— perfluorocarbon amines (see S. 2634), S2924 [7MY]

——— plastic children’s wallets (see S. 2956), S2967 [8MY]

——— polycrystalline fibers (see S. 2642), S2924 [7MY]

——— potassium persulfate encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate (see S. 2640), S2924 [7MY]

——— profenofos (see S. 2960), S2967 [8MY]

——— wide angle reflectors (see S. 2650), S2924 [7MY]

——— wind turbine generator power panels (see S. 2952), S2967 [8MY]

——— wind turbine generator switchgear assemblies and panel boards (see S. 2961), S2967 [8MY]

Taxation: provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 3226), S3516 [23MY]

Transportation Security Administration: modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (see S. 3542), S6340 [13SE]

Cloture motions

Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8195 [19DE], S8340 [21DE]

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

Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], S3713 [5JN]

Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7293 [30NO], S7336 [3DE]

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

Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

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), motion to proceed, S3252 [17MY]

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

Guaderrama, David C.: 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]

Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], S3889 [11JN]

Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

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

Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 [26MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]

Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6728 [13NO], S6830 [15NO]

Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Privilege of the floor

Avery, Chris, S3798 [6JN]

Haacke, Owen, S7460 [5DE]

Nolan, Rebecca, S7460 [5DE]

Pearlman, Lisa, S7460 [5DE]

Sykes, Heather, S7460 [5DE]

West, Daniel, S7460 [5DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during planting and harvest seasons, S1603 [13MR]

——— continue certain programs, S3168 [15MY]

——— continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4122 [13JN], S4350 [20JN], S5443 [26JY], S7414, S7415 [5DE]

——— continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, S3758–S3760 [6JN]

——— sugar price support program funding, S4122 [13JN]

Appropriations: establish executive line-item veto, S3275 [17MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 24), S3275 [17MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (S. Con. Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3275 [17MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3275 [17MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3275 [17MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3275 [17MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3275 [17MY]

Clean Air Act: impact, S488 [9FE]

Concordia University: tribute to women’s volleyball team, S8588• [31DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1609 [13MR]

——— prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S196 [31JA]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, S3503 [23MY]

——— place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), S680 [15FE]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, S6931 [27NO]

CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]

Crime: provide criminal penalties for stalking, S1701 [15MR], S6304 [13SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3168 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7141 [29NO]

——— develop comprehensive policy to prevent and respond to sexual harassment in the Armed Forces, S7142 [29NO]

——— enhance annual reports regarding sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces, S7142 [29NO]

——— modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (S. 2121), S3264 [17MY]

——— preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, S7141 [29NO]

——— provide for disposition of charges involving certain sexual misconduct offenses under the uniform code of military justice through court-martial, S7142 [29NO]

——— provide for inclusion and command review of information on sexual-related offenses in personnel service records of members of the Armed Forces, S7141 [29NO]

——— retain certain forms in connection with restricted reports on sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces, S7141 [29NO]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2936 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for veterans, S6256 [12SE]

Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2796 [26AP]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), S33 [23JA], S1180 [1MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to proceed, S6256 [12SE]

Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural products and domestically produced renewable fuels and resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]

Drugs: address increase in synthetic drug use, S680 [15FE]

——— ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 409), S680 [15FE]

——— ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 839), S680 [15FE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S7996 [13DE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3302 [21MY], S3469 [23MY]

——— improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (S. 296), S106 [26JA]

——— 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), S3503 [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), motion to proceed, S3302 [21MY], S3469 [23MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (S. 3276), S5471 [26JY]

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 (S. Res. 386), S1208 [1MR]

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, S6256 [12SE]

Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of I–35 bridge collapse, S5811 [1AU]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S6101 [11SE]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S5444 [26JY], S6304 [13SE]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, S8296 [20DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S1137 [29FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5010 [16JY]

Postal Service: create a moratorium on the closure of rural post offices and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, S2587 [23AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, S487–S489 [9FE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1074 [28FE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1137 [29FE], S1603 [13MR], S2049 [27MR]

——— 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), S3957 [12JN], S4114 [13JN]

Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values, S123• [26JA]

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

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), S5356 [25JY]

——— extend certain renewable fuel tax incentives, S487–S489 [9FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S1700 [15MR], S2751, S2752, S2753, S2754, S2756, S2783, S2796 [26AP], S5444 [26JY], S6304 [13SE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2587, S2591 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S6932 [27NO]

Tributes

Conrad, Senator, S8573 [31DE]

Donohoe, Michael, S6102• [11SE]

Hutchison, Senator, S8573 [31DE]

Inouye, Daniel K., S8257 [20DE]

Koffa, David, S5208• [19JY]

Kohl, Senator, S8573 [31DE]

Lieberman, Senator, S8574 [31DE]

Mikulski, Senator, S1914 [21MR]

Nelson, Senator Ben, S8574 [31DE]

Okuneye, Victoria, S5208• [19JY]

Snowe, Senator, S8574 [31DE]

Sullivan, Tom, S5968 [2AU]

Tankenoff, Gary and Marsha, S4634• [26JN]

Webb, Senator, S8574 [31DE]

Wellstone, Paul D. and Sheila, S2756 [26AP]