LEE, MIKE (a Senator from Utah)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3918, S3919 [11JN], S4104 [12JN], S4153 [13JN], S4340, S4343 [20JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8144 [18DE], S8472 [28DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6961, S6962, S6978 [27NO], S7098, S7108, S7119, S7123 [28NO], S7181, S7218 [29NO], S7385 [4DE]

Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage (H.R. 6029), S8226, S8229 [19DE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3092, S3093 [10MY], S3146 [15MY]

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]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), S4482 [25JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), S8407, S8452, S8453, S8454 [27DE], S8455, S8508 [28DE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2110 [27MR], S2603 [23AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S640, S651, S653 [14FE], S1196 [1MR], S1541 [8MR]

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

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6759 [13NO], S6807 [14NO]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4914 [11JY], S5086 [17JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5784, S5788 [31JY], S5872 [1AU]

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]

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

Armed Forces: require the President to seek congressional approval before engaging members in military humanitarian operations (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]

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: 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]

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

——— prohibit earmarks (see S. 1930), S1195 [1MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see S. 2043), S209 [31JA]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]

Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6457 [19SE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain interests in Federal land acquired for the Scofield Project in Carbon County, UT (see S. 2056), S261 [1FE]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: 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]

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

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

EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (see S. 2226), S2087 [27MR]

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]

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

Federal agencies and departments: strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 2085), S494 [9FE]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S5871 [1AU]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 2213), S1847 [20MR]

Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (see S. Res. 556), S6458 [19SE]

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

Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB–5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J–1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S4726 [28JN]

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]

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), S5660 [30JY]

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), S1423 [6MR]

——— support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]

Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 2165), S2825 [26AP]

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

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

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]

Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S5134 [18JY]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (see S. Res. 621), S8071 [17DE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), S3631 [24MY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]

Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]

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

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]

Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits (see S. 1129), S1933 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6457 [19SE]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S. 3397), S5213 [19JY]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (see S. 1751), S2928 [7MY]

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

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see S. 1039), S1933 [21MR]

SEC: exempt a certain class of securities from regulations limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small businesses (see S. 1544), S1195 [1MR]

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

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: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5980 [2AU]

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

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

——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]

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

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 1164), S495 [9FE]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S4299 [19JN]

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.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 2205), S5212 [19JY]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (see S. 2471), S2823 [26AP]

Utah: clarify authority under legislation defining the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (see S. 3305), S4238 [18JN]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S1050 [27FE]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 2122), S850 [16FE]

——— 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), S2245 [29MR]

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

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (see S. Con. Res. 44), S2968 [8MY] (see S. Con. Res. 52), S5212 [19JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5212 [19JY]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see S. 2199), S1734 [15MR]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see S. 2247), S2166 [28MR]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S3174 [15MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed as a tax (see S. 3411), S5212 [19JY]

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]

Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]

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

——— exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the estate tax (see S. 2200), S1734 [15MR]

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

Motions

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

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4265 [19JN], S4340, S4343 [20JN]

——— continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, S4350, S4351 [20JN]

——— reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 [20JN]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of stimulus funding, S898 [17FE]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads, S1437 [7MR]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8474 [28DE]

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, S7025 [28NO], S7181 [29NO]

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

Budget: allocation of funds, S6479 [20SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (S. Con. Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3214 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3214 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3214 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3214 [16MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (S. Con. Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3214, S3222 [16MY]

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, S8424 [27DE]

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

Conservation of natural resources: repeal multinational species conservation funds reauthorizations, S6835 [15NO]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: impact on the rights of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children with disabilities, S7368 [4DE]

——— ratify, S6513 [20SE], S7368, S7369 [4DE]

——— ratify, unanimous-consent request, S6512 [20SE]

Cordray, Richard: recess appointment to be FRS Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S418 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]

——— repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program and Conservation Reserve Program, S4343 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7025 [28NO], S7181 [29NO]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified, S8424 [27DE]

Dept. of the Interior: sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal, S6835 [15NO]

Disasters: provide regulatory relief for disaster victims and relief volunteers, S8474 [28DE]

Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S2153 [28MR]

——— suitability to be district judge relative to sanction by court after failure to raise lack of subject matter jurisdiction as a reason to dismiss case, S2153 [28MR]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), S4265 [19JN]

Eximbank: phase out authority and require President to initiate negotiations with other major exporting countries to end subsidized export financing programs, S3146 [15MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3146 [15MY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, S4265 [19JN]

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), S8423 [27DE]

4–H (organization): anniversary of 4–H Club of Utah, S4819• [10JY]

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, S4748 [29JN]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S8474 [28DE]

Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3887 [11JN]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3888 [11JN]

Kaysville, UT: tribute to Davis High School marching band, S2491• [18AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S180 [31JA], S898 [17FE]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S1436 [7MR]

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, S8423 [27DE]

Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, S6598 [21SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1962 [22MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S4702 [28JN]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4702 [28JN]

——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S3809 [7JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1436 [7MR]

Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional, S113 [26JA], S4439 [25JN]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S3887 [11JN], S4438 [25JN]

Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, or other Federal systems, S6835 [15NO]

Richfield, UT: Joining Forces Community Challenge military support competition finalist, S3778• [6JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1437 [7MR]

——— 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, S4748 [29JN]

Roy, UT: anniversary, S1192• [1MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6834 [15NO]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S5102, S5103 [18JY]

——— provide permanent extension of tax relief and repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5102 [18JY]

Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S3039• [9MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2765 [26AP]

Tributes

Barlow, Haven J., S124• [26JA]

Beasley, Aaron, S4946• [12JY]

Covey, Stephen R., S5181 [19JY]

Craig, Rick, S4721• [28JN]

Francom, Jared, S60 [24JA]

Korgenski, Marcy, S1456• [7MR]

Lee, Michael D., S4295• [19JN]

McCoy, Ryan, S6504 [20SE]

Millner, Ann, S8358• [21DE]

Sanders, Glade, S1846• [20MR]

Shilaos, Aleck, S4237• [18JN]

Sutton, Jim, S4820• [10JY]

Tarbet, Brian L., S8068• [17DE]

Wilkins, Richard, S7209• [29NO]