SHELBY, RICHARD C. (a Senator from Alabama)

Amendments

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S219 [31JA], S240 [1FE], S290 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7059 [28NO]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), S4464 [25JN]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), S3373, S3382 [21MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S505 [9FE], S568 [13FE], S797 [15FE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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]

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

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S1932 [21MR]

——— prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S2002 [22MR]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S5488 [26JY] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]

Flood Disaster Protection Act: technical corrections (see S. 3677), S7976 [12DE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 202), S5978 [2AU]

——— require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to conduct a small business review panel on the qualified mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with a final rule (see S. 3571), S6454 [19SE]

——— treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S494 [9FE] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 20), S75 [24JA]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see S. Res. 624), S8138 [18DE]

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), S3281 [17MY]

——— 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), S4675 [27JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 1507), S4151 [13JN] (see S. 2173), S4893 [11JY]

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), S5381 [25JY]

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

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

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

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

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

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), S5486 [26JY]

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]

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

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

Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), S2656 [24AP]

Veterans Day: recognize Birmingham, AL, as the home of the longest running celebration and Raymond Weeks for efforts in establishment (see S. Res. 591), S6744 [13NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S4369 [20JN]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S3234 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]

University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 361), S208 [31JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (see S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

Cloture motions

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]

Remarks

Congress: extend the same financial disclosure rules to executive branch and independent agencies, S240 [1FE], S297, S301 [2FE]

——— prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S240 [1FE], S297, S301 [2FE]

Galante, Carol J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner, S8525 [30DE]

——— suitability to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner relative to actions addressing issues of FHA solvency, S8525 [30DE]

Lawrence, Taylor W., Jr.: Montevallo, AL, Hometown Hero award recipient, S6849 [15NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S594 [14FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

Tributes

Davis, Paul, S6850 [15NO]

Harris, Robert H., S6541• [20SE]

Inouye, Daniel K., S8252 [20DE]