TESTER, JON (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3857, S3867 [7JN], S3918 [11JN], S3978, S3979, S3991, S3994, S3999 [12JN], S4152, S4153 [13JN], S4205, S4210 [14JN], S4267 [19JN], S4357 [20JN], S4419 [21JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8128, S8142 [18DE], S8212 [19DE], S8429 [27DE]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S219 [31JA], S248, S249, S271, S272 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6961, S6969 [27NO], S7040, S7041, S7042, S7046, S7047, S7072, S7100 [28NO], S7217, S7241, S7260 [29NO], S7303 [30NO], S7325, S7329, S7349 [3DE]

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

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

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2110 [27MR], S2428, S2434 [17AP], S2511, S2515 [18AP], S2637 [24AP], S2693 [25AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR], S2105 [27MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1152 [29FE], S1544 [8MR], S1614 [13MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6727, S6749 [13NO]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4827 [10JY], S4897, S4900 [11JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5793 [31JY], S5872 [1AU], S5980 [2AU]

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]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S4822 [10JY]

Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs (see S. 3384), S4950 [12JY]

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

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 600), S6894 [26NO]

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

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), S4370 [20JN]

——— enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S4637 [26JN]

——— improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 2299), S2929 [7MY]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S76 [24JA]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see S. 2134), S1541 [8MR]

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]

Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 2268), S5733 [31JY]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2222), S2087 [27MR]

Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 847), S132 [26JA]

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), S3087 [10MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 3237), S4823 [10JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 881), S3087 [10MY]

Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency operations (see S. 2139), S2086 [27MR] (see S. 3286), S4300 [19JN]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see S. 1728), S1147 [29FE]

——— establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5086 [17JY]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see S. 1018), S42 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor Program (see S. 3354), S6109 [11SE]

——— 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), S2031 [26MR]

——— provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to Government error (see S. 2060), S4299 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see S. 1878), S3329 [21MY]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S4773 [29JN]

——— expedite research and drug development to combat the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S3175 [15MY]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see S. 137), S5304 [24JY]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S2928 [7MY]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1440), S76 [24JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see S. 2114), S699 [15FE]

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see S. 3538), S6339 [13SE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: authorize conveyance of mineral rights in Montana to settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see S. 2110), S699 [15FE]

——— establish Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, designate certain lands as wilderness, and improve management of noxious weeds in Lewis and Clark National Forest (see S. 1774), S2086 [27MR]

——— 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), S1050 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), S2929 [7MY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 1629), S164 [30JA]

——— consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 3270), S4419 [21JN]

——— ensure veterans have information and protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2969 [8MY]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 3049), S3517 [23MY]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 3313), S4299 [19JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 3340), S6109 [11SE]

——— improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), S3281 [17MY]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. Res. 176), S5488 [26JY]

——— provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see S. 3628), S7402 [4DE]

——— 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), S3235 [16MY]

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 [19AP]

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]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 29), S77 [24JA]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 3559), S6454 [19SE]

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]

FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S2546 [19AP]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4369 [20JN]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1910), S6271 [12SE]

Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S4789 [9JY]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2344), S2970 [8MY]

——— improve provision of assistance to fire departments (see S. 550), S2030 [26MR]

——— waive waiting period for flood insurance policies purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on Federal lands (see S. 3320), S4726 [28JN]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S3280 [17MY] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 2188), S1791 [19MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide additional privacy protections (see S. 3515), S5978 [2AU]

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

FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 3541), S6627 [21SE]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see S. 2234), S3234 [16MY]

Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]

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

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 490), S75 [24JA]

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), S2032 [26MR]

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]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see S. 835), S2031 [26MR]

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), S2393 [17AP]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1935), S133 [26JA]

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), S4418 [21JN]

——— protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 1680), S43 [23JA]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 3463), S6547 [20SE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]

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 Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 470), S3516 [23MY]

National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see S. Res. 572), S6546 [20SE]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 561), S6454 [19SE]

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

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]

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 Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 605), S7303 [30NO]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), S6454 [19SE]

Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely presented (see S. 2389), S2821 [26AP]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 3546), S6340 [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 (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), S2656 [24AP]

Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see S. 3269), S5305 [24JY]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see S. Res. 618), S8507 [28DE]

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

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

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

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]

Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S4204 [14JN]

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

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

Taxation: allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see S. 84), S75 [24JA]

——— broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see S. 1366), S1933 [21MR]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), S76 [24JA]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1512), S6063 [10SE]

——— extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 [25JY]

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

——— extend time period for contributing military death gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S6547 [20SE]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 971), S4951 [12JY]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 845), S3516 [23MY]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see S. Con. Res. 62), S7686 [6DE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3043 [9MY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 67), S3784 [6JN]

——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), S4950 [12JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S495 [9FE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S3043 [9MY]

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]

World War II: recognize superior service of members of the First Special Service Force (see S. Res. 577), S6626 [21SE]

——— tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 418), S2324 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide behavioral health readiness services to members of Reserve components based on need (see S. 2466), S2823 [26AP]

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 452), S3042 [9MY]

Courts: reinstate reporting provision relative to fees and expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions involving the U.S. (see S. 2042), S163 [30JA]

Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (see S. 3209), S3329 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize transport of individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 3511), S5977 [2AU]

——— reauthorize Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (see S. 3282), S3900 [11JN]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), S2243 [29MR]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce Federal advertising budgets (see S. 3540), S6340 [13SE]

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see S. 3585), S6545 [20SE]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see S. 3296), S4203 [14JN]

Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (see S. 2229), S2001 [22MR]

House of Representatives: repeal authorization to provide office space, a furnishings allowance, congressional franking privileges, and staff assistance to former Speakers of the House (see S. 3528), S6107 [11SE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 2210), S1847 [20MR]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 2342), S2655 [24AP]

National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE]

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 2128), S909 [17FE]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], S6603 [21SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, S6405 [19SE]

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

FDIC: temporarily extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (S. 3637), motion to proceed, S7664 [6DE], S7723 [11DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 [17JY]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 [20MR], S1884 [21MR]

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

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]

Motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8464 [28DE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6890 [26NO]

Privilege of the floor

Artuso, Nick, S6370 [13SE]

Molaison, Val, S172 [30JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4127 [13JN], S4267 [19JN], S4358 [20JN], S6314 [13SE]

——— extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs, S6314 [13SE]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8128 [18DE], S8429 [27DE], S8464 [28DE]

Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S4145 [13JN], S6335 [13SE]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S248, S249 [1FE]

——— prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S147 [30JA]

——— require personal financial disclosure filings of Members and certain employees are made available electronically to the public, S147 [30JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure that farmers are able to buy public varieties of seeds, S4127 [13JN]

——— improve livestock forage disaster plan, S4267 [19JN]

——— rural broadband telecommunications services programs funding, S4358 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming, S1112 [29FE]

Dept. of the Interior: set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of stamp requirements for certain users, S6890 [26NO]

——— settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (S. 3209), S3330 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans jobs corps program counselors are available to veterans in rural areas, S6315 [13SE]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6315 [13SE]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration, S8274 [20DE]

Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, S248 [1FE]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), S4448 [25JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), S8424 [27DE]

Forest Service: FLAME wildfire suppression reserve fund funding, S4661 [27JN]

——— hazardous fuel reduction projects funding, S4660 [27JN]

——— reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of national forests and adjacents lands, S4660 [27JN]

——— wildland fire management funding, S8128 [18DE], S8429 [27DE], S8464 [28DE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S8429 [27DE], S8464 [28DE]

Members of Congress: require public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held by Members of Congress, S248 [1FE]

Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 268), S4660 [27JN]

National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of RxIMPACT Day, S1844 [20MR]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2670 [25AP]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, S8131 [18DE]

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, S8424 [27DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5016, S5017 [16JY]

Postal Service: create a moratorium on the closure of rural post offices and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, S2475 [18AP]

——— improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2475 [18AP], S2638 [24AP], S2693 [25AP]

——— modify process for closure or consolidation of post offices and postal facilities, S2638 [24AP]

——— prohibit senior Postal Service executive salaries from exceeding salaries of cabinet members, S2475 [18AP], S2693 [25AP]

——— reduce number of members serving on the Board of Governors, S2475 [18AP]

SEC: exempt a certain class of securities from regulations limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small businesses, S1886 [21MR]

Senate: require all Senate candidates file quarterly campaign finance reports electronically with the FEC, S249 [1FE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1885 [21MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6415 [19SE], S6888, S6890 [26NO]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, S6604 [21SE], S6726 [13NO]

——— violation of Budget Control Act by legislation to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, S6888, S6890 [26NO]

Veterans Day: observance, S6729 [13NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2670 [25AP]

Tributes

Callan, Mary P. Mack, S2387• [17AP]

Hamill, Mark, S386• [7FE]

Hiller, Arvid (Butch), S5482• [26JY]

Holzheimer, Lewis W., S6052• [10SE]

Inouye, Daniel K., S8131 [18DE]

Kindsfater, Herbert S., S6052• [10SE]

Klobofski, John V., S6729 [13NO]

Schulze, William E., S6051• [10SE]

Shennum, Alan R., S6729 [13NO]

Singer, Donald M., S7700 [10DE]

Vacca, Vincent J., S5255• [23JY]

Walborn, Paul, S386• [7FE]

Wells, Nicholas J., S6052• [10SE]