BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD (a Senator from Connecticut)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3620 [20MY], S3636, S3671, S3686, S3687, S3695 [21MY], S3763 [22MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1797, S1817, S1820 [13MR], S1910 [18MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2192 [21MR], S2284, S2308, S2344, S2351, S2353, S2361, S2369 [22MR]

Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain FERC projects (H.R. 316), S2351 [22MR]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7883 [6NO]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6390 [11SE], S6531 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8063 [14NO], S8104, S8109, S8114, S8115, S8126, S8128, S8132 [18NO], S8188, S8221, S8224, S8234, S8235, S8240, S8241, S8249, S8251, S8254 [19NO], S8374, S8381, S8385, S8401 [20NO], S8484, S8496, S8516 [21NO]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5847 [23JY], S5867, S5870, S5919 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5920, S5921 [24JY], S5977 [25JY], S6024 [29JY]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S2598, S2610, S2612 [11AP], S2689, S2693 [16AP], S2743, S2751, S2766, S2771 [17AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8573 [9DE]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4489 [13JN], S4596 [18JN], S4711 [19JN], S4799, S4800, S4801, S4802 [20JN], S5030, S5092 [24JN], S5162 [25JN], S5266 [26JN], S5501 [27JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S528 [7FE], S590 [11FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3205 [7MY], S3273 [8MY], S3373 [13MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S2909 [24AP]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S297 [24JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: implement (see S. 267), S3955 [4JN]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 820), S7616 [29OC]

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 299), S8567 [9DE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 395), S943 [27FE]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see S. 373), S5527 [8JY]

——— allow members to defer principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection with orders for mobilization for war or national emergency (see S. 634), S2146 [21MR]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see S. 628), S2650 [15AP]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see S. 240), S519 [7FE]

——— protect the privacy of servicewomen seeking abortions in cases of rape or incest and allow use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see S. 777), S2896 [23AP]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see S. 1844), S8913 [17DE]

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see S. 1337), S5839 [23JY]

Aviation: prohibit closing of air traffic control towers (see S. 687), S2501 [9AP]

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 349), S773 [14FE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 769), S4522 [17JN]

Boston, MA: commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt (see S. Res. 115), S3029 [25AP]

——— condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims (see S. Res. 101), S2749 [17AP]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 287), S7830 [5NO]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see S. 1687), S8101 [18NO]

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. 1384), S6023 [29JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to law enforcement, postal workers, and other Senate employees who detected and prevented poison threat to Members of Congress (see S. Res. 112), S2960 [24AP]

Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 696), S2564 [10AP]

Children and youth: express that children trafficked in the U.S. be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators (see S. Con. Res. 29), S8457 [21NO]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1700), S8049 [14NO]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 116), S214 [23JA]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see S. 186), S3326 [9MY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S520 [7FE]

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 168), S357 [29JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3093 [6MY]

Coast Guard: ensure victims of sexual assault are granted an expedited consideration and determination of a request for transfer away from the geographic location of their alleged assailant (see S. 1050), S3843 [23MY]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 216), S469 [4FE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S3373 [13MY]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 333), S772 [14FE]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see S. 1246), S5498 [27JN]

——— establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 878), S3158 [7MY]

Conway, Thomas M.: award Navy Cross posthumously (see S. Res. 197), S5801 [18JY]

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 405), S1011 [28FE]

Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see S. 172), S357 [29JA]

——— establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 673), S2500 [9AP]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 160), S329 [28JA]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1837), S8913 [17DE]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 249), S519 [7FE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see S. 210), S1592 [11MR]

——— reduce violence and protect citizens (see S. 2), S42 [22JA]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S5264 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see S. 1635), S7953 [12NO]

——— include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see S. 754), S2961 [24AP]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 521), S1592 [11MR]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3158 [7MY]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see S. 967), S3569 [16MY]

——— reform investigative procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent abusive treatment of alleged sexual assault victims in the Armed Forces (see S. 1644), S7829 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see S. 1156), S4481 [13JN]

——— aid gifted and talented and high-ability learners by empowering teachers (see S. 512), S3532 [15MY]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 1066), S6024 [29JY]

——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1126), S4058 [10JN]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see S. 217), S3430 [14MY]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (see S. 953), S3907 [3JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see S. 1238), S5498 [27JN]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see S. 897), S3907 [3JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 153), S285 [24JA]

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S6446 [12SE]

——— establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 424), S1012 [28FE]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see S. 330), S2455 [8AP]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see S. 254), S1012 [28FE]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see S. 1557), S7007 [27SE]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see S. 372), S773 [14FE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 195), S438 [31JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see S. 1361), S5970 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 34), S42 [22JA]

——— classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see S. 413), S1011 [28FE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 933), S3371 [13MY]

——— provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see S. 85), S213 [23JA]

——— provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 1089), S3954 [4JN]

——— provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see S. 706), S2589 [11AP]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see S. 1130), S4212 [11JN]

——— strengthen the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see S. 146), S944 [27FE]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see S. 579), S3257 [8MY]

——— establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see S. 653), S2328 [22MR]

Dept. of Transportation: improve cruise passenger security and safety (see S. 1340), S5840 [23JY]

——— prohibit certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights (see S. 1811), S8846 [16DE]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (see S. 794), S2960 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow public access to departmental research (see S. 877), S3258 [8MY]

——— authorize certain major medical facility leases (see S. 412), S1011 [28FE] (see S. 1740), S8566 [9DE]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 522), S1592 [11MR]

——— 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. 748), S2749 [17AP]

——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see S. 1262), S8001 [13NO]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 287), S657 [12FE]

——— 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. 131), S3256 [8MY]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S707 [13FE]

——— improve Health Professionals Education Assistance Program (see S. 845), S3257 [8MY]

——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 825), S5709 [16JY]

——— protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting veterans (see S. 1211), S4793 [20JN]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 633), S2146 [21MR]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (see S. 1155), S7796 [4NO]

——— provide for payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a veteran upon the death of the veteran (see S. 1573), S7536 [16OC]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 734), S5841 [23JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve interoperable electronic health records (see S. 1296), S5842 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Made in America Incentive Grant Program (see S. 63), S43 [22JA]

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see S. 1242), S5498 [27JN]

Diseases: strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (see S. Res. 303), S8361 [20NO]

——— support goals and implementation of National Alzheimer’s Project Act and National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease (see S. Res. 301), S8459 [21NO]

District of Columbia: condemn Navy Yard shootings, express condolences to victims, support for those impacted, and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Res. 265), S7210 [4OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S3091 [6MY]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 1254), S5498 [27JN]

Economy: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veteran benefits or to increase low- and middle-class tax burden (see S. Con. Res. 15), S3328 [9MY]

Education: enhance entrance counseling and exit counseling for student borrowers (see S. 546), S1785 [13MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S4794 [20JN]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 631), S2026 [20MR]

Executive departments: require transparency in meeting Federal goals for contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 140), S330 [28JA]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1808), S8771 [12DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 226), S469 [4FE]

——— allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see S. 857), S3091 [6MY]

——— anniversary (see S. Res. 139), S3372 [13MY]

Farmington River and Salmon Brook: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 1253), S5498 [27JN]

FCC: allow multichannel video programming distributors to provide subscribers a la carte video programming, penalize broadcasters for downgrading services, and eliminate sports blackout rule (see S. 912), S5841 [23JY]

——— direct wireless providers to permit the unlocking of mobile devices (see S. 481), S1229 [6MR]

FDA: improve ability to study use of antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals (see S. 895), S5018 [24JN]

——— improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and amending labeling requirements (see S. 1425), S6206 [1AU]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 809), S2960 [24AP]

Federal Helium Reserve: improve stewardship by ensuring market stability for end-users and ensure a fair return on helium assets (see S. 783), S3533 [15MY]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see S. 1610), S8772 [12DE] (see S. 1846), S8913 [17DE]

Financial institutions: provide protection for consumers who have prepaid cards (see S. 1867), S9051 [19DE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 22), S42 [22JA]

——— improve effectiveness of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by clarifying reporting requirements related to adjudications of mental incompetency (see S. 480), S1893 [18MR]

——— improve effectiveness of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by clarifying reporting requirements related to adjudications of mental incompetency, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 480), S2456 [8AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see S. 54), S520 [7FE] (see S. 443), S1088 [4MR]

——— prohibit purchase and possession by nonimmigrant aliens, including those from visa waiver countries, and reinstate residency requirement for gun purchases by non-U.S. citizens (see S. 903), S3256 [8MY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 33), S42 [22JA]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 150), S284 [24JA]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 691), S2501 [9AP]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see S. 35), S42 [22JA]

Fish and fishing: establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes (see S. 269), S3955 [4JN]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 520), S3615 [20MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 119), S657 [12FE]

Foreign policy: prohibit contracting with enemies of the U.S. (see S. 675), S2501 [9AP]

FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see S. 418), S1011 [28FE]

——— prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see S. 981), S3569 [16MY]

Grams, Rod: tribute (see S. Res. 267), S7353 [9OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 218), S469 [4FE]

Hathaway, William D.: tribute (see S. Res. 189), S5264 [26JN]

Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 128), S6329 [10SE]

——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S2502 [9AP]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see S. 1140), S5970 [25JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 397), S3955 [4JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S7576 [28OC]

Hurricanes: provide enhanced disaster unemployment assistance to States affected by Hurricane Sandy (see S. 803), S2960 [24AP]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S707 [13FE]

——— authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 169), S357 [29JA]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see S. 645), S2146 [21MR]

——— reform (see S. 1), S42 [22JA]

Information technology: promote public awareness of cybersecurity (see S. 1638), S7728 [31OC]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 325), S772 [14FE]

Intelligence services: enhance transparency for certain surveillance programs authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see S. 1452), S6207 [1AU]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 1881), S9052 [19DE]

——— support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (see S. Res. 65), S1012 [28FE]

——— support political reform (see S. Res. 154), S3844 [23MY]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see S. 559), S1786 [13MR]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 1706), S8049 [14NO]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S1593 [11MR]

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see S. Con. Res. 20), S5969 [25JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S872 [26FE]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (see S. Res. 161), S3955 [4JN]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1038), S3843 [23MY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 357), S773 [14FE]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (see S. 1080), S3844 [23MY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see S. Res. 321), S8809 [13DE]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see S. 755), S3431 [14MY]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 382), S3761 [22MY]

——— authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 117), S285 [24JA]

——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 569), S5709 [16JY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 842), S4586 [18JN]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 323), S1270 [7MR]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S3257 [8MY]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 1137), S4212 [11JN]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 452), S1127 [5MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 740), S2684 [16AP]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S2750 [17AP]

——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 689), S2650 [15AP]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S520 [7FE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see S. 460), S1127 [5MR]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 921), S3326 [9MY]

Mueller, Robert S., III: tribute (see S. Res. 210), S6127 [31JY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 83), S2026 [20MR]

National Academy of Sciences: study impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children (see S. 134), S284 [24JA]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S6126 [31JY]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 646), S2146 [21MR]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 263), S6960 [26SE]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 913), S3326 [9MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 205), S6072 [30JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S6024 [29JY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 169), S4406 [12JN]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 91), S2328 [22MR]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 987), S3907 [3JN]

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1068), S4522 [17JN]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1028), S3843 [23MY]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 813), S3160 [7MY]

Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 824), S3028 [25AP]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see S. 316), S2501 [9AP]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records and warrantless searches of communications and reform surveillance authorities and the operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (see S. 1551), S6886 [24SE]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see S. 1599), S7615 [29OC]

——— strengthen privacy protections, accountability, and oversight relative to domestic surveillance (see S. 1215), S5017 [24JN]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers for children, baby food, and infant formula and regulate its use in other food containers (see S. 1124), S4058 [10JN]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 445), S1088 [4MR]

Recycled materials: support improvement in collection, processing, and consumption of recycled materials (see S. Res. 309), S8457 [21NO]

Schiappa, David J.: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S6208 [1AU]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 403), S3658 [21MY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 1088), S3954 [4JN]

——— provide financial assistance for school construction after a violent or traumatic crisis (see S. 1025), S3761 [22MY]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S813 [25FE]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 4), S286 [24JA]

Senior citizens: establish a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights and State Home Care Ombudsman Programs, and provide quality assurance for home and community-based services (see S. 998), S3657 [21MY]

Social Security: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (see S. 1118), S4021 [7JN]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 425), S6023 [29JY]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 723), S2649 [15AP]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 1207), S4793 [20JN]

——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 1424), S6206 [1AU]

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. 759), S2797 [18AP]

——— apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see S. 500), S1269 [7MR]

——— eliminate wasteful tax loopholes (see S. 8), S42 [22JA]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S708 [13FE]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 1476), S6208 [1AU]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 501), S3658 [21MY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S1893 [18MR]

——— extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see S. 140), S330 [28JA]

——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1116), S8772 [12DE]

——— make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1442), S6207 [1AU]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 337), S772 [14FE]

——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 194), S438 [31JA]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S3373 [13MY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 321), S708 [13FE]

——— reform and enforce taxation of tobacco products (see S. 826), S3028 [25AP]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 836), S3029 [25AP]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2564 [10AP]

Telephones: prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on wireline telephone bills (see S. 1144), S4405 [12JN]

Ukraine: support sovereignty and closer relations with Europe, condemn violence against peaceful protesters, and urge a peaceful solution to current political and economic crisis (see S. Res. 319), S8915 [17DE]

Veterans: appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see S. 1564), S7063 [30SE]

——— improve coordination of Federal veteran job training services (see S. 140), S330 [28JA]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 893), S3255 [8MY]

——— reauthorize Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see S. 6), S42 [22JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 5), S42 [22JA] (see S. 47), S329 [28JA]

Weather: improve resilience to extreme weather events and prevent worsening of extreme weather conditions (see S. 7), S42 [22JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S1127 [5MR]

——— ensure access to contraception, preventive services, accurate health care information, cancer screenings, and affordable insurance for pregnancy-related needs and reduce health disparities (see S. Res. 60), S944 [27FE]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 942), S3429 [14MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S4794 [20JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S3256 [8MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S3092 [6MY]

——— ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 1393), S6071 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 1696), S8000 [13NO]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S4585 [18JN]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see S. 1281), S5667 [11JY]

Charles W. Morgan (vessel): commemorate relaunching, commend preservation and reinterpretation as a vessel of scientific and educational exploration, and recognize as the ‘‘Ambassador to the Whales’’ (see S. Res. 183), S5017 [24JN]

Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (see S. 615), S1950 [19MR]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S2455 [8AP]

Dept. of Defense: afford crime victims in the military the same basic rights as civilians under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see S. 1041), S3843 [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 1019), S3761 [22MY]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 719), S2589 [11AP]

——— establish single, front-of-package labeling system for all foods required to bear nutrition labeling and eliminate deceptive claims and update existing nutrition labels (see S. 1653), S7829 [5NO]

Dept. of State: rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1249), S5498 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see S. 1602), S7615 [29OC]

——— repeal time limitations on eligibility for use of All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program benefits and improve veterans education outreach (see S. 863), S3091 [6MY]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 422), S1012 [28FE]

——— treat certain misfiled documents as motions for reconsideration of decisions by the Board of Veterans Appeals (see S. 939), S3429 [14MY]

Economy: provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see S. 1383), S6023 [29JY]

Firearms: appropriately restrict sales of ammunition by requiring background checks (see S. 174), S357 [29JA]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 691), S2501 [9AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: create two additional judge positions and modify procedures for appointment of judges (see S. 1460), S6207 [1AU]

GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see S. 1303), S5708 [16JY]

Health: condemn, prevent, and prosecute abusive, unsanitary, and illegal health care practices (see S. Res. 134), S3256 [8MY]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see S. 1761), S8457 [21NO]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1150), S4405 [12JN]

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 162), S3955 [4JN]

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 104), S2845 [22AP]

Office of the Special Advocate: establish (see S. 1467), S6207 [1AU]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see S. 1426), S6206 [1AU]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 26), S8457 [21NO]

Public safety officers: extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see S. 876), S3158 [7MY]

Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (see S. 702), S2564 [10AP]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts and require the application of the antitrust laws to Major League Baseball (see S. 1721), S8100 [18NO]

Syria: impose sanctions and expand existing sanctions (see S. 1714), S8049 [14NO]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see S. 1160), S4481 [13JN]

——— allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see S. 1651), S7829 [5NO]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see S. 1624), S7674 [30OC]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see S. 1381), S6023 [29JY]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 171), S4481 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony in writing, documents, and representation in Whitnum v. Town of Greenwich, et al. (see S. Res. 124), S3030 [25AP]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S8816 [15DE], S8872 [17DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1703 [12MR]

Block, Sharon: nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY]

Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S849 [26FE], S991 [28FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2927 [24AP], S3013 [25AP]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2785 [18AP], S2833 [22AP]

Cordray, Richard: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S5652 [11JY], S5694 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), motion to proceed, S8027 [14NO], S8092 [18NO]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5522 [8JY], S5595 [10JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6051 [30JY], S6155 [1AU]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5795 [18JY], S5817 [23JY]

Engler, Richard J.: nomination to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, S8838 [16DE]

Estevez, Alan F.: nomination to be Principal Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, S7565 [28OC], S7640 [30OC]

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), motion to proceed, S8027 [14NO]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), motion to proceed, S2492 [9AP], S2580 [11AP]

Gibson, Sloan D.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S8837 [16DE]

Griffin, Richard F., Jr.: nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY]

Hagel, Chuck: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S680 [13FE], S747 [14FE], S833 [26FE]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1084 [4MR], S1146 [6MR]

Hirozawa, Kent Y.: nomination to the NLRB, S5978 [25JY], S6031 [30JY]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4976 [21JN], S4988, S5012 [24JN], S5215 [26JN], S5330 [27JN]

——— reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S3969 [6JN], S4086 [11JN]

Koskinen, John A.: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S8837 [16DE], S9081 [20DE]

Lew, Sec. of the Treasury: nomination to be IMF, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Governor, S7566 [28OC]

Mayorkas, Alejandro N.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security, S8836 [16DE], S9068 [19DE]

Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7566 [28OC], S7706 [31OC], S8418 [21NO]

Pearce, Mark G.: nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY], S5979 [25JY], S6050 [30JY]

Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7923 [7NO], S7949 [12NO], S8595 [10DE]

Raskin, Sarah Bloom: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury, S8838 [16DE]

Schiffer, Nancy J.: nomination to the NLRB, S5979 [25JY], S6049 [30JY]

Sewall, Sarah: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, S8837 [16DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S9083 [20DE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3319 [9MY]

Wheeler, Thomas E.: nomination to the FCC, S7565 [28OC]

Wright, Jessica Garfola: nomination to be Under Sec. of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, S8838 [16DE]

Yellen, Janet L.: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S8837 [16DE], S9083 [20DE]

Letters

Government shutdown relative to budget process: American Hotel & Lodging Association, S7482 [15OC]

——— Amy Kilbury, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., S7482 [15OC]

Gun control: Chris and Lynn McDonnell, S1700 [12MR]

——— several family members of Newtown, CT, school shooting victims, S1700 [12MR]

Lists

Organizations endorsing a high capacity magazine ban, S2715 [17AP]

Organizations supporting Blumenthal amendment to S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, on regulating large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S2523 [10AP]

Team 26 bicyclists who rode to the Capitol in support of gun control, S1701 [12MR]

Motions

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1146 [6MR]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S2909 [24AP]

Poems

‘‘This Is My Blood,’’ Albert C. Caswell, S3756 [22MY]

Privilege of the floor

Nothstein, Peter, S8069 [14NO]

Remarks

Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (S. Res. 133), S3240 [8MY], S3553, S3554 [16MY]

——— investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (S. Res. 133), unanimous-consent request, S3239 [8MY], S3553 [16MY], S3806 [23MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), S4654 [19JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1670), S7899 [7NO]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3806 [23MY], S4473 [13JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8947 [18DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7034 [30SE], S7072 [1OC], S7153 [3OC], S7252 [7OC], S7314 [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6880 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1843 [14MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1701 [12MR]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), S7154 [3OC]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service, S7817 [5NO]

Black History Month: observance (S. Res. 31), S717 [13FE]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, S2669 [16AP]

Budget: reduce the deficit and protect important programs by ending tax loopholes (S. 268), S2117 [21MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8947 [18DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2117 [21MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 44), S6082 [30JY]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (H. Con. Res. 32), S3282 [8MY]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), motion to proceed, S7817 [5NO]

Climate: global warming, S5136 [25JN], S5898 [24JY]

Comey, James B., Jr.: nomination to be FBI Director, S5995 [29JY]

Computers: provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), S8930 [18DE]

Connecticut: impact of Government shutdown, S7463 [14OC]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6082 [30JY], S6412, S6413 [12SE], S6495 [17SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a pilot program for ultra-high-speed Internet in rural areas, S4473 [13JN]

——— prohibit payment of crop insurance premiums for tobacco, S3806 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce: restrict access to personal information of deceased individuals in the SSA Death Master File, S8947 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: afford crime victims in the military the same basic rights as civilians under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1041), S3850 [23MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S9040 [19DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8307, S8348 [20NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), motion to proceed, S8033 [14NO]

——— end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S5767 [18JY]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 871), S3724 [22MY]

——— investigations into the procurement and sustainment contracts for Russian-made Mi–17 helicopters, S7644 [30OC]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command, S8033–S8035 [14NO], S8307 [20NO]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (S. 967), S3724 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5556 [9JY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (S. 1241), S5829 [23JY]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (S. 897), S5556 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: conduct study of nonmonetary benefits of energy saving products and compliance with commercial energy codes for buildings, S6412, S6413 [12SE], S6495 [17SE]

Dept. of HUD: establish additional requirements to improve fiscal safety and soundness of home equity conversion mortgage insurance program (H.R. 2167), S6082 [30JY]

——— prohibit funding for persons or organizations that discriminate against servicemembers and veterans in housing, S6060 [30JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase penalties relative to sex trafficking, S465 [4FE]

——— strengthen Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program, S2669 [16AP]

Dept. of State: authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at U.S. embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide (S. 227), S476 [4FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: impact of Government shutdown, S7314 [9OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6060 [30JY]

Dick, Shelly Deckert: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3275 [8MY]

Diseases: pancreatic cancer research funding, S5782 [18JY]

——— strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (S. Res. 303), S8349 [20NO]

——— support goals and implementation of National Alzheimer’s Project Act and National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease (S. Res. 301), S8349 [20NO]

District of Columbia: condemn Navy Yard shootings and express condolences to victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S6495 [17SE]

Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 2611), S6081 [30JY]

Emporia State University: anniversary (S. Res. 33), S717 [13FE]

Estevez, Alan F.: nomination to be Principal Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, S7644 [30OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S465 [4FE]

FDA: reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs (S. 622), S3275 [8MY]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, S6495 [17SE], S8642 [11DE]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S2635 [15AP], S2669 [16AP], S2714, S2742, S2743 [17AP], S2779 [18AP], S4461 [13JN]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), motion to proceed, S2518, S2522, S2523 [10AP], S2573, S2582 [11AP]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence, S2635 [15AP]

——— gun control, S1699, S1700 [12MR], S2582 [11AP]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S2522, S2523 [10AP], S2670 [16AP], S2714, S2743 [17AP]

——— tribute to victims of gun violence, S2582 [11AP], S2669 [16AP], S8642 [11DE], S8883 [17DE]

Foreign policy: prohibit contracting with enemies of the U.S. (S. 675), S5767 [18JY]

Foxx, Anthony R.: nomination to be Sec. of Transportation, S5116 [25JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7072 [1OC], S7153 [3OC], S7251, S7252 [7OC], S7314 [9OC], S7463 [14OC], S7480, S7481 [15OC]

Hagel, Chuck: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S727 [14FE]

——— nomination to be Sec. of Defense, unanimous-consent agreement, S816 [25FE]

Health: condemn, prevent, and prosecute abusive, unsanitary, and illegal health care practices (S. Res. 134), S3239, S3240 [8MY], S3553, S3554 [16MY]

——— condemn, prevent, and prosecute abusive, unsanitary, and illegal health care practices (S. Res. 134), unanimous-consent request, S3239 [8MY], S3553 [16MY], S3806 [23MY]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, S7598, S7601 [29OC]

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (S. 169), S348 [29JA]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S753 [14FE], S1843 [14MR], S5116 [25JN]

——— ensure that young children are not excluded from provision to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students due to age, S5116 [25JN]

——— provide whistleblower protections to H–2B temporary workers, S5116 [25JN]

——— reform, S348 [29JA], S753 [14FE]

——— reform (S. 744), S5116 [25JN]

Information technology: Executive order relative to improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity, S8930, S8931 [18DE]

——— promote public awareness of cybersecurity (S. 1638), S8930, S8931 [18DE]

Intelligence services: require public disclosure of information relative to surveillance activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, S8348 [20NO]

Iran: support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (S. Res. 65), S3742 [22MY]

——— support political reform (S. Res. 154), S3941 [4JN]

Kansas State University: anniversary (S. Res. 34), S717 [13FE]

Kerry, Senator: nomination to be Sec. of State, S347 [29JA]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prevent nuclear proliferation (S. 298), S816, S817 [25FE]

McCarthy, Regina: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S5524 [8JY], S5768 [18JY]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), House amendment, S9040 [19DE]

Medicare: reform, S6059 [30JY]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care, S2635 [15AP]

Messinger, Blaise: Connecticut Dept. of Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, S6190 [1AU]

Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7917 [7NO]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 41), S817 [25FE]

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (S. Res. 204), S6082 [30JY]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 142), S3535 [15MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 205), S6082 [30JY]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 206), S6082 [30JY]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (S. Res. 126), S3282 [8MY]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 202), S6082 [30JY]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, S6495 [17SE]

——— condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, S4460 [13JN]

——— tribute to Team 26 bicyclists who rode to the Capitol in support of gun control, S1699–S1701 [12MR]

NIH: impact of budget sequestration on research, S1701 [12MR]

North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 32), S717 [13FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S5136 [25JN]

——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S5136 [25JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S6059 [30JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7072 [1OC], S8968 [18DE]

——— impact of Prevention and Public Health Fund, S6880 [24SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6880 [24SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, S6412, S6413 [12SE]

Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7822 [5NO], S7917 [7NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S692 [13FE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S7821 [5NO], S7917 [7NO]

Pritzker, Penny S.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S5116 [25JN]

Public debt: ceiling, S7480, S7481 [15OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7463 [14OC]

Roman, Nelson S.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3275 [8MY]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S7821 [5NO]

——— legislative program, S477 [4FE], S718 [13FE], S817 [25FE], S3282 [8MY], S3535 [15MY], S6082 [30JY]

Senate Rules: use of filibuster to impede strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System relative to firearm sale, gun trafficking, and school security, S2582 [11AP]

Snowstorms: commend first responders for snow removal work and provide assistance to Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York, S581 [11FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Griswold v. Connecticut on the right to marital privacy relative to the use of contraceptives, S3981 [6JN]

Syria: impose sanctions and expand existing sanctions (S. 1714), S8053 [14NO]

Taxation: allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (S. 1651), S7817 [5NO]

Travel and tourism: impact of Government shutdown, S7481, S7482 [15OC]

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia: judicial vacancies, S7917 [7NO]

Veterans: benefits funding, S7034 [30SE]

Violence Against Women Act: clarify that child victims of sex trafficking are eligible to receive assistance under grants provided to enhance safety of youth and children, S611 [12FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), S465, S477 [4FE], S581 [11FE], S611 [12FE]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, S2669 [16AP]

Votes: position on missed, S4473 [13JN]

Weatogue, CT: Bataan Corregidor Memorial Bridge dedication, S9098• [20DE]

Westport, CT: tribute to Westport Little League baseball team, S7827• [5NO]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony in writing, documents, and representation in Whitnum v. Town of Greenwich, et al. (S. Res. 124), S3060 [25AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 124, Senate Legal Counsel testimony in writing, documents, and representation in Whitnum v. Town of Greenwich, et al., S3049 [25AP]

Tributes

Breitfelder, John, S5564 [9JY]

Eldridge, Justin, S7643 [30OC]

Lautenberg, Frank R., S4787 [20JN]

McCusker, Jim, Jr., S3755 [22MY]

Philippon, Lawrence R., S3755 [22MY]

Rich, Robert, S1125 [5MR]

Rudder, Steven R., S4402 [12JN]

Schumer, Senator, S7601 [29OC]

Tellalian, Robert S., S587• [11FE]

Walter, Carol, S326 [28JA]

Whitehouse, Senator, S7601 [29OC]