BLUNT, ROY (a Senator from Missouri)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3763 [22MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1796, S1797, S1817, S1821 [13MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2170, S2175, S2177, S2188, S2191, S2195, S2201, S2222, S2227, S2231 [21MR], S2270, S2273, S2283, S2285, S2351, S2366, S2367 [22MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2903 [23AP]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6388 [11SE], S6448, S6455, S6459, S6463 [12SE], S6522 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8062, S8064, S8065 [14NO], S8104, S8109, S8128 [18NO], S8214, S8233, S8260 [19NO], S8373, S8374, S8382, S8402, S8405, S8406, S8407, S8408 [20NO], S8460, S8485, S8503, S8506 [21NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5975 [25JY]

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), S2752, S2771 [17AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4197, S4218 [11JN], S4407, S4416 [12JN], S4482 [13JN], S4587 [18JN], S4644, S4659, S4675 [19JN], S4828, S4838 [20JN], S5077, S5096 [24JN]

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), S3204 [7MY], S3274 [8MY], S3310, S3345 [9MY], S3378 [13MY], S3431 [14MY]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, S662 [12FE], H443 [12FE]

Senate National Security Working Group, S1715 [12MR]

Articles and editorials

Obama’s Claim That Non-Budget Items Have ‘‘Never’’ Been Attached to the Debt Ceiling, Glenn Kessler, Washington (DC) Post, S7004 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (see S. Res. 133), S3256 [8MY]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 138), S2501 [9AP]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 946), S3430 [14MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1670), S7927 [7NO]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 886), S3159 [7MY]

Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance (see S. 141), S284 [24JA]

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 299), S8603 [10DE]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 29), S7616 [29OC]

Armed Forces: establish a tiered hiring preference for civil service jobs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 1320), S5842 [23JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. Res. 323), S8976 [18DE]

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

Bangladesh: condemn political violence, provide for free and fair elections, and support dialogue between political factions, judicial independence, human rights protections, and Grameen Bank independence (see S. Res. 318), S8977 [18DE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 475), S1229 [6MR]

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]

Bridges: increase percentage of funds set aside for off-system bridges (see S. 1504), S6446 [12SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 7), S708 [13FE]

——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see S. 692), S2564 [10AP]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 336), S772 [14FE] (see S. 743), S2799 [18AP]

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]

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see S. 1802), S8668 [11DE]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see S. 1530), S6647 [19SE]

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]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 1715), S8049 [14NO]

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]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S3160 [7MY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the U.S. Diplomatic Facility and American Personnel in Benghazi, Libya (Joint, Select): establish (see S. Res. 225), S6446 [12SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 582), S1951 [19MR]

——— require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see S. 1404), S6126 [31JY]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 1392), S6071 [30JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 1208), S6328 [10SE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 135), S358 [29JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 109), S4793 [20JN]

Courts: reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals (see S. 699), S3956 [4JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 369), S773 [14FE]

Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 273), S7536 [16OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 463), S1127 [5MR]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see S. 429), S1012 [28FE]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see S. 1468), S6208 [1AU]

——— produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 1023), S3761 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 1032), S3843 [23MY]

——— limit retirement of A–10 aircraft (see S. 1764), S8457 [21NO]

——— 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: allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 756), S2749 [17AP]

——— establish student loan interest rates (see S. 1334), S5842 [23JY]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 370), S1593 [11MR]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (see S. 1241), S5528 [8JY]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see S. 192), S590 [11FE]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 717), S4406 [12JN]

——— modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see S. 1739), S8360 [20NO]

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), S3761 [22MY]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 955), S3571 [16MY]

——— reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see S. 1719), S8914 [17DE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognition of a State court order amending an internationally adopted child’s birth date or name (see S. 1614), S7673 [30OC]

Dept. of HUD: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 454), S1127 [5MR]

——— reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see S. 576), S3615 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: increase authorization for Children’s Advocacy Centers (see S. 1799), S8667 [11DE]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see S. 579), S2147 [21MR]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 831), S3328 [9MY]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 1462), S6207 [1AU]

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

Disasters: extend assistance to certain private nonprofit facilities following a disaster (see S. 1274), S5620 [10JY]

Diseases: reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S6127 [31JY]

——— reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see S. 516), S1592 [11MR]

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), S7952 [12NO]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 310), S707 [13FE]

Egypt: restrict sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services (see S. 207), S438 [31JA]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 484), S1229 [6MR]

——— prohibit any regulations promulgated pursuant to a Presidential memorandum relative to power sector carbon pollution standards from taking effect (see S. 1324), S5800 [18JY]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 273), S589 [11FE]

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see S. 1527), S6646 [19SE]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see S. 1413), S6126 [31JY]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 191), S438 [31JA]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 15), S6209 [1AU]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see S. 1100), S4214 [11JN]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 1349), S7063 [30SE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S2146 [21MR]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 105), S2897 [23AP]

FRS: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain activities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without a constitutionally confirmed Director (see S. 190), S438 [31JA]

——— provide additional flexibility to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the business of insurance (see S. 1369), S6598 [18SE]

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 1310), S5708 [16JY]

Georgia (country): support sovereignty, independence, and NATO membership, enhance defense cooperation, and congratulate on elections and democratic reforms (see S. Res. 317), S8773 [12DE]

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

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 84), S2026 [20MR]

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: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1204), S5500 [27JN]

——— repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 40), S215 [23JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]

Health care professionals: build a stronger health care workforce (see S. 1152), S4405 [12JN]

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 (see S. 169), S2455 [8AP]

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

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1716), S8049 [14NO]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see S. 1455), S6297 [9SE]

——— exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see S. 1735), S8566 [9DE]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 650), S3570 [16MY]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and others detained due to their religious beliefs (see S. Res. 284), S8001 [13NO]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 75), S2456 [8AP]

——— 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]

——— impose sanctions (see S. 1001), S3657 [21MY]

——— oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 269), S7797 [4NO]

——— 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), S4059 [10JN]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S1127 [5MR]

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

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

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 623), S4674 [19JN]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 842), S4213 [11JN]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 323), S5567 [9JY]

——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S1893 [18MR]

——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 183), S521 [7FE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S872 [26FE]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S520 [7FE]

——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 689), S4406 [12JN]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S329 [28JA]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 1600), S7615 [29OC]

Motor vehicles: provide regulatory parity for alternative fuel vehicles (see S. 1355), S5907 [24JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 294), S8000 [13NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 294), S8000 [13NO]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S6886 [24SE]

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

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 534), S2456 [8AP]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 272), S7536 [16OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 147), S3569 [16MY]

National Guard: establish Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Teams in each State to respond to cyber emergencies (see S. 658), S2328 [22MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 261), S6960 [26SE]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see S. 916), S4213 [11JN]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S6210 [1AU]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 206), S6072 [30JY]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 111), S2960 [24AP]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (see S. 1709), S8049 [14NO]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 141), S3430 [14MY]

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]

NLRB: delay enforcement of any rulings until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments of certain members (see S. 180), S439 [31JA]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 1542), S6753 [24SE]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (see S. 850), S3029 [25AP]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for certain activities without a constitutionally confirmed board (see S. 190), S438 [31JA]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 1166), S5149 [25JN]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 741), S2684 [16AP]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see S. Res. 37), S2027 [20MR]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see S. 379), S871 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6295 [9SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6295 [9SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see S. 1592), S7929 [7NO]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see S. 1617), S7673 [30OC]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards (see S. 1525), S6597 [18SE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1188), S5908 [24JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see S. 1292), S5667 [11JY]

——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 1647), S7878 [6NO]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 603), S6520 [17SE]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see S. 610), S1950 [19MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 351), S773 [14FE]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (see S. 1590), S7618 [29OC]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S5842 [23JY]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S7536 [16OC]

Pesticides: clarify authorized use of registered pesticides (see S. 175), S358 [29JA]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 17), S943 [27FE]

——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 1401), S6126 [31JY]

Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see S. 1193), S4792 [20JN]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 203), S6127 [31JY] (see S. 1842), S8913 [17DE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 46), S43 [22JA]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see S. 1390), S6071 [30JY]

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

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 888), S3159 [7MY]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 121), S3030 [25AP]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 475), S1229 [6MR]

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (see S. Res. 102), S2798 [18AP]

Stan Musial Memorial Bridge, St. Louis, MO: designate (see S. 166), S329 [28JA]

Tariff: footwear (see S. 1633), S7728 [31OC]

——— make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see S. 1839), S8913 [17DE]

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]

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

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 742), S2684 [16AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S7952 [12NO]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 1346), S5840 [23JY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 1645), S7829 [5NO]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 1431), S6206 [1AU]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Con. Res. 4), S329 [28JA]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 749), S7500 [15OC]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 1133), S4212 [11JN]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see S. 838), S3029 [25AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S3091 [6MY]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 1056), S3844 [23MY]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see S. 1280), S5667 [11JY]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see S. 193), S438 [31JA]

——— raise limitation on the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax credit in lieu of bonus depreciation (see S. 1287), S5667 [11JY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see S. 958), S3531 [15MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 1183), S4673 [19JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S519 [7FE]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 399), S1011 [28FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 1235), S5501 [27JN]

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see S. 1313), S6211 [1AU]

——— provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see S. 988), S3614 [20MY]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 13), S2798 [18AP] (see S. Res. 200), S5969 [25JY]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: reevaluate recommendations against prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer in consultation with appropriate specialists (see S. Res. 251), S7929 [7NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 346), S944 [27FE]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see S. 700), S3845 [23MY]

Voting: improve ballot accessibility and voter registration opportunities, strengthen voting rights, and provide voter assistance to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 1728), S8186 [19NO]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (see S. 710), S2845 [22AP]

——— repeal (see S. 20), S943 [27FE]

Water: exempt certain lead pipes, fittings, solder, and flux that contain brass from prohibitions on leaded brass (see S. 1824), S8977 [18DE]

——— prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 1006), S3760 [22MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S3430 [14MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S3845 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see S. 1012), S3761 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see S. 931), S3371 [13MY]

Dept. of State: 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: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see S. 1537), S6683 [23SE]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt essential employees from furloughs required to achieve funding reductions due to sequester and allow funding flexibility to maintain essential services (see S. 724), S2649 [15AP]

Federal employees: establish certain procedures for allowing the recording of in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with individuals (see S. 1377), S5969 [25JY]

——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see S. 1378), S5969 [25JY]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see S. 1756), S8457 [21NO]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see S. 961), S3531 [15MY]

National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 172), S4521 [17JN] (see S. Res. 201), S5969 [25JY]

NLRB: prevent certain appointees from receiving salaries and a quorum of the Board from taking agency actions until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments (see S. 188), S400 [30JA]

Petroleum: grant EPA waivers giving communities flexibility in use of fuel blends and require the EPA and Dept. of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study (see S. 1319), S5799 [18JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see S. 1862), S9051 [19DE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Education: reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

E-mails 

Guidance from OPM to Federal agencies for shutdown contingency planning, S2883 [23AP]

Memorandums

Apportionment of the Continuing Resolution: Jeffrey D. Zients, OMB, S964–S967 [28FE]

Government Operations in the Event of a Lapse in Appropriations: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB (1995), S2883 [23AP]

——— Walter Dellinger, Dept. of Justice (1995), S2883 [23AP]

Issues Raised by Potential Sequestration: Jeffrey D. Zients, OMB, S963 [28FE]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2271 [22MR]

Privilege of the floor

Shirley, Mike, S8409 [20NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3820 [23MY]

Air pollution: impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide Federal deficit reduction, reduced Federal tax rates, and other direct taxpayer benefits, S2270 [22MR]

——— oppose carbon pollution fee, S2271 [22MR]

Appropriations: legislative process, S7070 [1OC], S7148 [3OC], S7416 [11OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S7002 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7069 [1OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6852 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1874 [18MR], S1922 [19MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S962 [28FE]

——— reform entitlement programs, S7416 [11OC]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S962 [28FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2087, S2095 [21MR], S2270, S2271, S2296 [22MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S7070 [1OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), S242 [24JA]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2095 [21MR]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2929 [24AP]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2882 [23AP]

——— establish national network for manufacturing innovation, S2296 [22MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5874 [24JY]

CHARACTERplus (organization): tribute, S7998• [13NO]

Community Mental Health Act: anniversary, S7711, S7712 [31OC]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6635 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: approval process for genetically modified crops, S3820 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (S. 1468), S7654, S7655 [30OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8302, S8303 [20NO]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8302, S8303 [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, S8302, S8303 [20NO]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5874 [24JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (S. 153), S7712 [31OC]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (H.R. 2607), S8940 [18DE]

Disasters: study impact of certain resilient construction techniques in storm situations, S3144 [7MY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S962 [28FE], S2882 [23AP]

EPA: develop carbon dioxide emissions standards from industrial sources based on efficiencies achievable using existing proven technology, S6635 [19SE]

FAA: contract control tower program funding, S1922 [19MR]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt essential employees from furloughs required to achieve funding reductions due to sequester and allow funding flexibility to maintain essential services, S1874 [18MR]

——— exempt essential employees from furloughs required to achieve funding reductions due to sequester and allow funding flexibility to maintain essential services (S. 724), S2882–S2884 [23AP]

Greene County, MO: anniversary of Greene County Courthouse, S7572 [28OC]

Hawthorne, Fred: NSF National Medal of Science award recipient, S436• [31JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S8939, S8940 [18DE]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S8940 [18DE]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S5341 [27JN]

Information technology: promote public awareness of cybersecurity (S. 1638), S8931 [18DE]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend, S2929 [24AP]

Interstate compacts: allow establishment for the purpose of expanding health insurance options, S8940 [18DE]

McCarthy, Regina: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S5783 [18JY]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (S. 264), S7711, S7712 [31OC]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 162), S7712 [31OC]

Missouri: impact of EPA regulations on Corps of Engineers’ implementation of the St. Johns Bayou-New Madrid Floodway Project, S5783 [18JY]

NIH: impact of Government shutdown, S7148 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), S7148 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), unanimous-consent request, S7146, S7147 [3OC]

NLRB: prevent certain appointees from receiving salaries and a quorum of the Board from taking agency actions until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments (S. 188), S405 [30JA]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S5874 [24JY]

Palmore, Tara: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Science and Environment Medal and Federal Employee of the Year award recipient, S7413 [11OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, S5550 [9JY], S6853 [24SE], S7070 [1OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, S6853 [24SE], S7070 [1OC]

——— impact, S3308–S3310 [9MY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S5550 [9JY], S7842 [6NO], S7969 [13NO], S8016 [14NO], S8298 [20NO], S8718, S8747 [12DE], S8939 [18DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6852 [24SE]

——— repeal, S8016 [14NO]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (S. 1590), S7842 [6NO]

Public debt: ceiling, S7003 [27SE]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7416 [11OC]

Segre, Julie: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Science and Environment Medal and Federal Employee of the Year award recipient, S7413 [11OC]

Senate: legislative process, S8718 [12DE]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S4358 [12JN], S8718 [12DE]

Springfield, MO: anniversary of Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, S7534• [16OC]

Taxation: preserve deduction for charitable donations, S2087 [21MR]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (S. 193), S7656 [30OC]

——— repeal estate tax, S2087 [21MR]

Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first responders, and provide assistance to Oklahoma, S3721 [22MY]

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), S3144 [7MY], S3311 [9MY]

Tributes

Broun, Betsy, S3613• [20MY]

Knowles, Dorothy, S766• [14FE]

Lautenberg, Frank R., S3944 [4JN]

McGee, Charles E., S3369• [13MY]

Musial, Stan, S197 [23JA]

Needham, Rita, S6514• [17SE]

Shirley, Mark, S8298 [20NO]

Skelton, Ike, S7842 [6NO]

Temple, Robert, S8298 [20NO]