BOXER, BARBARA (a Senator from California)

Amendments

Agriculture: permanently suspend application of certain price support authority (S. 956), S4022 [7JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3620 [20MY], S3636, S3665, S3671, S3687, S3695 [21MY], S3968 [5JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1820 [13MR], S1867 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2131, S2209, S2219, S2222 [21MR], S2271, S2357, S2363 [22MR]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6381 [11SE], S6458 [12SE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), S7734 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8109, S8110, S8115 [18NO], S8209, S8242, S8278 [19NO], S8363, S8377 [20NO]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5916 [24JY]

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, S2612 [11AP], S2693 [16AP], S2743 [17AP]

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

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4219 [11JN], S4407, S4413, S4431 [12JN], S4485, S4490 [13JN], S4592, S4616 [18JN], S4631, S4708, S4711, S4712 [19JN], S4834, S4844 [20JN], S5052, S5092 [24JN], S5194, S5196, S5198 [25JN], S5501 [27JN]

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), S3169 [7MY], S3377 [13MY], S3404, S3435 [14MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, S7799 [4NO]

Articles and editorials

Business, Labor and Nonprofits Demand That Shutdown End ‘‘Immediately’’, Kevin Bogardus, Hill (publication), S7425 [12OC]

California Braces for Impending Cuts From Federal Sequestration, Ricardo Lopez and Richard Simon, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S839 [26FE]

Climate Change Slowdown Is Due to Warming of Deep Oceans, Say Scientists, Fiona Harvey, Guardian (British publication), S6575 [18SE]

Experts Surer of Manmade Global Warming but Local Predictions Elusive, Alister Doyle, Reuters (news service), S6575 [18SE]

Heat-Trapping Gas Passes Milestone, Raising Fears, Justin Gillis, New York (NY) Times, S6576 [18SE]

Inquiry Into IRS Investigations of Churches Is Sought, Patricia Ward Biederman, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S3403 [14MY]

IRS Ends 2-Year Probe of NAACP’s Tax Status—Leader’s Criticism of Bush in 2004 Did Not Violate Law, Agency Decides, Darryl Fears, Washington (DC) Post, S3403 [14MY]

Scientists Alarmed as CO2 Passes Threshold, Andrew Restuccia, Politico (publication), S3606 [20MY]

Shutdown’s Forgotten Victims—Government Contractors, Clarissa Olivarez, Baltimore (MD) Sun, S7457 [14OC]

S&P—The Shutdown Took $24 Billion Out of the US Economy, Steven Perlberg, Business Insider (publication), S7524 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

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: 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]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 129), S3091 [6MY]

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

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), S8915 [17DE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 114), S329 [28JA]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 31), S708 [13FE]

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), S2798 [18AP]

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]

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]

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), S3956 [4JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 86), S2146 [21MR]

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

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 314), S7729 [31OC]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see S. 220), S469 [4FE]

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), S213 [23JA]

——— 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]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see S. 128), S284 [24JA]

Columbia (space shuttle): commemorate anniversary of loss, express condolences to friends and family of astronauts who died, and reaffirm commitment to safe space flight (see S. Res. 24), S439 [31JA]

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

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see S. 398), S944 [27FE]

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

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

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

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

——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1159), S5621 [10JY]

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

——— require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs (see S. 1106), S4587 [18JN]

——— require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see S. 471), S1229 [6MR]

Crime: 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 Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see S. 1275), S5620 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: 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]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1126), S7576 [28OC]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see S. 217), S469 [4FE]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 456), S1127 [5MR]

——— 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), S3431 [14MY]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 1659), S8772 [12DE]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S6648 [19SE]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see S. 999), S3762 [22MY]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see S. 482), S1229 [6MR]

——— reauthorize Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 1759), S9053 [19DE]

——— require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 624), S2026 [20MR]

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), S8914 [17DE]

Dept. of HUD: reduce housing-related health hazards (see S. 290), S707 [13FE]

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]

——— 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]

Dept. of State: authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at U.S. embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide (see S. 227), S469 [4FE]

——— develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see S. 579), S3431 [14MY]

——— enhance embassy security (see S. 980), S3569 [16MY]

——— 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), S7431 [12OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see S. 225), S469 [4FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by or on behalf of State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from earthquakes and related events (see S. 1813), S8771 [12DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S1128 [5MR]

——— 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), S3845 [23MY]

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: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see S. 539), S3092 [6MY]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see S. 908), S4213 [11JN]

——— reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S1013 [28FE]

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]

——— statehood (see S. 132), S284 [24JA]

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), S6211 [1AU]

Education: require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 1803), S8668 [11DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S4585 [18JN]

——— ensure clean and fair elections (see S. 9), S42 [22JA]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see S. 1508), S6518 [17SE]

——— impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide rebate to consumers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and regulate hydraulic fracturing (see S. 332), S772 [14FE]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 419), S1011 [28FE]

FAA: issue regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas of Los Angeles County, CA (see S. 208), S469 [4FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 139), S3372 [13MY]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see S. 1567), S7101 [1OC]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 968), S3569 [16MY]

——— limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 1282), S6211 [1AU]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S8668 [11DE]

Firearms: appropriately restrict sales of ammunition by requiring background checks (see S. 174), S590 [11FE]

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

——— prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (see S. 261), S520 [7FE]

——— 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), S2685 [16AP]

——— 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), S1270 [7MR]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 520), S1592 [11MR]

FRS: restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 1018), S3761 [22MY]

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

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

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 12), S439 [31JA]

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

——— 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), S3659 [21MY]

——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S3570 [16MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 246), S6647 [19SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S814 [25FE]

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 461), S1127 [5MR]

——— reform (see S. 1), S42 [22JA]

Infrastructure: create jobs and strengthen the economy by rebuilding infrastructure (see S. 4), S42 [22JA]

Interagency Council on Healthy Housing: establish (see S. 291), S707 [13FE]

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 74), S1592 [11MR]

Iran: 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), S8915 [17DE]

——— 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]

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]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 175), S4673 [19JN]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prevent nuclear proliferation (see S. 298), S707 [13FE]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see S. 1451), S6207 [1AU]

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]

Los Angeles, CA: condemn shooting at Los Angeles International Airport and offer condolences to victims (see S. Res. 324), S8976 [18DE]

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

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

——— 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), S3761 [22MY]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 562), S3761 [22MY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S3092 [6MY]

——— 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), S520 [7FE]

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

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]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 66), S1012 [28FE]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 646), S2685 [16AP]

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

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 240), S6597 [18SE]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 107), S2897 [23AP]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 142), S3532 [15MY]

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S5500 [27JN]

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

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), S3659 [21MY]

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

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

OPM: enhance background check system for the granting, denial, or revocation of security clearances or access to classified information of Federal employees or contractors (see S. 1618), S7830 [5NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 457), S1127 [5MR]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 813), S3028 [25AP]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S7577 [28OC]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 1256), S5498 [27JN]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 214), S3430 [14MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 203), S4406 [12JN] (see S. 1842), S8913 [17DE]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 360), S773 [14FE]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see S. Res. 26), S3616 [20MY]

Russia: call on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to oppose Russia’s discriminatory law against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons (see S. Res. 311), S8457 [21NO]

Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers (see S. 197), S438 [31JA]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 228), S470 [4FE]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Oracle Team USA for winning the America’s Cup sailing competition (see S. Res. 286), S7829 [5NO]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see S. 224), S469 [4FE]

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), S3372 [13MY]

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

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S3030 [25AP]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 313), S8565 [9DE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum (see S. 568), S4793 [20JN]

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 425), S2845 [22AP]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 896), S4213 [11JN]

Syria: provide humanitarian and other assistance and support a transition to democracy (see S. 617), S3092 [6MY]

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]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1181), S4585 [18JN]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 728), S3160 [7MY]

——— make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music copyrights (see S. 1326), S5800 [18JY]

——— 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]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S5500 [27JN]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 321), S2455 [8AP]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 307), S2589 [11AP]

——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 561), S1853 [14MR]

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

Telecommunications: make it illegal to alter or remove the unique equipment identification number of a mobile electronic device (see S. 1070), S3844 [23MY]

Telephones: improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see S. Res. 157), S3844 [23MY]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and support relief and reconstruction assistance (see S. Res. 292), S8000 [13NO]

Ukraine: call for release of Yulia Tymoshenko, urge the European Union to include such release as a criterion for signing certain agreements, and encourage a strong relationship with Europe (see S. Res. 165), S4058 [10JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see S. 1747), S8458 [21NO] (see S. 1845), S9054 [19DE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 234), S944 [27FE]

——— 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]

Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see S. 409), S1011 [28FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 5), S42 [22JA] (see S. 47), S470 [4FE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 123), S214 [23JA]

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 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), S8101 [18NO]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S3326 [9MY]

World Polio Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 270), S7618 [29OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S1711 [12MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S5265 [26JN]

Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see S. 781), S2896 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 274), S7536 [16OC]

AID: expand number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Need-Based Scholarship Program (see S. 120), S214 [23JA]

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate (see S. 483), S1229 [6MR]

California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see S. 61), S43 [22JA]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 45), S871 [26FE] (see S. Res. 236), S6519 [17SE]

Contracts: limit taxpayer-funded salaries of Government contractors (see S. 1192), S4673 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: 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 HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 739), S2684 [16AP]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see S. 330), S772 [14FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement standards for short-term custody of individuals held in Bureau of Customs and Border Protection facilities (see S. 1817), S8771 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: strengthen the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see S. 146), S284 [24JA]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize water rights settlement with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see S. 1219), S5149 [25JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 45), S43 [22JA]

——— provide with a mechanism to cancel certain Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts and allow for the sale of certain lands to compensate the contract holders (see S. 771), S2798 [18AP]

Dept. of Transportation: modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see S. 1692), S8000 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see S. 59), S43 [22JA]

Drugs: establish a commission to coordinate efforts to reduce prescription drug abuse (see S. 1277), S5620 [10JY]

Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 326), S772 [14FE]

EPA: award grants to individuals that may be affected by a reported disease cluster (see S. 53), S43 [22JA]

——— investigate and address cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and children (see S. 50), S43 [22JA]

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

Firearms: establish minimum standards for States that allow carrying of concealed firearms (see S. 147), S284 [24JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 119), S214 [23JA]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see S. 55), S43 [22JA]

GSA: improve energy and water efficiency of Federal buildings (see S. 52), S43 [22JA]

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

Members of Congress: prohibit from receiving pay whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations because public debt ceiling has been reached (see S. 1142), S4405 [12JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 51), S43 [22JA]

National Guard: allow Federal reimbursement of States that choose to use National Guard troops to enhance school safety (see S. 145), S284 [24JA]

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 149), S3614 [20MY]

Public debt: establish a timely and expeditious process for voting on the statutory debt ceiling (see S. 57), S43 [22JA]

——— provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see S. 1598), S7615 [29OC]

Schools: make grants available to local governments to place law enforcement officers in schools (see S. 148), S284 [24JA]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 62), S43 [22JA]

——— increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see S. 56), S43 [22JA]

U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking: establish (see S. 121), S214 [23JA]

Voting: ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote (see S. 58), S43 [22JA]

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 (see S. 601), S1892 [18MR]

Western States Trail: study for potential designation as a national historic trail (see S. 60), S43 [22JA]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 1463), S6207 [1AU]

Women: 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]

World Refugee Day: support goals and ideals and reaffirm commitment to protecting women and girls (see S. Res. 184), S5017 [24JN]

Cloture motions

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

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1782 [13MR], S1882 [18MR], S1987 [20MR]

Archuleta, Katherine: nomination to be OPM Director, S7565 [28OC], S7646 [30OC]

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

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7864 [6NO], S7902 [7NO]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), motion to proceed, S7777 [31OC], S7794 [4NO]

Connor, Michael L.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior, S8838 [16DE]

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

Davis, Brian J.: nomination to be district judge, S8837 [16DE], S9082 [20DE]

Dept. of Education: 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 (S. 953), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

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

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), motion to proceed, S7923 [7NO], S7949 [12NO]

Feldblum, Chai R.: nomination to the EEOC, S8558 [9DE], S8677 [12DE]

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

Griffin, Richard F., Jr.: nomination to be NLRB general counsel, S7596 [29OC]

——— nomination to the NLRB, S7532 [16OC]

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]

Higginbottom, Heather A.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State for Management and Resources, S8560 [9DE], S8783 [13DE]

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 (H.R. 2775), S7532 [16OC]

James, Deborah Lee: nomination to be Sec. of the Air Force, S8560 [9DE], S8763 [12DE]

Johnson, Jeh C.: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S8560 [9DE], S8834 [16DE]

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

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

McCafferty, Landya B.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8717 [12DE]

McCarthy, Regina: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S5653 [11JY], S5785 [18JY]

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

Morris, Brian: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8750 [12DE]

Patterson, Anne W.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs, S8560 [9DE], S8799 [13DE]

Perez, Thomas E.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S5653 [11JY], S5736 [17JY]

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

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7385 [10OC], S7425 [12OC]

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

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]

Wald, Patricia M.: nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, S8559 [9DE], S8723 [12DE]

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]

Watters, Susan P.: nomination to be district judge, S8560 [9DE], S8757 [12DE]

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

Wilkins, Robert L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8027 [14NO], S8092 [18NO]

Wolford, Elizabeth A.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8711 [12DE]

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

Encourage States to resolve interstate water resources disputes: by, S3449 [15MY]

Government shutdown relative to budget process: Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Richard L. Trumka, AFL–CIO, and Stacey D. Stewart, United Way, S7425 [12OC]

Water resources development projects deauthorization process: Raymond J. Poupore, National Construction Alliance II, S3443 [15MY]

Lists

Armed Forces members from California killed in military action in Afghanistan, S5615 [10JY]

Consequences of sequester cuts, S840 [26FE]

Law enforcement and security industry groups supporting school safety provisions of S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, S2672 [16AP]

Organizations supporting S. 601, Water Resources Development Act, S3140 [7MY], S3395 [14MY]

Parents, teachers, and administrators supporting school safety provisions of S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, S2672 [16AP]

Motions

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

Press releases

CO2 at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory Reaches New Milestone—Tops 400 ppm: NOAA, S6576 [18SE]

Privilege of the floor

Diem, Johnathan, S4024 [7JN]

Glazebrook, Kate, S4024 [7JN]

London, Michael, S4024 [7JN]

Simakovsky, Mark D., S8135 [18NO]

Stoneburg, Nicole, S8135 [18NO]

Remarks

Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (S. Res. 133), S3241 [8MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), S4629 [19JN]

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

Air pollution: prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China implements similar reductions, S2446 [8AP]

Appropriations: legislative process, S7496 [15OC]

——— making continuing, S7154 [3OC], S7328 [9OC], S7524 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6577 [18SE], S6996 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7067 [1OC], S7267 [7OC], S7335 [9OC], S7409 [11OC], S7424 [12OC], S7443 [13OC], S7455 [14OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6873, S6876 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1774, S1775 [13MR], S1884 [18MR], S1937 [19MR]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), motion to proceed, S6312 [10SE]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), S7326 [9OC]

——— tribute to members from California killed in military action in Afghanistan, S5615 [10JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2956 [24AP]

ATF: dedication of Ariel Rios Reflecting Pool, S6324 [10SE]

Bergman, Alan and Marilyn: New West Symphony Bravo Award recipient, S277• [24JA]

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate (S. 483), S1235 [6MR]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, S2670 [16AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2888, S2889, S2890 [23AP], S8094 [18NO]

——— balance, S840 [26FE], S7335 [9OC], S7442 [13OC]

——— deficit, S7406 [11OC]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), S838 [26FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S1937 [19MR], S2059 [21MR], S2271, S2272, S2281, S2291 [22MR], S3147 [7MY], S3299, S3300 [9MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S7326 [9OC], S7456 [14OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent request, S3650, S3651 [21MY]

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

Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Eastlake Little League All-Stars baseball team, S7827• [5NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 84), S375 [30JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7867 [6NO], S7899 [7NO]

Climate: carbon pollution reduction, S2447 [8AP]

——— global warming, S1083 [4MR], S2445, S2446 [8AP], S2647 [15AP], S3246 [8MY], S3606–S3609 [20MY], S6419 [12SE], S6574 [18SE]

——— impact of global warming on health, S1885–S1887 [18MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the U.S. Diplomatic Facility and American Personnel in Benghazi, Libya (Joint, Select): establish (S. Res. 225), unanimous-consent request, S6569 [18SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S2272 [22MR]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6419 [12SE]

Cordray, Richard: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S3605 [20MY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize participation in the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Program, S3445 [15MY]

——— eliminate subsidies for beach nourishment at water resources development projects, S3443 [15MY]

——— ensure all water resources development projects are eligible for review for deauthorization, S3442, S3444, S3445 [15MY]

——— ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects, S3219, S3221, S3222, S3227 [8MY]

——— Great Lakes dredging funding, S3448 [15MY]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), S7525 [16OC], S8094 [18NO]

——— provide specific project recommendations in study analyzing flood risks on the east coast, S3448 [15MY]

——— require iron, steel, and manufactured goods used for water resources development projects be made in the U.S., S3445 [15MY]

——— sunset pilot program to assess the benefits of study and project acceleration of water resources development projects, S3446 [15MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, S2281 [22MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), S7272 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S9039 [19DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8094, S8095 [18NO], S8322 [20NO]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 871), S3164 [7MY]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8322 [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, S8095 [18NO], S8322 [20NO]

——— reform investigative procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent abusive treatment of alleged sexual assault victims in the Armed Forces, S8095 [18NO], S9039 [19DE]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rate caps on student loans through surtax on individuals making over a certain amount, S5880–S5882 [24JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5880 [24JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5523 [8JY]

Dept. of Energy: clarify impact of TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline on domestic oil prices, individual property rights, job creation, and domestic energy security, S2271 [22MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), S7414 [11OC]

Dept. of Justice: allegations of secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press (news service) reporters, S3605 [20MY]

Dept. of State: authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at U.S. embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide (S. 227), S3605 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 126), S4024 [7JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6156 [1AU]

Diseases: extend authorities relative to global HIV/AIDS and promote oversight of U.S. programs (S. 1545), S8136, S8138 [18NO]

District of Columbia: condemn Navy Yard shootings and express condolences to victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S6574 [18SE]

Drugs: establish a commission to coordinate efforts to reduce prescription drug abuse (S. 1277), S5706 [16JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S838, S839, S840 [26FE], S1082 [4MR], S2888, S2889, S2890 [23AP]

Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (S. 326), S774 [14FE], S1008• [28FE]

EPA: allow Presidential exception for public utilities that have been unable to complete necessary measures to comply with revised mercury standards, S2291 [22MR]

——— impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide rebate to consumers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and regulate hydraulic fracturing (S. 332), S1083 [4MR], S1283–S1285 [11MR], S1886 [18MR]

——— prohibit Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule funding with respect to farmers, S1774, S1775 [13MR]

——— role in protecting the environment, S5784 [18JY]

FAA: contract control tower program funding, S1884 [18MR], S1937 [19MR]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), S7268, S7272 [7OC]

Federal Highway Administration: remove cap on Emergency Relief Program funds to assist Colorado disaster recovery, S6994 [27SE]

FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), S7272 [7OC]

——— prevent National Flood Insurance Program premium rate increases until completion of study on affordability of premiums, S3497 [15MY]

——— 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, S2670, S2672 [16AP]

——— gun control, S2445 [8AP]

——— prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, S2445 [8AP]

——— tribute to victims of gun violence, S2670 [16AP]

Floods: permit use of State standards when providing Federal reimbursements for bridge and culvert replacements after natural disasters, S3396 [14MY]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide, S2956 [24AP]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (S. 55), S3605 [20MY], S6998 [27SE]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, S6994, S6996–S7000 [27SE], S7067 [1OC], S7154 [3OC], S7267 [7OC], S7326, S7328, S7335 [9OC], S7405 [11OC], S7424 [12OC], S7442, S7443 [13OC], S7455, S7458, S7460 [14OC], S7496, S7498, S7499 [15OC], S7524 [16OC]

Hagel, Chuck: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S745, S746 [14FE]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1120 [5MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: address critical maintenance needs of California ports, S3448 [15MY]

Health: condemn, prevent, and prosecute abusive, unsanitary, and illegal health care practices (S. Res. 134), S3241 [8MY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, S4630, S4631 [19JN]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S4013 [7JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S4519 [17JN], S4631 [19JN]

——— reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S4013 [7JN]

——— require training for National Guard and Coast Guard officers and agents in programs on border protection, immigration law enforcement, and how to address vulnerable populations, S4631 [19JN]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, S3393 [14MY], S3605 [20MY]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees, S3403 [14MY]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, S3393 [14MY], S3605 [20MY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (S. Res. 321), S8813 [13DE]

McCarthy, Regina: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S3294 [9MY], S3605 [20MY], S5523 [8JY], S5776, S5784, S5786 [18JY]

——— suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to lack of transparency at the EPA, S3605 [20MY]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), House amendment, S9039 [19DE]

Medicare: expansion of Part D, S6876 [24SE]

——— historical assessment, S7067 [1OC]

Missouri River: prohibit Corps of Engineers from imposing surplus water usage fees on States, S3447 [15MY]

National cemeteries: provide authority to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery and disinter remains of Michael L. Anderson from Fort Custer National Cemetery (S. 1471), S8135 [18NO]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish, S3223, S3246 [8MY]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), unanimous-consent request, S7328, S7329 [9OC]

National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 149), S3631 [20MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S3605 [20MY]

O’Connell, Beverly Reid: nomination to be district judge, S2646 [15AP]

Orrick, William H., III: nomination to be district judge, S3509 [15MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S510 [7FE], S2303 [22MR], S3227 [8MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7067 [1OC], S8020, S8021, S8024 [14NO]

——— implementation, S7267–S7270 [7OC], S7326 [9OC], S7405–S7409 [11OC], S7442 [13OC], S7456, S7458 [14OC], S7497 [15OC], S7694 [31OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6577 [18SE], S6873, S6876 [24SE], S6998 [27SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, S7068 [1OC], S7499 [15OC]

Perez, Thomas E.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S3604, S3605 [20MY]

Pipelines: express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation, S6419 [12SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S8094 [18NO]

Privacy: prohibit any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, from searching telephone records of U.S. citizens without a warrant based on probable cause (S. 1121), S4024 [7JN]

Public debt: ceiling, S3650, S3651 [21MY], S6577 [18SE], S6996 [27SE], S7268 [7OC], S7496, S7498, S7499 [15OC], S7524 [16OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7406, S7409 [11OC], S7424 [12OC], S7442 [13OC], S7455, S7458, S7460 [14OC]

——— use of extraordinary measures to extend public debt ceiling, S7499 [15OC]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S3147 [7MY], S8094 [18NO]

——— legislative program, S3631 [20MY], S4024, S4025 [7JN], S7272 [7OC], S7414 [11OC], S8140 [18NO]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, documents, and representation in U.S. v. Allen (S. Res. 298), S8140 [18NO]

Social Security: historical context of Republican Congressional opposition to instituting Social Security and Medicare relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation, S6875 [24SE]

States: encourage States to resolve interstate water resources disputes, S3447 [15MY]

Surface Transportation Board: funding, S6156 [1AU]

Taft, CA: tribute to Taft Union High School staff, students, and first responders for response to gun violence at school, S466• [4FE]

Taxation: impose carbon tax, S2447 [8AP]

University of California, Los Angeles: tribute to baseball team, S6008• [29JY]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), unanimous-consent request, S7154 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, S1256• [7MR], S2834• [22AP], S3013• [25AP], S3826• [23MY], S3901• [3JN], S7708• [31OC], S8802 [13DE]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3409, S3416, S3417 [14MY]

——— 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), S3139, S3140, S3147, S3152 [7MY], S3218, S3219, S3221, S3222, S3223, S3227, S3228, S3241, S3242, S3246, S3247 [8MY], S3294, S3310 [9MY], S3393, S3394, S3395, S3396, S3400, S3402, S3403, S3408, S3409, S3415, S3416, S3417, S3418 [14MY], S3442, S3443, S3444, S3445, S3446, S3447, S3448, S3449, S3453, S3497 [15MY]

Watt, Representative: nomination to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, S7694 [31OC]

Women: health care for women, S4629, S4630, S4631 [19JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (S. 309), S3629 [20MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S3246 [8MY]

Reports

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select) Activities, S434 [31JA]

Firearms at Army Corps Water Resources Projects—Proposed Legislation and Issues for Congress: Nicole T. Carter, Congressional Research Service, S3222 [8MY]

Reports filed

Expenditures: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. Res. 45), S870 [26FE]

——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. Res. 236), S6517 [17SE]

Nomination of Allison M. Macfarlane to the NRC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5148 [25JN]

Nomination of Avi Garbow To Be EPA Assistant Administrator and General Counsel: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S6069 [30JY]

Nomination of James J. Jones To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S6069 [30JY]

Nomination of Kenneth J. Kopocis To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Water: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S6069 [30JY]

Nomination of Marilyn A. Brown to the TVA Board of Directors: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5148 [25JN]

Nomination of Regina McCarthy To Be EPA Administrator: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3569 [16MY]

Nomination of Richard J. Engler to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5148 [25JN]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 601) (S. Rept. 113–13), S2844 [22AP]

Rules

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S761 [14FE]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S928–S940 [27FE]

Tributes

Baker, Loran L., Jr. (Butch), S1947• [19MR]

Boggs, Lindy, S6189 [1AU]

Butler, Elizabeth C., S1947• [19MR]

Crain, Michael, S1946• [19MR]

Davis, Lavone Paire (Pepper), S1125• [5MR]

Denebeim, Elizabeth, S8909• [17DE]

Dolby, Ray, S8909• [17DE]

Fischer, Senator, S2444 [8AP]

Galinson, Murray, S355• [29JA]

Hernandez, Gerardo I., S7950 [12NO]

Kerry, Senator, S434 [31JA]

Lavin, Albert (Cap), S1947• [19MR]

Lawrence, Keith, S1946• [19MR]

MacKay, Jeremiah, S1946• [19MR]

Mullen, Kathleen J., S7828• [5NO]

O’Neill, Catherine, S209• [23JA]

Quan, Monica, S1946• [19MR]

Sheehy, Luke, S6008• [29JY]

Tonn, Kevin, S649• [12FE]

Whitehouse, Senator, S3246 [8MY]