DURBIN, RICHARD J. (a Senator from Illinois)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3618, S3629 [20MY], S3659, S3677 [21MY], S3727, S3769 [22MY], S3819, S3847, S3868 [23MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1843, S1871 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2148 [21MR], S2273, S2334, S2344, S2351, S2362 [22MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2926, S2928, S2971, S2972 [24AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8216, S8229, S8252, S8253, S8272, S8283 [19NO], S8398 [20NO]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5866, S5918 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6136 [31JY]

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], S2743, S2751 [17AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S5194, S5196 [25JN], S5266 [26JN]

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), S3242, S3258 [8MY], S3329, S3345 [9MY], S3378 [13MY], S3407, S3435 [14MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S7011 [30SE]

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

Senate National Security Working Group, S1669 [11MR]

Articles and editorials

Congress Must Level Playing Field on Internet Sales Taxes, Green Bay (WI) Press Gazette, S3080 [6MY]

Essential Workers—Those Dedicated To Serving the Public Deserve More Than a Brief Message of Thanks, Washington (DC) Post, S7174 [4OC]

Fairness on Sales Taxes, New York (NY) Times, S3080 [6MY]

Give Us This Day, Our Daily Senate Scolding, Jeremy W. Peters, New York (NY) Times, S7247 [7OC]

GOP’s Self-Defeating ‘Defunding’ Strategy, Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal, S6616 [19SE]

Government Shutdown Empties Offices Enforcing Sanctions on Iran, Josh Rogin, Daily Beast (Internet site), S7174 [4OC]

Tax Internet Sales, Stimulate Growth, Arthur B. Laffer, Wall Street Journal, S2821 [22AP]

There’s a Reason This Is Called the Marketplace Fairness Act, Pocatello (ID) Idaho State Journal, S3080 [6MY]

What’s Fair for Business, McHenry County (IL) Northwest Herald, S3081 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for crop production on native sod (see S. 801), S3372 [13MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (see S. 10), S42 [22JA]

——— reform sugar price support program (see S. 345), S772 [14FE]

American College of Surgeons Days: designate (see S. Res. 217), S6208 [1AU]

American Dental Hygienists’ Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 182), S4983 [21JN]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 174), S4585 [18JN]

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

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S5500 [27JN]

——— enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 1593), S7574 [28OC]

——— 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]

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

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]

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), S2684 [16AP]

——— promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see S. 1226), S6297 [9SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass (see S. Con. Res. 16), S3570 [16MY]

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

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

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

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S213 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3533 [15MY]

Colleges and universities: establish a mechanism to allow borrowers of private education loans to refinance their loans (see S. 1266), S5499 [27JN]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 528), S7952 [12NO]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 1269), S5526 [8JY]

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]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see S. Res. 144), S3569 [16MY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 878), S3258 [8MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 282), S7729 [31OC]

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

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

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

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1837), S9106 [20DE]

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S7063 [30SE]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see S. 860), S3091 [6MY]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see S. 679), S2501 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3533 [15MY]

——— improve and enhance prevention and response to sexual assaults and sexual harassment (see S. 548), S5018 [24JN]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 1032), S5265 [26JN]

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

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see S. 217), S1088 [4MR]

——— 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), S9105 [20DE]

——— establish student loan interest rates (see S. 1334), S5800 [18JY]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (see S. 953), S3430 [14MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 707), S2750 [17AP]

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

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (see S. 909), S3256 [8MY]

——— promote environmental education (see S. 1306), S5708 [16JY]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (see S. 1873), S9052 [19DE]

——— provide new program review requirements relative to colleges and universities (see S. 406), S1011 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see S. 733), S2683 [16AP]

——— improve the coordination of refinery outages through required scheduled maintenance and unplanned outages reporting (see S. 1073), S5709 [16JY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see S. 1388), S6071 [30JY]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see S. 999), S4059 [10JN]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see S. 1557), S7796 [4NO]

——— reauthorize Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 1759), S8457 [21NO]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see S. 372), S1128 [5MR]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify the visa waiver program (see S. 223), S521 [7FE]

——— 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 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]

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

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see S. 1307), S8187 [19NO]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see S. 1130), S5709 [16JY]

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]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (see S. 1328), S5800 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation: set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see S. 1708), S8809 [13DE]

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), S872 [26FE]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (see S. 1155), S7877 [6NO]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 125), S3030 [25AP]

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

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]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S7795 [4NO]

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

——— improve and provide all students with the opportunity to succeed (see S. 3), S42 [22JA]

——— improve early education (see S. 519), S1592 [11MR]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1697), S8602 [10DE]

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

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

EPA: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see S. 1677), S7951 [12NO]

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

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see S. 1291), S9053 [19DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 226), S1128 [5MR]

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

FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 504), S1269 [7MR]

Financial institutions: set reasonable capital requirements, limit the government safety net to traditional banking operations, and provide regulatory relief to community banks (see S. 798), S3031 [25AP]

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

Firearms: prevent gun trafficking (see S. 54), S43 [22JA] (see S. 443), S1088 [4MR]

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

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

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

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 691), S2685 [16AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 119), S6446 [12SE]

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

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

Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges (see S. 571), S1853 [14MR]

——— protect and restore (see S. 1232), S5264 [26JN]

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), S285 [24JA]

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

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

——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S5621 [10JY]

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

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

Immigration: extend period when Iraqis employed by the U.S. in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and temporarily increase fee or surcharge for processing certain nonimmigrant visas (see S. 1566), S7063 [30SE]

——— reform (see S. 1), S42 [22JA] (see S. 744), S2684 [16AP] (see S. 744), S2750 [17AP]

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

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

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), S1710 [12MR]

——— 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), S1787 [13MR]

——— support political reform (see S. Res. 154), S4214 [11JN]

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]

Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S6886 [24SE]

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

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]

Loyola University Chicago: tribute to 1963 men’s basketball team (see S. Res. 194), S5620 [10JY]

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), S2684 [16AP]

——— 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), S7063 [30SE]

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

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 842), S4406 [12JN]

——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S3845 [23MY]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see S. 1220), S5149 [25JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S1128 [5MR]

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

Memorial Day: encourage nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see S. 1648), S7829 [5NO]

Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 689), S7575 [28OC]

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]

Mining and mineral resources: protect health care and pension benefits of miners (see S. 468), S2798 [18AP]

Mississippi State University: tribute to 1963 men’s basketball team (see S. Res. 194), S5620 [10JY]

Mosaic (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 36), S773 [14FE]

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

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

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 138), S3326 [9MY]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 173), S4585 [18JN]

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

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

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

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S5568 [9JY]

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S3569 [16MY]

National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 276), S7616 [29OC]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 828), S3028 [25AP]

Owens, Jesse: tribute (see S. Res. 226), S6446 [12SE]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 813), S3257 [8MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S7008 [27SE]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 214), S469 [4FE]

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

——— require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things and provide appropriate transition procedures (see S. 1182), S5709 [16JY]

Roads and highways: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay-to-play reform (see S. 1146), S4405 [12JN]

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), S7953 [12NO]

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), S6519 [17SE]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1690), S8000 [13NO]

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

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

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

Taxation: 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), S7952 [12NO]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 835), S3029 [25AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S8000 [13NO]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 420), S3845 [23MY]

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

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

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 307), S707 [13FE]

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

——— require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 827), S3028 [25AP]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and modernize (see S. 1009), S3760 [22MY]

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]

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

Ukraine: support sovereignty and closer relations with Europe, condemn violence against peaceful protesters, and urge a peaceful solution to current political and economic crisis (see S. Res. 319), S8771 [12DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see S. 1845), S8977 [18DE]

Venezuela: support free and peaceful exercise of representative democracy and condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition (see S. Res. 213), S7008 [27SE]

Veterans: 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]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see S. 257), S520 [7FE]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see S. 1171), S7952 [12NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 5), S42 (see S. 47), S43 [22JA]

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

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

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 119), S3030 [25AP]

World Polio Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 270), S7536 [16OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S2027 [20MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S5149 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Armed Forces: extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (see S. 1399), S6072 [30JY]

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), S8668 [11DE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 114), S214 [23JA]

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]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 187), S5264 [26JN]

Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see S. 1546), S6885 [24SE]

Colleges and universities: establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see S. 1822), S8771 [12DE]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 113), S214 [23JA]

Congress: adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 30), S9105 [20DE]

Corps of Engineers: establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects (see S. 566), S1853 [14MR]

——— provide for safe and reliable navigation of the Mississippi River (see S. 565), S1853 [14MR]

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

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

——— making appropriations (see S. 1429), S6206 [1AU]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see S. 1083), S3844 [23MY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see S. 1704), S8049 [14NO]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 1659), S7876 [6NO]

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

——— remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (see S. 612), S1950 [19MR]

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

——— modify method of determining whether Filipino veterans are U.S. residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation (see S. 1559), S7007 [27SE]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see S. 262), S520 [7FE]

Diseases: support goals and implementation of National Alzheimer’s Project Act and National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease (see S. Res. 301), S8186 [19NO]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1410), S6126 [31JY]

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

EPA: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (see S. 1359), S5907 [24JY]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see S. 1705), S8049 [14NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see S. 846), S3029 [25AP] (see S. 857), S3091 [6MY]

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

Foreign aid: provide assistance to Haiti and Armenia to reverse the effects of deforestation and restore forest levels (see S. 1548), S6886 [24SE]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see S. 718), S2589 [11AP]

James R. Burgess Jr., Post Office Building, Champaign, IL: designate (see S. 796), S2960 [24AP]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 408), S1011 [28FE]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 323), S708 [13FE]

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

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

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]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see S. 1736), S8186 [19NO]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6882 [24SE], S6991 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6680 [23SE], S6843 [24SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8350 [20NO], S8440 [21NO]

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

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]

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

Hochberg, Fred P.: nomination to be Eximbank President, S5653 [11JY], S5718 [17JY]

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

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

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]

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

Excerpts

‘‘Life Itself—A Memoir,’’ Roger Ebert, S2448 [8AP]

Letters

Dept. of Defense Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) funding: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dept. of State, S1919 [19MR]

——— Italian Ministry of Defense and German Federal Ministry of Defense, S1919 [19MR]

——— Leon E. Panetta, Dept. of Defense, S1920 [19MR]

——— Peter Ammon, German Ambassador to the U.S., and Claudio Bisogniero, Italian Ambassador to the U.S., S1919 [19MR]

Medicare and Medicaid budget cuts: Alliance for a Just Society, S1017 [28FE]

Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act: Max Richtman, National Committee To Preserve Social Security & Medicare, S1018 [28FE]

Nomination of Patricia A. Millett to be circuit judge: Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, S7665 [30OC]

——— several Illinois attorneys, S7665 [30OC]

Nomination of Valerie E. Caproni to be district judge: Valerie E. Caproni, S6287 [9SE]

Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates Act: several legal and consumer organizations, S2503 [9AP]

Resignation as Mayor of Newark, NJ: Cory A. Booker, S7692 [31OC]

Second Amendment right to bear arms: several Senators, S2539 [10AP]

Lists

Organizations supporting Durbin amendment on NIH funding to S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S2250 [22MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S7011 [30SE]

Poems

‘‘Prayers of Steel,’’ Carl Sandburg, S8545 [9DE]

Privilege of the floor

Arenson, Sean, S4063 [10JN]

Bin-Nun, Amitai, S2979 [24AP]

Bloom, Teresa, S4063 [10JN]

Branson, Michael, S4063 [10JN]

Cissell, Afton, S4063 [10JN]

Molina, Roberto L., S8135 [18NO]

Oleyar, Mike, S4063 [10JN]

Sharp, Emily, S4063 [10JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), S7693 [31OC], S8541, S8545 [9DE]

——— reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3722 [22MY], S3817, S3819 [23MY], S4050 [10JN]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 316), S8983 [18DE]

Appropriations: making continuing, S7147 [3OC], S7182 [4OC], S7331, S7334 [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6614–S6616 [19SE], S6940, S6941 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 72), S9115 [20DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8924 [18DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7016, S7023, S7040, S7041, S7048 [30SE], S7088, S7089, S7095 [1OC], S7108, S7127 [2OC], S7149 [3OC], S7174 [4OC], S7247 [7OC], S7285 [8OC], S7313, S7321 [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6691, S6701, S6738, S6739, S6832, S6833, S6834, S6839, S6842 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1720, S1736, S1737, S1771 [13MR], S1840 [14MR], S1918, S1943 [19MR], S1975 [20MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1689 [12MR], S1719 [13MR]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), unanimous-consent request, S7147 [3OC], S7182, S7183 [4OC]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), motion to proceed, S6279 [9SE], S6304 [10SE], S6339 [11SE]

——— extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (S. 1399), S6077 [30JY], S6104 [31JY]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), S7312 [9OC]

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (S. 1337), S5962 [25JY]

Bangladesh: condemn government takeover of Grameen Bank, S5486 [27JN]

——— condemn political violence, provide for free and fair elections, and support dialogue between political factions, judicial independence, human rights protections, and Grameen Bank independence (S. Res. 318), S9093 [20DE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (S. 114), S220 [23JA]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (S. 769), S2800 [18AP]

Brennan, John O.: nomination to be CIA Director, S1195, S1222 [6MR]

——— nomination to be CIA Director, motion to proceed, S1226 [6MR]

Bruce, Colin S.: nomination to be district judge, S7260 [7OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S908–S911 [27FE], S1672 [12MR]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S910 [27FE], S967, S989, S990 [28FE]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S990 [28FE]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 799), unanimous-consent request, S2932 [24AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8924 [18DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S1938 [19MR], S1975 [20MR], S2095 [21MR], S2248, S2273, S2276, S2277, S2278, S2306 [22MR], S3718, S3719 [22MY], S3801 [23MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S6163 [1AU], S6614–S6616 [19SE], S7016, S7048 [30SE], S7321 [9OC], S7434 [13OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent request, S6163 [1AU]

——— suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending (S. 788), S2904 [23AP], S2917 [24AP]

——— suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending (S. 788), unanimous-consent request, S2933 [24AP]

Burwell, Sylvia Mathews: nomination to be OMB Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S2904 [23AP]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2095 [21MR], S2273, S2276, S2277, S2278 [22MR]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2928, S2929, S2930, S2937, S2943, S2947 [24AP], S2985, S2994, S2995, S2996, S2999, S3001, S3002, S3003, S3004 [25AP], S3074, S3078, S3080, S3081 [6MY], S3154 [7MY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2820, S2822, S2831 [22AP], S2875, S2877 [23AP], S2918 [24AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (S. Con. Res. 10), S2474 [8AP]

——— unveiling of Frederick Douglass statue in Emancipation Hall, S4723 [19JN]

Capitol Police: tribute, S7173 [4OC]

Caproni, Valerie E.: nomination to be district judge, S6287 [9SE]

——— suitability to be district judge relative to response to request for copies of e-mails on national security letters issued by FBI while serving as FBI general counsel, S6287 [9SE]

Chicago, IL: express condolences and support for people in Chicago, its suburbs, and downstate Illinois being affected by Rock, Fox, DuPage, Illinois and Mississippi River flooding, S2788 [18AP]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 187), S5304 [26JN]

Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (S. 1546), S6882 [24SE]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), motion to proceed, S7789 [4NO], S7804 [5NO]

Colleges and universities: effect of lack of accreditation at for-profit colleges, S1227 [6MR]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (S. 1822), S8907 [17DE]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 113), S220 [23JA], S668 [13FE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions, S666–S668 [13FE], S968 [28FE], S2484 [9AP], S5822 [23JY], S6040 [30JY]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (S. 1269), S9011 [19DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, S9115 [20DE]

——— adjournment (S. Con. Res. 30), S9115 [20DE]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S7285 [8OC]

——— legislative priorities, S9116 [20DE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6480 [17SE]

Cordray, Richard: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S5696 [16JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary of AmeriCorps, S6680 [23SE]

Corps of Engineers: establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects, S3452 [15MY]

——— establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects (S. 566), S1857 [14MR]

——— provide for safe and reliable navigation of the Mississippi River, S3452 [15MY]

——— provide for safe and reliable navigation of the Mississippi River (S. 565), S1856 [14MR]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (S. 673), S2502–S2504 [9AP]

——— promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card interchange transaction fees, S6181 [1AU]

Cruz, Senator: personal health insurance circumstances, S6941 [26SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: impact of Government shutdown, S7247 [7OC]

——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S3722 [22MY], S3817, S3819 [23MY]

——— making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), S7312 [9OC]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S7693 [31OC], S8541, S8545 [9DE]

——— terminate certain direct payments to farmers, S968 [28FE]

Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S., but clarify that detainees do not gain any additional legal rights and can not be released in the U.S., S8175 [19NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8175 [19NO], S8342 [20NO]

——— award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (S. 521), S1596 [11MR]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S8175–S8177 [19NO]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 871), S3504 [15MY]

——— funding, S1689 [12MR], S1720 [13MR]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8342 [20NO]

——— Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) funding, S1918, S1943 [19MR], S2306 [22MR]

——— 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, S8342 [20NO]

——— operation and maintenance funding for programs, projects, and activities in the U.S. through reductions in Advanced Drop-In Biofuel Production Program funding, S1840 [14MR]

——— prohibit funding for Guam infrastructure projects, S1771 [13MR]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (S. 1083), S3859 [23MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S3917 [4JN], S5821 [23JY], S5855, S5865, S5889 [24JY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (S. 1241), S5792 [18JY]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S9013 [19DE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (S. 1659), S7912 [7NO]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (S. 1503), S6448 [12SE]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine, S3525 [15MY]

——— remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (S. 612), S1954 [19MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement standards to prevent custodial sexual assaults of immigration detainees, S503 [7FE]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce memos from John T. Morton relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion, S5952 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: require State and local law enforcement agencies applying for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to report how many crime guns they recovered and submitted for tracing, S4544 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: require report on the abuse of tax-exempt status by charitable organizations, S2995 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (S. 522), S1597 [11MR]

——— modify method of determining whether Filipino veterans are U.S. residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation (S. 1559), S7008 [27SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6163 [1AU]

——— support goals and implementation of National Alzheimer’s Project Act and National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease (S. Res. 301), S8198 [19NO]

District of Columbia: clarify rules regarding determination of compensation of the Chief Financial Officer (H.R. 3343), S9111 [20DE]

——— condemn Navy Yard shootings and express condolences to victims, S6479 [17SE]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (S. 1410), S6184 [1AU]

East St. Louis, IL: tribute to Catholic Diocese of Belleville Catholic Urban Programs (CUP), S275 [24JA]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S908–S911 [27FE], S967 [28FE], S1975 [20MR], S2917 [24AP]

Ellis, Sara Lee: nomination to be district judge, S7260 [7OC]

EPA: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (S. 1359), S6105 [31JY]

——— proposed rule to waive the renewable fuel standard, S8972 [18DE]

FAA: contract control tower program funding, S1975 [20MR]

Fardon, Zachary T.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S7559 [16OC]

FDA: improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and amending labeling requirements, S1920 [19MR], S6041 [30JY]

FEC: extend authority to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of established and published penalties and expand such authority to certain other violations (H.R. 3487), S9111 [20DE]

Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment, S2994 [25AP]

FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), unanimous-consent request, S7331, S7332 [9OC]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 105), S2904 [23AP]

Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms, S2484 [9AP], S2538 [10AP], S2575 [11AP], S3503 [15MY]

——— 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), S2664 [16AP], S3503 [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, S2664 [16AP], S3503 [15MY], S4544 [18JN], S6480 [17SE]

——— gun control, S756 [14FE], S3503 [15MY], S4544 [18JN], S6480 [17SE], S8803 [13DE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 54), S4544 [18JN]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 443), S1097 [5MR]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8555 [9DE]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: tribute to provision of military death benefits to families of fallen servicemen during the Government shutdown, S7359 [10OC]

Food Allergy Awareness Week: observance, S3525 [15MY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance to Haiti and Armenia to reverse the effects of deforestation and restore forest levels (S. 1548), S7717 [31OC]

Foreign countries: report on trip to Uganda, Djibouti, and Bahrain, S833–S835 [26FE]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa, S835 [26FE]

——— create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (S. 718), S2593 [11AP], S5485 [27JN]

GAO: report on FDA Adverse Event Reporting System for dietary supplements, S1920 [19MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6940 [26SE], S7016, S7041, S7048 [30SE], S7088, S7089, S7095 [1OC], S7107, S7127 [2OC], S7149 [3OC], S7173, S7182 [4OC], S7247 [7OC], S7285, S7295 [8OC], S7312, S7321, S7331, S7334, S7335 [9OC], S7359, S7369 [10OC], S7420 [12OC], S7434 [13OC], S7476, S7481, S7493 [15OC]

Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges (S. 571), S1861 [14MR]

Hagel, Chuck: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S745, S749 [14FE], S824 [26FE]

——— request for further financial disclosure information relative to nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S745 [14FE]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1098 [5MR], S1138 [6MR]

Health: impact of budget sequestration on health care, S1673 [12MR]

——— improve healthcare-related tax-preferred savings accounts, create a framework for portable health coverage, and reauthorize the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (H.R. 2688), S5851 [24JY]

Hurricanes: improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 219), S9115 [20DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S187 [22JA], S320 [28JA]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S309 [28JA], S2789 [18AP], S4034, S4036 [10JN], S4503 [17JN], S5111 [25JN], S5236 [26JN], S5348 [27JN], S5951 [25JY], S9011–S9013 [19DE]

——— improve agricultural workers programs, S5112 [25JN]

——— prohibit granting of lawful permanent residence status until deployment of border strategy, new Border Patrol agents and fencing, employment verification system, and electronic entry/exit system, S5325 [27JN]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, S4035 [10JN], S5112 [25JN]

——— reform, S309 [28JA], S5950 [25JY]

——— reform (S. 744), S2788 [18AP], S4503 [17JN], S5111 [25JN], S5235 [26JN], S5325, S5348 [27JN], S9011 [19DE]

——— reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S4033 [10JN]

Inhofe, Senator: condolences on death of son, S7945 [12NO]

International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary, S3526 [15MY]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend, S2929, S2930, S2937 [24AP], S2985 [25AP]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (S. 1881), S9115 [20DE]

James R. Burgess Jr., Post Office Building, Champaign, IL: designate (S. 796), S2962 [24AP]

Jones, B. Todd: nomination to be ATF Director, S4545 [18JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (S. Res. 175), S4723 [19JN]

Kelly, Jane: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2904 [23AP]

Kerry, Senator: nomination to be Sec. of State, S350 [29JA]

King, Representative Steve: characterization of remarks on Hispanic community, S5952 [25JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, S7804 [5NO]

Lew, Sec. of the Treasury: nomination to be IMF, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Governor, unanimous-consent agreement, S7663 [30OC]

Lewis, Representative: commemorate anniversary of chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (S. Res. 170), S5486 [27JN]

Lexington, IL: tribute to farmers assisting Thomas family with crop harvest, S7247 [7OC]

Los Angeles, CA: condemn shooting at Los Angeles International Airport and offer condolences to victims (S. Res. 324), S8983 [18DE]

Loyola University Chicago: tribute to 1063 men’s basketball team, S2679 [16AP]

Mayorkas, Alejandro N.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security, S8971 [18DE], S9076, S9078 [20DE]

——— suitability to be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security relative to allegations of procuring a visa as a political favor, S9076, S9078 [20DE]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 408), S1015 [28FE]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (S. 323), S714 [13FE]

Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7664 [30OC], S7692 [31OC], S8553 [9DE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index, S8925 [18DE]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (S. 460), S5899 [24JY], S8541, S8543, S8545 [9DE]

National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (S. Res. 93), S2474 [8AP]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (S. Res. 107), S2904 [23AP]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (S. Res. 108), S2904 [23AP]

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, S7334, S7335 [9OC]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 106), S2904 [23AP]

National Rural Health Day: observance, S8450 [21NO]

National security: impact of Government shutdown, S7149 [3OC], S7174 [4OC]

——— use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S., S1195, S1223 [6MR], S1245, S1246 [7MR]

National Toy Week: designate (S. Res. 325), S9114 [20DE]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S502 [7FE]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, S8803 [13DE]

NIH: funding, S2248–S2250 [22MR]

——— impact of budget sequestration on research, S1673 [12MR]

——— impact of Government shutdown, S7095 [1OC]

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

——— provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 2019), S9115 [20DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S5105 [25JN]

——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S5105 [25JN]

——— evaluation of immigration policies, S309 [28JA]

——— trip to Africa, S5485 [27JN]

Panozzo, Mark: Northern Illinois Special Olympics Coach of the Year award recipient, S4574 [18JN]

Panozzo, Michele: Illinois and Northern Illinois Special Olympics Athlete of the Year award recipient, S4574 [18JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, S3078 [6MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, S6489 [17SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, S7040 [30SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S3917 [4JN], S5821 [23JY], S7023 [30SE], S7804 [5NO], S8022, S8024 [14NO]

——— implementation, S7089 [1OC], S7107 [2OC], S7149 [3OC], S7248 [7OC], S7295 [8OC], S7313 [9OC], S7522 [16OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6614–S6616 [19SE], S6691, S6701, S6738, S6739, S6832, S6833, S6834, S6839, S6842 [24SE], S6941 [26SE]

——— prohibit implementation funding, S1736, S1737 [13MR]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, S6480 [17SE], S6739 [24SE], S7040 [30SE], S7108 [2OC], S7492, S7493 [15OC], S7522 [16OC]

Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7945 [12NO]

Pregracke, Chad: Cable News Network (CNN) Heroes honoree, S8451 [21NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9110, S9111 [20DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1138 [6MR], S3815 [23MY], S7664 [30OC], S8084 [18NO]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S5644 [11JY]

Pritzker, Penny S.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S5119 [25JN]

Public debt: ceiling, S3718, S3719 [22MY], S3801 [23MY], S6163 [1AU], S6579 [18SE], S7476, S7481, S7493 [15OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7359 [10OC], S7420 [12OC], S7434 [13OC]

——— use of extraordinary measures to extend public debt ceiling, S7481 [15OC]

Russia: call for release of political prisoners, S6183 [1AU]

——— diplomatic efforts to have Syria surrender chemical weapons stockpiles, S6339 [11SE]

——— impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations, S6183 [1AU]

Scott AFB, IL: Abilene, TX, Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee Abilene Trophy recipient, S4053 [10JN]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S200 [23JA]

——— authority of officials during adjournment, S9115 [20DE]

——— executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S9089 [20DE]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S7664 [30OC]

——— legislative program, S187 [22JA], S1238 [6MR], S2474 [8AP], S2905 [23AP], S8984 [18DE], S9072, S9116 [20DE]

——— tribute to Senators, personal staff, and Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) staff who worked on S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S5479 [27JN]

Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs, S2996 [25AP]

——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S5644 [11JY], S5696 [16JY]

——— Senate floor decorum, S7183 [4OC]

——— use of filibuster to impede confirmation of Presidential nominees, S745, S749 [14FE], S1138 [6MR]

——— use of filibuster to impede strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System relative to firearm sale, gun trafficking, and school security, S2581 [11AP]

Social Security: history, S6489 [17SE]

Southern New Hampshire University: tribute to men’s soccer team (S. Res. 326), S9114 [20DE]

Sporting Kansas City (soccer team): tribute (S. Res. 327), S9114 [20DE]

Srinivasan, Srikanth: nomination to be circuit judge, S3815 [23MY]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to Dept. of Justice Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery award recipients, S3754 [22MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Griswold v. Connecticut on the right to marital privacy relative to the use of contraceptives, S4053 [10JN]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S5486 [27JN]

——— hearing of arguments in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S1000 [28FE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), S9115 [20DE]

——— include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines (H.R. 475), unanimous-consent agreement, S2904 [23AP]

——— moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, S3154 [7MY]

——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (S. 194), S466 [4FE]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (S. 836), S3038 [25AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6339 [11SE]

Tornadoes: anniversary of tornadoes in Harrisburg, IL and Ridgeway, IL, S1001 [28FE]

——— express condolences for victims, commend first responders, and provide assistance to Oklahoma, S3722 [22MY]

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia: caseload, S7692 [31OC], S7945 [12NO], S8084 [18NO]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord’s Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice, S834 [26FE]

Veterans: impact of Government shutdown, S7369 [10OC]

Veterans Day: observance, S7950 [12NO]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S503 [7FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, S502 [7FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), S187 [22JA], S502 [7FE]

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), S3452 [15MY]

——— 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), unanimous-consent agreement, S3079 [6MY]

Watt, Representative: nomination to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, S8593 [10DE]

Weather: express condolences and support for people effected by severe storms in the Midwest, S8083 [18NO], S8342 [20NO]

Wilkins, Robert L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8084 [18NO]

Women’s Business Development Center (organization): tribute, S7570 [28OC]

Wood, Andrea R.: nomination to be district judge, S7465 [14OC]

Yunus, Muhammad: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, S2840 [22AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S199 [23JA]

Reports filed

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1429) (S. Rept. 113–85), S6204 [1AU]

Texts of

S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act, S440 [31JA]

S. 262, Veterans Education Equity Act, S526 [7FE]

S. 323, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act, S715 [13FE]

S. 395, Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act, S944 [27FE]

S. 408, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S1016 [28FE]

S. 521, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act, S1596 [11MR]

S. 522, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S1597 [11MR]

S. 565, Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act, S1857 [14MR]

S. 566, Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership (WIN P3) Act, S1858 [14MR]

S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act, S1954 [19MR]

S. 673, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, S2504 [9AP]

S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act, S2595–S2597 [11AP]

S. 769, America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, S2800–S2804 [18AP]

S. 846, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act, S3040 [25AP]

S. 1083, All Students Achieving Through Reform (ALL-STAR) Act, S3859–S3863 [23MY]

S. 1207, Cameras in the Courtroom Act, S4795 [20JN]

S. 1337, Crime Gun Tracing Act, S5842 [23JY]

S. 1359, Clean Cruise Ship Act, S5912–S5916 [24JY]

S. 1399, extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service, S6077 [30JY]

S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act, S6129 [31JY]

S. 1425, Dietary Supplement Labeling Act, S6216 [1AU]

S. 1503, School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, S6449 [12SE]

S. 1546, Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act, S6887 [24SE]

S. 1548, Haiti and Armenia Reforestation Act, S6888–S6891 [24SE]

S. 1559, Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act, S7008 [27SE]

S. 1659, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S7878 [6NO]

S. 1704, Affordable College Textbook Act, S8051 [14NO]

S. 1705, National Fab Lab Network Act, S8052 [14NO]

S. 1736, Support Earned Recognition for Veterans (SERVe) Act, S8193 [19NO]

S. 1803, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S8669–S8673 [11DE]

S. 1822, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act, S8775 [12DE]

Transcripts

Inauguration of President Obama and Vice President Biden, S183–S187 [22JA]

Tributes

Athens, Andrew A., S1847, S1848 [14MR]

Black, Barry C., S7247 [7OC]

Bowman, Al, S4016 [7JN]

Butler, Bob, S2792 [18AP]

Christ, Joseph, S1887 [18MR]

Collins, Cardiss, S516 [7FE]

Cowan, Senator, S5234 [26JN]

Dohner, Russell, S8971 [18DE]

Donnelly, Senator, S2928 [24AP]

Dougal, Carol, S7570 [28OC]

Ebert, Roger, S2448 [8AP]

Greeley, Andrew M., S3919 [4JN]

Hubbard, Joseph P., S275 [24JA]

Hubbard, Lyman, Sr., S1227 [6MR]

Jones, Dianne, S1001 [28FE]

King, Senator, S2937 [24AP]

Koop, C. Everett, S927 [27FE]

LaHood, Sec. of Transportation, S4543 [18JN]

Lamont, Tom, S6578 [18SE]

Lautenberg, Frank R., S3892 [3JN]

Leahy, Senator, S7465 [14OC]

Mandela, Nelson R., S8544 [9DE]

McMorrow, Mary Ann, S809 [25FE]

Mulder, Arlene J., S2585 [11AP]

Musial, Stan, S200 [23JA]

Neimeyer, Sarah, S3503 [15MY]

Netsch, Dawn Clark, S1122 [5MR]

Oddone, Piermaria, S4575 [18JN]

O’Shea, Michael J., S8803 [13DE]

Paul, Senator, S1226 [6MR]

Poshard, Glenn, S6182 [1AU]

Ratner, Hedy, S7570 [28OC]

Rednour, John, Sr., S8545 [9DE]

Remini, Robert, S2537 [10AP]

Rice, Yvonne, S1705 [12MR]

Robertson, Bill, S1228 [6MR]

Romani, Charles, Jr., S325 [28JA]

Schaffer, Grant, S1227 [6MR]

Scott, George W., S3835 [23MY]

Scott, Johnny, S274 [24JA]

Smedinghoff, Anne T., S2448 [8AP]

Spring, John A., S3319 [9MY]

Velásquez, Carmen, S7718 [31OC]

Vite, David F., S6104 [31JY]

Vonachen, Harold A., Jr. (Pete), S4400 [12JN]