ENZI, MICHAEL B. (a Senator from Wyoming)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3668, S3671, S3672, S3690 [21MY], S3910 [3JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6760 [24SE], S6963, S6965 [26SE], S8852 [16DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1787, S1796, S1798, S1818 [13MR], S1854, S1864 [14MR], S1894, S1910 [18MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2130, S2172, S2189, S2191, S2193, S2199, S2219, S2222, S2226, S2227 [21MR], S2268, S2273, S2283, S2310, S2351, S2359, S2362, S2368 [22MR]

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

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6382, S6386, S6387 [11SE], S6448, S6455 [12SE], S6521 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8057 [14NO], S8225, S8242 [19NO], S8392, S8393 [20NO], S8459, S8460, S8461, S8475, S8493 [21NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6081 [30JY]

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), S2689, S2690 [16AP], S2719, S2751 [17AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4688, S4707 [19JN], S4794, S4824, S4843 [20JN], S5197 [25JN], S5266 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S7560 [16OC]

Articles and editorials

‘Gestapo’ Tactics Meet Senior Citizens at Yellowstone, John Macone, North Andover (MA) Eagle Tribune, S7329 [9OC]

Tired of Pulling the Load? Time for a Producers’ Strike, Bill Johnson, Powell (WY) Tribune, S7219 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 356), S773 [14FE]

——— investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (see S. Res. 133), S3571 [16MY]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 137), S284 [24JA]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 138), S284 [24JA]

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 583), S1853 [14MR]

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

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

Agriculture: restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 281), S657 [12FE]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 29), S42 [22JA]

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]

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]

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

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 554), S1785 [13MR]

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

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (see S. 306), S707 [13FE]

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]

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]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 122), S3030 [25AP]

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]

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]

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

Committee To Reduce Government Waste (Senate): establish (see S. 253), S519 [7FE] (see S. Res. 30), S657 [12FE]

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

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 135), S284 [24JA]

Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 361), S773 [14FE]

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

Dept. of Education: ensure children are ready for college or a career by providing more State and local control over student, school, and teacher evaluations and achievements (see S. 1101), S3987 [6JN]

——— establish student loan interest rates (see S. 1334), S5908 [24JY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (see S. 1241), S5709 [16JY]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see S. 192), S438 [31JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see S. 330), S1270 [7MR]

——— facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for veterans (see S. 1060), S3844 [23MY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see S. 1445), S6887 [24SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see S. 242), S519 [7FE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1417), S6447 [12SE]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see S. 1539), S6753 [24SE]

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

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see S. 653), S7877 [6NO]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 831), S3029 [25AP]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 572), S1853 [14MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see S. 1630), S7728 [31OC]

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

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S7952 [12NO]

Economy: provide for fiscal gap and generational accounting analysis in the legislative process, the President’s budget, and annual long-term fiscal outlook reports (see S. 1351), S6211 [1AU]

Egypt: restrict sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services (see S. 207), S470 [4FE]

Employment: expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 202), S438 [31JA]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 19), S943 [27FE]

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

——— exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see S. 1505), S7953 [12NO]

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

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see S. 1195), S4792 [20JN]

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

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

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 15), S871 [26FE]

——— provide transparency, accountability, and limitations of Government-sponsored conferences (see S. 1347), S5840 [23JY]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see S. 1100), S3986 [6JN]

——— require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see S. 994), S8458 [21NO]

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 643), S3372 [13MY]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see S. 1312), S5755 [17JY]

——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see S. 1378), S6024 [29JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 1349), S6648 [19SE]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 727), S7101 [1OC]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S6683 [23SE]

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

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 1212), S4793 [20JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 17), S4481 [13JN]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see S. 1756), S9053 [19DE]

Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see S. 1341), S5840 [23JY]

Forests: authorize the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services (see S. 327), S772 [14FE]

——— provide for the conduct of stewardship contracting projects (see S. 1300), S6648 [19SE]

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

——— provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains on them (see S. 1667), S7927 [7NO]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 209), S469 [4FE]

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

GAO: report to Congress on the effectiveness of FCC universal service reforms (see S. 774), S3658 [21MY]

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

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

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

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1204), S6297 [9SE]

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

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 177), S7574 [28OC]

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

Insurance: exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see S. 1735), S8186 [19NO]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 650), S4213 [11JN]

Iran: eliminate oil exports from Iran by expanding domestic production (see S. 965), S4406 [12JN]

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

——— support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (see S. Res. 65), S2329 [22MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 669), S3955 [4JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 204), S6072 [30JY] (see S. 1712), S8049 [14NO]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 6), S2027 [20MR]

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

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see S. 1672), S7927 [7NO]

——— repeal enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 963), S3907 [3JN]

Medicare: clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 1143), S5621 [10JY]

——— establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health (see S. 1228), S6297 [9SE]

——— establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to furnish remote patient monitoring services that reduce expenditures (see S. 596), S2147 [21MR]

——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S4213 [11JN]

——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 183), S708 [13FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1123), S4058 [10JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 124), S214 [23JA]

Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 689), S2501 [9AP]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S4481 [13JN]

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

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see S. 1105), S3987 [6JN]

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

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

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

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S4481 [13JN]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 222), S6377 [11SE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 177), S4673 [19JN]

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

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

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

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 1166), S4481 [13JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: notify World Trade Organization if members fail during consecutive years to disclose subsidies under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (see S. 355), S773 [14FE]

OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (see S. 1397), S6072 [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see S. 1490), S7617 [29OC]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6521 [17SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6521 [17SE]

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

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards (see S. 1525), S6648 [19SE]

——— limit availability of tax credits and reductions in cost-sharing to individuals receiving health coverage under certain labor union plans (see S. 1487), S6295 [9SE]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see S. 1726), S8362 [20NO]

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

——— provide for a fixed annual open enrollment period for health exchange plans and disclose premium and cost-sharing information prior to enrollment (see S. 1849), S8975 [18DE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see S. 1497), S6446 [12SE]

——— provide that certain requirements do not apply if the American Health Benefit Exchanges are not operating by a certain date (see S. 1272), S5620 [10JY]

——— provide that the reinsurance program be applied equally to all health insurance issuers and group health plans (see S. 1724), S8186 [19NO]

——— repeal (see S. 177), S7574 [28OC]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 1647), S7829 [5NO]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 603), S2650 [15AP]

——— repeal if it is determined that the Act has resulted in more uninsured individuals than at the time of enactment (see S. 1894), S9105 [20DE]

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

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see S. 1848), S8975 [18DE]

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

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S6684 [23SE]

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

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

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 445), S2845 [22AP]

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

——— require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 43), S43 [22JA]

——— retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see S. Res. 8), S286 [24JA]

Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits (see S. 258), S520 [7FE]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S.J. Res. 9), S1088 [4MR]

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), S2456 [8AP]

SBA: increase oversight of small business assistance programs (see S. 936), S3429 [14MY]

——— require a study and report on the costs to small business concerns of Federal regulations (see S. 535), S1710 [12MR]

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

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S6446 [12SE]

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

Social Security: provide for a phased-in payment of Social Security Disability Insurance benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 1311), S5755 [17JY]

——— provide for congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements (see S. 767), S2798 [18AP]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see S. 170), S813 [25FE]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see S. 1632), S7878 [6NO]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (see S. 1743), S8360 [20NO]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see S.J. Res. 16), S3987 [6JN]

——— 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]

——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see S. 1441), S6329 [10SE]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see S. 966), S3532 [15MY]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see S. 41), S43 [22JA] (see S. 127), S284 [24JA]

——— modify rules relative to loans made from a qualified employer retirement plan (see S. 606), S1950 [19MR]

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

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 654), S2328 [22MR]

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

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see S. 720), S2649 [15AP]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see S. 1194), S4792 [20JN]

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S2329 [22MR]

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

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]

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

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1786 [13MR]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see S. 1171), S4521 [17JN]

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 (see S. 1006), S3760 [22MY]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 625), S2026 [20MR]

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see S. 547), S1785 [13MR] (see S. 1436), S6206 [1AU]

——— clarify that the standard setting body designated pursuant to the Securities Act, Securities Investor Protection Corp., and Public Accounting Oversight Board funding is not subject to the sequester (see S. 1780), S8565 [9DE]

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]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in Wyoming (see S. 130), S284 [24JA]

——— convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see S. 951), S3430 [14MY]

Federal agencies and departments: permit agencies to count certain contracts toward certain small business contracting goals (see S. 1190), S4673 [19JN]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 642), S2146 [21MR]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 254), S6753 [24SE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 41), S813 [25FE]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 191), S5499 [27JN]

Taxation: 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), S1011 [28FE]

Water: exempt certain lead pipes, fittings, solder, and flux that contain brass from prohibitions on leaded brass (see S. 1824), S8809 [13DE]

Cloture motions

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

Letters

Marketplace Fairness Act: by, S3071 [6MY]

——— Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S3070 [6MY]

Special rules for certain nonimmigrants employed as sheepherders: Alan C. Nelson, Dept. of Justice, S5240 [26JN]

——— Alan K. Simpson, S5240 [26JN]

——— by, S5240 [26JN]

——— Jane Oates, Dept. of Labor, S5240 [26JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (S. 625), S8819 [15DE]

——— legislative process, S7219 [5OC], S7329 [9OC], S7435 [13OC]

——— making continuing, S7329 [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8818 [15DE], S8875, S8877 [17DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7196 [4OC], S7435 [13OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6733, S6734 [24SE]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (S. 29), S8819 [15DE]

Brennan, John O.: nomination to be CIA Director, S1255 [7MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2586 [11AP]

——— balance, S2005, S2008, S2009 [20MR]

——— balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (S. 547), S2005, S2009 [20MR], S2586 [11AP]

——— balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (S. 1436), S8818 [15DE]

——— deficit, S2138 [21MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8818 [15DE], S8875, S8877 [17DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2005, S2008, S2009 [20MR], S2094, S2136, S2138 [21MR], S2263, S2274, S2276, S2311 [22MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S7435 [13OC]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2094 [21MR], S2274, S2276 [22MR]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2938, S2943, S2948 [24AP], S2990, S2998, S3005 [25AP], S3070, S3072, S3081, S3083 [6MY], S3153, S3154 [7MY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2822, S2823 [22AP], S2878 [23AP]

——— exempt businesses with less than certain amount of online sales from requirement to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2878 [23AP]

——— give businesses more time to comply with online sales tax regulations, S2990 [25AP]

——— include tribal governments in provisions to empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S3154 [7MY]

Capitol Police: tribute, S7196 [4OC]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6364 [11SE], S6496 [17SE], S6555 [18SE]

Constitution Day: observance, S6496 [17SE]

Cordray, Richard: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S5692 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S8819 [15DE], S8962 [18DE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5600 [10JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S2943 [24AP]

EPA: approval of State regional haze implementation plans, S6364 [11SE]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs, S2009 [20MR], S2263 [22MR], S8819 [15DE]

——— intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending, S8819 [15DE]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), S6633 [19SE]

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), S2724 [17AP]

Flag Day: observance, S4580 [18JN]

FRS: impact of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, S5692 [16JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7196 [4OC], S7219, S7220 [5OC], S7328 [9OC], S7435 [13OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S6177–S6179 [1AU]

Immigration: maintain special rules for certain nonimmigrants employed as sheepherders, S5239 [26JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S5239 [26JN], S5335 [27JN]

Loper, Dick: Wyoming Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, S6062 [30JY]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), House amendment, S8819 [15DE], S8962 [18DE]

National Bison Day: designate (S. Res. 254), S6759 [24SE]

National Park Service: call for removal of barricades around open, outdoor memorials during Government shutdown, S7196 [4OC]

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 parks and recreation areas: impact of Government shutdown, S7197 [4OC]

National security: use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S., S1255 [7MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of policies relative to coal industry, S8819 [15DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S6177–S6179 [1AU]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8016 [14NO], S8680 [12DE], S8817 [15DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6733, S6734 [24SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, S6496 [17SE], S6555 [18SE]

——— repeal, S8016 [14NO]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: increase premiums paid by employers to guarantee pension benefits, S8877 [17DE]

Phillips, Gregory A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5521 [8JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political and judicial nominees, S8680 [12DE]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7435 [13OC]

Senate: legislative priorities, S8817–S8821 [15DE]

——— moment of silence in memory of victims of bombings at the Boston Marathon, S2823 [22AP]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S8680 [12DE]

Taxation: moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, S3153, S3154 [7MY]

——— rates, S2586 [11AP]

——— reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2136 [21MR]

——— reform international tax system, S2586 [11AP]

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia: impact of filling judgeship vacancies on caseload and decisions on Federal regulatory issues, S8680 [12DE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles below newly negotiated levels, S8819 [15DE], S8962 [18DE]

Votes: position on missed, S5145 [25JN]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, S8820 [15DE]

Western Research Institute: tribute to Petersen Asphalt Research Conference, S5491• [27JN]

Wyoming: tribute to Buckskin Mine, S7613• [29OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2008 [20MR], S8686 [12DE]

Tributes

Curry, Mike, S4582• [18JN]

Inhofe, Senator, S8962 [18DE]

King, Senator, S2938 [24AP]