LAUTENBERG, FRANK R. (a Senator from New Jersey)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3618, S3620 [20MY], S3636, S3659, S3665, S3686 [21MY], S3727, S3763 [22MY], S3846, S3847 [23MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1798 [13MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2131, S2185, S2205, S2219, S2227, S2228, S2230 [21MR], S2297, S2334, S2357, S2361 [22MR]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S2598, S2612 [11AP], S2693 [16AP], S2743 [17AP], S2807, S2808 [18AP]

National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: designate (S. Res. 21), S788, S789 [14FE]

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), S3258, S3273 [8MY], S3349, S3350 [9MY]

Appointments

Senate National Security Working Group, S1669 [11MR]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S569 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 820), S3846 [23MY]

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

American Infrastructure Investment Fund: establish (see S. 387), S871 [26FE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 395), S2684 [16AP]

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

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]

Budget: exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see S. 377), S2455 [8AP]

——— replace the sequester by eliminating tax loopholes (see S. 278), S774 [14FE]

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

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

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S3328 [9MY]

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see S. 754), S3092 [6MY]

Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see S. 217), S1270 [7MR]

——— 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), S3533 [15MY]

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

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see S. 254), S519 [7FE]

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

Dept. of Labor: provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see S. 655), S2328 [22MR]

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 Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases (see S. 412), S1011 [28FE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 734), S3532 [15MY]

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

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

Diseases: reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S708 [13FE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S871 [26FE]

Economy: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veteran benefits or to increase low- and middle-class tax burden (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2961 [24AP]

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]

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]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see S. 1069), S3844 [23MY]

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. 857), S3091 [6MY]

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

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see S. 905), S3256 [8MY] (see S. 924), S3326 [9MY]

——— extend phase-in of actuarial rates for flood insurance for certain properties (see S. 1075), S3844 [23MY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S3845 [23MY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S1950 [19MR]

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

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

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S1270 [7MR]

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

Medicare: increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S2798 [18AP]

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

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

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

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 9), S214 [23JA]

National Moth Week: designate (see S. Res. 70), S2502 [9AP]

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

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 665), S2328 [22MR]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 828), S3093 [6MY]

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

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

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see S. 316), S2565 [10AP]

Public works: provide financing assistance for qualified water infrastructure projects (see S. 335), S772 [14FE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see S. 880), S3159 [7MY]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 759), S2797 [18AP]

——— 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), S1270 [7MR]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 401), S1011 [28FE]

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

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

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

——— require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 827), S3093 [6MY]

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

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see S. 1008), S3760 [22MY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 234), S814 [25FE]

——— 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), S214 [23JA]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S2501 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CERCLA: modify provisions relative to grants (see S. 491), S1269 [7MR]

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

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 314), S708 [13FE]

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

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

Dept. of Education: establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see S. 1036), S3843 [23MY]

——— make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (see S. 750), S2749 [17AP]

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide stronger penalties for violations of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (see S. 814), S3028 [25AP]

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]

Dept. of Transportation: withhold highway funds from States that do not have in effect laws requiring the use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see S. 979), S3569 [16MY]

EPA: reduce or eliminate the risk of releases of hazardous chemicals from public water systems and wastewater treatment works (see S. 67), S213 [23JA]

Explosives: strengthen enforcement of background checks relative to the use of explosive materials (see S. 792), S2897 [23AP]

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

——— 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]

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

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

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see S. 295), S707 [13FE]

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

National security: enhance security of chemical facilities (see S. 68), S213 [23JA]

National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: designate (see S. Res. 21), S400 [30JA]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 126), S3030 [25AP]

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize (see S. 797), S2960 [24AP]

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

Senate Rules: permit Senate to avoid unnecessary delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased (see S. Res. 7), S13 [3JA]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 396), S943 [27FE]

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

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

Remarks

Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S989 [28FE]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S989 [28FE]

Corps of Engineers: provide specific project recommendations in study analyzing flood risks on the east coast, S3448 [15MY]

Hagel, Chuck: confirmation as Sec. of Defense, S940 [27FE]

Shwartz, Patty: nomination to be circuit judge, S2481 [9AP]

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), S3448 [15MY]

Tributes

Inouye, Daniel K., S38 [22JA]

London, Deanna, S2325• [22MR]