LEAHY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Vermont)

Addresses

Burlington, VT, Naturalization Ceremony: Christina Reiss, S6371 [11SE]

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3619 [20MY], S3676 [21MY], S3776 [22MY], S3847 [23MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6894 [24SE], S6967 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1795, S1820 [13MR], S1869 [14MR], S1910 [18MR], S1986 [20MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2184, S2229 [21MR], S2313, S2366, S2369 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8065 [14NO], S8260, S8279 [19NO], S8408 [20NO], S8459, S8484, S8507 [21NO], S8567 [9DE]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5867, S5870, S5919 [24JY]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S2611 [11AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4195, S4217 [11JN], S4592 [18JN], S4675, S4691, S4709 [19JN], S4794, S4799, S4804, S4805, S4826, S4834 [20JN], S4860 [21JN], S5194, S5196, S5198 [25JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S554 [7FE], S601 [12FE]

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), S3273 [8MY], S3351 [9MY]

Appointments

British-American Interparliamentary Group, S2232 [21MR]

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

Conferee: H.R. 2642, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S6259 [1AU], S7085 [1OC]

Articles and editorials

Barbara Mikulski’s Fight—Protecting Appropriations, David Rodgers, Politico (publication), S8042 [14NO]

Brattleboro Reformer Turns 100, Randolph T. Holhut, Vermont (VT) Digger, S2321 [22MR]

Celebrating the Italian Mama, Burlinton (VT) Free Press, S3832 [23MY]

Chief Justice Roberts—Sequester Cuts Hitting Federal Judiciary ‘‘Hard’’, Ben Geman, Hill (publication), S5520 [8JY]

Citing Cuts, Lawyers Seek Relief in Terrorism Case, Benjamin Weiser, New York (NY) Times, S2646 [15AP], S2745 [17AP]

Courts and the Shutdown, Dorothy J. Samuels, New York (NY) Times, S7218 [5OC]

Courts Without Judges, New York (NY) Times, S2479 [9AP]

Death Penalty Fight Comes Home, Scott Shane, New York (NY) Times, S586 [11FE]

Democrats Cry Foul Over Wednesday’s Other Filibuster, Carl Hulse, New York (NY) Times, S1281 [11MR]

Double Amputee Gets Another Chance of Starting Family, Maria Gallegos, Army Knowledge Online (Internet site), S3366 [13MY]

Drop-Off in Gun Prosecutions Began Before Obama, David Sherfinski, Washington (DC) Times, S2493 [9AP]

Fair Trade for Entitlement Reform Includes Increased Revenue, Kent Conrad, Washington (DC) Post, S7609 [29OC]

Feinstein, NSA’s Top Congressional Defender, Has Built Respect Over Decades of Service, Emily Heil, Washington (DC) Post, S5243 [26JN]

50 Years After Landmark Ruling, Lawyer’s Help Is Legal Fiction for Many Accused of Crime, Associated Press (news service), S1905 [18MR]

For Victim of Ghastly Crime, a New Face, a New Beginning, Abby Goodnough, New York (NY) Times, S7666 [30OC]

$4.6 Trillion Opportunity—Immigration Reform Will Impove Social Security’s Finances, Wall Street Journal, S4500 [17JN]

Fragrant Memories of Burlington’s Deep Italian Roots, Melissa Pasanen, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S3832 [23MY]

Friendship Without Ideology, Senator Mikulski, Politico (publication), S8352 [20NO]

How the Sequester Threatens the U.S. Legal System, Andrew Cohen, Atlantic (publication), S2450 [8AP]

Immigration Headwinds, New York (NY) Times, S4199 [11JN]

In This State—For Photographer Peter Miller, a Wonderful Life in Black and White, and a Future Colored With Gray, Montpelier (VT) Digger, S8353 [20NO]

Judicial Nominees Face Unfair Hurdles in the Senate, Washington (DC) Post, S8091 [18NO]

Latest NSA Spying Revelations Distract From the Real Issues, Colbert I. King, Washington (DC) Post, S7872 [6NO]

Leahy and Paul Plan on Mandatory Sentencing Makes Sense, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S6005 [29JY]

Lessons in Democracy, Barre Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, S4029 [10JN]

Leunig’s Co-owner Honored, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S4015 [7JN]

Loving Lyndon, Leon Thompson, Lyndon State College Twin Tower Topics (publication), S2551 [10AP]

Marketers Find Barre History Just the Right Fit, Barre Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, S9046 [19DE]

Muzzling a Free-Speech Champion, Cesar Gaviria Trujillo, Washington (DC) Post, S2020 [20MR]

Needed—A New Safety Valve, New York (NY) Times, S6005 [29JY]

New Report Confirms GOP Obstructionism Is Unprecedented, Jonathan Bernstein, Washington (DC) Post, S3306 [9MY]

Nomination Delays Hurting Courts, Federal Judge Says, Jim Mustian, Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate, S4447 [13JN]

Open Judgeships Show D.C. Dysfunction, Gerald F. Seib, Wall Street Journal, S3600 [20MY]

Past Is Present as North Carolina Honors 1963 March and Battles Voting Laws, Mary C. Curtis, Washington (DC) Post, S6322 [10SE]

Patty Stonesifer, Former CEO of Gates Foundation, To Lead D.C. Food Pantry, Steve Hendrix, Washington (DC) Post, S694 [13FE]

Paul-Leahy Sentencing Bill Will Ensure Time Fits the Crime, Julie Stewart and Grover G. Norquist, Hill (publication), S6004 [29JY]

Pomerleau Gives to Health Centers—Community Health Centers of Burlington Receive $200,000 Gift, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S1850 [14MR]

Prairie View A&M Student Fights for Voting Poll Site on Campus, Renee C. Lee, Houston (TX) Chronicle, S6322 [10SE]

President and Congress Must Act To Fill Judicial Vacancies, Laurel G. Bellows, Hill (publication), S2916 [24AP]

Prison-Sentence Reform, David Keene, National Review (publication), S6006 [29JY]

Public Defenders Offices Shouldn’t Suffer Under Sequestration, Paul L. Friedman and Reggie B. Walton, Washington (DC) Post, S2916 [24AP]

Rebuilding American Textiles, One Sock at a Time—Darn Tough Measures Success, Dan D’Ambrosio, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S2679 [16AP]

Remembering UVM Prof., Ex-Army General Douglas Kinnard—The Two Accomplished Careers of Douglas Kinnard, 1921–2013, Tim Johnson, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S6589 [18SE]

Richmond Bakery Cooks Up Job-Training Program and Successful Business, Lynn Monty, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S6323 [10SE]

Richmond Round Church Turns 200, Celebrations Abound, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S4015 [7JN]

Right to Counsel—Badly Battered at 50, Lincoln Caplan, New York (NY) Times, S1905 [18MR]

Robert Rossi, at 100, Has Always Known Where Home Is, David Delcore, Rutland (VT) Herald, S8351 [20NO]

Senate Must Act on Appeals Court Vacancies, Patricia M. Wald, Washington (DC) Post, S1107 [5MR], S2646 [15AP]

Sequestration Threatens American Justice, Charles N. Clevert and Joseph H. Rodriguez, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S1079 [4MR]

Short Hillside’s Long Legacy, Bill Pennington, New York (NY) Times, S754 [14FE]

Stiller Family Foundation Receives National Recognition, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S2955 [24AP]

Stripping a Court as a Political Ploy, Washington (DC) Post, S7707 [31OC]

U.S. Marshals Making an Impact in Vermont, Jennifer Reading, WCAX.com (Internet site), S694 [13FE]

Vermont Legislature Honors ‘‘My Place’’ Host Joel Najman, Dan Bolles, Seven Days (publication), S3248 [8MY]

Vermont Sisters With Roots in News Embrace Small-Town Papers, Christine Haughney, New York (NY) Times, S6590 [18SE]

VT. Home to Many Worldwide Development Groups, Wilson Ring, Associated Press (organization), S2022 [20MR]

You Have the Right to Counsel. Or Do You? 50 Years After U.S. Supreme Court Enshrined Constitutional Right to a Lawyer, Budget Realities Are Undermining Justice in America, Rick Hampson, USA Today, S1906 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 820), S8846 [16DE]

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

Alcoholic beverages: modify the types of wines taxed as hard cider (see S. 1531), S6647 [19SE]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 638), S2146 [21MR]

Armed Forces: establish a tiered hiring preference for civil service jobs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 1320), S5799 [18JY]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see S. 240), S3987 [6JN]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see S. 470), S1271 [7MR]

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), S4482 [13JN]

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]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 287), S7830 [5NO]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2749 [17AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate the Senator Daniel K. Inouye Room (see S. Res. 76), S1786 [13MR]

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

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

Charles W. Morgan (vessel): commemorate relaunching, commend preservation and reinterpretation as a vessel of scientific and educational exploration, and recognize as the ‘‘Ambassador to the Whales’’ (see S. Res. 183), S5688 [15JY]

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), S6023 [29JY]

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), S3372 [13MY]

——— 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]

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), S5019 [24JN]

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

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see S. 619), S2026 [20MR]

——— appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges (see S. 1385), S6071 [30JY]

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

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1837), S8913 [17DE]

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

Crime: reduce violence and protect citizens (see S. 2), S358 [29JA]

Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program: establish (see S. 1458), S6207 [1AU]

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

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 13), S285 [24JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 837), S3029 [25AP]

——— extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see S. 1635), S7797 [4NO]

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

Dept. of Defense: modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see S. 967), S4214 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: establish Office of Rural Education Policy (see S. 1096), S3988 [6JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 707), S2845 [22AP]

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

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 370), S1128 [5MR]

——— invest in innovation for education (see S. 283), S657 [12FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 719), S2685 [16AP]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 252), S6960 [26SE]

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), S8772 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: 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), S4212 [11JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 629), S2026 [20MR]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 633), S2146 [21MR]

——— 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), S5800 [18JY]

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

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]

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

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), S3907 [3JN]

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

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

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 1391), S6071 [30JY]

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

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]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 809), S6127 [31JY]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1529), S7617 [29OC]

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

Feed America Day: designate (see S. Res. 306), S8361 [20NO]

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

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see S. 718), S5500 [27JN]

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

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 12), S330 [28JA]

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

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S5499 [27JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S8772 [12DE]

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]

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

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and others detained due to their religious beliefs (see S. Res. 284), S7729 [31OC]

——— 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), S3907 [3JN]

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

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

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]

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

Medicare: 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), S4586 [18JN]

——— extend certain ambulance add-on payments (see S. 1405), S6126 [31JY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 842), S3906 [3JN]

——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S6378 [11SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S4984 [21JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S2649 [15AP]

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

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

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

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

Missisquoi and Trout Rivers: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 1252), S5498 [27JN]

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: support mission and goals (see S. Res. 120), S3030 [25AP]

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S7877 [6NO]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 169), S4406 [12JN]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 308), S8361 [20NO]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 987), S6447 [12SE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see S. 858), S3091 [6MY]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 813), S3571 [16MY]

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), S708 [13FE]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records and warrantless searches of communications and reform surveillance authorities and the operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (see S. 1551), S7830 [5NO]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 445), S1088 [4MR]

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), S2590 [11AP]

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

SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see S. 286), S657 [12FE]

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

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 896), S6127 [31JY]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 723), S4522 [17JN]

Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see S. 500), S1269 [7MR]

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

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 742), S3092 [6MY]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 1141), S6447 [12SE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S2590 [11AP]

——— make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1442), S6474 [16SE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 1431), S7953 [12NO]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 553), S5840 [23JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S3373 [13MY]

——— 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]

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

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]

Thaddeus Stevens Post Office, Danville, VT: designate (see S. 885), S3159 [7MY]

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

Veterans: improve veterans service organizations’ access to Federal surplus personal property (see S. 573), S1853 [14MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 5), S358 [29JA]

Women: 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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S1089 [4MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 46), S871 [26FE] (see S. Res. 92), S2454 [8AP] (see S. Res. 223), S6446 [12SE]

Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see S. 657), S2328 [22MR]

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

——— improve administration of grants to States under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive adequate representation (see S. 597), S1892 [18MR]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 822), S3028 [25AP]

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 State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 1372), S5968 [25JY]

Fahey, John: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 28), S8668 [11DE]

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

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S707 [13FE]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see S. 645), S2146 [21MR]

Lavizzo-Mourey, Risa: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 29), S8668 [11DE]

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

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: support mission and goals (see S. Res. 120), S3030 [25AP]

Patent and Trademark Office: allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable (see S. 712), S2589 [11AP]

Patents: promote transparency in ownership and improve the patent system (see S. 1720), S8100 [18NO]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 140), S3430 [14MY]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 607), S1950 [19MR]

——— 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]

——— strengthen privacy protections, accountability, and oversight relative to domestic surveillance (see S. 1215), S5017 [24JN]

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

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 1395), S6071 [30JY]

——— provide a refundable credit for the installation of sprinklers and elevators in historic structures (see S. 1421), S6206 [1AU]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (see S. 517), S1592 [11MR]

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

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 42), S43 [22JA]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3949 [4JN], S3976 [6JN]

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), motion to proceed, S1703 [12MR]

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

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

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]

Comey, James B., Jr.: nomination to be FBI Director, S5978 [25JY]

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

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, 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]

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

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), motion to proceed, S7923 [7NO], S7949 [12NO], S8027 [14NO]

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), motion to proceed, S2492 [9AP], S2580 [11AP]

Hagel, Chuck: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S680 [13FE], S747 [14FE], S833 [26FE]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1084 [4MR], S1146 [6MR]

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]

Jones, B. Todd: nomination to be ATF Director, S5994 [29JY], S6099 [31JY]

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]

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

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

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

Power, Samantha: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S5994 [29JY]

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

Srinivasan, Srikanth: nomination to be circuit judge, S3698 [21MY]

Watt, Representative: nomination to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, S7566 [28OC], S7706 [31OC], S8585 [10DE]

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

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

Designated acting Presidents pro tempore

Baldwin, Senator, S1873 [18MR], S2439 [8AP], S5531 [9JY]

Blumenthal, Senator, S2909 [24AP]

Cardin, Senator, S6267 [12AU]

Cowan, Senator, S819 [26FE], S881 [27FE], S1095 [5MR], S1137 [6MR], S1671 [12MR], S1717 [13MR], S1967 [20MR], S2511 [10AP], S2857 [23AP], S2981 [25AP], S3215 [8MY], S3285 [9MY], S3437 [15MY], S3633 [21MY], S3701 [22MY], S3915 [4JN], S3969 [6JN], S4069 [11JN], S4351 [12JN], S4623 [19JN], S5203 [26JN]

Donnelly, Senator, S5583 [10JY]

Durbin, Senator, S7011 [30SE]

Franken, Senator, S6269 [6SE]

Heinrich, Senator, S8607 [11DE]

Heitkamp, Senator, S189 [23JA], S369 [30JA], S663 [13FE], S1827 [14MR], S7105 [2OC], S7311 [9OC], S7433 [13OC]

Hirono, Senator, S5807 [19JY]

Kaine, Senator, S299 [28JA], S791 [15FE], S3063 [26AP], S3589 [20MY], S3887 [3JN], S5675 [15JY], S6273 [9SE], S6673 [23SE]

King, Senator, S2235 [22MR], S6971 [27SE], S7245 [7OC], S7389 [11OC], S8013 [14NO]

Levin, Senator, S3065 [30AP], S5717 [17JY], S9119 [24DE]

Markey, Senator, S5851 [24JY], S6083 [31JY], S6337 [11SE], S6477 [17SE], S6547 [18SE], S6689 [24SE], S7583 [29OC], S7637 [30OC], S8293 [20NO], S8920 [18DE]

Murphy, Senator, S6473 [16SE], S7455 [14OC], S7935 [8NO], S8539 [9DE]

Reid, Senator, S411 [31JA], S9121 [3JA]

Rockefeller, Senator, S3067 [3MY]

Schatz, Senator, S233 [24JA], S721 [14FE], S959 [28FE], S1239 [7MR], S2053 [21MR], S2571 [11AP], S2697 [17AP], S2775 [18AP], S3099 [7MY], S3537 [16MY], S3791 [23MY], S4727 [20JN], S5315 [27JN], S5625 [11JY], S5759 [18JY], S5925 [25JY], S6141 [1AU], S6403 [12SE], S6611 [19SE], S6905 [26SE], S7143 [3OC], S7357 [10OC], S7689 [31OC], S8985 [19DE]

Udall, Senator Tom, S19 [4JA]

Warner, Senator, S6265 [2AU], S8816 [15DE]

Warren, Senator, S3391 [14MY]

Letters

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4362 [12JN]

Decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable: Brian Patterson, United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc., S585 [11FE]

——— Juana Majel Dixon and Terri Henry, National Congress of American Indians, S584 [11FE]

——— National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, S584 [11FE]

Dept. of Justice elimination of duplicative Violence Against Women Act grant programs: National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, S612 [12FE]

——— William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S612 [12FE]

Dept. of Justice grant funds to States and local governments that do not test for sexually transmitted diseases for persons indicted on sexual assault charges: National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, S613 [12FE]

Impact of budget sequestration on the judicial system: Julia S. Gibbons and Thomas F. Hogan, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S3601 [20MY]

——— Mary Massaron Ross, Defense Research Institute, Inc., S3601 [20MY]

——— Thomas F. Hogan, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, S2452 [8AP]

Nomination of Caitlin J. Halligan to be circuit judge: Raymond W. Kelly, New York, NY, Police Commissioner, S1145 [6MR]

Nomination of Patty Shwartz to be circuit judge: Christopher J. Christie, Governor of New Jersey, S2479 [9AP]

Oversight and accountability review of surveillance programs authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: I. Charles McCullough III, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, S7873 [6NO]

——— several Senators, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7872 [6NO]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Alliance To End Slavery and Trafficking, S608 [12FE]

——— Bill Bernstein, Patricia Medige and Suzanne Tomatore, Freedom Network (organization), S608 [12FE]

——— Cory W. Smith, Americans for Immigrant Justice (organization), S608 [12FE]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S600 [12FE]

——— J. Herbert Nelson II, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), S483 [7FE]

——— Linda J. Hartke, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, S483 [7FE]

——— Monika Johnson Hostler, National Alliance To End Sexual Violence, S483 [7FE]

——— National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, S462 [4FE]

——— several organizations, S483 [7FE]

——— several Representatives, S600 [12FE]

Lists

Cornelia T.L. Pillard nomination to be circuit judge letters of support, S7949 [12NO]

Freedom Network (organization) members, S609 [12FE]

Individuals and organizations supporting nomination of Caitlin J. Halligan to be circuit judge, S1106 [5MR]

Letters supporting nomination of Derek A. West to be Associate Attorney General, S5934 [25JY]

Organizations supporting the expediting of adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability, S4396 [12JN]

Patricia A. Millett nomination to be circuit judge letters of support, S7640 [30OC]

Robert L. Wilkins nomination to be circuit judge letters of support, S8091 [18NO]

Motions

Budget: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), S427 [31JA]

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

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S5128 [25JN]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S25 [22JA], S335 [29JA], S449 [4FE], S479 [7FE], S571 [11FE], S597 [12FE], S793 [25FE], S1075 [4MR], S1275 [11MR], S1913 [19MR], S2475 [9AP], S2629 [15AP], S2657 [16AP], S2819 [22AP], S3069 [6MY], S3355 [13MY], S3997 [7JN], S4027 [10JN], S4435 [13JN], S4497 [17JN], S4535 [18JN], S4849 [21JN], S4987 [24JN], S5103 [25JN], S5513 [8JY], S5531 [9JY], S5691 [16JY], S5809 [23JY], S5989 [29JY], S6029 [30JY], S6301 [10SE], S7065 [1OC], S7171 [4OC], S7215 [5OC], S7275 [8OC], S7419 [12OC], S7455 [14OC], S7475 [15OC], S7503 [16OC], S7563 [28OC], S7781 [4NO], S7801 [5NO], S7837 [6NO], S7891 [7NO], S7937 [12NO], S7965 [13NO], S8071 [18NO], S8143 [19NO], S8413 [21NO], S8581 [10DE], S8823 [16DE], S8870 [17DE], S9072 [20DE]

Privilege of the floor

Mandado, Ryan, S2508 [9AP]

Rabago, Chelsea, S2508 [9AP]

Taylor, Margaret, S816 [25FE]

Remarks

Abu Ghaith, Sulaiman: tribute to U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials efforts leading to arrest and prosecution, S1691 [12MR]

Africa: combat wildlife poaching and trafficking, S8043 [14NO]

Agriculture: impact of Government shutdown on farmers, S7395 [11OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), S7395 [11OC], S9090 [20DE]

——— reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3610 [20MY], S4029, S4051 [10JN], S4757 [20JN]

——— temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 3695), S9090 [20DE]

Angulo Novoa, Alejandro: Di logo Inter-Agencial en Colombia (consortium) Human Rights Lifelong Defender award recipient, S7570 [28OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6931 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8898 [17DE], S8947 [18DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7023 [30SE], S7132 [2OC], S7172 [4OC], S7217 [5OC], S7265 [7OC], S7276, S7277 [8OC], S7324 [9OC], S7396 [11OC], S7422 [12OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6698 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1986 [20MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1690, S1692 [12MR]

Armed Forces: working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, S8948 [18DE]

Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S674 [13FE], S803 [25FE]

Bangladesh: condemn government takeover of Grameen Bank, S6590 [18SE]

Barkow, Rachel E.: nomination to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, S3990 [6JN]

Barnett, Mark A.: nomination to be U.S. Court of International Trade judge, S3877 [23MY]

Barre, VT: tribute to Rock of Ages Stone Quarry, S9046 [19DE]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, S6320 [10SE]

BOMA Project (organization): tribute, S2021 [20MR]

Brattleboro (VT) Reformer: anniversary, S2321 [22MR]

Breyer, Charles R.: nomination to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, S3990 [6JN]

Broderick, Vernon S.: nomination to be district judge, S6285 [9SE]

Brown, Debra M.: nomination to be district judge, S7790, S7791 [4NO]

Bruce, Colin S.: nomination to be district judge, S7265 [7OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S245 [24JA], S7609 [29OC]

——— eliminate sequestration, S8041 [14NO]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S988 [28FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8898 [17DE], S8947 [18DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S1933 [19MR], S2318, S2319 [22MR], S5999 [29JY], S7853 [6NO], S8041 [14NO], S8350 [20NO]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S7276 [8OC], S7532 [16OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), S427 [31JA]

Burlington, VT: tribute to remarks by Christina Reiss at naturalization ceremony, S6371 [11SE]

Campbell-Smith, Patricia E.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S6486 [17SE]

Capitol Police: tribute, S7172 [4OC]

Caproni, Valerie E.: nomination to be district judge, S6285 [9SE]

CBO: release of economic impact report on S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S4785 [20JN]

Chappell, Sheri Polster: nomination to be district judge, S3599 [20MY]

Chen, Pamela K.M.: nomination to be district judge, S1078 [4MR]

Chen, Raymond T.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6147, S6153 [1AU]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington, S6103 [31JY], S6320 [10SE]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7905 [7NO], S9044 [19DE]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), motion to proceed, S7792 [4NO]

Climate: global warming, S2020 [20MR], S5144 [25JN]

Cochran Ski Area (business): anniversary, S754 [14FE]

Colombia: expansion of Chiribiquete National Park, S6290 [9SE]

Comey, James B., Jr.: nomination to be FBI Director, S5998 [29JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, S9042–S9046 [19DE]

Conlon, Bob: Burlington Business Association Tim Halvorson award recipient, S4014 [7JN]

Constitution Day: observance, S6509 [17SE]

Cordray, Richard: confirmation as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S5749 [17JY]

Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 657), S2335 [22MR]

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (S. 619), S2028 [20MR], S4498 [17JN], S6004 [29JY]

——— impact of budget sequestration on the judicial system, S1078 [4MR], S2449 [8AP], S2646 [15AP], S2915 [24AP], S3600 [20MY], S5520 [8JY], S6698 [24SE]

——— impact of Government shutdown, S7218 [5OC]

——— modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency (H.R. 2871), S8605 [10DE]

——— reaffirm inalienable rights of every U.S. citizen as guaranteed by the Constitution relative to trial in Native American tribal courts for sexual assault, abuse, and other crimes, S583 [11FE]

——— reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals (S. 699), S4512 [17JN]

Darn Tough Vermont (business): tribute, S2679 [16AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a pilot program for ultra-high-speed Internet in rural areas, S4029, S4051 [10JN]

——— improve organic agriculture, S3610 [20MY]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), S6699 [24SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3610 [20MY], S8448 [21NO]

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

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8330 [20NO], S8429 [21NO]

——— clarify policies on detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists, S7490 [15OC]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S8025 [14NO]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8330 [20NO]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command, S8330 [20NO]

Dept. of Education: allow continuation of existing Federal student loan servicing contracts for not-for-profit servicers, S8898 [17DE], S8948 [18DE]

——— establish interest rate caps on student loans through surtax on individuals making over a certain amount, S5885 [24JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5885 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., S4387 [12JN], S4736 [20JN]

——— prohibit land border crossing fees, S4361 [12JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to provide housing assistance benefits to individuals convicted of certain felonies, S5948 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: eliminate duplicative Violence Against Women Act grant programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of unexamined DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, kidnapping and other criminal cases, S612 [12FE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 933), S3373 [13MY], S9044 [19DE]

——— improve administration of grants to States under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive adequate representation (S. 597), S1903 [18MR], S2744 [17AP]

——— improve Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program, S8839 [16DE]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 822), S3033 [25AP], S9045 [19DE]

——— reduce grant funds available to States and local governments that do not require testing for sexually transmitted diseases for persons indicted on sexual assault charges, S613, S614 [12FE]

——— strengthen the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (S. 146), S9044 [19DE]

——— withhold percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from States and local governments that release private gun ownership data, S2780 [18AP]

Dept. of State: authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at U.S. embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide (S. 227), S476 [4FE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations, S1690, S1692 [12MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2855), S7854 [6NO]

——— making appropriations (S. 1372), S6931 [26SE], S7854 [6NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5948 [25JY]

Dick, Shelly Deckert: nomination to be district judge, S3305 [9MY]

Dorsey, Jennifer A.: nomination to be district judge, S5542 [9JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S803 [25FE], S887 [27FE], S1933 [19MR], S8350 [20NO], S8947 [18DE]

Egypt: prohibit sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services, S427 [31JA]

El Salvador: condemn attack on human rights organization, S8182 [19NO]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: anniversary, S7570 [28OC]

Ellis, Sara Lee: nomination to be district judge, S7265 [7OC]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (S. 1391), S6103 [31JY]

——— improve the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation, S5250 [26JN]

——— prevent government from penalizing religious employers that are exempt from prohibitions on employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7846 [6NO]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (S. 419), S1027 [28FE]

——— permit transfer of cluster munitions if the purpose of such transfer is disposal, S1986 [20MR]

Failla, Katherine Polk: nomination to be district judge, S1078 [4MR]

Families and domestic relations: provide for automatic citizenship for internationally adopted children and modify preadoption visitation requirements, S4558 [18JN]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs, S7826 [5NO]

Federal employees: tribute, S7216 [5OC]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and gun trafficking, S2723, S2740 [17AP]

——— enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms, S2577 [11AP]

——— 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), S2630 [15AP], S2707, S2723, S2731, S2732, S2734, S2737, S2740 [17AP], S2780 [18AP]

——— 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), motion to proceed, S2492, S2493, S2494 [9AP], S2577 [11AP]

——— 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, S2630 [15AP], S2731, S2737 [17AP]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S2707 [17AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking, S2732 [17AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 54), S180 [22JA], S1286 [11MR], S2577 [11AP], S9044 [19DE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 443), S1090 [4MR]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8556 [9DE]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S2738 [17AP]

Floods: permit use of State standards when providing Federal reimbursements for bridge and culvert replacements after natural disasters, S3418 [14MY]

Freedom of Information Act: anniversary, S5485 [27JN]

Gonzales, Kenneth J.: nomination to be district judge, S4514 [17JN]

Gordon, Andrew P.: nomination to be district judge, S1281 [11MR]

Government: impact of budget sequestration, S7826 [5NO]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, S7023 [30SE], S7132 [2OC], S7172 [4OC], S7217, S7218 [5OC], S7265 [7OC], S7276, S7277 [8OC], S7324 [9OC], S7395 [11OC], S7421 [12OC], S7464 [14OC], S7475 [15OC]

Hagel, Chuck: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S723, S724 [14FE]

Haikala, Madeline Hughes: nomination to be district judge, S7472 [14OC]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S804 [25FE], S1104–S1107 [5MR], S1144 [6MR], S1280 [11MR], S2914 [24AP]

Hinostroza, Janet: Committee To Protect Journalists International Award for Freedom of the Press recipient, S7533 [16OC]

Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act: anniversary, S8839 [16DE]

Hughes, Todd M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6697 [24SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence, S5216 [26JN]

——— allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 296), S709 [13FE]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S4008 [7JN], S4199 [11JN], S5112 [25JN]

——— create a U visa to allow immigrant victims of domestic violence to remain in the U.S. for prosecution of crime against them, S501 [7FE]

——— eliminate waiting period for legal immigrants to become eligible for certain Federal aid programs or tax credits, S4500, S4501 [17JN]

——— expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability, S4197 [11JN], S4396 [12JN]

——— 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 (H.R. 3233), S9042 [19DE]

——— 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 (S. 1566), S7100 [1OC]

——— inclusion of logging employment in the W agricultural worker program established to replace the H-2A agricultural worker program, S5337 [27JN]

——— 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, S4978 [21JN], S4996, S5010 [24JN], S5112, S5128 [25JN], S5213 [26JN]

——— prohibit granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Dept. of Homeland Security has maintained effective control of borders for a certain period of time, S4360 [12JN], S4437 [13JN]

——— prohibit granting of temporary status or adjusting status of any unlawfully present individual until Dept. of Homeland Security certifies full implementation of US-VISIT system at every port of entry, S4558 [18JN]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (S. 645), S2149 [21MR]

——— reform (S. 744), S2913 [24AP], S3609 [20MY], S3829 [23MY], S4196, S4197, S4198, S4200 [11JN], S4360, S4366, S4385, S4387, S4396 [12JN], S4437 [13JN], S4498, S4499, S4500, S4501 [17JN], S4546, S4558 [18JN], S4660 [19JN], S4736, S4768, S4770, S4777, S4781, S4785 [20JN], S4978 [21JN], S4996, S4997, S5004, S5010 [24JN], S5112, S5128 [25JN], S5213, S5216, S5243, S5250 [26JN], S5326, S5327, S5334, S5337, S5353 [27JN], S6371 [11SE], S9043 [19DE]

——— reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S3998, S4008 [7JN], S4028 [10JN]

——— require fast-track congressional approval of Dept. of Homeland Security border security strategies before processing applications for registered provisional immigrant status or adjusted status, S4660 [19JN]

Intelligence services: enhance transparency for certain surveillance programs authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (S. 1452), S7872 [6NO]

Israel: U.S. policy, S2019 [20MR]

Johnson, Jeh C.: confirmation as Sec. of Homeland Security, S8835 [16DE]

Jones, B. Todd: nomination to be ATF Director, S4472 [13JN], S6098 [31JY]

——— suitability to be ATF Director relative to allegations of retaliation against whistleblower in U.S. Attorney’s Office, S6099 [31JY]

Kaplan, Elaine D.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S6486 [17SE]

Kayatta, William J., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S673 [13FE]

Kelly, Clarie R.: nomination to be U.S. Court of International Trade judge, S3877 [23MY]

Kelly, Jane: nomination to be circuit judge, S2914 [24AP]

Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of assassination, S8431–S8433 [21NO]

Kerry, Senator: nomination to be Sec. of State, S245 [24JA]

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 (S. 357), S9045 [19DE]

Matayka, Ed and Karen: tribute to birth of children, S3365 [13MY]

Mayorkas, Alejandro N.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security, S9072, S9077 [20DE]

——— suitability to be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security relative to allegations of procuring a visa as a political favor, S9072, S9077 [20DE]

McShane, Michael J.: nomination to be district judge, S3599 [20MY]

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

Medine, David: nomination to be Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chairman, S3107 [7MY]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 162), S9045 [19DE]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: approval of compact with El Salvador, S6437 [12SE], S6588 [18SE]

Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7639 [30OC], S7706, S7707, S7708 [31OC], S7790, S7792 [4NO], S8583 [10DE]

Missing Children’s Assistance Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3092), S6901 [24SE], S9042 [19DE]

Missisquoi and Trout Rivers: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1252), S5503 [27JN]

Montpelier, VT: anniversary of Wayside Restaurant and Bakery, S4473 [13JN]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: observance, S7411 [11OC]

National Data Privacy Day: observance, S325 [28JA]

National Guard: impact of Government shutdown, S7173 [4OC]

National Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week: observance, S8448 [21NO]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance, S7996 [13NO]

National objectives: economic recovery, S8041 [14NO]

National parks and recreation areas: impact of Government shutdown, S7475 [15OC]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 308), S8410 [20NO]

National Security Agency: prevent security breaches and ensure accountability for leaks of classified information, S7871 [6NO]

National Women’s History Month: observance, S998 [28FE]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S480, S509, S510 [7FE], S808 [25FE], S7996 [13NO]

OAS: calls to reform Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, S2020 [20MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S599 [12FE]

——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S5144 [25JN]

——— trip to Israel and Jordan, S2019 [20MR]

O’Connell, Beverly Reid: nomination to be district judge, S2645 [15AP]

Orrick, William H., III: nomination to be district judge, S3508 [15MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable (S. 712), S2592 [11AP], S3020 [25AP]

Patents: promote transparency in ownership and improve the patent system (S. 1720), S8182 [19NO], S9045 [19DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S2320 [22MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7023 [30SE]

——— implementation, S7172 [4OC], S7217 [5OC], S7277 [8OC], S7324 [9OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6698 [24SE]

Perez, Thomas E.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S5775 [18JY]

Phillips, Gregory A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5519 [8JY]

Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7947 [12NO], S8594 [10DE], S8664 [11DE]

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 (S. 316), S3830 [23MY]

Power, Samantha: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S6156 [1AU]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S673–S675 [13FE], S803 [25FE], S1078 [4MR], S1104 [5MR], S1280 [11MR], S2449 [8AP], S2478 [9AP], S2644 [15AP], S2782 [18AP], S2914, S2915 [24AP], S3305 [9MY], S3508 [15MY], S3598, S3599 [20MY], S3813, S3877 [23MY], S3894 [3JN], S4445 [13JN], S4512 [17JN], S5519 [8JY], S5542 [9JY], S6147 [1AU], S6285 [9SE], S6486 [17SE], S6698 [24SE], S7639 [30OC], S7790, S7792 [4NO], S8090, S8091 [18NO], S8429–S8431 [21NO], S9045 [19DE], S9091 [20DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political and judicial nominees, S8664 [11DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S5749 [17JY], S5998 [29JY]

Prison Rape Elimination Act: anniversary, S5961 [25JY]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 607), S1951 [19MR], S7411 [11OC], S7570 [28OC], S9044 [19DE]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (S. 1599), S7618 [29OC], S7871 [6NO], S8025 [14NO], S8956 [18DE], S9045 [19DE]

——— strengthen privacy protections, accountability, and oversight relative to domestic surveillance (S. 1215), S5019 [24JN]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, S3990 [6JN]

Public debt: ceiling, S7324 [9OC], S7476 [15OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7464 [14OC]

Quiñones Alejandro, Nitza I.: nomination to be district judge, S4445 [13JN]

Restrepo, Luis F.: nomination to be district judge, S4513 [17JN]

Rey Rodriguéz, Islena: Di logo Inter-Agencial en Colombia (consortium) Human Rights Defender of the year award recipient, S7570 [28OC]

Richmond, VT: anniversary of Round Church, S4015 [7JN]

Roman, Nelson S.: nomination to be district judge, S3305 [9MY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: ensure that recipients of assistance provide services to sexual and gender minority youth in a manner that is culturally competent (H.R. 2955), S8448 [21NO]

Schmehl, Jeffrey L.: nomination to be district judge, S4445 [13JN]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (S. 1690), S8001 [13NO]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S7639 [30OC]

——— legislative process, S4546–S4548 [18JN], S4996, S4997 [24JN], S5250 [26JN], S5326, S5327 [27JN]

——— legislative program, S583 [11FE]

——— 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, S5355 [27JN]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S4547 [18JN], S5749 [17JY], S8091 [18NO], S8429–S8431 [21NO], S8664 [11DE]

——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (S. Res. 4), S269 [24JA]

——— use of filibuster to impede confirmation of judicial nominees, S2914, S2915 [24AP]

——— use of filibuster to impede confirmation of Presidential nominees, S1076 [4MR], S1144 [6MR]

——— use of filibuster to impede strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System relative to firearm sale, gun trafficking, and school security, S2577 [11AP]

Shwartz, Patty: nomination to be circuit judge, S2478 [9AP]

Social Security: preserve States’ rights to extend Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage to legal immigrant children and pregnant women, S5334 [27JN]

Srinivasan, Srikanth: nomination to be circuit judge, S3813 [23MY], S3894 [3JN]

Stiller Family Foundation: Association of Fundraising Professionals Most Outstanding Foundation Award recipient, S2955 [24AP]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S6103 [31JY], S6321 [10SE]

——— decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, S5216 [26JN]

——— extend authority of Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds (H.R. 2922), S8044 [14NO], S9043 [19DE]

——— hearing of arguments in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S806 [25FE]

Sutay, Kevin S.: release from captivity by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), S7570 [28OC]

Syria: tribute to diplomatic efforts by U.S., Russia, and the U.N. to have Syria surrender chemical weapons stockpiles, S7055 [30SE]

Taranto, Richard G.: nomination to be circuit judge, S674 [13FE], S1281 [11MR]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (S. 1395), S6077 [30JY]

——— provide a refundable credit for the installation of sprinklers and elevators in historic structures (S. 1421), S6214 [1AU]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 1533), S6661 [19SE]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (S. 517), S1594 [11MR]

Torres, Analisa: nomination to be district judge, S2782 [18AP]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, S572 [11FE], S608, S609, S611 [12FE], S808 [25FE]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit negotiation or support of treaties that violate Second Amendment right to bear arms, S2318, S2319 [22MR]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit negotiation if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms, S2319 [22MR]

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia: caseload, S7947 [12NO]

——— importance, S1076 [4MR], S4512 [17JN]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 3190), S7685 [30OC], S9043 [19DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, S8947 [18DE]

UNESCO: pledge to reconstruct mausoleums and restore artifacts damaged during military operation by France to expel Islamic extremists and Tuareg rebels from Mali, S515 [7FE]

——— prohibit funding relative to vote to award Palestinian Authority full membership, S515 [7FE]

Veterans: impact of Government shutdown, S7173 [4OC]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (S. 950), S9043 [19DE]

Violence Against Women Act: clarify that child victims of sex trafficking are eligible to receive assistance under grants provided to enhance safety of youth and children, S611 [12FE]

——— ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S509 [7FE], S808 [25FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, S509, S510 [7FE], S808 [25FE]

——— impact of Government shutdown on programs, S7421 [12OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), S157 [22JA], S480, S482, S484, S501, S509, S510 [7FE], S572, S583 [11FE], S599, S600, S608, S609, S611, S612, S613, S614, S615, S645 [12FE], S807 [25FE], S977, S998 [28FE], S4198 [11JN], S7421 [12OC], S7996 [13NO], S9042 [19DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), motion to proceed, S461, S463 [4FE]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, S6321 [10SE]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, S6509 [17SE]

Wald, Patricia M.: nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, S7996 [13NO], S8749 [12DE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3418 [14MY]

Watson, Derrick K.: nomination to be district judge, S2782 [18AP]

West, Derek A.: nomination to be Associate Attorney General, S5933 [25JY]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 42), S156 [22JA], S7826 [5NO], S9043 [19DE]

Wilkins, Robert L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8090, S8091 [18NO]

Wood, Andrea R.: nomination to be district judge, S7472 [14OC]

Woods, Gregory H.: nomination to be district judge, S7790 [4NO]

World Bank Group: reform, S7411 [11OC]

World Intellectual Property Day: observance, S3020 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S3895 [3JN], S6932 [26SE], S7465 [14OC], S7965 [13NO]

Reports

Ecuador—Clampdown on Civil Society: Human Rights Watch (organization) (excerpt), S7533 [16OC]

Reports filed

Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Rept. 113–6), S2145 [21MR]

Assault Weapons Ban: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 150), S1853 [14MR]

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 744), S3905 [3JN]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 744) (S. Rept. 113–40), S4021 [7JN]

Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 975), S9051 [19DE]

Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 42), S7724 [31OC]

Dept. of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 933), S6204 [1AU]

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1372) (S. Rept. 113–81), S5968 [25JY]

Electronic Communications Privacy Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 607), S3028 [25AP]

Expenditures: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 46), S870 [26FE]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 92), S2454 [8AP]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 223), S6445 [12SE]

Free Flow of Information Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 987) (S. Rept. 113–118), S7876 [6NO]

Improve Privacy of Electronic Communications: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 607) (S. Rept. 113–34), S3568 [16MY]

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 162), S4792 [20JN]

Metal Theft Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 394), S4521 [17JN]

National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 357), S6646 [19SE]

Nomination of Amos Rojas, Jr. To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8049 [14NO]

Nomination of Analisa Torres To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Andrea R. Wood To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5799 [18JY]

Nomination of Andrew P. Gordon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of B. Todd Jones To Be ATF Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5667 [11JY]

Nomination of Beth Labson Freeman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7728 [31OC]

Nomination of Beverly Reid O’Connell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Brian J. Davis To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7728 [31OC]

Nomination of Brian Morris To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6646 [19SE]

Nomination of Caitlin J. Halligan To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Carolyn B. McHugh To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8049 [14NO]

Nomination of Charles R. Breyer to the U.S. Sentencing Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3843 [23MY]

Nomination of Claire R. Kelly To Be U.S. Court of International Trade Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Colin S. Bruce To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5799 [18JY]

Nomination of Cornelia T.L. Pillard To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6646 [19SE]

Nomination of David Medine To Be Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chairman: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1011 [28FE]

Nomination of Debra M. Brown To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6206 [1AU]

Nomination of Derek A. West To Be Associate Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4481 [13JN]

Nomination of Derrick K. Watson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Elaine D. Kaplan To Be U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3986 [6JN]

Nomination of Elizabeth A. Wolford To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6206 [1AU]

Nomination of Gary L. Blankinship To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9051 [19DE]

Nomination of Gregory A. Phillips To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2797 [18AP]

Nomination of Gregory H. Woods To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6206 [1AU]

Nomination of James B. Comey, Jr., To Be FBI Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5799 [18JY]

Nomination of James Donato To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7728 [31OC]

Nomination of James M. Moody, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8049 [14NO]

Nomination of Jane Kelly To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2328 [22MR]

Nomination of Jeffrey A. Meyer To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6646 [19SE]

Nomination of Jeffrey L. Schmehl To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1269 [7MR]

Nomination of Jennifer A. Dorsey To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3569 [16MY]

Nomination of Karol V. Mason To Be Assistant Attorney General for Justice Programs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2797 [18AP]

Nomination of Katherine Polk Failla To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6446 [12SE]

Nomination of Kenneth J. Gonzales To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2589 [11AP]

Nomination of Ketanji B. Jackson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Landya B. McCafferty To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6646 [19SE]

Nomination of Luis F. Restrepo To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1269 [7MR]

Nomination of Madeline Hughes Haikala To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5799 [18JY]

Nomination of Mark A. Barnett To Be U.S. Court of International Trade Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Michael J. McShane To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1269 [7MR]

Nomination of Nelson S. Roman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1011 [28FE]

Nomination of Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1269 [7MR]

Nomination of Pamela K.M. Chen To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Pamela L. Reeves To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8049 [14NO]

Nomination of Patricia A. Millett To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6206 [1AU]

Nomination of Patricia E. Campbell-Smith To Be U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3986 [6JN]

Nomination of Patricia M. Wald to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6960 [26SE]

Nomination of Patty Shwartz To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7728 [31OC]

Nomination of Peter C. Tobin To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8049 [14NO]

Nomination of Peter J. Kadzik To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9051 [19DE]

Nomination of Rachel E. Barkow to the U.S. Sentencing Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3843 [23MY]

Nomination of Raymond P. Moore To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Raymond T. Chen To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3569 [16MY]

Nomination of Richard G. Taranto To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S519 [7FE]

Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S519 [7FE]

Nomination of Robert L. Hobbs To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9051 [19DE]

Nomination of Robert L. Wilkins To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7728 [31OC]

Nomination of Sara Lee Ellis To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5799 [18JY]

Nomination of Shelly Deckert Dick To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1011 [28FE]

Nomination of Sheri Polster Chappell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1269 [7MR]

Nomination of Srikanth Srinivasan To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3569 [16MY]

Nomination of Stuart F. Delery To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5667 [11JY]

Nomination of Susan P. Watters To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6646 [19SE]

Nomination of Timothy L. Brooks To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7728 [31OC]

Nomination of Todd M. Hughes To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5799 [18JY]

Nomination of Troy L. Nunley To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Valerie E. Caproni To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4481 [13JN]

Nomination of Vernon S. Broderick To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4481 [13JN]

Nomination of Vince G. Chhabria To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8049 [14NO]

Nomination of William H. Orrick III To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1011 [28FE]

Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to the U.S. Sentencing Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3843 [23MY]

Nomination of William J. Kayatta, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S519 [7FE]

Nomination of Zachary T. Fardon To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6960 [26SE]

Protect Crime Victims’ Rights and Reauthorize Certain DNA-Related Grant Programs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 822), S7927 [7NO]

Protecting Responsible Gun Sellers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 374), S1709 [12MR]

School Safety Enhancements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 146), S1709 [12MR]

Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 54), S1592 [11MR]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 54) (S. Rept. 113–9), S2454 [8AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Seattle Human Rights Commission, S601 [12FE]

Rules

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S433 [31JA]

Statements

Development of Spending Plan for Judiciary Funding: William B. Traxler, Jr., Judicial Conference of the U.S., S3306 [9MY]

Nominations of Colin S. Bruce and Sara Lee Ellis To Be District Judges: by, S7265 [7OC]

U.N. Security Council Resolution on Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons Stockpiles: Samantha Power, U.N. Ambassador, S7056 [30SE]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Executive Office of the President, S481 [7FE]

Summaries

Fiscal Year 2013 Sequestration Impacts on the Federal Judiciary: Executive Office of the President, S4447 [13JN]

Judiciary Fiscal Year 2013 Emergency Supplemental Request: Judicial Conference of the U.S., S3601 [20MY]

Tables

Total days from nomination to confirmation for FBI Director nominees, S5999 [29JY]

Texts of

S. 42, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S156 [22JA]

S. 47, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S158–S180 [22JA]

S. 296, Uniting American Families Act, S710–S712 [13FE]

S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, S1595 [11MR]

S. 597, Gideon’s Promise Act, S1904 [18MR]

S. 607, improve privacy of electronic communications, S1952 [19MR]

S. 645, Refugee Protection Act, S2150–S2158 [21MR]

S. 712, Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act, S2592 [11AP]

S. 822, Dept. of Justice protection of crime victims’ rights and DNA-related grant programs reauthorization, S3034–S3036 [25AP]

S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act, S5020–S5027 [24JN]

S. 1421, Historic Downtown Preservation and Access Act, S6215 [1AU]

S. 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, S7619–S7631 [29OC]

S. 1690, Second Chance Act reauthorization, S8002–S8006 [13NO]

Tributes

Bertolino, Joseph, S2551 [10AP]

Bloodsworth, Kirk N., S586 [11FE]

Demag, David, S694 [13FE]

Farnham, Jonathan, S7716 [31OC]

Feinstein, Senator, S5243 [26JN]

Goodman, Will, S6635 [19SE]

Gucciardi, Mary Anne, S3832 [23MY]

Jones, Vivian Malone, S5961 [25JY]

Kappos, David, S434 [31JA]

Kassebaum, Nancy Landon, S8352 [20NO]

Kinnard, Douglas, S6589 [18SE]

Lautenberg, Frank R., S3894 [3JN]

Lewis, Anthony, S2744 [17AP]

Lynn family, S6590 [18SE]

Miller, Peter, S8352 [20NO]

Najman, Joel, S3248 [8MY]

O’Donnell, Denise, S8839 [16DE]

Pomerleau, Tony, S1850 [14MR]

Rossi, Robert, S8351 [20NO]

Sant, Roger, S8353 [20NO]

Stabenow, Senator, S3895 [3JN]

Stonesifer, Patricia, S694 [13FE], S8354 [20NO]

Tarleton, Carmen, S7666 [30OC]

Varricchione, John, S3831 [23MY]

Whiteford, Andrew, S6323 [10SE]