MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Senator from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6460 [12SE], S6540 [17SE], S6605 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8063 [14NO], S8114, S8115 [18NO], S8227 [19NO], S8364, S8377, S8380, S8385, S8398 [20NO], S8480 [21NO]

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

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 1696), S8000 [13NO]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 820), S6683 [23SE]

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

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 395), S7616 [29OC]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S7617 [29OC]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see S. 1844), S8977 [18DE]

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), S7575 [28OC]

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

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see S. 1530), S7928 [7NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S7928 [7NO]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S6378 [11SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S8772 [12DE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 878), S8668 [11DE]

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

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 405), S8187 [19NO]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 160), S8186 [19NO]

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S6520 [17SE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S5908 [24JY]

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), S5709 [16JY]

Dept. of Education: promote environmental education (see S. 1306), S7008 [27SE]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see S. 897), S7140 [2OC]

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

——— 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), S6519 [17SE]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see S. 1557), S7953 [12NO]

Dept. of State: rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1249), S6683 [23SE]

Dept. of Transportation: improve cruise passenger security and safety (see S. 1340), S5970 [25JY]

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

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see S. 1708), S8669 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases (see S. 412), S6296 [9SE]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see S. 932), S8566 [9DE]

——— 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), S6296 [9SE]

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

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]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 1254), S8976 [18DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S7577 [28OC]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 631), S6378 [11SE]

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

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), S6378 [11SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 226), S8565 [9DE]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see S. 350), S8361 [20NO]

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

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see S. 1567), S7211 [4OC]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see S. 1610), S7615 [29OC] (see S. 1846), S8913 [17DE]

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

Firearms: prevent gun trafficking (see S. 54), S6296 [9SE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and extend ban to undetectable firearm receivers and ammunition magazines (see S. 1149), S6297 [9SE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 150), S6327 [10SE]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 520), S8845 [16DE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 119), S6296 [9SE]

Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (see S. Res. 290), S7952 [12NO]

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

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S6328 [10SE]

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

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S6378 [11SE]

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

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S7101 [1OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S7353 [9OC]

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), S6474 [16SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 577), S8602 [10DE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 623), S6296 [9SE]

——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S6597 [18SE]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S6296 [9SE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 203), S7140 [2OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see S. 460), S6378 [11SE]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 254), S7577 [28OC]

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

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 248), S6647 [19SE]

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

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 305), S8361 [20NO]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S7576 [28OC]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 305), S8361 [20NO]

Office of the Special Advocate: establish (see S. 1467), S6207 [1AU]

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), S5840 [23JY]

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), S7308 [8OC]

——— 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]

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), S6378 [11SE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 1088), S6378 [11SE]

Social Security: 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), S7674 [30OC]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 1424), S8187 [19NO]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S6327 [10SE]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 1476), S8772 [12DE]

——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1116), S8566 [9DE]

——— make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1442), S6207 [1AU]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S7617 [29OC]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 401), S8976 [18DE]

Television: establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels and preserve support for such channels (see S. 1789), S8601 [10DE]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 1535), S6647 [19SE]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 1459), S7140 [2OC]

Ukraine: support sovereignty and closer relations with Europe, condemn violence against peaceful protesters, and urge a peaceful solution to current political and economic crisis (see S. Res. 319), S8846 [16DE]

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

Veterans: extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see S. 851), S8458 [21NO]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 893), S7063 [30SE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 123), S6296 [9SE]

Water: exempt fire hydrants from prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux (see S. 1779), S8914 [17DE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see S. 1381), S7576 [28OC]

Women: ensure access to contraception, preventive services, accurate health care information, cancer screenings, and affordable insurance for pregnancy-related needs and reduce health disparities (see S. Res. 60), S6521 [17SE]

——— 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), S7729 [31OC]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S6329 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Adams Memorial Foundation, Inc.: extend legislative authority to establish a commemorative work in honor of John Adams and his legacy (see S. 1866), S9051 [19DE]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1700), S8049 [14NO]

Clean Energy Consortia: establish (see S. 1698), S8000 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: develop innovative financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory lenders (see S. 1741), S8360 [20NO]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1587), S7574 [28OC]

FAA: provide guidance and limitations relative to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. airspace in order to inform the public and protect individual privacy (see S. 1639), S7795 [4NO]

Karinge, Esther: relief (see S. 1832), S8845 [16DE]

Pipelines: establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines (see S. 1768), S8457 [21NO]

——— require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce (see S. 1767), S8457 [21NO]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (see S. 1627), S7728 [31OC]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1587), S7574 [28OC]

Certificates of election

Senate, S5691 [16JY]

Cloture motions

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

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

Oaths of office

Senate, S5691 [16JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

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

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6982 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8945 [18DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7015 [30SE], S7083 [1OC], S7220 [5OC]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (S. 1844), S8946 [18DE]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute, S7708 [31OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8945 [18DE]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), motion to proceed, S7813 [5NO]

Clean Energy Consortia: establish (S. 1698), S8006 [13NO]

Dept. of Commerce: restrict access to personal information of deceased individuals in the SSA Death Master File, S8946 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8438 [21NO]

——— 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, S8438 [21NO]

Dept. of HHS: eliminate the prerequisite of direct appropriations relative to collection of health data and modify standards for measuring sexual orientation and gender identity (S. 989), S6552 [18SE]

——— provide health care practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (S. 726), S6552 [18SE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S8945 [18DE]

FDA: strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (H.R. 2186), S7967 [13NO]

——— strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), motion to proceed, S7967 [13NO]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), S6634 [19SE]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (S. 1610), S8621 [11DE]

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

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7015 [30SE], S7083 [1OC], S7220 [5OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, S7083 [1OC], S7220 [5OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6982 [27SE]

Public debt: ceiling, S7015 [30SE]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (S. 1627), S7730 [31OC]

Senate: legislative priorities, S6552 [18SE]

Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, S9022 [19DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1797), S8946 [18DE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5747 [17JY], S5809, S5810 [23JY], S6083 [31JY], S6554 [18SE]

Tributes

O’Donnell, Joey, S7006• [27SE]