MERKLEY, JEFF (a Senator from Oregon)
Amendments
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3629 [20MY], S3659, S3671, S3686, S3695 [21MY], S3769 [22MY], S3846 [23MY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1817 [13MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2206, S2209, S2225 [21MR], S2279, S2284, S2297, S2331, S2332, S2334, S2353, S2364, S2367 [22MR]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2972, S2973 [24AP], S3031, S3056, S3058 [25AP]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6384 [11SE], S6459 [12SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8227, S8251, S8254, S8288 [19NO], S8484 [21NO]
Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5870, S5919 [24JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5970 [25JY]
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), S2612 [11AP], S2743 [17AP]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4412 [12JN], S4653 [19JN], S5501 [27JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S590 [11FE]
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), S3346, S3347 [9MY], S3446 [15MY]
Appointments
Conferee: S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S7560 [16OC]
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, S569 [7FE]
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]
Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: implement (see S. 267), S589 [11FE]
Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance (see S. 141), S401 [30JA]
——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 820), S6447 [12SE]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 395), S943 [27FE]
Armed Forces: protect the privacy of servicewomen seeking abortions in cases of rape or incest and allow use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see S. 777), S2896 [23AP]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see S. 1844), S8913 [17DE]
Aviation: prohibit closing of air traffic control towers (see S. 687), S2501 [9AP]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 31), S708 [13FE]
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), S3570 [16MY]
Boston, MA: commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt (see S. Res. 115), S3029 [25AP]
——— condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims (see S. Res. 101), S2749 [17AP]
Budget: replace the sequester by eliminating tax loopholes (see S. 278), S590 [11FE]
Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 1384), S6023 [29JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to law enforcement, postal workers, and other Senate employees who detected and prevented poison threat to Members of Congress (see S. Res. 112), S2960 [24AP]
CERCLA: modify provisions relative to grants (see S. 491), S5907 [24JY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 86), S2146 [21MR]
Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 696), S2564 [10AP]
Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see S. 186), S3326 [9MY]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S213 [23JA]
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), S5150 [25JN]
Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see S. 1422), S8914 [17DE]
Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see S. 1246), S5498 [27JN]
——— establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 878), S3906 [3JN]
Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see S. 359), S773 [14FE]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see S.J. Res. 11), S4214 [11JN]
Corps of Engineers: include as a Federal land management agency (see S. 400), S1011 [28FE]
Credit: empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see S. 1229), S5568 [9JY]
——— establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 673), S2500 [9AP]
——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 249), S519 [7FE]
——— require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 361), S773 [14FE]
Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see S. 210), S1128 [5MR]
——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S2455 [8AP]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S5264 [26JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 837), S3029 [25AP]
——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see S. 679), S2685 [16AP]
Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see S. 1275), S5620 [10JY]
Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3956 [4JN]
——— 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), S3956 [4JN]
Dept. of Education: extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (see S. 953), S3846 [23MY]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 707), S2685 [16AP]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see S. 1238), S5498 [27JN]
——— 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), S3431 [14MY]
——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (see S. 915), S6128 [31JY]
Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S6754 [24SE]
——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 195), S814 [25FE]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 933), S6328 [10SE]
Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (see S. 1414), S6126 [31JY]
——— convey certain Federal land to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (see S. 1415), S6126 [31JY]
——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 45), S43 [22JA]
——— release reversionary interest in certain land conveyed to Oregon for establishment of Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (see S. 1437), S6207 [1AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S2329 [22MR]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 1556), S7007 [27SE]
Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Made in America Incentive Grant Program (see S. 63), S43 [22JA]
Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see S. 1242), S5498 [27JN]
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]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1587), S7574 [28OC]
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), S5498 [27JN]
Economy: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veteran benefits or to increase low- and middle-class tax burden (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2961 [24AP]
Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1697), S8914 [17DE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S5501 [27JN]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 631), S2026 [20MR]
Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 419), S1951 [19MR]
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), S7877 [6NO]
——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see S. 1291), S8001 [13NO]
FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 809), S2960 [24AP]
Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1529), S7617 [29OC]
Federal Helium Reserve: improve stewardship by ensuring market stability for end-users and ensure a fair return on helium assets (see S. 783), S4586 [18JN]
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: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S7616 [29OC]
——— provide protection for consumers who have prepaid cards (see S. 1867), S9106 [20DE]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 105), S2897 [23AP]
Firearms: regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 691), S2501 [9AP]
Fish and fishing: allow fishermen who hold capital construction fund accounts to make a penalty-free withdrawal from such accounts without requiring reinvestment in the fishing industry (see S. 551), S1785 [13MR]
——— establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes (see S. 269), S589 [11FE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 119), S657 [12FE]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: create two additional judge positions and modify procedures for appointment of judges (see S. 1460), S6207 [1AU]
GAO: report to Congress on the effectiveness of FCC universal service reforms (see S. 774), S3658 [21MY]
Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see S. 947), S3533 [15MY]
Grams, Rod: tribute (see S. Res. 267), S7353 [9OC]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 218), S469 [4FE]
Hathaway, William D.: tribute (see S. Res. 189), S5264 [26JN]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 246), S6647 [19SE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S7576 [28OC]
Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1419), S8001 [13NO]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S2649 [15AP]
Intelligence services: enhance transparency for certain surveillance programs authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see S. 1452), S6207 [1AU]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 75), S3907 [3JN]
——— impose sanctions relative to certain transactions in foreign currencies (see S. 892), S3987 [6JN]
Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S3955 [4JN]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S872 [26FE]
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), S1951 [19MR]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see S. Res. 321), S8809 [13DE]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1318), S7617 [29OC]
Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 562), S1853 [14MR]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S8914 [17DE]
——— 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), S4022 [7JN]
——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 1137), S4212 [11JN]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 1318), S7617 [29OC]
——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 183), S871 [26FE]
——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 740), S2684 [16AP]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 203), S8001 [13NO]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see S. 460), S1127 [5MR]
National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 191), S5499 [27JN]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 305), S8361 [20NO]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S7952 [12NO]
National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S3569 [16MY]
National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 177), S4673 [19JN]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 305), S8361 [20NO]
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1068), S5568 [9JY]
Office of the Special Advocate: establish (see S. 1467), S6207 [1AU]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1028), S3843 [23MY]
Oregon: designate certain land as wilderness and make additional wild and scenic river designations (see S. 353), S773 [14FE]
——— designate Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see S. 352), S773 [14FE]
——— provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe (see S. 402), S1011 [28FE]
——— restore forest landscapes, protect old growth forests, and manage national forests in the eastside forests (see S. 1301), S5708 [16JY]
Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see S. 354), S773 [14FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see S. 1642), S7953 [12NO]
——— extend open enrollment period for health care plans and protect individuals from penalties during the enrollment extension (see S. 1693), S8000 [13NO]
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]
Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see S. 363), S773 [14FE]
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), S7064 [30SE]
——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see S. 1599), S7615 [29OC]
——— require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things and provide appropriate transition procedures (see S. 1182), S4585 [18JN]
——— strengthen privacy protections, accountability, and oversight relative to domestic surveillance (see S. 1215), S5150 [25JN]
Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (see S. 1595), S7830 [5NO]
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), S4586 [18JN]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 1088), S3954 [4JN]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S813 [25FE]
Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 4), S13 [3JA]
Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 425), S8361 [20NO]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 896), S6296 [9SE]
Tariff: footwear (see S. 1633), S7728 [31OC]
——— make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see S. 1839), S9054 [19DE]
Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 62), S43 [22JA]
——— apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see S. 500), S3955 [4JN]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S2649 [15AP]
——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1224), S7952 [12NO]
——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1181), S8914 [17DE]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S5840 [23JY]
——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 728), S3160 [7MY]
——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see S. 1624), S7674 [30OC]
——— make biomass fuel property and heating appliances eligible for the residential and commercial renewable energy investment tax credits (see S. 1007), S6297 [9SE]
——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S8001 [13NO]
——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see S. 775), S8976 [18DE]
——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see S. 1030), S3843 [23MY]
——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 553), S1785 [13MR]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S3326 [9MY]
——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 321), S774 [14FE]
——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 307), S707 [13FE]
——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 836), S3029 [25AP]
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]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see S. 1845), S9106 [20DE]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 346), S872 [26FE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 47), S329 [28JA]
Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 1135), S4212 [11JN]
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), S4586 [18JN]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S3956 [4JN]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1587), S7574 [28OC]
World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 73), S1270 [7MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S3430 [14MY]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S5265 [26JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3028 [25AP]
Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see S. 172), S357 [29JA]
——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 160), S329 [28JA]
——— increase access to refinancing for homeowners (see S. 1373), S5968 [25JY]
——— prohibit distribution of checks or other negotiable instruments as part of a creditor solicitation to extend credit and limit consumer liability in conjunction with such solicitations (see S. 187), S400 [30JA]
——— require portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see S. 1375), S5968 [25JY]
Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for Prineville, OR (see S. 1771), S8457 [21NO]
Dept. of Education: establish a Pay It Forward model for funding postsecondary education that requires students to pay a percentage of their income back into the fund upon graduation (see S. 1884), S9105 [20DE]
——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see S. 1293), S5667 [11JY]
Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see S. 1501), S6446 [12SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see S. 1475), S6208 [1AU]
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 Labor: require State workforce agencies and employers to certify the active recruitment of Americans for job placement prior to hiring H–2B nonimmigrant workers (see S. 891), S3255 [8MY]
Dept. of Transportation: set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see S. 1708), S8049 [14NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to include spouses of Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty (see S. 1039), S3843 [23MY]
Education: improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects (see S. 854), S3029 [25AP]
Firefighters: provide Federal death and disability benefits for contractors who serve as firefighters of the Forest Service, Dept. of the Interior agencies, or any State or local entity (see S. 1628), S7728 [31OC]
Foreign trade: include the cost of paying adequate wages and maintaining sustainable production methods in the calculation of normal value of a product (see S. 1801), S8668 [11DE]
Grand Ronde Reservation Act: technical corrections (see S. 416), S1011 [28FE]
National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 276), S7616 [29OC]
Native Americans: anniversary of restoration of Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (see S. Res. 304), S8361 [20NO]
NOAA: provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities to address marine debris impacts of 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami (see S. 1162), S4481 [13JN]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: notify World Trade Organization if members fail during consecutive years to disclose subsidies under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (see S. 355), S773 [14FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see S. 1886), S9105 [20DE]
Public works: provide financing assistance for qualified water infrastructure projects (see S. 335), S772 [14FE]
Russia: call on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to oppose Russia’s discriminatory law against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons (see S. Res. 311), S8457 [21NO]
Senate Rules: modify extended debate rules (see S. Res. 6), S13 [3JA]
Women: provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see S. 934), S3371 [13MY]
Cloture motions
Block, Sharon: nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY]
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]
Cordray, Richard: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S5652 [11JY], S5694 [16JY]
Dept. of Education: extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5795 [18JY], S5817 [23JY]
Estevez, Alan F.: nomination to be Principal Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, S7565 [28OC], S7640 [30OC]
FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), motion to proceed, S7923 [7NO], S7949 [12NO]
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]
Griffin, Richard F., Jr.: nomination to be NLRB general counsel, S7596 [29OC]
——— nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY], S7532 [16OC]
Lew, Sec. of the Treasury: nomination to be IMF, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Governor, S7566 [28OC]
McCarthy, Regina: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S5653 [11JY], S5785 [18JY]
Pearce, Mark G.: nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S9083 [20DE]
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), S3319 [9MY]
Letters
Employment Non-Discrimination Act: several religious organizations, S7857 [6NO]
Lists
Examples of changes in precedent on application of Senate Rules by simple majority vote, S5659 [11JY]
Privilege of the floor
Becker, Chloe, S7886 [6NO]
Lehman, Bruce, S8010 [13NO]
Riegg, Chris, S5672 [11JY]
Turner, Donnie, S6395 [11SE]
Van Vliet, Allan, S6137 [31JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3820 [23MY], S3946, S3947 [4JN]
Appropriations: legislative process, S6919 [26SE], S7462 [14OC]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6919 [26SE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7015, S7051, S7052 [30SE], S7452 [13OC]
——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S3946, S3947 [4JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2275, S2280, S2299 [22MR]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S7015 [30SE], S7322, S7323 [9OC], S7452 [13OC], S7462 [14OC]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2275 [22MR]
——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2945, S2946 [24AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5882 [24JY]
——— authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 19), S2232 [21MR]
——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 18), S2232 [21MR]
Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7857, S7863 [6NO], S7898, S7906, S7907 [7NO]
——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), motion to proceed, S7809 [5NO]
Climate: global warming, S5137 [25JN]
Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (S. Res. 88), S2232 [21MR]
Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (S. Res. 88), S2232 [21MR]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6356 [11SE]
Cordray, Richard: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S5695, S5696 [16JY]
Corps of Engineers: require iron, steel, and manufactured goods used for water resources development projects be made in the U.S., S3446 [15MY]
Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for Prineville, OR (S. 1771), S8462 [21NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: approval process for genetically modified crops, S3820 [23MY], S3946, S3947 [4JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8157 [19NO]
Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5882, S5883 [24JY]
Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, S2280 [22MR]
——— study and report on standby usage power standards implemented by States and other industrialized nations, S6356 [11SE]
Dept. of Labor: require State workforce agencies and employers to certify the active recruitment of Americans for forest job placement prior to hiring H–2B nonimmigrant workers, S4653, S4661 [19JN]
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, S8157 [19NO]
Financial institutions: ensure financial institutions are held liable for criminal activity regardless of size, S2299 [22MR]
Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S2232 [21MR]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7015, S7051, S7052 [30SE], S7323 [9OC], S7425 [12OC], S7449, S7450, S7451, S7452 [13OC], S7461 [14OC]
Holt International Children’s Services (organization): tribute, S7998 [13NO]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4653, S4661 [19JN]
McShane, Michael J.: nomination to be district judge, S3602 [20MY]
Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7993 [13NO], S8294 [20NO]
National Adoption Month: observance, S7998 [13NO]
National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 89), S2232 [21MR]
Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S5137 [25JN]
——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S5137 [25JN]
Oregon: impact of Government shutdown, S7461 [14OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, S7323 [9OC]
Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (S. 540), S2231, S2232 [21MR]
Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7993 [13NO], S8294 [20NO], S8662 [11DE]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S7993 [13NO], S8294, S8296, S8297 [20NO]
——— Senate process for confirmation of political and judicial nominees, S8662 [11DE]
——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S5634, S5655, S5658, S5659 [11JY], S7993 [13NO], S8294, S8296, S8297 [20NO]
Public debt: ceiling, S7323 [9OC]
——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7425 [12OC], S7449, S7450, S7451, S7452 [13OC], S7461 [14OC]
Public works: provide financing assistance for qualified water infrastructure projects, S3294 [9MY]
Senate: legislative program, S2233 [21MR]
Senate Rules: modify extended debate rules (S. Res. 6), S12 [3JA]
——— permit Senate to avoid unnecessary delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased (S. Res. 7), S12 [3JA]
——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S5634, S5655, S5658, S5659 [11JY], S5695, S5696 [16JY], S8662 [11DE]
——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (S. Res. 4), S21 [4JA], S29, S31, S32 [22JA], S266 [24JA]
Tualatin, OR: anniversary, S5837• [23JY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S9000 [19DE]
Votes: position on missed, S2834 [22AP]
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), S3294 [9MY], S3446 [15MY]
Watt, Representative: nomination to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, S7993 [13NO], S8294 [20NO]
Wilkins, Robert L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8294 [20NO]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S7865 [6NO]
Texts of
S. 1771, Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act, S8462–S8464 [21NO]
Tributes
Bowman, Jeremiah, S7907 [7NO]
Collins, Senator, S7863 [6NO]
Hassenger, Arden, S3322 [9MY]
Murkowski, Senator, S7863 [6NO]
Rosenthal, Scott, S7907 [7NO]
Udall, Senator Tom, S5696 [16JY]
Willis, Jim, S650• [12FE]