MIKULSKI, BARBARA A. (a Senator from Maryland)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3777 [22MY], S3956 [4JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1598 [11MR], S1818 [13MR], S1866 [14MR], S1985, S1986 [20MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2130, S2210, S2220 [21MR], S2344 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8222 [19NO], S8385 [20NO], S8477 [21NO]

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

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4615 [18JN], S4675, S4708 [19JN], S4794, S4834, S4843 [20JN], S5162, S5194, S5196, S5198 [25JN]

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), S7539 [16OC]

Appointments

Senate National Security Working Group, S1669 [11MR]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, S8983 [18DE]

Articles and editorials

Barbara Mikulski’s Fight—Protecting Appropriations, S8042 [14NO]

Friendship Without Ideology, S8352 [20NO]

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]

Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1641), S7795 [4NO]

Baltimore Ravens (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 35), S773 [14FE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 475), S3658 [21MY]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 31), S708 [13FE]

Boston, MA: commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt (see S. Res. 115), S3029 [25AP]

——— condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims (see S. Res. 101), S2749 [17AP]

Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (see S. 388), S871 [26FE]

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]

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

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: extend (see S. 476), S1229 [6MR]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see S. 1077), S3844 [23MY]

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), S944 [27FE]

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 168), S1127 [5MR]

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

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

Columbia (space shuttle): commemorate anniversary of loss, express condolences to friends and family of astronauts who died, and reaffirm commitment to safe space flight (see S. Res. 24), S439 [31JA]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see S. 398), S944 [27FE]

Conservation of natural resources: establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation (see S. 1005), S8772 [12DE]

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

Crime: 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]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: 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), S3569 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see S. 1156), S4481 [13JN]

——— aid gifted and talented and high-ability learners by empowering teachers (see S. 512), S1592 [11MR]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see S. 217), S814 [25FE]

——— create and expand innovative teacher and principal preparation programs known as teacher and principal preparation academies (see S. 1052), S3843 [23MY]

——— 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), S3956 [4JN]

——— 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), S773 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a national toll-free hotline and website to provide child care consumer education information to help parents access child care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 390), S943 [27FE]

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

——— integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 1119), S4021 [7JN]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see S. 999), S3657 [21MY]

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

——— 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), S519 [7FE]

——— require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 624), S2026 [20MR]

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 the Interior: conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (see S. 103), S213 [23JA]

——— study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station in Baltimore, MD, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 770), S2798 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 629), S4674 [19JN]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S4673 [19JN]

——— protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting veterans (see S. 1211), S4793 [20JN]

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

——— 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]

——— statehood (see S. 132), S2749 [17AP]

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

Education: enhance entrance counseling and exit counseling for student borrowers (see S. 546), S1785 [13MR]

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

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1697), S8101 [18NO]

——— support the community schools model (see S. 844), S3029 [25AP]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1094), S3954 [4JN]

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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 139), S3372 [13MY]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 809), S3658 [21MY]

——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (see S. 957), S6647 [19SE]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see S. 959), S3531 [15MY]

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

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), S5842 [23JY]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 22), S3532 [15MY]

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

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

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see S. 55), S7308 [8OC]

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

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

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 12), 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), S3570 [16MY]

——— support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see S. 392), S1128 [5MR]

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

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S2845 [22AP]

Information technology: secure against cyber attack, enhance competitiveness and create jobs in information technology industry, and protect identities and sensitive information of citizens and businesses (see S. 21), S42 [22JA]

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

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), S7577 [28OC]

——— support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (see S. Res. 65), S1128 [5MR]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S3159 [7MY]

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

Kenya: condemn terrorist attack at Westgate Mall in Nairobi, express condolences to families and friends of victims, commend first responders and rescuers, and reaffirm support for Government and people (see S. Res. 268), S7675 [30OC]

——— congratulate commitment to peaceful elections, call for justice for victims of political violence, and support democratic reforms (see S. Res. 90), S2799 [18AP]

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

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

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

Medicare: encourage use of dispensing techniques that foster efficiency and reduce wasteful dispensing of outpatient prescription drugs in long-term care facilities (see S. 1493), S6327 [10SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S3658 [21MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S6753 [24SE]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S2329 [22MR]

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

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

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

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 261), S6960 [26SE]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 107), S2897 [23AP]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S8361 [20NO]

National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 172), S4984 [21JN] (see S. Res. 201), S5969 [25JY]

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

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1068), S5621 [10JY]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S7536 [16OC]

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), S3430 [14MY]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 78), S1892 [18MR]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 360), S4673 [19JN]

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), S3159 [7MY]

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

Senate Rules: provide for cloture to be invoked with less than a three-fifths majority after additional debate (see S. Res. 5), S13 [3JA]

——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 4), S43 [22JA]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 475), S3658 [21MY]

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

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 62), S43 [22JA]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S872 [26FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S8771 [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), S7576 [28OC]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 749), S8566 [9DE]

——— provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 1485), S6208 [1AU]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 401), S1786 [13MR]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses (see S. 1085), S8566 [9DE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S3326 [9MY]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 1459), S8914 [17DE]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see S. 247), S519 [7FE]

——— tribute (see S. Res. 56), S871 [26FE]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 13), S2798 [18AP] (see S. Res. 200), S5969 [25JY]

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

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

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), S1128 [5MR]

——— 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), S3533 [15MY]

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

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

World Refugee Day: support goals and ideals and reaffirm commitment to protecting women and girls (see S. Res. 184), S5017 [24JN]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 78), S1892 [18MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S1892 [18MR]

——— ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 1393), S6071 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S213 [23JA]

Cowley, R. Adams: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1345), S5840 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 1086), S3905 [3JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify the visa waiver program (see S. 223), S469 [4FE]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1091), S3954 [4JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see S. 1172), S4585 [18JN]

Naturopathic Medicine Week: designate (see S. Res. 135), S3326 [9MY] (see S. Res. 221), S6327 [10SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1329), S5800 [18JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 997), S3657 [21MY]

Taxation: regulate payroll tax deposit agents (see S. 900), S3256 [8MY]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (see S. 1221), S5149 [25JN]

Cloture motions

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), S1782 [13MR], S1882 [18MR], S1987 [20MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1703 [12MR]

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

Brennan, John O.: nomination to be CIA Director, S1227 [6MR], S1256 [7MR]

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

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]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8350 [20NO], S8440 [21NO]

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), S6051 [30JY], S6155 [1AU]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5795 [18JY], S5817 [23JY]

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

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

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

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7385 [10OC], S7425 [12OC]

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

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

Explanations

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 933), S1287–S1588 [11MR]

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), S426 [31JA]

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

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, S1985 [20MR]

——— making continuing, S7516 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6909 [26SE], S6977, S6978, S6992 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8832 [16DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7012, S7038, S7042, S7048 [30SE], S7121, S7122 [2OC], S7150 [3OC], S7188 [4OC], S7281, S7291 [8OC], S7361 [10OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6699, S6858, S6859 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1287 [11MR], S1676, S1677, S1679, S1680, S1681 [12MR], S1729, S1731, S1764, S1765, S1770 [13MR], S1829, S1830, S1837, S1840, S1842, S1843, S1848 [14MR], S1879, S1881, S1882 [18MR], S1923, S1927, S1930, S1945 [19MR], S1972, S1984, S1985, S1986, S1987, S1988, S1989 [20MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1686, S1687, S1690, S1691, S1692, S1695, S1701, S1702, S1703, S1704 [12MR]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions, S420, S421, S426 [31JA]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), S7038 [30SE]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), motion to proceed, S6277 [9SE]

——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year, S1985 [20MR]

Baltimore Ravens (football team): tribute (S. Res. 35), S789 [14FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1776, S1777 [13MR]

——— clarify budget scoring rule relating to certain changes in mandatory program spending, S2302 [22MR]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), S836 [26FE]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S974 [28FE]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration, S6992 [27SE]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S974 [28FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8832 [16DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2078 [21MR], S2238, S2302 [22MR], S7820 [5NO]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S6977 [27SE], S7281 [8OC], S7360 [10OC], S7516 [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), S420, S421, S426 [31JA]

Capitol Police: tribute, S7188 [4OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: impact of Government shutdown, S7121 [2OC]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington, S6104 [31JY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S2238 [22MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 84), S374 [30JA], S4017 [7JN]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7904 [7NO]

Climate: global warming, S1927 [19MR]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S7516 [16OC]

Corps of Engineers: conduct study with other Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies to address coastal recovery and reconstruction from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S317 [28JA]

——— eliminate subsidies for beach nourishment at water resources development projects, S3444 [15MY]

——— Great Lakes dredging funding, S318 [28JA]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S888 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: approval process for genetically modified crops, S1945 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S9041 [19DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8145, S8150, S8152 [19NO]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S887 [27FE]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8145, S8150, S8152 [19NO]

——— operation and maintenance funding for programs, projects, and activities in the U.S. through reductions in Advanced Drop-In Biofuel Production Program funding, S1842, S1843 [14MR], S1986 [20MR]

——— prohibit funding for Guam infrastructure projects, S1770 [13MR]

——— reform investigative procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent abusive treatment of alleged sexual assault victims in the Armed Forces, S9041 [19DE]

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, S5592 [10JY]

——— 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 (S. 897), S5592 [10JY]

Dept. of Energy: impact of budget sequestration on the National Nuclear Security Administration, S888 [27FE]

——— Weatherization Assistance Program funding, S1945 [19MR]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S3908 [3JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), S1123 [5MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit privatization of Bureau of Customs and Border Protection services, S1840 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice: 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, S614 [12FE]

Dept. of Labor: reform H–2B nonimmigrant worker program, S5238 [26JN]

Dept. of State: expand Visa Waiver Program, S5238 [26JN]

——— improvement of security at U.S. embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide funding, S1691 [12MR]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations, S1691 [12MR]

Dept. of Transportation: submit report relative to the condition of lane miles and highway bridge deck, S5858 [24JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S1692 [12MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S1764, S1765 [13MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S5947 [25JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), S5858, S5859, S5860 [24JY], S6155 [1AU]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5812 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to recommit, S5947 [25JY]

District of Columbia: condemn Navy Yard shootings and express condolences to victims, S6583 [18SE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S737 [14FE], S836 [26FE], S883, S887, S888 [27FE]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, S4017 [7JN]

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

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), S8028 [14NO]

Federal agencies and departments: impact of Government shutdown on ability of inspectors general to detect fraud and abuse, S7470 [14OC]

Federal employees: temporarily freeze hiring of nonessential Federal employees, S1830 [14MR]

——— tribute, S7188 [4OC]

Firearms: gun control, S1701 [12MR]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: tribute to provision of military death benefits to families of fallen servicemen during the Government shutdown, S7361 [10OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6978, S6992 [27SE], S7012, S7038, S7042, S7048 [30SE], S7078 [1OC], S7121, S7122 [2OC], S7150 [3OC], S7188 [4OC], S7281, S7291 [8OC], S7360 [10OC], S7470 [14OC], S7486 [15OC], S7516 [16OC]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S312, S317, S318, S321, S322 [28JA]

——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, S321, S322 [28JA]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S5238 [26JN]

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), S7516 [16OC]

Kerry, Senator: nomination to be Sec. of State, S349 [29JA]

Maryland: impact of Government shutdown, S7361 [10OC]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), House amendment, S9041 [19DE]

Medicaid: funding relative to individuals with neurological or cognitive impediment, S1681 [12MR]

Medicare: impact of public debt ceiling default, S7487 [15OC]

National Institute on Aging: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, S1681 [12MR]

National Weather Service: impact of Government shutdown, S7188 [4OC]

NIH: impact of budget sequestration on research, S1701 [12MR]

——— impact of Government shutdown, S7150 [3OC]

NSF: prohibit Political Science Program funding, S1984 [20MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, S7012 [30SE]

——— impact, S2078 [21MR]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6699, S6858, S6859 [24SE], S6909 [26SE], S6977, S6978, S6992 [27SE], S7038 [30SE]

——— prohibit implementation funding, S1729, S1731 [13MR]

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

Public debt: ceiling, S7486 [15OC], S7516 [16OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached, S6978, S6992 [27SE]

——— require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts, S420, S421 [31JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7360 [10OC], S7470 [14OC]

Republican Party: impact of Tea Party minority on party majority, S7281 [8OC]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S1837 [14MR]

——— legislative procedure, S974 [28FE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (S. 997), S3661 [21MY]

SSA: impact of Government shutdown, S7122 [2OC]

Surface Transportation Board: funding, S6155 [1AU]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S582 [11FE], S614 [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), S3444 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S974 [28FE], S1764 [13MR], S2080, S2081 [21MR], S8428 [21NO]

Reports filed

Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 113–3), S1785 [13MR]

Rules

Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S1001 [28FE]

Tributes

Athens, Andrew A., S1847, S1848 [14MR]

Baucus, Senator, S6858 [24SE]

Bell, Robert, S2746• [17AP]

Cullen, Sara Knutson, S1879 [18MR]

Davis, Raymond, S1260 [7MR]

Delaney, Valerie, S1783 [13MR]

Forlenza, Vincent A., S8909 [17DE]

Gray, Rosalind, S279• [24JA]

Harkin, Senator, S1764 [13MR]

Houy, Charlie, S2079 [21MR]

Manning, Mildred, S2680 [16AP]

McCain, Senator, S1829 [14MR]

McIntosh, Maggie, S8451 [21NO]

Mueller, Robert S., III, S6007 [29JY]

Nooe, Denise, S8452 [21NO]

Pope Francis, S1927 [19MR]

Quigley, Kristina, S1879 [18MR]

Simns, Lawrence W., Sr., S1879 [18MR]

Williams, Eric, S883 [27FE]