MURRAY, PATTY (a Senator from Washington)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3620 [20MY], S3636, S3665 [21MY], S3769 [22MY], S3847 [23MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1871 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2131, S2210, S2219 [21MR], S2361 [22MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S7543 [16OC]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6541 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8188, S8227, S8249 [19NO], S8362, S8393 [20NO], S8493, S8494 [21NO], S8567 [9DE]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), 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), S2685, S2686 [16AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4482 [13JN], S4523 [17JN], S4587 [18JN], S4631, S4675, S4687, S4708, S4709, S4710, S4712, S4713, S4714 [19JN], S4799, S4822, S4834, S4835 [20JN], S5030, S5052, S5054, S5096 [24JN], S5165, S5166, S5194, S5196, S5198, S5200 [25JN]

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), S3247, S3267 [8MY], S3373 [13MY]

Appointments

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

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S7560 [16OC]

Articles and editorials

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

Mitch McConnell’s Claim That the Democrats Plan a $1.5 Trillion Tax Hike, Glenn Kessler, Washington (DC) Post, S2009 [20MR]

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), S7616 [29OC]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S9053 [19DE]

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

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 395), S1951 [19MR]

Armed Forces: 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), S590 [11FE]

——— 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]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 129), S3091 [6MY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 475), S1786 [13MR]

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), S2798 [18AP]

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]

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

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

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 259), S6886 [24SE]

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]

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]

Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 116), S214 [23JA]

Civil rights: 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]

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

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

Colleges and universities: establish a mechanism to allow borrowers of private education loans to refinance their loans (see S. 1266), S5499 [27JN]

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

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

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 113), S4021 [7JN]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 528), S4586 [18JN]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 1622), S8669 [11DE]

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

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

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 38), S8668 [11DE]

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]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see S. 632), S2146 [21MR]

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

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see S. 1087), S3954 [4JN]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 358), S773 [14FE]

——— 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), S3430 [14MY]

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

——— promote environmental education (see S. 1306), S5708 [16JY]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 1127), S4058 [10JN]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see S. 1108), S6886 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 1065), S3844 [23MY]

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), S5527 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 45), S43 [22JA]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 919), S3326 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 825), S3846 [23MY]

——— provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and assistance to U.S. Paralympics, Inc. (see S. 695), S2590 [11AP]

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

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]

——— statehood (see S. 132), S284 [24JA]

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

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

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

——— improve early education (see S. 519), S1592 [11MR]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1697), S8000 [13NO]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 326), S772 [14FE]

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

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]

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see S. 857), S3091 [6MY]

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

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

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

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 22), S2684 [16AP]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 33), S2684 [16AP]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 150), S2684 [16AP]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 691), S2685 [16AP]

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]

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

Gonzaga University: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S439 [31JA]

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

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

Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 128), S3091 [6MY]

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: improve (see S. 545), S1785 [13MR]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S1786 [13MR]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 325), S772 [14FE]

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

Iran: support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (see S. Res. 65), S1594 [11MR]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see S. 559), S4213 [11JN]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 1706), S8049 [14NO]

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

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

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

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 507), S1269 [7MR]

Medicare: provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 948), S6447 [12SE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see S. 805), S2960 [24AP]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S6126 [31JY]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 66), S1012 [28FE]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 173), S4585 [18JN]

National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 295), S8049 [14NO]

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 147), S3569 [16MY]

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

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

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

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

National Middle Level Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 80), S1950 [19MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S6447 [12SE]

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

National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 260), S6886 [24SE]

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

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 126), S3093 [6MY]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S8000 [13NO]

National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 276), S7616 [29OC]

Native Americans: settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 1448), S6207 [1AU]

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), S3659 [21MY]

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

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

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S5708 [16JY]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S8846 [16DE]

Recycled materials: support improvement in collection, processing, and consumption of recycled materials (see S. Res. 309), S8457 [21NO]

San Juan Islands National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 497), S1269 [7MR]

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), S3905 [3JN]

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

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see S. 899), S3256 [8MY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 313), S8565 [9DE]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 475), S1786 [13MR]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and modernize (see S. 1009), S3846 [23MY]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and support relief and reconstruction assistance (see S. Res. 292), S8051 [14NO]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 346), S1128 [5MR]

——— authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (see S. 1058), S3844 [23MY]

——— 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), S3255 [8MY]

——— reauthorize Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see S. 6), S285 [24JA]

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

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

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

World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 73), S1270 [7MR]

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

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

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S3092 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (see S. 112), S214 [23JA]

Armed Forces: exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see S. 1880), S9052 [19DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1892 [18MR]

Cargo transportation: establish a Maritime Goods Movement User Fee and provide grants for international maritime cargo improvements (see S. 1509), S6518 [17SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 53), S871 [26FE] (see S. Res. 250), S6647 [19SE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1159), S4481 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3158 [7MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish voluntary prekindergarten programs to ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten (see S. 322), S708 [13FE]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see S. 217), S469 [4FE]

——— establish a comprehensive literacy program (see S. 758), S2797 [18AP]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 456), S1127 [5MR]

——— improve the financial aid process for homeless and foster youth (see S. 1754), S8457 [21NO]

——— provide education for homeless children and youths (see S. 833), S3029 [25AP]

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]

——— ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless children and families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 834), S3029 [25AP]

——— reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see S. 1719), S8100 [18NO]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the workforce development system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs and promote economic growth (see S. 1356), S5907 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 131), S284 [24JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1243), S5498 [27JN]

Education: establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers (see S. 1370), S5968 [25JY]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see S. 1532), S6647 [19SE]

Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 383), S871 [26FE]

Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S6886 [24SE]

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (see S. 404), S1011 [28FE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S6886 [24SE]

National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: reauthorize and update grants to address problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress (see S. 380), S871 [26FE]

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

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 27), S520 [7FE]

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

Cloture motions

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

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6991 [27SE], S8816 [15DE], S8872 [17DE]

——— 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]

Block, Sharon: nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY]

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]

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

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]

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 the NLRB, S5652 [11JY]

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]

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]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), S8816 [15DE], S8957 [18DE]

Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7566 [28OC], S7706 [31OC], S8418 [21NO]

Pearce, Mark G.: nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY]

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]

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

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]

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]

Lists

Personal office staff, S2495 [9AP]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5946 [25JY]

Poems

‘‘What Would You Miss About Immigrants, if They Didn’t Come to America?,’’ Erin Stark, S6187 [1AU]

Privilege of the floor

Dessai, Freny, S2231 [21MR]

Dong, Ivy, S2231 [21MR]

Taylor, Margaret, S2231 [21MR], S5978 [25JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections, S4630 [19JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), S4630 [19JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1670), S7898 [7NO]

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (S. 112), S4788 [20JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, S7181 [4OC], S7332 [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6571 [18SE], S6907 [26SE], S6977, S6978 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8871, S8891, S8896, S8898 [17DE], S8932, S8933, S8934, S8954, S8956 [18DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7037, S7048 [30SE], S7110, S7125 [2OC], S7150 [3OC], S7175, S7189 [4OC], S7287 [8OC], S7319, S7335 [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, S7126, S7127 [2OC], S8896 [17DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1938 [19MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), unanimous-consent agreement, S2008 [20MR]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), unanimous-consent request, S7332 [9OC]

——— working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, S8896 [17DE], S8932, S8933, S8934 [18DE]

Aurora, CO: anniversary of movie theater shootings, S5762 [18JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1775, S1776, S1777 [13MR]

——— balance, S2057 [21MR]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), S847 [26FE]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S886 [27FE], S979 [28FE]

——— prohibit consideration of budget resolution that includes revenue increases while the civilian unemployment rate is above a certain level, S2252 [22MR]

——— provide point of order against budgets spending more on net interest payments on the debt than on national defense, S2291 [22MR]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S979 [28FE]

——— require supermajority vote to waive unfunded State and local government mandates points of order, S2302 [22MR]

——— require that Federal children’s programs be separately displayed and analyzed, S2246 [22MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8871, S8891, S8896, S8898 [17DE], S8932, S8933, S8934, S8954, S8956 [18DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S1936, S1938 [19MR], S1990, S2000, S2009, S2010 [20MR], S2054, S2055, S2066, S2071, S2080, S2082, S2112, S2119, S2120, S2131, S2132, S2134, S2137 [21MR], S2236, S2243, S2244, S2246, S2252, S2253, S2254, S2255, S2265, S2267, S2268, S2269, S2272, S2278, S2279, S2283, S2287, S2288, S2289, S2290, S2291, S2292, S2296, S2301, S2302, S2303, S2304, S2305, S2306, S2307, S2308, S2311, S2314, S2315, S2317, S2318, S2319 [22MR], S3230 [8MY], S3298, S3299, S3300 [9MY], S3521 [15MY], S3801, S3802 [23MY], S3925 [4JN], S5637, S5638 [11JY], S5933 [25JY], S7818 [5NO]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), motion to recommit, S2057 [21MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S6977 [27SE], S7037, S7048 [30SE], S7176 [4OC], S7287 [8OC], S7319 [9OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent agreement, S7531 [16OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent request, S3108, S3109 [7MY], S3229 [8MY], S3298 [9MY], S3552 [16MY], S3648, S3650, S3651, S3652 [21MY], S3926 [4JN], S4642, S4643 [19JN], S5222, S5223 [26JN], S5638 [11JY], S5737 [17JY], S7126, S7127 [2OC], S7288 [8OC], S7320 [9OC]

Burwell, Sylvia Mathews: nomination to be OMB Director, S2924 [24AP]

Capitol Pages: tribute, S2317 [22MR]

Capitol Police: tribute, S7175 [4OC]

Cargo transportation: establish a Maritime Goods Movement User Fee and provide grants for international maritime cargo improvements (S. 1509), S6522 [17SE]

Children and youth: expand and improve the provision and insurance coverage of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations, S2291 [22MR]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7843 [6NO]

Committee on Finance (Senate): amend reconciliation instruction to achieve mandatory health care savings, S2307 [22MR]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): tribute to committee staff and personal staff who worked on S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S2495 [9AP]

Committees of the Senate: authorize reporting of funding resolutions (S. Res. 58), S888 [27FE]

——— committee allocations and budget aggregates, S1706 [12MR]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S7287 [8OC]

Dept. of Commerce: restrict access to personal information of deceased individuals in the SSA Death Master File, S8891 [17DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8151 [19NO]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8151 [19NO]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 871), S3161 [7MY]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S5932 [25JY]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8151 [19NO]

——— non-defense programs funding, S2317 [22MR]

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

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5537 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and Bioshield Special Reserve fund funding, S2302 [22MR]

——— Community Health Center Program funding, S2137 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding, S2290 [22MR]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the workforce development system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs and promote economic growth (S. 1356), S6037 [30JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf, S8898 [17DE]

Dept. of Transportation: interstate bridge infrastructure projects funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy foreign assistance and loan guarantee programs funding, S2314 [22MR]

——— prioritize projects to repair or reconstruct bridges determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient, S5857 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 131), S286 [24JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S5945 [25JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), S5814 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), S5827, S5828 [23JY], S5856, S5857, S5858 [24JY], S5942, S5943, S5947 [25JY], S5997 [29JY], S6150, S6155, S6156 [1AU]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5814, S5817 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to recommit, S5945 [25JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), unanimous-consent request, S6051 [30JY]

District of Columbia: condemn Navy Yard shootings and express condolences to victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S6571 [18SE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S481 [7FE], S847 [26FE], S886 [27FE], S7818 [5NO]

Education: funding, S2244 [22MR]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (S. 1697), S7983 [13NO]

Employment: ensure equal pay policies and practices, S2252 [22MR]

EPA: allow Presidential exception for public utilities that have been unable to complete necessary measures to comply with revised mercury standards, S2291 [22MR]

——— expedite exports from the U.S. by prohibiting application of National Environmental Policy Act relative to greenhouse gas emmisions such exports would produce outside the U.S., S2314 [22MR]

FDA: require labeling of genetically-engineered fish, S2279 [22MR]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs, S2317 [22MR]

——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees, S2296 [22MR]

Federal employees: increase contribution of revised annuity employees into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund under the Federal Employees Retirement System, S8898 [17DE]

Financial institutions: end Federal subsidies to large banks, S2289 [22MR]

Foreign trade: promote exports, S2306 [22MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6978 [27SE], S7037, S7048 [30SE], S7110, S7125 [2OC], S7150 [3OC], S7175, S7181, S7189 [4OC], S7287, S7288 [8OC], S7319, S7320, S7332, S7335 [9OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: allow payments to shippers entering or transporting cargo through certain ports, S3449, S3450 [15MY]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S2268 [22MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S2301 [22MR]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, S4631 [19JN]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4369 [12JN], S5336 [27JN], S6186 [1AU]

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), S7531 [16OC]

Jewell, Sarah: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S2544 [10AP]

LGBT Pride Month: observance, S3950 [4JN]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals, S2269 [22MR]

Members of Congress: permit Members to donate a percentage of their salaries to charity or to the Dept. of the Treasury during sequestration, S2305 [22MR]

Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7704 [31OC]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S482 [7FE]

OMB: withhold salary of the Director, Deputy Director, and Deputy Director for Management upon failure to submit the President’s budget to Congress, S2288 [22MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: eliminate cap on flexible spending account contributions and requirement for prescriptions for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts, S2302 [22MR]

——— implementation, S6571 [18SE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee, S2279 [22MR]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6571 [18SE], S6907 [26SE], S6977 [27SE], S7037 [30SE]

——— prohibit implementation funding, S2244 [22MR]

——— repeal, S4630 [19JN]

——— repeal tax increase on catastrophic medical expenses, S2290 [22MR]

——— repeal tax increases, S2254 [22MR]

Perez, Thomas E.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S5762 [18JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S4630 [19JN]

Point of order, S2271, S2316 [22MR]

Political parties: eliminate nonprofit postal discount for State and national political committees, S2303 [22MR]

Pride Foundation: tribute to scholars, S3613• [20MY]

Public debt: ceiling, S3648, S3650, S3651, S3652 [21MY], S3801, S3802 [23MY], S4643 [19JN], S5223 [26JN], S5638 [11JY], S7288 [8OC]

Real estate: discourage taking of private property to transfer to another private, nongovernmental use, S2305 [22MR]

Senate: legislative program, S8878 [17DE]

Social Security: preserve States’ rights to extend Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage to legal immigrant children and pregnant women, S6186 [1AU]

Surface Transportation Board: funding, S6155, S6156 [1AU]

Taxation: prohibit legislation that would increase taxes on veterans, S2287 [22MR]

——— provide tax relief for low- and middle-income families, S2253 [22MR]

——— rates, S2119, S2120 [21MR]

——— reform the Federal tax code, S2134 [21MR]

Universal Service Administration Co.: wireless phone subsidization funding, S2315 [22MR]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), S7150 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), unanimous-consent request, S7181, S7182 [4OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S481 [7FE], S980 [28FE]

Voting: require individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office, S2314 [22MR]

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), S3449, S3450 [15MY]

Women: budget priorities relative to impact on women, children, and families, S2080, S2082 [21MR]

——— health care for women, S4630, S4631 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2080, S2081, S2082, S2106 [21MR], S3299 [9MY], S3522 [15MY], S8597 [10DE]

Reports filed

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1243) (S. Rept. 113–45), S5497 [27JN]

Expenditures: Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Res. 53), S870 [26FE]

——— Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Res. 250), S6646 [19SE]

Nomination of Brian C. Deese To Be OMB Deputy Director: Committee on the Budget (Senate), S3986 [6JN]

Nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell To Be OMB Director: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2749 [17AP]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2013–2023: Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 8), S1892 [18MR]

Rules

Committee on the Budget (Senate), S861 [26FE]

Tables

Budget aggregates, S1706 [12MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) budget allocations, S1706 [12MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) budget authority and outlay allocations revisions, S1706 [12MR]

Texts of

S. 871, Combating Military Sexual Assault Act, S3162 [7MY]

Tributes

Gardner, William B. (Booth), S2325 [22MR]

Geller, Barbara, S2454• [8AP]

Laurel, Kelly M., S8806 [13DE]

Lautenberg, Frank R., S3902 [3JN]

Posey, Mariella, S1948• [19MR]

Sammartino, Frank J., S5900 [24JY]

Tokuda, Kip Y., S6193• [1AU]