NELSON, BILL (a Senator from Florida)

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6760 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1865 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2334 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8204, S8221, S8227 [19NO], S8376, S8407 [20NO], S8459 [21NO]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (H.R. 1848), S7212 [4OC]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S8751, S8776 [12DE]

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

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4430 [12JN], S5077 [24JN]

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), S3204, S3205 [7MY], S3272 [8MY], S3348 [9MY], S3380 [13MY]

Appointments

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

Senate National Security Working Group, S1669 [11MR]

Articles and editorials

Time Has Come To Address the Challenges of Long-Term Care, by, Hill (publication), S8358 [20NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: implement (see S. 267), S589 [11FE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S4585 [18JN]

——— 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), S1012 [28FE]

Aviation: prohibit closing of air traffic control towers (see S. 687), S2501 [9AP]

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: exempt certain payments to States from sequestration (see S. 1676), S7927 [7NO]

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]

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]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S7575 [28OC]

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]

Consumers: enhance consumer rights relative to consumer report disputes by requiring provision of documentation provided by consumers (see S. 1538), S6683 [23SE]

Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and navigation construction projects (see S. 66), S212 [23JA]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 13), S358 [29JA]

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

Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 1510), S8668 [11DE]

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

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 707), S2798 [18AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program funding (see S. 1333), S5800 [18JY]

——— include court-appointed guardianship and oversight activities under elder justice programs (see S. 975), S3846 [23MY]

——— 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 support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see S. 1557), S7877 [6NO]

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: prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling (see S. 598), S1892 [18MR]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 1462), S8101 [18NO]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (see S. 853), S3029 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases (see S. 412), S1011 [28FE]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S2750 [17AP]

——— modify commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, NC, for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in connection with exposure to contaminated water (see S. 529), S1710 [12MR]

——— provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and assistance to U.S. Paralympics, Inc. (see S. 695), S2750 [17AP]

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

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see S. 59), S43 [22JA]

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]

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

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 621), S2798 [18AP]

Economy: provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment (see S. 1826), S8809 [13DE]

ERISA: require a lifetime income disclosure (see S. 1145), S4405 [12JN]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see S. 1072), S6024 [29JY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve security clearance process by improving OPM oversight, terminating investigators who falsify reports, and establishing security clearance position guidelines (see S. 1276), S5668 [11JY]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see S. 1029), S3843 [23MY]

——— strengthen accountability of individuals involved in misconduct affecting integrity of background investigations and update guidelines for security clearances (see S. 1744), S8361 [20NO]

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

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

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

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S6209 [1AU]

Fish and fishing: 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: provide assistance to Haiti and Armenia to reverse the effects of deforestation and restore forest levels (see S. 1548), S6961 [26SE]

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

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

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 218), S521 [7FE]

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

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

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 169), S357 [29JA]

Iran: impose sanctions relative to certain transactions in foreign currencies (see S. 892), S3255 [8MY]

——— 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), S1854 [14MR]

——— support political reform (see S. Res. 154), S4407 [12JN]

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), S7730 [31OC]

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), S3570 [16MY]

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

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see S. 636), S8668 [11DE]

——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 569), S4213 [11JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S3372 [13MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 948), S6683 [23SE]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 452), S1271 [7MR]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1123), S6128 [31JY]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S8565 [9DE]

Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 186), S5149 [25JN]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 534), S1710 [12MR]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 646), S2146 [21MR]

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

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

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

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

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 211), S6127 [31JY]

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1068), S5841 [23JY]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 828), S3028 [25AP]

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

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S6297 [9SE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S7577 [28OC]

SBA: establish a grant program to empower encore entrepreneurs (see S. 1454), S8602 [10DE]

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), S3761 [22MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum (see S. 568), S1853 [14MR]

Syria: provide humanitarian and other assistance and support a transition to democracy (see S. 617), S3372 [13MY]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see S. 448), S1126 [5MR]

——— clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see S. 479), S1229 [6MR]

——— deny tax deductions for corporate regulatory violations (see S. 1654), S8458 [21NO]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S8845 [16DE]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1181), S4585 [18JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S4673 [19JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 1645), S9106 [20DE]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see S. 41), S43 [22JA]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S8050 [14NO]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 307), S707 [13FE]

——— require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 827), S3028 [25AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 1235), S5501 [27JN]

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

Venezuela: support free and peaceful exercise of representative democracy and condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition (see S. Res. 213), S6208 [1AU]

Veterans: 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), S42 [22JA]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see S. 257), S520 [7FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 47), S439 [31JA]

Voting: ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote (see S. 58), S657 [12FE]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see S. 1153), S4406 [12JN]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 171), S4481 [13JN]

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), S4022 [7JN]

——— 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

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see S. 1576), S7574 [28OC]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see S. 220), S469 [4FE]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 49), S871 [26FE] (see S. Res. 241), S6647 [19SE]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 839), S3029 [25AP]

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

Corps of Engineers: expedite implementation of comprehensive Everglades restoration project plan (see S. 414), S1011 [28FE]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 647), S2146 [21MR]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S2501 [9AP]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see S. 429), S1012 [28FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see S. 1262), S5499 [27JN]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 734), S2683 [16AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve interoperable electronic health records (see S. 1296), S5687 [15JY]

Disasters: establish National Catastrophic Risk Consortium and a National Homeowners’ Insurance Stabilization Program (see S. 1461), S6207 [1AU]

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]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (see S. 1753), S8361 [20NO]

Firearms: reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (see S. 1774), S8457 [21NO]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and extend ban to undetectable firearm receivers and ammunition magazines (see S. 1149), S4405 [12JN]

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts following earthquake (see S. 1104), S3987 [6JN]

——— recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 12), S285 [24JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 397), S943 [27FE]

Levinson, Robert: urge intensified cooperation by Iran on the case of the disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip in Iran (see S. Res. 312), S8565 [9DE]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see S. 1672), S7927 [7NO]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see S. 1365), S5968 [25JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 577), S1853 [14MR]

Members of Congress: require salaries be sequestered during any sequester under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (see S. 436), S1088 [4MR]

NASA: authorize programs (see S. 1317), S5755 [17JY]

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

Older Americans Month: designate (see S. Res. 137), S3326 [9MY]

Ponce de Leon, Juan: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of landing on Florida (see S. Res. 23), S439 [31JA]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see S. Res. 218), S6295 [9SE]

Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see S. 599), S1892 [18MR]

——— modify rules relative to loans made from a qualified employer retirement plan (see S. 606), S1950 [19MR]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 772), S2798 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, documents, and representation in U.S. v. Allen (see S. Res. 298), S8100 [18NO]

Certificates of election

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Cloture motions

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

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

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]

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]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), motion to proceed, S8027 [14NO], S8092 [18NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6051 [30JY], S6155 [1AU]

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, S8027 [14NO]

Griffin, Richard F., Jr.: nomination to be NLRB general counsel, S7596 [29OC]

——— nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY], S7532 [16OC]

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

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

Immigration: reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S3969 [6JN], S4086 [11JN]

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]

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]

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

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

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

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]

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]

Eulogies

Karl, Frederick: by, S1948• [19MR]

Letters

Recent arrests in Turks and Caicos Islands of elderly American tourists from Texas and Florida: by, S3313 [9MY]

Special Needs Trust Fairness Act: Henry Claypool, American Association of People With Disabilities, S7930 [7NO]

——— Katherine Beh Neas, Easter Seals, Inc., S7930 [7NO]

——— Peter G. Wacht and Howard S. Krooks, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc., S7930 [7NO]

Motions

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

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Privilege of the floor

Lange, B.B., S8289 [19NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S4045, S4046 [10JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, S7511 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8890, S8891 [17DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7084, S7085 [1OC], S7228 [5OC], S7256, S7259, S7260 [7OC], S7341 [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6675 [23SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S2027 [20MR]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), motion to proceed, S6276 [9SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8890, S8891 [17DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S5641 [11JY]

Capitol Police: tribute, S7216 [5OC]

Chappell, Sheri Polster: nomination to be district judge, S3598 [20MY]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish, S4045, S4046 [10JN]

Climate: ideas from faith-based organizations on actions Federal Government could take to address climate change, S1927 [19MR]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S7511 [16OC]

Davis, Brian J.: nomination to be district judge, S8994 [19DE]

Dept. of Commerce: restrict access to personal information of deceased individuals in the SSA Death Master File, S8890, S8891 [17DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S9092 [20DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8155 [19NO]

——— recall of civilian furloughed employees, S7341 [9OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance Bureau of Customs and Border Protection maritime border security, S5539 [9JY]

Dept. of HUD: increase portion of Community Development Block Grant Program assistance that may be used to provide public services (S. 855), S3086 [6MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve interoperable electronic health records (S. 1296), S5688 [15JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S5948 [25JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), S5948 [25JY]

Disasters: study impact of certain resilient construction techniques in storm situations, S3144 [7MY]

Economy: historical significance of the American dream and analysis of issues that undermine its survival, S7371 [10OC]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S5640 [11JY]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S8553 [9DE]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S8750 [12DE]

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, S8155 [19NO]

——— delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (S. 1610), S8619 [11DE], S8996, S8997 [19DE]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System iscomplete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), motion to proceed, S2523 [10AP]

——— gun control, S240 [24JA]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8554, S8556 [9DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7084, S7085 [1OC], S7228 [5OC], S7256, S7259, S7260 [7OC], S7341 [9OC], S7398, S7399 [11OC], S7484 [15OC], S7511 [16OC]

Hagel, Chuck: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S741 [14FE]

Health: improve long-term care assistance, S8357 [20NO]

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (S. 169), S364 [29JA]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S311 [28JA]

——— prohibit granting of lawful permanent residence status until deployment of border strategy, new Border Patrol agents and fencing, employment verification system, and electronic entry/exit system, S4995, S4996 [24JN], S5539 [9JY]

——— reform, S311 [28JA]

——— reform (S. 744), S4995, S4996 [24JN], S5539 [9JY]

——— reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S4009 [7JN]

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), S7511 [16OC]

John Rodgers (U.S.S.): tribute, S3086 [6MY]

Levinson, Robert: disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip in Iran, S1589 [11MR]

——— urge intensified cooperation by Iran on the case of the disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip in Iran (S. Res. 312), S8890 [17DE]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), House amendment, S9092 [20DE]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (S. 1672), S7929 [7NO]

Members of Congress: require salaries be sequestered during any sequester under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (S. 436), S1089 [4MR]

NASA: authorize programs (S. 1317), S5948 [25JY], S6095 [31JY]

Older Americans Month: designate (S. Res. 137), S3352 [9MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8030 [14NO]

——— implementation, S7399 [11OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6675 [23SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S3598 [20MY]

Public debt: ceiling, S6675 [23SE], S7484, S7498 [15OC], S7511 [16OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7371 [10OC], S7399 [11OC]

Puerto Rico: tribute to the Borinqueneers, 65th Infantry Regiment, S3527 [15MY]

Republican Party: impact of Tea Party minority on party majority, S7259 [7OC]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (S. 403), S6627 [19SE]

Senate: legislative process, S4996 [24JN]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S5640 [11JY]

Snowden, Edward: fugitive status while seeking political asylum relative to disclosure of National Security Agency operation of PRISM online data collection program, S4995 [24JN]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, S5640 [11JY]

Turks and Caicos Islands: recent arrests of elderly American tourists from Texas and Florida, S3312 [9MY]

University of Central Florida: anniversary, S4020• [7JN]

Votes: position on missed, S3526 [15MY], S9092 [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), S3144 [7MY], S3312 [9MY]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 171), S4495 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, documents, and representation in U.S. v. Allen (S. Res. 298), S8140 [18NO]

Reports filed

Expenditures: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Res. 49), S870 [26FE]

——— Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Res. 241), S6646 [19SE]

Rules

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S1002 [28FE]

Texts of

S. Res. 298, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, documents, and representation in U.S. v. Allen, S8102 [18NO]

Tributes

Clinton, Sec. of State, S342 [29JA]

Day, George E. (Bud), S5991 [29JY]

Karl, Federick, S1948• [19MR]

Lautenberg, Frank R., S4017 [7JN]