PAUL, RAND (a Senator from Kentucky)
Amendments
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3629 [20MY], S3769, S3770 [22MY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6965, S6966 [26SE], S8858, S8859, S8861 [16DE]
——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1715 [12MR], S1724, S1798 [13MR], S1871 [14MR]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), S6299 [9SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2149, S2177, S2198, S2202, S2203, S2204, S2221, S2230, S2231 [21MR], S2284, S2311, S2331, S2366 [22MR]
——— 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), S424, S447 [31JA]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2974 [24AP]
Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7799 [4NO]
Committees of the Senate: authorizing expenditures (S. Res. 64), S1093 [4MR], S1104 [5MR]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6462 [12SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8115 [18NO], S8204, S8230, S8231, S8288 [19NO], S8395 [20NO], S8476 [21NO]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5843, S5844 [23JY], S6086 [31JY]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4219, S4225 [11JN], S4532 [17JN], S4597 [18JN], S4644 [19JN]
Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), S8854, S8856, S8857, S8858 [16DE]
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), S3208, S3210, S3211 [7MY]
Articles and editorials
Leahy and Paul Plan on Mandatory Sentencing Makes Sense, S6005 [29JY]
Paul-Leahy Sentencing Bill Will Ensure Time Fits the Crime, S6004 [29JY]
Plan for Hunting Terrorists Signals U.S. Intends To Keep Adding Names to Kill List, Greg Miller, Washington (DC) Post, S1190 [6MR]
Prison-Sentence Reform, S6006 [29JY]
Rand Paul’s Drone Rant, S1243 [7MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (see S. Res. 133), S3256 [8MY]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 946), S3430 [14MY]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1670), S8362 [20NO]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 886), S3159 [7MY]
Alcoholic beverages: exempt aging process of distilled spirits from the production period for purposes of capitalization of interest costs (see S. 1457), S6207 [1AU]
Armed Forces: require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see S. 470), S2329 [22MR]
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: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see S. 547), S1785 [13MR] (see S. 1436), S6206 [1AU]
——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 7), S708 [13FE]
——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see S. 692), S2564 [10AP]
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]
Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals born in the U.S. to those with one parent that is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or active member of the U.S. military (see S.J. Res. 4), S214 [23JA]
——— constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals born in the U.S. to those with one parent that is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or active member of the U.S. military, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S.J. Res. 4), S814 [25FE]
Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the U.S. Diplomatic Facility and American Personnel in Benghazi, Libya (Joint, Select): establish (see S. Res. 225), S6446 [12SE]
Congress: require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see S. 1404), S6126 [31JY]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 109), S439 [31JA]
Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see S. 359), S773 [14FE]
Corps of Engineers: prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (see S. 421), S1011 [28FE] (see S. 982), S3569 [16MY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 369), S773 [14FE]
Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 1510), S6518 [17SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see S. 330), S772 [14FE]
——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see S. 972), S3569 [16MY]
Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see S. 1130), S4212 [11JN]
Dept. of 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 Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (see S. 794), S2960 [24AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require prompt responses from covered Federal agencies to requests for information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits (see S. 674), S3372 [13MY]
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]
Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1410), S8976 [18DE]
Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 1623), S7674 [30OC]
EPA: prohibit any regulations promulgated pursuant to a Presidential memorandum relative to power sector carbon pollution standards from taking effect (see S. 1324), S5800 [18JY]
——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see S. 861), S3091 [6MY]
Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 191), S438 [31JA]
——— impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements requiring regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see S. 714), S2589 [11AP]
——— provide for congressional review of agency guidance documents (see S. 320), S708 [13FE]
Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 968), S3569 [16MY]
Firearms: prevent criminals from obtaining firearms (see S. 729), S2649 [15AP]
Grams, Rod: tribute (see S. Res. 267), S7353 [9OC]
Hathaway, William D.: tribute (see S. Res. 189), S5264 [26JN]
Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1204), S5500 [27JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]
Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and others detained due to their religious beliefs (see S. Res. 284), S7729 [31OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 1712), S8049 [14NO]
Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (see S. Res. 161), S3955 [4JN]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see S. Res. 321), S8809 [13DE]
Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 236), S519 [7FE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 2), S214 [23JA]
Money: treat gold and silver coins used as legal tender in the same manner as U.S. currency (see S. 768), S2798 [18AP]
National security: prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see S. 505), S1269 [7MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6447 [12SE]
——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6447 [12SE]
——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see S. 154), S285 [24JA]
——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see S. 1617), S7673 [30OC]
——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see S. 1726), S8186 [19NO]
——— prohibit funding to implement (see S. 1292), S5667 [11JY]
——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 351), S773 [14FE]
——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see S. 1848), S8975 [18DE]
Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see S. 1233), S5264 [26JN]
——— clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 1234), S5264 [26JN]
Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 607), S3987 [6JN]
——— prohibit bulk collection of business records and warrantless searches of communications and reform surveillance authorities and the operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (see S. 1551), S6886 [24SE]
SBA: require a study and report on the costs to small business concerns of Federal regulations (see S. 535), S1710 [12MR]
Schiappa, David J.: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S6208 [1AU]
Syria: restrict funds relative to escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria (see S. 1201), S4792 [20JN]
Taxation: provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S3091 [6MY]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 1183), S5018 [24JN]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S3091 [6MY]
U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see S. 988), S3614 [20MY]
U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1786 [13MR]
University of Louisville: tribute to men’s basketball team (see S. Res. 100), S2684 [16AP]
——— tribute to women’s basketball team (see S. Res. 100), S2684 [16AP]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see S. 950), S3907 [3JN]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see S. 20), S943 [27FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 583), S1853 [14MR]
Afridi, Shakeel: relief (see S. 158), S329 [28JA]
Agriculture: permanently suspend application of certain price support authority (see S. 956), S3531 [15MY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2845 [22AP]
Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see S. 530), S1710 [12MR]
Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see S. 1016), S3761 [22MY]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require application of laws equally to all U.S. citizens (see S.J. Res. 25), S7414 [11OC]
——— end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of such delegation in order to phase it out (see S. 1663), S7927 [7NO]
——— preserve constitutional authority and ensure accountability and transparency in legislation (see S. 1665), S7927 [7NO]
——— require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (see S. 1664), S7927 [7NO]
Corps of Engineers: modify criteria used to dredge small ports (see S. 732), S2683 [16AP]
Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see S. 619), S2026 [20MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit a bailout of a State, city, or municipality and designate economic freedom zones (see S. 1852), S8975 [18DE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish an Emergency Transportation Safety Fund (see S. 911), S3326 [9MY]
Economy: permit voluntary economic activity (see S. 1004), S3657 [21MY]
Egypt: prohibit sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services (see S. 201), S438 [31JA]
——— prohibit U.S. assistance as a result of military coup d’état (see S. 1278), S5667 [11JY]
Endangered species: permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and threatened species (see S. 1731), S8186 [19NO]
EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (see S. 558), S1786 [13MR]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 15), S871 [26FE]
——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 643), S2146 [21MR]
Federal employees: eliminate use of official time (see S. 785), S2896 [23AP]
Firearms: provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect and prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes (see S. 82), S213 [23JA]
Foreign countries: repeal violation of sovereign nations’ laws and privacy matters (see S. 887), S3159 [7MY]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 209), S469 [4FE]
Government: provide for continuing operations in a fiscally responsible manner (see S. 83), S213 [23JA]
IRS: condemn targeting of Tea Party groups and call for an investigation (see S. Res. 159), S3955 [4JN]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 204), S438 [31JA]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 3), S214 [23JA]
Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see S. 164), S329 [28JA]
Privacy: extend protections against unreasonable searches and seizures to electronic communications information and require specific court-issued warrants to obtain such information (see S. 1037), S3843 [23MY]
——— prohibit any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, from searching telephone records of U.S. citizens without a warrant based on probable cause (see S. 1121), S4021 [7JN]
Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 81), S213 [23JA]
Senate: express that President Obama should issue a statement regarding National Security Agency spying on Pope Francis (see S. Res. 281), S7729 [31OC]
——— provide sufficient time for legislation to be read (see S. Res. 28), S590 [11FE]
Senior citizens: provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care to seniors (see S. 1469), S6208 [1AU]
Taxation: disapprove rule relative to taxable medical devices (see S.J. Res. 8), S944 [27FE]
Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 890), S3159 [7MY]
Letters
Second Amendment right to bear arms: by, H1854 [9AP]
Privilege of the floor
Hamilton, Justin, S3058 [25AP]
Phan, Steven, S3058 [25AP]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing, S7334 [9OC]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6716, S6717, S6815, S6818, S6854, S6855, S6856 [24SE]
Brennan, John O.: nomination to be CIA Director, S1150, S1170, S1171, S1172, S1173, S1174, S1175, S1177, S1178, S1179, S1180, S1181, S1182, S1184, S1185, S1191, S1192, S1195, S1197, S1206, S1207, S1208, S1209, S1212, S1213, S1217, S1219, S1220, S1222, S1224, S1225, S1226 [6MR], S1255 [7MR]
——— nomination to be CIA Director, unanimous-consent request, S1181 [6MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2288, S2314 [22MR]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent request, S3648, S3649, S3651 [21MY]
——— 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), S424, S425, S427 [31JA]
Committees of the Senate: authorizing expenditures (S. Res. 64), S1103 [5MR]
Dept. of State: authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at U.S. embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide (S. 227), S477 [4FE]
Dept. of Transportation: interstate bridge infrastructure projects funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy foreign assistance and loan guarantee programs funding, S2314 [22MR]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5977 [25JY], S6086, S6092, S6094 [31JY]
Egypt: prohibit sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services, S424, S425, S427 [31JA]
——— prohibit U.S. assistance as a result of military coup d’état, S6086, S6092, S6094 [31JY]
EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, S8739 [12DE]
FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs, S3002 [25AP]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7333, S7334, S7335 [9OC]
Immigration: prohibit granting of registered provisional immigrant status until certain border security metrics and congressional approval requirements are met, S4650 [19JN]
——— reform (S. 744), S4644, S4650 [19JN]
Marshal, John: 2Not1 Fatherhood and Families, Inc., Community Dad award recipient, S7535• [16OC]
National Park Service: call for removal of barricades around open, outdoor memorials during Government shutdown, S7333 [9OC]
National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), unanimous-consent request, S7333, S7334, S7335 [9OC]
National security: use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S., S1150, S1170, S1171, S1172, S1173, S1174, S1175, S1177, S1178, S1179, S1180, S1181, S1182, S1184, S1185, S1191, S1192, S1195, S1197, S1206, S1207, S1208, S1209, S1212, S1213, S1217, S1219, S1220, S1222, S1223, S1224, S1225 [6MR], S1255 [7MR]
Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S8737 [12DE]
O’Rea, Ebony: 2Not1 Fatherhood and Families, Inc., Female Supporter of Fatherhood award recipient, S7535• [16OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S6854 [24SE], S8019 [14NO], S8736 [12DE]
——— impact on job creation and hiring, S6854 [24SE]
——— prohibit funding to implement, S6716, S6717, S6815, S6818, S6854, S6855, S6856 [24SE]
——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by all Federal employees, S6816, S6818 [24SE]
Public debt: ceiling, S3648, S3649, S3651 [21MY]
San Antonio, TX: tribute to defenders of the Alamo, S1174 [6MR]
Senate National Security Working Group: prohibit supplemental staff funding available only to a limited number of Senators in a time of sequestration, S1103 [5MR]
Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S8733–S8736 [12DE]
Votes: correction, S2925 [24AP]
Warner, Mike: 2Not1 Fatherhood and Families, Inc., Father of the Year award recipient, S7535• [16OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to