PORTMAN, ROB (a Senator from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3618 [20MY], S3727 [22MY], S3910 [3JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6966 [26SE], S7008 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1820 [13MR], S1864 [14MR], S1894 [18MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2130, S2148, S2171, S2189, S2190, S2219 [21MR], S2297, S2304, S2309, S2313, S2329, S2357 [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), S414, S415, S446 [31JA]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S3051, S3057 [25AP]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7880 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8065, S8066, S8067 [14NO], S8109, S8124 [18NO], S8220, S8231, S8263 [19NO], S8461, S8477, S8479, S8524 [21NO], S8567 [9DE], S8603 [10DE], S8669 [11DE], S8773 [12DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5847, S5848 [23JY], S5857 [24JY], S6025 [29JY]

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), S2752, S2770 [17AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4482 [13JN], S4523 [17JN], S4692 [19JN], S4984 [21JN], S5084 [24JN], S5150, S5152, S5167, S5200 [25JN], S5275, S5284, S5292 [26JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S528 [7FE], S590 [11FE], S610 [12FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3258, S3272 [8MY], S3329 [9MY], S3378 [13MY], S3432 [14MY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (see S. Res. 133), S3328 [9MY]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 138), S3030 [25AP]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 946), S3430 [14MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1670), S7927 [7NO]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 886), S3159 [7MY]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see S. 345), S772 [14FE]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. Res. 323), S8976 [18DE]

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: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 7), S708 [13FE]

——— eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations and require budget estimates to be compared with the prior year’s level (see S. 185), S400 [30JA]

——— ensure effective control over the congressional budget process (see S. 280), S657 [12FE]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 554), S1951 [19MR]

——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see S. 692), S6127 [31JY]

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]

Children and youth: express that children trafficked in the U.S. be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators (see S. Con. Res. 29), S8457 [21NO]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 1715), S8049 [14NO]

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: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 582), S1853 [14MR]

——— prohibit earmarks (see S. 126), S284 [24JA]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 761), S2797 [18AP]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 1392), S6071 [30JY]

Courts: reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals (see S. 699), S7575 [28OC]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S7575 [28OC]

——— reduce recidivism and increase public safety (see S. 1675), S8001 [13NO]

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

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see S. 1500), S6521 [17SE]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3616 [20MY]

——— reform investigative procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent abusive treatment of alleged sexual assault victims in the Armed Forces (see S. 1644), S8101 [18NO]

Dept. of Education: make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (see S. 1241), S5528 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 153), S7308 [8OC]

——— establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 424), S1012 [28FE]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution (see S. 644), S7063 [30SE]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see S. 999), S3988 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see S. 413), S1011 [28FE]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 822), S7101 [1OC]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see S. 80), S520 [7FE]

Dept. of State: rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1249), S5498 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 331), S772 [14FE]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (see S. 794), S2960 [24AP]

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), S3570 [16MY]

Drugs: establish a list of synthetic drugs known as analogues and prohibit most importation, amend sentencing for violations, and improve regulation relative to such analogues (see S. 1323), S6520 [17SE]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 1254), S5498 [27JN]

Economy: provide for fiscal gap and generational accounting analysis in the legislative process, the President’s budget, and annual long-term fiscal outlook reports (see S. 1351), S5907 [24JY]

EPA: clarify and confirm authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see S. 830), S3028 [25AP]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 191), S438 [31JA]

——— improve security clearance process by improving OPM oversight, terminating investigators who falsify reports, and establishing security clearance position guidelines (see S. 1276), S5620 [10JY]

——— prohibit the revocation or withholding of Federal funds to programs whose participants carry out voluntary religious activities (see S. 1279), S5842 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see S. 994), S3657 [21MY]

——— 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: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see S. 1312), S5755 [17JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 1349), S8458 [21NO]

——— expand eligibility to the Federal Home Loan Bank System to privately-insured credit unions to facilitate more loan opportunities (see S. 1806), S8771 [12DE]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 727), S5500 [27JN]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S3031 [25AP]

Firearms: improve effectiveness of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by clarifying reporting requirements related to adjudications of mental incompetency (see S. 480), S2565 [10AP]

FRS: provide additional flexibility to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the business of insurance (see S. 1369), S6598 [18SE]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 209), S7616 [29OC]

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

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 218), S469 [4FE]

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

Health: prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (see S. 133), S284 [24JA]

——— repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 40), S43 [22JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]

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 (see S. 1455), S6520 [17SE]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and others detained due to their religious beliefs (see S. Res. 284), S7878 [6NO]

——— impose sanctions (see S. 1001), S3763 [22MY]

——— impose sanctions relative to certain transactions in foreign currencies (see S. 892), S3987 [6JN]

——— 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), S1012 [28FE]

——— support political reform (see S. Res. 154), S4059 [10JN]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 669), S2500 [9AP]

ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties (see S. 790), S2896 [23AP]

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), S6328 [10SE]

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

Medicare: establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health (see S. 1228), S5264 [26JN]

——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 183), S1270 [7MR]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S329 [28JA]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 294), S8000 [13NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 294), S8000 [13NO]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 254), S6753 [24SE]

National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 148), S3570 [16MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S7063 [30SE]

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

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 741), S3372 [13MY]

Owens, Jesse: tribute (see S. Res. 226), S6446 [12SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see S. 1490), S6598 [18SE]

——— 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]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see S. 1592), S7729 [31OC]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see S. 1617), S7673 [30OC]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1188), S6378 [11SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see S. 1292), S5908 [24JY]

——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see S. 610), S1950 [19MR]

——— 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), S9106 [20DE]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S8101 [18NO]

Petroleum: grant EPA waivers giving communities flexibility in use of fuel blends and require the EPA and Dept. of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study (see S. 1319), S5799 [18JY]

Power resources: 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]

——— recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 1482), S6208 [1AU]

Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal real property (see S. 1382), S6023 [29JY] (see S. 1398), S6072 [30JY]

Schiappa, David J.: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S6208 [1AU]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1690), S8000 [13NO]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 888), S5908 [24JY]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see S. 1022), S3761 [22MY]

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

Social Security: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (see S. 1118), S4021 [7JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1335), S5842 [23JY]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see S. 170), S813 [25FE]

Taxation: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 952), S3430 [14MY]

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

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 1645), S7829 [5NO]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S8361 [20NO]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see S. 720), S2649 [15AP]

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S519 [7FE]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 399), S1011 [28FE]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2564 [10AP]

Tubman, Harriet: tribute (see S. Res. 56), S871 [26FE]

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see S. 988), S3956 [4JN]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1786 [13MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see S. 125), S401 [30JA]

Ukraine: call for release of Yulia Tymoshenko, urge the European Union to include such release as a criterion for signing certain agreements, and encourage a strong relationship with Europe (see S. Res. 165), S5688 [15JY]

Voting: improve ballot accessibility and voter registration opportunities, strengthen voting rights, and provide voter assistance to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 1728), S8914 [17DE]

War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie (see S. Res. 153), S5970 [25JY]

Water: exempt fire hydrants from prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux (see S. 1779), S8565 [9DE]

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), S4522 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 29), S42 [22JA]

Conservation of natural resources: establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation (see S. 1005), S3760 [22MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 32), S42 [22JA]

Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 1044), S3843 [23MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures (see S. 1122), S4058 [10JN]

Employment: streamline Federal job training system, steer training dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish Pay for Performance pilot program, and provide State access to National Directory of New Hires (see S. 804), S2960 [24AP]

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

——— require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies (see S. 1173), S4585 [18JN]

FRS: require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 1310), S5708 [16JY]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 1685), S7951 [12NO]

——— lower health premiums and increase choice for small business (see S. 24), S42 [22JA]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see S. 44), S43 [22JA]

IRS: issue regulations to allow enrolled agents to use or display their credentials when advertising their services or representing clients (see S. 1134), S4212 [11JN]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see S. 231), S519 [7FE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S3843 [23MY]

OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (see S. 1397), S6072 [30JY]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see S. 230), S519 [7FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 203), S438 [31JA] (see S. 1842), S8913 [17DE]

Public debt: require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 43), S43 [22JA]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Education: reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

Lists

Ohio high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S3087 [6MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), S6501 [17SE]

Appropriations: legislative process, S7204 [4OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6925 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8905 [17DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7204 [4OC]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions, S417, S426 [31JA]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (S. 29), S7204 [4OC], S7601 [29OC]

Armaly Brands (business): anniversary of Brillo pad, S812 [25FE]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), motion to proceed, S6306 [10SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2515 [10AP]

——— balance, S2089, S2090 [21MR]

——— deficit, S7373 [10OC]

——— reform entitlement programs, S7374 [10OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8905 [17DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2134 [21MR], S2300, S2305, S2318 [22MR], S7601 [29OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), motion to recommit, S2089, S2090 [21MR]

——— 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), S415, S425, S426 [31JA]

CBO: provide Committee on Taxation (Joint) macroeconomic analysis of tax reform legislation, S2318 [22MR]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Stepping Stones Center, S3368 [13MY]

Circleville, OH: anniversary of Crossroads Church, S6513 [17SE]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7848 [6NO]

Columbus, OH: anniversary of Jewish Center of Greater Columbus, S7612 [29OC]

——— anniversary of King Arts Complex, S1124 [5MR]

Conservation of energy: encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings, S6414 [12SE]

——— facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings, S6362 [11SE]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6306 [10SE], S6355, S6357, S6362, S6364 [11SE], S6414, S6418, S6423 [12SE], S6490, S6499, S6500 [17SE], S6559 [18SE], S6681 [23SE], S8993 [19DE]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), motion to proceed, S6164, S6165 [1AU]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), unanimous-consent agreement, S6350 [11SE]

Coshocton, OH: anniversary of Kiefer’s Florist (business), S6883 [24SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements, S6364 [11SE]

——— improve efficiency standards and allow continued manufacture of grid-enabled water heaters for use in electric thermal storage or demand response programs, S6499 [17SE]

——— modify definition of renewable energy to include geothermal energy for purposes of Federal energy purchase requirements, S6357 [11SE]

——— require ongoing review of private sector green building certification systems and exclude portions of such certification systems found to be discriminatory against domestic products, S6681 [23SE]

——— State Energy Program and Weatherization Assistance Program extension and reauthorization, S6432 [12SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: exclude crimes against children involving moral turpitude from discretionary authority relative to removal, deportation, or inadmissibility of an individual, S4655 [19JN], S4756 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase penalties relative to sex trafficking, S507 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prioritize projects to repair or reconstruct bridges determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient, S5857 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5857 [24JY]

Donatos Pizzeria, LLC: anniversary, S6640 [19SE]

Dublin, OH: tribute to Muirfield Village Golf Club for hosting of Presidents Cup, S6883 [24SE]

Employment: improve the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation, S4390 [12JN], S5098–S5101 [24JN], S5246, S5247, S5249, S5250 [26JN]

——— prevent government from penalizing religious employers that are exempt from prohibitions on employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7848 [6NO]

Foreign trade: promote exports, S2305 [22MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7204 [4OC], S7373 [10OC]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S2300 [22MR]

Immigration: prohibit granting of registered provisional immigrant status to any individual who has been convicted of certain crimes, S4655 [19JN], S4756 [20JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S4390 [12JN], S4655 [19JN], S4756 [20JN], S5098–S5101 [24JN], S5246, S5247, S5249, S5250 [26JN]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational, S7375 [10OC]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, S3823 [23MY]

Kalmbach Feeds (company): anniversary, S867 [26FE]

Mount Vernon, OH: tribute to Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, S1589 [11MR]

Ohio: anniversary of All-Ohio State Fair Youth Choir, S6440• [12SE]

——— tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S3086 [6MY]

Ohio State University: tribute to Moritz College of Law Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Veterans Project to provide veterans with legal assistance, S2558 [10AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8016 [14NO], S8725 [12DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6925 [26SE]

——— repeal, S8016 [14NO]

Petkovsek, Tony: International Polka Association Hall of Fame inductee, S6008• [29JY]

Pipelines: express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation, S6418 [12SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political and judicial nominees, S8724 [12DE]

Public buildings: improve energy performance in Federal buildings, S6500 [17SE]

Public debt: ceiling, S7205, S7207 [4OC], S7601 [29OC]

——— require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts, S415–S417, S425 [31JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7373 [10OC]

Senate: legislative process, S4756 [20JN], S5249, S5250 [26JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2515 [10AP], S8906 [17DE]

Taxation: reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2134 [21MR]

——— reform the Federal tax code, S2134 [21MR], S7374 [10OC]

Urbana, OH: installation of Ohio Historical Society marker commemorating President Lincoln’s funeral train stop, S2587 [11AP]

Violence Against Women Act: clarify that child victims of sex trafficking are eligible to receive assistance under grants provided to enhance safety of youth and children, S611 [12FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), S507 [7FE], S611 [12FE]

Water: exempt fire hydrants from prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux (H.R. 3588), S8900 [17DE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S7206 [4OC]

Tributes

Booker, Simeon, S8598• [10DE]

Bowers, Paul A., S647 [12FE]

Gardner, Theodore H., S276• [24JA]

Hanna, Jack, S9096 [20DE]

Hayes, Woody, S1124 [5MR]

Horstman, Barry M., S1086• [4MR]

Mock, Geraldine (Jerrie), S6063 [30JY]

Ruehlmann, Eugene, S4209 [11JN]

Sheehy, Sandy, S647 [12FE]

Spiegel, S. Arthur, S7719 [31OC]