PRYOR, MARK L. (a Senator from Arkansas)
Amendments
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3676, S3690 [21MY], S3777, S3780 [22MY], S3869 [23MY], S3910 [3JN], S3962 [4JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1797, S1817, S1821 [13MR], S1854 [14MR], S1986 [20MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2273, S2284, S2333, S2351, S2366 [22MR]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2903 [23AP]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6390, S6392, S6394 [11SE], S6448, S6459, S6465 [12SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8065 [14NO], S8216, S8224, S8260, S8283 [19NO], S8371, S8392, S8398, S8408 [20NO], S8460, S8492, S8524 [21NO], S8669 [11DE]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6137 [31JY]
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), S2770 [17AP]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4526 [17JN], S4656, S4675 [19JN], S4795, S4843, S4845 [20JN], S4860, S4984 [21JN], S5197 [25JN]
Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (H.R. 1344), S6245, S6257 [1AU]
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), S3205, S3208 [7MY], S3247 [8MY], S3345 [9MY], S3378 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: establish a tiered hiring preference for civil service jobs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 1320), S6211 [1AU]
——— 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]
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]
Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2749 [17AP]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 336), S772 [14FE] (see S. 743), S2799 [18AP]
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]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see S. 1012), S3761 [22MY]
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]
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]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 582), S1853 [14MR]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 1208), S7830 [5NO]
Dept. of Defense: modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see S. 967), S3569 [16MY]
——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see S. 1078), S5709 [16JY]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see S. 1238), S5498 [27JN]
——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 427), S1012 [28FE]
Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 717), S4586 [18JN]
——— modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see S. 1739), S8360 [20NO]
Dept. of HHS: establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see S. 330), S4481 [13JN]
Dept. of Justice: provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 1089), S6886 [24SE]
Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see S. 653), S7500 [15OC]
Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 738), S2684 [16AP]
Dept. of Transportation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see S. 1537), S7170 [3OC]
——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 1462), S6207 [1AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 287), S657 [12FE]
——— provide for certain requirements relative to immunization of veterans (see S. 1165), S4481 [13JN]
——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see S. 1148), S5500 [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), S7830 [5NO]
——— require prompt responses from covered Federal agencies to requests for information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits (see S. 674), S3658 [21MY]
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), S6296 [9SE]
Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 302), S8361 [20NO]
Economy: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veteran benefits or to increase low- and middle-class tax burden (see S. Con. Res. 15), S3031 [25AP]
Education: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 288), S657 [12FE]
EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see S. 971), S5841 [23JY]
——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see S. 1195), S4792 [20JN]
FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see S. 1072), S5908 [24JY]
Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see S. 1029), S3843 [23MY]
Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (see S. 1045), S3843 [23MY]
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), S6961 [26SE]
——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 727), S6647 [19SE]
——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S6597 [18SE]
——— require an empirical impact study on proposed rules relative to the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements as they apply to community banks (see S. 731), S6520 [17SE]
Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 1212), S4793 [20JN]
——— improve effectiveness of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by clarifying reporting requirements related to adjudications of mental incompetency (see S. 480), S1229 [6MR]
Grams, Rod: tribute (see S. Res. 267), S7353 [9OC]
Hathaway, William D.: tribute (see S. Res. 189), S5264 [26JN]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 75), S7929 [7NO]
——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 1881), S9052 [19DE]
——— 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), S1787 [13MR]
Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S2684 [16AP]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 175), S4673 [19JN]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S8100 [18NO]
Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (see S. Res. 161), S3955 [4JN]
Little Rock, AR: treat Armed Forces members killed or wounded in attack at recruiting station in same manner as members killed or wounded in a combat zone (see S. 1433), S6206 [1AU]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see S. Res. 321), S8809 [13DE]
Mayflower, AR: exclude from gross income compensation provided for victims of the pipeline oil spill (see S. 1350), S5907 [24JY]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 623), S4022 [7JN]
——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S5840 [23JY]
——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 183), S521 [7FE]
National Academy of Sciences: study impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children (see S. 134), S5907 [24JY]
National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 87), S2146 [21MR] (see S. Res. 93), S2455 [8AP]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 261), S6960 [26SE]
National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 107), S2897 [23AP]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S6886 [24SE]
National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 177), S4673 [19JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see S. 1642), S7929 [7NO]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1798), S8772 [12DE]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 351), S4058 [10JN]
Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S7576 [28OC]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 802), S2960 [24AP]
Pipelines: express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation (see S. Con. Res. 21), S6127 [31JY]
Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal real property (see S. 1382), S6023 [29JY] (see S. 1398), S6072 [30JY]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 57), S871 [26FE]
Recycled materials: support improvement in collection, processing, and consumption of recycled materials (see S. Res. 309), S8457 [21NO]
SBA: clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (see S. 415), S1011 [28FE]
——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 289), S7616 [29OC]
Schiappa, David J.: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S6208 [1AU]
Securities: make shareholder registration threshold for savings and loan holding companies the same as for bank holding companies (see S. 872), S3158 [7MY]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 313), S8565 [9DE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1660), S7876 [6NO]
Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 759), S8187 [19NO]
——— clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see S. 479), S1229 [6MR]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S6327 [10SE]
——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see S. 1772), S8457 [21NO]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S1128 [5MR]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 1431), S6206 [1AU]
——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see S. 1194), S4792 [20JN]
Telephones: improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see S. Res. 157), S3844 [23MY]
——— restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 1235), S5264 [26JN]
Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and modernize (see S. 1009), S3956 [4JN]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 234), S590 [11FE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 47), S285 [24JA]
Volunteer workers: clarify that volunteers at children’s consignment events are not employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1656), S7876 [6NO]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S1711 [12MR]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S3570 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 1244), S5498 [27JN]
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. 1872), S9052 [19DE]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1856), S8976 [18DE]
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see S. 1438), S6207 [1AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 463), S1127 [5MR]
Dept. of Energy: replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (see S. 552), S1785 [13MR]
Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see S. 1445), S6207 [1AU]
Dept. of Justice: establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see S. 1722), S8186 [19NO]
Dept. of Transportation: recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (see S. 1625), S7674 [30OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 629), S2026 [20MR]
EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 496), S1269 [7MR]
FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see S. 1413), S6126 [31JY]
Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act: make permanent certain tax provisions relative to timber (see S. 1544), S6753 [24SE]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 669), S2500 [9AP]
Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program, establish basic audit standards and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies, and provide recoupment returns (see S. 867), S3091 [6MY]
Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see S. 686), S2501 [9AP]
National Case Management Week: designate (see S. Res. 214), S6208 [1AU]
National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see S. 376), S813 [25FE]
National Toy Week: designate (see S. Res. 325), S9105 [20DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow coverage of church plans (see S. 1164), S4481 [13JN]
Transportation Security Administration: facilitate air passenger screening of severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 1403), S6126 [31JY]
——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 1367), S5968 [25JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect farmers and hunters from fines due to taking of migratory birds on agricultural fields by clarifying distinction between normal agricultural practices and baiting (see S. 1634), S7728 [31OC]
Cloture motions
Brennan, John O.: nomination to be CIA Director, S1227 [6MR], S1256 [7MR]
Privilege of the floor
Hallinan, Mike, S6968 [26SE]
Ross, Bob, S6968 [26SE]
Remarks
AbilityOne Program: tribute, S7139 [2OC]
Aerojet Rocketdyne (company): tribute to Camden, AR, employees, S8974• [18DE]
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), S6613 [19SE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1244), S6910–S6912 [26SE]
Anchorage, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (H.R. 623), S9068 [19DE]
Appropriations: legislative process, S8428 [21NO]
——— making continuing, S7504, S7507 [16OC]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6910 [26SE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8934 [18DE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7092 [1OC]
——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1986 [20MR]
Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance: tribute to Arkansas No Kid Hungry Campaign, S7006• [27SE]
Arkansas State Championship Horse Show: anniversary, S6193• [1AU]
Armed Forces: working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, S8934 [18DE]
Budget: balance, S841 [26FE]
——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), S841 [26FE]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8934 [18DE]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2928, S2929 [24AP]
Congress: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 11), S2435 [22MR]
——— importance of bipartisanship, S7504, S7507 [16OC]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6366, S6367 [11SE], S6560, S6561 [18SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Food Safety Inspection Service funding to exempt essential employees from furloughs, S1986 [20MR]
Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5126 [25JN]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), S5126 [25JN]
Dept. of Energy: recognize voluntary certification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products energy conservation and efficiency, S6366, S6367 [11SE], S6561 [18SE]
——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review, S6560, S6561 [18SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognition of a State court order amending an internationally adopted child’s birth date or name (S. 1614), S9069 [19DE]
——— recruit veterans and Reserve component members to fill positions within Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S4565 [18JN], S4660 [19JN]
Dept. of the Interior: modify Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project (H.R. 767), S9068 [19DE]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5894 [24JY]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S841 [26FE]
——— invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S., S7910 [7NO]
Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, S7910 [7NO]
EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms, S3146 [7MY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7092 [1OC], S7504, S7507 [16OC]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S319 [28JA]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4565 [18JN], S4660 [19JN]
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), S7504, S7507 [16OC]
Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend, S2928, S2929 [24AP]
Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (S. 1881), S9069 [19DE]
Jackson, Ketanji B.: nomination to be district judge, S2436 [22MR]
Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 71), S9068 [19DE]
Moore, Raymond P.: nomination to be district judge, S2436 [22MR]
Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (H.R. 2319), S9068 [19DE]
Nunley, Troy L.: nomination to be district judge, S2436 [22MR]
Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (S. Res. 37), S2435 [22MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to implement, S6910 [26SE]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S8427 [21NO]
——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S8427 [21NO]
Pritzker, Penny S.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S5120 [25JN]
Public debt: ceiling, S7504, S7507 [16OC]
Senate: legislative program, S2436 [22MR], S9069 [19DE]
Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S8427 [21NO]
——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (S. Res. 4), S265 [24JA]
Shwartz, Patty: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2434 [22MR]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), S9069 [19DE]
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), S3146 [7MY]
Reports filed
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1244) (S. Rept. 113–46), S5497 [27JN]
Tributes
Campora, Joel, S3901 [3JN]
Carpenter, Cody, S3901 [3JN]
Corbin, Joseph C., S3655• [21MY]
Duke, Ken, S5120 [25JN]
Klemmer, Keith, S3837• [23MY]
McClellan, Roger, S7669• [30OC]
Mikulski, Senator, S8428 [21NO]
Van Pelt, Kirk, S7669• [30OC]