ROBERTS, PAT (a Senator from Kansas)
Addresses
Filibuster and Its Consequences: Robert C. Byrd (2010), S5650 [11JY]
Orientation of New Senators: Robert C. Byrd (1996), S5649 [11JY]
Amendments
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3628 [20MY], S3641, S3672, S3674, S3675 [21MY], S3771, S3775 [22MY], S3868 [23MY], S3907 [3JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1787, S1797, S1817, S1818, S1820 [13MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2130, S2147, S2148, S2170, S2174, S2177, S2189, S2191, S2227 [21MR], S2272, S2283, S2297, S2366 [22MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8187, S8218 [19NO], S8363, S8375 [20NO], S8603 [10DE]
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), S2690 [16AP], S2719, S2752, S2766 [17AP]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4416 [12JN]
Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), S8854 [16DE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2642, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S6259 [1AU], S7085 [1OC]
Articles and editorials
Who Shut Down the Federal Government? Thomas Sowell, San Angelo (TX) Standard-Times, S7317 [9OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (see S. Res. 133), S3571 [16MY]
——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 137), S358 [29JA] (see S. 137), S7952 [12NO]
——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 137), S401 [30JA]
——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 138), S401 [30JA]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 946), S3430 [14MY]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 583), S7386 [10OC]
——— 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]
American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 174), S4585 [18JN]
Armed Forces: require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year (see S. 614), S1950 [19MR]
Aviation: prohibit closing of air traffic control towers (see S. 687), S2501 [9AP]
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]
——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and freeze pay for Members of Congress when there is a Federal deficit (see S. 263), S520 [7FE]
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), S7877 [6NO]
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]
Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see S. Res. 88), S2146 [21MR]
Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see S. Res. 88), S2146 [21MR]
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]
Committee To Reduce Government Waste (Senate): establish (see S. 253), S519 [7FE] (see S. Res. 30), S657 [12FE]
Committees of the Senate: authorize reporting of funding resolutions (see S. Res. 58), S944 [27FE]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 582), S1853 [14MR]
——— require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see S. 1404), S6126 [31JY]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 1208), S6378 [11SE]
Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 135), S7952 [12NO]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 109), S214 [23JA]
Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see S. 407), S3327 [9MY]
Courts: clarify that the revocation of an alien’s visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review (see S. 478), S1229 [6MR]
——— provide for conversion of temporary judgeships for the districts of Hawaii and Kansas to permanent judgeships (see S. 1868), S9051 [19DE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 369), S773 [14FE]
Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 273), S7536 [16OC]
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), S7536 [16OC]
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), S6598 [18SE]
Dept. of Education: ensure children are ready for college or a career by providing more State and local control over student, school, and teacher evaluations and achievements (see S. 1101), S3987 [6JN]
——— 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 HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see S. 242), S519 [7FE]
——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see S. 1557), S7007 [27SE]
Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see S. 653), S7101 [1OC]
——— offer rewards for information regarding the attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya (see S. 1661), S8914 [17DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: notify taxpayers each time the taxpayers’ information is accessed by the IRS (see S. 1489), S6327 [10SE]
Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 1462), S6598 [18SE]
——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (see S. 794), S2960 [24AP] (see S. 818), S3028 (see S. 853), S3029 [25AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 572), S1853 [14MR]
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), S7952 [12NO]
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]
Emporia State University: anniversary (see S. Res. 33), S708 [13FE]
Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 19), S943 [27FE]
EPA: prohibit release of sensitive data relative to livestock producers (see S. 1343), S6211 [1AU]
FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see S. 1072), S3844 [23MY]
Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1808), S8771 [12DE]
FDA: strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see S. 959), S3531 [15MY]
Federal agencies and departments: exempt essential employees from furloughs required to achieve funding reductions due to sequester and allow funding flexibility to maintain essential services (see S. 724), S2961 [24AP]
——— prohibit the revocation or withholding of Federal funds to programs whose participants carry out voluntary religious activities (see S. 1279), S5908 [24JY]
——— 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 procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see S. 523), S1709 [12MR]
Federal employees: establish certain procedures for allowing the recording of in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with individuals (see S. 1377), S5969 [25JY]
——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see S. 1378), S5969 [25JY]
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), S7308 [8OC]
——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 727), S5500 [27JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 17), S4481 [13JN]
Foreign policy: prohibit contracting with enemies of the U.S. (see S. 675), S2590 [11AP]
FRS: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain activities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without a constitutionally confirmed Director (see S. 190), S438 [31JA]
——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 209), S469 [4FE]
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: 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), S5709 [16JY]
——— repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 40), S43 [22JA]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]
Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 766), S2797 [18AP]
Hydroelectric power: improve (see S. 545), S3570 [16MY]
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), S8050 [14NO]
——— exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see S. 1735), S8458 [21NO]
Iran: eliminate oil exports from Iran by expanding domestic production (see S. 965), S3907 [3JN]
——— 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]
——— impose sanctions (see S. 1001), S3657 [21MY]
——— impose sanctions relative to certain transactions in foreign currencies (see S. 892), S3328 [9MY]
——— oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 269), S7797 [4NO]
——— 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), S1128 [5MR]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 669), S3431 [14MY]
Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S2750 [17AP]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 204), S8361 [20NO]
Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (see S. Res. 161), S3955 [4JN]
Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, Junction City, KS: designate (see S. 1434), S6206 [1AU]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 6), S1594 [11MR]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see S. Res. 321), S8809 [13DE]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 623), S7877 [6NO]
——— extend certain ambulance add-on payments (see S. 1405), S6126 [31JY]
——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 842), S7877 [6NO]
——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S1785 [13MR]
——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 183), S774 [14FE]
——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 1053), S3843 [23MY]
Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 689), S2501 [9AP]
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S3570 [16MY]
National Ag Day: anniversary (see S. Res. 81), S1950 [19MR]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 254), S6753 [24SE]
National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 295), S8049 [14NO]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 51), S43 [22JA]
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]
Native Americans: require tribes to demonstrate a substantial direct modern and aboriginal connection to certain lands to allow for gaming on such lands (see S. 477), S2147 [21MR]
NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 1542), S6753 [24SE]
——— prevent certain appointees from receiving salaries and a quorum of the Board from taking agency actions until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments (see S. 188), S400 [30JA]
——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (see S. 850), S3029 [25AP]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds for certain activities without a constitutionally confirmed board (see S. 190), S438 [31JA]
——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 1166), S4481 [13JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see S. 1490), S6648 [19SE]
——— 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), S7574 [28OC]
——— 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]
——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards (see S. 1525), S6597 [18SE]
——— improve the patient navigator program (see S. 1666), S7927 [7NO]
——— limit availability of tax credits and reductions in cost-sharing to individuals receiving health coverage under certain labor union plans (see S. 1487), S6521 [17SE]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1188), S5709 [16JY]
——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see S. 1726), S8458 [21NO]
——— prohibit funding to implement (see S. 1292), S5710 [16JY]
——— provide that the reinsurance program be applied equally to all health insurance issuers and group health plans (see S. 1724), S8186 [19NO]
——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 603), S4406 [12JN]
——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see S. 610), S1950 [19MR]
——— repeal if it is determined that the Act has resulted in more uninsured individuals than at the time of enactment (see S. 1894), S9105 [20DE]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 351), S773 [14FE]
——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (see S. 1590), S7675 [30OC]
Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S5708 [16JY]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S7577 [28OC]
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]
——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 1401), S6126 [31JY]
Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see S. 1193), S4792 [20JN]
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. 46), S285 [24JA]
——— require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 43), S400 [30JA]
Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S.J. Res. 9), S1088 [4MR]
SBA: require a study and report on the costs to small business concerns of Federal regulations (see S. 535), S6753 [24SE]
Schiappa, David J.: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S6208 [1AU]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 313), S8565 [9DE]
Social Security: provide for congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements (see S. 767), S2798 [18AP]
Sporting Kansas City (soccer team): tribute (see S. Res. 327), S9105 [20DE]
States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see S. 1632), S7728 [31OC]
Tariff: footwear (see S. 1633), S7728 [31OC]
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), S2797 [18AP]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S3030 [25AP]
——— 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]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 742), S2684 [16AP]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S5668 [11JY]
——— make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1442), S6207 [1AU]
——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 1855), S8976 [18DE]
——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Con. Res. 4), S329 [28JA]
——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 749), S3031 [25AP]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S7830 [5NO]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 654), S2328 [22MR]
——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 553), S1785 [13MR]
——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see S. 720), S2685 [16AP]
——— raise limitation on the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax credit in lieu of bonus depreciation (see S. 1287), S5667 [11JY]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 1183), S4673 [19JN]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S519 [7FE]
——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 122), S6296 [9SE]
——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 399), S1011 [28FE]
Telephones: improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see S. Res. 157), S4523 [17JN]
Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 1702), S8187 [19NO]
U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1786 [13MR]
U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 13), S2798 [18AP] (see S. Res. 200), S5969 [25JY]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see S. 1171), S5568 [9JY]
Water: exempt certain lead pipes, fittings, solder, and flux that contain brass from prohibitions on leaded brass (see S. 1824), S8809 [13DE]
——— prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 1006), S3760 [22MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S3430 [14MY]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 1688), S9053 [19DE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S3431 [14MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: improve and extend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 458), S1127 [5MR]
——— improve the crop insurance program (see S. 677), S2501 [9AP]
Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 191), S438 [31JA]
——— quantify costs associated with proposed economically significant regulations (see S. 786), S2896 [23AP]
——— set forth reasons for determining that a proposed regulatory action is significant (see S. 787), S2896 [23AP]
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]
Kansas State University: anniversary (see S. Res. 34), S708 [13FE]
Medicare: exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 806), S2960 [24AP]
Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see S. 485), S1269 [7MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that certain requirements do not apply if the American Health Benefit Exchanges are not operating by a certain date (see S. 1154), S4406 [12JN] (see S. 1272), S5620 [10JY]
——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 1647), S7829 [5NO]
——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see S. 1848), S8975 [18DE]
Pesticides: clarify authorized use of registered pesticides (see S. 175), S358 [29JA]
Pipelines: authorize States to enforce pipeline safety requirements related to wellbores at interstate storage facilities (see S. 763), S2797 [18AP]
Public debt: retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see S. Res. 8), S214 [23JA]
Securities: protect transactions in the U.S. from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by foreign governments (see S. 1257), S5498 [27JN]
Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see S. 721), S2649 [15AP]
Cloture motions
Budget: replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S927 [27FE], S991 [28FE]
Letters
Dept. of Agriculture school meal requirements: Lindsey Heward, S328• [28JA]
Lists
Organizations supporting H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act, S8028 [14NO]
Remarks
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), S8616 [11DE], S8787 [13DE]
——— reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3642, S3646, S3647 [21MY], S3796 [23MY]
Appropriations: legislative process, S8787, S8789 [13DE]
——— making continuing, S7316 [9OC]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7315 [9OC]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6718, S6811, S6814 [24SE]
——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S2027 [20MR]
Brennan, John O.: nomination to be CIA Director, S1224 [6MR]
Budget: balance, S2003 [20MR]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2001, S2003 [20MR], S2300 [22MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Adverse Marketing Payments Program, S8616 [11DE]
——— improve and extend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S3642, S3646 [21MY]
——— improve and extend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S. 458), S1129–S1131 [5MR]
——— improve the crop insurance program (S. 677), S2505 [9AP]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S8616 [11DE]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding through reductions in crop insurance reimbursements to providers, S3647 [21MY]
Dept. of HHS: prohibit funding for promotional or marketing materials promoting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or its benefits, S2300 [22MR]
Emporia State University: anniversary (S. Res. 33), S677 [13FE]
FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), S8027, S8028 [14NO]
Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order, S7316 [9OC]
FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and determine flood risk (S. 1610), unanimous-consent request, S8619 [11DE]
Food: allow States to require labels on any food, beverage, or other edible products sold that contain, or are produced with, a genetically engineered material, S3796 [23MY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7315 [9OC]
Iran: impose sanctions, S8784 [13DE]
——— support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (S. Res. 65), S3743 [22MY]
IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, S6166, S6167, S6168 [1AU]
Kansas State University: anniversary (S. Res. 34), S676, S677 [13FE]
Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, S6568 [18SE]
National security: use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S., S1224 [6MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S6168 [1AU]
——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8015 [14NO], S8615 [11DE], S8788, S8789, S8790, S8791 [13DE]
——— implementation, S7316 [9OC]
——— prohibit funding to implement, S6718, S6811, S6814 [24SE]
——— provide that certain requirements do not apply if the American Health Benefit Exchanges are not operating by a certain date (S. 1272), S6169 [1AU]
——— repeal, S8015 [14NO]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S5646 [11JY]
Public debt: ceiling, S7317 [9OC]
——— retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (S. Res. 8), S224 [23JA]
Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S5646, S5651 [11JY], S8424, S8425, S8433 [21NO], S8614 [11DE], S8787, S8789 [13DE]
Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, S2002 [20MR]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, S7316 [9OC]
Tributes
Hall, Adele, S450 [4FE]
Heward, Lindsey, S327• [28JA]
Minor, Melvin, S3796 [23MY]
Van Opdorp, Harold R., S4789 [20JN]