SCHATZ, BRIAN (a Senator from Hawaii)
Amendments
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3659, S3669 [21MY], S3773 [22MY], S3867, S3869 [23MY], S3910 [3JN], S3967 [5JN], S3989 [6JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S7008 [27SE], S8852 [16DE], S8915 [17DE]
——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1867 [14MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2334 [22MR]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6470 [12SE], S6474 [16SE], S6521, S6522, S6542 [17SE], S6602 [18SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8065 [14NO], S8114, S8115 [18NO], S8224, S8227, S8239, S8249, S8260, S8262 [19NO], S8363, S8377, S8381, S8404, S8408 [20NO], S8460 [21NO]
Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5867, S5870, S5919 [24JY]
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), S2598 [11AP]
——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8573 [9DE]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4526 [17JN], S4592, S4616 [18JN], S4710, S4712, S4713 [19JN], S4794, S4835 [20JN], S5501 [27JN]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S233 [24JA], S721 [14FE], S959 [28FE], S1239 [7MR], S2053 [21MR], S2571 [11AP], S2697 [17AP], S2775 [18AP], S3099 [7MY], S3537 [16MY], S3791 [23MY], S4727 [20JN], S5315 [27JN], S5625 [11JY], S5759 [18JY], S5925 [25JY], S6141 [1AU], S6403 [12SE], S6611 [19SE], S6905 [26SE], S7143 [3OC], S7357 [10OC], S7689 [31OC], S8985 [19DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 1696), S8000 [13NO]
Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: implement (see S. 267), S589 [11FE]
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (see S. 10), S42 [22JA]
American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 174), S4585 [18JN]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S9053 [19DE]
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 299), S8567 [9DE]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 395), S7431 [12OC]
Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation (see S. 272), S4521 [17JN]
Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S6447 [12SE]
——— establish a tiered hiring preference for civil service jobs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 1320), S6211 [1AU]
——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see S. 240), S6072 [30JY]
——— protect the privacy of servicewomen seeking abortions in cases of rape or incest and allow use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see S. 777), S3160 [7MY]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see S. 1844), S8913 [17DE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 129), S3091 [6MY]
Aviation: prohibit closing of air traffic control towers (see S. 687), S2650 [15AP]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 31), S708 [13FE]
BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 769), S5527 [8JY]
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: replace the sequester by eliminating tax loopholes (see S. 278), S814 [25FE]
Bureau of Reclamation: require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see S. 1800), S8668 [11DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (see S. Con. Res. 10), S2328 [22MR]
——— 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]
CERCLA: modify provisions relative to grants (see S. 491), S5907 [24JY]
Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 696), S2564 [10AP]
Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see S. 1530), S7928 [7NO]
——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 116), S7386 [10OC]
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]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S6377 [11SE]
——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 168), S6327 [10SE]
——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3093 [6MY]
Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 1269), S5526 [8JY]
Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 1622), S7878 [6NO]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 878), S3158 [7MY]
Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 839), S3029 [25AP]
Courts: provide for conversion of temporary judgeships for the districts of Hawaii and Kansas to permanent judgeships (see S. 1868), S9051 [19DE]
Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1837), S8977 [18DE]
——— require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see S. 471), S2897 [23AP]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S7431 [12OC]
——— reduce violence and protect citizens (see S. 2), S42 [22JA]
Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies: designate (see S. 1847), S8913 [17DE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S5264 [26JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see S. 860), S3091 [6MY]
——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see S. 679), S2650 [15AP]
Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3571 [16MY]
——— implement online computerized assessment to detect behaviors indicating suicide risk and other mental health conditions for Armed Forces members (see S. 810), S3092 [6MY]
——— 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]
——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see S. 1092), S3954 [4JN]
——— review adequacy of training, qualifications, and experience of personnel responsible for sexual assault prevention and response for the Armed Forces (see S. 964), S3616 [20MY]
Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers (see S. 502), S6597 [18SE]
——— award grants to States to establish voluntary prekindergarten programs to ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten (see S. 322), S6327 [10SE]
——— establish a new counseling program (see S. 282), S6597 [18SE]
——— establish a program to provide professional development activities for educators (see S. 441), S6597 [18SE]
——— establish a program to support the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and technical education facilities (see S. 439), S6597 [18SE]
——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 358), S6519 [17SE]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 456), S6519 [17SE]
——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (see S. 953), S3762 [22MY]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see S. 1238), S5498 [27JN]
——— invest in innovation for education (see S. 283), S6597 [18SE]
——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (see S. 909), S4522 [17JN]
——— make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see S. 870), S8913 [17DE]
——— promote environmental education (see S. 1306), S7063 [30SE]
——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see S. 897), S3846 [23MY]
——— support teacher and school professional training on awareness of student mental health conditions (see S. 648), S6520 [17SE]
——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (see S. 915), S6520 [17SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 717), S3160 [7MY]
——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see S. 1084), S5527 [8JY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see S. 1570), S7386 [10OC]
——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see S. 330), S3327 [9MY]
——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 641), S6647 [19SE]
——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1417), S7577 [28OC]
——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 195), S6519 [17SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see S. 1361), S7674 [30OC]
——— modify the visa waiver program (see S. 223), S521 [7FE]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (see S. 640), S2146 [21MR]
Dept. of the Interior: provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 919), S3326 [9MY]
Dept. of Transportation: set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see S. 1708), S8049 [14NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow public access to departmental research (see S. 877), S5500 [27JN]
——— authorize certain major medical facility leases (see S. 1740), S9053 [19DE]
——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 629), S6072 [30JY]
——— expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to include spouses of Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty (see S. 1039), S5709 [16JY]
——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S3615 [20MY]
——— modify method of determining whether Filipino veterans are U.S. residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation (see S. 1559), S7674 [30OC]
——— protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting veterans (see S. 1211), S4793 [20JN]
——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 633), S4674 [19JN]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve interoperable electronic health records (see S. 1296), S6520 [17SE]
Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see S. 1242), S7063 [30SE]
Diseases: provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see S. 907), S6072 [30JY]
District of Columbia: condemn Navy Yard shootings, express condolences to victims, support for those impacted, and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Res. 265), S7210 [4OC]
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S871 [26FE]
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), S5970 [25JY]
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), S2961 [24AP]
Education: improve and provide all students with the opportunity to succeed (see S. 3), S42 [22JA]
——— improve early education (see S. 519), S1592 [11MR]
——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see S. 765), S5801 [18JY]
——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 326), S6519 [17SE]
Elections: ensure clean and fair elections (see S. 9), S42 [22JA]
FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 809), S2960 [24AP]
Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see S. 1567), S7170 [3OC]
FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see S. 1610), S8187 [19NO] (see S. 1846), S8913 [17DE]
Firearms: reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and extend ban to undetectable firearm receivers and ammunition magazines (see S. 1149), S8566 [9DE]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 150), S284 [24JA]
Fish and fishing: establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes (see S. 269), S589 [11FE]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 520), S4521 [17JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 119), S6886 [24SE]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: create two additional judge positions and modify procedures for appointment of judges (see S. 1460), S6207 [1AU]
FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 1358), S7354 [9OC]
——— prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see S. 981), S7576 [28OC]
Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (see S. Res. 290), S7952 [12NO]
Grams, Rod: tribute (see S. Res. 267), S7353 [9OC]
Hathaway, William D.: tribute (see S. Res. 189), S5264 [26JN]
Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 1517), S7617 [29OC]
——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 1522), S6597 [18SE]
——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S7430 [12OC]
——— support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see S. 392), S6519 [17SE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S7576 [28OC]
Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1419), S8668 [11DE]
Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 169), S357 [29JA]
——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 461), S1127 [5MR]
——— reform (see S. 1), S42 [22JA]
Infrastructure: create jobs and strengthen the economy by rebuilding infrastructure (see S. 4), S42 [22JA]
International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 74), S1592 [11MR]
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), S5501 [27JN]
——— impose sanctions relative to certain transactions in foreign currencies (see S. 892), S5500 [27JN]
——— 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), S2502 [9AP]
Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S1593 [11MR]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S2329 [22MR]
Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (see S. Res. 161), S3955 [4JN]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see S. Res. 321), S8809 [13DE]
Medicare: clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 1143), S7928 [7NO]
——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 842), S3328 [9MY]
——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 1064), S7063 [30SE]
——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 452), S6519 [17SE]
——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 740), S2684 [16AP]
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S813 [25FE]
Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see S. 686), S6209 [1AU]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see S. 460), S3906 [3JN]
Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 921), S3616 [20MY]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 263), S6960 [26SE]
National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 145), S3569 [16MY]
National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 107), S2897 [23AP]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 305), S8361 [20NO]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S6447 [12SE]
National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 260), S6886 [24SE]
National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 177), S4673 [19JN]
National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 141), S3430 [14MY]
National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S8000 [13NO]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 296), S8049 [14NO]
National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 276), S7616 [29OC]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 305), S8361 [20NO]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1352), S5907 [24JY]
Native Hawaiian Education Act: strengthen (see S. 1107), S3987 [6JN]
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1068), S3844 [23MY]
Office of the Special Advocate: establish (see S. 1467), S6207 [1AU]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1028), S3843 [23MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: correct inconsistencies in definitions relative to Native Americans (see S. 1575), S7536 [16OC]
Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 813), S3571 [16MY]
Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S8566 [9DE]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S7674 [30OC]
Pipelines: establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines (see S. 1768), S8914 [17DE]
——— require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce (see S. 1767), S8914 [17DE]
Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see S. 316), S1013 [28FE]
Privacy: 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), S7140 [2OC]
——— prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see S. 1426), S6206 [1AU]
——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see S. 1599), S7615 [29OC]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 99), S2684 [16AP]
Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 864), S8913 [17DE]
Schiappa, David J.: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S6208 [1AU]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 403), S5264 [26JN]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 1088), S3954 [4JN]
——— strengthen nutrition education for elementary and secondary school students to promote healthy eating choices through developmentally appropriate lessons and activities integrated into the school day (see S. 274), S6519 [17SE]
Senate Rules: modify extended debate rules (see S. Res. 6), S286 [24JA]
——— permit Senate to avoid unnecessary delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased (see S. Res. 7), S215 [23JA]
——— provide for cloture to be invoked with less than a three-fifths majority after additional debate (see S. Res. 5), S215 [23JA]
——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 4), S215 [23JA]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 313), S8565 [9DE]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 896), S5527 [8JY]
——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see S. 567), S5687 [15JY]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 1810), S8846 [16DE]
Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see S. 489), S7674 [30OC]
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]
——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 62), S3159 [7MY]
——— apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see S. 500), S1893 [18MR]
——— eliminate wasteful tax loopholes (see S. 8), S42 [22JA]
——— end deferral of foreign source income of U.S. companies, close certain foreign tax credit loopholes, prevent U.S. tax avoidance, and eliminate tax loopholes for big oil companies (see S. 250), S9052 [19DE]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S6327 [10SE]
——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1116), S4407 [12JN]
——— 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]
——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see S. 881), S3159 [7MY]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S3091 [6MY]
——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see S. 1030), S6647 [19SE]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 401), S4673 [19JN]
——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 836), S3029 [25AP]
Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 1459), S8914 [17DE]
Tung, Vichai Sae: relief (see S. 1492), S6327 [10SE]
U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 13), S2798 [18AP] (see S. Res. 200), S5969 [25JY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see S. 1747, 1797), S8914 [17DE] (see S. 1845), S9106 [20DE]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 346), S2455 [8AP]
——— 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]
——— reauthorize Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see S. 6), S42 [22JA]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 5), S42 [22JA] (see S. 47), S439 [31JA]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 123), S214 [23JA]
Weather: improve resilience to extreme weather events and prevent worsening of extreme weather conditions (see S. 7), S42 [22JA]
Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 942), S7729 [31OC]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S3532 [15MY]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S5265 [26JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative (see S. 1608), S7615 [29OC]
——— authorize appropriations to establish public-private partnerships under the International Trade Administration Market Development Cooperator Program (see S. 1748), S8361 [20NO]
Dept. of Defense: improve master plans for major military installations (see S. 1749), S8361 [20NO]
Dept. of Energy: provide guidance on utility energy service contracts used by Federal agencies (see S. 1652), S7829 [5NO]
Dept. of HHS: eliminate the prerequisite of direct appropriations relative to collection of health data and modify standards for measuring sexual orientation and gender identity (see S. 989), S3614 [20MY]
——— provide health care practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (see S. 726), S2649 [15AP]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain special resource studies relative to establishment of Pacific Island parks (see S. 618), S2026 [20MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see S. 690), S2501 [9AP]
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: consent to certain amendments (see S.J. Res. 12), S2146 [21MR]
Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (see S. 1046), S3843 [23MY]
SBA: provide conformity in Native small business opportunities and promote job creation, manufacturing, and American economic recovery (see S. 1607), S7615 [29OC]
Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and support relief and reconstruction assistance (see S. Res. 292), S8000 [13NO]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S8816 [15DE], S8872 [17DE]
Block, Sharon: nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2927 [24AP], S3013 [25AP]
——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2785 [18AP], S2833 [22AP]
Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7864 [6NO], S7902 [7NO]
Connor, Michael L.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior, S8838 [16DE]
Davis, Brian J.: nomination to be district judge, S8837 [16DE], S9082 [20DE]
Engler, Richard J.: nomination to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, S8838 [16DE]
FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), motion to proceed, S7923 [7NO], S7949 [12NO]
Feldblum, Chai R.: nomination to the EEOC, S8558 [9DE], S8677 [12DE]
Gibson, Sloan D.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S8837 [16DE]
Griffin, Richard F., Jr.: nomination to be NLRB general counsel, S7596 [29OC]
——— nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY], S7532 [16OC]
Higginbottom, Heather A.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State for Management and Resources, S8560 [9DE], S8783 [13DE]
James, Deborah Lee: nomination to be Sec. of the Air Force, S8560 [9DE], S8763 [12DE]
Johnson, Jeh C.: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S8560 [9DE], S8834 [16DE]
Koskinen, John A.: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S8837 [16DE], S9081 [20DE]
Mayorkas, Alejandro N.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security, S8836 [16DE], S9068 [19DE]
McCafferty, Landya B.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8717 [12DE]
McCarthy, Regina: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S5653 [11JY], S5785 [18JY]
Morris, Brian: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8750 [12DE]
Patterson, Anne W.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs, S8560 [9DE], S8799 [13DE]
Pearce, Mark G.: nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY]
Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7385 [10OC], S7425 [12OC]
Raskin, Sarah Bloom: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury, S8838 [16DE]
Sewall, Sarah: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, S8837 [16DE]
Wald, Patricia M.: nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, S8559 [9DE], S8723 [12DE]
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3319 [9MY]
Watters, Susan P.: nomination to be district judge, S8560 [9DE], S8757 [12DE]
Wilkins, Robert L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8027 [14NO], S8092 [18NO]
Wolford, Elizabeth A.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8711 [12DE]
Wright, Jessica Garfola: nomination to be Under Sec. of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, S8838 [16DE]
Yellen, Janet L.: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S8837 [16DE], S9083 [20DE]
Letters
Impact of budget sequestration on science funding agencies: University of Hawaii at Ma̅noa professor, S8963 [18DE]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S233 [24JA], S721 [14FE], S959 [28FE], S1239 [7MR], S2053 [21MR], S2571 [11AP], S2697 [17AP], S2775 [18AP], S3099 [7MY], S3537 [16MY], S3791 [23MY], S4727 [20JN], S5315 [27JN], S5625 [11JY], S5759 [18JY], S5925 [25JY], S6141 [1AU], S6403 [12SE], S6611 [19SE], S6905 [26SE], S7143 [3OC], S7357 [10OC], S7689 [31OC], S8985 [19DE]
Privilege of the floor
Inacay, Michael, S8010 [13NO]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8963 [18DE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7232 [5OC]
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (S. 1844), S8964 [18DE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8963 [18DE]
Climate: global warming, S5135 [25JN], S5896, S5897 [24JY]
——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S5896 [24JY]
——— impact of global warming on national security, S5136 [25JN]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (S. 761), S5897 [24JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: designate individuals or groups displaced by climate change as Stateless persons and study impact of climate change on U.S. internal migration, S4670 [19JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain special resource studies relative to establishment of Pacific Island parks (S. 618), S2028 [20MR]
Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (S. 1567), S7443 [13OC]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7232 [5OC], S7443 [13OC]
Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government, S4071–S4073 [11JN]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4670 [19JN]
Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (H.R. 2319), S9090 [20DE]
Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S5135 [25JN]
——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S5135 [25JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, S6551 [18SE]
Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7443 [13OC]
Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and support relief and reconstruction assistance (S. Res. 292), S7994 [13NO]
Texts of
S. 618, Pacific Islands Parks Act, S2028 [20MR]
S. 690, Filipino Veterans Fairness Act, S2507 [9AP]
S. 726, Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act, S2653 [15AP]
S. 1046, Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act provisions clarification relative to fundraising and location of the memorial, S3851 [23MY]
S. 1607, Native Small Business Conformity Act, S7633 [29OC]
S. 1608, Dept. of Commerce appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative, S7633 [29OC]
S. 1652, Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act, S7830 [5NO]
Tributes
Nishizuka, Reid, S8974• [18DE]