TESTER, JON (a Senator from Montana)
Amendments
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3668, S3669, S3671, S3675, S3687, S3688, S3690 [21MY], S3772, S3773 [22MY], S3867 [23MY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1817, S1820 [13MR], S1865, S1869 [14MR], S1894 [18MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2173, S2184, S2204, S2222 [21MR], S2284, S2297, S2331, S2334, S2346, S2352, S2353, S2357, S2362, S2366, S2367 [22MR]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2975 [24AP]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6392 [11SE], S6453 [12SE], S6521, S6542 [17SE], S6602 [18SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8057, S8058, S8067 [14NO], S8109 [18NO], S8219, S8231, S8240, S8241, S8242 [19NO], S8364, S8400 [20NO], S8460, S8485, S8493, S8526 [21NO]
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), S2771 [17AP]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4219 [11JN], S4450 [13JN], S4794, S4820, S4821, S4828, S4833, S4836, S4843 [20JN], S5052, S5084 [24JN], S5152, S5160, S5197 [25JN], S5275, S5284, S5292 [26JN]
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), S3168 [7MY]
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]
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (see S. 10), S42 [22JA]
Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 638), S2146 [21MR]
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 29), S42 [22JA]
Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 1593), S7574 [28OC]
——— 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), S9106 [20DE]
——— 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]
——— provide for enhanced reimbursement of National Guard and Reserve members for certain travel expenses (see S. 378), S813 [25FE]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 475), S1786 [13MR]
BLM: withdraw and reserve certain lands for exclusive military use as part of the Limestone Hills Training Area in Montana (see S. 1169), S4481 [13JN]
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), S5710 [16JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 20), S5667 [11JY]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize and implement water rights compact between Montana and the Blackfeet Indian Tribe (see S. 434), S1088 [4MR]
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]
Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 696), S2564 [10AP]
Children and youth: 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), S285 [24JA]
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), S2589 [11AP]
——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3762 [22MY]
Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 1622), S7797 [4NO]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 582), S1853 [14MR]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 333), S1128 [5MR]
Contracts: limit taxpayer-funded salaries of Government contractors (see S. 1192), S5149 [25JN]
Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 282), S7729 [31OC]
Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive and negative consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by public utility or telecommunications companies (see S. 1613), S8914 [17DE]
——— provide secondary mortgage reform by establishing the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp., abolishing the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and phasing out housing Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 1217), S5149 [25JN]
Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see S. 210), S469 [4FE]
Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 273), S7536 [16OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 837), S3029 [25AP]
——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see S. 679), S2501 [9AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorize long-term contracts for procurement of certain liquid transportation fuels (see S. 389), S871 [26FE]
——— close and consolidate excess overseas infrastructure and facilities and relocate overseas missions to U.S. installations prior to any domestic base realignment and closure (see S. Res. 132), S3256 [8MY]
——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3328 [9MY]
——— improve the Transition Assistance Program (see S. 889), S3159 [7MY]
——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 1032), S4794 [20JN]
——— 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), S7829 [5NO]
Dept. of Energy: provide incentives to assist energy policy innovation in States in order to double electric and thermal energy productivity by a certain date (see S. 1218), S6073 [30JY]
——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (see S. 552), S1785 [13MR]
Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see S. 466), S3615 [20MY]
——— authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see S. 1570), S8458 [21NO]
——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 153), S285 [24JA]
——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S6446 [12SE]
——— 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), S6446 [12SE]
——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see S. 1445), S6379 [11SE]
——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see S. 482), S1229 [6MR]
——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see S. 931), S3371 [13MY]
——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 252), S814 [25FE]
——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 195), S438 [31JA]
Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see S. 576), S1853 [14MR]
Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see S. 1130), S4212 [11JN]
Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see S. 579), S2650 [15AP]
Dept. of the Interior: establish Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, designate certain lands as wilderness, and improve management of noxious weeds in Lewis and Clark National Forest (see S. 364), S773 [14FE]
——— increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 1865), S9051 [19DE]
——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 919), S3326 [9MY]
——— use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 715), S2589 [11AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 748), S2749 [17AP]
——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 629), S2026 [20MR]
——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 287), S657 [12FE]
——— 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), S5969 [25JY]
——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 131), S284 [24JA]
——— improve processing of claims for compensation (see S. 928), S3762 [22MY]
——— increase access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care (see S. 852), S4586 [18JN]
——— protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting veterans (see S. 1211), S5528 [8JY]
——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see S. 932), S7617 [29OC]
——— provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and assistance to U.S. Paralympics, Inc. (see S. 695), S2590 [11AP]
——— 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), S6754 [24SE]
——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 422), S1012 [28FE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve interoperable electronic health records (see S. 1296), S6520 [17SE]
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]
Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1697), S8101 [18NO]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S329 [28JA]
——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S4585 [18JN]
Executive departments: require transparency in meeting Federal goals for contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 140), S284 [24JA]
FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see S. 1072), S3844 [23MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 139), S3372 [13MY]
FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 809), S2960 [24AP]
Federal agencies and departments: improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1360), S6024 [29JY]
Federal Helium Reserve: improve stewardship by ensuring market stability for end-users and ensure a fair return on helium assets (see S. 783), S6024 [29JY]
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 368), S773 [14FE]
FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see S. 924), S7617 [29OC]
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), S5907 [24JY]
——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S2146 [21MR]
——— 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), S4522 [17JN]
Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 1212), S4793 [20JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 119), S1229 [6MR]
——— require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see S. 1271), S5842 [23JY]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: create two additional judge positions and modify procedures for appointment of judges (see S. 1460), S6207 [1AU]
Forests: provide for the conduct of stewardship contracting projects (see S. 1300), S6754 [24SE]
FRS: provide additional flexibility to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the business of insurance (see S. 1369), S5968 [25JY]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see S. 981), S7952 [12NO]
Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see S. 55), S7170 [3OC]
Grams, Rod: tribute (see S. Res. 267), S7353 [9OC]
Hathaway, William D.: tribute (see S. Res. 189), S5264 [26JN]
Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 766), S2797 [18AP]
Intelligence services: enhance transparency for certain surveillance programs authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see S. 1452), S6207 [1AU]
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), S8915 [17DE]
——— 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]
Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S2897 [23AP]
Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see S. Con. Res. 20), S5969 [25JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S772 [14FE]
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), S4405 [12JN]
——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 562), S3615 [20MY]
——— extend certain ambulance add-on payments (see S. 1405), S6961 [26SE]
——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 323), S1711 [12MR]
——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S3327 [9MY]
——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S2845 [22AP]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 945), S3616 [20MY]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S8602 [10DE]
Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1123), S5687 [15JY]
Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S520 [7FE]
Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see S. 686), S5841 [23JY]
Montana: withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see S. 255), S519 [7FE]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S6126 [31JY]
National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 66), S1012 [28FE]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 254), S6753 [24SE]
National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 191), S5499 [27JN]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 51), S43 [22JA]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 305), S8361 [20NO]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S5801 [18JY]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 169), S4406 [12JN]
National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 91), S2328 [22MR]
National security: require independent alternative analysis of the use of targeted lethal force against a particular, known U.S. person knowingly engaged in acts of international terrorism against the U.S. (see S. 1035), S3956 [4JN]
National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 177), S4673 [19JN]
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 262), S6960 [26SE]
National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S8000 [13NO]
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 American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (see S. 1046), S3843 [23MY]
Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely presented (see S. 385), S871 [26FE]
News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 987), S3659 [21MY]
Office of the Special Advocate: establish (see S. 1467), S6207 [1AU]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1798), S8914 [17DE]
Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 813), S3093 [6MY]
Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S7729 [31OC]
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), S2565 [10AP]
Privacy: 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]
——— strengthen privacy protections, accountability, and oversight relative to domestic surveillance (see S. 1215), S5017 [24JN]
Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal real property (see S. 1382), S6023 [29JY] (see S. 1398), S6072 [30JY]
Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 360), S3570 [16MY]
Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see S. Res. 26), S1271 [7MR]
Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 864), S3091 [6MY]
Schiappa, David J.: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S6208 [1AU]
Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 888), S3159 [7MY]
Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 4), S43 [22JA]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 313), S8565 [9DE]
Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 723), S2649 [15AP]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 475), S1786 [13MR]
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), S2797 [18AP]
——— allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see S. 490), S1893 [18MR]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S3256 [8MY]
——— 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), S3615 [20MY]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S6296 [9SE]
——— extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see S. 140), S284 [24JA]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 1431), S8602 [10DE]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 526), S2502 [9AP]
——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 749), S4793 [20JN]
——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 553), S1785 [13MR]
——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 420), S1011 [28FE]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S3326 [9MY]
——— reduce tax on beer (see S. 958), S8913 [17DE]
——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 836), S5841 [23JY]
——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2564 [10AP]
Telephones: improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see S. Res. 157), S5687 [15JY]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 772), S2798 [18AP]
Veterans: appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see S. 1564), S7063 [30SE]
——— 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), S814 [25FE]
——— improve coordination of Federal veteran job training services (see S. 140), S284 [24JA]
——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 893), S3255 [8MY]
——— 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), S215 [23JA]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 123), S400 [30JA]
——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 532), S1710 [12MR]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (see S. 710), S4674 [19JN]
Water: exempt fire hydrants from prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux (see S. 1779), S8772 [12DE]
Women: ensure access to contraception, preventive services, accurate health care information, cancer screenings, and affordable insurance for pregnancy-related needs and reduce health disparities (see S. Res. 60), S1230 [6MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S2027 [20MR]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S2896 [23AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: allow members to defer principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection with orders for mobilization for war or national emergency (see S. 634), S2146 [21MR]
——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see S. 628), S2026 [20MR]
——— 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), S519 [7FE]
——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see S. 470), S1229 [6MR]
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: reform the Border Patrol agent pay schedule (see S. 1691), S8000 [13NO]
Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 176), S4673 [19JN]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 1208), S4793 [20JN]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to limit corporate spending in elections (see S.J. Res. 18), S4585 [18JN]
Dept. of Energy: promote mapping and development of U.S. geothermal resources by establishing a direct loan program for high risk geothermal exploration wells (see S. 362), S773 [14FE]
Dept. of HHS: provide for participation in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program of certain specialists needed to respond to environmental public health emergencies (see S. 426), S1012 [28FE]
——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 602), S1950 [19MR]
Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (see S. 1394), S6071 [30JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize transport of individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 455), S1127 [5MR]
——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S707 [13FE]
——— improve Health Professionals Education Assistance Program (see S. 845), S3029 [25AP]
——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 633), S2146 [21MR]
——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (see S. 1155), S4406 [12JN]
——— provide for certain requirements relative to immunization of veterans (see S. 1165), S4481 [13JN]
——— provide for payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a veteran upon the death of the veteran (see S. 1573), S7536 [16OC]
Diseases: reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see S. 516), S1592 [11MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 226), S469 [4FE]
Federal agencies and departments: improve security clearance process by improving OPM oversight, terminating investigators who falsify reports, and establishing security clearance position guidelines (see S. 1276), S5620 [10JY]
——— 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: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see S. 1120), S4021 [7JN]
——— clarify certain due process rights of employees serving in sensitive positions (see S. 1809), S8771 [12DE]
Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see S. 1341), S5840 [23JY]
Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 325), S772 [14FE]
Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 37), S43 [22JA]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 534), S1710 [12MR]
Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see S. 161), S329 [28JA]
Nikanorov, Deniss: relief (see S. 671), S2500 [9AP]
Public Online Information Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 549), S1785 [13MR]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 99), S2684 [16AP]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 279), S590 [11FE]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S813 [25FE]
Transportation Security Administration: establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (see S. 1804), S8668 [11DE]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 346), S772 [14FE]
Certificates of election
Senate, S4 [3JA]
Cloture motions
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3949 [4JN], S3976 [6JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S8816 [15DE], S8872 [17DE]
Cordray, Richard: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S5652 [11JY], S5694 [16JY]
Dept. of Education: 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 (S. 953), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6051 [30JY], S6155 [1AU]
Engler, Richard J.: nomination to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, S8838 [16DE]
Gibson, Sloan D.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S8837 [16DE]
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), S7532 [16OC]
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]
Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), S8816 [15DE], S8957 [18DE]
Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7566 [28OC], S7706 [31OC], S8418 [21NO]
Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7923 [7NO], S7949 [12NO], S8595 [10DE]
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]
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]
Wheeler, Thomas E.: nomination to the FCC, S7565 [28OC]
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]
Oaths of office
Senate, S5 [3JA]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6955 [26SE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8899 [17DE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7157 [3OC], S7263, S7264 [7OC]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, S6924, S6927, S6928 [26SE]
——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1768 [13MR], S1945 [19MR]
Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S2648 [15AP], S2791 [18AP], S3367 [13MY], S4208 [11JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8899 [17DE]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2107, S2108 [21MR], S2275, S2276, S2289 [22MR]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2108 [21MR], S2275, S2276 [22MR]
——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2866 [23AP]
Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (S. 1348), S6968 [26SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: approval process for genetically modified crops, S1768 [13MR], S1945 [19MR]
——— ensure farmers and ranchers are protected from market manipulation by large meatpacking corporations, S1768 [13MR]
Dept. of Education: allow continuation of existing Federal student loan servicing contracts for not-for-profit servicers, S8899 [17DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: include tribal government officials on the Border Oversight Task Force, S4450 [13JN], S4559 [18JN]
Diseases: pancreatic cancer research funding, S5781 [18JY]
Employment: improve the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation, S5247, S5249, S5250 [26JN]
FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), S7263 [7OC]
Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), S7263, S7264 [7OC]
FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), S7263 [7OC]
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), S2641, S2642 [15AP]
——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence, S2641, S2642 [15AP]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7157 [3OC], S7263, S7264 [7OC], S7449, S7451, S7452 [13OC]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4450 [13JN], S4559 [18JN], S5247, S5249, S5250 [26JN]
——— reform (S. 744), unanimous-consent request, S5250 [26JN]
Insurance: increase maximum age of children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, S2289 [22MR]
Klumb, Cory: Purple Heart recipient, S7614• [29OC]
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation: anniversary, S3021, S3022 [25AP]
National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of RxIMPACT Day, S1707 [12MR]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 261), S6968 [26SE]
National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), S7263 [7OC]
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 262), S6968 [26SE]
NIH: impact of budget sequestration on pancreatic cancer research, S5781 [18JY]
——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), S7263 [7OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to implement, S6955 [26SE]
Public debt: ceiling, S6955 [26SE], S7263 [7OC]
——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7449, S7451, S7452 [13OC]
Senate: legislative process, S5250 [26JN]
——— legislative program, S6969 [26SE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 1335), S7911 [7NO]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 1660), S7911 [7NO]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal or reform certain provisions, S5782 [18JY]
Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), S7263 [7OC]
Tributes
Ames, George, S3370• [13MY]
Belcourt, Gordon, S5797• [18JY]
DePoe, Robert, III, S8455• [21NO]
Foster, William M., S6440• [12SE]
Galles, Dean E., S2841• [22AP]
Horse Capture, George P., Sr., S2747• [17AP]
Johnson, William H., S6440• [12SE]
Klein, Arthur A., S868• [26FE]
Leonard, Norman, S3370• [13MY]
Mansfield, Mike, S3021 [25AP]
McCullen, David, S3903• [3JN]
Merrill, Michael, S3370• [13MY]
Rich, William L., S3088• [6MY], S3756• [22MY]
Rudolph, Kent D., S6441• [12SE]