TOOMEY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3618, S3619 [20MY], S3727, S3768 [22MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6894, S6895 [24SE], S7008 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1715 [12MR], S1724, S1817, S1819, S1820 [13MR], S1840, S1863, S1867, S1870 [14MR], S1986 [20MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2040 [20MR], S2130, S2170, S2171, S2189, S2198, S2206, S2219, S2231 [21MR], S2285, S2304, S2309, S2343, S2346, S2353 [22MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), S418, S447 [31JA]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2973 [24AP], S3055 [25AP]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7841, S7881 [6NO]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6387 [11SE], S6460 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8188, S8224, S8229, S8233, S8241, S8245, S8268 [19NO], S8375, S8378 [20NO], S8475, S8476, S8480 [21NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6080 [30JY]

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), S2613 [11AP]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S320, S330 [28JA]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4412 [12JN], S4802, S4826 [20JN], S5053 [24JN]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), S8854, S8855 [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), S3211 [7MY], S3242, S3272 [8MY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (see S. Res. 133), S3256 [8MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1670), S7953 [12NO]

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

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

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 299), S8567 [9DE]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 29), S215 [23JA]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see S. 1541), S7008 [27SE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S5668 [11JY]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see S. 470), S1893 [18MR]

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]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (see S. 16), S943 [27FE] (see S. 799), S2960 [24AP]

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]

Civil War—U.S.: anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg (see S. Res. 192), S5499 [27JN]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the U.S. Diplomatic Facility and American Personnel in Benghazi, Libya (Joint, Select): establish (see S. Res. 225), S6446 [12SE]

Congress: require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see S. 1404), S6126 [31JY]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see S. 1577), S7574 [28OC]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 1828), S9054 [19DE]

——— require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs (see S. 1106), S7576 [28OC]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 369), S2897 [23AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 1738), S9053 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3846 [23MY]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see S. 653), S9052 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 831), S4674 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 1462), S7953 [12NO]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (see S. 794), S2960 [24AP] (see S. 818), S3028 (see S. 853), S3029 [25AP]

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), S8050 [14NO]

EPA: eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel (see S. 1807), S8771 [12DE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see S. 1195), S4792 [20JN]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 273), S7575 [28OC]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 1495), S8101 [18NO]

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

Financial institutions: provide a process to allow financial institutions to go bankrupt (see S. 1861), S9051 [19DE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S2146 [21MR]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (see S. 474), S1229 [6MR]

FRS: provide additional flexibility to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the business of insurance (see S. 1369), S5968 [25JY]

——— provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains on them (see S. 1667), S7927 [7NO]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 209), S469 [4FE]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property (see S. 782), S2896 [23AP]

Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see S. 947), S3430 [14MY]

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

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

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

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), S6448 [12SE]

——— impose sanctions relative to certain transactions in foreign currencies (see S. 892), S5149 [25JN]

——— 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: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see S. 604), S3845 [23MY]

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

Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (see S. Res. 161), S3955 [4JN]

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

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 2), S214 [23JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see S. 1490), S6379 [11SE]

——— 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]

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

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1798), S8601 [10DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see S. 1292), S5667 [11JY]

——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 603), S4674 [19JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 351), S773 [14FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 140), S3430 [14MY]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 68), S1229 [6MR]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 17), S943 [27FE]

Public debt: require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 43), S215 [23JA]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S.J. Res. 9), S1088 [4MR]

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

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 888), S3159 [7MY]

Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1181), S5568 [9JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 1183), S4673 [19JN]

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

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 1235), S5264 [26JN]

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), S5500 [27JN]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and modernize (see S. 1009), S5265 [26JN]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see S. 125), S284 [24JA]

Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see S. 409), S6072 [30JY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (see S. 710), S2589 [11AP]

——— repeal (see S. 20), S943 [27FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S3570 [16MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S3615 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan (see S. Res. 109), S2960 [24AP]

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

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see S. 229), S519 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: provide certain information to State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of Armed Forces members from military service to civilian life (see S. 1684), S7951 [12NO]

——— require a study on the use of the Russian RD–180 rocket engine and the cost effectiveness of building the engines in the U.S. (see S. 1679), S7951 [12NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see S. 1755), S8457 [21NO]

Egypt: prohibit use of funds for U.S. participation in joint military exercises if Egypt abrogates, terminates, or withdraws from the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty (see S. 984), S3569 [16MY]

GAO: assess Army study on the combat vehicle industrial base (see S. 1727), S8186 [19NO]

Health: limit establishment of standards or duties of care owed by health care providers to patients in medical malpractice or medical product liability actions or claims (see S. 1769), S8457 [21NO]

Memorial Day: encourage nationwide moment of remembrance with the playing of ‘‘Taps’’ (see S. Res. 291), S7952 [12NO]

Middle East: ensure that Israel is able to adequately address an existential Iranian nuclear threat and support Israel’s right to respond to the potential threat of a Syrian S–300 air defense system (see S. Con. Res. 27), S8457 [21NO]

Navy: encourage to commission the U.S.S. Somerset (LPD–25) in Philadelphia, PA (see S. Res. 63), S1012 [28FE]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see S. 1128), S4212 [11JN]

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 Company Accounting Oversight Board: prohibit from requiring public companies to use specific auditors or the use of different auditors on a rotating basis (see S. 1526), S6646 [19SE]

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), S43 [22JA]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 1596), S7615 [29OC]

Securities: make shareholder registration threshold for savings and loan holding companies the same as for bank holding companies (see S. 872), S3158 [7MY]

Taxation: make permanent certain small business tax provisions (see S. 1658), S7876 [6NO]

War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie (see S. Res. 153), S3844 [23MY]

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

Cloture motions

Budget: replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S927 [27FE], S991 [28FE]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5945 [25JY]

Remarks

Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (S. Res. 133), S3807 [23MY]

——— investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (S. Res. 133), unanimous-consent request, S3806 [23MY]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3734, S3746 [22MY], S3936 [4JN]

——— reform sugar price support program, S3734, S3746 [22MY]

Appropriations: legislative process, S1981 [20MR]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6926, S6927, S6928 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, S6927 [26SE], S7126, S7127 [2OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1840, S1841 [14MR], S1981, S1982, S1986 [20MR]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, S2637 [15AP]

Brennan, John O.: nomination to be CIA Director, S1181, S1182, S1220 [6MR]

Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S977, S988, S990 [28FE]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S977, S988, S990 [28FE]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 799), S2931 [24AP]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 799), unanimous-consent request, S2932 [24AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2075 [21MR], S2254, S2290 [22MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent request, S2858 [23AP], S4643, S4644 [19JN], S7126, S7127 [2OC]

——— suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending (S. 788), unanimous-consent request, S2933 [24AP]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), S418, S427 [31JA]

Civil rights: include primarily secular activities of religious organizations in exemption from regulations prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7900 [7NO]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7900 [7NO]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6618 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: operation and maintenance funding for programs, projects, and activities in the U.S. through reductions in Advanced Drop-In Biofuel Production Program funding, S1840, S1841 [14MR], S1981, S1982, S1986 [20MR]

Dept. of HHS: modify Organ Procurement and Transportation Network policy to allow consideration of pediatric transplant candidates for organ transplants from adolescent and adult donors without consideration of age, S3978 [6JN], S4445 [13JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S5944 [25JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), S5944 [25JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S2858 [23AP], S2931 [24AP]

EPA: repeal renewable fuel standard program, S6618 [19SE]

Eximbank: phase out authority and require President to initiate negotiations with other major exporting countries to end subsidized export financing programs, S5718 [17JY]

FAA: contract control tower program funding, S1981 [20MR]

——— funding, S2931 [24AP]

FEMA: prevent National Flood Insurance Program premium rate increases until completion of study on affordability of premiums, S3401 [14MY]

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), S2637, S2640, S2642 [15AP], S2737 [17AP]

——— 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, S2637, S2640, S2642 [15AP], S2737 [17AP]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally, S418, S427 [31JA]

Health: condemn, prevent, and prosecute abusive, unsanitary, and illegal health care practices (S. Res. 134), unanimous-consent request, S3807 [23MY]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S6926 [26SE]

Hochberg, Fred P.: nomination to be Eximbank President, S5718 [17JY]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S316 [28JA]

——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, S316 [28JA]

Immigration: expand the W visa program for unskilled workers, S4737 [20JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S4737 [20JN]

James, Deborah Lee: nomination to be Sec. of the Air Force, S8768 [12DE]

National security: use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S., S1181, S1182, S1220 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, S6926 [26SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8660 [11DE], S8769 [12DE], S8779 [13DE]

——— impact on tax burden, S8659 [11DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6926, S6927, S6928 [26SE]

——— repeal tax increase on catastrophic medical expenses, S2290 [22MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (S. Res. 140), S3565 [16MY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, S3565 [16MY]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary, S2587 [11AP]

Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8656 [11DE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4444 [13JN], S8656–S8659 [11DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political and judicial nominees, S8768 [12DE]

Public debt: ceiling, S4643, S4644 [19JN]

Quiñones Alejandro, Nitza I.: nomination to be district judge, S4444 [13JN]

Restrepo, Luis F.: nomination to be district judge, S4511• [17JN]

Schmehl, Jeffrey L.: nomination to be district judge, S4444 [13JN]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S8656–S8659 [11DE]

Taxation: provide tax relief for low- and middle-income families, S2254 [22MR]

——— rates, S2075 [21MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, S6926, S6927 [26SE]

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia: impact of filling judgeship vacancies on caseload and decisions on Federal regulatory issues, S8657–S8659 [11DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries, S3242 [8MY]

War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie (S. Res. 153), S3863 [23MY]

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), S3242 [8MY], S3401 [14MY]

——— 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), unanimous-consent request, S3401 [14MY]

Watt, Representative: nomination to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, S7697 [31OC]

Tributes

Kline, Nathan, S3427• [14MY]