WARNER, MARK R. (a Senator from Virginia)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3618 [20MY], S3665 [21MY], S3727, S3786 [22MY]

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

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1817 [13MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2148, S2198 [21MR], S2283, S2353, S2367 [22MR]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6453 [12SE], S6542 [17SE], S6602 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8111, S8122, S8123 [18NO], S8211, S8260, S8283 [19NO], S8372, S8382, S8396, S8397, S8400, S8404 [20NO], S8478, S8487, S8495 [21NO]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4686, S4687 [19JN], S4843 [20JN], S5162, S5198 [25JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S553 [7FE]

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), S3271, S3274 [8MY], S3310, S3348, S3349 [9MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S6265 [2AU], S8816 [15DE]

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

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees, S2435 [22MR]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, S8983 [18DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see S. 345), S2897 [23AP]

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

Armed Forces: 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), S2501 [9AP]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 31), S708 [13FE]

Boston, MA: commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt (see S. Res. 115), S3029 [25AP]

——— condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims (see S. Res. 101), S2749 [17AP]

Budget: establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 554), S6072 [30JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 743), S2799 [18AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to law enforcement, postal workers, and other Senate employees who detected and prevented poison threat to Members of Congress (see S. Res. 112), S2960 [24AP]

Charles W. Morgan (vessel): commemorate relaunching, commend preservation and reinterpretation as a vessel of scientific and educational exploration, and recognize as the ‘‘Ambassador to the Whales’’ (see S. Res. 183), S5688 [15JY]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see S. 1077), S3844 [23MY]

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), S5687 [15JY]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3093 [6MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): commemorate anniversary of loss, express condolences to friends and family of astronauts who died, and reaffirm commitment to safe space flight (see S. Res. 24), S439 [31JA]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S3091 [6MY]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 761), S3533 [15MY]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 1392), S6129 [31JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 282), S7729 [31OC]

Credit: 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: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S7500 [15OC]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S5501 [27JN]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 13), S285 [24JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see S. 632), S2146 [21MR]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 1023), S7796 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense: 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), S8001 [13NO]

Dept. of Education: 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), S3326 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S6446 [12SE]

——— require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 624), S2961 [24AP]

Dept. of Justice: provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see S. 85), S213 [23JA]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see S. 1537), S6683 [23SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S3532 [15MY]

Diseases: support goals and implementation of National Alzheimer’s Project Act and National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease (see S. Res. 301), S8362 [20NO]

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]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 310), S707 [13FE]

EPA: implement guidelines for specification of certain dredged or fill material disposal sites (see S. 1470), S6208 [1AU]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (see S. 1753), S8361 [20NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies (see S. 1173), S4585 [18JN]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see S. 1567), S7101 [1OC]

Financial institutions: 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]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 105), S2897 [23AP]

FRS: provide additional flexibility to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the business of insurance (see S. 1369), S6379 [11SE]

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

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 218), S469 [4FE]

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

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 246), S6647 [19SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S6126 [31JY]

Housing: ensure housing finance reform by prohibiting an increase in the guarantee fee to offset other spending and the sale of preferred shares of Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 563), S1853 [14MR]

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]

——— establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see S. 189), S400 [30JA]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 1881), S9052 [19DE]

——— impose sanctions relative to certain transactions in foreign currencies (see S. 892), S3616 [20MY]

——— 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), S1594 [11MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 175), S4673 [19JN]

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

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

Medicare: increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S5800 [18JY]

——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 183), S439 [31JA]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 1053), S6072 [30JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1123), S4058 [10JN]

Mining and mineral resources: protect health care and pension benefits of miners (see S. 468), S9052 [19DE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 534), S1710 [12MR]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 263), S6960 [26SE]

National Guard: establish Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Teams in each State to respond to cyber emergencies (see S. 658), S2328 [22MR]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 240), S6597 [18SE]

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: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see S. 916), S5265 [26JN]

National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 260), S6886 [24SE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 177), S4673 [19JN]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 126), S3093 [6MY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 141), S3430 [14MY]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 305), S8361 [20NO]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see S. 1074), S3844 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see S. 1642), S8977 [18DE]

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]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 203), S7063 [30SE] (see S. 1842), S8913 [17DE]

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: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S2684 [16AP]

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]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1660), S7876 [6NO]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S8771 [12DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S8458 [21NO]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S6296 [9SE]

Veterans: ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see S. 700), S2651 [15AP]

——— 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), S329 [28JA]

Voting: improve ballot accessibility and voter registration opportunities, strengthen voting rights, and provide voter assistance to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 1728), S8186 [19NO]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S3988 [6JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S2501 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: expand and enhance authorities on protected communications (see S. 1081), S3844 [23MY]

Business and industry: develop and recruit new, high-value jobs to the U.S. and encourage the repatriation of jobs that have been off-shored to other countries (see S. 1615), S7673 [30OC]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see S. 1000), S3657 [21MY]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 1715), S8049 [14NO]

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. 1209), S4793 [20JN] (see S. 1218), S5149 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017 and revise the map for the Mid-Atlantic planning area (see S. 1024), S3761 [22MY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish Federal customer service standards and improve service provided by Federal agencies (see S. 760), S2797 [18AP]

——— require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see S. 994), S3657 [21MY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see S. Res. 277), S7674 [30OC]

India: welcome Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on U.S. visit and encourage progress on bilateral investments, civil nuclear cooperation, and economic reforms (see S. Res. 255), S6886 [24SE]

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1716), S8049 [14NO]

Medicare: provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see S. 1439), S6207 [1AU]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see S. 433), S1012 [28FE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S4481 [13JN]

NATO: anniversary of Allied Command Transformation (see S. Res. 156), S3844 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1798), S8601 [10DE]

Petersburg National Battlefield: modify boundary (see S. 1718), S8100 [18NO]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 13), S2798 [18AP] (see S. Res. 200), S5969 [25JY]

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

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6882 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8350 [20NO], S8440 [21NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), motion to proceed, S8027 [14NO], S8092 [18NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5795 [18JY], S5817 [23JY]

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), motion to proceed, S8027 [14NO]

Griffin, Richard F., Jr.: nomination to be NLRB general counsel, S7596 [29OC]

——— nomination to the NLRB, S7532 [16OC]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4976 [21JN], S4988, S5012 [24JN], S5215 [26JN], S5330 [27JN]

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]

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]

Srinivasan, Srikanth: nomination to be circuit judge, S3698 [21MY]

Wheeler, Thomas E.: nomination to the FCC, S7565 [28OC]

Letters

Nomination of Patricia A. Millett to be circuit judge: several former U.S. Solicitors General, S7703 [31OC]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S8816 [15DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S4052• [10JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, S7513 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8943 [18DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7128 [2OC]

Armed Forces: working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, S8943 [18DE]

Budget: replace sequester with responsible spending reforms, S2066, S2068, S2069, S2070 [21MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8943 [18DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2066, S2068, S2069, S2070 [21MR], S2257, S2258, S2260, S2285, S2286 [22MR], S3151 [7MY], S3228, S3229 [8MY], S3422 [14MY], S5637 [11JY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent request, S3228 [8MY], S3422 [14MY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2866 [23AP]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S7513 [16OC]

Credit: provide secondary mortgage reform by establishing the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp., abolishing the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and phasing out housing Government-sponsored enterprises (S. 1217), S5612, S5613, S5614 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S9093 [20DE]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S3555 [16MY]

——— improve sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities, S9093 [20DE]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault, S9093 [20DE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S5637 [11JY], S5938, S5939 [25JY]

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), S8074 [18NO]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs, S2257, S2258 [22MR]

——— require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (S. 994), S7873 [6NO]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees, S7513 [16OC]

——— tribute, S199 [23JA], S3151 [7MY]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, S3151 [7MY]

——— 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), S2662 [16AP]

Fredericksburg Big Band (organization): tribute, S3024• [25AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7128 [2OC], S7293 [8OC], S7422 [12OC], S7513 [16OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S8943 [18DE]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S5245 [26JN]

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), S7513 [16OC]

Iran: support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (S. Res. 65), S3743 [22MY]

McCarthy, Regina: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S3516 [15MY]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), House amendment, S9093 [20DE]

Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7703, S7704 [31OC]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate, S2662 [16AP]

National Healthcare Decisions Day: observance, S2681 [16AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8943 [18DE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political and judicial nominees, S7703 [31OC]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S5636 [11JY]

Public debt: ceiling, S7293 [8OC], S7513 [16OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7422 [12OC]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S5636 [11JY]

Tavenner, Marilyn B.: nomination to be Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, S3515 [15MY]

Taxation: repeal estate tax, S2286 [22MR]

——— repeal estate tax provided action would not result in an increase in the deficit, S2285, S2286 [22MR]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, S2662 [16AP]

Votes: position on missed, S4052• [10JN]

Tributes

Durbin, Senator, S199 [23JA]

Gribben, Timothy, S3151 [7MY]

Grimes, Sandy, S200 [23JA]

Heflin, Christine, S3151 [7MY]

Jones, Marilyn, S8974 [18DE]

Kaine, Senator, S906 [27FE]

Ramsey, Russ, S3024• [25AP]

Silver, Michelle, S3151 [7MY]

Vertefeuille, Jeanne, S200 [23JA]