WARREN, ELIZABETH (a Senator from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3620 [20MY], S3636, S3686 [21MY], S3763 [22MY], S3866 [23MY], S4059 [10JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S7064 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1871 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2130, S2189, S2228 [21MR], S2297, S2333, S2334, S2353, S2361, S2364, S2367 [22MR]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6540 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8115 [18NO], S8227 [19NO], S8362 [20NO], S8486 [21NO]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), 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, S2612 [11AP], S2693 [16AP], S2743 [17AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4592 [18JN], S4708 [19JN], S4834, S4837, S4842, S4843 [20JN], S5194, S5196, S5198 [25JN]

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), S3273 [8MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S3391 [14MY]

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]

Adams Memorial Foundation, Inc.: extend legislative authority to establish a commemorative work in honor of John Adams and his legacy (see S. 1866), S9051 [19DE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S4585 [18JN]

——— 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), S3845 [23MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see S. 1844), S8913 [17DE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 114), S214 [23JA]

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: establish and dedicate to John H. Chafee (see S. 371), S773 [14FE]

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), S2798 [18AP]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 13), S7008 [27SE]

Budget: replace the sequester by eliminating tax loopholes (see S. 278), S3091 [6MY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 336), S1128 [5MR] (see S. 743), S2799 [18AP]

——— ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see S. 1687), S8101 [18NO]

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]

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), S6647 [19SE]

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), S358 [29JA]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S3762 [22MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see S. 398), S5687 [15JY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 878), S3158 [7MY]

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

Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see S. 172), S1088 [4MR]

——— empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see S. 1229), S5264 [26JN]

——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1159), S5527 [8JY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S7007 [27SE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S5264 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see S. 679), S3092 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3762 [22MY]

——— 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), S3762 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1126), S4674 [19JN]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 358), S773 [14FE]

——— 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), S3533 [15MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see S. 1238), S5498 [27JN]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (see S. 1873), S9052 [19DE]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S7064 [30SE]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see S. 330), S1786 [13MR]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see S. 423), S4674 [19JN]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see S. 1251), S5842 [23JY]

——— 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), S6961 [26SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see S. 242), S590 [11FE]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see S. 1557), S7007 [27SE]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see S. 372), S7616 [29OC]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 195), S521 [7FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 34), S2684 [16AP]

——— 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), S3091 [6MY]

Dept. of Labor: provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see S. 655), S2328 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases (see S. 412), S1011 [28FE]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S3987 [6JN]

——— 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]

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see S. 1242), S6598 [18SE]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1091), S5841 [23JY]

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]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1587), S7574 [28OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S3615 [20MY]

Drugs: establish a commission to coordinate efforts to reduce prescription drug abuse (see S. 1277), S6128 [31JY]

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: enhance entrance counseling and exit counseling for student borrowers (see S. 546), S1785 [13MR]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1697), S8000 [13NO]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 1803), S8668 [11DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S8362 [20NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1094), S3954 [4JN]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 631), S2026 [20MR]

ERISA: require a lifetime income disclosure (see S. 1145), S4405 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see S. 1069), S3844 [23MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 226), S3030 [25AP]

——— allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see S. 857), S8566 [9DE]

——— 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), S7796 [4NO]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see S. 959), S3571 [16MY]

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), S7615 [29OC] (see S. 1846), S8913 [17DE]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S6961 [26SE]

——— 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), S3532 [15MY]

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

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 33), S439 [31JA]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 150), S284 [24JA]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 691), S2685 [16AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 119), S3614 [20MY]

——— require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see S. 1271), S6073 [30JY]

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

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 12), S285 [24JA]

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

Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 128), S3659 [21MY]

——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S3092 [6MY]

Health care professionals: build a stronger health care workforce (see S. 1152), S5801 [18JY]

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), S7576 [28OC]

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]

——— permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see S. 1761), S8457 [21NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S814 [25FE]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 325), S5621 [10JY]

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), S3988 [6JN]

——— 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), S3161 [7MY]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 1706), S8566 [9DE]

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

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), S1892 [18MR]

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

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1038), S3843 [23MY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 357), S872 [26FE]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 527), S1710 [12MR]

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

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 382), S1786 [13MR]

——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 569), S6446 [12SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 577), S5800 [18JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S6379 [11SE]

——— establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to furnish remote patient monitoring services that reduce expenditures (see S. 596), S4521 [17JN]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 842), S7952 [12NO]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 323), S5755 [17JY]

——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S4586 [18JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S7616 [29OC]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 452), S1127 [5MR]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S3532 [15MY]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S2565 [10AP]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S329 [28JA]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 203), S7675 [30OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see S. 460), S1127 [5MR]

Mining and mineral resources: protect health care and pension benefits of miners (see S. 468), S1229 [6MR]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S6886 [24SE]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 208), S6126 [31JY]

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

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 107), S2897 [23AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 205), S6072 [30JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S7729 [31OC]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 206), S6211 [1AU]

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

National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 276), S7616 [29OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 665), S2328 [22MR]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1028), S3843 [23MY]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 813), S3028 [25AP]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S7674 [30OC]

Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 824), S4793 [20JN]

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), S1089 [4MR]

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]

Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (see S. 702), S2564 [10AP]

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), S3532 [15MY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 1088), S3954 [4JN]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S813 [25FE]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 4), S43 [22JA]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 896), S3256 [8MY]

——— 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), S7674 [30OC]

Taxation: deny tax deductions for corporate regulatory violations (see S. 1654), S8187 [19NO]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S4521 [17JN]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 1476), S8772 [12DE]

——— 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), S8976 [18DE]

——— 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]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S7877 [6NO]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 401), S1011 [28FE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 321), S774 [14FE]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 836), S3029 [25AP]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see S. 1845), S9106 [20DE]

Veterans: 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), S4521 [17JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (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), S3030 [25AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S1127 [5MR]

——— 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), S6328 [10SE]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see S. 934), S3371 [13MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S7675 [30OC]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1587), S7574 [28OC]

World Refugee Day: support goals and ideals and reaffirm commitment to protecting women and girls (see S. Res. 184), S5017 [24JN]

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

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S3533 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 287), S7830 [5NO]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1837), S8913 [17DE]

Dept. of Education: 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), S3256 [8MY]

Essex National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 1186), S4673 [19JN]

Financial institutions: limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 1282), S5667 [11JY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6991 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6680 [23SE], S6843 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1703 [12MR]

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]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5522 [8JY], S5595 [10JY]

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

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

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

Hirozawa, Kent Y.: nomination to the NLRB, S5978 [25JY], S6031 [30JY]

Hochberg, Fred P.: nomination to be Eximbank President, S5653 [11JY], S5718 [17JY]

Pearce, Mark G.: nomination to the NLRB, S5979 [25JY], S6050 [30JY]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7385 [10OC], S7425 [12OC]

Schiffer, Nancy J.: nomination to the NLRB, S5979 [25JY], S6049 [30JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S9083 [20DE]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S3391 [14MY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: support credible, inclusive, and transparent Presidential and provincial elections (S. Res. 151), S5572, S5574 [9JY]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S4207 [11JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7029 [30SE]

Boston, MA: commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt (S. Res. 115), S2982 [25AP]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute, S7699 [31OC]

Budget: repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration, S7030 [30SE]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7845 [6NO]

Cordray, Richard: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S5675 [15JY]

Courts: role of special interests in influencing judicial appointments and decisions, S7971 [13NO]

Credit: empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (S. 1229), S5269 [26JN]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (S. 1837), S8916 [17DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct study to propose method for voluntary crop insurance program for seafood harvesters, S4207 [11JN]

——— establish programs to support fisheries, S4207 [11JN]

——— improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4207 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8152, S8156 [19NO]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8152 [19NO]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rate caps on student loans through surtax on individuals making over a certain amount, S5871 [24JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5871 [24JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5518 [8JY], S5563 [9JY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (S. 1241), S5563 [9JY], S5791 [18JY]

——— 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 (S. 897), S3260 [8MY]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), S4459, S4460 [13JN]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), motion to proceed, S3971 [6JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (S. 1557), S7963 [12NO]

Economy: address retirement savings crisis, S8084–S8086 [18NO]

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), S8075• [18NO]

——— 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 (S. 1610), S8621 [11DE]

Froman, Michael: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S4641, S4662 [19JN]

FRS: impact of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, S5675 [15JY]

Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (S. Res. 290), S7964 [12NO]

Government: importance of Government regulations and the agencies that enforce such rules, S7163 [3OC]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, S7163 [3OC]

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

National Police Week: observance, S3528 [15MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, S7029 [30SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5572 [9JY]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S3516 [15MY], S7971–S7973 [13NO]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S3516 [15MY]

Public debt: ceiling, S7336 [9OC]

Senate: legislative program, S5575 [9JY], S7964 [12NO]

Social Security: save and strengthen, S8085 [18NO]

——— use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits, S8085 [18NO]

St. Louis Cardinals (baseball team): tribute, S7700 [31OC]

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia: impact of filling judgeship vacancies on caseload and decisions on Federal regulatory issues, S7971 [13NO]

Votes: position on missed, S3526• [15MY]

Watt, Representative: nomination to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, S7700 [31OC]

Tributes

Cowan, Senator, S5232 [26JN]

Culpepper, Miniard, S3285 [9MY]

Edgerton, John, S2981 [25AP]

Markey, Senator, S6554 [18SE]

Menino, Tom, S8831 [16DE]