WEAPONS see also Biological Weapons; Chemical Weapons; Nuclear Weapons

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S651–S655 [12FE], H444–H448 [12FE]

Amendments

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), S6299 [9SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), S948 [27FE], H823 [4MR]

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, S2610, S2611, S2612, S2613 [11AP], S2689, S2690, S2692, S2693 [16AP], S2707, S2709, S2719, S2743, S2752, S2760, S2765, S2766, S2770, S2771 [17AP], S2806, S2807, S2808, S2810, S2814 [18AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8573 [9DE]

Appointments

Senate National Security Working Group, S1669 [11MR], S1715 [12MR], S4064 [10JN]

Articles and editorials

Drop-Off in Gun Prosecutions Began Before Obama, S2493 [9AP]

Israel’s Military Intelligence Chief Says Syria’s Assad Readying To Use Chemical Weapons, S1833 [14MR]

Modernize, Don’t Abandon Our Nuclear Arsenal, S5488 [27JN]

Plan for Hunting Terrorists Signals U.S. Intends To Keep Adding Names to Kill List, S1190 [6MR]

Rand Paul’s Drone Rant, S1243 [7MR]

Syria, Bosnia, and the Old Mistakes, S1834 [14MR]

Syrian Regime Chokes Off Food to Town That Was Gassed—Siege of Moadhamiya Raises Concerns of a Fresh Humanitarian Crisis (excerpt), S7165 [3OC]

U.S. Is Warned Russia Plans Syria Arms Sale, S3293 [9MY]

V–22—Wonder Weapon or Widow Maker (excerpt), H1898 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria following congressional authorization and determination that Syria has not agreed to surrender chemical weapons or become Chemical Weapons Convention signatory (see H.J. Res. 61), H5512 [11SE]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (see S.J. Res. 21), S6269 [6SE]

——— prohibit Federal funding for use against Syria absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress or an attack or imminent attack on the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 58), H5434 [9SE]

Arms control: increase sanctions on entities who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology for chemical, biological, or advanced conventional weapons proliferation activities (see H.R. 893), H814 [28FE]

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see S. 1337), S5839 [23JY]

——— make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 339), H222 [22JA]

——— restore certain authorities to administer firearms laws (see H.R. 431), H293 [25JA]

BLM: provide for a land exchange with the Army to create a national security buffer for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss and preclude sale of certain lands to prevent incompatible development (see S. 753), S2749 [17AP]

——— transfer certain public land to the Dept. of the Army for inclusion in White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico (see H.R. 1299), H1719 [20MR]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 868), H701 [27FE]

Children and youth: protect rights by prohibiting funds to educational institutions that punish students for possession of toy guns, simulating guns, or expressing support for Second Amendment rights (see H.R. 2625), H4213 [8JY]

Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see H.R. 3478), H7051 [13NO]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 2046), H2774 [17MY]

Courts: clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 2405), H3687 [17JN]

Crime: deploy Border Patrol agents and increase number of DEA and ATF agents along U.S. border to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 72), H30 [3JA]

——— provide for a grant program to prevent gun-related domestic violence homicides (see H.R. 3566), H7310 [20NO]

——— reduce violence and protect citizens (see S. 2), S42 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense: establish a strategy to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related materials in the Middle East and North Africa region (see H.R. 2314), H3287 [11JN]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]

——— reprogram amounts appropriated for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (see H.R. 1481), H1909 [10AP]

——— rescind amounts appropriated for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (see S. 680), S2501 [9AP]

——— terminate or retire certain aircraft and ship programs (see H.R. 1361), H1823 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H176 [18JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see S. 242), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 307), H176 [18JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions and require dissemination of information to relevant entities (see H.R. 1542), H1991 [12AP]

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), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 720), H546 [14FE]

——— make grants to States to develop systems to retrieve firearms from armed prohibited persons (see H.R. 848), H700 [27FE]

——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 2566), H4143 [27JN]

——— prohibit tracking and cataloguing of purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 2408), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 572), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 577), H412 [6FE] (see H.R. 602), H431 [8FE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3689), H7627 [10DE]

Egypt: prohibit sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services (see S. 201), S438 [31JA]

——— reform assistance (see S. 1857), S8976 [18DE]

——— restrict sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services (see S. 207), S438 [31JA] (see H.R. 939), H949 [4MR]

——— suspend delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services (see H. Res. 87), H701 [27FE]

EPA: reduce or eliminate the risk of releases of hazardous chemicals from public water systems and wastewater treatment works (see S. 67), S213 [23JA]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 419), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 881), H813 [28FE]

——— require an adequate process in preplanned lethal operations that target U.S. or allied citizens and limit use of cluster munitions when likely to unintentionally harm such citizens (see H.R. 2438), H3928 [19JN]

——— strengthen enforcement of background checks relative to the use of explosive materials (see S. 792), S2897 [23AP] (see H.R. 2836), H5088 [25JY]

FBI: encourage States to provide records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 329), H221 [22JA]

Firearms: allow certain off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 2541), H4142 [27JN]

——— appropriately restrict sales of ammunition by requiring background checks (see S. 174), S357 [29JA]

——— ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ‘‘cop-killer’’ handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 538), H411 [6FE]

——— condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (see H. Res. 318), H5088 [25JY]

——— develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 2005), H2654 [15MY]

——— eliminate the sporting purposes definition in gun laws (see H.R. 2277), H3250 [6JN]

——— enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (see H.R. 404), H280 [23JA]

——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 236), H84 [14JA]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 374), S813 [25FE] (see H.R. 137), H32 [3JA] (see H.R. 1605), H2123 [17AP]

——— establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 227), H84 [14JA]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 22), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 141), H32 [3JA]

——— establish minimum standards for States that allow carrying of concealed firearms (see S. 147), S284 [24JA]

——— establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H5343 [1AU]

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 1212), S4793 [20JN] (see H.R. 2463), H3988 [20JN]

——— implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (see H.R. 34), H28 [3JA]

——— impose excise tax on concealable firearms and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a firearms buyback grant program (see H.R. 793), H596 [15FE]

——— improve effectiveness of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by clarifying reporting requirements related to adjudications of mental incompetency (see S. 480), S1229 [6MR]

——— limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (see S. 843), S3029 [25AP] (see H.R. 1764), H2390 [26AP]

——— limit authority of States and local governments to collect taxes relative to the sale of certain firearms or ammunition or payable for background checks required for sales of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 2361), H3590 [13JN]

——— limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see H.R. 619), H454 [12FE]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H1718 [20MR]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H412 [6FE]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms (see S. 729), S2649 [15AP]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through straw purchasing and trafficking (see S. 730), S2649 [15AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see S. 54), S43 [22JA] (see S. 179), S400 [30JA] (see S. 443), S1088 [4MR] (see H.R. 452), H341 [4FE] (see H.R. 722), H546 [14FE] (see H.R. 955), H981 [5MR]

——— prevent illegal sale (see H.R. 427), H293 [25JA]

——— prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (see S. 261), S520 [7FE]

——— prohibit possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials (see H.R. 965), H981 [5MR]

——— prohibit purchase and possession by nonimmigrant aliens, including those from visa waiver countries, and reinstate residency requirement for gun purchases by non-U.S. citizens (see S. 903), S3256 [8MY]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 1369), H1823 [21MR]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 2648), H4369 [10JY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 33), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 138), H32 [3JA]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 1177), H1426 [14MR]

——— provide exceptions from firearm prohibitions otherwise applicable relative to marijuana if its possession is lawful under State law (see H.R. 3483), H7109 [14NO]

——— provide for mandatory State licensing and registration of handguns (see H.R. 117), H31 [3JA]

——— provide protection from gun violence by banning access to certain weapons, strengthening mental health infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun violence (see H.R. 2910), H5341 [1AU]

——— provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect and prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes (see S. 82), S213 [23JA] (see H.R. 410), H281 [23JA]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 332), H221 [22JA]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (see S. 1774), S8457 [21NO] (see H.R. 3626), H7394 [2DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and extend ban to undetectable firearm receivers and ammunition magazines (see S. 1149), S4405 [12JN] (see H.R. 1474), H1909 [10AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 3643), H7446 [3DE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 150), S284 [24JA] (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 691), S2501 [9AP]

——— repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 661), H500 [13FE]

——— require background checks for purchases and gun shop employees, prohibit purchase by individuals on terrorist watch list, report lost or stolen guns, and establish standards for concealed carry permits (see H.R. 21), H28 [3JA]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see S. 35), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 142), H32 [3JA]

——— require licensed importers, manufacturers, or dealers to provide a secure gun storage or safety device with the sale, transfer, or delivery of a firearm (see H.R. 2665), H4482 [11JY]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H6768 [23OC]

Foreign aid: establish a framework for effective, transparent, and accountable U.S. foreign assistance (see H.R. 1793), H2392 [26AP]

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

Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 479), H342 [4FE] (see H.R. 599), H431 [8FE]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 783), H595 [15FE]

——— 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 (see S. 1001), S3657 [21MY]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program (see H.R. 3292), H6604 [15OC]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H2653 [15MY]

——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system and authorize cooperation on the David’s Sling, Arrow, and Arrow 3 anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 2701), H4523 [16JY] (see H.R. 2717), H4597 [17JY]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S1127 [5MR] (see H.R. 938), H949 [4MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H1825 [21MR]

——— condemn nuclear device test and support additional sanctions (see H. Res. 65), H502 [13FE]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H2391 [26AP]

——— prevent nuclear proliferation (see S. 298), S707 [13FE]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 507), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 1208), H1547 [15MR]

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]

——— support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 98), H982 [5MR]

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: modify boundaries (see S. 459), S1127 [5MR]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 449), H315 [1FE]

National security: enhance security of chemical facilities (see S. 68), S213 [23JA]

——— ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense system (see H.R. 1128), H1395 [13MR]

——— prohibit use of drones as a weapon while operating in the national airspace system (see H.R. 1083), H1356 [12MR]

——— prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see S. 505), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 1242), H1567 [18MR]

——— prohibit use of lethal military force, including the use of drones, to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see H.R. 1269), H1630 [19MR]

——— 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), S3843 [23MY]

Next Generation Cooperative Threat Reduction Strategy: establish (see S. 1021), S3761 [22MY]

Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (see H.R. 1650), H2158 [18AP]

——— designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 164), S4058 [10JN]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 2465), H3988 [20JN]

Strategic Defense Initiative: anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S2026 [20MR]

Syria: allow access by humanitarian organizations, engage in diplomatic efforts to resolve conflict, strengthen sanctions, investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity, and prevent use of chemical weapons (see H. Con. Res. 53), H5547 [12SE]

——— call for Syria to become a signatory to, and comply with, the Chemical Weapons Convention and if such actions do not occur by a certain date, all elements of national power will be considered by the U.S. (see S.J. Res. 22), S6327 [10SE]

——— impose sanctions and expand existing sanctions (see S. 1714), S8049 [14NO]

——— restrict funds relative to escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria (see S. 1201), S4792 [20JN]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons (see H.R. 226), H84 [14JA]

——— increase excise tax and special occupational tax relative to firearms and increase transfer tax on any other weapon (see H.R. 3018), H5397 [2AU]

——— provide a deduction for purchase of secure gun storage or safety device for the securing of firearms (see H.R. 1883), H2533 [8MY]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see S. 1008), S3760 [22MY] (see H.R. 1093), H1356 [12MR]

——— prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 3484), H7109 [14NO]

U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 575), H412 [6FE]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1786 [13MR] (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

Cloture motions

Factsheets

Key U.S. Redlines Relative to U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: Dept. of State, H5827 [25SE]

Letters

Dept. of Defense Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) funding: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dept. of State, S1919 [19MR]

——— Italian Ministry of Defense and German Federal Ministry of Defense, S1919 [19MR]

——— Leon E. Panetta, Dept. of Defense, S1920 [19MR]

——— Peter Ammon, German Ambassador to the U.S., and Claudio Bisogniero, Italian Ambassador to the U.S., S1919 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense procurement and sustainment contracts for Russian-made Mi–17 helicopters: several Members of Congress, S7643 [30OC]

——— several Senators, S7642 [30OC]

Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons reauthorization: Alliance for Biosecurity, H833 [4MR]

——— James C. Greenwood, Biotechnology Industry Organization, H833 [4MR]

——— several health organizations, H199 [22JA]

——— several public health organizations, H834 [4MR]

——— Stephanie Silverman, Roundtable on Critical Care Policy (organization), H834 [4MR]

——— Thomas K. McInerny, American Academy of Pediatrics, H833 [4MR]

East Coast missile defense shield funding: J.D. Syring and Richard P. Formica, Dept. of Defense, H4922 [23JY]

——— Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), H4922 [23JY]

Gun control: Chris and Lynn McDonnell, S1700 [12MR]

——— several family members of Newtown, CT, school shooting victims, S1700 [12MR]

——— Sophie Boucher, E327 [19MR]

Impact of potential military strike against Syria on military families: Rebekah Sanderlin and Molly Blake, S6289 [9SE]

Navy Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare and Long Range Anti-Ship Missile funding: S.J. Locklear III, U.S. Pacific Command, H4910 [23JY]

Regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited: several citizens, S2703–S2705 [17AP]

Second Amendment right to bear arms: Senators Paul, Cruz, and Lee, H1854 [9AP]

——— several Senators, S2539 [10AP]

Use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S.: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S1204 [6MR], S1249 [7MR]

——— John O. Brennan, S1206 [6MR]

Lists

Chemical Weapons Usage Since World War I, S6348 [11SE]

Law enforcement and security industry groups supporting school safety provisions of S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, S2672 [16AP]

Minimum requirements to be included in the southern border security strategy, S4463–S4465 [13JN]

NSF Subcommittee on Youth Violence of the Advisory Committee to the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate participants, H813 [28FE]

Organizations endorsing a high capacity magazine ban, S2715 [17AP]

Organizations supporting Blumenthal amendment to S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, on regulating large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S2523 [10AP]

Organizations supporting Feinstein amendment to S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, on regulating assault weapons and ensuring that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, S2702 [17AP]

Parents, teachers, and administrators supporting school safety provisions of S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, S2672 [16AP]

Team 26 bicyclists who rode to the Capitol in support of gun control, S1701 [12MR]

Messages

Agreement Between NATO Members for Cooperation Regarding Atomic Information: President Obama, S6594 [18SE], H5641 [18SE]

Motions

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), S6273 [9SE], S6301 [10SE]

Press releases

U.S. Government Assessment of the Syrian Government’s Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013: Executive Office of the President, S6347 [11SE]

Remarks in House

Aerojet Rocketdyne (company): tribute to Camden, AR, employees, E1757 [2DE]

Air Force: Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Missile Project delivery vehicle funding through reductions in Defense Rapid Innovation Program funding, H4920, H4921 [23JY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, H5409, H5432 [9SE], H5437, H5438, H5440, H5441 [10SE], H5480, H5493, H5495 [11SE], H5532 [12SE]

——— prohibit Federal funding for use against Syria absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress or an attack or imminent attack on the U.S. (H.J. Res. 58), H5438 [10SE]

——— sunset authorization of use of military force against Afghanistan, H3584 [13JN]

BLM: allow Dept. of Defense approval over any new land use activity that utilizes any research, development, test, and evaluation of land critical to national security, H3523, H3524 [13JN]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (H.R. 868), H1922 [11AP]

Congress: legislative priorities, H3766 [19JN]

Connecticut: tribute to children killed by gun violence, E703 [20MY]

Constitution—U.S.: uphold the Second Amendment right to bear arms, H348 [5FE], H938–H941 [4MR], H1404 [14MR], H1559 [18MR], H2035 [16AP], H2336–H2343 [25AP], H2380 [26AP], H4589 [17JY], E151 [14FE]

Crime: reduce violence and protect citizens, H5460 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: Abrams tank upgrade funding, H4888, H4889 [23JY]

——— anniversary of Watervliet Arsenal, H4504 [16JY]

——— C–23 aircraft program funding, H4975 [23JY], E1169 [31JY]

——— Defense Environmental Restoration Program-Formerly Used Defense Sites funding through reductions in Army research and development funding, H4914 [23JY]

——— East Coast missile defense shield funding, H4922–H4924 [23JY]

——— end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to role in arms sales to Syria, H3620, H3623 [14JN], H4940 [23JY]

——— ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3601–H3603 [14JN], H4917, H4918 [23JY]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H507 [14FE]

——— limit removal of missile defense equipment from East Asia, H3338 [12JN]

——— maintain all current intercontinental ballistic missile silos in warm status, H3522, H3523 [13JN]

——— Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) funding, H1306 [6MR]

——— military readiness funding, H3338 [12JN]

——— Navy Advanced Submarine Systems Development program funding through reductions in operations and maintenance funding, H4912, H4913 [23JY]

——— Navy Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare and Long Range Anti-Ship Missile funding through reductions in operations and maintenance funding, H4909, H4910 [23JY]

——— prohibit certain missile defense programs funding, H3562, H3563 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding for drone strike program unless missions are conducted by members of the Armed Forces, E861 [14JN]

——— prohibit funding for use of U.S. military force against Iran, H3619 [14JN]

——— prohibit funding to conduct environmental impact study relative to intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles, H4964, H4965 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to provide riot control items to countries undergoing democratic transition if security forces of such countries are using excessive force to repress peaceful demonstrations, H3579 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with Russia, H5011 [24JY]

——— prohibit funding to train the Afghan Special Mission Wing to operate or maintain Russian-made Mi–17 helicopters, H4949, H4950 [23JY], H5031 [24JY]

——— prohibit U.N. Arms Trade Treaty funding unless treaty has been signed by the President, ratified by the Senate, and implemented by congressional legislation, H3579 [13JN]

——— prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens unless they are actively engaged in combat against the U.S., H3584 [13JN]

——— reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles, H4951–H4953 [23JY]

——— remove unexploded ordnance from former defense site on Culebra, PR, H5010, H5011 [24JY]

——— Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missile program funding, H4889 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Manufacturing Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4260 [9JY]

——— Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development and National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4278, H4279 [9JY]

——— Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4283, H4284 [9JY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration B61 nuclear bomb funding, H4288–H4290 [9JY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4225, H4228 [9JY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration W–76 nuclear warhead funding, H4299 [9JY]

——— Nevada National Security Site perimeter security funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat Reduction Initiative funding, H4298, H4299 [9JY]

——— Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4273, H4274 [9JY]

——— Office of Science funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4281–H4283 [9JY]

——— provide analysis of alternatives for each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches a certain phase, H4305 [9JY]

——— renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4264, H4272 [9JY]

——— Vehicle Technologies Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4275 [9JY]

——— Weatherization Assistance Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4275, H4276 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (H.R. 321), E39 [18JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), H187–H201 [22JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), Senate amendment, H823–H836 [4MR], E255 [7MR]

——— prohibit funding for new contracts to purchase ammunition prior to submitting report to Congress on cost and need for ammunition, H3190, H3191 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of First, Second, or Fourth Amendments to the Constitution, H3192 [5JN], E873–E875 [14JN], E900 [17JN]

——— prohibit funding to purchase, operate, or maintain armed unmanned aerial vehicles, H3192 [5JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H819 [4MR]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (H.R. 881), E219 [28FE]

Family Research Council: circumstances leading to shooting of security guard in building lobby in Washington, DC, H5576 [17SE], H5797 [20SE], H5826, H5827 [25SE]

FBI: encourage States to provide records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 329), H569 [15FE]

Federal Helium Reserve: prohibit export of helium to any hostile nation that seeks nuclear weapons or missile technology, H2375 [26AP]

Firearms: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (H. Res. 318), H5053 [25JY]

——— enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (H.R. 404), H1392 [13MR]

——— 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), H1914, H1920, H1946 [11AP], H1963, H1986 [12AP], H2071, H2074, H2076, H2077, H2107, H2119 [17AP], H2128, H2129 [18AP]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale, H482–H488 [13FE], H3364 [13JN], H5597 [18SE], H5772 [20SE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1933 [11AP], H2259 [24AP], H2312 [25AP]

——— establish universal background check procedures for gun sales, H698 [27FE], H1853 [9AP], H2337 [25AP]

——— gun control, H75, H76–H82 [14JA], H227 [23JA], H352, H353 [5FE], H439 [12FE], H481–H488 [13FE], H537 [14FE], H673, H697–H699 [27FE], H938–H941 [4MR], H954, H957 [5MR], H1416 [14MR], H1791 [21MR], H1850–H1854 [9AP], H1869 [10AP], H1919, H1921, H1922, H1933 [11AP], H1997 [15AP], H2071 [17AP], H2257, H2259 [24AP], H2357 [26AP], H2448 [7MY], H2661, H2712 [16MY], H3023 [4JN], H3371 [13JN], H4217 [9JY], H4318 [10JY], H5053 [25JY], H5575 [17SE], H5597 [18SE], H5667 [19SE], H8101, H8102 [12DE], E689 [17MY], E703 [20MY]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (H.R. 578), H2341 [25AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (H.R. 452), H483 [13FE], H1390–H1393 [13MR]

——— prevent illegal sale (H.R. 427), H4217 [9JY]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (H.R. 1369), E370 [21MR]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (H.R. 2648), H5053 [25JY]

——— prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, H81 [14JA]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), H7418, H7419, H7429 [3DE]

——— regulate assault weapons, H2337 [25AP]

——— require licensed importers, manufacturers, or dealers to provide a secure gun storage or safety device with the sale, transfer, or delivery of a firearm (H.R. 2665), H7387 [2DE], H7429 [3DE]

——— role of mental health and exposure to violent media in mass shootings, H636 [26FE], H811–H813 [28FE]

——— role of mental health reporting in preventing mass shootings, H5657 [19SE]

Hawthorne Army Depot, NV: tribute to Marines killed in explosion during training exercise, H1579 [19MR]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H2331, H2333 [25AP], H3021 [4JN]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that deal with the Central Bank of Iran, H7494 [4DE]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program, H7263, H7266 [20NO], H7696, H7699, H7701 [12DE]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program (H.R. 3292), H6669 [22OC], H6891 [29OC]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (H.R. 1992), H2706 [16MY], H7381 [2DE], H7650–H7653 [11DE], E1867 [12DE]

——— authorize assistance to start a U.S. production line for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system, H4921 [23JY]

——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome and Arrow anti-missile defense systems, H5029, H5030 [24JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn nuclear device test and support additional sanctions (H. Res. 65), H554, H555–H558 [15FE], E173 [25FE]

Legacies of War (organization): tribute for raising public awareness regarding unexploded ordnance in Laos from the Vietnamese Conflict, E461 [15AP]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish, H3619 [14JN]

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: modify boundaries (S. 459), H5454, H5455 [10SE]

Missouri: Missouri Dept. of Revenue release of concealed carry weapon permit information to Federal Government, H2310 [25AP]

National Emergency Summit on Urban Violence: convene, H4531 [17JY]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century, H2335, H2336 [25AP]

——— ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense system, H2254 [24AP]

Navy: reduce minimum level of aircraft carriers in fleet, H3520, H3521 [13JN]

——— Virginia-class submarine program funding, H8041 [12DE]

NRA: listing on website of individuals and organizations that allegedly hold anti-gun positions relative to repeal of Handgun Violence Prevention Act, H352 [5FE], H699 [27FE]

Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (H.R. 1650), E499 [18AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H160–H162 [15JA], H4578 [17JY], H5099 [30JY]

——— inaugural address, H202–H206 [22JA]

——— State of the Union Message, H537–H539 [14FE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (H.R. 2465), H5053 [25JY]

Reid, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to Marines killed in explosion during training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot, NV, H1643 [20MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4992 [24JY]

Russia: diplomatic efforts to have Syria surrender chemical weapons stockpiles, H5438 [10SE], H5493, H5495 [11SE], H5938 [28SE]

Schools: proposal to permit carrying and use of firearms by teachers and school staff, E177 [25FE]

Syria: call for diplomatic resolution rather than military action to address use of chemical weapons, H5484 [11SE]

——— condition receipt of U.S. support for opposition forces on implementation of plan to protect religious minorities, E978 [26JN]

——— military assistance to opposition forces, H5575 [17SE]

——— Obama administration proposal to have Syria surrender its’ chemical weapons stockpiles to the U.N. Security Council for oversight and destruction, H5441 [10SE], H6276 [4OC]

——— U.S. support for opposition forces, H3671 [17JN], H3762 [19JN], H3986 [20JN], H3999 [25JN], H7673–H7675 [11DE]

Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China, H3584 [13JN], E889 [17JN]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft, H1643 [20MR], H3180–H3182, H3199 [5JN], E819 [6JN]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose, H6558 [12OC]

——— oppose (H. Con. Res. 23), E1395 [27SE]

——— prohibit ratification if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms, H5827–H5831 [25SE], H5897 [27SE], H6445 [9OC]

——— signing, H5825, H5827–H5831 [25SE], H5896, H5897 [27SE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): funding through reduction in Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency funding, H3571 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles below newly negotiated levels, H4342–H4344 [10JY], H4970, H4971, H4973 [23JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to 26th Marine Regiment, Hotel Company, 2d Platoon, 1st Squad for recovery of Russian SA–2 missile, H6572 [14OC]

Remarks in Senate

Aerojet Rocketdyne (company): tribute to Camden, AR, employees, S8974 [18DE]

al-Assad, Bashar: alleged use by Syrian President of chemical weapons against Syrian population, S3288 [9MY]

——— preparations by Syrian President to use chemical weapons against Syrian population, S1833 [14MR]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, S6749 [24SE]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), S6271 [6SE]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), motion to proceed, S6273–S6284, S6288–S6290 [9SE], S6302–S6319 [10SE], S6337–S6348, S6367–S6369 [11SE]

——— delay sequestration for members if President authorizes use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, S6289, S6290 [9SE]

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (S. 1337), S5962 [25JY]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects, S3219–S3222, S3227 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: East Coast missile defense shield funding through reductions in foreign assistance to Egypt, S2315 [22MR]

——— end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S4568 [18JN], S5767 [18JY], S6191 [1AU]

——— investigations into the procurement and sustainment contracts for Russian-made Mi–17 helicopters, S7641–S7645 [30OC], S7718 [31OC]

——— Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) funding, S1880 [18MR], S1915, S1918–S1920, S1930, S1943 [19MR], S1970–S1972 [20MR], S2247, S2306 [22MR]

——— next generation long-range striker bomber funding, S8447 [21NO]

——— prohibit retirement of Global Hawk platforms, S9038 [19DE]

——— provide for financial accountability and management through reform of procurement and acquisition procedures and requiring auditable financial statements, S455–S458 [4FE]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, S4742 [20JN]

——— reform procurement process to eliminate wasteful defense spending, S8323–S8326 [20NO]

——— rescind amounts appropriated for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (S. 680), S2508 [9AP], S2511 [10AP]

Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration funding, S2123 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), S948–S957 [27FE], S1123 [5MR]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, S2739 [17AP]

——— allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (S. 34), S2453 [8AP]

——— withhold percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from States and local governments that release private gun ownership data, S2710 [17AP], S2780 [18AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S8553 [9DE]

Egypt: prohibit sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services, S424, S425, S427 [31JA]

——— prohibit sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services (S. 201), S448 [31JA], S449 [4FE]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (S. 419), S1026–S1028 [28FE]

——— permit transfer of cluster munitions if the purpose of such transfer is disposal, S1986 [20MR]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, S3150, S3151 [7MY], S6495 [17SE], S8641–S8643 [11DE], S8902 [17DE]

——— address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and gun trafficking, S2721–S2724, S2727, S2734, S2740 [17AP]

——— enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms, S2484 [9AP], S2538, S2551 [10AP], S2575, S2577 [11AP], S3503 [15MY]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, incentivize State compliance, prohibit a national gun registry, and protect Second Amendment rights of veterans, S2717 [17AP]

——— 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), S2232 [21MR], S2236 [22MR], S2440 [8AP], S2629–S2631, S2633–S2644 [15AP], S2657, S2660–S2674, S2676–S2679 [16AP], S2697–S2744 [17AP], S2775–S2782, S2784 [18AP], S3503 [15MY], S4207 [11JN], S4461 [13JN]

——— 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), motion to proceed, S2476, S2484, S2490, S2492–S2494 [9AP], S2512, S2516–S2520, S2522–S2533, S2535–S2542, S2547, S2551 [10AP], S2571–S2584 [11AP]

——— 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, S2629–S2631, S2635–S2644 [15AP], S2660–S2665, S2670–S2674, S2677 [16AP], S2697, S2709–S2714, S2729–S2732, S2735–S2740 [17AP], S2775 [18AP], S3356, S3360 [13MY], S3503 [15MY], S4544 [18JN], S6480 [17SE]

——— establish universal background check procedures for gun sales, S8451 [21NO]

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (S. 1212), S4796 [20JN]

——— gun control, S240 [24JA], S341 [29JA], S756–S758 [14FE], S1699–S1701 [12MR], S2445, S2453 [8AP], S2551 [10AP], S2581, S2582 [11AP], S3503 [15MY], S3597 [20MY], S3928 [4JN], S4507 [17JN], S4544 [18JN], S5517 [8JY], S5898 [24JY], S5996 [29JY], S6281 [9SE], S6480 [17SE], S7056 [30SE], S7918 [7NO], S7987 [13NO], S8803 [13DE]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S2706–S2710, S2716, S2736, S2741 [17AP]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms (S. 729), S2655 [15AP], S2657 [16AP], S6748 [24SE]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through straw purchasing and trafficking (S. 730), S2655 [15AP], S2657 [16AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking, S2732 [17AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 54), S180 [22JA], S1286 [11MR], S2577 [11AP], S4544 [18JN], S9044 [19DE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 179), S402 [30JA]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 443), S1090–S1093 [4MR], S1097 [5MR]

——— prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (S. 261), S525 [7FE]

——— prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, S2445 [8AP]

——— provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect and prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes (S. 82), S226 [23JA], S299 [28JA]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8554–S8556 [9DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), unanimous-consent agreement, S8555 [9DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (S. 1774), S8537 [21NO], S8539, S8547 [9DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (S. 1774), unanimous-consent request, S8447 [21NO]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, S2528 [10AP], S2698, S2700–S2706, S2736, S2741, S2742 [17AP], S6007 [29JY]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (S. 150), S288–S291 [24JA], S2453 [8AP], S2677 [16AP]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S2522, S2523 [10AP], S2670 [16AP], S2699, S2714, S2738, S2739, S2743 [17AP]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (S. 691), S2508 [9AP], S2511 [10AP]

——— role of mental health reporting in preventing mass shootings, S2579 [11AP]

Hawthorne Army Depot, NV: tribute to Marines killed in explosion during training exercise, S1913 [19MR]

Immigration: border security equipment funding, S4365 [12JN], S4463 [13JN]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability, S7483 [15OC]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (S. 1881), S9069 [19DE], S9115 [20DE]

——— impose sanctions, S8784 [13DE]

——— impose sanctions (S. 1001), S3661 [21MY], S3742 [22MY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (S. 462), S6187 [1AU]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prevent nuclear proliferation (S. 298), S816, S817 [25FE], S3320 [9MY]

Marshall Legacy Institute: anniversary, S7210 [4OC]

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: modify boundaries (S. 459), S4717 [19JN]

National security: prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (S. 505), S1274 [7MR], S1275 [11MR]

——— use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S., S1150–S1226 [6MR], S1240, S1243–S1247, S1249, S1253, S1255 [7MR], S6794 [24SE]

Newtown, CT: tribute to Team 26 bicyclists who rode to the Capitol in support of gun control, S1699–S1701 [12MR], S2453 [8AP]

Next Generation Cooperative Threat Reduction Strategy: establish, S8341 [20NO]

——— establish (S. 1021), S3765–S3767 [22MY]

Nightforce Optics, Inc.: tribute, S4983 [21JN]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 164), S6608 [18SE], S7653 [30OC]

Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to Syrian Government and call for sanctions against and transfer of leadership in Syria, S3289 [9MY]

——— diplomatic efforts to have Syria surrender chemical weapons stockpiles, S6337–S6348, S6369 [11SE], S6482 [17SE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S6552, S6554 [18SE]

——— provide a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the Second Amendment right to bear arms, S2316 [22MR]

Senate Rules: use of filibuster to impede strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System relative to firearm sale, gun trafficking, and school security, S2577, S2581, S2582 [11AP]

Syria: call for Syria to become a signatory to, and comply with, the Chemical Weapons Convention and if such actions do not occur by a certain date, all elements of national power will be considered by the U.S. (S.J. Res. 22), S6330–S6333 [10SE]

——— condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy, S1833–S1835 [14MR]

——— impose sanctions and expand existing sanctions (S. 1714), S8053 [14NO]

——— tribute to diplomatic efforts by U.S., Russia, and the U.N. to have Syria surrender chemical weapons stockpiles, S7055 [30SE]

——— U.S. policy, S4468, S4469 [13JN], S5551 [9JY], S7165 [3OC]

——— U.S. support for opposition forces, S1833–S1835 [14MR], S3291 [9MY], S4468 [13JN], S4740 [20JN], S5551 [9JY], S6106 [31JY]

Taft, CA: tribute to Taft Union High School staff, students, and first responders for response to gun violence at school, S466 [4FE]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit negotiation or support of treaties that violate Second Amendment right to bear arms, S2318, S2319 [22MR]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit negotiation if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms, S2262, S2318, S2319 [22MR]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles below newly negotiated levels, S8819 [15DE], S8962 [18DE]

——— renewal, S4742 [20JN], S5109 [25JN]

Reports

Firearms at Army Corps Water Resources Projects—Proposed Legislation and Issues for Congress: Nicole T. Carter, Congressional Research Service, S3222 [8MY]

Reports filed

Armed Forces Use Against Syria in Response to Use of Chemical Weapons: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S.J. Res. 21), S6270 [6SE]

Assault Weapons Ban: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 150), S1853 [14MR]

Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2463) (H. Rept. 113–250), H6674 [22OC]

Dept. of HHS Programs To Protect Against Pandemics and Attacks From Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 307), S771 [14FE]

Egypt Assistance Reform Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1857), S8975 [18DE]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 507) (S. Rept. 113–65), S5498 [27JN]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1208) (H. Rept. 113–66), H2773 [17MY]

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 459) (S. Rept. 113–32), S2844 [22AP]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 459) (H. Rept. 113–193), H5475 [10SE]

North Korea Nonproliferation and Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 298), S771 [14FE]

Protecting Responsible Gun Sellers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 374), S1709 [12MR]

Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 54), S1592 [11MR]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 54) (S. Rept. 113–9), S2454 [8AP]

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 602) (H. Rept. 113–159), H4825 [19JY]

Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 572) (S. Rept. 113–86), S6295 [9SE]

White Sands Missile Range Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1299) (H. Rept. 113–120), H3994 [24JN]

Statements

Fix Gun Checks Act: Joey Cofsky and Sebastian Torero, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, H76, H77 [14JA]

Protect2A Project: Several Citizens, S2540–S2542 [10AP], S2576 [11AP]

U.N. Security Council Resolution on Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons Stockpiles: Samantha Power, U.N. Ambassador, S7056 [30SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 65, condemn nuclear device test by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and support additional sanctions, H555 [15FE]

H.R. 307, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons reauthorization, S948–S957 [27FE], H187–H197 [22JA]

H.R. 1542, WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H4837 [22JY]

H.R. 1992, Israel QME Enhancement Act, H7650 [11DE]

H.R. 3626, undetectable firearms ban reauthorization, H7418 [3DE]

S. 2, Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 298, North Korea Nonproliferation and Accountability Act, S816 [25FE]

S. 459, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act, S4722 [19JN], H5454 [10SE]

S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, S2158–S2162 [21MR]

S. 1001, Iran Export Embargo Act, S3661 [21MY]

S. 1337, Crime Gun Tracing Act, S5842 [23JY]

S. Con. Res. 7, oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, S1793 [13MR]

S. Con. Res. 27, 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, S8466 [21NO]

S. Res. 82, Strategic Defense Initiative anniversary, S2035 [20MR]

S. Res. 164, designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S4061 [10JN]

S.J. Res. 21, Armed Forces use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, S6269 [6SE]