FRANKEN, AL (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S898 [11FE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2884 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S4179 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1556, S1588 [12MR], S1655 [13MR]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), S6817 [13DE]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S4006 [25JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), S3111, S3114, S3138, S3141 [15MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S6545 [10DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3815, S3817 [18JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S5053 [29JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S148 [8JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: establish a comprehensive policy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to and the affordability, reliability, and sustainability of power (see S. 2508), S4004 [25JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S764 [4FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S2195 [7AP]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S1924 [1AP]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 2687), S5134 [30JY]

——— improve access to mental health services under TRICARE (see S. 2276), S2613 [1MY]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see S. 240), S5218 [31JY]

——— require consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and preserve rights of members to bring class actions (see S. 1999), S1049 [25FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1963), S853 [10FE] (see S. 1982), S1049 [25FE]

Baker, Howard H., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 494), S4154 [26JN]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 2589), S4404 [10JY]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 363), S1174 [26FE]

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), S764 [4FE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S6148 [19NO]

Bush, George: tribute (see S. Res. 471), S3604 [11JN]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 2609), S4558 [16JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (see S. 2655), S5137 [30JY]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2548), S4153 [26JN]

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 2746), S5630 [16SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S2241 [8AP]

Community development: create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined requirements (see S. 2900), S5783 [18SE]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (see S. Res. 502), S4503 [15JY]

Conservation of energy: express that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support reduced Government energy consumption while supporting jobs and economic development (see S. Res. 562), S5783 [18SE]

——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 2971), S6921 [16DE]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 2074), S1233 [27FE] (see S. 2262), S2424 [28AP]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2625), S4620 [17JY]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 1738), S3720 [17JN]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 1733), S3605 [11JN] (see S. 2599), S4454 [14JY]

Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (see S. Res. 407), S1871 [31MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see S. 632), S3424 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: provide members of Reserve components who are victims of sex-related offenses with access to Special Victims’ Counsel (see S. 2843), S6262 [2DE]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1956), S488 [27JA]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 2292), S2718 [6MY] (see S. 2432), S3424 [4JN]

——— authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see S. 1033), S3185 [20MY]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1796), S70 [7JA]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2164), S1818 [27MR]

Dept. of Energy: modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see S. 1739), S4455 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see S. 1823), S3720 [17JN]

——— 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), S5434 [9SE]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see S. 2449), S3686 [16JN]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 2839), S5994 [13NO]

——— enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see S. 2254), S2379 [10AP]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 2301), S5052 [29JY]

——— increase authorization for Children’s Advocacy Centers (see S. 1799), S3605 [11JN]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 2472), S3668 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 2188), S4503 [15JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see S. 2208), S3425 [4JN]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see S. 2244), S3720 [17JN]

Dept. of Transportation: extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (see S. 2085), S1315 [5MR]

——— temporarily waive certain vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles (see S. 2130), S1652 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see S. 2422), S3476 [5JN] (see S. 2450), S3605 [11JN]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 200), S1731 [25MR] (see S. 2337), S3029 [14MY]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S3342 [2JN]

Diseases: reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S4662 [21JY]

Dixon, Alan J.: tribute (see S. Res. 496), S4224 [7JY]

Education: require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 1803), S4503 [15JY]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 2133), S1652 [13MR]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 1495), S3425 [4JN]

——— use enplanement numbers that preceded enactment of certain pilot regulations to calculate Airport Improvement Program apportionments (see S. 2848), S5698 [17SE]

FCC: ensure the integrity of voice communications and prevent discrimination among areas in the delivery of such communications by requiring providers to register and comply with basic quality standards (see S. 2125), S3238 [21MY]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see S. 2476), S3719 [17JN]

——— restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices until final action is taken in proceedings on such rules that were remanded by a court decision (see S. 1981), S702 [3FE]

FDA: incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (see S. 2917), S5918 [12NO]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1926), S528 [28JA]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see S. 178), S440 [16JA]

GSA: verify a building to be leased to accommodate a Federal agency is located a certain distance from public transportation before entering into the lease agreement (see S. 2469), S3668 [12JN]

Housing: 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), S852 [10FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2789), S5787 [18SE]

Inland Waterways Trust Fund: revise financing rate (see S. 2955), S6204 [20NO]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see S. 2578), S4336 [9JY]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn and call for an end to such attacks, and dissolve Palestinian Authority unity Government with Hamas (see S. Res. 498), S4404 [10JY]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 2673), S4997 [28JY]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway: designate (see S. 2985), S6351 [4DE]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building, Chisholm, MN: designate (see S. 2523), S6351 [4DE]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2376), S3237 [21MY]

Jeffords, James M.: tribute (see S. Res. 539), S5434 [9SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 474), S3668 [12JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit current Members of Congress, and increase restrictions on congressional staff, from becoming lobbyists, ban lobbyists from joining congressional staff, and improve disclosure requirements (see S. 2417), S4405 [10JY]

Mathews, Harlan: tribute (see S. Res. 444), S2953 [13MY]

Medicare: 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), S325 [14JA]

——— develop criteria for medically necessary short inpatient hospital stays (see S. 2082), S1776 [26MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S1175 [26FE]

——— protect relative to reconciliation involving changes to the program and prevent eligibility age increase, privatization, and conversion to a voucher system (see S. 2087), S1365 [6MR] (see S. 2491), S4004 [25JN]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 2037), S1001 [24FE]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 1053), S1001 [24FE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 2329), S5219 [31JY]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (see S. 1737), S28 [6JA] (see S. 2223), S2380 [10AP]

Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 1925), S325 [14JA]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 1926), S528 [28JA]

National Commission on the Future of the Army: establish (see S. 2295), S3075 [15MY]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 532), S5218 [31JY]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 590), S6205 [20NO]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 449), S3075 [15MY]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. Res. 441), S2875 [8MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 481), S3898 [23JN]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 590), S6205 [20NO]

Native Americans: permanently reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Indians (see S. 2830), S5629 [16SE]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 2960), S6205 [20NO]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 2299), S2796 [7MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S6148 [19NO]

NIH: prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, restore purchasing power (see S. 2658), S5052 [29JY]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see S. 2192), S2954 [13MY]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 2595), S4404 [10JY]

Oberstar, James L.: tribute (see S. Res. 461), S3294 [22MY]

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (see S. 2493), S3811 [18JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide greater flexibility in offering health insurance coverage across State lines (see S. 2174), S1818 [27MR]

——— revise reporting requirements to preserve the privacy of individuals (see S. 2176), S1818 [27MR]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 2291), S2718 [6MY]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S1417 [10MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2516), S3938 [24JN]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 2023), S947 [12FE]

‘‘Prairie Home Companion’’: anniversary (see S. Res. 492), S4154 [26JN]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1897), S132 [8JA]

——— 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), S4225 [7JY] (see S. 2685), S5051 [29JY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see S. 2646), S5508 [10SE]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see S. Res. 588), S6205 [20NO]

Senior citizens: develop and test expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older individuals to coordinate care and improve efficiency (see S. 2251), S2379 [10AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1996), S2471 [29AP] (see S. 2363), S3184 [20MY]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom, and urge inclusion of freedom of religion when drafting new constitution (see S. Res. 453), S3369 [3JN]

Syria: condemn human rights violations, allow access to humanitarian assistance, address impact of war on neighboring countries, and call for international response to such atrocities (see S. Res. 384), S1872 [31MR]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 759), S5218 [31JY]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see S. 1507), S3238 [21MY]

——— exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations and use such funds generated for domestic violence prevention and victims’ services programs (see S. 2816), S6351 [4DE]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2069), S1233 [27FE]

——— modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see S. 2021), S1924 [1AP]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 2360), S3184 [20MY]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S1048 [25FE]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 553), S3508 [9JN]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2562), S4154 [26JN] (see S. 2569), S4271 [8JY]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 1535), S5508 [10SE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 2004), S2719 [6MY]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see S. 2250), S5219 [31JY]

$2.13 Day: designate (see S. Res. 356), S948 [12FE]

University of Minnesota Duluth: observance of National Student Employment Week (see S. Res. 419), S2239 [8AP]

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), S5218 [31JY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1982), S1049 [25FE]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see S. 2782), S5700 [17SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Res. 462), S3812 [18JN]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1945), S3898 [23JN]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 573), S5784 [18SE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2307), S3476 [5JN]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S3670 [12JN]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5786 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: increase number of children eligible for free school meals, with a phased-in transition period, with an offset (see S. 2248), S2379 [10AP]

Dept. of Education: improve college affordability by creating incentives for States to invest more in higher education to increase attendance and graduation (see S. 2518), S3939 [24JN]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see S. 2281), S2614 [1MY]

Expatriation Act: express regret to descendants of women whose citizenship was revoked because of marriage to foreign nationals (see S. Res. 402), S1819 [27MR]

Information technology: limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (see S. 2171), S1818 [27MR]

Mayo Clinic: anniversary (see S. Res. 339), S486 [27JA]

Medicaid: provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 1940), S439 [16JA]

Medicare: protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 2359), S3184 [20MY]

Minnesota: authorize the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land (see S. 2123), S1584 [12MR]

National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 554), S5698 [17SE]

Native Americans: extend a certain income tax exemption to the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (see S. 2249), S2379 [10AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employees’ dependents access to tax credits if the cost of family coverage through the employer is greater than a certain percentage of household income (see S. 2434), S3474 [5JN]

——— provide temporary shift in scheduled collection of transitional reinsurance program payments (see S. 2253), S2379 [10AP]

Power resources: improve propane supply and pricing information, coordinate response to shortages, and study need for regional propane reserves (see S. 2762), S5217 [31JY]

Taxation: qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 2723), S5216 [31JY]

Cloture motions

Abrams, Leslie J.: nomination to be district judge, S5901 [12NO], S6014 [17NO]

Alonso, Jorge L.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]

Baran, Jeffery M.: nomination to the NRC, S6294 [3DE], S6330 [4DE]

Barron, David J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3064 [15MY], S3211 [21MY]

Blakey, John R.: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

Bough, Stephen R.: nomination to be district judge, S6806 [13DE], S6905 [16DE]

Boulware, Richard F., II: nomination to be district judge, S3464 [5JN], S3494 [9JN]

Burroughs, Allison Dale: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

Burrows, Charlotte A.: nomination to the EEOC, S6187 [20NO], S6253 [2DE]

Chutkan, Tanya S.: nomination to be district judge, S3285 [22MY], S3360 [3JN]

Cohen, Mark H.: nomination to be district judge, S5901 [12NO], S6014 [17NO]

Coloretti, Nani A.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of HUD, S6187 [20NO], S6242 [2DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S5963 [13NO]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), House amendment, S5772 [18SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), S5487 [10SE], S5543 [11SE]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to proceed, S5322 [1AU], S5366 [8SE]

Gilliam, Haywood S., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]

Hale, David J.: nomination to be district judge, S6228 [1DE], S6277 [3DE]

Hendricks, Bruce Howe: nomination to be district judge, S3285 [22MY], S3359 [3JN]

Kadzik, Peter J.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, S3654 [12JN], S3697 [17JN]

Kearney, Mark A.: nomination to be district judge, S6228 [1DE], S6277 [3DE]

Lauck, M. Hannah: nomination to be district judge, S3464 [5JN], S3493 [9JN]

Leeson, Joseph F., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6294 [3DE], S6319 [4DE]

Lodge, Virginia Tyler: nomination to the TVA Board of Directors, S6295 [3DE], S6404 [9DE]

Lopez, P. David: nomination to be EEOC General Counsel, S6188 [20NO], S6254 [2DE]

Mastroianni, Mark G.: nomination to be district judge, S3285 [22MY], S3359 [3JN]

May, Leigh Martin: nomination to be district judge, S5772 [18SE], S5904 [12NO]

Mazzant, Amos L., III: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

McFerran, Lauren McGarity: nomination to the NLRB, S6294 [3DE], S6330 [4DE]

Mehta, Amit P.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]

Mendoza, Salvador, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3653 [12JN], S3679 [16JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), motion to proceed, S2409 [28AP], S2545 [30AP]

Murthy, Vivek H.: nomination to be Surgeon General and Public Health Service Medical Director, S6799 [13DE], S6849 [15DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1860 [31MR], S2047 [2AP], S2150 [3AP]

Peterson, James D.: nomination to be district judge, S2684 [6MY], S2838 [8MY]

Pitman, Robert L.: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

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 (S. 2685), motion to proceed, S5902 [12NO], S6079 [18NO]

Rosenbaum, Robin S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2685 [6MY], S2845 [8MY]

Rosenstengel, Nancy J.: nomination to be district judge, S2685 [6MY], S2838 [8MY]

Ross, Eleanor L.: nomination to be district judge, S5902 [12NO], S6015 [17NO]

Saldana, Sarah R.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S6797 [13DE], S6884 [16DE]

Schroeder, Robert W., III: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

Smith, Christopher A.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Fossil Energy, S6806 [13DE]

Sorokin, Leo T.: nomination to be district judge, S3464 [5JN], S3493 [9JN]

Stivers, Gregory N.: nomination to be district judge, S6293 [3DE], S6318 [4DE]

Talwani, Indira: nomination to be district judge, S2684 [6MY], S2837 [8MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), motion to proceed, S39 [7JA]

Walter, Ronald A.: nomination to the TVA Board of Directors, S6295 [3DE], S6404 [9DE]

Wilkins, Robert L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S209 [9JA]

Poems

‘‘Brother,’’ Joseph Gabel, S3468• [5JN]

‘‘Celebrating My Veteran,’’ Ellie Wachenheim, S3467• [5JN]

‘‘Deep Down,’’ Alaire Chu, S3468• [5JN]

‘‘Delvin Menze,’’ Riley Menze, S3467• [5JN]

‘‘Grandpa the Veteran,’’ Chineng Vang, S3467• [5JN]

‘‘Life Savers,’’ Taylor Van de Streek, S3468• [5JN]

‘‘Memories of the Home Front,’’ Sarah Borntrager, S3468• [5JN]

‘‘Numbers,’’ Ezekiel Town, S3467• [5JN]

‘‘Thank You to the Great Veterans in My Life,’’ Sabastian C. Cerda, S3467• [5JN]

Privilege of the floor

Bockenhauer, Samuel, S1420 [10MR]

Gilbert, Helen, S5069 [29JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S746 [4FE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), S3555 [11JN]

Climate: global warming, S1394 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S1395 [10MR]

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (S. 1269), S3980 [25JN]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2074), S1396 [10MR]

Dept. of Education: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (S. 1156), S2776 [7MY]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2292), S2775 [7MY]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), motion to proceed, S3555 [11JN], S5610 [16SE]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (S. 1704), S2776 [7MY]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (S. 2281), S2776 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funding for Indian tribes and tribal organizations, S1556 [12MR]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1556 [12MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3555 [11JN]

Economy: importance of job creation, S276 [13JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections, S2072 [2AP]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to proceed, S5393 [9SE]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S3980 [25JN]

EPA: rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants, S1396 [10MR]

Kilian, Eric: Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association Police Officer of the Year award recipient, S5127• [30JY]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S2375 [10AP]

Metry, Alesia: Minnesota Association of Women Police Officer of the Year award recipient, S5127• [30JY]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), motion to proceed, S2533, S2534 [30AP]

Minnesota: tribute to Minnesota Military Children’s Poetry Contest winners, S3467• [5JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 148), S2072 [2AP]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (S. 2023), S2072 [2AP]

Power resources: promote clean energy sources to combat climate change, S1396 [10MR]

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 (S. 2685), S5065 [29JY], S5090 [30JY]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S5393 [9SE]

——— decision in McCutcheon v. FEC on contribution limits for individual political campaign donors, S2071 [2AP]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S275 [13JA], S788 [6FE]

Tributes

Bedoya, Alvaro, S5090 [30JY]

Begich, Senator, S6598 [11DE]

Blumberg, Mark, S5127• [30JY]

Harkin, Senator, S6712 [12DE]

Hasselman, Brian, S5127• [30JY]

Levin, Senator, S6706 [12DE]

Oberstar, James L., S2849 [8MY]