MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Senator from Massachusetts)
Amendments
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1251 [27FE]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2819 [7MY]
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), S6793, S6794 [12DE]
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), S3094, S3095, S3137 [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), S3770 [17JN], S3815 [18JN], S3864, S3883 [19JN]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4345, S4348 [9JY]
Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1251 [27FE]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S87 [8JA], S335 [15JA], S557 [29JA], S915 [12FE], S1133 [26FE], S1531 [12MR], S1741 [26MR], S2043 [2AP], S2293 [9AP], S2527 [30AP], S2741 [7MY], S2981 [14MY], S3195 [21MY], S3387 [4JN], S3553 [11JN], S3773 [18JN], S3949 [25JN], S4287 [9JY], S4513 [16JY], S4721 [23JY], S5465 [10SE], S6467 [10DE]
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), S3863 [19JN]
Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: implement (see S. 267), S69 [7JA]
AID: establish the U.S. Global Development Lab (see S. 2502), S3939 [24JN]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S599 [29JA]
Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see S. 2464), S3720 [17JN]
Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA on the Capitol Grounds (see S. 2053), S1233 [27FE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S1819 [27MR]
Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 2687), S5994 [13NO]
——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 2395), S4405 [10JY]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1982), S1003 [24FE]
Armenia: observe anniversary, support an equitable relationship with Turkey based on acknowledgment of facts, and ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding relative to the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 410), S2196 [7AP]
Baker, Howard H., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 494), S4154 [26JN]
Biomedical Research Fund: establish (see S. 2115), S1584 [12MR]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 363), S1174 [26FE]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S1048 [25FE]
Burma: develop nondiscriminatory solution addressing Rakhine State’s need for peace and security, end persecution of Rohingya people, and respect internationally recognized human rights for all minority groups (see S. Res. 586), S6205 [20NO]
CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2548), S4153 [26JN]
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. 2475), S3719 [17JN]
——— improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 314), S291 [13JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S2196 [7AP]
Climate: express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges (see S. Res. 524), S4997 [28JY]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see S. 398), S3342 [2JN]
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]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2625), S4620 [17JY]
Copyrights: secure rights of artists of works of visual art to provide royalties (see S. 2045), S1174 [26FE]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to limit corporate spending in elections (see S.J. Res. 18), S4225 [7JY]
Courts: restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see S. 2364), S3184 [20MY]
CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 2581), S4404 [10JY]
——— require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 1793), S2195 [7AP]
Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (see S. Res. 407), S1871 [31MR]
Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1956), S600 [29JA]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 2292), S2718 [6MY] (see S. 2432), S3424 [4JN]
——— expand and improve Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 2194), S2797 [7MY]
Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (see S. 2529), S5785 [18SE]
——— 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), S487 [27JA]
——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see S. 1251), S4003 [25JN]
Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see S. 2254), S2379 [10AP]
——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 933), S2648 [5MY]
——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 2301), S2796 [7MY]
——— increase authorization for Children’s Advocacy Centers (see S. 1799), S3686 [16JN]
——— provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (see S. 2441), S3474 [5JN]
Dept. of Labor: restore overtime protections for low- and mid-wage salaried workers by raising the overtime salary threshold for executive, administrative, and professional employees (see S. 2486), S3811 [18JN]
Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 2302), S2796 [7MY]
——— renegotiate with Iraq provisions of original agreement relative to the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq (see S. Res. 333), S600 [29JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see S. 2244), S3186 [20MY]
Dept. of Transportation: eliminate cap on maximum civil penalties allowed against automakers for safety violations or failure to report known defects (see S. 2398), S3294 [22MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 629), S440 [16JA]
——— 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), S3425 [4JN]
Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see S. 1790), S3605 [11JN]
Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see S. Res. 541), S5630 [16SE]
——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see S. 539), S2911 [12MY]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1091), S28 [6JA]
——— reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S702 [3FE]
Dixon, Alan J.: tribute (see S. Res. 496), S4224 [7JY]
Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see S. 2755), S5217 [31JY]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see S. 2757), S5217 [31JY]
Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1697), S2719 [6MY]
Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 2642), S4998 [28JY]
——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 2133), S2195 [7AP]
Essex National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 1186), S528 [28JA]
FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 1495), S1175 [26FE]
FDA: improve ability to study use of antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals (see S. 895), S3367 [3JN]
——— 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), S487 [27JA]
Firearms: protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see S. 2483), S3719 [17JN]
Fish and fishing: establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes (see S. 269), S69 [7JA]
Freedom of Information Act: improve (see S. 2520), S4272 [8JY]
FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see S. 2047), S1174 [26FE]
Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 505), S4620 [17JY]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see S. 2509), S3863 [19JN]
Health: support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see S. 392), S1692 [24MR]
——— support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see S. Res. 578), S6263 [2DE]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 545), S5588 [15SE]
Human rights: impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see S. 1933), S372 [15JA]
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]
Iraq: protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S. Res. 530), S5135 [30JY]
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), S4455 [14JY]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 2673), S4997 [28JY]
Jeffords, James M.: tribute (see S. Res. 539), S5434 [9SE]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 474), S3668 [12JN]
Mathews, Harlan: tribute (see S. Res. 444), S2953 [13MY]
Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 382), S1692 [24MR]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S6095 [18NO]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 945), S4271 [8JY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 2348), S6351 [4DE]
Memorial Day: encourage nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see S. 1648), S372 [15JA]
Menino, Thomas M.: tribute (see S. Res. 589), S6205 [20NO]
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S528 [28JA]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 2329), S2953 [13MY]
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), S2327 [9AP]
Monuments and memorials: approve location of a memorial to commemorate the slaves and free African Americans who fought for independence in the American Revolution (see S.J. Res. 41), S5509 [10SE]
Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 1925), S2240 [8AP]
——— prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 2819), S5628 [16SE]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 366), S1234 [27FE]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 1926), S487 [27JA]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 543), S5564 [11SE]
National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see S. 433), S2095 [2AP]
National Commission on the Future of the Army: establish (see S. 2295), S2718 [6MY]
National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 337), S486 [27JA]
National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 532), S5218 [31JY]
National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 646), S372 [15JA]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 574), S5784 [18SE]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 547), S5629 [16SE]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 590), S6205 [20NO]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 536), S5376 [8SE]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 449), S3075 [15MY]
National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 554), S5698 [17SE]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 575), S5784 [18SE]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 556), S5698 [17SE]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 590), S6205 [20NO]
News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 987), S891 [11FE]
Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see S. Res. 433), S2720 [6MY]
NRC: ensure State and local communities participate in development of nuclear plant decommissioning plans and require public approval or rejection of such proposed plans (see S. 2326), S2953 [13MY]
——— prohibit certain waivers and exemptions from emergency preparedness and response and security regulations for spent fuel stored at closed nuclear reactors (see S. 2324), S2953 [13MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 1562), S1002 [24FE]
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), S372 [15JA]
Petroleum: ban exportation of crude oil produced on Federal land (see S. 435), S3075 [15MY]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 1256), S3075 [15MY]
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]
——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 824), S133 [8JA]
Privacy: protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable information (see S. 1995), S763 [4FE]
——— 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. 2685), S5051 [29JY]
——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see S. 2025), S947 [12FE]
Public utilities: provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information and allow for the adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers manage energy usage (see S. 2165), S1818 [27MR]
Roads and highways: expand project eligibility to certain public infrastructure projects relative to financing (see S. 2275), S2613 [1MY]
Russia: impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine (see S. 2828), S5629 [16SE]
SBA: provide authority for sole source contracts for certain small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see S. 2481), S4405 [10JY]
SEC: extend statute of limitations for certain securities law violations (see S. 2868), S5782 [18SE]
Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 2094), S1365 [6MR]
——— remove limitation on a prohibition relative to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels (see S. 2963), S6205 [20NO]
‘‘Smoking and Health—Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the U.S.’’: anniversary (see S. Res. 330), S291 [13JA]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 896), S2614 [1MY]
Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see S. Res. 348), S949 [12FE]
SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 2305), S2912 [12MY]
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), S3297 [22MY]
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), S1653 [13MR]
Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 1141), S3475 [5JN]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S1731 [25MR]
——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 728), S1692 [24MR]
——— limit interest expense deduction to prevent earnings stripping of domestic corporations involved in corporate inversion (see S. 2786), S5507 [10SE]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 1431), S822 [6FE]
——— 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]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S2911 [12MY]
——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see S. 1533), S326 [14JA]
Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see S. 2293), S2718 [6MY]
Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 2004), S2471 [29AP]
Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see S. 1008), S1234 [27FE]
$2.13 Day: designate (see S. Res. 356), S948 [12FE]
U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see S. 2060), S4004 [25JN]
Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government (see S. Res. 378), S1519 [11MR]
——— express concern about undemocratic governance and abuse of rights, call for international response to human rights violations, and urge release of political prisoners (see S. Res. 357), S1283 [4MR]
Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment (see S. 1972), S599 [29JA]
Venezuela: support democracy, condemn violence and intimidation of political opposition and investigate such acts, dismantle militias, impose sanctions, and encourage dialogue with political opposition (see S. Res. 365), S1417 [10MR]
Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1982), S1003 [24FE]
VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see S. 2782), S5920 [12NO]
Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 573), S5784 [18SE]
Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 1463), S4763 [23JY]
Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2307), S3075 [15MY]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5786 [18SE]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see S. 1862), S2425 [28AP]
World Wildlife Day: designate (see S. Res. 374), S1315 [5MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries: implement (see S. 2485), S3719 [17JN]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 2373), S3237 [21MY]
Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see S. 2070), S1233 [27FE]
Dept. of Education: ensure student data handled by private companies is protected (see S. 2690), S5134 [30JY]
Dept. of Energy: assess impact on the public interest prior to approval of additional permits to export natural gas (see S. 2088), S1365 [6MR]
——— ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see S. 2136), S1652 [13MR]
Dept. of HHS: develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see S. 2864), S5782 [18SE]
——— establish a Hospital Fund for the treatment of individuals with ebola or other specified infectious diseases (see S. 2942), S6148 [19NO]
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]
Drugs: increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 2645), S4762 [23JY]
——— provide certain protections from civil liability for individuals prescribing or administering opioid overdose drugs (see S. 2092), S1365 [6MR]
FCC: 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]
FERC: protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the U.S. from cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities (see S. 2158), S1775 [26MR]
Firearms: 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 S. 2068), S1233 [27FE]
Motor vehicles: enhance the early warning reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers (see S. 2151), S1730 [25MR]
National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 353), S891 [11FE]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, on the commission of hate crimes (see S. 2219), S2239 [8AP]
NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see S. 2192), S1923 [1AP]
NRC: require nuclear reactor operators to expand emergency planning zones and develop plans for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel (see S. 2325), S2953 [13MY]
Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see S. 2572), S4336 [9JY]
Taxation: clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see S. 2135), S1652 [13MR]
——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see S. 2203), S2161 [3AP]
Ukraine: provide assistance to reduce dependence on natural gas imports from Russia (see S. 2433), S3474 [5JN]
Cloture motions
Alonso, Jorge L.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1168 [26FE]
Baran, Jeffery M.: nomination to the NRC, S5549 [11SE], S5580 [15SE]
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]
Burns, Stephen G.: nomination to the NRC, S5549 [11SE], S5580 [15SE]
Burroughs, Allison Dale: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2763 [7MY], S2899 [12MY]
Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2924 [13MY], S3058 [15MY]
Cruden, John C.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, S6805 [13DE]
Gilliam, Haywood S., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]
Harris, Pamela: nomination to be circuit judge, S4695 [22JY], S4876 [24JY]
Humetewa, Diane J.: nomination to be district judge, S2904 [12MY], S2994 [14MY]
Jadotte, Marcus D.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Industry and Analysis, S6803 [13DE]
Leeson, Joseph F., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6294 [3DE], S6319 [4DE]
Logan, Steven P.: nomination to be district judge, S2904 [12MY], S2993 [14MY]
Lopez, Estevan R.: nomination to be Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner, S6803 [13DE]
Marquez, Rosemary: nomination to be district judge, S2923 [13MY], S3055 [15MY]
Mazzant, Amos L., III: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Mehta, Amit P.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]
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]
Rayes, Douglas L.: nomination to be district judge, S2923 [13MY], S3056 [15MY]
Rose, Frank A.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Verification and Compliance, S6800 [13DE], S6851 [15DE]
Rosenbaum, Robin S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2685 [6MY], S2845 [8MY]
Rosenstengel, Nancy J.: nomination to be district judge, S2685 [6MY], S2838 [8MY]
Schroeder, Robert W., III: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Soto, James A.: nomination to be district judge, S2924 [13MY], S3056 [15MY]
Stivers, Gregory N.: nomination to be district judge, S6293 [3DE], S6318 [4DE]
Stivers, Jonathan N.: nomination to be AID Assistant Administrator for Asia, S6804 [13DE]
Talwani, Indira: nomination to be district judge, S2684 [6MY], S2837 [8MY]
Tuchi, John J.: nomination to be district judge, S2904 [12MY], S2993 [14MY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S204 [9JA], S311, S312 [14JA]
Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1168 [26FE]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S87 [8JA], S335 [15JA], S557 [29JA], S915 [12FE], S1133 [26FE], S1531 [12MR], S1741 [26MR], S2043 [2AP], S2293 [9AP], S2527 [30AP], S2741 [7MY], S2981 [14MY], S3195 [21MY], S3387 [4JN], S3553 [11JN], S3773 [18JN], S3949 [25JN], S4287 [9JY], S4513 [16JY], S4721 [23JY], S5465 [10SE], S6467 [10DE]
Privilege of the floor
Foster, Lisa, S4563 [16JY]
Remarks
Alvin (vessel): anniversary of deep-sea submersible, S5693• [17SE]
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), S3587 [11JN]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2374 [10AP]
Barron, David J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3259 [22MY]
——— nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S3201 [21MY]
——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to legal arguments justifying the targeted killing of U.S. citizens by drone strikes, S3259 [22MY]
Boston, MA: harbor dredging project funding, S3260 [22MY]
——— tribute to firefighters killed battling a fire in the Back Bay neighborhood, S1807 [27MR]
Climate: global warming, S1381, S1404 [10MR], S2749 [7MY], S3494 [9JN]
——— impact of global warming on rising sea levels, S2932 [13MY]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S2749 [7MY], S2931 [13MY]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), S6059 [18NO]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2554, S5967 [13NO]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2931 [13MY]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), motion to proceed, S2749 [7MY]
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, S3260 [22MY]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), motion to proceed, S3531 [10JN]
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, S3587 [11JN]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to proceed, S5471 [10SE]
FCC: restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices, S2996 [14MY], S5472 [10SE]
GAO: investigation of Federal coal leasing program, S699 [3FE]
Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (S. 2578), motion to proceed, S4519 [16JY]
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, S2534 [30AP]
Murthy, Vivek H.: nomination to be Surgeon General and Public Health Service Medical Director, S6846 [15DE]
Natural gas: impact of U.S. export of natural gas to the Ukraine on manufacturing jobs in the U.S., S1355 [6MR]
Power resources: promote clean energy sources to combat climate change, S1381, S1404 [10MR]
Supreme Court: decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Burwell relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, S4519 [16JY]
——— decision in McCullen v. Coakley relative to requiring a buffer zone at Massachusetts health care facilities providing abortion services, S4118 [26JN]
Talwani, Indira: nomination to be district judge, S2749 [7MY]
Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, S2932 [13MY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), motion to proceed, S91 [8JA]
Votes: position on missed, S2091 [2AP], S2337• [10AP], S6329 [4DE]
Tributes
Gerwitz, Gershon C. and Mindy, S2865• [8MY]
Landrieu, Senator, S6652 [11DE]
Menino, Thomas M., S5967 [13NO]
Rockefeller, Senator, S6345 [4DE]
Schmidt, Rebecca, S6919• [16DE]