PROTECTING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 3979), S1860, S1874, S1877, S1879 [31MR], S1939, S1940, S1967, S1968, S1969, S1977, S1978, S1979, S1980, S1981, S1985, S2014, S2015, S2017, S2019, S2020, S2022, S2023, S2024, S2027, S2029, S2030, S2032, S2033, S2034, S2035, S2036, S2037 [1AP], S2097 [2AP], S2176 [7AP], S6438, S6453 [9DE], S6545, S6565, S6566, S6567, S6569, S6570, S6571, S6572, S6573, S6574, S6575, S6576, S6577, S6578 [10DE], H8385, H8388 [4DE], H8826 [8DE]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (H.R. 3979): consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 770), H8365 [3DE]
——— correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8669 [4DE] (see H. Con. Res. 123), H9044 [10DE]
Cloture motions
Enact (H.R. 3979), S1860 [31MR], S2047 [2AP], S2150 [3AP], S6437 [9DE], S6589 [11DE]
——— motion to proceed, S1770 [26MR], S1799 [27MR]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 3979), S1720 [25MR], S1741 [26MR], S1781 [27MR], S1860 [31MR], S2080 [2AP], S2148 [3AP], S6437, S6438 [9DE], S6726, S6738 [12DE], H8387 [4DE]
Remarks in House
Enact (H.R. 3685), H65–H68 [8JA], H86 [9JA], H174 [13JA], E25 [8JA], E29 [9JA]
Enact (H.R. 3979), H2278–H2280 [11MR], H2309 [12MR], H2946, H2948–H2951 [4AP], H2964 [7AP], H3039 [8AP], H3394 [1MY], H4926 [29MY]
——— consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 770), H8369–H8385 [4DE], E1771 [10DE]
——— correction in engrossment, H8826 [8DE]
——— correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 121), H8652 [4DE]
——— correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 123), H8998 [10DE]
——— Senate amendment, H8369, H8385–H8632, H8655, H8663 [4DE], H8871, H8876 [9DE], E1739 [4DE], E1749 [8DE], E1780, E1789 [10DE], E1848 [16DE]
——— unanimous-consent agreement, H8385 [4DE]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H2946, H2948–H2951 [4AP], H2964 [7AP], H3039 [8AP]
Remarks in Senate
Air pollution: oppose carbon pollution fee, S2059, S2078 [2AP]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S2079, S2080 [2AP], S2139 [3AP]
Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to Ukraine and other European countries, S2139 [3AP]
Economy: extend unemployment benefits, approve Keystone XL Pipeline, and restore 40-hour work week, S1907 [1AP]
——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses, S1907 [1AP], S2063 [2AP]
——— promote economic growth and job creation and strengthen energy security of U.S. allies, S1901 [1AP], S2079, S2080 [2AP]
Employment: exempt employers hiring long-term unemployed from employer health insurance mandate, provide payroll tax holiday and relocation loans, and reform and strengthen workforce investment system, S1785 [27MR], S1889 [1AP]
——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation mandatory, S2141 [3AP]
——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system, S1785 [27MR], S2139, S2145 [3AP]
Enact (H.R. 3979), S1669 [13MR], S1679 [24MR], S1859, S1860 [31MR], S1883, S1886, S1889–S1903, S1906–S1912 [1AP], S2044–S2049, S2055, S2056, S2059–S2064, S2069, S2076–S2081 [2AP], S2136–S2143, S2145, S2148–S2150, S2154 [3AP], S2173–S2178, S2181–S2183 [7AP]
——— correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 121), S6681 [11DE], S6739 [12DE]
——— correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 123), S6681 [11DE], S6739 [12DE]
——— House amendment, S6341 [4DE], S6437, S6440 [9DE], S6470–S6474, S6492–S6496, S6504, S6518–S6528 [10DE], S6584, S6589, S6610, S6644, S6653–S6655, S6673–S6678, S6680, S6681 [11DE], S6716–S6719, S6722–S6739, S6744, S6766, S6773, S6774 [12DE], S6814, S6815 [13DE], S6846 [15DE]
——— motion to proceed, S1720 [25MR], S1741 [26MR], S1781, S1785, S1786, S1800 [27MR], S1840–S1842, S1850, S1859 [31MR]
——— unanimous-consent agreement, S1793, S1809 [27MR]
——— unanimous-consent request, S2045, S2056, S2059, S2063, S2068, S2078, S2079 [2AP]
EPA: require congressional approval of any regulations with high compliance costs, S2077, S2078 [2AP]
——— require GAO and Dept. of Energy to conduct cost-benefit analysis of proposed greenhouse gas regulations on powerplants, S2077 [2AP]
Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, S1890 [1AP], S2045 [2AP]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, S2077 [2AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate, S2139 [3AP]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate, S2139, S2145 [3AP]
——— permit health insurance issuers to offer additional plan options, S2069 [2AP]
——— repeal implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, S2056 [2AP]
Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation, S1902 [1AP]
——— recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State, S1902 [1AP]
Taxation: extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property, S2139 [3AP]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, S2056 [2AP], S2139 [3AP]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, S1785, S1786, S1800 [27MR], S1840–S1842, S1850 [31MR], S1883, S1886, S1889–S1903, S1906–S1912 [1AP], S2045–S2049, S2055, S2056, S2059–S2064, S2069, S2076–S2081 [2AP], S2136–S2143, S2145, S2148–S2150, S2154 [3AP], S2173–S2178, S2181–S2183 [7AP]
——— prohibit receipt of unemployment benefits if individuals fail to accept any offer of suitable employment, S1891 [1AP]
Reports filed
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3979, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 770) (H. Rept. 113–646), H8365 [3DE]
Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3979) (H. Rept. 113–360), H1937 [25FE]
Rulings of the Chair
Enact (H.R. 3979), S2081 [2AP], S6738 [12DE]
Summaries
Senate Republican Omnibus Alternative to Unemployment Benefits Extension, S2175 [7AP]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 121, correction in enrollment of H.R. 3979, provisions, H8652 [4DE]
H. Con. Res. 123, correction in enrollment of H.R. 3979, provisions, H8998 [10DE]
H. Res. 770, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 3979, provisions, H8369 [4DE]
H.R. 3979, provisions, S2176–S2178 [7AP], H2278 [11MR], H8388–H8621 [4DE]