WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON (a Senator from Rhode Island)

Amendments

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), S3609 [11JN]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1242 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S4176, S4178, S4179, S4181, S4182 [26JN], S5155 [30JY], S5707 [17SE]

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

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), S543 [28JA], S571 [29JA]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), S543 [28JA], S571 [29JA]

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, S3111, S3114, S3117, S3138 [15MY]

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

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4279 [8JY], S4337 [9JY]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1242 [27FE]

Analyses

Corps of Engineers Coastal Zone Resiliency Projects Implementation: N. Scott Murphy, Corps of Engineers, S3268 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Carbon Tax Could Bolster Green Energy, Eduardo Porter, New York (NY) Times, S6152 [19NO]

Carbon Tax Provides Market-Based Solution to Climate Change, David Folland, Salt Lake (UT) Tribune, S4493 [15JY]

‘Carbon Tax’ Would Help Iowa, Planet, Richard Doak, Des Moines (IA) Register, S6151 [19NO]

Climate Change Goes Underwater, Bloomberg News (news service), S4324 [9JY]

Do Economists All Favour a Carbon Tax? R.A. Washington, Economist (British publication), S6152 [19NO]

Republican Case for Climate Action, William D. Ruckelshaus, Lee M. Thomas, William K. Reilly, and Christine Todd Whitman, New York (NY) Times, S6151 [19NO]

Solar and Wind Energy Start To Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels, Diane Cardwell, New York (NY) Times, S6259 [2DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide for completion of the accelerated transition of U.S. combat and military and security operations to Afghanistan (see S. Res. 347), S821 [6FE]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 552), S5698 [17SE]

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

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see S. 2464), S3604 [11JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S3029 [14MY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S1234 [27FE]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 2687), S5786 [18SE]

——— expand and improve care to members and veterans with mental health disorders, review characterization of discharges, and establish a loan repayment program for certain VA psychiatrists (see S. 2182), S2615 [1MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE]

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]

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

Biomedical Research Fund: establish (see S. 2115), S6023 [17NO]

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

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

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), S6096 [18NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S2327 [9AP]

Climate: express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges (see S. Res. 524), S4997 [28JY]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 1622), S2719 [6MY]

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

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

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see S. 2321), S3343 [2JN]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to limit corporate spending in elections (see S.J. Res. 18), S4558 [16JY]

——— require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see S. 1465), S133 [8JA]

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), S6388 [8DE]

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), S853 [10FE]

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

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 2692), S5326 [1AU]

——— establish Federal-State partnerships to increase higher education funding and need-based student financial aid (see S. 1874), S3475 [5JN]

——— expand and improve Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 2194), S1923 [1AP]

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]

Dept. of Justice: 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), S6627 [11DE]

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

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 822), S5374 [8SE]

——— provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (see S. 2441), S3474 [5JN]

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]

——— extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 2302), S3030 [14MY]

——— provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 2624), S5052 [29JY]

——— rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1249), S821 [6FE]

Dept. of the Interior: increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds (see S. 2621), S5699 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation: set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see S. 1708), S3368 [3JN]

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), S3367 [3JN] (see S. 2450), S3545 [10JN]

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

Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2100), S5375 [8SE]

Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (S. Res. 541) (see S. Res. 541), S5787 [18SE]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see S. 539), S4904 [24JY]

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

Drugs: improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (see S. 2862), S5782 [18SE]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see S. 2755), S5217 [31JY]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1697), S372 [15JA]

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

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 2906), S5783 [18SE]

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see S. 2476), S3812 [18JN]

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

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see S. 2704), S5375 [8SE]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1926), S487 [27JA]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S1234 [27FE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 377), S1655 [13MR]

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), S4225 [7JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2789), S5507 [10SE]

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), S4559 [16JY]

——— 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]

Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see S. 2598), S4454 [14JY]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1038), S5993 [13NO]

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

Medicare: enhance beneficiary and provider protections and improve transparency in the Medicare Advantage market (see S. 2552), S4272 [8JY]

——— 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]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 452), S1519 [11MR]

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), S2425 [28AP]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 519), S4903 [24JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 1926), S487 [27JA]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 543), S5564 [11SE]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 431), S2566 [30AP]

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

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 415), S2195 [7AP]

Newport Jazz Festival: anniversary (see S. Res. 510), S4705 [22JY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S4662 [21JY]

NOAA: develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 2890), S5783 [18SE]

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), S1585 [12MR]

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 2549), S6234 [1DE]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 214), S440 [16JA]

Pollution: establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see S. 2911), S5783 [18SE]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see S. 2685), S5051 [29JY]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see S. 2025), S4004 [25JN]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 368), S1234 [27FE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see S. 2646), S5630 [16SE]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1690), S3604 [11JN]

Ships and vessels: extend time period during which permits are not required for certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels (see S. 2943), S6148 [19NO]

——— extend time period during which permits are not required for certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 2943), S6206 [20NO]

——— remove limitation on a prohibition relative to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels (see S. 2963), S6205 [20NO]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 548), S5629 [16SE]

Solar energy: increase quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of additional photovoltaic systems (see S. 2901), S5783 [18SE]

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: limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 1645), S2380 [10AP]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— reinstate financing for the Hazardous Substance Superfund (see S. 2679), S5920 [12NO]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 2004), S1924 [1AP]

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

U.S. Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 369), S1820 [27MR]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 521), S4903 [24JY]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE] (see S. 2413), S3369 [3JN]

Vietnam: express concern regarding possible easing of restrictions on the sale of lethal military equipment (see S. Res. 567), S5784 [18SE]

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]

——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 2235), S2378 [10AP]

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), S5136 [30JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2307), S5919 [12NO]

World Wildlife Day: designate (see S. Res. 374), S1315 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air pollution: provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees (see S. 2940), S6148 [19NO]

Armed Forces: enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 2404), S3294 [22MY] (see S. 3008), S6627 [11DE]

Bankruptcy: provide protections for medically distressed debtors (see S. 2471), S3668 [12JN]

Courts: restrict confidentiality agreements that prohibit disclosure of information relative to hazards to public safety or health (see S. 2317), S2910 [12MY]

DEA: improve regulation of anabolic steroids (see S. 2012), S890 [11FE]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 2839), S5697 [17SE]

Education: include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs (see S. 2968), S6262 [2DE]

EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see S. 2090), S1365 [6MR]

——— reauthorize the National Estuary Program (see S. 2042), S1174 [26FE]

Indonesia: congratulate President-elect Joko Widodo on electoral victory and commend the people of Indonesia on their commitment to democracy and free and fair elections (see S. Res. 546), S5629 [16SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2999), S6626 [11DE]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 574), S5784 [18SE]

National Middle Level Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 383), S1653 [13MR]

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

Senate: clarify policy governing use of electronic devices on the Senate floor (see S. Res. 385), S1653 [13MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving missing children (see S. 2528), S4003 [25JN]

Washington Monument: recognize efforts of the National Park Service and others in restoring and repairing the monument (see S. Res. 432), S2614 [1MY]

Cloture motions

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

Adegbile, Debo P.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S1223 [27FE], S1295 [5MR]

Adler, Robert S.: nomination to the CPSC, S6187 [20NO], S6242 [2DE]

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

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5737, S5764 [18SE]

——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), motion to proceed, S4988 [28JY], S5083 [30JY]

Arleo, Madeline Cox: nomination to be district judge, S6081 [18NO], S6138 [19NO]

Azrack, Joan M.: nomination to be district judge, S6809 [13DE]

Baran, Jeffery M.: nomination to the NRC, S5549 [11SE], S5580 [15SE]

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

Bashant, Cynthia A.: nomination to be district judge, S2403 [11AP], S2434 [29AP]

Bastian, Stanley A.: nomination to be district judge, S2402 [11AP], S2433 [29AP]

Beetlestone, Wendy: nomination to be district judge, S6081 [18NO], S6138 [19NO]

Biggs, Loretta Copeland: nomination to be district judge, S6809 [13DE]

Birotte, Andre, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4545 [16JY], S4671 [22JY]

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

Blinken, Antony J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State, S6799 [13DE], S6896 [16DE]

Bolden, Victor A.: nomination to be district judge, S6081 [18NO], S6139 [19NO]

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]

Brainard, Lael: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3465 [5JN], S3520 [10JN]

Brooks, Timothy L.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1303 [5MR]

Burns, Stephen G.: nomination to the NRC, S5549 [11SE], S5580 [15SE]

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

Byron, Paul G.: nomination to be district judge, S3855 [19JN], S3891 [23JN]

Carnes, Julie E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4545 [16JY], S4599 [17JY]

Chhabria, Vince G.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1303 [5MR]

Chuang, Theodore D.: nomination to be district judge, S2462 [29AP], S2579 [1MY]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S5530 [11SE], S5579 [15SE]

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

Colvin, Carolyn Watts: nomination to be SSA Commissioner, S6798 [13DE]

Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2924 [13MY], S3058 [15MY]

Crabtree, Daniel D.: nomination to be district judge, S2402 [11AP], S2434 [29AP]

Cruden, John C.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, S6805 [13DE]

deGravelles, John W.: nomination to be district judge, S4546 [16JY], S4672 [22JY]

Delgado Hernandez, Pedro A.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1295 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), motion to proceed, S3491 [9JN], S3557 [11JN]

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]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), motion to proceed, S1225 [27FE]

Dillon, Elizabeth K.: nomination to be district judge, S6809 [13DE]

Donato, James: nomination to be district judge, S940 [12FE], S1018 [25FE]

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]

Fischer, Stanley: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman, S3465 [5JN], S3521 [10JN]

Freeman, Beth Labson: nomination to be district judge, S940 [12FE], S1019 [25FE]

Friedland, Michelle T.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2230 [8AP], S2336 [10AP]

Gayles, Darrin P.: nomination to be district judge, S3654 [12JN], S3680 [16JN]

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

Gottemoeller, Rose E.: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security, S1225 [27FE], S1304 [5MR]

Griggsby, Lydia K.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S6294 [3DE], S6319 [4DE]

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

Harper, Keith M.: nomination to the U.N. Human Rights Council, S3284 [22MY], S3331 [2JN]

Harris, Pamela: nomination to be circuit judge, S4695 [22JY], S4876 [24JY]

Hazel, George J.: nomination to be district judge, S2462 [29AP], S2580 [1MY]

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

Hezir, Joseph S.: nomination to be Dept. of Energy Chief Financial Officer, S6229 [1DE], S6293 [3DE]

Honorable, Colette Dodson: nomination to the FERC, S6801 [13DE], S6897 [16DE]

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]

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]

Krause, Cheryl A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3925 [24JN], S4102 [26JN]

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]

Leitman, Matthew F.: nomination to be district judge, S1359 [6MR], S1500 [11MR]

Levy, Jon D.: nomination to be district judge, S2403 [11AP], S2435 [29AP]

Levy, Judith E.: nomination to be district judge, S1359 [6MR], S1500 [11MR]

Lipman, Sheryl H.: nomination to be district judge, S2402 [11AP], S2431 [29AP]

Logan, Steven P.: nomination to be district judge, S2904 [12MY], S2993 [14MY]

Lopez, Estevan R.: nomination to be Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner, S6803 [13DE]

Mamet, Noah B.: nomination to be Ambassador to Argentina, S6186 [20NO], S6229 [1DE]

Marquez, Rosemary: nomination to be district judge, S2923 [13MY], S3055 [15MY]

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]

McHugh, Carolyn B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1359 [6MR], S1376 [10MR]

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

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

Michelson, Laurie J.: nomination to be district judge, S1360 [6MR], S1501 [11MR]

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]

Moody, James M., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S939 [12FE], S996 [24FE]

Moritz, Nancy L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2463 [29AP], S2581 [1MY]

Moss, Randolph D.: nomination to be district judge, S5771 [18SE], S5903 [12NO]

Orr, Franklin M., Jr.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy for Science, S6229 [1DE], S6292 [3DE]

Owens, John B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1770 [26MR], S1799 [27MR]

Pappert, Gerald J.: nomination to be district judge, S6228 [1DE], S6278 [3DE]

Parker, Linda V.: nomination to be district judge, S1360 [6MR], S1501 [11MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S6437 [9DE], S6589 [11DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), motion to proceed, S1770 [26MR], S1799 [27MR]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (S. 540), S933 [12FE]

Pepper, Pamela: nomination to be district judge, S6080 [18NO], S6137 [19NO]

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

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

Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3465 [5JN], S3520 [10JN]

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]

Pryor, Jill A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5080 [30JY], S5209 [31JY]

Rayes, Douglas L.: nomination to be district judge, S2923 [13MY], S3056 [15MY]

Reeves, Pamela L.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1302 [5MR]

Rodriguez, Leon: nomination to be Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director, S3856 [19JN], S3911 [24JN]

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]

Rosenberg, Robin L.: nomination to be district judge, S4545 [16JY], S4672 [22JY]

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

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

Sannes, Brenda K.: nomination to be district judge, S6081 [18NO], S6137 [19NO]

Santos, Daniel J.: nomination to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, S6802 [13DE], S6850 [15DE]

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

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), motion to proceed, S3654 [12JN], S3712 [17JN]

Shah, Manish S.: nomination to be district judge, S2402 [11AP], S2433 [29AP]

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]

Soto, James A.: nomination to be district judge, S2924 [13MY], S3056 [15MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4298 [9JY], S4377 [10JY]

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]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4988 [28JY], S5082 [30JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), motion to proceed, S4650 [21JY], S4728 [23JY]

Tuchi, John J.: nomination to be district judge, S2904 [12MY], S2993 [14MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S204 [9JA], S311, S312 [14JA], S737, S738 [4FE], S794 [6FE]

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

Weil, David: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator, S2230 [8AP], S2416 [28AP]

White, Ronnie L.: nomination to be district judge, S4451 [14JY], S4519 [16JY]

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

Williams, Ellen Dudley: nomination to be Dept. of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Director, S6295 [3DE], S6331 [4DE]

Yandle, Staci M.: nomination to be district judge, S3653 [12JN], S3679 [16JN]

Letters

Climate change: several Senators, S3497 [9JN]

Global warming: several scientific organizations, S5945 [12NO]

Memorandums

Dept. of Justice Office of Legal Counsel Opinions on Interrogation Methods of Detainees: David J. Barron, Dept. of Justice, S3262 [22MY]

Privilege of the floor

Majkut, Joseph, S5957 [12NO]

Remarks

Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: ratify, S2155, S2157, S2158 [3AP]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S813 [6FE]

Air pollution: provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees (S. 2940), S6149–S6151 [19NO], S6258 [2DE]

Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries: ratify, S2155, S2157, S2158 [3AP]

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), S3597 [11JN]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S1165 [26FE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2713 [6MY]

Barron, David J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3262 [22MY]

Brown University: anniversary, S1171• [26FE]

CIA: release of Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) report on CIA detention and interrogation program, S6416, S6433 [9DE]

Climate: business and industry efforts to reduce carbon pollution, S355 [15JA]

——— express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges, S5576–S5578 [15SE], S6888 [16DE]

——— express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges (S. Res. 524), S4990, S4992 [28JY]

——— global warming, S60 [7JA], S355 [15JA], S589, S591, S592 [29JA], S753 [4FE], S937–S939 [12FE], S1166 [26FE], S1379, S1382, S1392, S1426, S1427, S1435, S1436, S1437, S1438, S1439, S1440, S1442, S1443, S1444, S1445, S1455, S1458 [10MR], S1720–S1722 [25MR], S1908 [1AP], S2228–S2230 [8AP], S2593–S2595 [1MY], S2773 [7MY], S2943, S2944, S2945 [13MY], S3227 [21MY], S3413–S3415 [4JN], S3496, S3497, S3502 [9JN], S3797 [18JN], S3958, S3991, S3992, S3993 [25JN], S4322–S4324 [9JY], S4491–S4493 [15JY], S5116 [30JY], S5422 [9SE], S5576–S5578 [15SE], S5945 [12NO], S6521 [10DE]

——— impact of climate change on Florida, S3503 [9JN]

——— impact of climate change on New Hampshire, S3503 [9JN], S3797 [18JN]

——— impact of climate change on Utah, S4491–S4493 [15JY]

——— impact of global warming on national security, S1427 [10MR], S2228–S2230 [8AP]

——— impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S60 [7JA], S1438, S1439 [10MR], S4322 [9JY]

——— impact of global warming on rising sea levels, S1438, S1439 [10MR], S2442 [29AP], S2773 [7MY], S2943, S2944, S2945 [13MY], S4323 [9JY], S4992 [28JY]

——— impact of global warming on the economy, S6257–S6259 [2DE]

——— impact of global warming on water supplies and agriculture, S1720–S1722 [25MR]

——— impact of global warming on winter sports and tourism, S1268–S1270 [4MR], S1439 [10MR], S4492 [15JY]

——— impact of large corporations on climate change, S1166 [26FE], S2593–S2595 [1MY]

Committee on Government Operations (Senate): anniversary of confrontation between Army counsel Joseph Welch and Joseph McCarthy during Subcommittee on Investigations hearings on suspected Communists in the Army, S3530 [10JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), S6057 [18NO]

——— importance of bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S4891–S4893 [24JY]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), unanimous-consent request, S4753 [23JY]

Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean: ratify, S2155, S2157, S2158 [3AP]

Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean: ratify, S2155, S2157, S2158 [3AP]

Corps of Engineers: conduct study to identify projects that will enhance ocean and coastal ecosystem resiliency, S3267, S3268 [22MY]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, S3267, S3268 [22MY]

Courts: restrict confidentiality agreements that prohibit disclosure of information relative to hazards to public safety or health (S. 2317), S2912 [12MY]

DEA: improve regulation of anabolic steroids (S. 2012), S891 [11FE]

——— issuance of final rule implementing the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act, S1905 [1AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S813 [6FE]

Dept. of Energy: approve loan guarantees for advanced fossil fuel projects, S3993 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1417), S605 [29JA]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (S. 1557), S1914 [1AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to assess feasibility of electronic exchange of health information with State health information exchanges, S3597 [11JN]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3597 [11JN]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (S. 2450), S3509 [9JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to proceed, S5422 [9SE]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), S5957 [12NO]

EPA: call for congressional support of environmental regulations, S3958 [25JN]

——— impose carbon pollution fee, S3993 [25JN]

——— proposed rule to establish carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emission guidelines for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, S3414 [4JN], S3798 [18JN]

Fahey, John: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 28), S607 [29JA]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), S571, S588 [29JA]

——— delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), unanimous-consent agreement, S593 [29JA]

——— exempt natural resource agencies from fees for flood insurance rate map change requests, S571, S588 [29JA]

Fish and fishing: implement treaties to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, S2155, S2157 [3AP]

Gehrig, Lou: anniversary of farewell address, S4614 [17JY]

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, S4491 [15JY]

Lavizzo-Mourey, Risa: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 29), S607 [29JA]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), unanimous-consent agreement, S593 [29JA]

National Blood Donor Month: designate (S. Con. Res. 31), S607 [29JA]

National Day on Writing: designate (S. Res. 576), S5957 [12NO]

Newport Jazz Festival: anniversary (S. Res. 510), S4682 [22JY]

Nix-Hines, Crystal: nomination to be UNESCO U.S. Representative, unanimous-consent agreement, S3509 [9JN]

OPM: provide that the Inspector General may use amounts in the revolving fund to fund audits, investigations, and oversight activities (H.R. 2860), S607 [29JA]

Patents: deter abusive patent litigation by awarding the prevailing party reasonable fees and expenses and allowing the defendant to request the alleging party post a bond to cover certain costs (S. 1612), S5116 [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S1765 [26MR]

Power resources: importance of coal mining industry to energy and economy and need to invest in clean coal technologies to reduce carbon emissions, S3992 [25JN]

——— national energy policy, S3992, S3993 [25JN]

——— promote clean energy sources to combat climate change, S1426, S1435, S1455 [10MR], S6521 [10DE]

Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3504 [9JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), S4980 [28JY]

Salve Regina University: Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Arthur Ross Award recipient, S2866• [8MY]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S2157 [3AP]

——— legislative program, S608 [29JA], S3510 [9JN], S5936, S5958 [12NO]

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, S4491 [15JY]

——— decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S4892 [24JY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6900 [16DE]

——— extend renewable energy production tax credit, S3993 [25JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S793 [6FE]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S1165 [26FE]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S. 2496), S3957, S3958 [25JN]

Weil, David: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator, unanimous-consent request, S2355 [10AP]

Reports

Seeing Is Believing—Status of Renewable Energy in the U.S.—Wind and Solar Are Cheaper Than Coal and Gas in a Growing Number of Markets: World Resources Institute, S6259 [2DE]

Statements

Iowa Climate Statement 2013—A Rising Challenge to Iowa Agriculture: Several Iowa College and University Professors, S1722 [25MR]

Tributes

Goldner, Aaron, S5422 [9SE]

Kerr, Bob, S5584• [15SE]