VITTER, DAVID (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1735 [23MR], S1811, S1816, S1817 [24MR], S1836, S1857, S1858, S1892, S1893, S1910, S1924, S1931, S1932, S1939, S1953 [25MR], S1976, S1996, S2015, S2017, S2018, S2043, S2045, S2064, S2069, S2079, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S332, S354 [21JA], S574 [28JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1389, S1394 [10MR], S1408 [11MR], S1498 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3628, S3629 [2JN], S3689, S3702 [3JN], S3739, S3778 [4JN], S3973, S3974 [9JN], S4057 [10JN], S4075 [11JN], S4188 [16JN], S4263 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1204 [27FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4676, S4782, S4797 [7JY], S4853, S4854 [8JY], S4979 [9JY], S5063 [14JY], S5098 [15JY]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (S. 1109), S6851 [21SE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6310 [4AU]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2960, S2973 [18MY], S3084 [19MY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2180 [14AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6658 [15SE], S6943 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5215 [21JY], S5546, S5549 [23JY], S5869, S5870 [26JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2485, S2486 [28AP], S2505, S2531 [29AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8380 [3DE]

SBA: establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 208), S7422 [21OC]

——— improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (S. 2116), S7126 [5OC]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), S5556, S5558 [23JY]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2180 [14AP]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), S8796 [17DE]

Articles and editorials

Inside the Shadowy World of Birth Tourism at ‘‘Maternity Hotels’’, Abby Phillip, Washington (DC) Post, S1374 [10MR]

No Vacancy at California Birth Hotels, Alaina Gillogly and Les Sillars, worldmag.com (Internet site), S1374 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 582), S1161 [26FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1553), S4103 [11JN]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S6188 [30JY]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S6850 [21SE]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 1634), S4298 [18JN]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (see S. 1603), S4842 [8JY]

Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau): tribute (see S. Res. 191), S3679 [3JN]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S985 [12FE]

Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S12 [6JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 2), S151 [12JA] (see S.J. Res. 6), S772 [4FE]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 150), S200 [13JA]

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see S. 238), S420 [22JA]

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing (see S. Res. 212), S4602 [24JN]

Chattanooga, TN: condemn shootings at military sites, honor Armed Forces members who lost their lives, commend those caring for injured and investigating incident, and express condolences to those affected (see S. Res. 227), S5210 [21JY]

Committee on Taxation (Joint): provide a macroeconomic analysis or dynamic scoring of the impact of major revenue legislation (see S. 200), S347 [21JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1), S10 [6JA]

——— prohibit earmarks (see S. 309), S834 [5FE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 404), S833 [5FE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S7655 [29OC]

Cuba: prohibit transactions with the Cuban military, incentivize arrest of those responsible for attack on U.S. aircraft, coordinate capture of U.S. fugitives, return confiscated property, and support Cuban people (see S. 1489), S3678 [3JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see S. 388), S1162 [26FE]

Dept. of Defense: make certain certifications to Congress before retiring B–1, B–2, or B–52 bomber aircraft (see S. 1265), S2935 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 2310), S8159 [19NO]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S2273 [20AP]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see S. 649), S1302 [4MR]

Dept. of Energy: provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (see S. 33), S4346 [22JN]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see S. 923), S2172 [14AP]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S3407 [1JN]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S1781 [24MR]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see S. 763), S3456 [2JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see S. 1909), S6187 [30JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (see S. 483), S1781 [24MR]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S590 [28JA]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see S. 1770), S5129 [15JY]

Dept. of Labor: preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2221), S7655 [29OC]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see S. 127), S2934 [14MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S4954 [9JY]

——— expand authority to remove senior executives for performance or misconduct to include removal of certain other departmental employees (see S. 1117), S2473 [28AP]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 1203), S2687 [6MY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see S. 1082), S2934 [14MY]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 398), S1709 [23MR]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see S. 207), S1075 [24FE]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see S. 598), S4841 [8JY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see S. 1566), S6240 [3AU]

Education: improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 265), S859 [9FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 233), S420 [22JA]

——— expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 1032), S2301 [21AP]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 293), S590 [28JA]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see S. 678), S1336 [9MR]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see S.J. Res. 25), S8021 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 24), S7491 [26OC]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 23), S7491 [26OC]

——— extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards (see S. 640), S1246 [3MR]

——— fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see S. 1324), S2935 [14MY]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see S. 751), S1585 [17MR]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see S. 544), S1075 [24FE]

——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (see S. 1523), S3860 [8JN]

——— require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see S. 638), S1246 [3MR]

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 87), S3680 [3JN]

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see S. 571), S5211 [21JY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1598), S4250 [17JN]

FDA: establish procedures regarding approval of opioid drugs (see S. 954), S2220 [15AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 226), S348 [21JA]

——— strengthen accountability relative to misconduct affecting background investigations, update security clearance guidelines, and prevent conflicts of interest involving contractors (see S. 434), S900 [10FE]

Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (see S. 303), S1891 [25MR]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 435), S900 [10FE]

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see S. 406), S833 [5FE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 498), S982 [12FE]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see S. 1334), S7546 [27OC]

Ford, Wendell H.: tribute (see S. Res. 38), S421 [22JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries receiving certain detainees transferred from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 778), S1628 [18MR]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see S. Res. 313), S7966 [16NO]

——— tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (see S. Res. 259), S6810 [17SE]

FRS: reform by amending Board of Governors staffing policies and settlement voting guidelines (see S. 1248), S2730 [7MY]

——— reform by limiting emergency lending authority and closing loopholes allowing megabanks to engage in unrestricted commodities activities (see S. 1320), S2849 [13MY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 264), S541 [27JA] (see S. 2232), S7722 [3NO]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish scorekeeping rule to ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see S. 752), S1585 [17MR]

Health: reform provision of insurance coverage by promoting health savings accounts, State-based alternatives, and price transparency if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (see S. 1531), S3925 [9JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2473 [28AP]

Housing: ensure housing finance reform by prohibiting an increase in the guarantee fee to offset other spending and the sale of preferred shares of Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 2038), S6699 [16SE]

Immigration: extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 291), S590 [28JA]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see S. 1640), S4345 [22JN]

——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S. after being removed (see S. 2193), S7413 [21OC]

Insurance: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see S. 1697), S8603 [10DE]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see S. 647), S1247 [3MR]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S773 [4FE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S2273 [20AP]

IRS: prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (see S. 274), S589 [28JA]

——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see S. 283), S589 [28JA]

——— prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an IRS employee (see S. 273), S589 [28JA]

Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, support right to self-defense, call for a stop to violence by Palestinians and an end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 302), S7914 [10NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 391), S832 [5FE]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 512), S5929 [27JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 4), S2174 [14AP]

Medicare: ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see S. 1190), S3680 [3JN]

——— provide a technical change to long-term care hospital moratorium exception (see S. 202), S3776 [4JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S3679 [3JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S2273 [20AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 39), S57 [7JA]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see S. 1945), S6435 [6AU]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure scientific transparency in the development of environmental regulations (see S. 1458), S4138 [15JN]

Monuments and memorials: require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 228), S348 [21JA]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 171), S2688 [6MY]

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: support mission and goals (see S. Res. 144), S2352 [22AP]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 248), S6381 [5AU]

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 30), S283 [20JA]

National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 295), S7470 [22OC]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel (see S. Res. 76), S984 [12FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6605 [10SE]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see S. 1632), S6606 [10SE]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see S. 2015), S6533 [9SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see S.J. Res. 8), S858 [9FE]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 507), S983 [12FE]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see S. 288), S1528 [16MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: increase energy exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 1276), S2759 [11MY]

Patents: amend laws to promote basic research, stimulate publication of scientific documents, encourage collaboration in scientific endeavors, and improve transfer of technology to the private sector (see S. 926), S2172 [14AP]

——— strengthen the patent system and combat abuse (see S. 632), S2760 [11MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 12), S11 [6JA]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see S. 158), S201 [13JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S59 [7JA]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see S. 123), S99 [8JA]

——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S6533 [9SE]

——— repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 183), S238 [16JA]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 141), S151 [12JA]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 305), S653 [29JA]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 1500), S3926 [9JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6138 [29JY]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see S. 490), S982 [12FE]

——— clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 828), S1782 [24MR]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S1217 [2MR]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 294), S590 [28JA]

Public debt: require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 333), S697 [2FE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see S. 1647), S4544 [23JN]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see S. Res. 287), S7472 [22OC]

SBA: direct Office of Veterans Business Development task force to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see S. 1400), S3239 [21MY]

——— improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (see S. 2116), S7102 [1OC]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see S. 552), S1304 [4MR]

——— reauthorize women’s business center program (see S. 2126), S7102 [1OC]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 474), S1384 [10MR]

Schweiker, Richard S.: tribute (see S. Res. 250), S6533 [9SE]

SEC: provide for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller companies and provide appropriate regulation of such transfers (see S. 1010), S2272 [20AP]

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. 373), S859 [9FE]

——— exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if certain structural alterations are made to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see S. 1717), S4840 [8JY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S4544 [23JN]

SSA: prohibit issuance of Social Security numbers to individuals given deferred action under immigration Executive actions (see S. 748), S1528 [16MR]

Taxation: allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see S. 91), S58 [7JA]

——— improve and expand Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 195), S283 [20JA]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S900 [10FE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S8080 [18NO]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 394), S833 [5FE]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 807), S1660 [19MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 860), S1891 [25MR]

Thompson, Fred: tribute (see S. Res. 309), S7815 [5NO]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 441), S900 [10FE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S1384 [10MR]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 1541), S4021 [10JN]

Tritak, Kathleen Alvarez: tribute (see S. Res. 82), S984 [12FE]

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see S. 1238), S2729 [7MY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. Con. Res. 25), S8160 [19NO]

Ukraine: provide lethal weapons to defend against Russian-backed rebel separatists (see S. 452), S926 [11FE]

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. 271), S7005 [29SE]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1493), S6895 [22SE]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S.J. Res. 22), S6809 [17SE]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S2652 [5MY]

Wildlife: clarify that intrastate species are not in interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act or other Federal interstate commerce laws (see S. 1142), S2567 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 50), S57 [7JA]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 48), S57 [7JA]

Air pollution: prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions (see S. 66), S58 [7JA]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 51), S590 [28JA]

Census: include a question to ascertain U.S. citizenship and immigration status in each decennial census questionnaire (see S. 49), S57 [7JA]

Coastal zones: extend the seaward boundaries of certain States (see S. 55), S57 [7JA]

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 45), S590 [28JA]

——— ease burden of Federal tax compliance on small businesses (see S. Res. 252), S6651 [15SE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 51), S57 [7JA]

Contracts: ensure efficiency and fairness in awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts (see S. 21), S11 [6JA]

——— preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 71), S58 [7JA]

——— provide for full and open competition for Federal contracts related to natural disaster reconstruction efforts (see S. 104), S59 [7JA]

Courts: remand certain civil actions transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (see S. 1113), S2473 [28AP]

Crime: provide that employment-related arbitration agreements shall not be enforceable relative to tort claims arising out of rape (see S. 852), S1781 [24MR]

Cuba: submit a plan for resolving all outstanding claims relative to property confiscated by Cuba before taking action to ease restrictions on travel to or trade (see S. 1388), S3060 [19MY]

Delta Regional Authority: add Vernon and Sabine Parishes, LA, to make such parishes eligible for Federal economic development grants (see S. 1791), S5170 [16JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits (see S. 57), S58 [7JA]

Dept. of Education: allow for portability of funds for programs improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged (see S. 72), S58 [7JA]

——— improve privacy protections for students and their parents (see S. 1341), S2933 [14MY]

Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see S. 2053), S6809 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit applicants from enrolling in a health plan on an exchange, in Medicaid, or in a child health plan if their self-attested personal information is inconsistent with Federal data sources (see S. 42), S57 (see S. 118), S59 [7JA]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see S. 1151), S2567 [30AP]

Dept. of HUD: authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (see S. 65), S58 [7JA]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from being used to restrict sending or receiving information on citizenship or immigration status (see S. 80), S58 [7JA]

Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 59), S58 [7JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate the U.S. Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program (see S. 95), S58 [7JA]

Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac disaster area (see S. 76), S58 [7JA]

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see S. 73), S58 [7JA]

EPA: clarify and confirm authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see S. 54), S57 [7JA] (see S. 234), S420 [22JA]

——— clarify definition of accidental release under the Clean Air Act (see S. 88), S58 [7JA]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see S. 56), S57 [7JA] (see S. 1621), S4298 [18JN]

——— require a quarterly report on the Lifeline program funded by the Universal Service Fund (see S. 1545), S4021 [10JN]

FDA: ensure the safety of imported seafood (see S. 190), S283 [20JA]

——— ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 131), S100 [8JA]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see S. 1406), S3183 [20MY]

Federal agencies and departments: reestablish period of limitations for claims of the U.S. that may be collected by garnishing payments received from the Government (see S. 2233), S7722 [3NO]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see S. 2005), S6434 [6AU]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: permit removal of certain civil actions filed in State courts to U.S. district courts (see S. 106), S59 [7JA]

Federal-State relations: prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments (see S. 94), S58 [7JA]

Financial institutions: establish standards for identity verification for non-U.S. persons opening bank accounts or applying for credit cards (see S. 52), S57 [7JA]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: repeal authority to designate certain non-bank financial institutions as systemically important financial institutions (see S. 107), S59 [7JA]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see S. 1308), S2794 [12MY]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see S. 1351), S2933 [14MY]

Fish and fishing: grant exclusive fishery management authority over red snapper fish in the Gulf of Mexico to certain States (see S. 105), S59 [7JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 21), S6187 [30JY]

FRS: provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains on them (see S. 96), S58 [7JA]

——— reaffirm importance of community banking and community banking regulatory experience on the Board of Governors and ensure at least one member with such experience (see S. 92), S58 [7JA]

GAO: conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection (see S. 70), S58 [7JA]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see S. 1536), S4021 [10JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend the current compensation packages for the chief executive officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 2036), S6651 [15SE]

Health care professionals: impose admitting privilege requirements with respect to physicians who perform abortions (see S. 78), S58 [7JA]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see S. 45), S57 [7JA]

——— expedite processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S. (see S. 44), S57 [7JA]

——— hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S., and provide liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (see S. 2146), S7160 [6OC]

——— impose a fine on international remittance transfers if the sender is unable to verify legal status in the U.S. (see S. 79), S58 [7JA]

——— make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony (see S. 68), S58 [7JA]

——— prohibit aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits not available to all citizens and U.S. nationals (see S. 60), S58 [7JA]

——— prohibit granting of temporary status or adjusting status of any unlawfully present individual until Dept. of Homeland Security certifies full implementation of US-VISIT system at every port of entry (see S. 47), S57 [7JA]

——— prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (see S. 1814), S5210 [21JY]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see S. 98), S59 [7JA]

——— suspend admission and resettlement of aliens seeking refugee status because of the conflict in Syria until adequate protocols are established to protect U.S. national security (see S. 2284), S8020 [17NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 130), S100 [8JA]

Insurance: provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see S. 798), S1660 [19MR]

Kisatchie National Forest: convey certain land (see S. 61), S58 [7JA]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 62), S58 [7JA]

Lafayette, LA: condemn attack and offer condolences to community, families, and victims of movie theater shooting and commend first responders and those caring for the injured and investigating the incident (see S. Res. 231), S5928 [27JY]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see S. 2159), S7219 [7OC]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1020), S2300 [21AP]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see S. 768), S1628 [18MR] (see S. 984), S2244 [16AP]

——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see S. 1149), S2567 [30AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 1), S11 [6JA]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 17), S11 [6JA]

Mexico: reduce amount of financial assistance in response to illegal border crossings into the U.S. (see S. 46), S57 [7JA]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: authorize hunting under certain circumstances (see S. 90), S58 [7JA]

Moret, Calvin G.: tribute (see S. Res. 260), S6849 [21SE]

Motor vehicles: prescribe safety standards for autocycles and related equipment (see S. 685), S1383 [10MR]

National Association of Women Business Owners: anniversary (see S. Res. 225), S5210 [21JY]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 172), S2688 [6MY]

National Women’s Small Business Month: designate (see S. Res. 280), S7219 [7OC]

NRC: ensure orderly conduct of actions (see S. 58), S58 [7JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply provisions to certain congressional staff and members of the Executive branch (see S. 16), S11 [6JA]

——— clarify that anti-kickback laws apply to qualified health plans, federally-facilitated marketplaces, and other plans and programs (see S. 97), S59 [7JA]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see S. 1810), S5210 [21JY]

——— repeal (see S. 77), S58 [7JA]

——— require Members of Congress to disclose determinations of official staff who will be required to obtain health insurance through an exchange (see S. 87), S58 [7JA]

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from certain countries (see S. 1790), S5170 [16JY]

Political action committees: prohibit authorized committees and leadership committees from employing immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee (see S. 18), S11 [6JA]

Public debt: appropriately manage debt by limiting use of extraordinary measures (see S. 19), S11 [6JA]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public and payment of Social Security benefits in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see S. 69), S58 [7JA]

Public welfare programs: require States to implement a cash withdrawal daily limit for recipients of cash assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1288), S2793 [12MY]

——— require States to implement drug testing program for applicants and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 64), S58 [7JA]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Center network (see S. Res. 243), S6381 [5AU]

——— establish Export Credit Insurance Program (see S. 1546), S4021 [10JN]

——— establish Regional Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) State Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program (see S. 2136), S7159 [6OC]

——— establish veterans’ business outreach center program and improve certain other veterans programs (see S. 1866), S5928 [27JY]

——— improve review and acceptance of subcontracting plans (see S. 2138), S7160 [6OC]

——— improve small business development centers (see S. 999), S2245 [16AP]

——— prohibit use of reverse auctions for procurements of covered contracts (see S. 2139), S7160 [6OC]

——— provide additional assistance to small business concerns for disaster recovery (see S. 1470), S3341 [31MY]

——— treat certain qualified disaster areas as HUBZones and extend the period for HUBZone treatment for certain defense base closure areas (see S. 1292), S2794 [12MY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 102), S59 [7JA]

——— require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired (see S. 63), S58 [7JA]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see S. 67), S58 [7JA]

Senate: review procedures ensuring an employee in the office of Senators on committees requiring access to top secret information may obtain security clearances needed to have access to such information (see S. 1569), S4103 [11JN]

Ships and vessels: promote the recycling of vessels (see S. 1511), S3776 [4JN]

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see S. 86), S58 [7JA]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see S. Res. 304), S7722 [3NO]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see S. 99), S59 [7JA]

——— establish a procedure to safeguard trust funds (see S. 20), S11 [6JA]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: suspend sales of petroleum products until certain conditions are met (see S. 82), S58 [7JA]

Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see S. 53), S57 [7JA]

——— expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses, adjust contributions for inflation, and make expansion of such accounts permanent (see S. 101), S59 [7JA]

——— improve tax treatment of small businesses (see S. 1827), S5455 [22JY]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Con. Res. 1), S59 [7JA]

——— provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures (see S. 43), S57 [7JA]

——— provide deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for home schooling expenses (see S. 100), S59 [7JA]

——— provide for dependent care savings accounts (see S. 74), S58 [7JA]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see S. 1795), S5170 [16JY]

——— require student Social Security numbers and employer identification numbers for education tax credits (see S. 75), S58 [7JA]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions until the U.N. formally retracts the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians (see S. 93), S58 [7JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see S. 89), S58 [7JA]

Cloture motions

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S407 [22JA], S454, S455 [26JA], S626 [29JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S85 [8JA], S145 [12JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1215 [2MR]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1575 [17MR], S1641 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4016 [10JN], S4087 [11JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S667 [30JA], S722, S733 [3FE], S759 [4FE], S809 [5FE], S968 [12FE], S1027 [23FE], S1104 [25FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 2232), motion to proceed, S8875 [18DE]

Immigration: hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter U.S., and provide protection for local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), motion to proceed, S7249 [8OC], S7323 [20OC]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 625), motion to proceed, S1295 [4MR]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2699 [7MY], S2786 [12MY], S2912 [14MY]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), motion to proceed, S3201 [21MY], S3314 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6869 [22SE], S6916 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5672 [24JY], S5922 [27JY], S6092 [29JY]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), motion to proceed, S3201 [21MY], S3313 [23MY], S3332 [31MY]

Discharge petitions signed

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1072 [24FE]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), S7675 [30OC]

Factsheets

Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act, S7312 [20OC]

Letters

Clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth: Dan Stein, Federation for American Immigration Reform, S1376 [10MR]

——— Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), S1376 [10MR]

Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices: Steve Gibson, ALS Association, S2284 [21AP]

Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act: Brian McCann, S7296 [19OC]

——— Dan Rosenberg, S7296 [19OC]

——— Dan Stein, Federation for American Immigration Reform, S7296 [19OC]

——— Laura Wilkerson, S7297 [19OC]

——— Michael Ronnebeck, S7297 [19OC]

——— Roy Beck, NumbersUSA (organization), S7295 [19OC]

——— Susan T. Oliver, S7297 [19OC]

Press releases

Analysis of Senate Anti-Sanctuary Bill—Bill Seeks To Bring Safety to Communities and Encourage Enforcement of Federal Law: Center for Immigration Studies, S7296 [19OC]

FAIR Urges Senate To Pass the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act: Federation for American Immigration Reform, S7296 [19OC]

Remarks

Abortion: condemn, and call for investigation of, video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, S6126 [29JY]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in helicopter accident off the coast of Florida, S1889 [25MR]

Army: limit the retirement of combat units, S3739 [4JN], S3996 [10JN], S4075 [11JN], S4193 [16JN]

Baton Rouge, LA: tribute to Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers (business), S3182• [20MY]

Black History Month: observance, S831• [5FE]

Boyett Printing & Graphics, Inc.: tribute, S419• [22JA]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1857, S1858 [25MR], S1990, S2011 [26MR]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (S. Res. 51), S609 [28JA]

Central Plumbing Co.: tribute, S2931• [14MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S316 [21JA], S539 [27JA], S621 [29JA]

Conversations, LLC: tribute, S4596• [24JN]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1374, S1375 [10MR], S1408 [11MR], S1467 [12MR]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), unanimous-consent request, S1374 [10MR]

Delta Fuel Co., Inc.: tribute, S4295• [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3739 [4JN], S3996 [10JN], S4075 [11JN], S4193 [16JN]

Dept. of Education: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to allow States to withdraw from Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, S1857 [25MR], S1990 [26MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1189 [27FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S713 [3FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), S6166• [30JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7874• [10NO]

Downs Enterprise, LLC: tribute, S3235• [21MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5031 [14JY]

Factory Service Agency, Inc.: anniversary, S128• [9JA]

Federal Highway Administration: innovative segmental wall technology for soil bank stabilization and roadway sound attenuation, and articulated technology for hydraulic sheer-resistant erosion control funding, S8357 [3DE]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 774), S7407 [21OC]

Fontenot, Joseph: Army Times (publication) Soldier of the Year award recipient, S5454• [22JY]

Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S2262 [20AP]

——— tribute to victims killed in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, S2262 [20AP]

Gutierrez, Martin: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana Excelencia Award recipient, S6527• [9SE]

Hammond, LA: tribute to Helm Paint & Decorating (business), S1659 [19MR]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth, S1374–S1376 [10MR], S1408–S1410 [11MR], S1467 [12MR]

——— hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter U.S., and provide protection for local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), motion to proceed, S7294 [19OC], S7312, S7313 [20OC]

——— impact of sanctuary cities on public safety and enforcement of immigration laws, S4915 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S713 [3FE], S1189 [27FE]

——— prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law, S5031 [14JY]

——— suspend admission and resettlement of aliens seeking refugee status because of the conflict in Syria until adequate protocols are established to protect U.S. national security (S. 2284), S8022 [17NO]

Innogenomics Technologies, LLC: tribute, S3181• [20MY]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6488 [9SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2505, S2506 [29AP], S2669, S2670 [6MY]

——— require Dept. of State assessment of inadequacies in international monitoring and verification system relative to a nuclear agreement with Iran, S2506 [29AP]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2261 [20AP]

Krotz Springs, LA: tribute to Billy’s Boudin & Cracklin, S672 [30JA]

Lafayette, LA: condemn attack and offer condolences to community, families, and victims of movie theater shooting and commend first responders and those caring for the injured and investigating the incident (S. Res. 231), S5907 [27JY]

——— condemn attack and offer condolences to community, families, and victims of theater shooting and commend first responders and those caring for injured and investigating incident (S. Res. 231), unanimous-consent agreement, S5907 [27JY]

——— National Bureau of Economic Research Happiest City in America designee, S7158• [6OC]

——— tribute to Coco Eros Clothing Boutique, S6290• [4AU]

——— tribute to Healthe Habits for Living (business), S7410• [21OC]

——— tribute to Jill Listi Dance Studio, S2167• [14AP]

——— tribute to Lafayette Music Co., S7158• [6OC]

——— tribute to Learning Train (business), S1494• [12MR]

——— tribute to Red Arrow Workshop, S6291• [4AU]

Lake Charles, LA: tribute to Darrell’s (restaurant), S1156 [26FE]

Livingston Parish, LA: Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce recipient of Louisiana Chamber of Commerce of the Year Award, S6527• [9SE]

Louisiana Lemonade Day: observance, S2564• [30AP]

Madisonville, LA: tribute to Crowns 4 Kids (business), S2729• [7MY]

Mandeville, LA: tribute to Painting With a Twist (business), S3775• [4JN]

Marucci Sports (company): tribute, S2039• [26MR]

Medicare: provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (S. 984), S2261 [20AP], S2284 [21AP]

Melanie Massey Physical Therapy (business): tribute, S6806• [17SE]

Natchitoches, LA: tribute to Judge Porter House Bed and Breakfast, S6954• [25SE]

National Small Business Week: observance, S3181•, S3182• [20MY]

New Orleans, LA: tribute to Cook Me Somethin’ Mister! (business), S7410• [21OC]

——— tribute to District—Donuts, Sliders, Brew (business), S3402• [1JN]

——— tribute to Dong Phuong Bakery and Restaurant (business), S7718• [3NO]

——— tribute to Haspel (business), S4838• [8JY]

——— tribute to Loretta’s Authentic Pralines (business), S831• [5FE]

Ora Estuaries (company): tribute, S2242• [16AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for States’ revenue sharing from oil and gas leasing program reforms and wind energy production facilities, S316 [21JA], S621 [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.J. Res. 61), S6488 [9SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S6166• [30JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8357 [3DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5183 [21JY]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to coverage of certain congressional staff and members of the Executive branch, S1858 [25MR], S2011 [26MR]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2505, S2506 [29AP]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), unanimous-consent request, S2669, S2670 [6MY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, S5183 [21JY]

Pineville, LA: tribute to Harlow’s Donut and Bakery (business), S8792• [17DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), S6126 [29JY]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6223 [3AU]

ReactWell, L.L.C.: tribute, S5169• [16JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5183 [21JY], S6166• [30JY], S8357 [3DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), S6166• [30JY]

S & W Wholesale Foods, L.L.C.: tribute, S237• [16JA]

Safe Haven Enterprises, LLC: tribute, S4950• [9JY]

SBA: establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 208), S7406 [21OC]

——— provide additional assistance to small business concerns for disaster recovery, S7406 [21OC]

Ships and vessels: allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to be transported in non-U.S. built, owned, or crewed vessels, S539 [27JA]

Shreveport, LA; tribute to Mainstreet Self Storage (business), S4102• [11JN]

Six C Fabrication, Inc.: tribute, S5516• [23JY]

Skyrunner, LLC: tribute, S1335• [9MR]

Slidell, LA: tribute to Louisiana Veterans Festival, S2793• [12MY]

Taxation: improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), S2261 [20AP]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), S2261 [20AP]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), S2261 [20AP]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 697), S7142 [6OC]

——— reauthorize and improve (S. 697), unanimous-consent request, S7405 [21OC]

2 Sisters’ Salsa Co.: tribute, S7410• [21OC]

Votes: position on missed, S6166• [30JY]

West Monroe, LA: tribute to Landry Vineyards and Winery, S981• [12FE]

Wetland Resources LLC: tribute, S8792• [17DE]

Wisner, LA: tribute to Haring Catfish (business), S3182• [20MY]

Reports filed

Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 966), S4021 [10JN]

Communicating Lender Activity Reports From the Small Business Administration (CLEAR SBA) Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 967), S4021 [10JN]

Ease Burden of Federal Tax Compliance on Small Businesses: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. Res. 252), S6651 [15SE]

Expenditures: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. Res. 45), S589 [28JA]

HUBZone Revitalization Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1292), S4021 [10JN]

Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2136), S8378 [3DE]

Microloan Modernization Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1857), S6651 [15SE]

Nomination of Douglas J. Kramer To Be SBA Deputy Adminisrator: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S3860 [8JN]

Recovery Improvements for Small Entities (RISE) After Disaster Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1470), S4021 [10JN]

SBA Authorization Levels for General Business Loans Establishment: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1001), S4021 [10JN]

SCORE for Small Business Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1000), S4021 [10JN]

Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2116), S7219 [7OC]

Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 999), S4021 [10JN]

Small Business Energy Efficiency Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1756), S6651 [15SE]

Small Business Fairness Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 958), S4021 [10JN]

Small Business Investment Capital Company Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 552), S4021 [10JN]

Small Business Subcontracting Transparency Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2138), S7722 [3NO]

Small Contractors Improve Competition Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2139), S8305 [2DE]

Superstorm Sandy Relief and Disaster Loan Program Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1811), S7271 [8OC]

Veterans Entrepreneurship Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 957), S4021 [10JN]

Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1400), S6651 [15SE]

Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1866), S6651 [15SE]

Women’s Small Business Ownership Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2126), S7271 [8OC]

Rules

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S583 [28JA]

Tributes

Burgess, Gordon, S8792• [17DE]

Davis, William P., S3182• [20MY]

Francis, Norman C., S856• [9FE]

Holloway, Daryle, S5125• [15JY]

Martin, Ali, S5907 [27JY]

Meaux, Jena, S5907 [27JY]

Morton, Paul S., S5060• [14JY]

Williams, Leodrey, S4020• [10JN]