PAUL, RAND (a Senator from Kentucky)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1872, S1937, S1951, S1953 [25MR], S1995, S2015, S2063 [26MR]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S2307 [21AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3705, S3706, S3707, S3717 [3JN], S3756, S3758, S3802, S3803 [4JN], S3882 [8JN], S3936 [9JN], S4105 [11JN], S4139, S4145 [15JN], S4264 [18JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8109 [18NO], S8170 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5012, S5013 [13JY], S5063 [14JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6304, S6305, S6306, S6315 [4AU], S7335, S7353 [20OC], S7418 [21OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3080, S3087 [19MY]

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. 22), S5468, S5470, S5471 [22JY], S5711, S5860, S5861, S5869 [26JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8353, S8390, S8415 [3DE]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3344, S3345, S3346 [31MY], S3408, S3409, S3410 [1JN]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1263 [4MR], S3089 [20MY]

Conferee: S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S8034 [18NO]

Articles and editorials

As Congress Haggles Over Patriot Act, We Answer 6 Basic Questions, Eyder Peralta, NPR.org (Internet site) (excerpt), S3160, S3161 [20MY]

DEA and NSA Team Up to Share Intelligence, Leading to Secret Use of Surveillance in Ordinary Investigations, Hanni Fakhoury, Electronic Frontier Foundation (excerpt), S3164 [20MY]

NSA Is Giving Your Phone Records to the DEA. And the DEA Is Covering It Up, Brian Fung, Washington (DC) Post (excerpt), S3165 [20MY]

Revelations of N.S.A. Spying Cost U.S. Tech Companies, Claire Cain Miller, New York (NY) Times, S3159, S3160 [20MY]

Surprise! Controversial Patriot Act Power Now Overwhelmingly Used in Drug Investigations, Radley Balko, Washington (DC) Post (excerpt), S3164 [20MY]

Yahoo Executive Confronts NSA Director Over ‘Backdoors’, Damian Paletta, Wall Street Journal (excerpt), S3165 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 2066), S6893 [22SE]

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

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

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

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1031 [23FE] (see S. Res. 88), S1162 [26FE]

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

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

Bureau of Prisons: require the Director to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 1784), S5170 [16JY]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see S. 1786), S5170 [16JY]

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]

Children and youth: eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup for status offenses which would not be judicial issues if the offender were not a juvenile (see S. 1850), S5526 [23JY]

——— ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see S. 1965), S6380 [5AU]

Computers: clarify definition of ‘‘access without authorization,’’ eliminate redundant laws allowing charges to be brought for violations of such access, and reform penalties for violations (see S. 1030), S2301 [21AP]

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

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (see S. 11), S11 [6JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 51), S5211 [21JY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see S. 134), S100 [8JA]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S4299 [18JN]

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

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S7772 [4NO]

——— specify state of mind required for conviction for criminal offenses that lack an expressly identified state of mind to strengthen criminal intent protections (see S. 2298), S8079 [18NO]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S1076 [24FE]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S1119 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 327), S697 [2FE]

Dept. of Education: prohibit Federal education mandates (see S. 182), S773 [4FE]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see S. 559), S1385 [10MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see S. 877), S2040 [26MR]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see S. 683), S1383 [10MR]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 502), S983 [12FE]

——— increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 1455), S3309 [22MY]

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or making financial support conditioned upon State or local educational agency adoption of specific academic standards, content, curricula, or testing (see S. 144), S131 [9JA]

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]

——— fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see S. 1324), S2849 [13MY]

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), S2273 [20AP]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1598), S5171 [16JY]

Federal agencies and departments: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see S. 378), S772 [4FE]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 282), S2569 [30AP]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1726), S4953 [9JY]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S1586 [17MR]

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

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: establish Consumer Financial Protection Bureau application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area (see S. 871), S2040 [26MR]

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

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see S. 1161), S2568 [30AP]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S1248 [3MR]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see S. 1188), S2650 [5MY]

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 201), S4137 [15JN]

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]

Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 1849), S5526 [23JY]

——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see S. 148), S1661 [19MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 1), S1218 [2MR]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S6239 [3AU]

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

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]

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]

OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (see S. 280), S589 [28JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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]

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

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 141), S100 [8JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6073 [28JY]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 828), S1660 [19MR]

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

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 316), S859 [9FE]

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

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see S. 987), S4649 [25JN]

——— exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see S. 1179), S2599 [4MY]

——— increase access for the uninsured to high quality physician care by providing incentives for doctors to provide uncompensated care (see S. 1521), S7047 [30SE]

——— provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses (see S. 180), S238 [16JA]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S7491 [26OC]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 860), S3679 [3JN]

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

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

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]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see S. 89), S7160 [6OC]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: permit members to possess firearms on military installations in accordance with applicable State law (see S. 1839), S5455 [22JY]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending and enact balanced budget constitutional amendment (see S. 2182), S7304 [19OC]

Census: provide for more accurate and complete enumeration of Armed Forces members in any tabulation of total population (see S. 652), S1302 [4MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require application of laws equally to all U.S. citizens (see S.J. Res. 13), S2400 [23AP]

——— end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of such delegation in order to phase it out (see S. 1575), S4137 [15JN]

——— preserve constitutional authority and ensure accountability and transparency in legislation (see S. 1571), S4137 [15JN]

——— require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (see S. 1572), S4137 [15JN]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see S. 255), S466 [26JA]

Corps of Engineers: modify criteria used to dredge small ports (see S. 837), S1708 [23MR]

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see S. 353), S736 [3FE]

Crime: seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see S. 675), S1335 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens and lawful resident aliens (see S. 2195), S7470 [22OC]

——— prohibit transfer of excess military equipment to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 1441), S3238 [21MY]

——— provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 300), S653 [29JA]

——— provide with authority to transfer funds in order to mitigate the effects of a sequestration of available departmental funds (see S. 813), S1660 [19MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit a bailout of a State, city, or municipality and designate economic freedom zones (see S. 790), S1629 [18MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 2359), S8379 [3DE]

Drugs: reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors and eliminate increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base (see S. 1138), S2530 [29AP]

Endangered species: permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and threatened species (see S. 855), S1781 [24MR]

FCC: disapprove rule regulating broadband Internet access (see S.J. Res. 14), S2473 [28AP]

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 employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 1378), S3059 [19MY]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2028), S6605 [10SE]

Firearms: provide that any Executive action that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or on the Second Amendment to the Constitution has no force or effect (see S. 2434), S8883 [18DE]

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act: repeal certain provisions relative to reporting on foreign assets and investments (see S. 663), S1303 [4MR]

FRS: prohibit members and staff from lobbying for or against legislation (see S. 2288), S8020 [17NO]

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

Immigration: increase the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants and reauthorize the EB–5 regional center program (see S. 2122), S7102 [1OC]

——— prevent entry of extremists into the U.S. under the refugee program by blocking visas of nationals from certain high-risk countries (see S. 2329), S8160 [19NO]

——— prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (see S. 1764), S5061 [14JY]

Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001: require declassification of certain redacted information (see S. 1471), S3406 [1JN]

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

Lacey Act: replace criminal penalties reliant on foreign law for trafficking in wildlife, fish, and plants with a civil penalty system (see S. 1019), S2300 [21AP]

Palestinian Authority: prohibit U.S. assistance until request to join International Criminal Court is withdrawn (see S. 34), S11 [6JA]

——— restrict funds (see S. 633), S1246 [3MR]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1861), S5682 [24JY]

Power resources: provide regulatory relief to alternative fuel producers and consumers (see S. 889), S2041 [26MR]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 2181), S7304 [19OC]

Senate Rules: provide sufficient time for legislation to be read (see S. Res. 100), S1495 [12MR]

Taxation: expand interest deduction on education loans, extend and expand deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and eliminate contribution limit on Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 1973), S6380 [5AU]

——— incentivize companies to repatriate foreign earnings held overseas and dedicate tax revenues from such repatriation to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 981), S2244 [16AP]

——— provide for full expensing of tangible property (see S. 2350), S8378 [3DE]

Transportation Security Administration: improve the Federal Flight Deck Officers program (see S. 1594), S4249 [17JN]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. Res. 290), S7345 [20OC]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 457), S926 [11FE]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 980), S2244 [16AP]

Cloture motions

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S667 [30JA], S722 [3FE], S759 [4FE]

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

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6161 [30JY], S6227 [3AU]

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]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1986 [26MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8350 [3DE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S1263 [4MR], S3089 [20MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, S6984 [29SE]

Budget: balance, S7673 [30OC]

——— cut and cap Federal spending and enact balanced budget constitutional amendment (S. 2182), S7625 [29OC]

——— cut and cap Federal spending and enact balanced budget constitutional amendment (S. 2182), unanimous-consent request, S7627 [29OC]

——— deficit, S7668, S7669, S7670, S7672 [30OC]

——— revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7625, S7627 [29OC], S7667, S7668, S7669, S7670, S7672, S7673 [30OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1986 [26MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8071 [18NO], S8121, S8124 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent request, S8121, S8124 [19NO]

——— prohibit funding to provide assistance to refugees seeking asylum from certain countries, S8071 [18NO], S8121, S8124 [19NO]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep concealed firearms, S8353 [3DE]

EPA: proposed rules clarifying what types of waterways are protected under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3149 [20MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit to any country persecuting Christians and other religious minorities, S7671 [30OC]

Immigration: prevent entry of extremists into the U.S. under the refugee program by blocking visas of nationals from certain high-risk countries, S8350 [3DE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7435 [22OC]

——— prohibit liability immunity from applying to private entities that break user or privacy agreements with customers, S7435 [22OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), House amendment, S7625, S7627 [29OC], S7667, S7668, S7669, S7670, S7672, S7673 [30OC]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), S3113, S3129, S3130, S3131, S3135, S3136, S3142, S3143, S3144, S3146, S3147, S3158, S3159, S3164, S3166, S3167, S3168, S3171, S3174 [20MY]

——— extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, unanimous-consent request, S3315 [23MY], S3331 [31MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8350, S8353 [3DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6224 [3AU]

Point of order, S7674 [30OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: use of Executive orders, S3149 [20MY]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3113, S3129, S3130, S3131, S3135, S3136, S3142, S3143, S3144, S3146, S3147, S3158, S3159, S3164, S3166, S3167, S3168, S3171, S3174 [20MY]

——— 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, S3330, S3332, S3333 [31MY]

——— 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), unanimous-consent request, S3389 [1JN]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (S. 2181), S7627 [29OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S7674 [30OC]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), House amendment, S6984 [29SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3923 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Climate: assessment of Republican Party Presidential candidates relative to views on climate change, S6277 [4AU]

Tribute, S1592 [18MR]