POLITICAL PARTIES

Articles and editorials

Confirm President Obama’s Judges, S7964 [16NO]

Current Senate Gridlock Is Hurting the Diversity of Our Justice System, S7488 [26OC]

Disgraceful State of Judicial Nominations, S7114 [5OC]

GOP’s Judicial Logjam, S6368, S6369 [5AU]

Rumors of the GOP’s Death Exaggerated, E1696 [2DE]

Bills and resolutions

Congress: require all candidates to run in single open primaries and limit ensuing general election to top two candidates from such primaries (see H.R. 2655), H3913 [4JN]

Elections: eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering (see H. Res. 357), H5088 [10JY]

IRS: establish an expedited process for removal of senior executives based on performance or misconduct (see S. 2345), S8306 [2DE]

——— prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (see H.R. 1059), H1163 [25FE]

——— prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (see S. 274), S589 [28JA] (see H.R. 1798), H2268 [15AP]

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

——— prohibit use of funds to target citizens for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment of the Constitution (see S. 965), S2221 [15AP]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see S. 941), S2220 [15AP] (see H.R. 709), H810 [4FE]

NLRB: reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see S. 288), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 4022), H8240 [16NO]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (see H.R. 425), H478 [21JA]

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 2143), H2767 [30AP]

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections, establish a system for financing congressional elections, and promote disclosure of Federal campaign disbursements (see H.R. 424), H478 [21JA]

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H41 [6JA]

Senate Rules: modify extended debate rules (see S. Res. 120), S2041 [26MR]

——— provide for consideration of a minimum number of amendments (see S. Res. 121), S2041 [26MR]

Taxation: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 412), H430 [20JA]

Letters

Committees of the Senate funding: Senators McConnell and Reid, S53 [7JA]

Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Paulette Brown, ABA, S8442 [7DE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: oppose attachment of policy riders to appropriations legislation, H8869 [2DE], H8974 [3DE], H9280 [11DE]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H8872 [2DE], H9687 [17DE]

——— legislative process, H1549, H1550 [3MR]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H511–H513 [22JA], H621 [27JA], H1531–H1535, H1558–H1564 [3MR], H1652 [16MR], H6713 [30SE], H7040 [21OC], H7319 [28OC]

——— legislative priorities, H504 [22JA], H1558–H1564 [3MR], H5540, H5542 [28JY], H5601, H5610 [29JY], H6324 [29SE], H7199 [27OC]

——— legislative process, H511–H513 [22JA], H621 [27JA], H717 [3FE], H1558–H1564 [3MR], H7637 [4NO], H9090 [9DE]

IRS: terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (H.R. 709), H2220, H2238–H2240 [15AP]

Nebraska: tribute to unicameral and nonpartisan legislature, H194 [12JA]

News media: allegations of media bias, E1747 [9DE]

NLRB: reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (H.R. 4022), E1629 [16NO]

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections, establish a system for financing congressional elections, and promote disclosure of Federal campaign disbursements (H.R. 424), H3385 [19MY]

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (H.R. 154), H160 [9JA]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: legislative process, S7602 [29OC], S7794–S7796 [5NO], S8029, S8030 [18NO], S8226, S8228 [1DE]

——— oppose attachment of policy riders to appropriations legislation, S7740 [4NO], S8137 [19NO], S8283, S8286–S8289 [2DE], S8335 [3DE], S8427 [7DE]

Committee on Finance (Senate): report on investigation of allegations that the 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny by the IRS, S6356–S6363 [5AU]

Committees of the Senate: funding, S53 [7JA]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S7428 [22OC]

——— importance of bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S365 [21JA], S575–S577 [28JA], S871 [9FE]

IRS: prohibit use of funds to target citizens for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment of the Constitution (S. 965), S2223 [15AP]

NLRB: reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (S. 288), S600 [28JA], S1238 [3MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of diplomatic nominees, S4989 [13JY], S6369 [5AU], S6995 [29SE], S7428–S7430 [22OC], S7583 [28OC], S7846 [9NO], S7975, S7978 [17NO], S8187, S8193 [30NO], S8198–S8200 [1DE], S8656 [15DE], S8844, S8871 [18DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2029 [26MR], S2263, S2264 [20AP], S3223 [21MY], S3849 [8JN], S4591 [24JN], S4677 [7JY], S5002 [13JY], S5048 [14JY], S5432 [22JY], S5487 [23JY], S6151, S6152 [30JY], S6368 [5AU], S6456 [8SE], S6693 [16SE], S6793 [17SE], S6995, S6999 [29SE], S7114–S7116 [5OC], S7313 [20OC], S7487 [26OC], S7652 [29OC], S7858 [9NO], S7964 [16NO], S7974, S7978 [17NO], S8441 [7DE], S8446 [8DE], S8786–S8788 [17DE], S8841 [18DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S877 [10FE], S1285 [4MR], S1568 [17MR], S1705–S1707 [23MR], S2104 [13AP], S2260 [20AP], S2282, S2285–S2287 [21AP], S2363, S2366 [23AP], S2659 [6MY], S3010 [19MY], S4592 [24JN], S7111–S7113 [5OC], S7974, S7978 [17NO], S8141–S8143 [19NO], S8519 [9DE]

Religion: role in government and politics, S6860 [22SE]

Senate: characterization of relationship between Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Reid, S8734 [17DE]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S1363–S1365 [10MR], S2391 [23AP], S2647 [5MY], S3285 [22MY], S3749 [4JN], S4076, S4093 [11JN], S4189–S4191 [16JN], S4217 [17JN], S5134 [16JY], S7011, S7033–S7037 [30SE], S7055, S7056 [1OC], S8216, S8231–S8233 [1DE], S8453 [8DE], S8507–S8509 [9DE]

——— legislative priorities, S6583 [10SE], S6863 [22SE]

——— legislative process, S30–S33 [7JA], S551 [28JA], S611, S612 [29JA], S871 [9FE], S971–S973, S974 [12FE], S1521 [16MR], S2391 [23AP], S3444 [2JN], S3635 [3JN], S4636–S4638 [25JN], S4659, S4660 [7JY], S4818 [8JY], S4902 [9JY], S5019 [13JY], S5022–S5025 [14JY], S5673–S5675 [24JY], S5707, S5708 [26JY], S6152 [30JY], S6222 [3AU], S6249, S6278 [4AU], S6477 [9SE], S6682 [16SE], S7033–S7037 [30SE], S7078–S7080 [1OC], S7153–S7155 [6OC], S7697–S7701 [3NO], S8711 [16DE], S8840 [18DE]

Senate Rules: impact of reforming filibuster rules, S6827 [21SE], S6964 [28SE], S7175–S7178 [7OC]

Reports filed

Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 709) (H. Rept. 114–66), H2151 [13AP]

Terminate Taxpayer Financing of Presidential Election Campaigns and Party Conventions: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 114–362), H9010 [3DE]

Texts of

H.R. 709, Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act, H2238 [15AP]

S. Res. 120, Senate extended debate rules modification, S2052 [26MR]

S. Res. 121, Senate consideration of a minimum number of amendments, S2053 [26MR]