TOOMEY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1791, S1804 [24MR], S1893, S1894, S1902, S1924, S1953 [25MR], S1969, S2015, S2018, S2044, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S241, S242 [16JA], S270 [20JA], S433 [22JA], S542 [27JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1441, S1444 [11MR], S1589 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3658, S3680, S3691, S3696, S3720, S3721 [3JN], S3784, S3801, S3812 [4JN], S3863 [8JN], S3944 [9JN], S4023 [10JN], S4265 [18JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7863, S7865 [9NO], S7879 [10NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8162 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4676, S4782 [7JY], S4906 [9JY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2984 [18MY], S3084 [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.J. Res. 61), S6658 [15SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5552 [23JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2412, S2413, S2414 [23AP], S2456, S2486 [28AP], S2511 [29AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8310, S8318 [2DE], S8395 [3DE]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S3839, S3844 [4JN]

Appointments

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, S2212 [15AP]

Articles and editorials

Confirm President Obama’s Judges, New York (NY) Times, S7964 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 582), S1495 [12MR]

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

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see S. 475), S982 [12FE]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 334), S697 [2FE]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see S. 885), S2041 [26MR]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (see S. 1603), S6383 [5AU]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see S. 646), S1781 [24MR]

Bankruptcy: provide for the liquidation, reorganization, or recapitalization of a covered financial corporation (see S. 1840, 1841), S5455 [22JY]

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

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

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see S. 1362), S2971 [18MY]

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]

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

Contraceptives: ensure employers cannot prohibit access, call for an FDA study on whether prescriptions are necessary for contraceptives, and allow use of certain health accounts to purchase over-the-counter drugs (see S. 1438), S4203 [16JN]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S1383 [10MR]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S7914 [10NO]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S348 [21JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (see S. 345), S736 [3FE]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 165), S284 [20JA]

——— inform Dept. of Justice of persons required to register as sex offenders (see S. 409), S1439 [11MR]

Dept. of Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see S. 1352), S2933 [14MY]

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

——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (see S. 1195), S7471 [22OC]

Dept. of Energy: provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (see S. 33), S542 [27JA]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (see S. 480), S982 [12FE]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see S. 1719), S7771 [4NO]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S6939 [24SE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S2599 [4MY]

——— 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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 743), S4603 [24JN]

——— establish procedures for processing of whistleblower complaints (see S. 2291), S8794 [17DE]

——— 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), S4299 [18JN]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 627), S1385 [10MR]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1170), S6534 [9SE]

Drugs: provide certain protections from civil liability for individuals prescribing or administering opioid overdose drugs (see S. 707), S2173 [14AP]

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]

EPA: 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]

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), S1118 [25FE]

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), S5170 [16JY]

——— issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 911), S2172 [14AP]

FDA: clarify definition and regulation of combination products (see S. 1767), S6240 [3AU]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 168), S201 [13JA]

——— repeal or revise one or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see S. 1944), S8161 [19NO]

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

Federal employees: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see S. 242), S6074 [28JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 812), S2111 [13AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S899 [10FE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 498), S1076 [24FE]

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: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see S. 1383), S6534 [9SE]

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

Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see S. 372), S772 [4FE]

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]

Immigration: 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]

——— prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (see S. 1814), S6534 [9SE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S8495 [8DE]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S1336 [9MR]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S2173 [14AP]

——— reaffirm commitment to stopping sponsorship of terrorism and human rights violations and support right of States and local governments to maintain economic sanctions (see S. Con. Res. 26), S8725 [16DE]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: express that congressional review and oversight provisions do not apply to current partial agreement and, therefore, such agreement cannot preempt existing sanctions (see S. Res. 251), S6605 [10SE]

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]

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), S7722 [3NO]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see S. 117), S151 [12JA]

ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties (see S. 260), S541 [27JA]

——— establish a process for consideration of temporary duty suspensions (see S. 998), S2245 [16AP]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see S. 1982), S6895 [22SE]

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]

Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see S. 1867), S8794 [17DE]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see S. 665), S2111 [13AP]

Lewisberry, PA: tribute to Red Land Little League baseball team (see S. Res. 249), S6533 [9SE] (see S. Res. 279), S7160 [6OC]

Liu Xiaobo Plaza, Washington, DC: designate (see S. Res. 224), S5210 [21JY]

Medicaid: extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (see S. 599), S1161 [26FE]

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

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 1617), S4688 [7JY]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure scientific transparency in the development of environmental regulations (see S. 1458), S4023 [10JN]

National Chemistry Week: designate (see S. Res. 289), S7304 [19OC]

National Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 129), S2041 [26MR]

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see S. 1126), S2529 [29AP]

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2759 [11MY]

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

National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 60), S673 [30JA]

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), S6975 [28SE]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see S. 2015), S7305 [19OC]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see S.J. Res. 8), S927 [11FE]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1863), S6240 [3AU]

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]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S201 [13JA]

——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S6939 [24SE]

——— 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), S100 [8JA]

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

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to women’s soccer team (see S. Res. 334), S8636 [14DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6189 [30JY]

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]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see S. 1711), S6939 [24SE]

Research: establish EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of treatments, detection, and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (see S. 2067), S7048 [30SE]

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

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

SEC: clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (see S. 978), S2244 [16AP]

Sports: tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (see S. Res. 218), S4841 [8JY]

Taxation: exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see S. 322), S698 [2FE]

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

——— improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S2473 [28AP]

——— increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 537), S1074 [24FE]

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

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see S. 1660), S4602 [24JN]

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S200 [13JA]

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), S3861 [8JN]

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]

University of Pennsylvania: anniversary of Perelman School of Medicine (see S. Res. 127), S2041 [26MR]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine (see S. 2170), S7414 [21OC]

Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 130), S2174 [14AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 2268), S8884 [18DE]

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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S8884 [18DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S5455 [22JY]

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]

——— provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see S. 368), S772 [4FE]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see S. 2034), S6651 [15SE]

Congress: prohibit earmarks (see S. 309), S653 [29JA]

Crime: expand funding available for victims of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes (see S. 1071), S2400 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 1495), S3678 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see S. 695), S1383 [10MR]

EPA: eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel (see S. 577), S1161 [26FE]

Families and domestic relations: clarify ability to use consumer reports in certain cases to establish and enforce child support payments (see S. 2077), S6938 [24SE]

Financial institutions: allow more small insured depository institutions to qualify for an 18-month on-site examination cycle (see S. 970), S2244 [16AP]

FRS: increase threshold at which regulated depository institutions are subject to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau direct examination and reporting requirements (see S. 482), S982 [12FE]

Investments: protect the investment choices of American investors (see S. 1802), S5170 [16JY]

Iran: prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see S. 2086), S6975 [28SE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure Federal officers remain able to ensure their own safety and the safety of their families during a covered furlough (see S. 1162), S2568 [30AP]

Medicare: extend certain long-term care hospital payment rules and the moratorium on establishment of certain hospitals and facilities (see S. 2108), S7046 [30SE]

——— provide programs to prevent prescription drug abuse (see S. 1913), S6187 [30JY]

Omar N. Bradley Foundation: authorize the transfer of certain items to the descendants of Omar N. Bradley (see S. 267), S541 [27JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see S. 420), S899 [10FE]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 474), S982 [12FE]

SEC: increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans (see S. 576), S1161 [26FE]

Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office, Knox, PA: designate (see S. 231), S420 [22JA]

Taxation: make permanent certain small business tax provisions (see S. 341), S736 [3FE]

——— provide an exemption from tax on early distributions for certain Bureau of Prisons correctional officers who retire before age 55 (see S. 380), S832 [5FE]

——— provide an exemption from tax on early distributions for certain Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers who retire before age 55 (see S. 969), S2244 [16AP]

Cloture motions

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6798 [17SE], S6864 [22SE]

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]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7342 [20OC], S7434 [22OC]

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]

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 

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7965 [16NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S7965 [16NO]

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]

Histories

U.S.S. Pittsburgh Service in World War II, S7812 [5NO]

Letters

Child Support Assistance Act: Ann Marie Ruskin, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S6934 [24SE]

Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act: National Sheriffs’ Association, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., and Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S7321 [20OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1570 [17MR]

Baltimore, MD: condemn violence resulting from protest over death of Freddie Gray, S2638 [5MY]

——— indictment of police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray, S2638 [5MY]

Budget: deficit, S7441–S7443 [22OC], S7708 [3NO]

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (S. 238), S8703 [16DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S329 [21JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S146 [12JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1345 [10MR], S1405 [11MR], S1570 [17MR]

Dept. of Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers, S179 [13JA]

Dept. of Energy: eliminate corn ethanol mandate from the renewable fuel standard, S146 [12JA]

Dept. of Justice: Crime Victims Fund funding, S7708 [3NO]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (S. 295), S917 [11FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4676 [7JY], S4828 [8JY], S4907, S4914 [9JY], S5108 [15JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8476 [8DE]

——— Title I funding formula reform, S5108 [15JY]

EPA: exempt electric utility steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy from emission limits, S329 [21JA]

——— impact of Government regulations on coal industry, S146 [12JA]

Goverment regulations: encourage Federal vehicle fleet to transition to natural gas, S146 [12JA]

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, S7320, S7322 [20OC]

Iran: assessment of activities since the signing of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S8531 [9DE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6664 [16SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2461, S2462 [28AP]

Law enforcement officers: reform police practices in urban areas, S2638 [5MY], S4091–S4093 [11JN]

——— tribute, S179 [13JA]

Murnaghan, Janet: Delaware County, PA, Women’s Commission Women of Achievement Award recipient, S1072 [24FE]

National Review (publication): anniversary, S7964 [16NO]

NIH: funding, S3265 [22MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S7708 [3NO]

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), S6664 [16SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2461, S2462 [28AP]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8271 [2DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8271 [2DE]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to women’s volleyball team, S463 [26JA]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, S7812 [5NO]

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), S3447 [2JN]

Public debt: ceiling, S7441–S7443 [22OC], S7708 [3NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), S7574 [28OC]

Sanofi (company): Patent and Trademark Office Patent for Humanity award recipient, S2297 [21AP]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (S. 966), unanimous-consent request, S7798, S7799 [5NO]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (S. 552), unanimous-consent request, S7798, S7799 [5NO]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees, S1345–S1347 [10MR], S1405 [11MR], S1570–S1572 [17MR], S4673, S4676 [7JY], S4828 [8JY], S4907, S4914 [9JY], S8476 [8DE]

Taxation: repeal tax increase on taxpayers who incur catastrophic medical expenses, S8271 [2DE]

University of Pennsylvania: tribute to Abramson Cancer Center cancer research findings, S3264 [22MY]

Votes: correction, S1986 [26MR]

WHP–Radio (Harrisburg, PA): anniversary, S2035 [26MR]

Tributes

Boston, Terry, S6646 [15SE]

Casey, Joseph M., S6525 [9SE]

Gaudi, Paul, S7812 [5NO]

Jock, George, S7812 [5NO]

McKnight, Robert, S7812 [5NO]

Somits, Shawn P., S2471 [28AP]