History of Bills

S. 1 — A bill to reform America’s broken immigration system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Heinrich), S42 [22JA]

Text, S44 [22JA]

S. 2 — A bill to reduce violence and protect the citizens of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Rockefeller), S42 [22JA]

Text, S44 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S358 [29JA]

S. 3 — A bill to improve education and provide all students in the United States with the opportunity to succeed; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Levin), S42 [22JA]

Text, S44 [22JA]

S. 4 — A bill to create jobs and strengthen our economy by rebuilding our Nation’s infrastructure; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Levin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Coons), S42 [22JA]

Text, S44 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S214 [23JA], S285 [24JA]

S. 5 — A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tester, Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Baucus, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Begich, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Casey, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Heinrich), S42 [22JA]

Text, S45 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S214 [23JA], S358 [29JA]

S. 6 — A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the Uniformed Services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Brown, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Warner, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Begich, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Heinrich), S42 [22JA]

Text, S45 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S214 [23JA], S285 [24JA], S358 [29JA], S813 [25FE]

S. 7 — A bill to improve the resilience of the United States to extreme weather events and to prevent the worsening of extreme weather conditions; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Carper, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Coons, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Begich), S42 [22JA]

Text, S47 [22JA]

S. 8 — A bill expressing the sense of the Senate on the need to enact legislation to eliminate wasteful tax loopholes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Levin), S42 [22JA]

Text, S47 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S214 [23JA]

S. 9 — A bill to strengthen our Nation’s electoral system by ensuring clean and fair elections; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Heinrich), S42 [22JA]

Text, S47 [22JA]

S. 10 — A bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. REID (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tester, Mr. Casey, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Coons, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Franken), S42 [22JA]

Text, S48 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S214 [23JA]

S. 11 — A bill to provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. Alexander), S871 [26FE]

S. 12 — A bill to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. COATS, S871 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S7830 [5NO]

S. 13 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants on a competitive basis to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Coats), S871 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S3532 [15MY]

S. 14 — A bill to provide for the partial settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S871 [26FE]

S. 15 — A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Moran, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Portman, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Flake, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Inhofe), S871 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S944 [27FE], S6209 [1AU], S6377 [11SE], S7574 [28OC]

S. 16 — A bill to provide for a sequester replacement.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Toomey), S943 [27FE]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S927 [27FE], S990 [28FE]

Placed on the calendar, S941 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1012 [28FE]

Amendments, S1036 [28FE]

Objection is heard, S2888 [23AP]

S. 17 — A bill to stimulate the economy, produce domestic energy, and create jobs at no cost to the taxpayers, and without borrowing money from foreign governments for which our children and grandchildren will be responsible, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Heller, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Risch, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Johanns), S943 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1127 [5MR], S2026 [20MR]

S. 18 — A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act of 2011; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Inhofe), S943 [27FE]

S. 19 — A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Lee, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Flake, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hatch, and Mrs. Fischer), S943 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1012 [28FE], S1786 [13MR], S1892 [18MR], S2845 [22AP]

S. 20 — A bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Paul, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Flake, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Heller, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Lee, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Isakson), S943 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1127 [5MR], S1950 [19MR], S5907 [24JY]

S. 21 — A bill to secure the United States against cyber attack, to improve communication and collaboration between the private sector and the Federal Government, to enhance American competitiveness and create jobs in the information technology industry, and to protect the identities and sensitive information of American citizens and businesses; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Levin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Coons), S42 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S214 [23JA]

S. 22 — A bill to establish background check procedures for gun shows; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Wyden), S42 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S285 [24JA], S657 [12FE], S2684 [16AP], S3532 [15MY]

S. 23 — A bill to designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S42 [22JA]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–14), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4717 [19JN]

Text, S4717 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H3986 [20JN]

S. 24 — A bill to lower health premiums and increase choice for small businesses; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PORTMAN, S42 [22JA]

S. 25 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee), S42 [22JA]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–15), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4717 [19JN]

Text, S4717 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Held at the desk, H3968 [20JN]

S. 26 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee), S42 [22JA]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–16), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4718 [19JN]

Text, S4718 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Held at the desk, H3968 [20JN]

S. 27 — A bill to clarify authority granted under the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes’’; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee), S42 [22JA]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–49), S5497 [27JN]

S. 28 — A bill to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Flake), S42 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S329 [28JA]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–92), S6327 [10SE]

S. 29 — A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Burr, Mr. Isakson, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Lee, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Grassley), S42 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S215 [23JA], S285 [24JA], S329 [28JA], S400 [30JA], S470 [4FE], S7574 [28OC], S7616 [29OC]

Removal of cosponsors, S439 [31JA]

S. 30 — A bill to prevent the 2013 pay adjustment of persons holding senior positions in the Federal Government from being made and to prevent pay adjustments for Members of Congress in any year there is a budget deficit; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. AYOTTE, S42 [22JA]

S. 31 — A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. AYOTTE, S42 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S285 [24JA]

S. 32 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PORTMAN, S42 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S215 [23JA], S285 [24JA], S400 [30JA]

S. 33 — A bill to prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Levin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Franken, Mr. Murphy, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S42 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S285 [24JA], S439 [31JA], S657 [12FE], S1127 [5MR], S2684 [16AP], S3159 [7MY]

S. 34 — A bill to increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Levin, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S42 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S657 [12FE], S1127 [5MR], S2684 [16AP]

S. 35 — A bill to require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Boxer, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S42 [22JA]

S. 36 — A bill for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S43 [22JA]

S. 37 — A bill to sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in the State of Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to release certain wilderness study areas, to designate new areas for recreation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. TESTER, S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S708 [13FE]

S. 38 — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Ms. Collins), S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S8668 [11DE]

S. 39 — A bill to improve the health of Americans and reduce health care costs by reorienting the Nation’s health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HARKIN, S43 [22JA]

S. 40 — A bill to restore Americans’ individual liberty by striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Portman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coats, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Roberts), S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S215 [23JA], S285 [24JA], S439 [31JA], S520 [7FE], S5800 [18JY]

S. 41 — A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Nelson), S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S215 [23JA]

S. 42 — A bill to provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S43 [22JA]

Text, S156 [22JA]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S7724 [31OC]

Passed Senate amended, S7799 [4NO]

Amendments, S7799 [4NO]

Held at the desk, H6959 [12NO]

S. 43 — A bill to require that any debt limit increase be balanced by equal spending cuts of the next decade; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Flake, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Corker, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin), S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S215 [23JA], S285 [24JA], S400 [30JA], S439 [31JA], S470 [4FE]

S. 44 — A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Inhofe), S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S1127 [5MR]

S. 45 — A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Wyden), S43 [22JA]

S. 46 — A bill to protect Social Security benefits and military pay and require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Lee, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Heller, Mr. Flake, Mr. Risch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Cruz), S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S285 [24JA], S329 [28JA], S358 [29JA], S400 [30JA], S520 [7FE]

S. 47 — A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Coons, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Casey), S43 [22JA]

Read the first time, S39, S187 [22JA], S477 [4FE]

Text, S158 [22JA], S616 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S215 [23JA], S285 [24JA], S329 [28JA], S358 [29JA], S400 [30JA], S439 [31JA], S470 [4FE], S520 [7FE]

Read the second time, S299 [28JA]

Placed on the calendar, S329 [28JA]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S433 [31JA], S461 [4FE]

Debated, S480 [7FE], S571 [11FE], S598 [12FE]

Amendments, S528, S529, S530, S550, S551, S553, S554 [7FE], S574, S575, S576 [11FE], S601, S610, S611 [12FE]

Message from the Senate, H449 [12FE]

Held at the desk, H449 [12FE]

Passed Senate amended, S616 [12FE]

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 83), H658 [26FE]

Debated, H707 [28FE]

Text, H707 [28FE]

Amendments, H753 [28FE]

Passed House, H801 [28FE]

Message from the House, S1009 [28FE], S1086 [4MR], S1125 [5MR]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S1125 [5MR]

Presented to the President (March 4, 2013), S1086 [4MR]

Approved [Public Law 113–4] (signed March 7, 2013)

S. 48 — A bill for the relief of Genesio Januario Oliveira; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KERRY, S43 [22JA]

S. 49 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at least one full-service Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in the State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Ayotte), S43 [22JA]

S. 50 — A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate and address cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and children; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Crapo), S43 [22JA]

S. 51 — A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Tester, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Roberts), S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S215 [23JA], S358 [29JA], S400 [30JA], S6519 [17SE]

S. 52 — A bill to improve the energy and water efficiency of Federal buildings; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. BOXER, S43 [22JA]

S. 53 — A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to individuals that may be affected by a reported disease cluster; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Crapo), S43 [22JA]

S. 54 — A bill to increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Durbin), S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S520 [7FE], S1592 [11MR], S1710 [12MR], S1786 [13MR], S2589 [11AP], S6296 [9SE]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1592 [11MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–9), S2454 [8AP]

S. 55 — A bill to prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Casey), S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S7063 [30SE], S7170 [3OC], S7308 [8OC]

S. 56 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. BOXER, S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S470 [4FE]

S. 57 — A bill to establish a timely and expeditious process for voting on the statutory debt limit; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. BOXER, S43 [22JA]

S. 58 — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mrs. BOXER, S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S657 [12FE]

S. 59 — A bill to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Nelson, and Mrs. Feinstein), S43 [22JA]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–50), S5497 [27JN]

S. 60 — A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Western States Trail for potential designation as a national historic trail; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S43 [22JA]

S. 61 — A bill to include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands in the California Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S43 [22JA]

S. 62 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions and to make additional contributions to the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Coons, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Merkley), S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S3159 [7MY]

S. 63 — A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor to establish the Made In America Incentive Grant Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Coons), S43 [22JA]

Cosponsors added, S358 [29JA], S400 [30JA]

S. 64 — A bill to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PAC’s from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. VITTER, S212 [23JA]

S. 65 — A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S212 [23JA]

S. 66 — A bill to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for authorized civil works flood control and navigation construction projects of the Corps of Engineers; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Nelson), S212 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S285 [24JA]

S. 67 — A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce or eliminate the risk of releases of hazardous chemicals from public water systems and wastewater treatment works, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S213 [23JA]

S. 68 — A bill to enhance the security of chemical facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S213 [23JA]

S. 69 — A bill for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, Kristjan Dodaj, and Kanto Macotaj; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S213 [23JA]

S. 70 — A bill for the relief of Marcos Antonio Sanchez-Diaz; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S213 [23JA]

S. 71 — A bill for the relief of Josephina Valera Lopez; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S213 [23JA]

S. 72 — A bill for the relief of Luay Hadad; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S213 [23JA]

S. 73 — A bill for the relief of Miguel Santillan; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S213 [23JA]

S. 74 — A bill for the relief of Momo Krcic; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S213 [23JA]

S. 75 — A bill for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S213 [23JA]

S. 76 — A bill for the relief of Guy Yang, Genevieve Chong Foung, Caroline Yang, and Melanie Vang; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S213 [23JA]

S. 77 — A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar), S213 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S1127 [5MR]

S. 78 — A bill for the relief of Hussein Bazzi; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S213 [23JA]

S. 79 — A bill for the relief of Al-Housseynou Ba; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S213 [23JA]

S. 80 — A bill to amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Kirk), S213 [23JA]

Text, S215 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S520 [7FE], S7616 [29OC]

S. 81 — A bill to provide guidance and priorities for Federal Government obligations in the event that the debt limit is reached.

By Mr. PAUL, S213 [23JA]

Read the first time, S210, S226 [23JA]

Read the second time, S299 [28JA]

Placed on the calendar, S329 [28JA]

S. 82 — A bill to provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.

By Mr. PAUL, S213 [23JA]

Read the first time, S210, S226 [23JA]

Read the second time, S299 [28JA]

Placed on the calendar, S329 [28JA]

Cosponsors added, S470 [4FE], S774 [14FE]

S. 83 — A bill to provide for continuing operations of Government in a fiscally responsible manner.

By Mr. PAUL, S213 [23JA]

Read the first time, S210, S226 [23JA]

Read the second time, S299 [28JA]

Placed on the calendar, S329 [28JA]

S. 84 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Begich), S213 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S285 [24JA], S358 [29JA], S400 [30JA], S439 [31JA], S470 [4FE], S520 [7FE], S657 [12FE], S1270 [7MR], S1853 [14MR], S2564 [10AP], S2589 [11AP], S2649 [15AP], S5687 [15JY], S6377 [11SE], S6519 [17SE], S7928 [7NO]

S. 85 — A bill to provide incentives for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls and to simplify voter registration; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S213 [23JA]

Text, S218 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S3091 [6MY]

S. 86 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 87 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for expenses relating to home schooling; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 88 — A bill to amend the public charter school provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 89 — A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to authorize hunting under certain circumstances; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 90 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 91 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify eligibility for the child tax credit; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S520 [7FE], S657 [12FE]

S. 92 — A bill to require that the Government give priority to payment of all obligations on the debt held by the public and payment of Social Security benefits in the event that the debt limit is reached; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 93 — A bill to provide tax relief with respect to the Hurricane Isaac disaster area; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 94 — A bill to terminate the $1 presidential coin program; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 95 — A bill to withhold United States contributions to the United Nations until the United Nations formally retracts the final report of the ‘‘United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict’’; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 96 — A bill to authorize the use of certain offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico for artificial reefs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 97 — A bill to amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 98 — A bill to ensure efficiency and fairness in the awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 99 — A bill to provide for full and open competition for Federal contracts related to natural disaster reconstruction efforts; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 100 — A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to repeal certain designation authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to repeal the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 101 — A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and local governments for payment of obligations, to prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from financially assisting State and local governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S5840 [23JY]

Text, S6153 [1AU]

S. 102 — A bill to reduce the amount of financial assistance provided to the Government of Mexico in response to the illegal border crossings from Mexico into the United States, which serve to dissipate the political discontent with the higher unemployment rate within Mexico; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 103 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S213 [23JA]

Text, S219 [23JA]

S. 104 — A bill to provide for congressional approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S3955 [4JN], S4481 [13JN]

S. 105 — A bill to direct the General Accountability Office to conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 106 — A bill to provide for the establishment, on-going validation, and use of an official set of data on the historical temperature record, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 107 — A bill to prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. VITTER, S213 [23JA]

S. 108 — A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VITTER, S214 [23JA]

S. 109 — A bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Collins, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Wicker), S214 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S439 [31JA], S470 [4FE], S1950 [19MR], S4481 [13JN], S4521 [17JN], S4793 [20JN], S5708 [16JY]

S. 110 — A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard the Social Security Trust Funds; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. VITTER, S214 [23JA]

S. 111 — A bill to require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VITTER, S214 [23JA]

S. 112 — A bill to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S214 [23JA]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–17), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4718 [19JN]

Text, S4718 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H3986 [20JN]

S. 113 — A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain creditors to obtain certifications from institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Franken), S214 [23JA]

Text, S221 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S470 [4FE], S1012 [28FE], S2328 [22MR], S4021 [7JN], S4481 [13JN]

S. 114 — A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Reed, and Ms. Warren), S214 [23JA]

Text, S222 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S329 [28JA], S470 [4FE], S2328 [22MR], S4021 [7JN], S5017 [24JN], S6683 [23SE]

S. 115 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for increasing payroll; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CASEY, S214 [23JA]

S. 116 — A bill to revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Begich), S214 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S285 [24JA], S520 [7FE], S590 [11FE], S1270 [7MR], S3614 [20MY], S5620 [10JY], S5687 [15JY], S6127 [31JY], S7170 [3OC], S7386 [10OC], S7574 [28OC]

S. 117 — A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Franken, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Sanders, and Mrs. Shaheen), S214 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S285 [24JA], S1088 [4MR], S4481 [13JN]

S. 118 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S214 [23JA]

S. 119 — A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mrs. BOXER, S214 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S657 [12FE], S708 [13FE], S813 [25FE], S1012 [28FE], S1229 [6MR], S3614 [20MY], S5840 [23JY], S6296 [9SE], S6327 [10SE], S6446 [12SE], S6886 [24SE]

S. 120 — A bill to expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Ms. Landrieu), S214 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S6519 [17SE], S6597 [18SE]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S7386 [10OC]

S. 121 — A bill to establish the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking to review Federal Government policy on human trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. BOXER, S214 [23JA]

S. 122 — A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Cruz), S214 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S285 [24JA], S6296 [9SE]

S. 123 — A bill to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Coons), S214 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S400 [30JA], S470 [4FE], S1592 [11MR], S2564 [10AP], S3030 [25AP], S3159 [7MY], S6296 [9SE]

S. 124 — A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Corker, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Vitter), S214 [23JA]

Read the first time, S210, S226 [23JA]

Read the second time, S299 [28JA]

Placed on the calendar, S329 [28JA]

Cosponsors added, S400 [30JA]

S. 125 — A bill to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and the United States Geological Survey, to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Franken, Mr. Casey, and Ms. Klobuchar), S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S401 [30JA]

S. 126 — A bill to prohibit earmarks; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Portman, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Flake, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S520 [7FE]

S. 127 — A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Enzi), S284 [24JA]

S. 128 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Begich), S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S329 [28JA], S470 [4FE]

S. 129 — A bill to save money and reduce tragedies through prevention grants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S284 [24JA]

S. 130 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in the State of Wyoming; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso), S284 [24JA]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–18), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4719 [19JN]

Text, S4719 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H3986 [20JN]

Reported (H. Rept. 113–190), H5475 [10SE]

Debated, H5450 [10SE]

Text, H5450 [10SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H5456 [10SE]

Message from the House, S6374 [11SE], S6441 [12SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6441 [12SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H5545 [12SE]

Presented to the President (September 12, 2013), S6441 [12SE]

Approved [Public Law 113–32] (signed September 18, 2013)

S. 131 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Tester), S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S3256 [8MY], S6597 [18SE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–106), S6517 [17SE]

S. 132 — A bill to provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. Boxer), S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S1950 [19MR], S2749 [17AP], S4585 [18JN], S4673 [19JN], S6209 [1AU]

S. 133 — A bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny or delay coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Portman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Vitter), S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S330 [28JA]

S. 134 — A bill to arrange for the National Academy of Sciences to study the impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Heller), S284 [24JA]

Text, S288 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S520 [7FE], S5907 [24JY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–126), S8912 [17DE]

S. 135 — A bill to amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Johanns), S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S358 [29JA], S1229 [6MR], S2649 [15AP], S7952 [12NO], S8602 [10DE]

S. 136 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S284 [24JA]

S. 137 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Johanns), S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S358 [29JA], S401 [30JA], S7952 [12NO]

Removal of cosponsors, S401 [30JA]

S. 138 — A bill to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or gender, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Johanns), S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S401 [30JA], S1229 [6MR], S2501 [9AP], S2749 [17AP], S3030 [25AP], S3091 [6MY], S7729 [31OC]

S. 139 — A bill to impose admitting privilege requirements with respect to physicians who perform abortions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VITTER, S284 [24JA]

S. 140 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans, to improve the coordination of veteran job training services between the Department of Labor, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense, to require transparency for Executive departments in meeting the Government-wide goals for contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S330 [28JA], S520 [7FE]

S. 141 — A bill to make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Blunt), S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S330 [28JA], S401 [30JA], S1592 [11MR], S2455 [8AP], S2749 [17AP], S3326 [9MY]

S. 142 — A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for abortions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY, S284 [24JA]

S. 143 — A bill to prohibit discrimination and retaliation against individuals and health care entities that refuse to recommend, refer for, provide coverage for, pay for, provide, perform, assist, or participate in abortions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY, S284 [24JA]

S. 144 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to authorize additional funding for the pregnancy assistance fund; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY, S284 [24JA]

S. 145 — A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize National Guard support for State and local efforts to keep schools safe from violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. BOXER, S284 [24JA]

S. 146 — A bill to enhance the safety of America’s schools; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. BOXER, S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S520 [7FE], S944 [27FE], S1710 [12MR], S2455 [8AP], S2749 [17AP]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1709 [12MR]

S. 147 — A bill to establish minimum standards for States that allow the carrying of concealed firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. BOXER, S284 [24JA]

S. 148 — A bill to safeguard America’s schools by using community policing strategies to prevent school violence and improve student and school safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. BOXER, S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S658 [12FE]

S. 149 — A bill to provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Sessions), S284 [24JA]

S. 150 — A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Reed, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Carper), S284 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S358 [29JA], S658 [12FE], S2455 [8AP], S2684 [16AP], S6327 [10SE]

Reported with amendments (no written report), S1853 [14MR]

S. 151 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the maximum rate on the income of corporations to 20 percent; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. JOHANNS, S284 [24JA]

S. 152 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Air Force to retain the current leadership rank, aircraft, and core functions of the 354th Fighter Wing and the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base and to require reports on proposed activities at such installation; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S285 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S358 [29JA]

S. 153 — A bill to amend section 520J of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reed, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Coons), S285 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S470 [4FE], S708 [13FE], S2455 [8AP], S4521 [17JN], S6127 [31JY], S6647 [19SE], S6753 [24SE], S7308 [8OC]

S. 154 — A bill to amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that the coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in Exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Paul, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Roberts), S285 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S401 [30JA], S1229 [6MR], S3030 [25AP], S6072 [30JY]

S. 155 — A bill to designate a mountain in the State of Alaska as Denali; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S329 [28JA]

Cosponsors added, S2564 [10AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–93), S6327 [10SE]

S. 156 — A bill to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State of Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S329 [28JA]

Cosponsors added, S401 [30JA]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–51), S5497 [27JN]

S. 157 — A bill to provide for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S329 [28JA]

Cosponsors added, S470 [4FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–19), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4719 [19JN]

Text, S4719 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H3987 [20JN]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H5451 [10SE]

Text, H5451 [10SE]

Reported (H. Rept. 113–192), H5475 [10SE]

Message from the House, S6374 [11SE], S6441 [12SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6441 [12SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H5545 [12SE]

Presented to the President (September 12, 2013), S6441 [12SE]

Approved [Public Law 113–33] (signed September 18, 2013)

S. 158 — A bill for the relief of Dr. Shakil Afridi; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PAUL, S329 [28JA]

S. 159 — A bill to designate the Wovoka Wilderness and provide for certain land conveyances in Lyon County, Nevada, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Reid), S329 [28JA]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–94), S6327 [10SE]

S. 160 — A bill to exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Schumer), S329 [28JA]

Cosponsors added, S5018 [24JN], S8186 [19NO]

S. 161 — A bill to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Baucus), S329 [28JA]

S. 162 — A bill to reauthorize and improve the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Graham, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Coons, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Collins, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Boxer), S329 [28JA]

Cosponsors added, S401 [30JA], S439 [31JA], S470 [4FE], S520 [7FE], S813 [25FE], S2684 [16AP], S2845 [22AP], S3570 [16MY], S3905 [3JN], S4213 [11JN], S4481 [13JN]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4792 [20JN]

S. 163 — A bill to prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Inhofe), S329 [28JA]

S. 164 — A bill to prohibit the United States from providing financial assistance to Pakistan until Dr. Shakil Afridi is freed.

By Mr. PAUL, S329 [28JA]

Read the first time, S329, S333 [28JA]

Read the second time, S335 [29JA]

Placed on the calendar, S356 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S520 [7FE]

S. 165 — A bill to provide for Indian trust asset management reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch), S329 [28JA]

S. 166 — A bill to designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and southwestern Illinois as the ‘‘Stan Musial Memorial Bridge’’; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Kirk), S329 [28JA]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1668 [11MR]

Text, S1668 [11MR]

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, H1354 [12MR]

S. 167 — A bill to suspend sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until certain conditions are met; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Thune), S357 [29JA]

S. 168 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S357 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S658 [12FE], S1127 [5MR], S6327 [10SE]

S. 169 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Coons, Mr. Flake, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Heller, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Warner, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Schatz), S357 [29JA]

Text, S364 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S401 [30JA], S439 [31JA], S521 [7FE], S708 [13FE], S813 [25FE], S1270 [7MR], S1853 [14MR], S1892 [18MR], S2027 [20MR], S2328 [22MR], S2455 [8AP], S2501 [9AP], S3372 [13MY]

S. 170 — A bill to recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting on Federal public land and ensure continued opportunities for those activities; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Manchin), S357 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S401 [30JA], S813 [25FE], S944 [27FE], S1710 [12MR], S2845 [22AP], S3532 [15MY], S3615 [20MY], S4521 [17JN], S5499 [27JN]

S. 171 — A bill to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a Governmentwide shutdown occurs; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S357 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S439 [31JA]

S. 172 — A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues related to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Blumenthal), S357 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S944 [27FE], S1088 [4MR]

S. 173 — A bill to repeal the current Internal Revenue Code and replace it with a flat tax, thereby guaranteeing economic growth and fairness for all Americans; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SHELBY, S357 [29JA]

S. 174 — A bill to appropriately restrict sales of ammunition; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Lautenberg), S357 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S401 [30JA], S590 [11FE], S658 [12FE]

S. 175 — A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Moran, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Boozman), S358 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S401 [30JA], S774 [14FE], S814 [25FE], S871 [26FE]

S. 176 — A bill to reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for fiscal years 2013 through 2018 of the Administration and replace the plan with a 5-year plan that is more in line with the energy and economic needs of the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Sessions), S358 [29JA]

S. 177 — A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 entirely.

By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Portman, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Flake, Mr. Coats, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Collins, Mr. Scott, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Lee, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Sessions), S358 [29JA]

Read the first time, S356, S368 [29JA]

Read the second time, S369, S399 [30JA]

Placed on the calendar, S399 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S401 [30JA], S470 [4FE], S944 [27FE], S1710 [12MR], S6647 [19SE], S7574 [28OC]

S. 178 — A bill to provide for alternative financing arrangements for the provision of certain services and the construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land border ports of entry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. CORNYN, S400 [30JA]

Text, S401 [30JA]

S. 179 — A bill to prevent gun trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Kirk), S400 [30JA]

S. 180 — A bill to delay the enforcement of any rulings of the National Labor Relations Board until there is a final resolution in pending lawsuits; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BARRASSO, S400 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S439 [31JA]

S. 181 — A bill to authorize the establishment of the Niblack and Bokan Mountain mining area road corridors in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S400 [30JA]

S. 182 — A bill to provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Anchorage, Alaska, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversion interest to the City; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S400 [30JA]

S. 183 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fairness in hospital payments under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Coburn), S400 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S439 [31JA], S470 [4FE], S521 [7FE], S590 [11FE], S708 [13FE], S774 [14FE], S814 [25FE], S871 [26FE], S1127 [5MR], S1270 [7MR], S1592 [11MR], S1710 [12MR], S2328 [22MR], S2589 [11AP], S3845 [23MY], S4673 [19JN], S5264 [26JN], S6209 [1AU], S7063 [30SE]

S. 184 — A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Rubio), S400 [30JA]

S. 185 — A bill to eliminate the automatic inflation increases for discretionary programs built into the baseline projections and require budget estimates to be compared with the prior year’s level; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Portman), S400 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S1710 [12MR]

S. 186 — A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. Sessions), S400 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S944 [27FE], S2750 [17AP], S3326 [9MY], S3372 [13MY], S3905 [3JN]

S. 187 — A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of any check or other negotiable instrument as part of a solicitation by a creditor for an extension of credit, to limit the liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Whitehouse), S400 [30JA]

S. 188 — A bill to prevent certain individuals purportedly appointed to the National Labor Relations Board from receiving salaries, and to prevent an unconstitutional quorum of the Board from taking agency actions, until there is a final decision in pending lawsuits regarding the constitutionality of certain alleged recess appointments; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lee, Mr. Scott, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Cornyn), S400 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S439 [31JA]

S. 189 — A bill to establish an employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish a business in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Warner), S400 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S439 [31JA], S2501 [9AP]

S. 190 — A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain activities of the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Chambliss), S438 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S470 [4FE], S521 [7FE], S814 [25FE]

S. 191 — A bill to codify and modify regulatory requirements of Federal agencies; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Coats, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Moran, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Burr, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Risch, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Thune, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Corker, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Flake), S438 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S521 [7FE]

S. 192 — A bill to enhance the energy security of United States allies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Begich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Hoeven), S438 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S470 [4FE], S590 [11FE], S1127 [5MR], S1950 [19MR], S9052 [19DE]

S. 193 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Moran), S438 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S1710 [12MR]

S. 194 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Blumenthal), S438 [31JA]

Text, S440 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S5526 [8JY]

S. 195 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Brown, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Sanders), S438 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S521 [7FE], S774 [14FE], S814 [25FE], S1592 [11MR], S1786 [13MR], S2146 [21MR], S2649 [15AP], S4213 [11JN], S4793 [20JN], S6127 [31JY], S6519 [17SE]

S. 196 — A bill to assure equity in contracting between the Federal Government and small business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S438 [31JA]

S. 197 — A bill to authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers near Sacramento, California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S438 [31JA]

Text, S442 [31JA]

S. 198 — A bill to require a report on the designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Burr, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Moran, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Coats), S438 [31JA]

S. 199 — A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that oil produced from Federal leases in certain Arctic waters be transported by pipeline to onshore facilities and to provide for the sharing of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BEGICH, S438 [31JA]

Text, S442 [31JA]

S. 200 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the interment in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration of individuals who served in combat support of the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and May 15, 1975, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S438 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S470 [4FE], S2798 [18AP]

S. 201 — A bill to prohibit the sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services to the Government of Egypt.

By Mr. PAUL, S438 [31JA]

Read the first time, S436, S448 [31JA]

Read the second time, S449 [4FE]

Placed on the calendar, S468 [4FE]

S. 202 — A bill to expand the use of E-Verify, to hold employers accountable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Corker, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Lee, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Enzi), S438 [31JA]

S. 203 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Moran, Mr. Corker, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Boozman), S438 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S774 [14FE], S1270 [7MR], S3987 [6JN], S4406 [12JN], S6127 [31JY], S6209 [1AU], S6886 [24SE], S7063 [30SE], S7616 [29OC]

S. 204 — A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Burr, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Heller, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Risch), S438 [31JA]

Read the first time, S436, S448 [31JA]

Read the second time, S449 [4FE]

Placed on the calendar, S468 [4FE]

Cosponsors added, S470 [4FE], S2455 [8AP], S3570 [16MY], S6072 [30JY], S8361 [20NO], S8771 [11DE]

S. 205 — A bill to replace the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with a 5-person Commission, to bring the Bureau into the regular appropriations process, to provide for a safety and soundness check, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MORAN, S438 [31JA]

S. 206 — A bill to expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by base realignment and closure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. King), S438 [31JA]

S. 207 — A bill to restrict the sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services to the Government of Egypt; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Coburn), S438 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S470 [4FE]

S. 208 — A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas in Los Angeles County, California; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S469 [4FE]

Text, S471 [4FE]

S. 209 — A bill to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Begich, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Heller, Mr. Lee, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Toomey), S469 [4FE]

Read the first time, S468 [4FE]

Read the second time, S479, S518 [7FE]

Placed on the calendar, S518 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S521 [7FE], S590 [11FE], S814 [25FE], S1088 [4MR], S6327 [10SE], S7616 [29OC], S7729 [31OC], S8668 [11DE]

S. 210 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent representations about having received military declarations or medals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Tester), S469 [4FE]

Cosponsors added, S521 [7FE], S708 [13FE], S872 [26FE], S944 [27FE], S1012 [28FE], S1128 [5MR], S1229 [6MR], S1270 [7MR], S1592 [11MR], S1710 [12MR], S1892 [18MR], S3761 [22MY]

S. 211 — A bill to amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee), S469 [4FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–52), S5497 [27JN]

S. 212 — A bill to approve the transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties in Iuka, Mississippi; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S469 [4FE]

S. 213 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HELLER, S469 [4FE]

S. 214 — A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), S469 [4FE]

Cosponsors added, S1853 [14MR], S3430 [14MY]

S. 215 — A bill to ensure that the Federal Reserve conducts its policies to ensure long-term price stability and a low rate of inflation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. Vitter), S469 [4FE]

S. 216 — A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Wyden), S469 [4FE]

S. 217 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to collect information from coeducational elementary schools and secondary schools on such schools’ athletic programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Wyden), S469 [4FE]

Cosponsors added, S658 [12FE], S814 [25FE], S1088 [4MR], S1270 [7MR], S1892 [18MR], S2589 [11AP], S3430 [14MY], S4406 [12JN], S5755 [17JY]

S. 218 — A bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Portman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Coons, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Warner, Mr. Brown, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Franken, Mr. Graham, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Casey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Begich, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Collins, and Mrs. Boxer), S469 [4FE]

Cosponsors added, S521 [7FE], S774 [14FE], S1088 [4MR], S1710 [12MR], S1786 [13MR], S2329 [22MR], S2750 [17AP]

S. 219 — A bill to establish the Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CASEY, S469 [4FE]

S. 220 — A bill to create a Citrus Disease Research and Developing Trust Fund to support research on diseases impacting the citrus industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs. Boxer), S469 [4FE]

S. 221 — A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. AYOTTE, S469 [4FE]

S. 222 — A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Bennet), S469 [4FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–20), S2844 [22AP]

S. 223 — A bill to amend section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the visa waiver program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Kirk), S469 [4FE]

Cosponsors added, S521 [7FE], S658 [12FE]

S. 224 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S469 [4FE]

Text, S472 [4FE]

S. 225 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S469 [4FE]

Text, S473 [4FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–53), S5497 [27JN]

S. 226 — A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Blumenthal), S469 [4FE]

Cosponsors added, S1012 [28FE], S1128 [5MR], S1710 [12MR], S2798 [18AP], S3030 [25AP], S6753 [24SE], S8565 [9DE], S8602 [10DE]

S. 227 — A bill to authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at United States embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide, and for other purposes.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Reed, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Nelson, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Paul), S469 [4FE]

Passed Senate, S476 [4FE]

Text, S477 [4FE]

Message from the Senate, H354 [5FE]

Held at the desk, H354 [5FE]

S. 228 — A bill to establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S470 [4FE]

Text, S474 [4FE]

S. 229 — A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 3900 Woodland Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Casey), S519 [7FE]

S. 230 — A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S519 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S814 [25FE], S1088 [4MR], S1786 [13MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–21), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4720 [19JN]

Text, S4720 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Referred to the Committees on Natural Resources; the Budget, H3987 [20JN]

S. 231 — A bill to reauthorize the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S519 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S2564 [10AP], S5149 [25JN], S5840 [23JY], S6683 [23SE], S7830 [5NO]

S. 232 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Burr, Mr. Franken, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Casey, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Collins, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Moran, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Wicker), S519 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S590 [11FE], S1950 [19MR], S2329 [22MR], S2649 [15AP], S2750 [17AP], S3091 [6MY], S5800 [18JY], S6683 [23SE], S7386 [10OC], S8845 [16DE]

S. 233 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the ‘‘Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S519 [7FE]

Reported (no written report), S6126 [31JY]

Passed Senate, S6258 [1AU]

Text, S6258 [1AU]

Message from the Senate, H5360 [2AU]

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H5389 [2AU]

S. 234 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. REID, S519 [7FE]

Text, S521 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S590 [11FE], S658 [12FE], S708 [13FE], S774 [14FE], S814 [25FE], S872 [26FE], S944 [27FE], S1593 [11MR], S1892 [18MR], S2564 [10AP], S4521 [17JN], S5567 [9JY], S5709 [16JY], S5840 [23JY]

S. 235 — A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property located in Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S519 [7FE]

S. 236 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and physicians or practitioners to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Barrasso), S519 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S8602 [10DE]

S. 237 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. Begich), S519 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S1088 [4MR]

S. 238 — A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to improve the functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Rubio), S519 [7FE]

S. 239 — A bill to extend the frontier extended stay clinic demonstration; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S519 [7FE]

S. 240 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services may retire for non-regular service; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Begich, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Baucus), S519 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S590 [11FE], S1012 [28FE], S3987 [6JN], S5709 [16JY], S6072 [30JY]

S. 241 — A bill to establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Heinrich), S519 [7FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–54), S5497 [27JN]

S. 242 — A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Casey, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Chambliss), S519 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S590 [11FE]

S. 243 — A bill to provide assistance for watersheds adversely affected by qualifying natural disasters; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S519 [7FE]

S. 244 — A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp), S519 [7FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–22), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4720 [19JN]

Text, S4720 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Held at the desk, H3968 [20JN]

S. 245 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Heller), S519 [7FE]

S. 246 — A bill to prevent the escapement of genetically altered salmon in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S519 [7FE]

S. 247 — A bill to establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S519 [7FE]

Text, S523 [7FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–23), S2844 [22AP]

S. 248 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S519 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S2329 [22MR]

S. 249 — A bill to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Franken, Mr. Begich, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Levin, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Sanders, and Mrs. Feinstein), S519 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S590 [11FE]

S. 250 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of foreign corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SANDERS, S519 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S9052 [19DE]

S. 251 — A bill to amend the renewable fuel program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Vitter), S519 [7FE]

S. 252 — A bill to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reed, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Landrieu), S519 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S590 [11FE], S814 [25FE], S6960 [26SE], S7952 [12NO], S8000 [13NO]

Reported (no written report), S771 [14FE]

Amendments, S6898, S6900 [24SE]

Passed Senate amended, S6900 [24SE]

Text, S6900 [24SE]

Message from the Senate, H5841 [26SE], H7155 [18NO]

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H5881 [26SE]

Debated, H6961 [12NO]

Text, H6961 [12NO]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H6967 [12NO]

Title amended, H6967 [12NO]

Message from the House, S7999 [13NO], S8359 [20NO]

Senate agreed to House amendments, S8069 [14NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8359 [20NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H7308 [20NO]

Presented to the President (November 21, 2013), S8455 [21NO]

Approved [Public Law 113–55] (signed November 27, 2013)

S. 253 — A bill establishing the Committee to Reduce Government Waste; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Enzi), S519 [7FE]

S. 254 — A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the creation of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the dissemination of such materials and resources by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S519 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S1012 [28FE], S6519 [17SE]

S. 255 — A bill to withdraw certain Federal land and interests in that land from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S519 [7FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–95), S6327 [10SE]

S. 256 — A bill to amend Public Law 93–435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) (by request), S520 [7FE]

Text, S525 [7FE], S6258 [1AU]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–55), S5497 [27JN]

Passed Senate amended, S6258 [1AU]

Amendments, S6258 [1AU]

Message from the Senate, H5360 [2AU]

Referred to the Committees on Natural Resources; Education and the Workforce, H5389 [2AU]

Debated, H5453 [10SE]

Text, H5453 [10SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H5458 [10SE]

Message from the House, S6374 [11SE], S6441 [12SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6441 [12SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H5545 [12SE]

Presented to the President (September 12, 2013), S6441 [12SE]

Approved [Public Law 113–34] (signed September 18, 2013)

S. 257 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Durbin), S520 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S3030 [25AP]

S. 258 — A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Risch), S520 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S1229 [6MR], S2897 [23AP]

S. 259 — A bill to assure equity in contracting between the Federal Government and small business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S520 [7FE]

S. 260 — A bill to require the collection of data by officers enforcing immigration law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S520 [7FE]

S. 261 — A bill to establish and clarify that Congress does not authorize persons convicted of dangerous crimes in foreign courts to freely possess firearms in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Lautenberg), S520 [7FE]

S. 262 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs who are pursuing programs of education at institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. DURBIN, S520 [7FE]

Text, S526 [7FE]

S. 263 — A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to modify the discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. McCain, Mr. Graham, Mr. Thune, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Roberts), S520 [7FE]

Removal of cosponsors, S658 [12FE]

S. 264 — A bill to expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care for all Americans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Leahy), S520 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S709 [13FE], S774 [14FE], S2329 [22MR], S2565 [10AP], S2589 [11AP], S2684 [16AP], S2750 [17AP], S5668 [11JY], S6296 [9SE], S6753 [24SE], S7616 [29OC], S7795 [4NO], S8565 [9DE]

S. 265 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvement; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S520 [7FE]

S. 266 — A bill to provide for the inclusion of Israel in the visa waiver program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S520 [7FE]

S. 267 — A bill to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing through port State measures; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Begich, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Nelson), S589 [11FE]

Cosponsors added, S3955 [4JN]

S. 268 — A bill to reduce the deficit and protect important programs by ending tax loopholes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse), S589 [11FE]

S. 269 — A bill to establish uniform administrative and enforcement authorities for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Begich, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Nelson), S589 [11FE]

Cosponsors added, S1270 [7MR], S3955 [4JN]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–127), S8912 [17DE]

S. 270 — A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish a United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. BEGICH, S589 [11FE]

S. 271 — A bill to improve Arctic health; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BEGICH, S589 [11FE]

S. 272 — A bill to promote research, monitoring, and observation of the Arctic, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BEGICH, S589 [11FE]

Cosponsors added, S4521 [17JN]

S. 273 — A bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Blunt), S589 [11FE]

Cosponsors added, S1128 [5MR], S3256 [8MY], S5621 [10JY], S7575 [28OC]

S. 274 — A bill to strengthen nutrition education for elementary school and secondary school students to promote healthy eating choices through developmentally appropriate lessons and activities integrated into the school day; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S589 [11FE]

Cosponsors added, S6519 [17SE]

S. 275 — A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood River Ranch; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S590 [11FE]

S. 276 — A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S590 [11FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–24), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4720 [19JN]

Text, S4720 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H3987 [20JN]

S. 277 — A bill to replace the Budget Control Act sequester by eliminating tax loopholes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Levin), S590 [11FE]

S. 278 — A bill to replace the Budget Control Act sequester for fiscal year 2013 by eliminating tax loopholes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Merkley), S590 [11FE]

Cosponsors added, S774 [14FE], S814 [25FE], S3091 [6MY]

S. 279 — A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Risch, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Bennet), S590 [11FE]

S. 280 — A bill to ensure effective control over the congressional budget process; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Vitter), S657 [12FE]

S. 281 — A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Brown), S657 [12FE]

S. 282 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a new counseling program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BEGICH, S657 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S6597 [18SE]

S. 283 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to invest in innovation for education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S657 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S6597 [18SE]

S. 284 — A bill to transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District, New Mexico; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Heinrich), S657 [12FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–56), S5497 [27JN]

S. 285 — A bill to designate the Valles Caldera National Preserve as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Heinrich), S657 [12FE]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–96), S6327 [10SE]

S. 286 — A bill to enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Leahy), S657 [12FE]

S. 287 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Boozman), S657 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S3658 [21MY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–110), S6683 [23SE]

Amendments, S7799 [4NO], S7885, S7886, S7887 [6NO]

Debated, S7886 [6NO]

Passed Senate amended, S7888 [6NO]

Text, S7888 [6NO]

Title amended, S7888 [6NO]

Message from the Senate, H6961 [12NO]

Referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, H6990 [12NO]

S. 288 — A bill to increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Pryor), S657 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S2027 [20MR], S7616 [29OC], S8186 [19NO]

S. 289 — A bill to extend the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Loan Program of the Small Business Administration; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen), S657 [12FE]

Text, S661 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S1593 [11MR], S1711 [12MR], S1854 [14MR], S1892 [18MR], S2455 [8AP], S3372 [13MY], S3987 [6JN], S7616 [29OC]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–89), S6327 [10SE]

S. 290 — A bill to reduce housing-related health hazards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Franken), S707 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S774 [14FE], S1711 [12MR]

S. 291 — A bill to establish the Council on Healthy Housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Franken), S707 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S774 [14FE]

S. 292 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a special rule for the period of admission of S. 292. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a special rule for the period of admission of H. 092. nonimmigrants employed as sheepherders, goat herders, or dairy farmers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEE, S707 [13FE]

S. 293 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEE, S707 [13FE]

S. 294 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. Shaheen), S707 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S814 [25FE], S872 [26FE], S1012 [28FE], S1088 [4MR], S1128 [5MR], S1270 [7MR], S1593 [11MR], S2027 [20MR], S2329 [22MR], S2750 [17AP], S2798 [18AP], S3256 [8MY], S3430 [14MY], S3532 [15MY], S3615 [20MY], S3987 [6JN], S4058 [10JN], S4673 [19JN]

S. 295 — A bill to allow certain Indonesian citizens to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S707 [13FE]

S. 296 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Baldwin), S707 [13FE]

Text, S710 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S814 [25FE], S872 [26FE], S944 [27FE], S1013 [28FE], S1089 [4MR], S1229 [6MR], S1593 [11MR], S1786 [13MR], S1950 [19MR], S2649 [15AP], S2845 [22AP], S3030 [25AP], S3256 [8MY], S6378 [11SE]

S. 297 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. RUBIO, S707 [13FE]

S. 298 — A bill to prevent nuclear proliferation in North Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Donnelly), S707 [13FE]

Reported (no written report), S771 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S814 [25FE]

Passed Senate amended, S816 [25FE]

Amendments, S816 [25FE]

Text, S816 [25FE]

Message from the Senate, H631 [26FE]

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, H657 [26FE]

S. 299 — A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Sessions), S707 [13FE]

S. 300 — A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US–VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Lee), S707 [13FE]

S. 301 — A bill to amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Boozman), S707 [13FE]

S. 302 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. VITTER, S707 [13FE]

S. 303 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States, to eliminate the diversity immigrant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. VITTER, S707 [13FE]

S. 304 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S707 [13FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–25), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4720 [19JN]

Text, S4720 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H3987 [20JN]

Reported (H. Rept. 113–191), H5475 [10SE]

Debated, H5452 [10SE]

Text, H5452 [10SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H5458 [10SE]

Message from the House, S6375 [11SE], S6441 [12SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6441 [12SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H5545 [12SE]

Presented to the President (September 12, 2013), S6441 [12SE]

Approved [Public Law 113–35] (signed September 18, 2013)

S. 305 — A bill to authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg National Military Park; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S707 [13FE]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–57), S5497 [27JN]

S. 306 — A bill to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Crapo), S707 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S2684 [16AP]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S3371 [13MY]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–35), S3905 [3JN]

S. 307 — A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Franken, Mr. Reed, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Merkley), S707 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S2589 [11AP]

S. 308 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, to provide for cash relief for years for which annual COLAs do not take effect under certain cash benefit programs, and to provide for Social Security benefit protection; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BEGICH, S707 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S2455 [8AP], S5840 [23JY]

S. 309 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Wyden), S707 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S1013 [28FE], S1089 [4MR], S1229 [6MR], S1711 [12MR], S1892 [18MR], S2027 [20MR], S2501 [9AP], S2590 [11AP], S2649 [15AP], S3256 [8MY], S3327 [9MY], S3430 [14MY], S3532 [15MY], S3570 [16MY], S3658 [21MY]

Amendments, S3628, S3629 [20MY]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S3629 [20MY]

Text, S3630 [20MY]

Message from the Senate, H2813 [21MY]

Held at the desk, H2813 [21MY]

S. 310 — A bill to jump-start economic recovery through the formation and growth of new businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Blunt), S707 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S944 [27FE], S1593 [11MR], S7674 [30OC]

S. 311 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. LANDRIEU, S707 [13FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–26), S2844 [22AP]

S. 312 — A bill to adjust the boundary of the Carson National Forest, New Mexico; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Heinrich), S708 [13FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–58), S5497 [27JN]

S. 313 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Franken, Mr. Moran, Mr. Reed, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Coons, Mr. Johanns, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S708 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S774 [14FE], S872 [26FE], S1270 [7MR], S1593 [11MR], S1786 [13MR], S1892 [18MR], S2329 [22MR], S2649 [15AP], S3030 [25AP], S3159 [7MY], S3256 [8MY], S3532 [15MY], S4521 [17JN], S4585 [18JN], S5800 [18JY], S6327 [10SE], S6683 [23SE], S6960 [26SE], S7952 [12NO], S8100 [18NO], S8361 [20NO], S8565 [9DE], S8771 [11DE], S8845 [16DE], S8913 [17DE], S9052 [19DE], S9105 [20DE]

S. 314 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S708 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S3159 [7MY], S3987 [6JN], S6023 [29JY], S6072 [30JY], S6127 [31JY], S6296 [9SE], S6886 [24SE], S7729 [31OC]

S. 315 — A bill to reauthorize and extend the Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Collins, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Nelson), S708 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S814 [25FE], S1013 [28FE], S1593 [11MR], S2845 [22AP], S4521 [17JN], S6127 [31JY], S6683 [23SE]

S. 316 — A bill to recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations of the United States Postal Service, to eliminate the requirement that the United States Postal Service prefund the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, to place restrictions on the closure of postal facilities, to create incentives for innovation for the United States Postal Service, to maintain levels of postal service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Franken, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Brown), S708 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S774 [14FE], S1013 [28FE], S1089 [4MR], S1128 [5MR], S2027 [20MR], S2455 [8AP], S2501 [9AP], S2565 [10AP], S2845 [22AP], S3159 [7MY], S3327 [9MY], S3430 [14MY], S3615 [20MY], S3761 [22MY], S3955 [4JN], S4585 [18JN], S5840 [23JY], S6209 [1AU]

S. 317 — A bill to require the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency to include certain assessments in reports; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself and Mrs. Fischer), S708 [13FE]

S. 318 — A bill to rescind funds made available to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency if the Administrator fails to meet certain deadlines; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. JOHANNS, S708 [13FE]

S. 319 — A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide adequate data, modeling, and support in the development of a State implementation plan under the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. JOHANNS, S708 [13FE]

S. 320 — A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for congressional review of agency guidance documents; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Paul, Ms. Collins, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Coats, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mrs. Fischer), S708 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S1013 [28FE]

S. 321 — A bill to reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Franken), S708 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S774 [14FE], S2455 [8AP]

S. 322 — A bill to set the United States on track to ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Begich, and Ms. Hirono), S708 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S6327 [10SE]

S. 323 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Cochran), S708 [13FE]

Text, S715 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S1270 [7MR], S1711 [12MR], S2501 [9AP], S2961 [24AP], S3159 [7MY], S3327 [9MY], S3761 [22MY], S5499 [27JN], S5567 [9JY], S5755 [17JY], S6209 [1AU]

S. 324 — A bill to amend part B of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply deemed enrollment to residents of Puerto Rico and to provide a special enrollment period and a reduction in the late enrollment penalties for certain residents of Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S772 [14FE]

S. 325 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Rockefeller), S772 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S1089 [4MR], S4213 [11JN], S5567 [9JY], S5621 [10JY], S6327 [10SE]

S. 326 — A bill to reauthorize 21st century community learning centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Manchin), S772 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S1089 [4MR], S2455 [8AP], S5709 [16JY], S6519 [17SE], S8457 [21NO]

S. 327 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S772 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S2897 [23AP], S5264 [26JN], S5567 [9JY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–97), S6327 [10SE]

S. 328 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow certain critical access hospitals and sole community hospitals to use interactive telecommunications systems to satisfy requirements with respect to having a physician available to stabilize an individual with an emergency medical condition under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Bennet), S772 [14FE]

S. 329 — A bill to eliminate certain fuel subsidies and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain energy tax incentives; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SANDERS, S772 [14FE]

S. 330 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Paul), S772 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S1270 [7MR], S1786 [13MR], S1950 [19MR], S2027 [20MR], S2455 [8AP], S3327 [9MY], S3761 [22MY], S4481 [13JN], S7952 [12NO]

Reported with amendment, S3657 [21MY]

Amendments, S4533, S4534 [17JN]

Passed Senate amended, S4533 [17JN]

Text, S4534 [17JN]

Message from the Senate, H3700 [18JN]

Referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; the Judiciary, H3757 [18JN]

Debated, H6967 [12NO]

Text, H6967 [12NO]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H6971 [12NO]

Message from the House, S7999 [13NO], S8047 [14NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8047 [14NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H7108 [14NO]

Presented to the President (November 14, 2013), S8048 [14NO]

Approved [Public Law 113–51] (signed November 21, 2013)

S. 331 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman), S772 [14FE]

S. 332 — A bill to address climate disruptions, reduce carbon pollution, enhance the use of clean energy, and promote resilience in the infrastructure of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mrs. Boxer), S772 [14FE]

S. 333 — A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Franken, Mr. Brown, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Menendez, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S772 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S1128 [5MR], S2329 [22MR]

S. 334 — A bill to terminate agricultural direct payments beginning with the 2013 crop year; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Flake), S772 [14FE]

S. 335 — A bill to provide financing assistance for qualified water infrastructure projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S772 [14FE]

S. 336 — A bill to restore States’ sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Corker, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Harkin), S772 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S1128 [5MR], S1854 [14MR], S1892 [18MR], S1950 [19MR], S2501 [9AP]

S. 337 — A bill to provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to America; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Blumenthal), S772 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S2329 [22MR], S2845 [22AP], S4521 [17JN], S5969 [25JY]

S. 338 — A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Graham, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S772 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S872 [26FE], S944 [27FE], S1013 [28FE], S1089 [4MR], S1128 [5MR], S1270 [7MR], S1711 [12MR], S1892 [18MR], S2329 [22MR], S2455 [8AP], S2565 [10AP], S3030 [25AP], S5840 [23JY], S6023 [29JY], S6127 [31JY], S6960 [26SE], S7353 [9OC], S7500 [15OC], S7575 [28OC], S8100 [18NO], S8845 [16DE]

S. 339 — A bill to facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Flake), S772 [14FE]

S. 340 — A bill to provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S772 [14FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–98), S6327 [10SE]

S. 341 — A bill to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S772 [14FE]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–99), S6327 [10SE]

S. 342 — A bill to designate the Pine Forest Range Wilderness area in Humboldt County, Nevada; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Heller), S772 [14FE]

Text, S776 [14FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–59), S5497 [27JN]

S. 343 — A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Heller), S772 [14FE]

Text, S778 [14FE]

S. 344 — A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Vitter), S772 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S1128 [5MR], S1786 [13MR], S1951 [19MR], S6446 [12SE]

S. 345 — A bill to reform the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Portman, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Corker, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Alexander), S772 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S1013 [28FE], S1893 [18MR], S2798 [18AP], S2897 [23AP], S3091 [6MY], S3372 [13MY]

S. 346 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Heller, and Mr. Baucus), S772 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S814 [25FE], S872 [26FE], S944 [27FE], S1128 [5MR], S1229 [6MR], S1270 [7MR], S1786 [13MR], S1854 [14MR], S2455 [8AP], S3845 [23MY], S3905 [3JN], S5526 [8JY], S5568 [9JY], S5709 [16JY], S6296 [9SE]

S. 347 — A bill to establish the First State National Historical Park in the State of Delaware, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Coons), S772 [14FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–27), S2844 [22AP]

S. 348 — A bill to provide for increased Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S772 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S4058 [10JN], S6960 [26SE]

S. 349 — A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Murphy), S773 [14FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–60), S5497 [27JN]

S. 350 — A bill to provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S773 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S2027 [20MR], S8361 [20NO]

S. 351 — A bill to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Coats, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Portman, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Flake, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Thune, Mr. Graham, Mr. Moran, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Ms. Collins, Mr. Paul, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Enzi), S773 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S3430 [14MY], S3532 [15MY], S3658 [21MY], S4058 [10JN], S6127 [31JY]

S. 352 — A bill to provide for the designation of the Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild rivers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S773 [14FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–28), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4721 [19JN]

Text, S4721 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H3987 [20JN]

S. 353 — A bill to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to make additional wild and scenic river designations in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S773 [14FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–100), S6327 [10SE]

S. 354 — A bill to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S773 [14FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–29), S2844 [22AP]

S. 355 — A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to notify the World Trade Organization if any member of the World Trade Organization fails during 2 consecutive years to disclose subsidies under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Barrasso), S773 [14FE]

S. 356 — A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Thune, Mr. Risch, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Cochran), S773 [14FE]

S. 357 — A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. Durbin), S773 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S872 [26FE], S1270 [7MR], S1951 [19MR], S3570 [16MY], S6328 [10SE], S6378 [11SE], S6519 [17SE], S6647 [19SE], S6753 [24SE], S6960 [26SE]

Reported (no written report), S6646 [19SE]

S. 358 — A bill to establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Cardin, and Ms. Warren), S773 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S6519 [17SE]

S. 359 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Merkley), S773 [14FE]

Text, S784 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S1089 [4MR]

S. 360 — A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation’s natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Coons), S773 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S3570 [16MY], S3955 [4JN], S4673 [19JN], S5668 [11JY], S6023 [29JY]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–101), S6327 [10SE]

S. 361 — A bill to require the lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Merkley), S773 [14FE]

S. 362 — A bill to promote the mapping and development of United States geothermal resources by establishing a direct loan program for high risk geothermal exploration wells, to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve geothermal energy technology and demonstrate the use of geothermal energy in large scale thermal applications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Begich), S773 [14FE]

S. 363 — A bill to expand geothermal production, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Begich, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Merkley), S773 [14FE]

Text, S784 [14FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–72), S5686 [15JY]

S. 364 — A bill to establish the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, to designate certain Federal land as wilderness, and to improve the management of noxious weeds in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S773 [14FE]

S. 365 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out activities to manage the threat of Asian carp travelling up the Mississippi River in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Franken), S773 [14FE]

S. 366 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of Land Management to provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of 60 days after written receipt of 1 or more defects is provided to the claimant by registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or pay the claim maintenance fee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S773 [14FE]

S. 367 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Collins), S773 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S872 [26FE], S1089 [4MR], S1128 [5MR], S1711 [12MR], S1786 [13MR], S2501 [9AP], S2590 [11AP], S2649 [15AP], S2750 [17AP], S2798 [18AP], S3030 [25AP], S3257 [8MY], S3372 [13MY], S3532 [15MY], S3845 [23MY], S4406 [12JN], S4585 [18JN], S5018 [24JN], S5969 [25JY], S6209 [1AU], S6296 [9SE], S6597 [18SE], S6753 [24SE], S7928 [7NO], S7952 [12NO], S8602 [10DE], S8845 [16DE]

S. 368 — A bill to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Wyden), S773 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S3615 [20MY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–61), S5498 [27JN]

S. 369 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Corker, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Moran, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Cornyn), S773 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S814 [25FE], S872 [26FE], S1089 [4MR], S1854 [14MR], S2897 [23AP], S3327 [9MY]

S. 370 — A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S773 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S1013 [28FE], S1128 [5MR], S1270 [7MR], S1593 [11MR], S1854 [14MR], S1893 [18MR], S1951 [19MR], S3327 [9MY], S5969 [25JY]

S. 371 — A bill to establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Cowan), S773 [14FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–62), S5498 [27JN]

S. 372 — A bill to provide for the reduction of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and the promotion of healthy relationships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Blumenthal), S773 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S1128 [5MR], S7616 [29OC]

S. 373 — A bill to amend titles 10, 32, 37, and 38 of the United States Code, to add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veteran benefits that recognizes new State definitions of spouse; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S773 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S5264 [26JN], S5527 [8JY], S6296 [9SE]

S. 374 — A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S813 [25FE]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1709 [12MR]

S. 375 — A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Levin, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Begich, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy, Mr. King, Ms. Warren, Mr. Franken, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Graham, Mr. Reed, Mr. Baucus, and Mrs. Shaheen), S813 [25FE]

Cosponsors added, S872 [26FE], S1089 [4MR], S1128 [5MR], S1593 [11MR], S2329 [22MR], S2684 [16AP], S2750 [17AP], S2961 [24AP], S3030 [25AP], S3091 [6MY], S6296 [9SE], S6446 [12SE]

Reported (no written report), S5907 [24JY]

Presented to the President (June 6, 2013)

S. 376 — A bill to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Thune, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S813 [25FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–114), S7574 [28OC]

S. 377 — A bill to add the 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs to the list of exempt programs under PAYGO; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer), S813 [25FE]

Cosponsors added, S2455 [8AP]

S. 378 — A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide travel and transportation allowances for members of the reserve components for long distance and certain other travel to inactive duty training; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Wyden), S813 [25FE]

S. 379 — A bill to rescind $45 billion of unobligated discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. Risch, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Vitter), S871 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S1089 [4MR]

S. 380 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and update the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative for grants to address the problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY, S871 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S1128 [5MR], S2146 [21MR], S2502 [9AP], S4983 [21JN]

S. 381 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the ‘‘Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’’, for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Tester, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Schatz, and Mrs. Murray), S871 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S1893 [18MR], S2146 [21MR], S2565 [10AP], S2750 [17AP], S3030 [25AP], S3091 [6MY], S3257 [8MY], S3372 [13MY], S3570 [16MY], S3615 [20MY], S3845 [23MY], S3955 [4JN], S5499 [27JN], S5969 [25JY], S6072 [30JY], S6127 [31JY], S6296 [9SE], S6328 [10SE], S6378 [11SE], S6519 [17SE], S6961 [26SE], S7729 [31OC], S7795 [4NO], S7928 [7NO], S7952 [12NO], S8000 [13NO], S8050 [14NO], S8100 [18NO], S8187 [19NO]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S8289 [19NO]

Text, S8289 [19NO]

Message from the Senate, H7280 [20NO]

Held at the desk, H7280 [20NO]

S. 382 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S871 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S1711 [12MR], S1786 [13MR], S2684 [16AP], S3159 [7MY], S3430 [14MY], S3761 [22MY], S4213 [11JN]

S. 383 — A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S871 [26FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–30), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4721 [19JN]

Text, S4721 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Held at the desk, H3968 [20JN]

S. 384 — A bill to exempt National Forest System land in the State of Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S871 [26FE]

S. 385 — A bill to deem the submission of certain claims to an Indian Health Service contracting officer as timely; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Baucus), S871 [26FE]

S. 386 — A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide and improve housing in the rural areas for educators, public safety officers, and medical providers, and their households, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BEGICH, S871 [26FE]

S. 387 — A bill to establish the American Infrastructure Investment Fund and other activities to facilitate investments in infrastructure projects that significantly enhance the economic competitiveness of the United States by improving economic output, productivity, or competitive commercial advantage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S871 [26FE]

S. 388 — A bill to appropriately limit sequestration, to eliminate tax loopholes, and for other purposes.

By Mr. REID (for Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Reid)), S871 [26FE]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S849 [26FE], S970 [28FE]

Placed on the calendar, S868 [26FE]

Amendments, S1053 [28FE]

S. 389 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize long-term contracts for the procurement of certain liquid transportation fuels for the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S871 [26FE]

S. 390 — A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize a national toll-free referral line and website, to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and to help parents access child care in their community, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Begich, and Ms. Hirono), S943 [27FE]

S. 391 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S943 [27FE]

S. 392 — A bill to support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary school and secondary school students by enhancing school physical education and health education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S943 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1128 [5MR], S1593 [11MR], S2027 [20MR], S6519 [17SE]

S. 393 — A bill to designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Carper), S943 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S2502 [9AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–31), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4721 [19JN]

Text, S4721 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H3987 [20JN]

S. 394 — A bill to prohibit and deter the theft of metal, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Hoeven), S943 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S4406 [12JN]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4521 [17JN]

S. 395 — A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Wyden), S943 [27FE]

Text, S944 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1951 [19MR], S2684 [16AP], S4521 [17JN], S5568 [9JY], S5800 [18JY], S6886 [24SE], S7431 [12OC], S7616 [29OC], S8187 [19NO]

S. 396 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse), S943 [27FE]

S. 397 — A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Schumer), S943 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S3955 [4JN], S5527 [8JY]

S. 398 — A bill to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Boxer, and Mrs. Feinstein), S944 [27FE]

Text, S945 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S5527 [8JY], S5687 [15JY], S5800 [18JY], S6296 [9SE], S7353 [9OC], S8976 [18DE]

S. 399 — A bill to protect American job creation by striking the Federal mandate on employers to offer health insurance; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Wicker), S1011 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1089 [4MR], S1128 [5MR], S5621 [10JY], S5800 [18JY]

S. 400 — A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to include the Corps of Engineers as a Federal land management agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S1011 [28FE]

S. 401 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Brown, Mr. Reed, Mr. King, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Cardin, and Ms. Warren), S1011 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1786 [13MR], S4673 [19JN], S8976 [18DE]

S. 402 — A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S1011 [28FE]

Text, S1014 [28FE]

S. 403 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S1011 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S2590 [11AP], S2897 [23AP], S3159 [7MY], S3257 [8MY], S3327 [9MY], S3372 [13MY], S3532 [15MY], S3615 [20MY], S3658 [21MY], S3761 [22MY], S3905 [3JN], S3955 [4JN], S4021 [7JN], S4586 [18JN], S5264 [26JN], S5499 [27JN], S5568 [9JY], S5840 [23JY], S5969 [25JY], S6328 [10SE], S6378 [11SE], S6519 [17SE], S6886 [24SE], S7575 [28OC]

S. 404 — A bill to preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S1011 [28FE]

S. 405 — A bill to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Blumenthal), S1011 [28FE]

Text, S1014 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S8187 [19NO]

S. 406 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for new program review requirements; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Durbin), S1011 [28FE]

S. 407 — A bill to provide funding for construction and major rehabilitation for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, and Ms. Klobuchar), S1011 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1711 [12MR], S1893 [18MR], S2502 [9AP], S3327 [9MY]

S. 408 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Whitehouse), S1011 [28FE]

Text, S1016 [28FE]

S. 409 — A bill to add Vietnam Veterans Day as a patriotic and national observance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Boxer), S1011 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S2455 [8AP], S3257 [8MY], S4481 [13JN], S5499 [27JN], S5907 [24JY], S6072 [30JY], S6519 [17SE]

S. 410 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain trading transactions; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Sanders), S1011 [28FE]

S. 411 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Moran), S1011 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1128 [5MR], S1711 [12MR], S1893 [18MR], S1951 [19MR], S2146 [21MR], S2590 [11AP], S3030 [25AP], S4058 [10JN], S4482 [13JN], S4673 [19JN], S5499 [27JN], S5621 [10JY], S5668 [11JY], S5755 [17JY], S5840 [23JY], S5907 [24JY], S6023 [29JY], S6296 [9SE], S6378 [11SE], S6446 [12SE], S6474 [16SE], S6683 [23SE], S7353 [9OC], S7575 [28OC], S7729 [31OC], S7952 [12NO], S8565 [9DE], S8602 [10DE], S8771 [11DE], S8845 [16DE], S9052 [19DE]

S. 412 — A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Cowan), S1011 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S6296 [9SE]

S. 413 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include human trafficking as a part 1 violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Portman, and Ms. Klobuchar), S1011 [28FE]

Text, S1019 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1854 [14MR], S2146 [21MR], S3159 [7MY]

S. 414 — A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to provide for expedited project implementation relating to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. NELSON, S1011 [28FE]

S. 415 — A bill to clarify the collateral requirement for certain loans under section 7(d) of the Small Business Act, to address assistance to out-of-State small business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Pryor), S1011 [28FE]

Text, S1022 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1089 [4MR], S1854 [14MR], S3845 [23MY], S5568 [9JY], S8602 [10DE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–84), S6126 [31JY]

S. 416 — A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S1011 [28FE]

S. 417 — A bill to reduce the number of nonessential vehicles purchased and leased by the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen), S1011 [28FE]

S. 418 — A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations regarding the collection and use of personal information obtained by tracking the online activity of an individual, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S1011 [28FE]

Text, S1024 [28FE]

S. 419 — A bill to limit the use of cluster munitions; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden), S1011 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1951 [19MR]

S. 420 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the logical flow of return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals to better enable each party to submit timely, accurate returns and reduce the need for extended and amended returns, to provide for modified due dates by regulation, and to conform the automatic corporate extension period to longstanding regulatory rule; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Tester), S1011 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1893 [18MR], S3615 [20MY], S3658 [21MY], S3845 [23MY], S3906 [3JN], S4406 [12JN], S5018 [24JN], S5840 [23JY], S6209 [1AU]

S. 421 — A bill to prohibit the Corps of Engineers from taking any action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Paul), S1011 [28FE]

Text, S1028 [28FE]

S. 422 — A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Brown, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Whitehouse), S1012 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S2329 [22MR], S3327 [9MY], S5018 [24JN], S5527 [8JY], S6127 [31JY]

S. 423 — A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care for their children; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S1012 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S2502 [9AP], S3091 [6MY], S4674 [19JN], S6519 [17SE]

S. 424 — A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a National Pediatric Research Network, including with respect to pediatric rare diseases or conditions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Collins, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Whitehouse), S1012 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S2146 [21MR], S2455 [8AP], S5568 [9JY], S6209 [1AU], S6886 [24SE]

S. 425 — A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by developing maternity care quality measures and supporting maternity care quality collaboratives; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Menendez), S1012 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S2455 [8AP], S2845 [22AP], S3430 [14MY], S5265 [26JN], S5499 [27JN], S5800 [18JY], S5907 [24JY], S6023 [29JY], S8361 [20NO]

S. 426 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of particular specialists determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be directly related to the health needs stemming from environmental health hazards that have led to its declaration as a Public Health Emergency to be eligible under the National Health Service Corps in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Baucus), S1012 [28FE]

S. 427 — A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Moran, Mr. Coats, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Inhofe), S1012 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1128 [5MR], S1270 [7MR], S1951 [19MR], S2750 [17AP], S3257 [8MY], S4406 [12JN]

S. 428 — A bill to expedite the development of Arctic deepwater ports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BEGICH, S1012 [28FE]

S. 429 — A bill to enable concrete masonry products manufacturers to establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for concrete masonry products; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Manchin, and Mrs. McCaskill), S1012 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1089 [4MR], S2455 [8AP], S4674 [19JN], S5621 [10JY], S5800 [18JY], S6024 [29JY], S6446 [12SE], S6519 [17SE], S6683 [23SE], S7063 [30SE], S7536 [16OC]

S. 430 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Manchin), S1012 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S5265 [26JN]

S. 431 — A bill to authorize preferential treatment for certain imports from Nepal, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1012 [28FE]

S. 432 — A bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1012 [28FE]

S. 433 — A bill to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S1012 [28FE]

S. 434 — A bill to authorize and implement the water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the State of Montana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S1088 [4MR]

S. 435 — A bill to ban the exportation of crude oil or refined petroleum products derived from Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S1088 [4MR]

S. 436 — A bill to require that the salaries of Members of Congress be sequestered during any sequester under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S1088 [4MR]

S. 437 — A bill to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed housing, and investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services, education opportunities, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S1088 [4MR]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged, S2841, S2854 [22AP]

Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, S2841, S2854 [22AP]

S. 438 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for professional school personnel in early childhood education, to expand the deduction for certain expenses of teachers to teachers in early childhood education, and to modify the credit for dependent care services; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. BEGICH), S1088 [4MR]

S. 439 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by establishing a program to support the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and technical education facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. BEGICH), S1088 [4MR]

Cosponsors added, S6597 [18SE]

S. 440 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. BEGICH), S1088 [4MR]

S. 441 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by establishing a program to provide professional development activities for educators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. BEGICH), S1088 [4MR]

Cosponsors added, S6597 [18SE]

S. 442 — A bill to establish a program to provide child care through public-private partnerships; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. BEGICH), S1088 [4MR]

S. 443 — A bill to increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. King), S1088 [4MR]

Cosponsors added, S1128 [5MR], S1230 [6MR]

S. 444 — A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. King), S1088 [4MR]

S. 445 — A bill to improve security at State and local courthouses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Boozman), S1088 [4MR]

Cosponsors added, S1270 [7MR], S1593 [11MR], S2845 [22AP], S2961 [24AP]

S. 446 — A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to reduce Federal crop insurance subsidies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. FLAKE, S1126 [5MR]

S. 447 — A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain cemeteries that are located on National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), S1126 [5MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–63), S5498 [27JN]

S. 448 — A bill to allow seniors to file their Federal income tax on a new Form 1040SR; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Carper), S1126 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1271 [7MR], S2649 [15AP], S3327 [9MY]

S. 449 — A bill for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S1126 [5MR]

S. 450 — A bill to require enhanced economic analysis and justification of regulations proposed by certain Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Johanns), S1126 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S2565 [10AP], S2650 [15AP], S3658 [21MY]

S. 451 — A bill to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SHELBY, S1126 [5MR]

S. 452 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Brown, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1127 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1271 [7MR], S2455 [8AP], S3615 [20MY], S6519 [17SE]

S. 453 — A bill to require that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to an industry-recognized and nationally portable credential; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Heller, and Mr. Donnelly), S1127 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S2650 [15AP], S3658 [21MY]

S. 454 — A bill to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 with public and private resources, to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Blunt), S1127 [5MR]

S. 455 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Moran), S1127 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S5499 [27JN]

S. 456 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish an award program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in prekindergarten through higher education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Grassley), S1127 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S3159 [7MY], S6519 [17SE], S9105 [20DE]

S. 457 — A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Alice Paul, in recognition of her role in the women’s suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Boxer, and Ms. Stabenow), S1127 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S2565 [10AP], S2750 [17AP]

S. 458 — A bill to improve and extend certain nutrition programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Johanns), S1127 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S2650 [15AP]

S. 459 — A bill to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Thune), S1127 [5MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–32), S2844 [22AP]

Passed Senate, S4722 [19JN]

Text, S4722 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H3987 [20JN]

Reported (H. Rept. 113–193), H5475 [10SE]

Debated, H5454 [10SE]

Text, H5454 [10SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H5459 [10SE]

Message from the House, S6375 [11SE], S6441 [12SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6441 [12SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H5545 [12SE]

Presented to the President (September 12, 2013), S6441 [12SE]

Approved [Public Law 113–36] (signed September 18, 2013)

S. 460 — A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Casey, Mr. Franken, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Warren, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Brown, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Cowan), S1127 [5MR]

Text, S1132 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1593 [11MR], S3091 [6MY], S3532 [15MY], S3615 [20MY], S3906 [3JN], S6378 [11SE], S7830 [5NO]

S. 461 — A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Begich), S1127 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1711 [12MR]

S. 462 — A bill to enhance the strategic partnership between the United States and Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cardin, and Ms. Collins), S1127 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1230 [6MR], S1593 [11MR], S1711 [12MR], S1893 [18MR], S2456 [8AP], S2502 [9AP], S2565 [10AP], S2650 [15AP], S2684 [16AP], S2750 [17AP], S2897 [23AP], S3030 [25AP], S3092 [6MY], S3159 [7MY], S3327 [9MY], S3615 [20MY], S3658 [21MY], S3845 [23MY], S3955 [4JN], S4022 [7JN], S4058 [10JN], S5149 [25JN], S5265 [26JN], S5527 [8JY], S5568 [9JY], S5800 [18JY], S5840 [23JY], S5907 [24JY], S5969 [25JY], S6209 [1AU], S6378 [11SE], S7101 [1OC]

S. 463 — A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to modify the definition of the term ‘‘biobased product’’; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. King, Ms. Collins, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Chambliss), S1127 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1271 [7MR], S1593 [11MR], S2502 [9AP], S2684 [16AP], S3430 [14MY], S4521 [17JN], S6446 [12SE]

S. 464 — A bill to declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress’ powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Chambliss), S1127 [5MR]

Text, S1133 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1593 [11MR], S1711 [12MR], S1893 [18MR], S2650 [15AP]

S. 465 — A bill to permit flexibility in the application of the budget sequester by Federal agencies; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S1127 [5MR]

S. 466 — A bill to assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S1127 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S3430 [14MY], S3570 [16MY], S3615 [20MY], S6597 [18SE]

S. 467 — A bill to allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WYDEN, S1127 [5MR]

S. 468 — A bill to protect the health care and pension benefits of our nation’s miners; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Brown), S1229 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S2798 [18AP], S6446 [12SE], S7140 [2OC], S9052 [19DE]

S. 469 — A bill to assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S1229 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1593 [11MR]

S. 470 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Baucus), S1229 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1271 [7MR], S1593 [11MR], S1711 [12MR], S1786 [13MR], S1893 [18MR], S1951 [19MR], S2329 [22MR], S2456 [8AP], S2650 [15AP], S3906 [3JN]

S. 471 — A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Lautenberg), S1229 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S2650 [15AP], S2897 [23AP], S9052 [19DE]

S. 472 — A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Nevada except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HELLER, S1229 [6MR]

S. 473 — A bill to ensure that Federal Register notices submitted to the Bureau of Land Management are reviewed in a timely manner; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HELLER, S1229 [6MR]

S. 474 — A bill to amend provisions in section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to Federal assistance for swaps entities; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Johanns), S1229 [6MR]

S. 475 — A bill to reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Blunt), S1229 [6MR]

Text, S1230 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1786 [13MR], S2147 [21MR], S2684 [16AP], S2798 [18AP], S3658 [21MY]

S. 476 — A bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S1229 [6MR]

Text, S1233 [6MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–64), S5498 [27JN]

S. 477 — A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to modify a provision relating to gaming on land acquired after October 17, 1988; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1229 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S2147 [21MR]

S. 478 — A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien’s visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Roberts), S1229 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1593 [11MR]

S. 479 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by a professional employer organization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Pryor), S1229 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S3159 [7MY], S7063 [30SE]

S. 480 — A bill to improve the effectiveness of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by clarifying reporting requirements related to adjudications of mental incompetency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Flake, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Heller), S1229 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1893 [18MR], S2565 [10AP], S2650 [15AP]

Removal of cosponsors, S2456 [8AP]

S. 481 — A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to direct that wireless providers permit the unlocking of mobile devices; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Blumenthal), S1229 [6MR]

S. 482 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Tester), S1229 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1854 [14MR], S2456 [8AP]

S. 483 — A bill to designate the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area in the State of California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER, S1229 [6MR]

S. 484 — A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act relating to lead-based paint renovation and remodeling activities; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Grassley), S1229 [6MR]

Text, S1236 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1271 [7MR], S2027 [20MR], S2456 [8AP], S5621 [10JY]

S. 485 — A bill to exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement while operating a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel fuel; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Johanns), S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1593 [11MR]

S. 486 — A bill to authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Hagan), S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S2897 [23AP]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–102), S6327 [10SE]

S. 487 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirements; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S8361 [20NO]

S. 488 — A bill to provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. STABENOW, S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S6024 [29JY]

S. 489 — A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S5840 [23JY], S6024 [29JY], S6127 [31JY], S6209 [1AU], S7170 [3OC], S7674 [30OC], S8668 [11DE]

S. 490 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Vitter), S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1893 [18MR]

S. 491 — A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify provisions relating to grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Crapo), S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S5907 [24JY], S6024 [29JY], S7007 [27SE]

S. 492 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Rubio), S1269 [7MR]

Removal of cosponsors, S1593 [11MR]

S. 493 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish dairy farm savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S1269 [7MR]

S. 494 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the types of livestock for which bonus depreciation is available; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S1269 [7MR]

S. 495 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to hire veterans, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Heller, and Mr. Boozman), S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1593 [11MR], S2456 [8AP]

S. 496 — A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Johanns), S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S2027 [20MR], S2147 [21MR], S2329 [22MR], S3092 [6MY], S3160 [7MY], S6127 [31JY]

S. 497 — A bill to establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands, Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray), S1269 [7MR]

S. 498 — A bill to repeal the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. INHOFE, S1269 [7MR]

S. 499 — A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Cruz), S1269 [7MR]

S. 500 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Blumenthal), S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1593 [11MR], S1893 [18MR], S2590 [11AP], S3955 [4JN]

S. 501 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Ms. Collins), S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1786 [13MR], S3257 [8MY], S3658 [21MY], S3906 [3JN], S4058 [10JN], S5709 [16JY], S6209 [1AU], S6328 [10SE]

S. 502 — A bill to assist States in providing voluntary high-quality universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY, S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S2502 [9AP], S3031 [25AP], S6597 [18SE]

S. 503 — A bill to establish the Sangre de Cristo National Historical Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, S1269 [7MR]

S. 504 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that valid generic drugs may enter the market; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Sanders), S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1594 [11MR], S2027 [20MR]

S. 505 — A bill to prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.

By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Paul), S1269 [7MR]

Read the first time, S1264, S1274 [7MR]

Read the second time, S1275 [11MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1590 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S1594 [11MR], S1893 [18MR], S2650 [15AP]

S. 506 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Schumer), S1269 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S3431 [14MY], S3906 [3JN]

S. 507 — A bill to establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S1269 [7MR]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–65), S5498 [27JN]

S. 508 — A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve the enforcement, collection, and administration of child support payments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S1270 [7MR]

S. 509 — A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest System land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HATCH, S1270 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S2650 [15AP]

S. 510 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in Federal land acquired for the Scofield Project in Carbon County, Utah; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HATCH, S1270 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S2650 [15AP]

S. 511 — A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Ms. LANDRIEU, S1592 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S1854 [14MR], S4521 [17JN]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–90), S6327 [10SE]

S. 512 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to aid gifted and talented and high-ability learners by empowering the Nation’s teachers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Casey), S1592 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S1893 [18MR], S3532 [15MY]

S. 513 — A bill to clarify the role of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma regarding the maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in the State of Oklahoma; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. INHOFE, S1592 [11MR]

S. 514 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, math, or an area that leads to employment in a high-demand occupation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN, S1592 [11MR]

S. 515 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to cover recipients of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN, S1592 [11MR]

S. 516 — A bill to reduce disparities and improve access to effective and cost efficient diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through advances in testing, research, and education, including through telehealth, comparative effectiveness research, and identification of best practices in patient education and outreach particularly with respect to underserved racial, ethnic and rural populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer, to establish a directive on what constitutes clinically appropriate prostate cancer imaging, and to create a prostate cancer scientific advisory board for the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Food and Drug Administration to accelerate real-time sharing of the latest research and accelerate movement of new medicines to patients; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Blunt), S1592 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S2147 [21MR], S2650 [15AP]

S. 517 — A bill to promote consumer choice and wireless competition by permitting consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Franken, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lee, and Ms. Klobuchar), S1592 [11MR]

Text, S1595 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S1787 [13MR], S2650 [15AP]

S. 518 — A bill to authorize the issuance of S. 518. A bill to authorize the issuance of H–2. nonimmigrant visas for aliens temporarily performing labor in the seafood processing industry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BEGICH, S1592 [11MR]

S. 519 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve early education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Wyden), S1592 [11MR]

S. 520 — A bill to strengthen Federal consumer protection and product traceability with respect to commercially marketed seafood, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mrs. Boxer), S1592 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S3615 [20MY], S4521 [17JN], S7830 [5NO], S8845 [16DE]

S. 521 — A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Harkin), S1592 [11MR]

Text, S1596 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S4022 [7JN]

S. 522 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Harkin), S1592 [11MR]

Text, S1597 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S4022 [7JN], S4482 [13JN], S5668 [11JY]

S. 523 — A bill to require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Isakson), S1709 [12MR]

S. 524 — A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Pike National Historic Trail; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S1710 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S6519 [17SE]

S. 525 — A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restore the rights of the American people that were taken away by the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case and related decisions, to protect the integrity of our elections, and to limit the corrosive influence of money in our democratic process; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SANDERS, S1710 [12MR]

S. 526 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S1710 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S2456 [8AP], S2502 [9AP], S2684 [16AP], S2750 [17AP], S3327 [9MY], S4022 [7JN], S5668 [11JY], S6753 [24SE], S7795 [4NO], S8771 [11DE], S8845 [16DE]

S. 527 — A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Cowan), S1710 [12MR]

S. 528 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to restrict institutions of higher education from using revenues derived from Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. Harkin), S1710 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S2329 [22MR], S4586 [18JN], S7952 [12NO]

S. 529 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in connection with exposure to contaminated water, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Rubio), S1710 [12MR]

S. 530 — A bill to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Johanns), S1710 [12MR]

S. 531 — A bill to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity guidelines for Americans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S1710 [12MR]

S. 532 — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Tester), S1710 [12MR]

S. 533 — A bill to correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06, Topsail, North Carolina; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. HAGAN, S1710 [12MR]

S. 534 — A bill to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Warner, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Carper, Mr. Moran, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Heller), S1710 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S2456 [8AP], S2750 [17AP], S3031 [25AP], S3257 [8MY], S3615 [20MY], S3906 [3JN], S4406 [12JN], S6024 [29JY], S6446 [12SE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–82), S6023 [29JY]

S. 535 — A bill to require a study and report by the Small Business Administration regarding the costs to small business concerns of Federal regulations; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Scott), S1710 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S2147 [21MR], S2590 [11AP], S5265 [26JN], S5568 [9JY], S6378 [11SE], S6753 [24SE]

S. 536 — A bill to require a study and report by the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the costs of Federal regulations; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. RUBIO, S1710 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S1893 [18MR], S2147 [21MR], S2590 [11AP]

S. 537 — A bill to require the Small Business Administration to make information relating to lenders making covered loans publicly available, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Ms. LANDRIEU, S1710 [12MR]

Text, S1712 [12MR]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–91), S6327 [10SE]

S. 538 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the authorities and responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the findings and sentences of courts-martial; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. McCASKILL, S1710 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S3327 [9MY], S3372 [13MY], S3431 [14MY]

S. 539 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. Hagan), S1710 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S3092 [6MY], S5568 [9JY], S7271 [7OC]

S. 540 — A bill to designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the ‘‘Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center’’; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Ayotte), S1710 [12MR]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S2231 [21MR]

Text, S2232 [21MR]

Message from the Senate, H1831 [25MR]

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, H1832 [25MR]

S. 541 — A bill to prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Graham), S1710 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S2147 [21MR], S2502 [9AP], S2750 [17AP], S3031 [25AP], S3092 [6MY], S3431 [14MY], S3570 [16MY], S3615 [20MY], S3845 [23MY], S4793 [20JN], S5499 [27JN], S5527 [8JY], S5568 [9JY], S5621 [10JY], S5840 [23JY], S6328 [10SE], S6520 [17SE], S7308 [8OC], S7536 [16OC], S7616 [29OC]

Cosponsors added (October 11, 2013), S7430 [12OC]

S. 542 — A bill to provide limitations on maritime liens on fishing licenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S1785 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S2456 [8AP]

S. 543 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Coburn), S1785 [13MR]

S. 544 — A bill to require the President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. HARKIN, S1785 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S8000 [13NO]

S. 545 — A bill to improve hydropower, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Begich), S1785 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S1854 [14MR], S2650 [15AP], S2897 [23AP], S3160 [7MY], S3257 [8MY], S3570 [16MY]

Reported (no written report), S3371 [13MY]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–36), S3905 [3JN]

S. 546 — A bill to amend entrance counseling and exit counseling for borrowers under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Franken, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Murphy), S1785 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S5018 [24JN]

S. 547 — A bill to prevent a fiscal crisis by enacting legislation to balance the Federal budget through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Isakson), S1785 [13MR]

S. 548 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve and enhance the capabilities of the Armed Forces to prevent and respond to sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Murkowski), S1785 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S2502 [9AP], S3257 [8MY], S4058 [10JN], S5018 [24JN]

S. 549 — A bill to establish an advisory committee to issue nonbinding governmentwide guidelines on making public information available on the Internet, to require publicly available Government information held by the executive branch to be made available on the Internet, to express the sense of Congress that publicly available information held by the legislative and judicial branches should be available on the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER, S1785 [13MR]

S. 550 — A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to provide for increased limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. RISCH, S1785 [13MR]

S. 551 — A bill to provide an election to terminate certain capital construction funds without penalties; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Begich, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Merkley), S1785 [13MR]

Text, S1788 [13MR]

S. 552 — A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Begich, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coons, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Wyden), S1785 [13MR]

S. 553 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Risch), S1785 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S5840 [23JY]

S. 554 — A bill to provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. King), S1785 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S1951 [19MR], S2147 [21MR], S2502 [9AP], S3160 [7MY], S4586 [18JN], S5969 [25JY], S6072 [30JY], S7308 [8OC], S7353 [9OC], S7616 [29OC]

S. 555 — A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to require captioning and video description at certain movie theaters; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN, S1785 [13MR]

Text, S1792 [13MR]

S. 556 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the accessibility of entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. HARKIN, S1785 [13MR]

Text, S1792 [13MR]

S. 557 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to medication therapy management under part D of the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. Brown), S1785 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S1893 [18MR], S2502 [9AP], S2565 [10AP], S2590 [11AP], S2684 [16AP], S3327 [9MY], S3532 [15MY], S3570 [16MY], S3761 [22MY], S3845 [23MY], S3955 [4JN], S4213 [11JN], S4586 [18JN], S5568 [9JY], S5668 [11JY], S5840 [23JY], S6024 [29JY], S6209 [1AU], S6378 [11SE], S6597 [18SE], S6961 [26SE], S7063 [30SE], S7575 [28OC]

S. 558 — A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity outside the United States.

By Mr. PAUL, S1786 [13MR]

Read the first time, S1784, S1826 [13MR]

Read the second time, S1827 [14MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1852 [14MR]

S. 559 — A bill to establish a fund to make payments to the Americans held hostage in Iran, and to members of their families, who are identified as members of the proposed class in case number 1:08–CV–00487 (EGS) of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S1786 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S3257 [8MY], S3570 [16MY], S4213 [11JN], S4482 [13JN], S5499 [27JN], S5841 [23JY], S6683 [23SE], S8846 [16DE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–104), S6445 [12SE]

S. 560 — A bill to provide that the individual mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall not be construed as a tax; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LEE, S1853 [14MR]

S. 561 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Levin, and Mrs. Boxer), S1853 [14MR]

S. 562 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Merkley), S1853 [14MR]

Text, S1855 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S2502 [9AP], S3615 [20MY], S3761 [22MY], S4586 [18JN], S6127 [31JY], S7876 [6NO]

S. 563 — A bill to provide certainty that Congress and the Administration will undertake substantive and structural housing finance reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Vitter, and Ms. Warren), S1853 [14MR]

S. 564 — A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to remove the authority of the Federal Energy Commission to collect land use fees for land that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site reservation; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S1853 [14MR]

S. 565 — A bill to provide for the safe and reliable navigation of the Mississippi River, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. DURBIN, S1853 [14MR]

Text, S1857 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S1893 [18MR]

S. 566 — A bill to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S1853 [14MR]

Text, S1858 [14MR]

S. 567 — A bill to improve the retirement of American families by strengthening Social Security; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HARKIN, S1853 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S5687 [15JY], S5841 [23JY], S7795 [4NO]

S. 568 — A bill to establish within the Smithsonian Institution the Smithsonian American Latino Museum, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Heller, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mrs. Feinstein), S1853 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S4793 [20JN]

S. 569 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN, S1853 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S2147 [21MR], S3570 [16MY], S3761 [22MY], S3906 [3JN], S4213 [11JN], S4482 [13JN], S4586 [18JN], S5568 [9JY], S5621 [10JY], S5668 [11JY], S5687 [15JY], S5709 [16JY], S5841 [23JY], S6296 [9SE], S6446 [12SE], S6474 [16SE], S6683 [23SE], S7007 [27SE], S7063 [30SE], S7575 [28OC]

S. 570 — A bill to establish a competitive grant program in the Department of Energy to provide grants to States and units of local government to carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures, to close big oil company tax loopholes to pay for the competitive grant program and reduce the deficit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BENNET, S1853 [14MR]

S. 571 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a deadline for restricting sewage dumping into the Great Lakes and to fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Durbin), S1853 [14MR]

Text, S1860 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S2897 [23AP]

S. 572 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Risch, Mr. Moran, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Thune, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Inhofe), S1853 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S2502 [9AP], S2685 [16AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–86), S6295 [9SE]

S. 573 — A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to improve veterans service organizations access to Federal surplus personal property; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Carper), S1853 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S2845 [22AP], S5969 [25JY], S6127 [31JY]

S. 574 — A bill to modify the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. LANDRIEU, S1853 [14MR]

S. 575 — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY, S1853 [14MR]

Text, S1862 [14MR]

S. 576 — A bill to reform laws relating to small public housing agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S1853 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S2590 [11AP], S3615 [20MY]

S. 577 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Schumer), S1853 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S2147 [21MR], S2565 [10AP], S3031 [25AP], S3160 [7MY], S3658 [21MY], S4482 [13JN], S5800 [18JY], S6378 [11SE], S8602 [10DE]

S. 578 — A bill to improve outcomes for students in persistently low-performing schools, to create a culture of recognizing, rewarding, and replicating educational excellence, to authorize school turnaround grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. HAGAN, S1853 [14MR]

S. 579 — A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Coats), S1853 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S1951 [19MR], S2147 [21MR], S2502 [9AP], S2650 [15AP], S2750 [17AP], S3031 [25AP], S3257 [8MY], S3372 [13MY], S3431 [14MY], S3658 [21MY], S3761 [22MY], S4586 [18JN]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–42), S4480 [13JN]

Passed Senate, S4716 [19JN]

Text, S4716 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H3968 [20JN]

Held at the desk, H3968 [20JN]

S. 580 — A bill for the relief of Maha Dakar; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BROWN, S1853 [14MR]

S. 581 — A bill to amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. COATS (for himself and Mr. Donnelly), S1853 [14MR]

S. 582 — A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.

By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Begich, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Risch, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Tester, Mr. Donnelly, and Mr. Portman), S1853 [14MR]

Read the first time, S1852, S1872 [14MR]

Read the second time, S1873 [18MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1891 [18MR]

Cosponsors added, S1951 [19MR], S2147 [21MR], S5841 [23JY], S6597 [18SE], S7674 [30OC]

S. 583 — A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Johanns), S1853 [14MR]

Read the first time, S1852, S1872 [14MR]

Read the second time, S1873 [18MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1891 [18MR]

Cosponsors added, S7386 [10OC], S8050 [14NO], S8187 [19NO], S8771 [11DE], S8976 [18DE]

S. 584 — A bill for the relief of Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, Olivia Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Jorge Rojas Gonzalez; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1894 [18MR]

S. 585 — A bill for the relief of Jose Alberto Martinez Moreno, Micaela Lopez Martinez, and Adilene Martinez; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1895 [18MR]

S. 586 — A bill for the relief of Alfredo Plascencia Lopez and Maria Del Refugio Plascencia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1896 [18MR]

S. 587 — A bill for the relief of Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, and Arthur Mkoyan; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1897 [18MR]

S. 588 — A bill for the relief of Robert Liang and Alice Liang; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1898 [18MR]

S. 589 — A bill for the relief of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1898 [18MR]

S. 590 — A bill for the relief of Claudia Marquez Rico; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1899 [18MR]

S. 591 — A bill for the relief of Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo, Maria Elna Cobian Arreola, Nayely Arreola Carlos, and Cindy Jael Arreola; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1900 [18MR]

S. 592 — A bill for the relief of Alicia Aranda De Buendia and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1901 [18MR]

S. 593 — A bill for the relief of Guy Privat Tape and Lou Nazie Raymonde Toto; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1901 [18MR]

S. 594 — A bill for the relief of Javier Lopez-Urenda and Maria Leticia Arenas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1902 [18MR]

S. 595 — A bill for the relief of Shirley Constantino Tan; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1903 [18MR]

S. 596 — A bill to establish pilot projects under the Medicare program to provide incentives for home health agencies to furnish remote patient monitoring services that reduce expenditures under such program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Franken), S1892 [18MR]

Cosponsors added, S2147 [21MR], S3761 [22MY], S3845 [23MY], S3955 [4JN], S4521 [17JN], S6520 [17SE]

S. 597 — A bill to ensure the effective administration of criminal justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY, S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1904 [18MR]

Cosponsors added, S1951 [19MR]

S. 598 — A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Nelson), S1892 [18MR]

Text, S1908 [18MR]

S. 599 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein), S1892 [18MR]

S. 600 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Brown), S1892 [18MR]

Cosponsors added, S3906 [3JN]

S. 601 — A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Vitter), S1892 [18MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–13), S2844 [22AP]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S3020 [25AP]

Debated, S3110 [7MY], S3217, S3240 [8MY], S3294, S3308 [9MY], S3397 [14MY], S3444 [15MY]

Amendments, S3110, S3168, S3169, S3204, S3205, S3207, S3208, S3210, S3211 [7MY], S3219, S3242, S3247, S3264, S3265, S3266, S3267, S3268, S3271, S3272, S3273, S3274 [8MY], S3310, S3345, S3346, S3347, S3348, S3349, S3350, S3351 [9MY], S3375, S3376, S3377, S3378, S3379, S3380 [13MY], S3404, S3405, S3406, S3407, S3408, S3409, S3411, S3416, S3417, S3435 [14MY], S3444, S3445, S3446, S3447 [15MY]

Passed Senate amended, S3454 [15MY]

Text, S3454 [15MY]

Message from the Senate, H2634 [15MY]

S. 602 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S1950 [19MR]

Cosponsors added, S3906 [3JN], S4213 [11JN], S4522 [17JN], S5527 [8JY], S6328 [10SE]

S. 603 — A bill to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Burr, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Coats, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Wicker), S1950 [19MR]

Cosponsors added, S2027 [20MR], S2147 [21MR], S2456 [8AP], S2502 [9AP], S2650 [15AP], S2798 [18AP], S2897 [23AP], S3532 [15MY], S3570 [16MY], S4406 [12JN], S4674 [19JN], S5800 [18JY], S6520 [17SE], S7928 [7NO]

S. 604 — A bill to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to relocate to Jerusalem the United States Embassy in Israel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Cornyn), S1950 [19MR]

Cosponsors added, S3160 [7MY], S3845 [23MY]

S. 605 — A bill to improve Federal dairy programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1950 [19MR]

S. 606 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to loans made from a qualified employer plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Enzi), S1950 [19MR]

S. 607 — A bill to improve the provisions relating to the privacy of electronic communications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Lee), S1950 [19MR]

Text, S1952 [19MR]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S3028 [25AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–34), S3568 [16MY]

Cosponsors added, S3987 [6JN], S5668 [11JY]

S. 608 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve coverage for colorectal screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CARDIN, S1950 [19MR]

S. 609 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in San Juan County, New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Heinrich), S1950 [19MR]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–66), S5498 [27JN]

S. 610 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Portman, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Collins, Mr. Burr, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Barrasso), S1950 [19MR]

Cosponsors added, S2027 [20MR], S2750 [17AP], S8000 [13NO]

Cosponsors added (October 11, 2013), S7430 [12OC]

S. 611 — A bill to make a technical amendment to the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Heinrich), S1950 [19MR]

S. 612 — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to Medicare beneficiaries in order to protect Medicare beneficiaries from identity theft; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1950 [19MR]

Text, S1954 [19MR]

Cosponsors added, S2685 [16AP]

S. 613 — A bill to increase the mileage reimbursement rate for members of the armed services during permanent change of station and to authorize the transportation of additional motor vehicles of members on change of permanent station to or from nonforeign areas outside the continental United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Hirono), S1950 [19MR]

S. 614 — A bill to require the continuation of tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces for the remainder of fiscal year 2013; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Collins, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Roberts), S1950 [19MR]

Cosponsors added, S2027 [20MR]

S. 615 — A bill to establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL, S1950 [19MR]

Cosponsors added, S2027 [20MR]

S. 616 — A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Moran, and Ms. Collins), S1950 [19MR]

S. 617 — A bill to provide humanitarian assistance and support a democratic transition in Syria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio), S1950 [19MR]

Cosponsors added, S2329 [22MR], S2456 [8AP], S2502 [9AP], S2650 [15AP], S3092 [6MY], S3160 [7MY], S3372 [13MY]

S. 618 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain special resource studies; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. SCHATZ, S2026 [20MR]

Text, S2028 [20MR]

S. 619 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S2026 [20MR]

Cosponsors added, S2845 [22AP], S3615 [20MY], S6520 [17SE], S7575 [28OC]

S. 620 — A bill to withhold the salary of the Director of OMB upon failure to submit the President’s budget to Congress as required by section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. CORNYN, S2026 [20MR]

Text, S2029 [20MR]

S. 621 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Schumer), S2026 [20MR]

Cosponsors added, S2798 [18AP], S6024 [29JY], S7536 [16OC]

S. 622 — An original bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs; from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN, S2026 [20MR]

Reported (no written report), S2025 [20MR]

Passed Senate, S3275 [8MY]

Text, S3275 [8MY]

Message from the Senate, H2554 [9MY]

Held at the desk, H2554 [9MY]

Debated, H2984 [3JN]

Text, H2984 [3JN]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H3001 [3JN]

Message from the House, S3952 [4JN], S3985 [6JN]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S3985 [6JN], S4021 [7JN]

Examined and signed in the House, H3214 [5JN]

Approved [Public Law 113–14] (signed June 13, 2013)

S. 623 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Vitter), S2026 [20MR]

Cosponsors added, S3031 [25AP], S3092 [6MY], S3257 [8MY], S3615 [20MY], S4022 [7JN], S4586 [18JN], S4674 [19JN], S5527 [8JY], S6209 [1AU], S6296 [9SE], S6328 [10SE], S7575 [28OC], S7877 [6NO]

S. 624 — A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background checks for child care providers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BURR (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Bennet), S2026 [20MR]

Cosponsors added, S2961 [24AP], S8913 [17DE]

S. 625 — A bill to provide for a biennial appropriations process with the exception of defense spending and to enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Carper), S2026 [20MR]

S. 626 — A bill to de-link research and development incentives from drug prices for new medicines to treat HIV/AIDS and to stimulate greater sharing of scientific knowledge; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SANDERS, S2026 [20MR]

S. 627 — A bill to provide incentives for investment in research and development for new medicines, to enhance access to new medicines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SANDERS, S2026 [20MR]

S. 628 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend the duration of the Physical Disability Board of Review and to the expand the authority of such Board to review of the separation of members of the Armed Forces on the basis of mental condition not amounting to disability, including separation on the basis of a personality or adjustment disorder; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, and Ms. Klobuchar), S2026 [20MR]

Cosponsors added, S2650 [15AP], S5499 [27JN]

S. 629 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Tester, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Begich, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Wyden), S2026 [20MR]

Cosponsors added, S2456 [8AP], S2650 [15AP], S2685 [16AP], S3092 [6MY], S4674 [19JN], S5499 [27JN], S5568 [9JY], S5709 [16JY], S5841 [23JY], S6072 [30JY], S6209 [1AU], S6378 [11SE], S7575 [28OC]

S. 630 — A bill to establish a partnership between States that produce energy onshore and offshore for our country with the Federal Government; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Begich, and Ms. Heitkamp), S2026 [20MR]

S. 631 — A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Casey, Mr. Franken, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Warren, Mr. Levin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Brown, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Cowan), S2026 [20MR]

Text, S2030 [20MR]

Cosponsors added, S2456 [8AP], S3372 [13MY], S6378 [11SE]

S. 632 — A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Warner, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Risch), S2146 [21MR]

Cosponsors added, S2798 [18AP], S2845 [22AP]

S. 633 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Blumenthal), S2146 [21MR]

Cosponsors added, S2897 [23AP], S4674 [19JN]

S. 634 — A bill to allow members of the Armed Forces and National Guard to defer principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection with receipt of orders for mobilization for war or national emergency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Baucus), S2146 [21MR]

S. 635 — A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual written privacy notice requirement; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tester, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Warner, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Blunt), S2146 [21MR]

Cosponsors added, S2650 [15AP], S2897 [23AP], S3031 [25AP], S3431 [14MY], S4586 [18JN], S5527 [8JY], S5755 [17JY], S6209 [1AU], S6328 [10SE], S6597 [18SE], S6683 [23SE], S6961 [26SE], S7007 [27SE], S7575 [28OC], S7616 [29OC], S7729 [31OC], S7795 [4NO], S8187 [19NO], S8457 [21NO], S8668 [11DE]

Cosponsors added (October 11, 2013), S7431 [12OC]

S. 636 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR Technology under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Rubio), S2146 [21MR]

Cosponsors added, S8668 [11DE]

S. 637 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S2146 [21MR]

S. 638 — A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Franken, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Tester), S2146 [21MR]

S. 639 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to specify the circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S2146 [21MR]

S. 640 — A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Schatz), S2146 [21MR]

S. 641 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Reed), S2146 [21MR]

Cosponsors added, S2502 [9AP], S3987 [6JN], S6296 [9SE], S6446 [12SE], S6647 [19SE], S6961 [26SE], S7616 [29OC], S8050 [14NO], S8771 [11DE], S8913 [17DE], S9052 [19DE]

S. 642 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ENZI, S2146 [21MR]

Cosponsors added, S2329 [22MR], S2502 [9AP], S2750 [17AP], S5568 [9JY], S6209 [1AU]

S. 643 — A bill to strengthen employee cost savings suggestions programs within the Federal Government; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Chambliss), S2146 [21MR]

Cosponsors added, S3372 [13MY]

S. 644 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S2146 [21MR]

Cosponsors added, S7063 [30SE], S8050 [14NO]

S. 645 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Blumenthal), S2146 [21MR]

Text, S2150 [21MR]

S. 646 — A bill to create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Nelson), S2146 [21MR]

Cosponsors added, S2590 [11AP], S2685 [16AP]

S. 647 — A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Burr), S2146 [21MR]

Cosponsors added, S4213 [11JN], S4983 [21JN], S5018 [24JN], S5265 [26JN], S6127 [31JY], S6446 [12SE]

S. 648 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to support teacher and school professional training on awareness of student mental health conditions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Collins), S2146 [21MR]

Cosponsors added, S6520 [17SE]

S. 649 — A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes.

By Mr. REID, S2146 [21MR]

Read the first time, S2143, S2232 [21MR]

Text, S2158 [21MR]

Read the second time, S2236 [22MR]

Placed on the calendar, S2326 [22MR]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S2440 [8AP], S2475, S2482 [9AP], S2512, S2547 [10AP], S2572 [11AP]

Cosponsors added, S2565 [10AP]

Senate invoked cloture, S2580 [11AP]

Amendments, S2584, S2598, S2610, S2611, S2612, S2613 [11AP], S2689, S2690, S2692, S2693 [16AP], S2707, S2709, S2719, S2743, S2752, S2760, S2765, S2766, S2770, S2771 [17AP], S2806, S2807, S2808, S2810, S2814 [18AP]

Debated, S2663 [16AP], S2699, S2729 [17AP], S2777 [18AP]

S. 650 — A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. LANDRIEU, S2146 [21MR]

Cosponsors added, S2329 [22MR], S3160 [7MY], S3570 [16MY], S3658 [21MY], S3845 [23MY], S3955 [4JN], S4213 [11JN], S4586 [18JN], S5018 [24JN]

S. 651 — A bill to provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain Federal land in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BENNET, S2328 [22MR]

Cosponsors added, S7729 [31OC]

S. 652 — A bill to protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. CORNYN, S2328 [22MR]

Text, S2334 [22MR]

S. 653 — A bill to provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Blumenthal), S2328 [22MR]

Cosponsors added, S3092 [6MY], S3431 [14MY], S3532 [15MY], S3762 [22MY], S3987 [6JN], S5969 [25JY], S6209 [1AU], S6296 [9SE], S6447 [12SE], S7007 [27SE], S7101 [1OC], S7500 [15OC], S7616 [29OC], S7877 [6NO], S9052 [19DE]

Reported (no written report), S8975 [18DE]

S. 654 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Roberts), S2328 [22MR]

Cosponsors added, S3092 [6MY], S3532 [15MY], S4058 [10JN], S6209 [1AU]

S. 655 — A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide grants for Urban Jobs Programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Lautenberg, and Ms. Warren), S2328 [22MR]

Cosponsors added, S2565 [10AP], S3532 [15MY]

S. 656 — A bill to promote the domestic development and deployment of natural gas and clean energy technologies; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CASEY, S2328 [22MR]

S. 657 — A bill to eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet primary indicators of health, sanitation, and safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Inhofe), S2328 [22MR]

Reported (no written report), S8048 [14NO]

S. 658 — A bill to amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to enhance capabilities to prepare for and respond to cyber emergencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Warner, and Mrs. Murray), S2328 [22MR]

Cosponsors added, S5149 [25JN], S7795 [4NO]

S. 659 — A bill to reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN, S2328 [22MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–73), S5687 [15JY]

S. 660 — A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish the position of Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative to ensure the protection of United States innovation and intellectual property interests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HATCH, S2328 [22MR]

S. 661 — A bill to amend the Health Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to promote timely emergency rehabilitation and restoration of Federal forest land impacted by catastrophic events, to redirect for a 5-year-period funding normally made available for land acquisition to mechanical forest treatment and salvage operations due to catastrophic events, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. THUNE, S2328 [22MR]

S. 662 — A bill to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S2328 [22MR]

S. 663 — A bill to provide for the inclusion of the State of California as a separate Federal milk marketing order upon the petition and approval of California dairy producers of such inclusion; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S2328 [22MR]

Text, S2338 [22MR]

S. 664 — A bill to require reports by Federal Government entities regarding responses to Inspector General recommendations on potential cost-saving measures or on reimbursement for poor contractor performance, cost overruns, or other reasons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S2328 [22MR]

Cosponsors added, S2845 [22AP]

S. 665 — A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Casey, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Cardin), S2328 [22MR]

S. 666 — A bill to prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Thune, Mr. Wyden, and Mrs. Feinstein), S2455 [8AP]

Cosponsors added, S6520 [17SE], S6753, S6886 [24SE], S7007 [27SE], S7063 [30SE], S7500 [15OC], S7575 [28OC], S7830 [5NO], S8913 [17DE], S8976 [18DE]

Cosponsors added (October 11, 2013), S7431 [12OC]

S. 667 — A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow the rebuilding, without elevation, of certain structures that are located in areas having special flood hazards and are substantially damaged by fire, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S2455 [8AP]

S. 668 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2455 [8AP]

Reported (no written report), S6126 [31JY]

Passed Senate, S6259 [1AU]

Text, S6259 [1AU]

Message from the Senate, H5360 [2AU]

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H5389 [2AU]

S. 669 — A bill to make permanent the Internal Revenue Service Free File Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Portman), S2500 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S3431 [14MY], S3570 [16MY], S3955 [4JN], S4674 [19JN], S5527 [8JY], S5687 [15JY], S5709 [16JY], S6328 [10SE], S6447 [12SE], S6520 [17SE], S7386 [10OC], S7616 [29OC], S8187 [19NO]

S. 670 — A bill to improve Federal dairy programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Ms. Collins), S2500 [9AP]

S. 671 — A bill for the relief of Deniss Nikanorov; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. TESTER, S2500 [9AP]

S. 672 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage, as supplies associated with the injection of insulin, of containment, removal, decontamination and disposal of home-generated needles, syringes, and other sharps through a sharps container, decontamination/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program under part D of the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Coons), S2500 [9AP]

S. 673 — A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Whitehouse), S2500 [9AP]

Text, S2504 [9AP]

S. 674 — A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. HELLER, S2501 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S2845 [22AP], S3327 [9MY], S3372 [13MY], S3431 [14MY], S3658 [21MY], S3762 [22MY], S3845 [23MY], S3906 [3JN], S4793 [20JN]

S. 675 — A bill to prohibit contracting with the enemy; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal), S2501 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S2590 [11AP], S2685 [16AP], S2845 [22AP], S3031 [25AP], S3372 [13MY], S6072 [30JY]

S. 676 — A bill to prevent tax-related identity theft and tax fraud; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Cardin), S2501 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S4586 [18JN], S7575 [28OC]

S. 677 — A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to extend and improve the crop insurance program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. ROBERTS, S2501 [9AP]

S. 678 — A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a program to provide loans for local farms, ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and nutrition, reduce energy consumption, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Harkin), S2501 [9AP]

S. 679 — A bill to promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cowan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Tester, Mr. Wyden, and Mrs. Shaheen), S2501 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S2590 [11AP], S2650 [15AP], S2685 [16AP], S2798 [18AP], S3092 [6MY], S3160 [7MY], S3372 [13MY], S3615 [20MY]

S. 680 — A bill to rescind amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense for the Medium Extended Air Defense System, and for other purposes.

By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. Begich), S2501 [9AP]

Read the first time, S2496, S2508 [9AP]

Read the second time, S2511 [10AP], S2588 [11AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2588 [11AP]

Cosponsors added, S2590 [11AP], S2685 [16AP]

S. 681 — A bill to extend the seaward boundaries of certain States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. VITTER, S2501 [9AP]

Read the second time, S2511 [10AP]

S. 682 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Alexander), S2501 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S3257 [8MY], S3906 [3JN], S3987 [6JN]

S. 683 — A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. CORNYN, S2501 [9AP]

S. 684 — A bill to amend the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, S2501 [9AP]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–74), S5687 [15JY]

S. 685 — A bill to address the concept of ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ with respect to certain financial entities; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS, S2501 [9AP]

S. 686 — A bill to extend the right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board to certain employees of the United States Postal Service; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PRYOR, S2501 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S5841 [23JY], S6209 [1AU]

S. 687 — A bill to prohibit the closing of air traffic control towers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Nelson), S2501 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S2565 [10AP], S2590 [11AP], S2650 [15AP], S2685 [16AP], S2798 [18AP], S2897 [23AP]

S. 688 — A bill to permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Crapo), S2501 [9AP]

S. 689 — A bill to reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Franken, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Isakson), S2501 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S2565 [10AP], S2650 [15AP], S2750 [17AP], S2961 [24AP], S3092 [6MY], S4406 [12JN], S4674 [19JN], S6209 [1AU], S7575 [28OC]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S2589 [11AP]

S. 690 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono), S2501 [9AP]

Text, S2507 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S2961 [24AP], S3092 [6MY]

S. 691 — A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cowan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Rockefeller)), S2501 [9AP]

Read the first time, S2496, S2508 [9AP]

Read the second time, S2588 [11AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2588 [11AP]

Cosponsors added, S2685 [16AP]

S. 692 — A bill to rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use the funds to reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Vitter), S2564 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S3092 [6MY], S6127 [31JY]

S. 693 — A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN, S2564 [10AP]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–75), S5687 [15JY]

S. 694 — A bill to remove the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Service to inspect apples; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2564 [10AP]

S. 695 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc., and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Begich), S2564 [10AP]

Text, S2566 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S2590 [11AP], S2750 [17AP], S2897 [23AP], S3570 [16MY], S4482 [13JN], S5755 [17JY], S6209 [1AU], S7928 [7NO]

S. 696 — A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Baucus, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Tester, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Warren, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. King)), S2564 [10AP]

S. 697 — A bill to reform and improve the oversight of the performance of passenger and baggage security screening at domestic commercial airports by private screening companies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BROWN, S2564 [10AP]

S. 698 — A bill to protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CORNYN, S2564 [10AP]

S. 699 — A bill to reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Flake), S2564 [10AP]

Text, S2566 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S3845 [23MY], S3956 [4JN], S4213 [11JN], S6598 [18SE], S6886 [24SE], S7211 [4OC], S7575 [28OC], S7616 [29OC], S7674 [30OC], S7729 [31OC], S7877 [6NO], S8187 [19NO]

Cosponsors added (October 11, 2013), S7431 [12OC]

S. 700 — A bill to ensure that the education and training provided members of the Armed Forces and veterans better assists members and veterans in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Baucus), S2564 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S2590 [11AP], S2651 [15AP], S2685 [16AP], S3092 [6MY], S3431 [14MY], S3532 [15MY], S3845 [23MY], S3906 [3JN], S4058 [10JN], S5018 [24JN], S7616 [29OC], S7877 [6NO], S7928 [7NO]

S. 701 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. COLLINS, S2564 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S3570 [16MY], S4022 [7JN]

S. 702 — A bill to designate the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor as ‘‘The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor’’; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Cowan), S2564 [10AP]

S. 703 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Hatch), S2589 [11AP]

Cosponsors added, S2685 [16AP]

S. 704 — A bill to designate the Rachel Carson Nature Trail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CASEY, S2589 [11AP]

S. 705 — A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the United States Armed Forces may contain religious symbols, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Boozman), S2589 [11AP]

S. 706 — A bill to provide the Department of Justice with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Wyden), S2589 [11AP]

Text, S2591 [11AP]

S. 707 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Franken, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Brown), S2589 [11AP]

Cosponsors added, S2685 [16AP], S2750 [17AP], S2798 [18AP], S2845 [22AP], S3327 [9MY]

S. 708 — A bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in secondary school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle grades models for struggling students, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Franken), S2589 [11AP]

S. 709 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, leading to better care and outcomes for Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Begich, Mr. Brown, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Menendez), S2589 [11AP]

Cosponsors added, S2798 [18AP], S2845 [22AP], S3092 [6MY], S3257 [8MY], S3372 [13MY], S3658 [21MY], S4022 [7JN], S4213 [11JN], S4984 [21JN], S5687 [15JY], S5800 [18JY], S6127 [31JY], S6296 [9SE], S7616 [29OC], S7928 [7NO]

S. 710 — A bill to provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Carper, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Johanns), S2589 [11AP]

Cosponsors added, S2651 [15AP], S2845 [22AP], S2961 [24AP], S3257 [8MY], S4674 [19JN], S4984 [21JN], S5499 [27JN], S6209 [1AU]

S. 711 — A bill to designate the Federal building located at 118 South Mill Street, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Franken), S2589 [11AP]

S. 712 — A bill to allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferrable; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Coons), S2589 [11AP]

Text, S2592 [11AP]

S. 713 — A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse), S2589 [11AP]

S. 714 — A bill to impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Paul), S2589 [11AP]

S. 715 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. Harkin), S2589 [11AP]

S. 716 — A bill to modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.

By Mr. REID, S2589 [11AP]

Passed Senate, S2583 [11AP]

Text, S2584, S2593 [11AP]

Message from the Senate, H1951 [11AP]

Held at the desk, H1951 [11AP]

Passed House, H1978 [12AP]

Text, H1979 [12AP]

Message from the House, S2648 [15AP]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S2648 [15AP]

Examined and signed in the House, H1988 [12AP]

Presented to the President (April 12, 2013), S2649 [15AP]

Approved [Public Law 113–7] (signed April 15, 2013)

S. 717 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Hoeven), S2589 [11AP]

Cosponsors added, S3160 [7MY], S4406 [12JN], S4586 [18JN], S5265 [26JN]

S. 718 — A bill to create jobs in the United States by increasing United States exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coons, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Cardin), S2589 [11AP]

Text, S2595 [11AP]

Cosponsors added, S4406 [12JN], S4522 [17JN], S4674 [19JN], S5500 [27JN], S6127 [31JY], S7575 [28OC], S7928 [7NO]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–103), S6327 [10SE]

S. 719 — A bill to provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Reed, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Schumer), S2589 [11AP]

Cosponsors added, S2685 [16AP], S6209 [1AU]

S. 720 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for taxpayers making donations with their returns of income tax to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Portman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Barrasso), S2649 [15AP]

Cosponsors added, S2685 [16AP], S2798 [18AP]

S. 721 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves risk of death or serious physical harm; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran), S2649 [15AP]

S. 722 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to study the feasibility of providing certain taxpayers with an optional pre-prepared tax return, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S2649 [15AP]

S. 723 — A bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington’s Disease; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Blumenthal), S2649 [15AP]

Cosponsors added, S3845 [23MY], S3987 [6JN], S4482 [13JN], S4522 [17JN], S5841 [23JY], S6210 [1AU], S7674 [30OC]

S. 724 — A bill to provide flexibility to agencies on determining what employees are essential personnel in implementing the sequester; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Collins, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Boozman), S2649 [15AP]

Cosponsors added, S2897 [23AP], S2961 [24AP], S3092 [6MY]

S. 725 — A bill to provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CORNYN, S2649 [15AP]

Text, S2651 [15AP]

Cosponsors added, S2961 [24AP]

S. 726 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide health care practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care, including both physical and mental care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono), S2649 [15AP]

Text, S2653 [15AP]

S. 727 — A bill to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Manchin), S2649 [15AP]

Cosponsors added, S5500 [27JN], S6072 [30JY], S6328 [10SE], S6378 [11SE], S6647 [19SE], S7101 [1OC]

S. 728 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees’ spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated beneficiaries of employees; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Cardin), S2649 [15AP]

Cosponsors added, S2897 [23AP], S2961 [24AP], S3031 [25AP], S3160 [7MY], S3956 [4JN]

S. 729 — A bill to protect law abiding citizens by preventing criminals from obtaining firearms.

By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lee, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Scott, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Rubio), S2649 [15AP]

Read the first time, S2649, S2655 [15AP]

Read the second time, S2657 [16AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2682 [16AP]

S. 730 — A bill to prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through straw purchasing and trafficking.

By Mr. CRUZ, S2649 [15AP]

Read the first time, S2649, S2655 [15AP]

Read the second time, S2657 [16AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2682 [16AP]

Cosponsors added, S2685 [16AP]

S. 731 — A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to conduct an empirical impact study on proposed rules relating to the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements, as they apply to community banks; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Heller), S2683 [16AP]

Cosponsors added, S2798 [18AP], S2897 [23AP], S3160 [7MY], S3257 [8MY], S3328 [9MY], S3532 [15MY], S3570 [16MY], S3762 [22MY], S3845 [23MY], S4022 [7JN], S4522 [17JN], S5018 [24JN], S5500 [27JN], S5527 [8JY], S5800 [18JY], S6520 [17SE], S7616 [29OC]

S. 732 — A bill to modify the criteria used by the Corps of Engineers to dredge small ports; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. PAUL, S2683 [16AP]

S. 733 — A bill to amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development program of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Coons, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Kirk), S2683 [16AP]

Cosponsors added, S2799 [18AP], S2845 [22AP], S2961 [24AP], S9052 [19DE]

S. 734 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Ms. Collins), S2683 [16AP]

Cosponsors added, S2750 [17AP], S2799 [18AP], S2845 [22AP], S3160 [7MY], S3372 [13MY], S3532 [15MY], S3845 [23MY], S3906 [3JN], S4022 [7JN], S4213 [11JN], S4406 [12JN], S5265 [26JN], S5527 [8JY], S5668 [11JY], S5709 [16JY], S5755 [17JY], S5800 [18JY], S5841 [23JY], S6210 [1AU], S6296 [9SE], S6754 [24SE], S6961 [26SE], S7575 [28OC], S7830 [5NO], S8000 [13NO]

S. 735 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and assistance provided to surviving spouses of veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS, S2683 [16AP]

Text, S2686 [16AP]

S. 736 — A bill to establish a maximum amount for special use permit fees applicable to certain cabins on National Forest System land in the State of Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S2683 [16AP]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–67), S5498 [27JN]

S. 737 — A bill to require the Federal banking agencies to conduct a quantitative impact study on the cumulative effect of the Basel III framework devised by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision before issuing final rules amending the agencies’ general risk-based capital requirements for determining risk-weighted assets, as proposed in the Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rules Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and the Implementation of Basel III, Minimum Regulatory Capital Ratios Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in June 2012, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SHELBY, S2683 [16AP]

Cosponsors added, S5018 [24JN]

S. 738 — A bill to grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Baucus), S2684 [16AP]

S. 739 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. BOXER, S2684 [16AP]

S. 740 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Whitehouse), S2684 [16AP]

S. 741 — A bill to extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Whitehouse), S2684 [16AP]

Cosponsors added, S2750 [17AP], S2799 [18AP], S3372 [13MY]

S. 742 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Thune, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Blunt, and Ms. Klobuchar), S2684 [16AP]

Cosponsors added, S2846 [22AP], S2897 [23AP], S3092 [6MY], S3257 [8MY], S3328 [9MY], S3615 [20MY], S4586 [18JN], S4793 [20JN], S5621 [10JY], S6754 [24SE]

S. 743 — A bill to restore States’ sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Alexander, and Ms. Heitkamp), S2684 [16AP]

Read the first time, S2682, S2696 [16AP]

Read the second time, S2697 [17AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2747 [17AP]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S2785 [18AP], S2833 [22AP], S2862 [23AP]

Cosponsors added, S2799 [18AP], S2898 [23AP]

Senate invoked cloture, S2833 [22AP], S3013 [25AP]

Amendments, S2903 [23AP], S2926, S2928, S2971, S2972, S2973, S2974, S2975, S2977, S2978 [24AP], S3051, S3052, S3053, S3055, S3056, S3057, S3058 [25AP]

Motion to proceed to consideration agreed to in the Senate, S2925 [24AP]

Debated, S2926 [24AP], S2985 [25AP], S3081 [6MY]

Passed Senate amended, S3083 [6MY]

Text, S3083 [6MY]

Message from the Senate, H2450 [7MY]

Held at the desk, H2450 [7MY]

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H2801 [20MY]

S. 744 — A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Flake), S2684 [16AP]

Cosponsors added, S2750 [17AP]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S3905 [3JN]

Star print ordered, S3969 [6JN]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S3969 [6JN], S4028, S4041 [10JN], S4071 [11JN]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–40), S4021 [7JN]

Debated, S3998 [7JN], S4093 [11JN], S4359 [12JN], S4435, S4450 [13JN], S4518 [17JN], S4546 [18JN], S4628, S4663 [19JN], S4730 [20JN], S4850 [21JN], S4988 [24JN], S5112, S5122 [25JN], S5205 [26JN], S5315 [27JN]

Senate invoked cloture on motion to proceed to consideration, S4086 [11JN]

Motion to proceed to consideration agreed to in the Senate, S4093 [11JN]

Amendments, S4093, S4197, S4217, S4218, S4219, S4225, S4226, S4228, S4229, S4230, S4231 [11JN], S4411, S4412, S4413, S4414, S4415, S4416, S4429, S4430, S4431 [12JN], S4441, S4450, S4484, S4485, S4486, S4487, S4488, S4489, S4490, S4492 [13JN], S4524, S4525, S4526, S4527, S4529, S4530, S4532 [17JN], S4592, S4593, S4594, S4596, S4597, S4615, S4616, S4617, S4618, S4619 [18JN], S4628, S4631, S4635, S4644, S4653, S4656, S4659, S4678, S4679, S4680, S4681, S4682, S4683, S4684, S4685, S4686, S4687, S4688, S4689, S4690, S4691, S4692, S4693, S4699, S4706, S4707, S4708, S4709, S4710, S4711, S4712, S4713, S4714, S4715 [19JN], S4755, S4799, S4800, S4801, S4802, S4803, S4804, S4805, S4820, S4821, S4822, S4823, S4824, S4825, S4826, S4827, S4828, S4829, S4830, S4832, S4833, S4834, S4835, S4836, S4837, S4838, S4841, S4842, S4843, S4844, S4845 [20JN], S4860, S4976, S4977, S4985 [21JN], S5030, S5031, S5033, S5034, S5036, S5037, S5046, S5047, S5048, S5050, S5052, S5053, S5054, S5055, S5056, S5075, S5076, S5077, S5078, S5079, S5080, S5081, S5082, S5083, S5084, S5092, S5093, S5094, S5095, S5096, S5097 [24JN], S5152, S5160, S5162, S5163, S5164, S5165, S5166, S5167, S5168, S5186, S5187, S5188, S5189, S5190, S5191, S5192, S5193, S5194, S5197, S5198, S5200 [25JN], S5275, S5284, S5292, S5300, S5301 [26JN]

Senate invoked cloture, S5013 [24JN], S5215 [26JN], S5330 [27JN]

Passed Senate amended, S5357 [27JN]

Text, S5357 [27JN]

Order for print, S5510 [27JN]

S. 745 — A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the designation of treatment areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S2749 [17AP]

S. 746 — A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a market-driven inventory system; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. COWAN, S2749 [17AP]

S. 747 — A bill to grant exclusive fishery management authority over the red snapper fish in the Gulf of Mexico to certain States; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. VITTER, S2749 [17AP]

S. 748 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Mr. Heller, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mrs. McCaskill), S2749 [17AP]

S. 749 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown, Mr. Begich, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Risch, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Wicker), S2749 [17AP]

Cosponsors added, S2961 [24AP], S3031 [25AP], S3762 [22MY], S3906 [3JN], S4058 [10JN], S4793 [20JN], S6520 [17SE], S7500 [15OC], S8566 [9DE]

S. 750 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S2749 [17AP]

Cosponsors added, S3615 [20MY]

S. 751 — A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. COATS (for himself and Mr. Donnelly), S2749 [17AP]

Cosponsors added, S2898 [23AP], S3031 [25AP], S3615 [20MY]

S. 752 — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations regarding the authorship, content, format and dissemination of Patient Medication Information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality information about their prescription medications and are aware of the potential risks and benefits of prescription medications; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2749 [17AP]

S. 753 — A bill to provide for national security benefits for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Cornyn), S2749 [17AP]

S. 754 — A bill to amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to include farmed shellfish as specialty crops; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2749 [17AP]

Cosponsors added, S2961 [24AP], S3092 [6MY], S3160 [7MY], S3658 [21MY]

S. 755 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Collins), S2749 [17AP]

Cosponsors added, S3431 [14MY]

S. 756 — A bill to allow funds under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to be used to provide training to school personnel regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Blunt), S2749 [17AP]

S. 757 — A bill to provide for the implementation of the multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, and Lincoln County, Nevada, to extend the authority to purchase certain parcels of public land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HELLER, S2749 [17AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–68), S5498 [27JN]

S. 758 — A bill to establish a comprehensive literacy program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Sanders), S2797 [18AP]

Cosponsors added, S2898 [23AP]

S. 759 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Roberts), S2797 [18AP]

Cosponsors added, S2898 [23AP], S3092 [6MY], S5621 [10JY], S8187 [19NO]

S. 760 — A bill to require the establishment of Federal customer service standards and to improve the service provided by Federal agencies; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin), S2797 [18AP]

S. 761 — A bill to promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Portman), S2797 [18AP]

Cosponsors added, S3257 [8MY], S3533 [15MY]

Reported (no written report), S3371 [13MY]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–37), S3905 [3JN]

S. 762 — A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. THUNE, S2797 [18AP]

Cosponsors added, S3533 [15MY]

S. 763 — A bill to authorize States to enforce pipeline safety requirements related to wellbores at interstate storage facilities; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran), S2797 [18AP]

S. 764 — A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require the disclosure of information regarding how certain taxes and fees impact the amount of premiums, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CORNYN, S2797 [18AP]

Text, S2799 [18AP]

Cosponsors added, S3431 [14MY]

S. 765 — A bill to help provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy, to help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities for Native American Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Heinrich), S2797 [18AP]

Cosponsors added, S4586 [18JN], S4674 [19JN], S5801 [18JY]

S. 766 — A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Tester, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Moran), S2797 [18AP]

S. 767 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Roberts), S2798 [18AP]

Cosponsors added, S2898 [23AP]

S. 768 — A bill to treat gold and silver coins used as legal tender in the same manner as United States currency for taxation purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Paul), S2798 [18AP]

S. 769 — A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Warren, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Cardin), S2798 [18AP]

Text, S2800 [18AP]

Cosponsors added, S3092 [6MY], S3570 [16MY], S4482 [13JN], S4522 [17JN], S4674 [19JN], S5527 [8JY], S5969 [25JY], S6520 [17SE], S7575 [28OC], S7795 [4NO]

S. 770 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of President Station in Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S2798 [18AP]

Text, S2805 [18AP]

S. 771 — A bill to provide to the Secretary of the Interior a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of materials CA–20139 and CA–22901, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S2798 [18AP]

S. 772 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration’s jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Tester, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Vitter), S2798 [18AP]

Cosponsors added, S3160 [7MY], S3658 [21MY], S4522 [17JN], S4793 [20JN], S5500 [27JN], S6754 [24SE], S8458 [21NO]

S. 773 — A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Risch), S2798 [18AP]

S. 774 — A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission’s universal service reforms; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mrs. Fischer), S2844 [22AP]

Cosponsors added, S2961 [24AP], S3615 [20MY], S3658 [21MY]

S. 775 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive for the installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Johanns), S2845 [22AP]

Cosponsors added, S7353 [9OC], S8976 [18DE]

S. 776 — A bill to establish the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness in the State of New Mexico, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest System land in the State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Heinrich), S2845 [22AP]

S. 777 — A bill to restore the previous policy regarding restrictions on use of Department of Defense medical facilities; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden), S2896 [23AP]

Cosponsors added, S2961 [24AP], S3092 [6MY], S3160 [7MY], S3372 [13MY], S3845 [23MY], S4213 [11JN]

S. 778 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue cards to veterans that identify them as veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Begich), S2896 [23AP]

S. 779 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Thune), S2896 [23AP]

S. 780 — A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S2896 [23AP]

Cosponsors added, S5969 [25JY]

S. 781 — A bill to modify the boundary of Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S2896 [23AP]

S. 782 — A bill to amend Public Law 101–377 to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. King), S2896 [23AP]

S. 783 — A bill to amend the Helium Act to improve helium stewardship, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S2896 [23AP]

Text, S2898 [23AP]

Cosponsors added, S3031 [25AP], S3372 [13MY], S3533 [15MY], S3615 [20MY], S3906 [3JN], S3956 [4JN], S4586 [18JN], S5500 [27JN], S5568 [9JY], S5668 [11JY], S6024 [29JY], S6210 [1AU], S6296 [9SE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–83), S6023 [29JY]

S. 784 — A bill to expand agricultural opportunities for military veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Johanns), S2896 [23AP]

S. 785 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the use of official time by Federal employees; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PAUL, S2896 [23AP]

S. 786 — A bill to require agencies to quantify costs associated with proposed economically significant regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. ROBERTS, S2896 [23AP]

S. 787 — A bill to require agencies to set forth reasons for determining that a proposed regulatory action is significant; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. ROBERTS, S2896 [23AP]

S. 788 — A bill to suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending.

By Mr. REID, S2896 [23AP]

Read the first time, S2896, S2904 [23AP]

Text, S2901 [23AP]

Read the second time, S2909 [24AP]

Objection is heard to request for consideration, S2933 [24AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2958 [24AP]

S. 789 — A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Tester), S2896 [23AP]

Cosponsors added, S3031 [25AP], S3092 [6MY], S3257 [8MY], S3328 [9MY], S3372 [13MY], S3431 [14MY], S3533 [15MY], S3570 [16MY], S3615 [20MY], S3762 [22MY], S3845 [23MY], S3906 [3JN], S3956 [4JN], S4022 [7JN], S4213 [11JN], S4482 [13JN], S4522 [17JN], S4674 [19JN], S4793 [20JN], S5149 [25JN], S5265 [26JN], S5500 [27JN]

S. 790 — A bill to require the United States International Trade Commission to recommend temporary duty suspensions and reductions to Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Flake, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin), S2896 [23AP]

Cosponsors added, S2961 [24AP], S3031 [25AP], S3160 [7MY], S6072 [30JY]

S. 791 — A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the disclosure of contributions and expenditures for independent Federal election-related activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S2896 [23AP]

S. 792 — A bill to strengthen the enforcement of background checks with respect to the use of explosive materials; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. Lautenberg), S2897 [23AP]

Cosponsors added, S3092 [6MY]

S. 793 — A bill to support revitalization and reform of the Organization of American States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Rubio), S2960 [24AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–43), S4481 [13JN]

Passed Senate, S5529 [8JY]

Text, S5529 [8JY]

Message from the Senate, H4224 [9JY], H5841 [26SE]

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, H4308 [9JY]

Debated, H5567 [17SE]

Text, H5567 [17SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H5574 [17SE]

Message from the House, S6594 [18SE], S6957 [26SE]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S6901 [24SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6957 [26SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H5881 [26SE]

Presented to the President (September 26, 2013), S6957 [26SE]

Approved [Public Law 113–41] (signed October 2, 2013)

S. 794 — A bill to prevent an increase in flight delays and cancellations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Begich, Ms. Ayotte, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coats, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Lee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. McCain, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Hatch), S2960 [24AP]

Cosponsors added, S3031 [25AP]

Removal of cosponsors, S3031 [25AP]

S. 795 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. Murkowski), S2960 [24AP]

Cosponsors added, S7830 [5NO], S7877 [6NO]

S. 796 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 302 East Green Street in Champaign, Illinois, as the ‘‘James R. Burgess Jr. Post Office Building’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S2960 [24AP]

Text, S2963 [24AP], S6259 [1AU]

Reported (no written report), S6126 [31JY]

Passed Senate, S6259 [1AU]

Message from the Senate, H5361 [2AU]

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H5389 [2AU]

S. 797 — A bill to extend the authorization for the Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. Lautenberg (for himself and Mr. Menendez)), S2960 [24AP]

S. 798 — A bill to address equity capital requirements for financial institutions, bank holding companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Sessions), S2960 [24AP]

Cosponsors added, S3031 [25AP], S6210 [1AU], S6647 [19SE]

Removal of cosponsors, S3160 [7MY]

S. 799 — A bill to provide for a sequester replacement.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Toomey), S2960 [24AP]

Read the first time, S2958, S2979 [24AP]

Read the second time, S2982 [25AP]

Placed on the calendar, S3026 [25AP]

S. 800 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the South Texas Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center at Harlingen, located in Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to redesignate such center, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. CORNYN, S2960 [24AP]

Text, S2963 [24AP]

S. 801 — A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to provide for crop production on native sod; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Harkin), S2960 [24AP]

Cosponsors added, S3372 [13MY]

S. 802 — A bill to clarify congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Carper, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Coons, Mr. Risch, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Chambliss), S2960 [24AP]

Cosponsors added, S3987 [6JN]

S. 803 — A bill to provide enhanced disaster unemployment assistance to States affected by Hurricane Sandy and Tropical Storm Sandy of 2012, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Blumenthal)), S2960 [24AP]

S. 804 — A bill to streamline and address overlap in the Federal workforce investment system, steer Federal training dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish incentives for accountability through a Pay for Performance pilot program, and provide new access to the National Directory of New Hires, to measure performance and better connect the unemployed to jobs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S2960 [24AP]

S. 805 — A bill to improve compliance with mine and occupational safety and health laws, and empower workers to raise safety concerns, prevent future mine and other workplace tragedies, and establish rights of families of victims of workplace accidents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Harkin, and Mrs. Murray), S2960 [24AP]

Cosponsors added, S3031 [25AP]

S. 806 — A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Brown), S2960 [24AP]

Cosponsors added, S3373 [13MY]

S. 807 — A bill to require that Federal regulations use plain writing that is clear, concise, and well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. McCASKILL, S2960 [24AP]

S. 808 — A bill to establish the Office of the Inspector General of the Senate; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mrs. McCASKILL, S2960 [24AP]

S. 809 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Begich, Mr. Tester, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Heinrich), S2960 [24AP]

Cosponsors added, S3160 [7MY], S3658 [21MY], S6127 [31JY], S7796 [4NO]

S. 810 — A bill to require a pilot program on an online computerized assessment to enhance detection of behaviors indicating a risk of suicide and other mental health conditions in members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. DONNELLY, S3028 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3092 [6MY], S4522 [17JN]

S. 811 — A bill to amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide for the increased purchase of Kosher and Halal food and to modify the labeling of the commodities list under the emergency food assistance program to enable Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S3028 [25AP]

S. 812 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S3028 [25AP]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S7431 [12OC]

Text, S7431 [12OC]

Message from the Senate, H6574 [14OC]

S. 813 — A bill to require that Peace Corps volunteers be subject to the same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as employees of the Peace Corps with respect to coverage of such services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Murphy)), S3028 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3093 [6MY], S3160 [7MY], S3257 [8MY], S3328 [9MY], S3373 [13MY], S3431 [14MY], S3533 [15MY], S3571 [16MY], S4213 [11JN], S4482 [13JN], S5527 [8JY], S5969 [25JY], S7140 [2OC]

S. 814 — A bill to provide stronger penalties for violations of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. Lautenberg), S3028 [25AP]

S. 815 — A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Baldwin), S3028 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3093 [6MY], S3160 [7MY], S3257 [8MY], S3328 [9MY], S3533 [15MY], S3571 [16MY], S3762 [22MY], S3845 [23MY], S3906 [3JN], S4022 [7JN], S4522 [17JN], S4586 [18JN], S5149 [25JN], S6378 [11SE], S7575 [28OC], S7796 [4NO]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–105), S6445 [12SE]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S7777 [31OC], S7783, S7793 [4NO], S7804 [5NO]

Senate invoked cloture, S7794 [4NO], S7902 [7NO]

Amendments, S7799 [4NO], S7839, S7841, S7846, S7880, S7881, S7883, S7885 [6NO]

Motion to proceed to consideration agreed to in the Senate, S7839 [6NO]

Debated, S7839, S7846, S7864 [6NO], S7894 [7NO]

Passed Senate amended, S7907 [7NO]

Text, S7907 [7NO]

Message from the Senate, H6961 [12NO]

Referred to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, H6990 [12NO]

S. 816 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to provide for the conduct of stewardship end result contracting projects; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S3028 [25AP]

S. 817 — A bill to exempt the Federal Aviation Administration from sequestration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Rockefeller), S3028 [25AP]

S. 818 — A bill to provide the Secretary of Transportation with the flexibility to transfer certain funds to prevent furloughs by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Risch, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Roberts), S3028 [25AP]

S. 819 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for service-related post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety disorder, or a related substance use disorder, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BURR, S3028 [25AP]

S. 820 — A bill to provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. Collins), S3028 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3533 [15MY], S3846 [23MY], S3956 [4JN], S3987 [6JN], S5018 [24JN], S6447 [12SE], S6683 [23SE], S6754 [24SE], S7616 [29OC], S8846 [16DE]

S. 821 — A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture a Healthy Food Financing Initiative; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Casey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Franken), S3028 [25AP]

S. 822 — A bill to protect crime victims’ rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn), S3028 [25AP]

Text, S3034 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S6328 [10SE], S6647 [19SE], S6683 [23SE], S6961 [26SE], S7101 [1OC], S7575 [28OC], S7616 [29OC], S7928 [7NO], S7952 [12NO], S8100 [18NO]

Reported with amendments (no written report), S7927 [7NO]

S. 823 — A bill to authorize the appropriation of $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 to provide grants to States for surface transportation projects of national and regional significance; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S3028 [25AP]

S. 824 — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Begich, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S3028 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S4522 [17JN], S4793 [20JN]

S. 825 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Burr), S3028 [25AP]

Text, S3037 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3846 [23MY], S5621 [10JY], S5709 [16JY], S7928 [7NO]

S. 826 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform and enforce taxation of tobacco products; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Durbin)), S3028 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S4674 [19JN], S5841 [23JY]

S. 827 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Whitehouse), S3028 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3093 [6MY]

S. 828 — A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Whitehouse), S3028 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3093 [6MY]

S. 829 — A bill to improve the financial literacy of students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. HAGAN, S3028 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3906 [3JN]

S. 830 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify and confirm the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to deny or restrict the use of defined areas as disposal sites for the discharge of dredged or fill material; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Vitter), S3028 [25AP]

S. 831 — A bill to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2017, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. COATS (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Risch, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Hatch), S3029 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3328 [9MY], S3846 [23MY], S4674 [19JN]

S. 832 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out pilot programs on furnishing case management services and assisted living to children of Vietnam veterans and certain Korea service veterans born with spina bifida and children of women Vietnam veterans born with certain birth defects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. DONNELLY, S3029 [25AP]

S. 833 — A bill to amend subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide education for homeless children and youths, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Franken), S3029 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3658 [21MY], S6328 [10SE]

S. 834 — A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless children and families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Franken), S3029 [25AP]

S. 835 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Durbin), S3029 [25AP]

S. 836 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Reed, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Begich, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Warren, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Murphy), S3029 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S5841 [23JY]

S. 837 — A bill to expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tester, Mr. Casey, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), S3029 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3257 [8MY], S3328 [9MY], S3762 [22MY]

S. 838 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Blunt), S3029 [25AP]

S. 839 — A bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Hirono), S3029 [25AP]

S. 840 — A bill to recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at eligible schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S3029 [25AP]

S. 841 — A bill to designate certain Federal land in the San Juan National Forest in the State of Colorado as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S3029 [25AP]

S. 842 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S3029 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3328 [9MY], S3762 [22MY], S3846 [23MY], S3906 [3JN], S3956 [4JN], S4213 [11JN], S4406 [12JN], S4522 [17JN], S4586 [18JN], S4793 [20JN], S5149 [25JN], S5687 [15JY], S6886 [24SE], S7536 [16OC], S7575 [28OC], S7877 [6NO], S7952 [12NO], S8361 [20NO]

S. 843 — A bill to limit the amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies for a 6-month period; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. INHOFE, S3029 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3093 [6MY]

S. 844 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to support the community schools model; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Brown), S3029 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S5687 [15JY]

S. 845 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran), S3029 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3160 [7MY], S3257 [8MY]

S. 846 — A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent who has a serious health condition; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. DURBIN, S3029 [25AP]

Text, S3040 [25AP]

S. 847 — A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date on which the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch), S3029 [25AP]

S. 848 — A bill to promote transparency by permitting the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to allow its disciplinary proceedings to be open to the public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S3029 [25AP]

S. 849 — A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the conduct of stewardship contracting projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S3029 [25AP]

S. 850 — A bill to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as a Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Risch), S3029 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3160 [7MY], S3328 [9MY], S3571 [16MY]

S. 851 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS, S3029 [25AP]

Text, S3042 [25AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–107), S6517 [17SE]

Cosponsors added, S8458 [21NO]

S. 852 — A bill to improve health care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS, S3029 [25AP]

Text, S3043 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S4586 [18JN]

S. 853 — A bill to provide the Secretary of Transportation with the flexibility to transfer certain funds to prevent reduced operations and staffing of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Thune, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Heller), S3029 [25AP]

Passed Senate, S3059 [25AP]

Text, S3059 [25AP]

Message from the Senate, H2357 [26AP], H2399 [30AP], H2403 [3MY]

Held at the desk, H2357 [26AP], H2403 [3MY]

Senate requested return of papers from the House, S3065 [30AP]

House returned bill to the Senate, H2399 [30AP]

S. 854 — A bill to improve student academic achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Begich), S3029 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S3571 [16MY]

S. 855 — A bill to increase the portion of community development block grants that may be used to provide public services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (omitted from the Record of April 25, 2013)

By Mr. NELSON, S3091 [6MY]

Cosponsors added, S5621 [10JY]

S. 856 — A bill to foster stability in Syria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S3091 [6MY]

S. 857 — A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent who has a serious health condition; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Blumenthal), S3091 [6MY]

Cosponsors added, S8566 [9DE]

S. 858 — A bill to provide for an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S3091 [6MY]

S. 859 — A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to provide for the conducts of activities to detect, and respond in a timely manner to, threats to animal health; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BENNET, S3091 [6MY]

S. 860 — A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve energy programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Cowan, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Schatz), S3091 [6MY]

S. 861 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Paul), S3091 [6MY]

Text, S3093 [6MY]

S. 862 — A bill to amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Hirono, Mr. King, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Paul), S3091 [6MY]

Cosponsors added, S3257 [8MY], S3373 [13MY], S3431 [14MY], S6127 [31JY], S6210 [1AU], S7271 [7OC], S7830 [5NO], S8000 [13NO], S8361 [20NO], S8458 [21NO], S8668 [11DE], S9052 [19DE]

S. 863 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal time limitations on the eligibility for use of educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program, to improve veterans education outreach, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Begich), S3091 [6MY]

S. 864 — A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small public water systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Risch, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Moran, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Tester, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Vitter), S3091 [6MY]

Cosponsors added, S3906 [3JN], S8913 [17DE]

S. 865 — A bill to provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Warner, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Brown, Mr. Reed, Mr. Begich, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Franken), S3091 [6MY]

Cosponsors added, S3160 [7MY], S3258 [8MY], S3328 [9MY], S3373 [13MY], S3431 [14MY], S3533 [15MY], S3571 [16MY], S3762 [22MY], S4213 [11JN], S5687 [15JY], S5908 [24JY], S7575 [28OC], S8772 [11DE]

S. 866 — A bill to make improvements to the transitional program covered business method patents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S3091 [6MY]

S. 867 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the Medicare prescription drug program, to establish basic audit standards of pharmacies, to further transparency of payment methodology to pharmacies, and to provide for recoupment returns to Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Boozman), S3091 [6MY]

Cosponsors added, S3258 [8MY]

S. 868 — A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Ms. Hirono), S3158 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S5265 [26JN]

S. 869 — A bill to establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. Sessions), S3158 [7MY]

S. 870 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Ms. Hirono), S3158 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S3328 [9MY], S8913 [17DE]

S. 871 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Blumenthal), S3158 [7MY]

Text, S3162 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S3258 [8MY], S3328 [9MY], S3373 [13MY], S3431 [14MY], S3533 [15MY], S3571 [16MY], S3616 [20MY], S3658 [21MY], S3762 [22MY], S3846 [23MY], S3906 [3JN], S3956 [4JN], S5621 [10JY]

S. 872 — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to make the shareholder threshold for registration of savings and loan holding companies the same as for bank holding companies; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Pryor), S3158 [7MY]

S. 873 — A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S3158 [7MY]

S. 874 — A bill to prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Coats), S3158 [7MY]

S. 875 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the reporting of cases of infectious diseases at facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. CASEY, S3158 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S7575 [28OC]

S. 876 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Murphy), S3158 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S9105 [20DE]

S. 877 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow public access to research of the Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BEGICH, S3158 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S3258 [8MY], S5500 [27JN]

S. 878 — A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Lautenberg), S3158 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S3258 [8MY], S3906 [3JN], S4984 [21JN], S5527 [8JY], S5801 [18JY], S6210 [1AU], S8000 [13NO], S8668 [11DE]

Removal of cosponsors, S8846 [16DE]

S. 879 — A bill to support State and tribal government efforts to promote research and education related to maple syrup production, natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry, market production of maple products, and greater access to lands containing maple trees for maple-sugaring activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S3158 [7MY]

S. 880 — A bill to amend title 23 and 49, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to the length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs. McCaskill)), S3159 [7MY]

S. 881 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for the costs of certain infertility treatments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schatz), S3159 [7MY]

S. 882 — A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Cochran), S3159 [7MY]

S. 883 — A bill to reform and modernize domestic refugee resettlement programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. STABENOW, S3159 [7MY]

S. 884 — A bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to develop a watch list and a priority watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to United States trade secrets or proprietary information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Rockefeller), S3159 [7MY]

Text, S3166 [7MY]

S. 885 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the ‘‘Thaddeus Stevens Post Office’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S3159 [7MY]

Reported (no written report), S6126 [31JY]

Passed Senate, S6259 [1AU]

Text, S6259 [1AU]

Message from the Senate, H5361 [2AU]

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H5389 [2AU]

S. 886 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moran, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Wicker), S3159 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S3258 [8MY], S3906 [3JN], S7796 [4NO]

S. 887 — A bill to repeal the violation of sovereign nations’ laws and privacy matters; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PAUL, S3159 [7MY]

S. 888 — A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Donnelly, Mrs. Hagan, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Moran, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Warner), S3159 [7MY]

Read the first time, S3156, S3213 [7MY]

Read the second time, S3215 [8MY]

Placed on the calendar, S3254 [8MY]

Cosponsors added, S3258 [8MY], S3328 [9MY], S3956 [4JN], S5668 [11JY], S5908 [24JY], S6378 [11SE]

S. 889 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Tester), S3159 [7MY]

Text, S3167 [7MY]

S. 890 — A bill to clarify the definition of navigable waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. McConnell), S3159 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S3328 [9MY]

S. 891 — A bill to increase the employment of Americans by requiring State workforce agencies to certify that employers are actively recruiting Americans and that Americans are not qualified or available to fill the positions that the employer wants to fill with H–2B nonimmigrants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MERKLEY, S3255 [8MY]

S. 892 — A bill to amend the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to impose sanctions with respect to certain transactions in foreign currencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Cornyn), S3255 [8MY]

Cosponsors added, S3328 [9MY], S3431 [14MY], S3533 [15MY], S3571 [16MY], S3616 [20MY], S3658 [21MY], S3987 [6JN], S5149 [25JN], S5265 [26JN], S5500 [27JN], S5527 [8JY], S5755 [17JY], S5969 [25JY]

S. 893 — A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Moran, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Heller), S3255 [8MY]

Text, S3259 [8MY], S7581 [28OC]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–87), S6295 [9SE]

Cosponsors added, S7063 [30SE], S7575 [28OC]

Passed Senate, S7581 [28OC]

Message from the Senate, H6836 [29OC]

Referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, H6899 [29OC]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H6971 [12NO]

Text, H6971 [12NO]

Message from the House, S7999 [13NO], S8047 [14NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8047 [14NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H7108 [14NO]

Presented to the President (November 14, 2013), S8048 [14NO]

Approved [Public Law 113–52] (signed November 21, 2013)

S. 894 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend expiring authority for work-study allowances for individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to expand such authority to certain outreach services provided through congressional offices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS, S3255 [8MY]

Text, S3259 [8MY]

S. 895 — A bill to improve the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to study the use of antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms. Collins), S3256 [8MY]

Cosponsors added, S3659 [21MY], S5018 [24JN], S8913 [17DE]

S. 896 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Heller, Ms. Warren, and Ms. Collins), S3256 [8MY]

Cosponsors added, S3571 [16MY], S3907 [3JN], S3956 [4JN], S4213 [11JN], S4482 [13JN], S4586 [18JN], S5527 [8JY], S5969 [25JY], S6127 [31JY], S6296 [9SE], S6598 [18SE], S8976 [18DE], S9105 [20DE]

S. 897 — A bill to prevent the doubling of the interest rate for Federal subsidized student loans for the 2013–2014 academic year by providing funds for such loans through the Federal Reserve System, to ensure that such loans are available at interest rates that are equivalent to the interest rates at which the Federal Government provides loans to banks through the discount window operated by the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. WARREN, S3256 [8MY]

Cosponsors added, S3431 [14MY], S3533 [15MY], S3571 [16MY], S3616 [20MY], S3846 [23MY], S3907 [3JN], S5265 [26JN], S7140 [2OC]

S. 898 — A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Heinrich), S3256 [8MY]

S. 899 — A bill to establish a position of Science Laureate of the United States; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Ayotte, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Boozman), S3256 [8MY]

S. 900 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate payroll tax deposit agents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. MIKULSKI, S3256 [8MY]

S. 901 — A bill to protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Schumer), S3256 [8MY]

Cosponsors added, S3431 [14MY]

S. 902 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to apply the provisions of the Act to certain congressional staff and members of the executive branch; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Heller), S3256 [8MY]

S. 903 — A bill to clarify State of residence requirements for aliens and nonimmigrant requirements for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Reed)), S3256 [8MY]

S. 904 — A bill to minimize the economic and social costs resulting from losses of life, property, well-being, business activity, and economic growth associated with extreme weather events by ensuring that the United States is more resilient to the impacts of extreme weather events in the short- and long-term, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Wicker), S3256 [8MY]

S. 905 — A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Schumer), S3256 [8MY]

S. 906 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the technologies through which a vehicle qualifies for the credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Risch), S3256 [8MY]

S. 907 — A bill to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Collins), S3256 [8MY]

Cosponsors added, S3373 [13MY], S6072 [30JY], S6520 [17SE]

S. 908 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, S3256 [8MY]

Cosponsors added, S3987 [6JN], S4213 [11JN], S6447 [12SE], S8000 [13NO], S8458 [21NO]

S. 909 — A bill to amend the Federal Direct Loan Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for student loan affordability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Durbin), S3256 [8MY]

Cosponsors added, S4522 [17JN], S5668 [11JY]

S. 910 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S3256 [8MY]

S. 911 — A bill to establish an emergency transportation safety fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PAUL, S3326 [9MY]

S. 912 — A bill to allow multichannel video programming distributors to provide video programming to subscribers on an a la carte basis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. McCAIN, S3326 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S5841 [23JY], S8772 [11DE]

S. 913 — A bill to amend the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to reauthorize and improve that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Coons, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Sanders), S3326 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S4522 [17JN], S4586 [18JN], S5568 [9JY], S9105 [20DE]

S. 914 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S3326 [9MY]

S. 915 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes at all levels of postsecondary enrollment; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Warner), S3326 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S6128 [31JY], S6328 [10SE], S6520 [17SE]

S. 916 — A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Heinrich), S3326 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S4213 [11JN], S4522 [17JN], S4674 [19JN], S5018 [24JN], S5265 [26JN], S5687 [15JY], S6647 [19SE], S8101 [18NO]

S. 917 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Begich, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Tester, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Carper, Mr. Portman, and Mr. King), S3326 [9MY]

Text, S3332 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S3373 [13MY], S3533 [15MY], S3616 [20MY], S3762 [22MY], S4522 [17JN], S5500 [27JN], S5687 [15JY], S5755 [17JY], S6210 [1AU], S6296 [9SE], S7952 [12NO], S8000 [13NO], S8602 [10DE], S9052 [19DE]

S. 918 — A bill to award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Rubio), S3326 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S3956 [4JN], S4522 [17JN]

S. 919 — A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Crapo), S3326 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S3659 [21MY]

S. 920 — A bill to allow the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in the State of Minnesota to lease or transfer certain land; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar), S3326 [9MY]

S. 921 — A bill to amend chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the rental of motor vehicles that contain a defect related to motor vehicle safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Casey), S3326 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S3616 [20MY]

S. 922 — A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing wage subsidies to employers who employ certain veterans and members of the Armed Forces and require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on providing career transition services to young veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS, S3326 [9MY]

Text, S3333 [9MY]

S. 923 — A bill to modernize the conservation title of the Food Security Act of 1985, protect long term taxpayer investment, increase small and midsize farmer’s access to programs, and prioritize modern-day conservation needs through management practices, local engagement, and stewardship; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S3326 [9MY]

S. 924 — A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Schumer), S3326 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S6754 [24SE], S7617 [29OC]

S. 925 — A bill to improve the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer), S3326 [9MY]

S. 926 — A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to include the National Guard Educational Foundation among the youth and charitable organizations eligible for National Guard assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BEGICH, S3326 [9MY]

S. 927 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a demonstration project to assess the feasibility and advisability of using State and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations to increase awareness of benefits and services for veterans and to improve coordination of outreach activities relating to such benefits and services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS, S3326 [9MY]

S. 928 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of claims for compensation under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SANDERS, S3326 [9MY]

Text, S3338 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S3762 [22MY], S4482 [13JN], S5687 [15JY], S7877 [6NO]

S. 929 — A bill to impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. CORNYN, S3326 [9MY]

Text, S3341 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S4674 [19JN], S5841 [23JY], S8976 [18DE]

S. 930 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in cases of overpayments of educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, to deduct amounts for repayment from the last months of educational assistance entitlement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BENNET, S3371 [13MY]

S. 931 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to raise awareness of, and to educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery, especially patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tester, and Mrs. Feinstein), S3371 [13MY]

Cosponsors added, S3571 [16MY], S6378 [11SE], S7576 [28OC], S7729 [31OC]

S. 932 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mr. Boozman), S3371 [13MY]

Cosponsors added, S7386 [10OC], S7576 [28OC], S7617 [29OC], S7877 [6NO], S8566 [9DE]

S. 933 — A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2018; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms. Klobuchar), S3371 [13MY]

Text, S3374 [13MY]

Cosponsors added, S6024 [29JY], S6328 [10SE], S7830 [5NO]

Reported (no written report), S6204 [1AU]

S. 934 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Ms. Warren), S3371 [13MY]

Cosponsors added, S5527 [8JY]

S. 935 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from requesting additional medical examinations of veterans who have submitted sufficient medical evidence provided by non-Department medical professionals and to improve the efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. FRANKEN, S3371 [13MY]

S. 936 — A bill to increase oversight of small business assistance programs provided by the Small Business Administration; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Rubio), S3429 [14MY]

Cosponsors added, S6598 [18SE]

S. 937 — A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from applying disproportionate scrutiny to applicants for tax-exempt status based on ideology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Cornyn), S3429 [14MY]

Cosponsors added, S3533 [15MY], S3616 [20MY]