BOOZMAN, JOHN (a Senator from Arkansas)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3792 [6JN], S3868 [7JN], S3903, S3912, S3922 [11JN], S3987, S3989, S3991, S4000 [12JN], S4152, S4158 [13JN], S4247 [18JN], S4345, S4346, S4352 [20JN], S4382 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6760 [13NO], S6951 [27NO], S7053, S7096 [28NO], S7218, S7226, S7228, S7238, S7242 [29NO], S7329 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6279, S6280 [12SE]

FDIC: temporarily extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (S. 3637), S7977 [12DE]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), S1050 [27FE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S572 [13FE], S792 [15FE], S861 [16FE], S1398 [5MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6760 [13NO], S6822, S6826, S6827 [14NO]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309 [24JY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4828 [10JY], S4896, S4898 [11JY], S4951 [12JY], S5048 [16JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760, S1761 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 165), S350 [6FE]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 2103), S2031 [26MR]

Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization or foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S2002 [22MR]

American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see S. 2320), S4675 [27JN]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see S. Res. 150), S6948 [27NO]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see S. 2112), S2244 [29MR]

——— award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see S. 2885), S2966 [8MY]

Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their function as a critical component of the organic defense industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]

Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (see S. 1956), S133 [26JA]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), S3516 [23MY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see S. 3079), S3084 [10MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S5086 [17JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), S163 [30JA]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]

Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 581), S6626 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 2346), S2970 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to Government error (see S. 2060), S2928 [7MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 827), S6271 [12SE]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 434), S4637 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy: require a quadrennial energy review to assess current domestic capabilities and future energy needs (see S. 1703), S2969 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 3391), S5085 [17JY]

——— ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see S. 3653), S7401 [4DE]

——— prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 968), S42 [23JA]

——— support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]

Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP]

——— establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see S. 1245), S6947 [27NO]

——— require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6548 [20SE]

Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3839 [7JN]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), S4774 [29JN]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 3049), S3042 [9MY]

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 [19AP]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), S1423 [6MR]

——— partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn inventories are low (see S. 3428), S5488 [26JY]

——— require regional administrators to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 [9MY]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see S. Res. 613), S7744 [11DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S4240 [18JN]

Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), S4370 [20JN]

Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S4951 [12JY]

FEMA: reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see S. 3362), S4773 [29JN]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S4239 [18JN]

——— enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 1600), S164 [30JA]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 2160), S2929 [7MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 2213), S1847 [20MR]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 [19SE]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see S. 2215), S1932 [21MR]

Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 2274), S2326 [16AP]

Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]

Gross, Alan P.: call for immediate and unconditional release from detention in Cuba and urge for provision of appropriate medical treatment (see S. Res. 609), S7459 [5DE]

Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S5085 [17JY]

——— repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 20), S42 [23JA]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see S. 2234), S7215 [29NO]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see S. Res. 624), S8138 [18DE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 2288), S2732 [25AP]

International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]

International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 [25JN]

Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]

Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 574), S6628 [21SE]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see S. Res. 385), S1460 [7MR]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]

——— support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see S.J. Res. 48), S6272 [12SE]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S615 [14FE]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S4369 [20JN]

——— commit to security as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders and condemn rocket and missile attacks in Gaza by Hamas (see S. Res. 599), S6855 [15NO]

——— reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 2165), S2497 [18AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S5085 [17JY]

Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 [20JN]

Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1935), S2002 [22MR]

McGovern, George S.: tribute (see S. Res. 607), S7303 [30NO]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 2347), S7977 [12DE]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), S5134 [18JY]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 546), S6065 [10SE]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (see S. Res. 621), S8071 [17DE]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S6271 [12SE]

Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S5979 [2AU]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), S5486 [26JY]

——— streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see S. 2264), S5659 [30JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), S2731 [25AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 3077), S8452 [27DE]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]

Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]

Rudman, Warren: tribute (see S. Res. 604), S7215 [29NO]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 [21SE]

Specter, Arlen: tribute (see S. Res. 612), S7703 [10DE]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see S. 2066), S2393 [17AP]

Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4461 [25JN]

Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see S. 577), S3423 [22MY]

——— clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S2928 [7MY]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5980 [2AU]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1616), S495 [9FE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Con. Res. 61), S7686 [6DE]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S1540 [8MR]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 705), S3785 [6JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), S2166 [28MR]

——— repeal sunset of adoption credit expansion and adoption assistance programs and allow credit to be claimed in the year expenses are incurred, regardless of when the adoption becomes final (see S. 82), S6744 [13NO]

——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see S. Con. Res. 62), S7686 [6DE]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S568 [13FE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3234 [16MY]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 2205), S2086 [27MR]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 [6JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect farmers from fines due to taking of migratory birds on agricultural fields by clarifying distinction between normal agricultural practices and baiting (see S. 3674), S7976 [12DE]

Unemployment: require participation in public service and engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 3235), S6064 [10SE]

Vietnam: condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 541), S5978 [2AU]

——— impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (see S. 1051), S208 [31JA]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 [28MR]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S851 [16FE]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), S2546 [19AP]

World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S388 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Labor: provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces members (see S. 2246), S2166 [28MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see S. 3206), S3280 [17MY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), S3782 [6JN]

Taxation: repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 [19JY]

Letters

Human rights violations and attacks on the border regions of South Kordofan and Blue Nile in Sudan: several individuals, S6528–S6530 [20SE]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320• [2FE]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4345, S4346 [20JN]

——— continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, S3891 [11JN]

Appropriations: legislative process, S1042 [27FE], S5424 [26JY]

Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S2908 [7MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S664 [15FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3701 [5JN]

Coleman Dairy (business): anniversary, S347• [6FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6477 [20SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage partnerships between the National Agriculture Library and educational institutions to support the dissemination of objective and scholarly agricultural and food law research and information, S4345 [20JN]

——— The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S4346 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3057 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, S370 [7FE]

——— Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3057 [10MY]

DeSalvo family: Arkansas Farm Bureau Arkansas Farm Family of the Year award recipient, S7743• [11DE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S7992 [13DE]

EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, S331 [6FE]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (S. 2215), S2065, S2066, S2067 [27MR]

Honor America Days: observance, S4629 [26JN]

Jones Bar-B-Q Diner (business): James Beard Foundation America’s Classics Award recipient, S2918• [7MY]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Arkansas Children’s Hospital, S1610• [13MR]

Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: dedication, S122• [26JA]

National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 469), S3620 [24MY]

Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1406 [6MR]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S6477 [20SE]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S1406 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, S1770, S1772 [19MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S1770, S1772 [19MR]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S1120 [29FE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1406 [6MR]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2195 [29MR]

——— national energy policy, S2195 [29MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1120 [29FE]

Sudan: human rights violations and attacks on the border regions of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, S6528 [20SE]

Taxation: prevent professional service income from being mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying payroll taxes, S3057 [10MY]

——— rates, S664 [15FE]

United Way: anniversary, S4720• [28JN]

University of Arkansas: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients, S6730 [13NO]

Veterans Day: observance, S6730 [13NO]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S1043 [27FE]

Tributes

Bacon, Nicky D., S1382• [5MR]

Bunda, Jose, S204• [31JA]

Childs, Gregory L., S4629 [26JN]

Coulter, Ed, S1997• [22MR]

Dawson, Howard A., Jr., S5972• [2AU]

Ferguson, Keith, S6734• [13NO]

Hammerschmidt, John Paul, S3116 [14MY]

Hickman, Danny, S7682• [6DE]

Kelley, Joye, S6261• [12SE]

Lange, Chuck, S3836• [7JN]

Paneitz, Becky, S4889• [11JY]

Reed, Jerry, II, S2013 [26MR]

Reid, Ray, S256 [1FE]

Richardson, Joseph A., S7321 [3DE]

Strachota, Michael, S4988 [16JY]

Swindle, Jason M., S6721 [13NO]

Wise, Benjamin, S137 [26JA]