BURR, RICHARD (a Senator from North Carolina)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3797 [6JN], S3852 [7JN], S4384 [21JN]
Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S189, S209 [31JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6966 [27NO], S7057 [28NO], S7237 [29NO]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), cosponsorship withdrawn, S7216 [29NO]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6111 [11SE]
FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3431, S3453, S3455 [22MY], S3488, S3489, S3492 [23MY]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (H.R. 1464), S8511, S8512, S8516 [28DE]
Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2603 [23AP]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S651 [14FE], S797 [15FE], S1392 [5MR]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6822 [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), S4894, S4896 [11JY], S4951, S4962, S4973 [12JY], S5048 [16JY]
Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5495, S5507, S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5579, S5591 [26JY], S5748, S5760 [31JY]
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia (S. 2045), S8045, S8046 [13DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4300 [19JN]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 2103), S2731 [25AP]
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
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]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), S1933 [21MR]
Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), S3516 [23MY]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (see S. Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. Con. Res. 45), S3729 [5JN]
Collective bargaining: ensure fairness in election procedures with respect to collective bargaining representatives (see S. 1425), S1460 [7MR]
Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 452), S3042 [9MY]
Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), S163 [30JA]
Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see S. 3227), S6801 [14NO]
Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S1933 [21MR]
——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 3266), S3781 [6JN]
Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 3391), S6456 [19SE]
——— ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see S. 2043), S496 [9FE]
——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S209 [31JA]
Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S6547 [20SE]
——— support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches (see S. 3316), S4368 [20JN]
——— disapprove rule on the certification of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S1932 [21MR]
——— prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]
Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 3448), S5487 [26JY]
——— 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: award grants to nonprofit organizations for construction of facilities for temporary lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, or care of a veteran (see S. 3324), S4368 [20JN]
——— consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 3270), S3781 [6JN]
——— ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see S. 3202), S3280 [17MY]
——— improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4300 [19JN]
——— modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), S3329 [21MY]
——— treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]
EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), S2086 [27MR]
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: modify provisions relative to exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, software engineers, or other similarly skilled workers (see S. 1747), S568 [13FE]
——— preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN]
FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR]
FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see S. 3678), S8139 [18DE]
Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S4893 [11JY]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 2213), S1847 [20MR]
Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S389 [7FE]
Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see S. Res. 624), S8138 [18DE]
Iran: 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), S1148 [29FE]
——— 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]
Israel: 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), S2547 [19AP]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S2825 [26AP]
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), S3632 [24MY]
McGovern, George S.: tribute (see S. Res. 607), S7303 [30NO]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 2347), S5085 [17JY]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S3900 [11JN]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 586), S6626 [21SE]
National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3042 [9MY]
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]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), S5134 [18JY]
NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and their staff upon request (see S. 3225), S3730 [5JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S5085 [17JY]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see S. 998), S6546 [20SE]
Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), S5486 [26JY]
Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), S2731 [25AP]
Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]
Rudman, Warren: tribute (see S. Res. 604), S7215 [29NO]
Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see S. 1039), S2496 [18AP]
Senate: permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (see S. Res. 597), S6855 [15NO]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 1086), S1933 [21MR]
Specter, Arlen: tribute (see S. Res. 612), S7703 [10DE]
Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), S2166 [28MR]
——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 [29JN]
U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 47), S4893 [11JY]
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]
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), S5733 [31JY]
Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S389 [7FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 2372), S2821 [26AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 3084), S3084 [10MY]
FDA: promote accountability, transparency, innovation, efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]
Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 420), S2393 [17AP]
Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2266), S2242 [29MR]
Jesse Helms Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Raleigh, NC: designate (see S. 3658), S7458 [5DE]
National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), S5047 [16JY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4299 [19JN]
National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (see S. 3367), S4821 [10JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Brian K. Koblinka for chemistry (see S. Res. 615), S7976 [12DE]
——— recognition of Robert J. Lefkowitz for chemistry (see S. Res. 615), S7976 [12DE]
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
Taxation: provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined using an income approach in determining the taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2209), S1847 [20MR]
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia (see S. 2045), S208 [31JA]
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]
University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary (see S. Res. 414), S2243 [29MR]
Veterans: require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
——— 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. 3353), S4724 [28JN]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), S2242 [29MR]
Remarks
Budget: allocation of funds, S4623 [26JN]
——— deficit, S4623 [26JN]
——— increase statutory debt limit, S4623 [26JN]
——— sequestration, S6479 [20SE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6479 [20SE]
——— importance of bipartisanship, S4624 [26JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (S. 277), S4619 [26JN]
——— reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans Health Administration (S. 3084), S3416 [22MY]
Economy: importance of job creation, S4623 [26JN]
FDA: ensure transparency in drug and medical device user fee agreement negotiations by allowing Members of Congress or designated staff to attend negotiation meetings, S3492 [23MY]
——— expedite development, evaluation, and approval of breakthrough drugs, S4615, S4618 [26JN]
——— improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 [26JN]
——— promote accountability, transparency, innovation, efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4616 [26JN]
——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3492 [23MY], S3563 [24MY]
——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, S4612, S4615 [26JN]
Louisburg College: anniversary, S6051 [10SE]
National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (S. 3367), S4825 [10JY]
——— impact of leaked intelligence information on covert operations, S4622 [26JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1961, S1962 [22MR]
——— repeal, S4620–S4622 [26JN]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, S1961 [22MR]
——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S4620–S4622 [26JN]
Plymouth, NC: anniversary of Grace Episcopal Church, S2029 [26MR]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1561–S1564 [12MR]
Taxation: encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, S1561–S1564 [12MR], S1600 [13MR]
——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate, S1600 [13MR]
Unemployment: rates, S4623 [26JN]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S1685 [15MR]
Tributes
Beckett, Mary K. (Katie), S3416 [22MY]
LeGrand, Harry E., S8137• [18DE]
Lewis, Warren B., III (Sneak), S3835 [7JN]