BROWN, SHERROD (a Senator from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3668 [21MY], S3773, S3774, S3777 [22MY], S3867, S3868 [23MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1820, S1821 [13MR], S1865 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2192, S2204, S2206, S2222 [21MR], S2284, S2292, S2333, S2353, S2364, S2366 [22MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S3052 [25AP]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6541 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8066 [14NO], S8233, S8249, S8251, S8252, S8283 [19NO], S8363, S8382, S8407 [20NO], S8460, S8480 [21NO], S8567 [9DE]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5870, S5919 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5848 [23JY], S5857, S5908 [24JY], S6025 [29JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 381), S8288 [19NO]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4530 [17JN], S4688 [19JN], S4843 [20JN], S5053 [24JN], S5188, S5197 [25JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S590 [11FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3211 [7MY], S3242, S3273, S3274 [8MY], S3329, S3346, S3347, S3348 [9MY], S3377, S3379 [13MY], S3407 [14MY], S3446 [15MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2642, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S6259 [1AU], S7085 [1OC]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, S569 [7FE]

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, S408 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 1696), S8000 [13NO]

Agriculture: provide for crop production on native sod (see S. 801), S2960 [24AP]

——— reauthorize certain programs (see S. 10), S42 [22JA]

——— restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 281), S657 [12FE]

American College of Surgeons Days: designate (see S. Res. 217), S6208 [1AU]

American Dental Hygienists’ Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 182), S4983 [21JN]

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 299), S8567 [9DE]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 31), S708 [13FE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 769), S6520 [17SE]

Boston, MA: commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt (see S. Res. 115), S3029 [25AP]

——— condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims (see S. Res. 101), S2749 [17AP]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see S. 1687), S7951 [12NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to law enforcement, postal workers, and other Senate employees who detected and prevented poison threat to Members of Congress (see S. Res. 112), S2960 [24AP]

CERCLA: modify provisions relative to grants (see S. 491), S5907 [24JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see S. 186), S3326 [9MY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S285 [24JA]

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 168), S357 [29JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3093 [6MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): commemorate anniversary of loss, express condolences to friends and family of astronauts who died, and reaffirm commitment to safe space flight (see S. Res. 24), S439 [31JA]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S3091 [6MY]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 333), S772 [14FE]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see S. 1246), S5498 [27JN]

——— establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 878), S3158 [7MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 282), S7729 [31OC]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 160), S329 [28JA]

——— prohibit distribution of checks or other negotiable instruments as part of a creditor solicitation to extend credit and limit consumer liability in conjunction with such solicitations (see S. 187), S400 [30JA]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1837), S8913 [17DE]

——— require 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 (see S. 361), S773 [14FE]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S7575 [28OC]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S7830 [5NO]

——— reduce violence and protect citizens (see S. 2), S42 [22JA]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S5264 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see S. 821), S3028 [25AP]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 837), S3029 [25AP]

——— improve energy programs (see S. 860), S3091 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3846 [23MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 1066), S5500 [27JN]

——— establish national program for arts and technology (see S. 1055), S3844 [23MY]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (see S. 953), S3430 [14MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 707), S2589 [11AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see S. 1238), S5498 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S6684 [23SE]

——— conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see S. 1388), S6071 [30JY]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see S. 999), S5568 [9JY]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see S. 931), S3371 [13MY]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see S. 1557), S7007 [27SE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 195), S438 [31JA]

Dept. of Labor: provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see S. 655), S3532 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a program of outreach for veterans (see S. 1558), S7007 [27SE]

——— improve processing of claims for compensation (see S. 928), S5687 [15JY]

——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 825), S7928 [7NO]

——— provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and assistance to U.S. Paralympics, Inc. (see S. 695), S4482 [13JN]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 734), S5527 [8JY]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 422), S1012 [28FE]

District of Columbia: condemn Navy Yard shootings, express condolences to victims, support for those impacted, and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Res. 265), S7210 [4OC]

Economy: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veteran benefits or to increase low- and middle-class tax burden (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2961 [24AP]

Education: improve and provide all students with the opportunity to succeed (see S. 3), S42 [22JA]

——— increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see S. 1400), S6072 [30JY]

——— support the community schools model (see S. 844), S3029 [25AP]

Elections: ensure clean and fair elections (see S. 9), S42 [22JA]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 631), S2026 [20MR]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see S. 1677), S8977 [18DE]

Executive Office of the President: require development of a National Manufacturing Strategy (see S. 544), S8000 [13NO]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 419), S1011 [28FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 139), S3372 [13MY]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see S. 1567), S7101 [1OC]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 968), S3569 [16MY]

——— allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see S. 1597), S7615 [29OC]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 105), S2897 [23AP]

Foreign aid: provide assistance to Haiti and Armenia to reverse the effects of deforestation and restore forest levels (see S. 1548), S6886 [24SE]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see S. 718), S4406 [12JN]

Grams, Rod: tribute (see S. Res. 267), S7353 [9OC]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 1232), S5264 [26JN]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 84), S2026 [20MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 218), S469 [4FE]

Hathaway, William D.: tribute (see S. Res. 189), S5264 [26JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 246), S6647 [19SE]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see S. 1761), S8457 [21NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S944 [27FE]

——— reform (see S. 1), S42 [22JA]

——— reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the U.S. (see S. 600), S1892 [18MR]

Infrastructure: create jobs and strengthen the economy by rebuilding infrastructure (see S. 4), S42 [22JA]

Iran: support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (see S. Res. 65), S1012 [28FE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 175), S4673 [19JN]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (see S. Res. 161), S3955 [4JN]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 357), S872 [26FE]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see S. Res. 321), S8809 [13DE]

Medicare: authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 77), S1127 [5MR]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 806), S2960 [24AP]

——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S1785 [13MR]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S2589 [11AP]

——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 183), S814 [25FE]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 452), S1127 [5MR]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S5969 [25JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 740), S2684 [16AP]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S2589 [11AP]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S329 [28JA]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see S. 460), S1127 [5MR]

Mining and mineral resources: protect health care and pension benefits of miners (see S. 468), S1229 [6MR]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 83), S2026 [20MR]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S6886 [24SE]

National Ag Day: anniversary (see S. Res. 81), S1950 [19MR]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 534), S3615 [20MY]

National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 295), S8049 [14NO]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 208), S6126 [31JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S7576 [28OC]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 169), S4406 [12JN]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 91), S2328 [22MR]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (see S. 1709), S8049 [14NO]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 177), S4673 [19JN]

National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 276), S7616 [29OC]

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 104), S2845 [22AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S3843 [23MY]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 164), S4058 [10JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 665), S2328 [22MR]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 813), S3160 [7MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S8050 [14NO]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S8846 [16DE]

Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 824), S3028 [25AP]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see S. 316), S708 [13FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 203), S1270 [7MR] (see S. 1842), S8913 [17DE]

Schiappa, David J.: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S6208 [1AU]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 403), S3905 [3JN]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 1088), S3954 [4JN]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1690), S8000 [13NO]

Social Security: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (see S. 1118), S4021 [7JN] (see S. 1878), S9052 [19DE]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 425), S5800 [18JY]

——— provide for a phased-in payment of Social Security Disability Insurance benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 1311), S5755 [17JY]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see S. 567), S7795 [4NO]

Taxation: eliminate wasteful tax loopholes (see S. 8), S42 [22JA]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S708 [13FE]

——— expand and permanently extend health care tax credit available to laid-off employees receiving trade adjustment assistance and retirees receiving Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., payments (see S. 1446), S6207 [1AU]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 742), S2897 [23AP]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 835), S3029 [25AP]

——— make permanent qualified school construction bonds and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see S. 1523), S6597 [18SE]

——— make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1442), S6207 [1AU]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 749), S2749 [17AP]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S8914 [17DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S8668 [11DE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 401), S1011 [28FE]

——— raise limitation on the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax credit in lieu of bonus depreciation (see S. 1287), S5667 [11JY]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 307), S707 [13FE]

Telecommunications: make it illegal to alter or remove the unique equipment identification number of a mobile electronic device (see S. 1070), S3844 [23MY]

Tubman, Harriet: tribute (see S. Res. 56), S871 [26FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see S. 1747, 1797), S8669 [11DE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 346), S5526 [8JY]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see S. 700), S7616 [29OC]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 893), S3255 [8MY]

——— reauthorize Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see S. 6), S42 [22JA]

Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see S. 409), S6519 [17SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 5), S42 [22JA] (see S. 47), S329 [28JA]

Voting: improve ballot accessibility and voter registration opportunities, strengthen voting rights, and provide voter assistance to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 1728), S8186 [19NO]

War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie (see S. Res. 153), S5501 [27JN]

Weather: improve resilience to extreme weather events and prevent worsening of extreme weather conditions (see S. 7), S42 [22JA]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see S. 1381), S6023 [29JY]

Women: ensure access to contraception, preventive services, accurate health care information, cancer screenings, and affordable insurance for pregnancy-related needs and reduce health disparities (see S. Res. 60), S944 [27FE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S3326 [9MY]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 119), S3030 [25AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S3327 [9MY]

——— ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 1393), S6071 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: reform and improve the oversight of passenger and baggage screening at domestic commercial airports by private screening companies (see S. 697), S2564 [10AP]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see S. 1226), S5264 [26JN]

Colleges and universities: establish a mechanism to allow borrowers of private education loans to refinance their loans (see S. 1266), S5499 [27JN]

Dakar, Maha: relief (see S. 580), S1853 [14MR]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 13), S285 [24JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see S. 679), S2501 [9AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see S. 1468), S6208 [1AU]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 424), S1012 [28FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 331), S772 [14FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 1114), S4021 [7JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a continuing medical education program for medical professionals to increase knowledge and recognition of conditions common to veterans and their families (see S. 1863), S9051 [19DE]

——— extend the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to cover recipients of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship (see S. 515), S1592 [11MR]

——— include contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in the exception to the requirement that the Federal Government recover a portion of the value of certain projects (see S. 1540), S6753 [24SE]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 1556), S7007 [27SE]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 514), S1592 [11MR]

——— provide veterans, when they electronically file claims for benefits, with notice that relevant services may be available to them from veterans service organizations (see S. 1295), S5687 [15JY]

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see S. 1242), S5498 [27JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S871 [26FE]

Financial institutions: expand eligibility to the Federal Home Loan Bank System to privately-insured credit unions to facilitate more loan opportunities (see S. 1806), S8771 [12DE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S2146 [21MR]

——— set reasonable capital requirements, limit the government safety net to traditional banking operations, and provide regulatory relief to community banks (see S. 798), S2960 [24AP]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see S. 1214), S5017 [24JN]

FRS: provide additional flexibility to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the business of insurance (see S. 1369), S5968 [25JY]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 1706), S8049 [14NO]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 569), S1853 [14MR]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 1064), S3844 [23MY]

Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor: reauthorize (see S. 1339), S5840 [23JY]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see S. Res. 37), S774 [14FE]

Owens, Jesse: tribute (see S. Res. 226), S6446 [12SE]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 57), S871 [26FE]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see S. 1022), S3761 [22MY]

Taxation: facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see S. 1368), S5968 [25JY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 1645), S7829 [5NO]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 836), S3029 [25AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see S. 125), S284 [24JA]

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3949 [4JN], S3976 [6JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1782 [13MR], S1882 [18MR], S1987 [20MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1703 [12MR]

Brennan, John O.: nomination to be CIA Director, S1227 [6MR], S1256 [7MR]

Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S849 [26FE], S991 [28FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2927 [24AP], S3013 [25AP]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2785 [18AP], S2833 [22AP]

Comey, James B., Jr.: nomination to be FBI Director, S5978 [25JY]

Connor, Michael L.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior, S8838 [16DE]

Davis, Brian J.: nomination to be district judge, S8837 [16DE], S9082 [20DE]

Dept. of Education: extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5522 [8JY], S5595 [10JY]

Feldblum, Chai R.: nomination to the EEOC, S8558 [9DE], S8677 [12DE]

Hagel, Chuck: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S680 [13FE], S747 [14FE], S833 [26FE]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1084 [4MR], S1146 [6MR]

Higginbottom, Heather A.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State for Management and Resources, S8560 [9DE], S8783 [13DE]

James, Deborah Lee: nomination to be Sec. of the Air Force, S8560 [9DE], S8763 [12DE]

Johnson, Jeh C.: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S8560 [9DE], S8834 [16DE]

Jones, B. Todd: nomination to be ATF Director, S5994 [29JY], S6099 [31JY]

McCafferty, Landya B.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8717 [12DE]

Morris, Brian: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8750 [12DE]

Patterson, Anne W.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs, S8560 [9DE]

Perez, Thomas E.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S5653 [11JY], S5736 [17JY]

Power, Samantha: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S5994 [29JY]

Srinivasan, Srikanth: nomination to be circuit judge, S3698 [21MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S9083 [20DE]

Wald, Patricia M.: nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, S8559 [9DE], S8723 [12DE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3319 [9MY]

Watt, Representative: nomination to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, S7566 [28OC], S7706 [31OC], S8585 [10DE]

Watters, Susan P.: nomination to be district judge, S8560 [9DE], S8757 [12DE]

Wolford, Elizabeth A.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8711 [12DE]

Letters

Middle class revitalization: Bill Ross, S6288 [9SE]

National network for manufacturing innovation establishment: Aric Newhouse, National Association of Manufacturers, S2293–S2295 [22MR]

——— Brian Toohey, Semiconductor Industry Association, S2295 [22MR]

——— Douglas K. Woods, Association for Manufacturing Technology, S2295 [22MR]

——— E. Gordon Gee, Ohio State University, S2295 [22MR]

——— Josh Nassar, UAW, S2295 [22MR]

Motions

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1146 [6MR]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Privilege of the floor

Seeley, Bryan, S367 [29JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3593 [20MY], S4052 [10JN], S5705 [16JY]

Appropriations: making continuing, S7523 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7030 [30SE], S7092 [1OC], S7256 [7OC], S7343 [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6866 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1735, S1736, S1737 [13MR], S1832, S1840 [14MR]

Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement: signing and enforcement by fashion industry corporate leaders to prevent future garment industry disasters, S3563 [16MY]

Black History Month: observance, S848 [26FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2289, S2293, S2296 [22MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), S354 [29JA]

Business and industry: establish national network for manufacturing innovation, S2293, S2296 [22MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: funding, S4516, S4517 [17JN]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7902 [7NO]

Colleges and universities: establish a mechanism to allow borrowers of private education loans to refinance their loans (S. 1266), S5548 [9JY], S5611 [10JY]

Columbus, OH: anniversary of Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus, S3155• [7MY]

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): designate Chairman (S. Res. 20), S368 [29JA]

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Park Guen-hye into the House Chamber: authority to appoint, S3213 [7MY]

Committees of the Senate: majority party appointments (S. Res. 196), S5713 [16JY]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6587 [18SE]

Cordray, Richard: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S5705 [16JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), S6631 [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3593 [20MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (S. 1468), S7654 [30OC], S7992 [13NO]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, S5611 [10JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5548 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: develop an antimicrobial resistance research strategic plan, S6866 [24SE]

——— establish a National Pediatric Research Network, S9095 [20DE]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 252), S9095 [20DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit privatization of Bureau of Customs and Border Protection services, S1832, S1840 [14MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment, S3944 [4JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 381), S1146 [6MR], S8339 [20NO]

Earth Day: observance, S3089• [6MY]

East Cleveland, OH: anniversary of General Electric Co., National Electric Lamp Company (NELA) Park, S2794• [18AP]

Economy: reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S994, S995, S996 [28FE]

Financial institutions: end Federal subsidies to large banks, S2289 [22MR]

——— federally insured holding companies control of powerplants, warehouses, and oil refineries, S5830 [23JY]

——— provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system, S5662 [11JY]

——— set reasonable capital requirements, limit the government safety net to traditional banking operations, and provide regulatory relief to community banks (S. 798), S5661 [11JY]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S3944 [4JN]

FRS: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain activities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without a constitutionally confirmed Director (S. 190), S645 [12FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7092 [1OC], S7256, S7257 [7OC], S7343 [9OC], S7485 [15OC], S7523 [16OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (S. 177), S368 [29JA]

Immigration: reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the U.S., S4652 [19JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S4652 [19JN]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), S7523 [16OC]

Labor Day: observance, S6288 [9SE]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: authorize printing of tributes, S4063 [10JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (S. 460), S2792 [18AP], S8540, S8543 [9DE]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: specify size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in production of commemorative coins (H.R. 1071), S3212 [7MY]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (S. Res. 130), S3212 [7MY]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 14), S368 [29JA]

National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week: observance, S2325• [22MR]

New Hampshire: anniversary of the loss of the State symbol, the Old Man of the Mountain (S. Res. 127), S3212 [7MY]

NLRB: history, effectiveness, and need for fully staffed board relevant to negotiations with business and industry, receiving of workers complaints, and protection of workers against unfair labor practices, S5831 [23JY]

Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet): Computerworld Inc., Emerging Technology Award recipient, S3982• [6JN]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (S. Res. 37), S849 [26FE]

Oregon, OH: tribute to Oregon City School District partnership with Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority to transition school buildings to wind and solar power, S3089• [6MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S6587 [18SE]

——— implementation, S7031 [30SE], S7523 [16OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6866 [24SE]

——— prohibit implementation funding, S1735, S1736, S1737 [13MR]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, S7523 [16OC]

——— repeal (S. 177), S368 [29JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S5831 [23JY]

Public debt: ceiling, S7343 [9OC], S7485 [15OC], S7523 [16OC]

Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 57), S1085• [4MR]

Science: impact of Government shutdown on research, S7256, S7257 [7OC], S7343 [9OC], S7485 [15OC]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (S. 888), S3213 [7MY]

Senate: legislative program, S368 [29JA], S3213 [7MY], S4064 [10JN], S5713 [16JY]

Social Security: strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (S. 567), S7865 [6NO]

Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, S7902 [7NO]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification, S2948 [24AP]

——— expand and permanently extend health care tax credit available to laid-off employees receiving trade adjustment assistance and retirees receiving Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., payments (S. 1446), S8989 [19DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), S8989 [19DE]

——— extend the health coverage tax credit, S8989 [19DE]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: limit tobacco companies ability to challenge anti-tobacco efforts under trade rules, S6433–S6435 [12SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries, S3242 [8MY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3242 [8MY]

Wellington, OH: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 414, S4209• [11JN]

Workers’ Memorial Day: observance, S3153 [7MY]

Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio (organization): tribute, S2325• [22MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S8339 [20NO]

Tributes

Chamberlain, Linwood H., Jr. (Woody), S243 [24JA]

Ciaccia, Julius, S5665• [11JY]

Cornyn, Senator, S8339 [20NO]

Mitchell, Geraldine, S2794• [18AP]

Owens, Jesse, S6367 [11SE]