COATS, DANIEL (a Senator from Indiana)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3618 [20MY], S3727 [22MY], S3869, S3870 [23MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6897 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1820 [13MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2130, S2148, S2189, S2227, S2231 [21MR], S2285, S2309, S2333, S2334 [22MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2977 [24AP], S3057 [25AP]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6388 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8060, S8061, S8062 [14NO], S8222 [19NO], S8474, S8477 [21NO]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S2752 [17AP]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S320, S330 [28JA]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4231 [11JN], S4441, S4486, S4489 [13JN], S4524, S4525, S4526 [17JN], S4675, S4688, S4709 [19JN], S4802, S4838 [20JN], S5033, S5081 [24JN], S5301 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (see S. Res. 133), S3256 [8MY]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 137), S284 [24JA]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 138), S284 [24JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 946), S3430 [14MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 583), S1853 [14MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1670), S7927 [7NO]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 886), S3159 [7MY]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see S. 345), S1013 [28FE]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 29), S400 [30JA]

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]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 7), S708 [13FE]

——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see S. 692), S2564 [10AP]

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]

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see S. 1802), S8668 [11DE]

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]

Congress: require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see S. 1404), S6126 [31JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 135), S284 [24JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 369), S872 [26FE]

Dept. of Commerce and the Workforce: establish (see S. 1836), S8913 [17DE]

Dept. of Education: provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 427), S1012 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: provide guidance on utility energy service contracts used by Federal agencies (see S. 1652), S7829 [5NO]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see S. 13), S871 [26FE]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see S. 579), S1853 [14MR]

——— establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see S. 653), S3532 [15MY]

——— require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 198), S438 [31JA]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see S. 1537), S6961 [26SE]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 1462), S6521 [17SE]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (see S. 794), S2960 [24AP]

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]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S7952 [12NO]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see S. 874), S3158 [7MY]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see S. 1413), S6126 [31JY]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 191), S438 [31JA]

——— exempt essential employees from furloughs required to achieve funding reductions due to sequester and allow funding flexibility to maintain essential services (see S. 724), S2961 [24AP]

——— provide for congressional review of agency guidance documents (see S. 320), S708 [13FE]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see S. 1100), S3986 [6JN]

Federal employees: provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see S. 1378), S5969 [25JY]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S7795 [4NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 17), S4481 [13JN]

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

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 218), S2329 [22MR]

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

Health: repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 40), S43 [22JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]

Insurance: exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see S. 1735), S8669 [11DE]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 650), S3658 [21MY]

Iran: eliminate oil exports from Iran by expanding domestic production (see S. 965), S3532 [15MY]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 1881), S9106 [20DE]

——— impose sanctions (see S. 1001), S3657 [21MY]

——— 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), S1893 [18MR]

——— support political reform (see S. Res. 154), S4059 [10JN]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see S. 941), S3429 [14MY]

ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties (see S. 790), S2896 [23AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 204), S8771 [12DE] (see S. 1712), S8669 [11DE]

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

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

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 1600), S7615 [29OC]

NLRB: reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 1166), S4481 [13JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see S. 1490), S6448 [12SE]

——— disapprove IRS rule relative to the individual mandate (see S.J. Res. 27), S7728 [31OC]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see S. 154), S401 [30JA]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see S. 1617), S7797 [4NO]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards (see S. 1525), S6597 [18SE]

——— provide that certain requirements do not apply if the American Health Benefit Exchanges are not operating by a certain date (see S. 1154), S5500 [27JN] (see S. 1272), S5620 [10JY]

——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 603), S1950 [19MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 351), S773 [14FE]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see S. 1848), S8975 [18DE]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (see S. 1590), S7618 [29OC]

Petroleum: grant EPA waivers giving communities flexibility in use of fuel blends and require the EPA and Dept. of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study (see S. 1319), S5799 [18JY]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 17), S943 [27FE]

Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see S. 1193), S4792 [20JN]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 203), S4406 [12JN] (see S. 1842), S8913 [17DE]

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

Ships and vessels: provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (see S. 1683), S8001 [13NO]

States: prohibit Federal bailout of any State (see S. Res. 215), S6208 [1AU]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Con. Res. 4), S358 [29JA]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 1183), S4673 [19JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S519 [7FE]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 399), S1011 [28FE]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 13), S2798 [18AP] (see S. Res. 200), S5969 [25JY]

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. 1006), S3760 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: require annual budget submission by the President provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit (see S. 581), S1853 [14MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm (see S. 751), S2749 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 831), S3029 [25AP]

National cemeteries: provide authority to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery and disinter remains of Michael L. Anderson from Fort Custer National Cemetery (see S. 1471), S6208 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6295 [9SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6295 [9SE]

Ships and vessels: provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (see S. 12), S871 [26FE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Education: reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3732 [22MY]

——— reform sugar price support program, S3732 [22MY]

Appropriations: legislative process, S8788, S8789 [13DE]

——— making continuing, S7331, S7332 [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6927, S6928 [26SE], S6981 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7133 [2OC], S7199 [4OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6843 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, S6928 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1939 [19MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1699 [12MR]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), S7133 [2OC], S7199 [4OC]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), motion to proceed, S6275 [9SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S377 [30JA], S577 [11FE], S725–S727 [14FE], S2515 [10AP]

——— deficit, S190 [23JA], S237 [24JA], S339–S341 [29JA], S451 [4FE], S3733 [22MY]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S981 [28FE]

——— reduce Federal spending, S451 [4FE]

——— reform entitlement programs, S26 [22JA], S577 [11FE], S725–S727 [14FE], S3922 [4JN]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S980, S981 [28FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S1940 [19MR], S2109 [21MR], S2290 [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), S420, S422 [31JA]

Civil rights: exempt religious organizations from regulations prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7894 [7NO]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7894 [7NO]

Congress: goals of the 113th Congress, S26 [22JA]

——— National Prayer Breakfast, S484 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm, S3732 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S9064 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement release of detained illegal immigrants in alleged response to budget sequestration, S1101 [5MR], S1279 [11MR]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S485 [7FE], S2912 [24AP]

——— importance of job creation, S3733 [22MY]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S190 [23JA]

EPA: allow Presidential exception for public utilities that have been unable to complete necessary measures to comply with revised mercury standards, S2290 [22MR]

——— impact of regulations, S5780 [18JY]

FAA: funding, S2912 [24AP]

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), S7200 [4OC]

Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order, S1102 [5MR]

FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), S7200 [4OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), unanimous-consent request, S7330, S7331, S7332 [9OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7133 [2OC], S7199, S7200 [4OC], S7330, S7331, S7332 [9OC], S7397, S7398 [11OC]

Hagel, Chuck: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S430 [31JA], S825 [26FE]

——— suitability to be Sec. of Defense relative to position on Iran, S430 [31JA], S825 [26FE]

——— suitability to be Sec. of Defense relative to position on Israel, S430 [31JA]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S315 [28JA]

——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, S315 [28JA]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4363 [12JN], S5218 [26JN]

Intelligence services: making continuing appropriations for national intelligence program operations (H.J. Res. 78), S7200 [4OC]

Iran: support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (S. Res. 65), S3744 [22MY]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, S3501 [15MY]

McCarthy, Regina: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S5780 [18JY]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), House amendment, S9064 [19DE]

National cemeteries: provide authority to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery and disinter remains of Michael L. Anderson from Fort Custer National Cemetery (S. 1471), S8081 [18NO]

National objectives: economic recovery, S377 [30JA]

National Security Agency: operation of PRISM online data collection program, S4510 [17JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S3733 [22MY]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S237 [24JA], S577 [11FE], S668–S670 [13FE], S6485 [17SE]

——— State of the Union Message, S668–S670 [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (S. 1488), S7645 [30OC], S7811 [5NO], S7971 [13NO]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, S6406 [12SE], S6928 [26SE], S6982 [27SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), S6845 [24SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (S. 1488), S7645 [30OC], S7811 [5NO], S7971 [13NO]

——— impact, S3922 [4JN]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7811 [5NO], S7971 [13NO], S8016 [14NO], S8748 [12DE], S8788, S8789, S8790, S8791 [13DE], S8833 [16DE]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, S3287 [9MY]

——— implementation, S7397 [11OC], S7645 [30OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6843 [24SE], S6927, S6928 [26SE], S6981 [27SE]

——— repeal, S8016 [14NO]

Public debt: ceiling, S26 [22JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7397, S7398 [11OC]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S8786, S8788, S8789 [13DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2515 [10AP]

Taxation: rates, S237 [24JA], S451 [4FE], S577 [11FE], S1940 [19MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, S6927, S6928 [26SE]

Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first responders, and provide assistance to Oklahoma, S3733 [22MY]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), S7133 [2OC], S7199 [4OC]

Weather: express condolences and support for people effected by severe storms in the Midwest, S8081 [18NO]

Tributes

Bowen, Otis R. (Doc), S3241 [8MY]