COBURN, TOM (a Senator from Oklahoma)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3618, S3629 [20MY], S3665, S3677, S3678, S3679, S3680, S3681, S3682 [21MY], S3727, S3769, S3772 [22MY], S3819, S3869, S3874 [23MY], S3911 [3JN], S3962 [4JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6898 [24SE], S6966 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1715 [12MR], S1724, S1819 [13MR], S1829, S1864 [14MR], S1976 [20MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2130, S2148, S2172, S2175, S2189, S2190, S2199, S2206, S2207, S2208, S2209, S2226 [21MR], S2269, S2302, S2313, S2334, S2345, S2349, S2350, S2353, S2359, S2360, S2363, S2365, S2366, S2369 [22MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2973, S2974, S2977, S2978 [24AP]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6386, S6387, S6388, S6389 [11SE], S6454 [12SE], S6532, S6535 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8102, S8112, S8130, S8132 [18NO], S8188, S8202, S8204, S8207, S8208, S8209, S8214, S8215 [19NO], S8373 [20NO], S8472, S8479, S8490, S8512, S8525 [21NO]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5866, S5918 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5847, S5848 [23JY], S5861, S5922 [24JY], S5942, S5975 [25JY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve security clearance process by improving OPM oversight, terminating investigators who falsify reports, and establishing security clearance position guidelines (S. 1276), S7387 [10OC]

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), S2689 [16AP], S2752, S2760, S2765 [17AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4679, S4681, S4682, S4683, S4684, S4685, S4686, S4688, S4689 [19JN], S4803, S4836, S4842 [20JN], S5054, S5075, S5076, S5094, S5095 [24JN], S5164, S5186 [25JN], S5275 [26JN]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), S8847, S8850, S8852 [16DE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (H.R. 1344), S6245, S6257 [1AU]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S529, S530, S550, S551 [7FE], S574, S575, S576 [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), S3207 [7MY], S3219, S3264, S3266 [8MY], S3310, S3345 [9MY], S3444 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

As Congress Fights Over the Budget, Agencies Go on Their ‘‘Use It or Lose It’’ Shopping Sprees, David A. Fahrenthold, Washington (DC) Post, S7381 [10OC]

Playing Politics With Student Debt, by, New York (NY) Times, S3974 [6JN]

Vegas Rules—Harry Reid Pushed Feds To Change Ruling for Casino’s Big-Money Foreigners, John Solomon and David Sherfinski, Washington (DC) Times, S9024 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (see S. Res. 133), S3431 [14MY]

——— 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), S2798 [18AP]

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

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see S. Res. 69), S3093 [6MY]

Armed Forces: require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see S. 470), S2650 [15AP]

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]

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]

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]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the U.S. Diplomatic Facility and American Personnel in Benghazi, Libya (Joint, Select): establish (see S. Res. 225), S6446 [12SE]

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

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 109), S214 [23JA]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 1828), S8845 [16DE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 369), S773 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see S. 632), S2146 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see S. 1500), S7536 [16OC]

——— rescind amounts appropriated for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (see S. 680), S2685 [16AP]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 1210), S4793 [20JN]

——— establish student loan interest rates (see S. 1334), S5800 [18JY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (see S. 1241), S5498 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see S. 192), S438 [31JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see S. 330), S772 [14FE]

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

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]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 543), S1785 [13MR]

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]

Egypt: restrict sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services (see S. 207), S438 [31JA]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 1623), S7674 [30OC]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 19), S943 [27FE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see S. 464), S1127 [5MR]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 484), S1229 [6MR]

——— eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel (see S. 1807), S8771 [12DE]

——— prohibit approval of the introduction of gasoline containing more than 10 percent ethanol (see S. 344), S1128 [5MR]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see S. 1195), S5500 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1808), S8771 [12DE]

Federal agencies and departments: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements requiring regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see S. 714), S2589 [11AP]

——— improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1360), S5907 [24JY]

——— improve security clearance process by improving OPM oversight, terminating investigators who falsify reports, and establishing security clearance position guidelines (see S. 1276), S5620 [10JY]

——— require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see S. 994), S8458 [21NO]

——— require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans (see S. 1611), S7673 [30OC]

Federal employees: end the defined benefit portion of the Federal Employee Retirement System for any individual hired after a certain date (see S. 1678), S7951 [12NO]

——— prohibit performance awards in the Senior Executive Service during sequestration periods (see S. 986), S3569 [16MY]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for official portraits of Members of Congress or heads of executive or legislative branch agencies or offices (see S. 1820), S8771 [12DE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (see S. 1288), S5667 [11JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 1349), S8187 [19NO]

FRS: provide additional flexibility to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the business of insurance (see S. 1369), S7008 [27SE]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 209), S469 [4FE]

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), S469 [4FE]

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

Health: prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (see S. 133), S284 [24JA]

——— 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), S8186 [19NO]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 650), S3160 [7MY]

——— require health insurance issuers and group health plans to disclose information regarding how certain taxes and fees impact the amount of premiums (see S. 764), S3431 [14MY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 75), S7272 [7OC]

——— 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), S1711 [12MR]

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

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), S438 [31JA] (see S. 1712), S8049 [14NO]

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

Los Angeles, CA: condemn shooting at Los Angeles International Airport and offer condolences to victims (see S. Res. 324), S9054 [19DE]

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

Medicare: adjust part B and D premiums for high-income beneficiaries (see S. 1198), S4792 [20JN]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 236), S519 [7FE]

——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 183), S400 [30JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1123), S4058 [10JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 2), S214 [23JA]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 124), S214 [23JA]

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see S. 1105), S3987 [6JN]

National Academy of Sciences: study impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children (see S. 134), S284 [24JA]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 173), S4585 [18JN]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 261), S6960 [26SE]

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

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 1542), S6753 [24SE]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (see S. 850), S3029 [25AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: develop a watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to U.S. trade secrets or proprietary information (see S. 884), S3159 [7MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: clarify that anti-kickback laws apply to qualified health plans, federally-facilitated marketplaces, and other plans and programs (see S. 1723), S9106 [20DE]

——— delay implementation (see S. 1490), S6327 [10SE]

——— 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]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see S. 1617), S7673 [30OC]

——— 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]

——— limit availability of tax credits and reductions in cost-sharing to individuals receiving health coverage under certain labor union plans (see S. 1487), S6329 [10SE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 701), S4022 [7JN]

——— provide that the reinsurance program be applied equally to all health insurance issuers and group health plans (see S. 1724), S8186 [19NO]

——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see S. 610), S1950 [19MR]

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

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (see S. 1486), S6208 [1AU]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see S. 1233), S5264 [26JN]

——— clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 1234), S5264 [26JN]

Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal real property (see S. 1382), S6023 [29JY] (see S. 1398), S6072 [30JY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 46), S358 [29JA]

——— require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 43), S439 [31JA]

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

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Con. Res. 4), S329 [28JA]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S3257 [8MY]

——— provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see S. 779), S2896 [23AP]

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 122), S214 [23JA]

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

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see S. 988), S3614 [20MY]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1786 [13MR]

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

Voting: permit States to require proof of citizenship for registration to vote in elections for Federal office (see S. 1336), S5800 [18JY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see S. 20), S943 [27FE]

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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S2501 [9AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S5149 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 1510), S6518 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 682), S2501 [9AP] (see S. 1003), S3657 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see S. 972), S3569 [16MY]

FDA: encourage use of abuse-deterrent formulations of drugs (see S. Res. 97), S2649 [15AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide transparency, accountability, and limitations of Government-sponsored conferences (see S. 1347), S5840 [23JY]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see S. 1099), S3986 [6JN]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see S. 1312), S5755 [17JY]

——— make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (see S. 1045), S3843 [23MY]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1204), S4792 [20JN]

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 (see S. 1455), S6207 [1AU]

Medicaid: repeal enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 963), S3531 [15MY]

Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and leased by the Government (see S. 417), S1011 [28FE]

OPM: require submittal of an annual report on the use of official time by Federal employees (see S. 1338), S5839 [23JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see S. 154), S285 [24JA]

Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see S. Res. 110), S2960 [24AP]

Taxation: exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations (see S. 1524), S6597 [18SE]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see S. 118), S214 [23JA]

Cloture motions

Budget: replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S927 [27FE], S991 [28FE]

E-mails 

FAA furloughs, S2993 [25AP]

Letters

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: Zack Taylor, National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers, S5008 [24JN]

Consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs: Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles, CA, County Board of Supervisors, S1119 [5MR]

Effects of achieving a balanced budget: Steve Harrison, S920 [27FE]

Federal Government assessment: David R. Brown, Liberty Foundation of America, S7137 [2OC]

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act: by, S5795 [18JY]

National Blue Alert Act: by, S4054 [10JN]

National security concerns relative to EB–5 visa program: by, S9026, S9027 [19DE]

Lists

NSF nonpriority studies, S1978 [20MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3818 [23MY], S3932, S3933, S3934, S3935, S3937, S3938, S3939 [4JN]

Appropriations: legislative process, S1838 [14MR]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8935 [18DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7136, S7137 [2OC], S7346 [9OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6847, S6848 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1829, S1830, S1838 [14MR], S1977, S1979, S1984 [20MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1687, S1704 [12MR], S1718 [13MR]

Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S799 [25FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S392–S396 [30JA], S918 [27FE], S2889 [23AP], S7348 [9OC]

——— deficit, S2997 [25AP], S7302–S7304 [8OC], S7346 [9OC], S7380 [10OC]

——— reform entitlement programs, S7347, S7348 [9OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8935 [18DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2255, S2258, S2269, S2288, S2303, S2317 [22MR]

——— suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending (S. 788), unanimous-consent request, S2887 [23AP]

——— 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), S392 [30JA]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2994, S2995, S2996, S2997 [25AP]

Climate: global warming, S8636 [11DE]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S8710 [12DE]

——— require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (S. 1404), S6848 [24SE], S8709 [12DE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6423 [12SE]

Corps of Engineers: eliminate subsidies for beach nourishment at water resources development projects, S3442 [15MY]

——— ensure all water resources development projects are eligible for review for deauthorization, S3442, S3444, S3445 [15MY]

——— ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects, S3219, S3221 [8MY]

Courts: reaffirm inalienable rights of every U.S. citizen as guaranteed by the Constitution relative to trial in Native American tribal courts for sexual assault, abuse, and other crimes, S575 [11FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure rural areas receiving grants and loans for broadband telecommunications services do not already have access to broadband, S3938 [4JN]

——— establish a pilot project to eliminate purchases of unhealthful foods and beverages under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S3939 [4JN]

——— evaluate and consolidate duplicative nutrition programs, S3934 [4JN]

——— limit conservation program payments based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S3933 [4JN]

——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S3818 [23MY]

——— prohibit individuals convicted of tax evasion from receiving any benefits from Government assistance programs, S3933 [4JN]

——— require a certain percentage of Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funds be used for affordable food for children and at-risk families, food safety, crop protection, and specialty crop production, S3935 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S8709 [12DE], S8936 [18DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8324, S8325, S8338 [20NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), unanimous-consent request, S8337 [20NO]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse, S9021 [19DE]

——— non-defense programs funding, S2317 [22MR]

——— provide for auditable financial statements, S8324, S8325 [20NO], S8936 [18DE]

——— provide for auditable financial statements (S. 1510), S6523 [17SE]

——— reform procurement process to eliminate wasteful defense spending, S8324, S8325 [20NO]

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), S4196 [11JN]

——— 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), unanimous-consent request, S4196 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards, S3939 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require a copy of reports submitted to House of Representatives and Senate appropriations committees to House of Represenatives and Senate homeland security committees, S1979 [20MR]

Dept. of Justice: eliminate duplicative Violence Against Women Act grant programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of unexamined DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, kidnapping and other criminal cases, S573–S575 [11FE], S612 [12FE]

——— reduce grant funds available to States and local governments that do not require testing for sexually transmitted diseases for persons indicted on sexual assault charges, S576 [11FE], S613, S614 [12FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require report on the abuse of tax-exempt status by charitable organizations, S2995 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases, S2288 [22MR]

——— improve health care access, S7136 [2OC]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (S. 944), unanimous-consent request, S8951 [18DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5859, S5861 [24JY]

Diseases: extend authorities relative to global HIV/AIDS and promote oversight of U.S. programs (S. 1545), S9094 [20DE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S918–S921 [27FE], S2889 [23AP], S2992–S2994 [25AP]

FAA: funding, S2887 [23AP], S2992–S2994 [25AP]

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), S8029 [14NO], S8072 [18NO]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs, S392–S396 [30JA], S918–S921 [27FE], S1117–S1120 [5MR], S2255, S2258, S2317 [22MR], S6848 [24SE], S7138 [2OC], S7304 [8OC], S7381, S7383 [10OC]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse, S7303 [8OC], S7381, S7382 [10OC], S8936 [18DE]

Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment, S2994 [25AP]

——— make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal funding, S5861 [24JY]

——— prohibit performance awards in the Senior Executive Service during sequestration periods, S3939 [4JN]

——— temporarily freeze hiring of nonessential Federal employees, S1829, S1830 [14MR]

FEMA: prevent National Flood Insurance Program premium rate increases until completion of study on affordability of premiums, S3932 [4JN]

——— prohibit Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for projects that do not improve homeland security, S1977 [20MR]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, incentivize State compliance, prohibit a national gun registry, and protect Second Amendment rights of veterans, S2717 [17AP]

——— 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), S2717 [17AP]

Floods: permit use of State standards when providing Federal reimbursements for bridge and culvert replacements after natural disasters, S3418 [14MY]

GAO: eliminate duplication, fraud, and waste in Government, S8710 [12DE]

——— report on duplication within the Federal Government, S2548–S2550 [10AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7136 [2OC], S7346 [9OC], S7382 [10OC]

Immigration: prohibit granting of lawful permanent residence status until deployment of border strategy, new Border Patrol agents and fencing, employment verification system, and electronic entry/exit system, S5007, S5008 [24JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S4744 [20JN], S5007, S5008 [24JN]

Mayorkas, Alejandro N.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security, S9022–S9029 [19DE], S9073, S9074 [20DE]

——— suitability to be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security relative to allegations of procuring a visa as a political favor, S9022–S9029 [19DE], S9073, S9074 [20DE]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), House amendment, S8709 [12DE], S8936 [18DE]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals, S2269 [22MR]

Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and leased by the Government (S. 417), S1124 [5MR]

National Park Service: vistors services and maintenance of national parks funding, including White House tours, through reductions in National Heritage Partnership Program funding, S1978, S1984 [20MR]

NSF: prohibit Political Science Program funding, S1978 [20MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S6048 [30JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8705, S8706, S8709 [12DE]

——— implementation, S7136 [2OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6048 [30JY], S6847, S6848 [24SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, S6423 [12SE]

Political parties: eliminate nonprofit postal discount for State and national political committees, S2303 [22MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2548 [10AP]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political and judicial nominees, S8635 [11DE], S8709 [12DE]

Public debt: ceiling, S7302 [8OC], S7346, S7347, S7348 [9OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7380, S7383 [10OC]

Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs, S2995 [25AP]

——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S8635 [11DE], S8709 [12DE]

Srinivasan, Srikanth: nomination to be circuit judge, S2548 [10AP]

Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, S9022 [19DE]

——— prohibit certain sports organizations from claiming tax-exempt status, S2997 [25AP]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, S2996 [25AP]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, S573 [11FE]

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia: impact of filling judgeship vacancies on caseload and decisions on Federal regulatory issues, S8635 [11DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S573, S576 [11FE], S612, S613, S614 [12FE]

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), S3219, S3221 [8MY], S3418 [14MY], S3442, S3444, S3445 [15MY]

Tributes

Keas, Jeffrey, S5752 [17JY]