SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Senator from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3620 [20MY], S3636, S3686 [21MY], S3786 [22MY], S3956 [4JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2225, S2227, S2228 [21MR], S2334, S2353, S2364 [22MR]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6604 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8115 [18NO], S8188, S8221, S8227 [19NO], S8382 [20NO], S8491, S8516 [21NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5917, S5920 [24JY], S5975 [25JY]

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), S2598, S2612, S2613 [11AP], S2743 [17AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8573 [9DE]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4217, S4218 [11JN], S4412, S4429 [12JN], S4690 [19JN], S5194, S5196, S5198 [25JN]

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), S3258, S3274 [8MY], S3329, S3348, S3349, S3350 [9MY]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, S662 [12FE], H443 [12FE]

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

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 395), S1951 [19MR]

Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in Congress (see S. 1835), S8913 [17DE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S4585 [18JN]

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

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: exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see S. 377), S813 [25FE]

Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 1384), S6023 [29JY]

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]

Charles W. Morgan (vessel): commemorate relaunching, commend preservation and reinterpretation as a vessel of scientific and educational exploration, and recognize as the ‘‘Ambassador to the Whales’’ (see S. Res. 183), S5688 [15JY]

Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 696), S2564 [10AP]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see S. 1530), S7308 [8OC]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 116), S6127 [31JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S470 [4FE]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3533 [15MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S3328 [9MY]

Courts: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (see S. 901), S3256 [8MY]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 405), S1011 [28FE]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 1793), S8601 [10DE]

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]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 249), S519 [7FE]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S2501 [9AP]

——— prohibit and deter theft of metal (see S. 394), S943 [27FE]

——— 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]

Dept. of Defense: modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see S. 967), S4214 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see S. 1156), S4481 [13JN]

——— 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 through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see S. 1238), S5528 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 153), S6127 [31JY]

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S7101 [1OC]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 719), S2589 [11AP]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see S. 1251), S6128 [31JY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 641), S3987 [6JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1417), S6961 [26SE]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see S. 1557), S7953 [12NO]

——— reauthorize Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 1759), S8457 [21NO]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 252), S814 [25FE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 195), S6127 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 34), S42 [22JA]

——— establish a national Silver Alert communications network to assist regional and local search efforts for missing senior citizens (see S. 1814), S8771 [12DE]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 822), S7928 [7NO]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see S. 1130), S6297 [9SE]

Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see S. 453), S2650 [15AP]

Dept. of State: authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at U.S. embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide (see S. 227), S469 [4FE]

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 Veterans Conservation Corps (see S. 1262), S6754 [24SE]

——— improve processing of claims for compensation (see S. 928), S7877 [6NO]

——— report cases of certain infectious diseases at departmental medical facilities (see S. 875), S7575 [28OC]

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

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve interoperable electronic health records (see S. 1296), S7877 [6NO]

Diseases: improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see S. 908), S8458 [21NO]

——— reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S814 [25FE]

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), S7928 [7NO]

Drugs: establish a list of synthetic drugs known as analogues and prohibit most importation, amend sentencing for violations, and improve regulation relative to such analogues (see S. 1323), S5799 [18JY]

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 1322), S6447 [12SE]

——— increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths (see S. 348), S4058 [10JN]

——— make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 621), S2026 [20MR]

Education: improve early education (see S. 519), S1592 [11MR]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 326), S8457 [21NO]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S4585 [18JN]

——— 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]

Explosives: strengthen enforcement of background checks relative to the use of explosive materials (see S. 792), S3092 [6MY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see S. 1069), S3844 [23MY]

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

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

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

Federal Helium Reserve: improve stewardship by ensuring market stability for end-users and ensure a fair return on helium assets (see S. 783), S3372 [13MY]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see S. 1610), S7615 [29OC] (see S. 1846), S8913 [17DE]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see S. 905), S3256 [8MY] (see S. 924), S3326 [9MY]

——— improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 996), S3762 [22MY]

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

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 22), S42 [22JA]

——— prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (see S. 261), S520 [7FE]

——— prohibit purchase and possession by nonimmigrant aliens, including those from visa waiver countries, and reinstate residency requirement for gun purchases by non-U.S. citizens (see S. 903), S3256 [8MY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 33), S42 [22JA]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (see S. 1774), S8457 [21NO]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and extend ban to undetectable firearm receivers and ammunition magazines (see S. 1149), S4405 [12JN]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 150), S284 [24JA]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 691), S2685 [16AP]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see S. 35), S42 [22JA]

Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (see S. Res. 290), S7952 [12NO]

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]

GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see S. 1303), S5708 [16JY]

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: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 1517), S8458 [21NO]

——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S3092 [6MY]

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

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 397), S943 [27FE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S707 [13FE]

——— reform (see S. 1), S42 [22JA]

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

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 1881), S9052 [19DE]

——— impose sanctions relative to certain transactions in foreign currencies (see S. 892), S3658 [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), S1012 [28FE]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see S. 559), S8846 [16DE]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S3955 [4JN]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S6023 [29JY]

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), S6647 [19SE]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (see S. 1080), S3844 [23MY]

Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see S. 925), S3326 [9MY]

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

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), S2147 [21MR]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 562), S6127 [31JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 577), S1853 [14MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S5800 [18JY]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 323), S6209 [1AU]

——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S7575 [28OC]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S6127 [31JY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 1064), S6210 [1AU]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 452), S2455 [8AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S2798 [18AP]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S2684 [16AP]

——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 689), S6209 [1AU]

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]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 254), S6753 [24SE]

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: support mission and goals (see S. Res. 120), S3030 [25AP]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 263), S6960 [26SE]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 240), S6597 [18SE]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 9), S330 [28JA]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 913), S4522 [17JN]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see S. 916), S5265 [26JN]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S6210 [1AU]

National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 172), S4794 [20JN] (see S. Res. 201), S5969 [25JY]

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

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: notify World Trade Organization if members fail during consecutive years to disclose subsidies under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (see S. 355), S773 [14FE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1028), S4022 [7JN]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S6379 [11SE]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see S. 1426), S6206 [1AU]

Public debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see S. 1598), S7615 [29OC]

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), S4021 [7JN]

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

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see S. 1725), S8186 [19NO]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S813 [25FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum (see S. 568), S1853 [14MR]

Snowden, Edward: call for Russia to turn over Edward Snowden to U.S. authorities and consider all economic and diplomatic options when pursuing him (see S. Res. 198), S5800 [18JY]

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 425), S2455 [8AP]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 723), S3987 [6JN]

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), S3532 [15MY]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1181), S4585 [18JN]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 1141), S4213 [11JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S8565 [9DE]

——— 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]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S8566 [9DE]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see S. 193), S438 [31JA]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see S. 506), S1269 [7MR]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S3326 [9MY]

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

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and modernize (see S. 1009), S3760 [22MY]

Trademarks: provide for registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the U.S., or any State or local government (see S. 1816), S8771 [12DE]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see S. 247), S519 [7FE]

——— tribute (see S. Res. 56), S871 [26FE]

Veterans: 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]

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]

Water: exempt fire hydrants from prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux (see S. 1779), S8565 [9DE]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 1135), S4212 [11JN]

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

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S5150 [25JN]

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), S3762 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: support maple syrup production research and education, sustainability of maple syrup resources, promotion of maple products, and access to lands for maple sugaring activities (see S. 879), S3158 [7MY]

Alcoholic beverages: modify the types of wines taxed as hard cider (see S. 1531), S6647 [19SE]

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 299), S8186 [19NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass (see S. Con. Res. 16), S3570 [16MY]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see S. Res. 88), S2146 [21MR]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): authorize preparation of a revised edition of the Senate Rules as a Senate document (see S. Res. 285), S7795 [4NO]

——— authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 43), S871 [26FE] (see S. Res. 229), S6519 [17SE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see S. Res. 88), S2146 [21MR]

Committees of the Senate: authorize printing of rules (see S. Res. 322), S8845 [16DE]

——— authorize reporting of funding resolutions (see S. Res. 58), S944 [27FE] (see S. Res. 228), S6519 [17SE]

——— authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 64), S1012 [28FE] (see S. Res. 253), S6753 [24SE]

Credit: provide for the discharge of student loan obligations upon the death or disability of the student borrower (see S. 1773), S8457 [21NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 1362), S5968 [25JY]

Disasters: provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see S. 1480), S6208 [1AU]

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 374), S813 [25FE]

Immigration: reform (see S. 744), S2684 [16AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1318), S5799 [18JY]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 382), S871 [26FE]

——— change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see S. 324), S772 [14FE]

——— extend certain ambulance add-on payments (see S. 1405), S6126 [31JY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 842), S3029 [25AP]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 1318), S5799 [18JY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 948), S3430 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 921), S3326 [9MY]

——— provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under maximum hours of service regulations (see S. 487), S1269 [7MR]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 987), S3569 [16MY]

NOAA: provide for equitable management of summer flounder based on geographic, scientific, and economic data (see S. 1757), S8457 [21NO]

Patent and Trademark Office: improve transitional program covered business method patents (see S. 866), S3091 [6MY]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (see S. 1512), S6518 [17SE]

Taxation: establish dairy farm savings accounts (see S. 493), S1269 [7MR]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see S. 1772), S8457 [21NO]

——— expand the types of livestock for which bonus depreciation is available (see S. 494), S1269 [7MR]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 501), S1269 [7MR]

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

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 728), S2649 [15AP]

——— extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see S. 1882), S9105 [20DE]

——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1116), S4021 [7JN]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see S. 1194), S4792 [20JN]

——— treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (see S. 1115), S4021 [7JN] (see S. 1689), S8000 [13NO]

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

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 1535), S6647 [19SE]

Tesfamical, Alemseghed M.: relief (see S. 36), S43 [22JA]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see S. 1008), S3760 [22MY]

World War II: 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]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6882 [24SE], S6991 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6680 [23SE], S6843 [24SE]

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

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

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), motion to proceed, S7777 [31OC], S7794 [4NO]

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

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]

Estevez, Alan F.: nomination to be Principal Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, S7565 [28OC], S7640 [30OC]

Hirozawa, Kent Y.: nomination to the NLRB, S5978 [25JY], S6031 [30JY]

Hochberg, Fred P.: nomination to be Eximbank President, S5653 [11JY], S5718 [17JY]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4976 [21JN], S4988, S5012 [24JN], S5215 [26JN], S5330 [27JN]

——— reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S3969 [6JN], S4086 [11JN]

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), S7532 [16OC]

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

Lew, Sec. of the Treasury: nomination to be IMF, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Governor, S7566 [28OC]

Pearce, Mark G.: nomination to the NLRB, S5979 [25JY], S6050 [30JY]

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

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7385 [10OC], S7425 [12OC]

Schiffer, Nancy J.: nomination to the NLRB, S5979 [25JY], S6049 [30JY]

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

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

Notices

Congressional Record: final issue publication, S8607 [11DE], S8677 [12DE], S8779 [13DE], S8815 [15DE], S8823 [16DE], S8869 [17DE], S8919 [18DE], S8985 [19DE], S9071 [20DE], H7629 [11DE], H7691 [12DE], H8115 [16DE], H8119 [19DE], H8129 [23DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, S7183, S7184 [4OC], S7530 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7047, S7053, S7054, S7055 [30SE], S7088 [1OC], S7110, S7127 [2OC], S7192 [4OC], S7286 [8OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6842 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, S7126 [2OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1983 [20MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S7088 [1OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S1937 [19MR], S2248 [22MR], S3497 [15MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S7286 [8OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent request, S7126 [2OC]

——— suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending (S. 788), S2886 [23AP]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2248 [22MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 14), S1668 [11MR]

——— permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Muhammad Yunus (H. Con. Res. 20), S1668 [11MR]

CBO: release of economic impact report on S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S4568 [18JN]

Climate: global warming, S7599 [29OC]

Corps of Engineers: Great Lakes dredging funding, S3448 [15MY]

——— provide specific project recommendations in study analyzing flood risks on the east coast, S3448 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a Pay It Forward model for funding postsecondary education that requires students to pay a percentage of their income back into the fund upon graduation (S. 1884), S9084 [20DE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5561 [9JY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (S. 1241), S5561 [9JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., S4384, S4386, S4387, S4388 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms, S2742 [17AP]

District of Columbia: allow the District of Columbia Treasurer or a Deputy Chief Financial Officer to perform functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer in an acting capacity if such position is vacant (H.R. 1246), S2817 [18AP]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S2886 [23AP]

Employment: improve the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation, S5247, S5248 [26JN]

Failla, Katherine Polk: nomination to be district judge, S1081 [4MR]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), S6633 [19SE]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (S. 1610), S8618 [11DE], S8996, S8997 [19DE]

——— prevent National Flood Insurance Program premium rate increases until completion of study on affordability of premiums, S3301 [9MY], S3497 [15MY]

——— prohibit Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for projects that do not improve homeland security, S1983 [20MR]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 41), S19 [4JA]

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), S2735, S2736, S2741, S2742 [17AP]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence, S2735, S2736 [17AP]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S2736, S2741 [17AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8554, S8555 [9DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (S. 1774), unanimous-consent request, S8447 [21NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7047, S7053, S7054, S7055 [30SE], S7088 [1OC], S7109, S7127 [2OC], S7183, S7184, S7192 [4OC], S7286 [8OC], S7481 [15OC], S7530 [16OC]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (S. Res. 12), S1668 [11MR]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1082 [4MR], S1114 [5MR]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to personal activism in rulings, S1140 [6MR]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, S7599 [29OC]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S19 [4JA]

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

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, S4751 [20JN], S4979 [21JN], S5009, S5011 [24JN]

——— prohibit granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Dept. of Homeland Security has maintained effective control of borders for a certain period of time, S4437 [13JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S2696 [16AP], S4384, S4386, S4387, S4388 [12JN], S4437 [13JN], S4568 [18JN], S4751 [20JN], S4979, S4980 [21JN], S5009, S5011 [24JN], S5123 [25JN], S5247, S5248 [26JN], S5338, S5350, S5478 [27JN]

——— reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S4086 [11JN]

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), S7530 [16OC]

International Women’s Day: support goals (S. Res. 74), S1669 [11MR]

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), S3742 [22MY]

Kelly, Jane: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2817 [18AP]

Kerry, Senator: nomination to be Sec. of State, S352 [29JA]

McCafferty, Landya B.: nomination to be district judge, S8718 [12DE]

National Guard: clarify authority to provide support to Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, S5338 [27JN]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), unanimous-consent request, S7183, S7184 [4OC]

National security: impact of Government shutdown, S7192 [4OC]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), S7501 [15OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: expert post-grant review of covered business method patents, S3021 [25AP]

Patents: reform, S3021 [25AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to implement, S6842 [24SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2815 [18AP]

Public debt: ceiling, S7280, S7286 [8OC], S7481 [15OC], S7530 [16OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7423 [12OC]

Public works: provide financing assistance for qualified water infrastructure projects, S7600 [29OC]

Republican Party: impact of Tea Party minority on party majority, S7109 [2OC]

Senate: legislative process, S5123 [25JN], S5247, S5248 [26JN]

——— legislative program, S1669 [11MR], S2696 [16AP], S2817 [18AP], S7501 [15OC]

——— tribute to Senators, personal staff, and Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) staff who worked on S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S5478 [27JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Steve Schonberg v. Mitch McConnell, et al. (S. Res. 103), S2817 [18AP]

Senate Rules: use of filibuster to impede confirmation of Presidential nominees, S1140 [6MR]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (S. 1512), S7963 [12NO]

Stan Musial Memorial Bridge, St. Louis, MO: designate (S. 166), S1668 [11MR]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit, S8992 [19DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), S8991 [19DE]

——— extend deduction on distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes, S8992 [19DE]

——— extend the new markets tax credit, S8992 [19DE]

——— extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits, S8991 [19DE]

——— extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (S. 1882), unanimous-consent request, S9083 [20DE]

——— treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (H.R. 3458), S8661 [11DE]

——— treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (H.R. 3458), unanimous-consent agreement, S8717 [12DE]

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia: importance, S1140 [6MR]

Water: exempt fire hydrants from prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux (H.R. 3588), S8899, S8900 [17DE]

——— 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), S3301 [9MY], S3448, S3497 [15MY], S7600 [29OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S4980 [21JN], S7601 [29OC]

Reports filed

Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Rept. 113–11), S2454 [8AP]

Committees of the Senate Expenditures: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Res. 253), S6753 [24SE]

——— Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Res. 253) (S. Rept. 113–116), S7829 [5NO]

——— Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Res. 64), S1011 [28FE]

——— Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Res. 64) (S. Rept. 113–41), S4480 [13JN]

Committees of the Senate Reporting of Funding Resolutions: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Res. 228), S6517 [17SE]

Expenditures: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Res. 43), S870 [26FE]

——— Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Res. 229), S6517 [17SE]

Nomination of Ann M. Ravel to the FEC: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S6518 [17SE]

Nomination of Davita Vance-Cooks To Be Public Printer: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S5907 [24JY]

Nomination of Lee E. Goodman to the FEC: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S6518 [17SE]

Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 375), S5907 [24JY]

Rules

Committee on Printing (Joint), S3249 [8MY]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S856 [26FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint), S3249 [8MY]

Tables

Electoral votes for the President and Vice President, H49 [4JA]

Transcripts

Inauguration of President Obama and Vice President Biden, S183–S187 [22JA]

Tributes

Kaine, Senator, S906 [27FE]

Whitehouse, Senator, S7601 [29OC]