WARNER, MARK R. (a Senator from Virginia)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3856 [7JN], S3999 [12JN], S4205, S4212 [14JN], S4247 [18JN], S4341 [20JN]

CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (H.R. 4212), S8372, S8377 [21DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7056, S7102, S7103, S7108, S7110, S7114, S7121 [28NO], S7219, S7222, S7227, S7232, S7246 [29NO], S7289, S7295 [30NO], S7328 [3DE], S7402 [4DE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2515 [18AP], S2683 [25AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S615, S655, S656 [14FE], S862, S872, S874 [16FE], S1397 [5MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5789, S5792 [31JY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1 [3JA], S5631 [30JY], S6689 [28SE], S8455 [28DE]

Articles and editorials

Virginia Developer Is on a Mission To Revive His Town, Melena Ryzik, New York (NY) Times, S5369• [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]

Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]

Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 811), S6455 [19SE]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 2232), S2001 [22MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5048 [16JY]

Dept. of Education: require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see S. 595), S208 [31JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S163 [30JA]

——— expedite research and drug development to combat the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S164 [30JA]

Dept. of Justice: provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see S. 3635), S6855 [15NO]

Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]

Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), S163 [30JA]

Federal agencies and departments: reform and consolidate to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see S. 2129), S909 [17FE]

——— require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies (see S. 3468), S5870 [1AU]

FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see S. 3678), S8041 [13DE]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S3280 [17MY] (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]

——— implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]

FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]

Gross, Alan P.: call for immediate and unconditional release from detention in Cuba and urge for provision of appropriate medical treatment (see S. Res. 609), S7459 [5DE]

GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see S. 3439), S5381 [25JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S350 [6FE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 [21SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1993), S6895 [26NO]

Hurricanes: permit solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for relief of victims of Hurricane Sandy (see S. Res. 596), S6800 [14NO]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see S. Res. 624), S8138 [18DE]

Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1423 [6MR]

Israel: commit to security as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders and condemn rocket and missile attacks in Gaza by Hamas (see S. Res. 599), S6855 [15NO]

——— reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 2165), S3330 [21MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 [19JN]

——— observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]

Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 1299), S4822 [10JY]

McGovern, George S.: tribute (see S. Res. 607), S7303 [30NO]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 425), S2496 [18AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 2342), S5258 [23JY]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), S2326 [16AP]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]

National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 [19SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]

National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 [12SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 461), S3174 [15MY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), S3042 [9MY]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (see S. Res. 621), S8071 [17DE]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see S. Res. 618), S8042 [13DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2219), S3731 [5JN] (see S. 3369), S5048 [16JY]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]

Rudman, Warren: tribute (see S. Res. 604), S7215 [29NO]

Russia: disapprove law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of the law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see S. Res. 628), S8589 [31DE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 [21SE]

Specter, Arlen: tribute (see S. Res. 612), S7703 [10DE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6271 [12SE]

Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1616), S209 [31JA]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 3275), S7977 [12DE]

Telecommunications: require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]

Transportation: help leverage private investment for transit-oriented development near transit stations (see S. 2053), S261 [1FE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 [29JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S615 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see S. 2214), S1847 [20MR]

Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 [26MR]

Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by a certain date and other goals of the National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease draft (see S. Res. 434), S2655 [24AP]

Enterprise (U.S.S.): tribute to the Navy and current and former officers and crew upon completion of final deployment (see S. Con. Res. 65), S8203 [19DE] (see S. Res. 630), S8665 [2JA]

Government: increase accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see S. 3600), S6546 [20SE]

——— require establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies (see S. 3455), S5658 [30JY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see S. Res. 592), S6800 [14NO]

Medicare: provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see S. 3684), S8071 [17DE]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see S. 3682), S8042 [13DE]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington’s Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year (see S. 2052), S208 [31JA]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 47), S4893 [11JY]

Cloture motions

Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], S3713 [5JN]

Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 [20MR], S1884 [21MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6728 [13NO], S6830 [15NO]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to proceed, S5244 [23JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]

Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S5631 [30JY], S8455 [28DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4343 [20JN]

Appropriations: legislative process, S1042 [27FE]

Budget: deficit, S830 [16FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1504 [8MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: rural broadband telecommunications services programs funding, S4343 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: improve accountability of Violence Against Women Act grant programs, S2773 [26AP]

——— provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (S. 3635), S6858 [15NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to proceed, S6083• [11SE]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, S8245–S8248 [20DE]

——— avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S6884 [26NO], S8245–S8248 [20DE]

——— impact of switch to chained consumer price index as means to measure cost-of-living, S8247 [20DE]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (S. 1965), S1689 [15MR]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (S. 3217), S3765, S3766, S3767 [6JN]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, S830 [16FE], S894 [17FE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3063 [10MY]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3508 [23MY]

Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for defined retirement benefits, S831 [16FE], S894 [17FE]

Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]

OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of Federal retirement benefits, S2566, S2568 [23AP], S2692 [25AP]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2566, S2568 [23AP], S2692 [25AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1504 [8MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1688 [15MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6885 [26NO]

Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, S830 [16FE]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5830 [1AU]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2773 [26AP]

Votes: position on missed, S4125• [13JN], S6083• [11SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5832 [1AU]

Tributes

Braunstein, Diane, S5831 [1AU]

Inouye, Daniel K., S8245 [20DE]

Lawrence, Joseph, S894 [17FE]

Mikulski, Senator, S1995 [22MR]

Walker, Ed, S5369• [25JY]