AYOTTE, KELLY (a Senator from New Hampshire)

Addresses

George Washington’s Farewell Address: read by, S793S797 [25FE]

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3618, S3628 [20MY], S3665 [21MY], S3727 [22MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S8853, S8854 [16DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1797, S1819, S1821 [13MR], S1854, S1871 [14MR], S1894, S1909, S1910 [18MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2038, S2040 [20MR], S2130, S2148, S2171, S2187, S2189, S2190, S2194, S2199, S2226 [21MR], S2304, S2305, S2309, S2352, S2353, S2354, S2362, S2364 [22MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2972, S2975, S2978 [24AP], S3053, S3057 [25AP]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7880 [6NO]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6244 [1AU], S6388 [11SE], S6448 [12SE], S6521 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8058, S8059, S8060, S8064 [14NO], S8104, S8124, S8132 [18NO], S8188, S8202, S8204, S8209, S8211, S8214, S8234, S8242, S8263 [19NO], S8363 [20NO], S8472, S8485 [21NO], S8603 [10DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5976 [25JY], S6080 [30JY]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S2752, S2766 [17AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4675 [19JN], S4860, S4984 [21JN]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), S8981, S8982 [18DE]

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), S528, S551 [7FE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S7560 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 886), S3258 [8MY]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see S. 345), S772 [14FE]

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

Armed Forces: require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see S. 470), S1593 [11MR]

Aviation: prohibit closing of air traffic control towers (see S. 687), S2501 [9AP]

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]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 287), S7830 [5NO]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S7386 [10OC]

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

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 554), S5969 [25JY]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see S. 1321), S5799 [18JY]

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]

Children and youth: 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), S7170 [3OC]

Coast Guard: ensure victims of sexual assault are granted an expedited consideration and determination of a request for transfer away from the geographic location of their alleged assailant (see S. 1050), S3843 [23MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S3258 [8MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see S. 398), S944 [27FE]

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]

Congress: prohibit earmarks (see S. 126), S284 [24JA]

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

Conservation of energy: facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings (see S. 1191), S4673 [19JN]

——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 761), S3533 [15MY]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 1392), S6071 [30JY] (see S. 1392), S6129 [31JY]

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]

Courts: reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals (see S. 699), S7729 [31OC]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S2455 [8AP]

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), S6446 [12SE]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3158 [7MY]

——— improve sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (see S. 1775), S8457 [21NO]

——— provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 1510), S6518 [17SE]

——— reform investigative procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent abusive treatment of alleged sexual assault victims in the Armed Forces (see S. 1644), S7829 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: 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 HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 153), S285 [24JA]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 955), S5018 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 1089), S6520 [17SE]

Dept. of State: rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1249), S9053 [19DE]

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

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

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 1462), S8001 [13NO]

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

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see S. 1708), S8049 [14NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have access to services in at least one departmental full-service hospital or comparable contract services in their State (see S. 49), S43 [22JA]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see S. 539), S5568 [9JY]

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]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1587), S7574 [28OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S5969 [25JY]

Employment: provide private sector employees with an opportunity for compensatory time off and a flexible credit hour program to help balance the demands of work and family (see S. 1626), S7674 [30OC]

EPA: repeal renewable fuel standard program (see S. 1195), S7617 [29OC]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see S. 1072), S5568 [9JY]

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

——— create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see S. 1231), S5264 [26JN]

——— improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1360), S6129 [31JY]

——— modify appointment of Inspectors General (see S. 1366), S5968 [25JY]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 15), S871 [26FE]

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

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see S. 1029), S3843 [23MY]

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

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 727), S6328 [10SE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S6328 [10SE]

——— require an empirical impact study on proposed rules relative to the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements as they apply to community banks (see S. 731), S3762 [22MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 17), S7008 [27SE]

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

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 1310), S5708 [16JY]

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), S2750 [17AP]

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

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), S6128 [31JY]

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

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 169), S401 [30JA]

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), S6297 [9SE]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 650), S4586 [18JN]

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), S5969 [25JY]

——— 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]

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

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S3658 [21MY]

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

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

Medicare: improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S6209 [1AU]

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]

Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 689), S3092 [6MY]

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

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 534), S3906 [3JN]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 107), S2897 [23AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 205), S6072 [30JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S6754 [24SE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 206), S6072 [30JY]

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

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), S3762 [22MY]

——— 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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 987), S7063 [30SE]

NLRB: reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 1166), S5568 [9JY]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see S. 379), S871 [26FE]

OPM: enhance background check system for the granting, denial, or revocation of security clearances or access to classified information of Federal employees or contractors (see S. 1618), S7674 [30OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions (see S. 1711), S8049 [14NO]

——— 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]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see S. 1592), S7953 [12NO]

——— 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), S7928 [7NO]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1798), S8914 [17DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to individual health insurance mandate (see S. 1188), S6211 [1AU]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see S. 1292), S5842 [23JY]

——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]

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

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see S. 610), S7430 [12OC]

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

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (see S. 1590), S7953 [12NO]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (see S. 540), S1710 [12MR]

Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal real property (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), S43 [22JA]

——— require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 43), S43 [22JA]

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

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see S. 899), S3256 [8MY]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1690), S8914 [17DE]

Small business: improve coordination of export promotion programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 1179), S4585 [18JN]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 313), S8565 [9DE]

Southern New Hampshire University: tribute to men’s soccer team (see S. Res. 326), S9105 [20DE]

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

Strategic Defense Initiative: anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S2026 [20MR]

Syria: impose sanctions and expand existing sanctions (see S. 1714), S8049 [14NO]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S8913 [17DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S8845 [16DE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 1431), S6206 [1AU]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 1364), S8914 [17DE]

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

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

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 1235), S5264 [26JN]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (see S. Res. 94), S2501 [9AP]

Transportation Security Administration: facilitate air passenger screening of severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 1403), S6126 [31JY]

——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 1367), S5968 [25JY]

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]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 47), S43 [22JA]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1587), S7574 [28OC]

World Polio Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 270), S7953 [12NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S3430 [14MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S5265 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 1869), S9051 [19DE]

Budget: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations and require budget estimates to be compared with the prior year’s level (see S. 185), S400 [30JA]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and freeze pay for Members of Congress when there is a Federal deficit (see S. 263), S520 [7FE]

——— replace current fiscal year sequestration (see S. 18), S943 [27FE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see S. 184), S400 [30JA]

Dept. of Defense: limit retirement of A–10 aircraft (see S. 1764), S8457 [21NO]

——— rescind amounts appropriated for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (see S. 680), S2501 [9AP]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see S. 1891), S9105 [20DE]

——— reauthorize the State Infrastructure Bank program (see S. 1553), S6960 [26SE]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 273), S589 [11FE]

FCC: provide for equitable distribution of Universal Service funds to rural States (see S. 1766), S8457 [21NO]

Federal employees: eliminate pay adjustments for persons holding senior positions in the Federal Government and prevent pay adjustments for Members of Congress in any year with a budget deficit (see S. 30), S42 [22JA]

Fish and fishing: permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs (see S. 221), S469 [4FE]

Foreign policy: prohibit contracting with enemies of the U.S. (see S. 675), S2501 [9AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S6126 [31JY]

New Hampshire: anniversary of the loss of the State symbol, the Old Man of the Mountain (see S. Res. 127), S3030 [25AP]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S6207 [1AU]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 31), S42 [22JA]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S3091 [6MY]

Transportation Security Administration: implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (see S. 1893), S9105 [20DE]

Cloture motions

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

E-Mails 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7849S7851 [6NO], S7982, S7983 [13NO]

Remarks

al-Libi, Abu Anas: tribute to U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials’ efforts leading to arrest and prosecution, S7488 [15OC]

Appropriations: making continuing, S7510, S7511 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8893 [17DE], S8939, S8952, S8953 [18DE], S9087 [20DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7131 [2OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6867 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1915, S1930 [19MR], S1970, S1972, S2027 [20MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), unanimous-consent request, S1880 [18MR], S1972 [20MR]

Armed Forces: working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, S8893 [17DE], S8939, S8952, S8953 [18DE], S9087 [20DE]

Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S973 [28FE]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), unanimous-consent request, S970 [28FE]

——— prohibit consideration of budget resolution that includes revenue increases while the civilian unemployment rate is above a certain level, S2252 [22MR]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S973 [28FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8893 [17DE], S8939, S8952, S8953 [18DE], S9087 [20DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2101, S2127 [21MR], S2252, S2274, S2277, S2306 [22MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2101 [21MR], S2274, S2277 [22MR]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2830 [22AP], S2879 [23AP]

——— exempt businesses with less than certain amount of online sales from requirement to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2881 [23AP], S8939 [18DE]

Capitol Police: tribute, S7176 [4OC]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7847 [6NO]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S7510, S7511 [16OC]

Cornish, NH: anniversary, S4520• [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S., but clarify that detainees do not gain any additional legal rights and can not be released in the U.S., S8164, S8166, S8167, S8179 [19NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8147, S8164, S8166, S8167, S8177, S8179 [19NO], S8320, S8336, S8337, S8345 [20NO]

——— clarify policies on detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists, S7488, S7490 [15OC]

——— develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process and provide for recruitment of women in the Afghan National Security Forces, S8345 [20NO]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 871), S3163 [7MY]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8147 [19NO], S8320, S8336, S8337 [20NO]

——— Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) funding, S1880 [18MR], S1915, S1930 [19MR], S1970, S1972 [20MR], S2306 [22MR]

——— 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, S8320, S8336, S8337 [20NO]

——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. or Yemen, and for upgrading U.S. facilities to house detainees, S8164, S8166, S8167, S8177 [19NO]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5597 [10JY]

——— 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), S5597 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: decision not to hold suspect in Boston Marathon bombings as an enemy combatant, S2870, S2871 [23AP]

——— decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, S1674S1676 [12MR]

Employment: prevent government from penalizing religious employers that are exempt from prohibitions on employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7847 [6NO]

FAA: contract control tower program funding, S1916 [19MR], S1972 [20MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7131 [2OC], S7176 [4OC], S7298 [8OC], S7510, S7511 [16OC]

Hampton, NH: anniversary, S6064• [30JY]

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, S4750 [20JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S4750 [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 (H.R. 2775), S7510, S7511 [16OC]

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), S3738 [22MY]

Lisbon, NH: anniversary, S6064• [30JY]

Newington, NH: anniversary, S6374• [11SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, S6868 [24SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, S6868 [24SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7176 [4OC], S7849S7852 [6NO], S7982 [13NO], S8018 [14NO]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, S6867 [24SE], S7851 [6NO]

——— implementation, S7131 [2OC], S7298 [8OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6867 [24SE]

——— repeal, S8018 [14NO]

Plymouth, NH: anniversary, S2956• [24AP]

Public debt: ceiling, S7510, S7511 [16OC]

Sandwich, NH: anniversary, S6192• [1AU]

Senate: legislative procedure, S974 [28FE]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, S2127 [21MR], S7299 [8OC]

Thornton, NH: anniversary, S6513• [17SE]

Warren, NH: anniversary, S2957• [24AP]

Woodstock, NH: anniversary, S5261• [26JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S8346 [20NO]

Tributes

Alexander, M. James, Jr., S941• [27FE]

Baiocchetti, Vinnie, S517• [7FE]

Burton, Raymond S., S7612• [29OC]

Delaney, Michael, S2682• [16AP]

Dube, Evan, S3323• [9MY]

Emery, Paul E., S6593• [18SE]

Giaccone, Nicholas, S8453• [21NO]

Haverhill, NH: anniversary, S3612• [20MY]

Matheson, Sandra, S7572 [28OC]

Mikulski, Senator, S974 [28FE]

Satterfield, Bernard, S3090• [6MY]