BENNET, MICHAEL F. (a Senator from Colorado)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3772, S3781 [22MY], S3846 [23MY], S3910 [3JN], S3956 [4JN]

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

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1817, S1820 [13MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2040 [20MR], S2173, S2184 [21MR], S2356 [22MR]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6241, S6244 [1AU], S6389 [11SE], S6532 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8065 [14NO], S8202, S8209, S8236, S8260 [19NO], S8404, S8408 [20NO], S8472 [21NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5921 [24JY], S5943 [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), S2766 [17AP]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S183 [22JA]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S5194, S5196 [25JN], S5266 [26JN]

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), S3273 [8MY]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 2642, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S6259 [1AU], S7085 [1OC]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S8983 [18DE]

Articles and editorials

Colorado’s Delegation Must Support Immigration Reform, Wayne Mininger, Greeley (CO) Tribune, S4204 [11JN]

My Family Needs Immigration Reform, Sen. Bennet, Ana K. Casas Ibarra, Denver (CO) Post, S5125 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for crop production on native sod (see S. 801), S2960 [24AP]

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

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 299), S8567 [9DE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 395), S4521 [17JN]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see S. 1541), S6887 [24SE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S6072 [30JY]

——— establish a tiered hiring preference for civil service jobs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 1320), S6297 [9SE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 475), S2147 [21MR]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 769), S2798 [18AP]

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]

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]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S520 [7FE]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3093 [6MY]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see S. 128), S284 [24JA]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see S. 398), S7353 [9OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 282), S7729 [31OC]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S5264 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3431 [14MY]

——— 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), S5908 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: establish an alternative accountability model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress (see S. 943), S3429 [14MY]

——— establish Office of Rural Education Policy (see S. 1096), S3988 [6JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see S. 1238), S5569 [9JY]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 370), S1128 [5MR]

——— promote environmental education (see S. 1306), S6328 [10SE]

——— provide professional development for elementary school principals in early childhood education and development (see S. 1113), S4021 [7JN]

——— recruit, prepare, and support principals through capacity-building measures that will improve student academic achievement in high-need schools (see S. 840), S3029 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see S. 466), S6597 [18SE]

——— authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 153), S285 [24JA]

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S6446 [12SE]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see S. 1251), S6328 [10SE]

——— 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), S6446 [12SE]

——— issue regulations to make available a searchable Medicare claims and payment database (see S. 1180), S4585 [18JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see S. 242), S590 [11FE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1417), S7577 [28OC]

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

——— 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), S519 [7FE]

——— require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 624), S2026 [20MR]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 773), S2798 [18AP]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see S. 80), S213 [23JA]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen quality control measures for lung disease claims and establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see S. 1423), S6297 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, CO, as wilderness (see S. 341), S772 [14FE]

——— improve support facilities for national historic sites operated by the National Park Service (see S. 1071), S3844 [23MY]

——— provide for conduct of stewardship end result contracting projects (see S. 816), S3028 [25AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see S. 1572), S7536 [16OC]

Dept. of Transportation: obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events (see S. 1560), S7063 [30SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S2798 [18AP]

Diseases: reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S2845 [22AP]

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), S6127 [31JY]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1094), S3954 [4JN]

Employment: streamline Federal job training system, steer training dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish Pay for Performance pilot program, and provide State access to National Directory of New Hires (see S. 804), S2960 [24AP]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 368), S773 [14FE]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 1212), S4793 [20JN]

Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, CO (see S. 1305), S5708 [16JY]

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

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

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

Hydroelectric power: improve (see S. 545), S1854 [14MR]

Immigration: reform (see S. 744), S2684 [16AP] (see S. 744), S2750 [17AP]

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), S1787 [13MR]

——— 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), S1128 [5MR]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S5149 [25JN]

Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S6886 [24SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S872 [26FE]

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

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

Medicare: allow certain critical access and sole community hospitals to use interactive telecommunications systems to satisfy available physician requirements for emergency medical conditions (see S. 328), S772 [14FE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S6209 [1AU]

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

Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 689), S2501 [9AP]

Mining and mineral resources: clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs (see S. 222), S469 [4FE]

——— facilitate remediation of abandoned hardrock mines (see S. 1443), S6207 [1AU]

National Ag Day: anniversary (see S. Res. 81), S1950 [19MR]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 534), S1710 [12MR]

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

National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 295), S8049 [14NO]

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

National Lineman Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 95), S2564 [10AP]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S5500 [27JN]

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), S3659 [21MY]

Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. Res. 289), S7927 [7NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1798), S8977 [18DE]

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

PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Colorado Springs, CO: designate (see S. 1606), S7675 [30OC]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 360), S5668 [11JY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 279), S590 [11FE]

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), S2897 [23AP]

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

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum (see S. 568), S4793 [20JN]

Social Security: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (see S. 1118), S4021 [7JN]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 475), S2147 [21MR]

Taxation: 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]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S7271 [7OC]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 553), S1785 [13MR]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S3373 [13MY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see S. 958), S3531 [15MY]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 346), S5568 [9JY]

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

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

——— 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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: exempt certain payments to States from sequestration (see S. 1676), S7927 [7NO]

Colorado: withdraw unleased public minerals in the Thompson Divide area from future oil and gas development while preserving existing private property rights for current leaseholders (see S. 651), S2328 [22MR]

Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools: establish (see S. 1010), S3760 [22MY]

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]

Credit: require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs (see S. 1106), S3987 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for the conduct of activities to detect, and respond in a timely manner to, threats to animal health (see S. 859), S3091 [6MY]

Dept. of Education: create and expand innovative teacher and principal preparation programs known as teacher and principal preparation academies (see S. 1052), S3843 [23MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a competitive grant program to provide grants to States and units of local government to carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures (see S. 570), S1853 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deduct amounts for repayment from the last months of educational assistance entitlement in cases of overpayments under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 930), S3371 [13MY]

——— improve and increase the availability of on-job training and apprenticeship programs (see S. 1216), S5149 [25JN]

Disasters: provide assistance for watersheds adversely affected by qualifying natural disasters (see S. 243), S519 [7FE]

Education: promote innovative education practices, help States and local educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge to English learners (see S. 1043), S3843 [23MY]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see S. 765), S2797 [18AP]

FDA: strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (see S. 957), S3531 [15MY]

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

FEMA: establish pilot program to provide for wildfire mitigation grants (see S. 1428), S6206 [1AU]

Forest Service: designate national forest acreage as disease and insect infestation treatment areas (see S. 745), S2749 [17AP]

Forests: provide for the conduct of stewardship contracting projects (see S. 849), S3029 [25AP]

GAO: report on the impact of certain mental and physical trauma on the discharge of Armed Forces members for misconduct (see S. 1668), S7927 [7NO]

Pike National Historic Trail: provide for a study (see S. 524), S1710 [12MR]

San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek watershed lands as wilderness (see S. 841), S3029 [25AP]

Taxation: facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see S. 1441), S6207 [1AU]

——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see S. 1103), S3987 [6JN]

World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 73), S1270 [7MR]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3949 [4JN], S3976 [6JN]

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

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

Connor, Michael L.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior, S8838 [16DE]

Davis, Brian J.: nomination to be district judge, S8837 [16DE], S9082 [20DE]

Feldblum, Chai R.: nomination to the EEOC, S8558 [9DE], S8677 [12DE]

Griffin, Richard F., Jr.: nomination to be NLRB general counsel, S7596 [29OC]

——— nomination to the NLRB, S7532 [16OC]

Higginbottom, Heather A.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State for Management and Resources, S8560 [9DE], S8783 [13DE]

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]

James, Deborah Lee: nomination to be Sec. of the Air Force, S8560 [9DE], S8763 [12DE]

Johnson, Jeh C.: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S8560 [9DE], S8834 [16DE]

McCafferty, Landya B.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8717 [12DE]

Morris, Brian: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8750 [12DE]

Patterson, Anne W.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs, S8560 [9DE], S8799 [13DE]

Wald, Patricia M.: nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, S8559 [9DE], S8723 [12DE]

Watters, Susan P.: nomination to be district judge, S8560 [9DE], S8757 [12DE]

Wolford, Elizabeth A.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8711 [12DE]

Letters

Remove cap on Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program funds to assist Colorado disaster recovery: Donald E. Hunt, Colorado Dept. of Transportation, S6995 [27SE]

——— John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado, S6995 [27SE]

Lists

Senate staff who worked on S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S5484 [27JN]

Staff and Senators who worked on H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act, S8025 [14NO]

Privilege of the floor

Aarthun, Stephani, S295 [24JA]

Pence, Laura, S295 [24JA]

Shah, Rina, S295 [24JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3823 [23MY], S4757 [20JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6945 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7157 [3OC]

Aurora, CO: anniversary of movie theater shootings, S5787 [18JY]

Blackmun, Scott: Sports Business Journal Sports Executive of the Year award recipient, S4476• [13JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S5223, S5224, S5225 [26JN]

Colorado: tribute to President’s ‘‘E’’ Award recipients, S3951• [4JN]

Colorado State University: tribute to Global Campus, S7719• [31OC]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): authorize preparation of a revised edition of the Senate Rules as a Senate document (S. Res. 285), S7800 [4NO]

Congress: public approval ratings, S4757 [20JN]

Conservation of energy: facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings, S6361 [11SE]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6361 [11SE]

Democracy: history of principles, S7306 [8OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: National Resource Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection program funding, S235 [24JA]

Dept. of Transportation: obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events (S. 1560), S7014 [30SE]

Economy: impact of Government shutdown, S7157 [3OC]

Estes Park, CO: impact of Government shutdown, S7305 [8OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S517 [7FE]

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), S7800 [4NO]

——— strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), motion to proceed, S8024 [14NO]

Federal Highway Administration: remove cap on Emergency Relief Program funds to assist Colorado disaster recovery, S6994, S6995 [27SE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Colorado, S6488 [17SE]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding, S235 [24JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6945 [26SE], S7157 [3OC], S7305 [8OC]

Haynes, Anna Jo Garcia: Denver, CO, Girls Athletic Leadership School Champion of Education Award recipient, S2648 [15AP]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (S. Res. 277), S7800 [4NO]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S235 [24JA]

Immigration: influence of Colorado Compact principles of immigration on formulating a national immigration policy, S5340 [27JN]

——— 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, S4757 [20JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S3314–S3317 [9MY], S4203, S4204 [11JN], S4375 [12JN], S4640 [19JN], S4757 [20JN], S5124, S5126, S5143 [25JN], S5225, S5227, S5229 [26JN], S5340, S5484 [27JN]

Public debt: ceiling, S5223, S5224, S5225 [26JN]

Republican Party: impact of Tea Party minority on party majority, S7306 [8OC]

Senate: legislative program, S7800 [4NO]

——— 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, S5484 [27JN]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of Cadet Chapel, S6291• [9SE]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 42), S7799, S7800 [4NO]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Colorado, S5125 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S3314 [9MY], S5144 [25JN]

Tributes

Cowan, Senator, S5484 [27JN]