In 2015, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz). introduced an amendment repealing the Jones Act.
In a momentary twist, Representative G. K. Butterfield of North Carolina introduced an amendment to lower the punishment to reprimand.
Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, introduced an amendment to require all voters to present a federally mandated photo ID.
Mr. Wallace introduced an amendment exempting "vendors of written material" from the city law on licensing people who sell things on the streets.
At six o'clock on the evening before the vote, Stournaras introduced an amendment that would have ended the "special salaries" enjoyed by employees at the Hellenic Parliament.
Mr. Lautenberg's aides say he is eager to return, particularly given that he introduced an amendment to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines.
On Wednesday, Senator Maria Cantwell, Democrat of Washington, introduced an amendment to keep the bank running through 2015 and to increase its loan limit to $140 billion.
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey, introduced an amendment to the Farm Bill to require a study into the links between sugary soft drinks and obesity.
Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, and Senator Richard J. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, jointly introduced an amendment that would put income limits on crop insurance subsidies.
Last week Mr Coburn introduced an amendment to the continuing resolution that would've blocked the National Science Foundation (NSF) from funding such research.
