SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. (a Senator from Maine)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14002 [6NO], S14071 [7NO], S14304, S14346 [13NO], S14505, S14512, S14517, S14520, S14551, S14563 [15NO], S15139, S15140 [11DE], S15561 [13DE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), S1871 [12FE]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3868, S3887, S3907, S3908, S3909 [27MR], S3988, S4031 [28MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3538, S3541 [21MR], S3569, S3573, S3582, S3633, S3635, S3639, S3641, S3642, S3645 [22MR], S3699, S3700, S3708, S3720, S3721 [23MR]
Coast Guard: improve acquisition under the Integrated Deepwater Program (S. 924), S16018 [19DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8945, S8951 [10JY], S8980, S9030, S9036, S9044 [11JY], S9104, S9137, S9168, S9169 [12JY], S9214 [13JY], S9275 [16JY], S9302, S9483, S9489, S9491, S9498, S9518 [17JY], S11606 [17SE], S11699, S11753, S11759 [19SE], S11814, S11856, S11872, S11875 [20SE], S12005, S12006 [24SE], S12041, S12056 [25SE], S12143 [26SE], S12267, S12268, S12301 [27SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9980 [25JY], S10109, S10200, S10205 [26JY]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), S11181, S11225 [6SE], S15853, S15930, S15932 [18DE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13047, S13080, S13102, S13104, S13105 [18OC], S13147, S13161 [19OC], S13178 [22OC], S13263 [23OC]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11405, S11421, S11428, S11431 [11SE]
Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4858 [23AP], S4993 [24AP], S5031, S5045, S5068, S5115, S5117 [25AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5408 [1MY], S5663 [7MY], S5751, S5752 [8MY], S5871 [9MY]
Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S6848 [24MY], S6992 [4JN], S7080 [5JN]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S803, S867 [22JA], S880, S933, S934, S935, S937, S964 [23JA], S1044, S1058, S1121 [24JA]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2321, S2428 [28FE], S2521, S2522 [1MR], S2727 [6MR]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), S7567 [12JN], S7641, S7656, S7659, S7662, S7666 [13JN], S7706, S7768 [14JN], S7783, S7794, S7796, S7798 [15JN], S7932, S7933, S7960 [19JN], S8116, S8127, S8128, S8135, S8139, S8142 [20JN], S8217, S8246, S8247, S8250 [21JN]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12881, S12883 [15OC], S12913 [16OC]
Small Business Act: reauthorize (H.R. 434), S1539, S1543 [1FE]
Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 434), S1539, S1543 [1FE]
Taxation: exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), S15698 [14DE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10433 [31JY], S10606, S10650, S10651, S10656 [1AU], S10739, S10750, S10825, S10828 [2AU]
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), S6129 [15MY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort French President Nicolas Sarkozy Into the House Chamber, H13210 [7NO]
Conferee: H.R. 2082, intelligence services appropriations, S12691 [3OC]
Articles and editorials
Addressing the Real Problems of REAL ID, Kennebec (ME) Journal and Morning Sentinel, S2342 [28FE]
Go Slow on New Driver's Licenses, Melville (NY) Newsday, S2342 [28FE]
Needed ID Delay, Bangor (ME) Daily News, S2342 [28FE]
Real ID Program Is a Real Mess; How Can States Standardize Driver's Licenses by 2008 When Standards Haven't Been Set? Portland (ME) Press Herald, S2342 [28FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Acadia National Park: acquire certain private lands, provide an intermodal transportation center, and extend the advisory commission (see S. 1329), S5716 [8MY]
Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see S. Res. 76), S3837 [27MR]
———improve health care capacity and retention of health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and other diseases and reduce maternal and child mortality (see S. 805), S7811 [18JN]
Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see S. 1160), S4750 [19AP]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 394), S2274 [27FE]
Air pollution: establish economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program to assist in transition to new clean energy technologies and protect against higher energy costs (see S. 485), S1521 [1FE]
Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 294), S578 [16JA]
Animals: establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see S. 746), S7333 [7JN]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see S. 1406), S6192 [16MY]
Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see S. 430), S1326 [30JA]
———ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see S. 713), S2355 [28FE]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 22), S11505 [12SE]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see S. 117), S39 [4JA]
———limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Dept. of Defense (see S. 604), S3353 [20MR]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see S. Con. Res. 2), S671 [17JA] (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1411 [31JA]
———provide for payment of death gratuity relative to members without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor child (see S. 659), S3274 [19MR]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service for members of the Ready Reserve in active Federal status or on active duty for significant periods (see S. 648), S5563 [3MY]
Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see S. 678), S2204 [17FE]
———require air carriers to publish customer service data and flight delay history (see S. 1085), S4602 [17AP]
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 359), S13521 [29OC]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 682), S2204 [17FE]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 254), S1522 [1FE]
Burma: impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council, prohibit importation of gems and hardwoods, support democracy efforts, and promote efforts to restore civilian democratic rule (see S. 2257), S15139 [11DE]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 16), S7730 [14JN]
Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 106), S3125 [14MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Live Earth Concert (see S. Con. Res. 17), S2969 [9MR] (see S. Con. Res. 24), S3706 [23MR]
Children and youth: authorize grants to carry out educational projects on preventing teen pregnancies (see S. 1137), S8062 [20JN]
———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see S. 400), S14787 [5DE]
———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 661), S2164 [16FE]
———expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see S. 667), S4601 [17AP]
———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see S. 182), S41 [4JA]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 803), S2795 [7MR]
Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (see S. Res. 132), S4047 [28MR]
Clean Air Act: promote use of fuels with low lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, establish motor vehicle fuel greenhouse gas performance standard, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see S. 1073), S4161 [29MR]
Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see S. Res. 30), S1903 [13FE]
———establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and develop climate change reduction technologies (see S. 280), S508 [12JA]
Coast Guard: improve acquisition under the Integrated Deepwater Program (see S. 924), S3352 [20MR]
———reauthorize (see S. 1892), S10149 [26JY]
Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 1142), S4675 [18AP]
Collins, Francis: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2140), S12990 [17OC]
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 32), S671 [17JA]
Commodity Exchange Act: amend relative to reporting and recordkeeping for positions involving energy commodities (see S. 577), S1902 [13FE]
Communications Act: update and reinvigorate universal service (see S. 101), S234 [8JA]
Computers: promote a free and open Internet by requiring network operators to treat all content equally and ensuring transparency in provision of any communications (see S. 215), S282 [9JA]
Conservation of energy: promote efficient use of oil, natural gas, and electricity, reduce oil consumption, and heighten energy efficiency standards for consumer products and industrial equipment (see S. 1115), S4752 [19AP]
———provide national energy efficiency standards for general service incandescent lamps (see S. 2017), S11215 [6SE]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 2108), S15032 [7DE]
Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 1957), S10787 [2AU]
Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1580), S13768 [5NO]
Corps of Engineers: carry out the Penobscot River Restoration Project (see S. 424), S1284 [29JA]
Corzine, Jon S.: extend best wishes and express hope for his speedy and complete recovery from auto accident (see S. Res. 157), S4676 [18AP]
Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see S. 1638), S12003 [24SE]
Crime: modernize and expand reporting requirements relative to child pornography and expand cooperation in combating child pornography (see S. 519), S4306 [10AP]
———protect children from online predators, enhance efforts to eliminate child pornography, and help parents protect children from inappropriate material (see S. 1965), S12288 [27SE]
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 1105), S4437 [12AP]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 261), S3065 [13MR]
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see S. Res. 331), S12054 [25SE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 474), S3608 [22MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize regional water enhancement program in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (see S. 1962), S12865 [15OC]
Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see S. 69), S38 [4JA]
———declare a commercial fishery failure for the groundfish fishery for Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island and provide disaster assistance (see S. Res. 376), S14285 [13NO]
Dept. of Energy: develop efficiency standards for general service lamps to assist in reducing costs to consumers, business concerns, government entities, and other users and require future lamps to meet those standards (see S. 1526), S6846 [24MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S3199 [15MR]
———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see S. 1482), S6844 [24MY]
———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see S. 600), S1958 [14FE]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 624), S3273 [19MR]
Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S283 [9JA]
———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (see S. 431), S1577 [5FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see S. 2523), S16005 [19DE]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 694), S3200 [15MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see S. 479), S1521 [1FE]
———eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see S. 994), S6017 [11MY]
———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 644), S2023 [15FE]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 935), S3352 [20MR]
———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see S. 1147), S8693 [28JN]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 1998), S11588 [17SE]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1418), S6848 [24MY]
———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see S. 2166), S15139 [11DE]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: extend authority for establishment of memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 824), S3518 [21MR]
Disasters: support efforts by local television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of natural disasters (see S. 1223), S9020 [11JY]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see S. 1843), S9658 [20JY]
Diseases: allow flexibility in the use of HIV prevention funds in the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) by removing abstinence-until-marriage programs funding requirement (see S. 1553), S7177 [6JN]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S9020 [11JY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 597), S1958 [14FE]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see S. 1415), S6192 [16MY]
Eagleton, Thomas F.: tribute (see S. Res. 97), S2694 [6MR]
Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (see S. 761), S5087 [25AP]
Education: celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see S. Res. 242), S8061 [20JN]
———encourage States to incorporate 21st century learning skills in State education programs (see S. 1483), S6844 [24MY]
———establish requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans (see S. 486), S1782 [8FE]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 727), S2488 [1MR]
———provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (see S. 562), S2274 [27FE]
———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see S. 442), S1710 [7FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see S. 1981), S14286 [13NO]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: amend to provide for greenhouse gases (see S. 1387), S6055 [14MY]
Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 125), S3835 [27MR]
EPA: establish an office to measure and report on greenhouse gas emissions of Federal agencies (see S. 1411), S6192 [16MY]
FAA: preserve Essential Air Service Program (see S. 435), S1327 [30JA]
FCC: promote transparency in adoption of new media ownership rules and establish independent panel to recommend how to increase representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership (see S. 2332), S14191 [8NO]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 625), S2023 [15FE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1924), S12865 [15OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 549), S1848 [12FE]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 413), S1237 [26JA]
Fish and fishing: encourage elimination of harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in commercial fishing fleets worldwide and lead to overfishing of global fish stocks (see S. Res. 208), S6266 [17MY]
———initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other countries to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean (see S.J. Res. 17), S10902 [3AU]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial fishermen (see S. 741), S12380 [1OC]
Food Security Act: include pollinators in certain conservation programs (see S. 1496), S6845 [24MY]
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S41 [4JA]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1744), S8692 [28JN]
Foreign policy: end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see S. 1175), S8795 [9JY]
Foreign trade: address impact of globalization, reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers (see S. 1848), S9774 [23JY]
———application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 974), S3607 [22MR]
———prevent illegal logging practices (see S. 1930), S10605 [1AU]
———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see S. 796), S2795 [7MR]
Global Change Research Act: amend (see S. 2307), S13768 [5NO]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 95), S2694 [6MR]
GSA: coordinate governmental efforts to promote high-performance green buildings (see S. 506), S1627 [6FE]
Guatemala: express sympathy to families of women and girls murdered and encourage the Guatemalan Government to bring an end to these crimes (see S. Res. 178), S15139 [11DE]
Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (see S. 843), S10789 [2AU]
Health: facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see S. 823), S2898 [8MR]
———improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (see S. 1408), S6192 [16MY]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 5), S36 [4JA]
Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 593), S2796 [7MR]
Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1518), S9020 [11JY]
Housing Assistance Council: authorize appropriations (see S. 1450), S6461 [22MY]
Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (see S. Res. 402), S15234 [12DE] (see S. Res. 405), S15461 [13DE]
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1582), S7333 [7JN]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 988), S3750 [26MR]
———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see S. 340), S828 [22JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1159), S4750 [19AP]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1588), S7451 [11JN]
Intelligence services: improve congressional oversight and committee structure and implement a key recommendation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S. (see S. Res. 375), S14285 [13NO]
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: adopt harvesting moratorium and review compliance with conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species (see S. Res. 368), S13989 [6NO]
International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 13), S11328 [10SE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 311), S670 [17JA]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see S. 871), S3124 [14MR]
Iran: strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program (see S. 970), S6462 [22MY]
Iraq: assist certain Iraqis who have worked directly with, or are threatened by their association with, the U.S. (see S. 1651), S12142 [26SE]
Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see S. Res. 271), S9211 [13JY]
Johnson, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 306), S11116 [5SE]
Lebanon: support free and fair Presidential elections without intimidation or foreign interference, security from terrorists, and democracy and reconstruction efforts (see S. Res. 353), S13078 [18OC]
Lesotho: commend enactment of law improving the status of married women and encourage efforts toward gender equity (see S. Res. 103), S2969 [9MR]
LIHEAP: provide additional appropriations for home heating aid (see S. 2405), S14741 [4DE]
Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 409), S15911 [18DE]
Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see S. Res. 300), S10902 [3AU]
Maine: mitigation of shore damages attributable to the Saco River navigation project (see S. 865), S3064 [13MR]
Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see S. 1951), S14701 [3DE]
———improve requirements for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs (see S. 578), S1902 [13FE]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 399), S8944 [10JY]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 860), S3064 [13MR]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see S. 2347), S15139 [11DE]
Medicare: establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see S. 2188), S12988 [17OC]
———expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 1161), S10789 [2AU]
———expedite the application and eligibility process for low-income subsidies under the prescription drug program and revise eligibility standards for an income-related subsidy (see S. 1102), S4437 [12AP]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 543), S1848 [12FE]
———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see S. 1310), S8413 [26JN]
———improve access to pharmacies under part D (see S. 1954), S10787 [2AU]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1164), S8795 [9JY]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 1605), S7638 [13JN]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see S. 2181), S14702 [3DE]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 329), S753 [18JA]
———provide for additional outreach and education and provide a special enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the prescription drug program (see S. 1108), S4437 [12AP]
———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see S. 2408), S15032 [7DE]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see S. 2056), S11585 [17SE]
Mental health: ensure new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, provided with essential services, and increase NIH research (see S. 1375), S6016 [11MY]
———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 1572), S10790 [2AU]
———provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services (see S. 558), S1848 [12FE]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 961), S4601 [17AP]
Middle East: support the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see S. Res. 321), S11751 [19SE]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 26), S4843 [23AP]
———extend eligibility for associate membership to the spouse and siblings of Purple Heart recipients (see S. 743), S2488 [1MR]
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (see S. Res. 165), S4841 [23AP]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety (see S. 357), S827 [22JA]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 82), S2024 [15FE]
National Anthem Project: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 236), S7730 [14JN]
National Boating Day: designate (see S. Res. 235), S8303 [22JN]
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 316), S11414 [11SE]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 243), S8061 [20JN]
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service: lower U.S. flags to half-staff (see S. Res. 171), S5393 [1MY]
National First Responder Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S7812 [18JN]
National Geothermal Initiative: establish (see S. 1543), S7179 [6JN]
National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 202), S6126 [15MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 579), S1958 [14FE]
National Medal of Honor Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2024 [15FE]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 192), S6018 [11MY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 288), S10605 [1AU]
National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 27), S4843 [23AP]
National security: extend deadline by which State identification documents shall comply with certain minimum standards (see S. 563), S2165 [16FE]
National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 174), S5184 [26AP]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: borrow against anticipated Digital Television and Public Safety Fund receipts to migrate to a national IP-enabled emergency network (see S. 93), S2488 [1MR]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 357), S13490 [26OC]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 204), S6193 [16MY]
National Women's History Museum: provide a site within the District of Columbia (see S. 1841), S9658 [20JY]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 1494), S8796 [9JY]
NOAA: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program (see S. 39), S8611 [27JN]
NSF: enhance scientific research and competitiveness through the Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (see S. 753), S2559 [2MR]
———establish a Climate Change Education Program (see S. 1389), S6055 [14MY]
Oceans: establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA (see S. 1581), S14701 [3DE]
Pensions: increase retirement security of women and small business owners (see S. 1288), S5561 [3MY]
Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 879), S3124 [14MR]
———prohibit price gouging with respect to gasoline and petroleum distillates during natural disasters and abnormal market disruptions (see S. 1263), S6847 [24MY]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 242), S358 [10JA]
Power resources: increase cooperation on energy issues between the U.S. and foreign governments and entities in order to secure the strategic and economic interests of the U.S. (see S. 193), S41 [4JA]
———promote development and use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies (see S. 1511), S6845 [24MY]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 2123), S12379 [1OC]
Public welfare programs: reward States for engaging individuals with disabilities in work activities (see S. 1730), S8691 [28JN]
Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see S. 83), S38 [4JA]
Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 348), S12936 [16OC]
Safety: improve interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see S. 385), S1057 [24JA]
Saudi Arabia: urge to overturn the sentence against rape victim known as the ``Qatif Girl'' (see S. Res. 406), S15651 [14DE]
SBA: establish a small business energy efficiency program (see S. 1657), S7887 [19JN]
———improve the disaster loans program (see S. 163), S40 [4JA]
———improve the Office of International Trade to expand small business exporting (see S. 738), S2488 [1MR]
———increase Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program expenditures (see S. 1932), S10605 [1AU]
———provide expedited disaster assistance (see S. 715), S2355 [28FE]
———reauthorize and improve entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 1671), S8061 [20JN]
———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Investment Company Program (see S. 1662), S7887 [19JN]
———reauthorize loan programs (see S. 1256), S5390 [1MY]
———require reporting regarding the disaster loan program (see S. 598), S1958 [14FE]
Science: provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities (see S. 1373), S6848 [24MY]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 223), S4841 [23AP]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 991), S3835 [27MR]
Senior citizens: promote labor force participation of older Americans to increase retirement security, reduce projected shortage of experienced workers, maintain economic growth, and improve nation's fiscal outlook (see S. 709), S2797 [7MR]
Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see S. 836), S2969 [9MR]
Small business: establish a multiagency campaign to educate small business concerns about health insurance options available to children (see S. 1714), S8610 [27JN]
Small Business Act: improve contracting provisions (see S. 2300), S13684 [1NO]
———improve veterans' programs (see S. 1784), S9135 [12JY]
Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program (see S. 1663), S7887 [19JN]
Social Security: allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 794), S2795 [7MR]
———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see S. 238), S754 [18JA]
———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 764), S2598 [5MR]
———prohibit implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2049), S11504 [12SE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 206), S282 [9JA]
———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding (see S. 1224), S5086 [25AP]
———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments (see S. 401), S1189 [25JA]
SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see S. 821), S9497 [17JY]
Sudan: authorize States and local governments to prohibit the investment of State assets in any company that has a qualifying business relationship with Sudan (see S. 831), S6462 [22MY]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 1485), S6844 [24MY]
Taxation: allow employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic payroll deposit individual retirement accounts and facilitate similar savings by the self-employed (see S. 1141), S4675 [18AP]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 773), S2693 [6MR]
———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (see S. 2337), S14284 [13NO]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 819), S2898 [8MR]
———ensure more investment and innovation in clean energy technologies (see S. 1370), S6551 [23MY]
———establish a program of Lifelong Learning Accounts, which are worker-owned savings accounts to be used for worker education and training (see S. 26), S37 [4JA]
———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see S. 1010), S4047 [28MR]
———exclude from gross income certain wages of a certified master teacher (see S. 1282), S5561 [3MY]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see S. 1394), S6126 [15MY]
———expand the availability of the cash method of accounting for small businesses (see S. 296), S578 [16JA]
———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see S. 1627), S7730 [14JN]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 881), S6847 [24MY]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 326), S3353 [20MR]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see S. 590), S1958 [14FE]
———extend the new market tax credit (see S. 1239), S5183 [26AP]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see S. 858), S3064 [13MR]
———make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense (see S. 2375), S14488 [15NO]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 156), S1327 [30JA] (see S. 2128), S12937 [16OC]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 469), S11327 [10SE]
———modify the energy efficient appliance credit for certain newer appliances (see S. 1525), S6846 [24MY]
———modify the partial exclusion for gain from certain small business stocks (see S. 1214), S5086 [25AP]
———permanently extend and modify the work opportunity credit (see S. 248), S358 [10JA]
———prohibit any State from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services (see S. 166), S11414 [11SE]
———provide a credit for certain educator expenses (see S. 1727), S8691 [28JN]
———provide a credit for renovation and construction of manufacturing facilities for incandescent lamps (see S. 1527), S6846 [24MY]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see S. 700), S6550 [23MY]
———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see S. 1318), S5655 [7MY]
———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (see S. 2209), S13152 [19OC]
———provide individuals relief from the penalty for failure to pay taxes on amounts attributable to the alternative minimum tax in cases where the taxpayer was not subject to such tax the previous year (see S. 1855), S10315 [30JY]
———provide tax relief and protections to military personnel (see S. 1593), S7544 [12JN]
———repeal alternative minimum tax (see S. 2293), S13684 [1NO]
———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 1130), S4600 [17AP]
———treatment of certain amounts derived from Federal grants and State matching funds in connection with revolving funds established under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 1910), S10604 [1AU]
Technology: promote deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information technologies (see S. 1190), S5499 [2MY]
Telecommunications: promote competition and preserve and protect ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 1853), S9774 [23JY]
Telephones: eliminate automatic removal of telephone numbers on the Federal ``do-not-call'' registry (see S. 2096), S12866 [15OC]
———facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S282 [9JA]
———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see S. 704), S2355 [28FE]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 675), S2165 [16FE]
Thomas, Craig: tribute (see S. Res. 220), S7070 [5JN]
Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (see S. 184), S41 [4JA]
Transportation Security Administration: repeal exemptions from basic contracting laws (see S. 1922), S10605 [1AU]
U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification that the U.N. is not engaged in global taxation schemes (see S. 1623), S7730 [14JN]
U.S. Housing Act: exempt qualified public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan (see S. 809), S2898 [8MR]
Unemployment: provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see S. 1871), S9916 [25JY]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 609), S2022 [15FE]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 67), S3273 [19MR]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 439), S1577 [5FE]
———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see S. 1146), S4675 [18AP]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 423), S1959 [14FE]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S12379 [1OC]
———provide annual cost-of-living adjustments in rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 161), S2229 [26FE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 117), S3608 [22MR] (see S. Res. 122), S3706 [23MR]
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings (see S. Res. 149), S4478 [16AP]
Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act: amend (see S. 428), S1326 [30JA]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 573), S1902 [13FE]
World War II: tribute to Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program for efforts to preserve, protect, and restore artistic and cultural treasures in Allied-occupied countries (see S. Res. 223), S7178 [6JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2355 [28FE]
Armed Forces: improve management of medical care for members and improve the speed and efficiency of the physical disability evaluation system of the Dept. of Defense (see S. 1670), S8061 [20JN] (see S. 1682), S8301 [22JN]
Aroostook County, ME: modify empowerment zone boundaries (see S. 942), S3352 [20MR]
Business and industry: revalue the ``last-in, first-out'' (LIFO) inventories of major integrated oil companies (see S. 1504), S6845 [24MY]
Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (see S. 1579), S7333 [7JN]
Coastal zones: develop observation system for coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes, improve warnings of natural hazards, enhance homeland security, support maritime operations, and improve management of coastal and marine resources (see S. 950), S3516 [21MR]
CPSC: increase number of full-time personnel assigned to duty stations at U.S. ports of entry or to inspect overseas production facilities (see S. 2282), S13684 [1NO]
Dailard, Cynthia Boles: tribute (see S. Res. 36), S828 [22JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an advisory committee to develop recommendations regarding the national aquatic animal health plan developed by the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force (see S. 2299), S13684 [1NO]
Dept. of Education: require the Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on such schools' athletic programs (see S. 518), S1709 [7FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 612), S2022 [15FE]
Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Brunswick, ME, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 662), S2164 [16FE]
Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see S. 1069), S4161 [29MR]
Ellsworth, ME: redesignate certain portions of the Union River navigation project (see S. 854), S3064 [13MR]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: modify conditions for release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account (see S. 2506), S15911 [18DE]
FAA: reform Essential Air Service Program (see S. 1571), S7332 [7JN]
FCC: prohibit an applicant from obtaining a low-power FM license if such applicant has in any manner engaged in the unlicensed operation of any station violating the Communications Act (see S. 2298), S13684 [1NO]
———reevaluate band plans for certain frequencies and reconfigure them to include spectrum to be licensed for small geographic areas (see S. 1622), S7730 [14JN]
———study economic impact that low-power FM stations will have on full-power commercial FM stations (see S. 2297), S13684 [1NO]
Greece: extend condolences for loss of life and destruction caused by raging fires (see S. Res. 341), S12433 [2OC]
Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see S. 358), S827 [22JA]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 459), S1410 [31JA]
Iraq: assess achievements by Iraqi Government of benchmarks for political settlement and national reconciliation (see S. 1144), S4675 [18AP] (see S. 1336), S5716 [8MY]
Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (see S. 1388), S6055 [14MY]
———redesignate the Saco River navigation project as an anchorage area (see S. 857), S3064 [13MR]
Medicaid: permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see S. 2406), S14741 [4DE]
Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 1715), S8610 [27JN]
———reduce costs of prescription drugs for beneficiaries and guarantee access to comprehensive prescription drug coverage (see S. 250), S358 [10JA]
Mount Desert, ME: deauthorize Northeast Harbor navigation project (see S. 853), S3064 [13MR]
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S. Res. 74), S1710 [7FE]
Northern Border Economic Development Commission: establish (see S. 2249), S13490 [26OC]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: investigate personal exemption allowance that Canada provides for merchandise purchased abroad by Canadian residents (see S. 1250), S5306 [30AP]
———make certain decisions reviewable by the Court of International Trade and ensure consideration of petitions to enforce U.S. trade rights (see S. 460), S1410 [31JA]
Rockland, ME: deauthorize a portion of Rockland Harbor navigation project (see S. 855), S3064 [13MR]
Rockport, ME: deauthorize Rockport Harbor navigation project (see S. 856), S3064 [13MR]
SBA: authorize loans for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency projects under the Express Loan Program (see S. 1656), S7887 [19JN]
———establish a pilot program to provide small businesses with information and educational materials on health insurance options (see S. 1690), S8356 [25JN]
———establish portfolio quality standards, improve lender oversight, create economic outcome and performance measurements, and strengthen 7(a) loan guaranty programs (see S. 2288), S13684 [1NO]
———improve the disaster loans program by creating a private disaster loan program (see S. 599), S1958 [14FE]
———improve the Surety Bond Guarantee Program (see S. 1960), S10787 [2AU]
Ships and vessels: ensure that U.S. vessels conveyed to eligible recipients for educational, charitable, or other public purposes are utilized for such purposes (see S. 1632), S7730 [14JN]
Small business: allow establishment of simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits and modify requirements and benefits for cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts (see S. 555), S1848 [12FE]
———assess impact of rules relating to internal controls (see S. 1153), S4675 [18AP]
———enhance compliance assistance (see S. 246), S358 [10JA]
———provide additional relief to owners ordered to active duty as members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 904), S3199 [15MR]
St. George, ME: deauthorize Tenants Harbor navigation project (see S. 852), S3064 [13MR]
Taxation: allow a special depreciation allowance for reuse and recycling property and provide tax-exempt financing of recycling equipment (see S. 1587), S7451 [11JN]
———extend the period for which the designation of an area as an empowerment zone is in effect (see S. 943), S3352 [20MR]
———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (see S. 822), S2898 [8MR]
———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see S. 269), S445 [11JA]
———modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 218), S282 [9JA]
———permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years (see S. 270), S445 [11JA]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space (see S. 271), S445 [11JA]
———regulate payroll tax deposit agents (see S. 1773), S9135 [12JY]
Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see S. 695), S2273 [27FE]
Certificates of election
Senate, S3 [4JA]
Cloture motions
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 2), motion to proceed, S1232 [26JA], S1512 [1FE]
Oaths of office
Senate, S4 [4JA]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S15442 [13DE], S15635 [14DE]
Air pollution: establish economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program to assist in transition to new clean energy technologies and protect against higher energy costs (S. 485), S1532 [1FE]
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 14), S2379 [28FE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), S1829 [12FE]
———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S15881 [18DE]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S4091 [29MR]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), conference report, S5138, S5139 [26AP]
Armed Forces: ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (S. 713), S2484 [1MR]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (S. 117), S116 [4JA]
———improve management of medical care for members and improve the speed and efficiency of the physical disability evaluation system of the Dept. of Defense (S. 1670), S8077 [20JN]
———improve management of medical care for members and improve the speed and efficiency of the physical disability evaluation system of the Dept. of Defense (S. 1682), S8303 [22JN]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, S1829 [12FE], S1984 [15FE]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 2), S9380 [17JY]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 7), S1467, S1468 [31JA]
———provide for the reduction and transition of U.S. forces in Iraq, S9380 [17JY]
Aroostook County, ME: modify empowerment zone boundaries (S. 942), S3391 [20MR]
Boulet, Michael: SBA Maine Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5560
Brewer, ME: Brewer Federal Credit Union named Brewer Business of the Year award recipient, S12138
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3573, S3587 [22MR], S3675, S3701 [23MR]
Children and youth: provide disadvantaged children with dental services, S12213 [27SE]
Climate: establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and develop climate change reduction technologies (S. 280), S514 [12JA]
Coast Guard: improve acquisition under the Integrated Deepwater Program, S4091 [29MR]
———improve acquisition under the Integrated Deepwater Program (S. 924), S3359 [20MR]
———reauthorize (S. 1892), S10172 [26JY]
Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (S. 1579), S7366 [7JN]
Coastal zones: develop observation system for coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes, improve warnings of natural hazards, enhance homeland security, support maritime operations, and improve management of coastal and marine resources (S. 950), S3521 [21MR]
Commodity Exchange Act: promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, S15442 [13DE]
CPSC: increase number of full-time personnel assigned to duty stations at U.S. ports of entry or to inspect overseas production facilities (S. 2282), S13687 [1NO]
Dailard, Cynthia Boles: tribute (S. Res. 36), S853 [22JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an advisory committee to develop recommendations regarding the national aquatic animal health plan developed by the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force (S. 2299), S13702 [1NO]
Dept. of Commerce: extend disaster assistance for fishermen to all New England States, S15881 [18DE]
———Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program cost sharing, S5073 [25AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S9380 [17JY]
Dept. of Education: William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Program funding, S13234 [23OC]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), House amendment, S15881 [18DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, S3573 [22MR]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13234 [23OC], S13357 [24OC]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11402 [11SE]
Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (S. 1069), S4208 [29MR]
Diseases: improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (S. 1415), S6198 [16MY]
Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S5073 [25AP]
Ellsworth, ME: redesignate certain portions of the Union River navigation project (S. 854), S3066 [13MR]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system to encourage reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases, S7693 [14JN]
F.A. Peabody Co.: SBA Maine Small Business of the Year award recipient, S7175
FAA: preserve Essential Air Service Program (S. 435), S1345 [30JA]
———reform Essential Air Service Program (S. 1571), S7344 [7JN]
FCC: prohibit an applicant from obtaining a low-power FM license if such applicant has in any manner engaged in the unlicensed operation of any station violating the Communications Act (S. 2298), S13701 [1NO]
———reevaluate band plans for certain frequencies and reconfigure them to include spectrum to be licensed for small geographic areas (S. 1622), S7742 [14JN]
———study economic impact that low-power FM stations will have on full-power commercial FM stations (S. 2297), S13701 [1NO]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (S. 549), S1853 [12FE]
———reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5475 [2MY], S5628 [7MY]
Flotation Technologies Inc.: Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership Manufacturing Excellence Award recipient, S13622
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (S. Res. 19), S350 [10JA]
Foreign trade: address impact of globalization, reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers (S. 1848), S9777 [23JY]
Geiger Brothers, Inc.: University of Southern Maine Institute for Family-Owned Business Gannett Family Business of the Year Award recipient, S8060
Global Change Research Act: amend (S. 2307), S13986 [6NO]
Greece: extend condolences for loss of life and destruction caused by raging fires (S. Res. 341), S12441 [2OC]
Health: improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (S. 1408), S6194 [16MY]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (S. 358), S846 [22JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), S4348 [11AP]
Hughes, John: National Restaurant Association Award recipient, S11746
ImmuCell (business): expansion of production facility, S7631
Insurance: improve access to affordable and meaningful health insurance coverage, especially for those in the small group and individual health insurance markets, S10759 [2AU]
Intelligent Spatial Technologies, Inc.: tribute, S9610
Iraq: assess achievements by Iraqi Government of benchmarks for political settlement and national reconciliation (S. 1144), S4684 [18AP]
———assess achievements by Iraqi Government of benchmarks for political settlement and national reconciliation (S. 1336), S5736 [8MY], S9381 [17JY]
Jordan-Fernald Funeral Homes, Inc.: Ellsworth, ME, Chamber of Commerce Top Drawer Award recipient, S14395
Kids Crooked House (business): Yahoo! Inc., Ultimate Connection Contest winner, S9016
LIHEAP: funding, S3701 [23MR]
Look's Gourmet Food Co., Inc.: tribute, S11503
Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Inc.: tribute, S6189
Madison, ME: tribute to Backyard Farms, Inc., S9914
Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (S. 1388), S6069 [14MY]
———redesignate the Saco River navigation project as an anchorage area (S. 857), S3066 [13MR]
Maine Machine Products Co.: Maine Development Foundation Champion of Economic Development Award recipient, S14783
Maine Mutual Group Insurance Co.: tribute to headquarters expansion, S15229
Marnee's Cookies, Inc.: tribute, S12984
Medicaid: permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (S. 2406), S14743 [4DE]
Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (S. 1715), S8618 [27JN]
———reduce costs of prescription drugs for beneficiaries and guarantee access to comprehensive prescription drug coverage (S. 250), S389 [10JA]
Millinocket, ME: tribute to New England Outdoor Center, S8605
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S879, S890 [23JA], S1045 [24JA]
Moosehead Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, S13358
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety, S8194 [21JN]
Mount Desert, ME: deauthorize Northeast Harbor navigation project (S. 853), S3066 [13MR]
National Small Business Week: observance, S4838 [23AP], S5073, S5074 [25AP], S5175 [26AP]
Oak Island Seafood, Inc.: Maine International Trade Center Maine Exporter of the Year Award recipient, S6547
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: investigate personal exemption allowance that Canada provides for merchandise purchased abroad by Canadian residents (S. 1250), S5308 [30AP]
———make certain decisions reviewable by the Court of International Trade and ensure consideration of petitions to enforce U.S. trade rights (S. 460), S1436 [31JA]
Penobscot Bay Media, LLC.: tribute, S12772
Penobscot Bay Porch Swings (business): tribute, S14059
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S5475 [2MY], S5628 [7MY]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), S7693 [14JN], S8194 [21JN]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), House amendment, S15429 [13DE]
Research: intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines (S. 30), S4348 [11AP]
Rockland, ME: deauthorize a portion of Rockland Harbor navigation project (S. 855), S3066 [13MR]
Rockport, ME: deauthorize Rockport Harbor navigation project (S. 856), S3066 [13MR]
Rumford, ME: unveiling of Oxford County Vietnam War Memorial, S5925 [10MY]
SBA: authorize loans for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency projects under the Express Loan Program (S. 1656), S7897 [19JN]
———establish a pilot program to provide small businesses with information and educational materials on health insurance options (S. 1690), S8361 [25JN]
———establish portfolio quality standards, improve lender oversight, create economic outcome and performance measurements, and strengthen 7(a) loan guaranty programs (S. 2288), S13689 [1NO]
———funding, S3675 [23MR]
———improve the disaster loans program, S15635 [14DE]
———improve the disaster loans program by creating a private disaster loan program (S. 599), S1976 [14FE]
———improve the Surety Bond Guarantee Program (S. 1960), S10805 [2AU]
———reauthorize and improve entrepreneurial development programs (S. 1671), S8087 [20JN]
———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 1662), S7904 [19JN]
———reauthorize loan programs (S. 1256), S5393 [1MY]
———revise definition of a HUBZone relative to counties that are highly rural but adjacent to urban areas and communities impacted by military base closings, S11402 [11SE]
———women's business centers funding, S1045 [24JA]
Senate: legislative process, S1984 [15FE]
Ships and vessels: ensure that U.S. vessels conveyed to eligible recipients for educational, charitable, or other public purposes are utilized for such purposes (S. 1632), S7749 [14JN], S7812 [18JN]
Simply Divine, LLC: tribute, S15906
Small business: allow establishment of simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits and modify requirements and benefits for cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts (S. 555), S1857-S1859 [12FE]
———assess impact of rules relating to internal controls (S. 1153), S4693 [18AP]
———enhance compliance assistance, S879, S890 [23JA]
———enhance compliance assistance (S. 246), S385 [10JA], S5176 [26AP]
———extend tax depreciation treatment of leasehold, restaurant, and retail space improvements, S5138, S5139 [26AP]
———provide additional relief to owners ordered to active duty as members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (S. 904), S3211 [15MR]
Small Business Act: improve contracting provisions (S. 2300), S13710 [1NO]
———improve veterans' programs (S. 1784), S9152 [12JY], S15951 [19DE]
Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program (S. 1663), S7906 [19JN]
Social Security: prohibit implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2049), S12213 [27SE]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10228 [30JY], S10759 [2AU], S12213 [27SE]
SSA: increase staffing to address backlog of disability benefit applications, S13357 [24OC]
St. George, ME: deauthorize Tenants Harbor navigation project (S. 852), S3066 [13MR]
Superlative Technologies, Inc. (SuprTEK): tribute, S10601
Taxation: expand the availability of the cash method of accounting for small businesses (S. 296), S5175 [26AP]
———extend production tax credit for electricity produced from renewable resources, the Clean Renewable Energy Bonds, and energy tax provisions for energy efficient buildings and power plants, S3587 [22MR]
———extend the period for which the designation of an area as an empowerment zone is in effect (S. 943), S3391 [20MR]
———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (S. 822), S2919 [8MR]
———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets (S. 269), S453 [11JA], S4591 [17AP], S5175 [26AP]
———modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit (S. 218), S289 [9JA]
———permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years (S. 270), S453 [11JA], S4591 [17AP], S5175 [26AP]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space (S. 271), S453 [11JA], S4591 [17AP], S5175 [26AP]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10759 [2AU]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), House amendments, S12213 [27SE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), motion to proceed, S10228 [30JY]
———regulate payroll tax deposit agents (S. 1773), S9138 [12JY]
Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (S. 695), S2279 [27FE]
Veterans: improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (S. 1146), S4748 [19AP]
York Beach, ME: tribute to the Inn at Long Sands, S5865
Texts of
S. 246, Small Business Compliance Assistance Enhancement Act, S386 [10JA]
S. 250, Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act, S390-S392 [10JA]
S. 269, increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets, S453 [11JA]
S. 270, Small Business Tax Flexibility Act, S454 [11JA]
S. 271, provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space, S454 [11JA]
S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act, S1859-S1861 [12FE]
S. 599, Private Disaster Loans Act, S1977 [14FE]
S. 942, Aroostook County, ME, empowerment zone boundary modification, S3392 [20MR]
S. 943, extend the period for which the designation of an area as an empowerment zone is in effect, S3393 [20MR]
S. 950, Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act, S3522-S3524 [21MR]
S. 1069, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act, S4209 [29MR]
S. 1579, Coastal Zone Management Act amendments, S7367-S7371 [7JN]
S. 1632, Vessel Conveyance Act, S7750 [14JN], S7813 [18JN]
S. 1690, Small Business Health Insurance Options Act, S8362 [25JN]
S. 2228, Small Business Lending Oversight and Program Performance Improvement Act, S13689-S13691 [1NO]
Tributes
Denning, Hanley G., S1407
Dube, Maurice, S11046
Hewitt, Jyuji D., S442 [11JA]
Landry, Roger, S10895 [3AU]
Lott, Senator, S15800 [18DE]
Massaua, John, S15230
McAleney, Mary, S11209
Paraskevaides, George, S15998
Pierce, Myron, S9465
Stevens, Senator, S6828 [24MY]
Thomas, Craig, S7323 [7JN]
Worcester, Morrill, S351 [10JA]