MURKOWSKI, LISA (a Senator from Alaska)
Amendments
Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2643 [2MR], S2677, S2719 [3MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1465 [3FE], S1600 [4FE], S1678, S1736, S1737, S1756, S1758, S1764 [5FE], S1880, S1882 [6FE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4101 [31MR], S4174, S4206, S4219, S4222, S4223 [1AP], S4282, S4313, S4389, S4391, S4394, S4395, S4396 [2AP]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), S3730 [24MR], S3745 [25MR], S3899 [26MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7419 [13JY], S7484, S7495, S7502, S7504 [14JY], S7558, S7563, S7564, S7566 [15JY], S7642 [16JY], S7781, S7782, S7795, S7800, S7802, S7803 [21JY], S7871, S7915, S7923, S7932 [22JY], S8006, S8025, S8040, S8041, S8051 [23JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7330 [9JY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9685, S9686 [22SE], S9754, S9755 [23SE], S9772, S9773, S9774, S9841, S9854 [24SE]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), S419, S628 [15JA]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9445 [16SE]
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 (S. 181), S588, S628 [15JA]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S6054, S6078 [3JN], S6219 [4JN], S6290, S6305 [8JN], S6366 [9JN]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12171 [2DE], S12276 [3DE], S12832 [9DE], S13337, S13338, S13340 [16DE]
House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S2490 [25FE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), S7102 [25JN]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10226 [7OC], S10271 [8OC]
Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S976, S999 [28JA], S1069 [29JA]
Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12171 [2DE], S12276 [3DE], S12832 [9DE], S13337, S13338, S13340 [16DE]
Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (S. 1023), S6664 [16JN], S6820 [18JN]
Appointments
Committee to escort German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, into the House Chamber, H12201 [3NO]
Committee to escort the President, H9390 [9SE]
Conferee: H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, S5804 [21MY]
———H.R. 2847, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S11186 [5NO]
———H.R. 2892, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S7312 [9JY]
———H.R. 2918, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7132 [6JY]
———H.R. 2996, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations, S9812 [24SE]
———H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S11411 [17NO]
Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, S1472 [3FE]
U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, S3034 [11MR]
U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, S6956 [23JN]
Articles and editorials
Credit for Service—Restore Retirement Pay to the Eskimo Scouts, Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner, S997 [28JA]
Doctors and Patients, Not Feds, Know Best, Ilona Farr, Anchorage (AK) Daily News, S13772, S13774 [22DE]
Fix This Now—Cut Is No Way To Treat Old Vets, Anchorage (AK) Daily News, S997 [28JA]
Malpractice Relief, Andrew Firth and Roger Holmes, Alaska Medicine (publication), S13775 [22DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agent Orange Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 248), S8994 [6AU]
Armed Forces: enhance benefits for survivors of certain former members with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury and enhance access to mental health counseling (see S. 772), S4172 [1AP]
———exclude combat pay from income for purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and the special supplemental nutrition program under WIC (see S. 581), S9264 [10SE]
———express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (see S. Res. 344), S11253 [6NO]
———give wounded reservists the option of remaining on active duty during the transition process to continue to receive military pay and allow such members to live at home during transition (see S. 944), S5014 [1MY]
———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see S. 475), S4807 [28AP]
———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 455), S8765 [4AU]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S8766 [4AU]
———reduce minimum distance of travel necessary for reimbursement of covered military health care system beneficiaries for specialty health care (see S. 476), S4755 [27AP]
———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see S. 711), S9264 [10SE]
Baker, Richard A.: designate as Historian Emeritus of the Senate (see S. Res. 230), S8272 [29JY]
Bellmon, Henry: tribute (see S. Res. 293), S9930 [29SE]
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (see S. 2853), S13320 [16DE]
Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see S. Res. 112), S4670 [23AP]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S6889 [22JN]
Business and industry: strengthen American manufacturing through improved industrial energy efficiency (see S. 661), S3611 [23MR]
Byrd, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S11492 [18NO]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 1279), S6720 [17JN]
Children and youth: update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see S. 934), S4963 [30AP]
Civil Rights Act: clarify filing period applicable to discrimination charges (see S. 166), S309 [12JA]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see S. 69), S41 [6JA]
Correctional institutions: permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities (see S. 251), S8765 [4AU]
Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 1727), S9981 [30SE]
Dept. of Defense: modify share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see S. 645), S6581 [15JN]
Dept. of Education: extend authority to purchase guaranteed student loans (see S. 2796), S11492 [18NO]
Dept. of Energy: carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relative to nuclear reactors (see S. 2052), S10915 [29OC]
———carry out programs to develop and demonstrate two small modular nuclear reactor designs (see S. 2812), S11883 [20NO]
———improve innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide additional options for deploying energy technologies (see S. 949), S4963 [30AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (see S. 1635), S9373 [15SE]
Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to financial disclosure and transparency by labor union management (see S.J. Res. 24), S13458 [18DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 2787), S11430 [17NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 669), S3609 [23MR]
———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 663), S3550 [19MR]
———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 597), S3113 [16MR]
———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 423), S2229 [12FE]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 535), S4807 [28AP]
———waive charges for humanitarian care provided to family members accompanying severely injured veterans receiving medical care and provide assistance to family caregivers (see S. 801), S6720 [17JN]
Dept of State: establish Development and Commercialization Committee on Clean and Efficient Energy Technologies within the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate Program Office (see S. 840), S4513 [21AP]
Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 749), S5282 [7MY]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: improve appliance standards (see S. 598), S3113 [16MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 1422), S7317 [9JY]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 982), S5329 [11MY]
Federal employees: provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia (see S. 507), S2623 [2MR]
Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see S. 561), S2965 [10MR]
Firearms: preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see S. 816), S4575 [22AP]
Fish and fishing: authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector (see S. 1609), S8992 [6AU]
———conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (see S. 1214), S6582 [15JN]
———establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes (see S. 2870), S12909 [10DE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 15), S5232 [6MY]
Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see S. 558), S2964 [10MR]
FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see S. 604), S9372 [15SE]
Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 451), S5943 [2JN]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S3609 [23MR]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see S. 2129), S10916 [29OC]
Hansen, Clifford P.: tribute (see S. Res. 315), S10635 [21OC]
Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see S. 381), S1542 [4FE] (see S. 708), S3785 [25MR] (see S. 1011), S8865 [5AU]
Hawkins, Paula: tribute (see S. Res. 370), S12413 [4DE]
Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products (see S. 1660), S10111 [5OC]
Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see S. Con. Res. 25), S7142 [6JY]
Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see S. 1022), S5371 [12MY]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: reauthorize and extend (see S. 1790), S10487 [15OC]
Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see S. 1065), S10362 [13OC]
———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see S. Res. 71), S5616 [19MY]
———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see S. 908), S6846 [19JN]
Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see S. Con. Res. 11), S3551 [19MR]
Kennedy, Edward M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S9132 [8SE]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see S. 941), S7780 [21JY]
Medicare: provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of critical access hospital designation and exempt beds provided for veterans from certain limitations (see S. 307), S4172 [1AP]
———reimburse certain midwife services (see S. 662), S9589 [21SE]
Mental health: integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see S. 1188), S6185 [4JN]
Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 832), S4445 [20AP]
Mongolia: support democracy and economic development and expand relations with U.S. (see S. Res. 192), S6805 [18JN]
National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 342), S11205 [5NO]
National and Community Service Act: expand and improve opportunities for service (see S. 277), S3898 [26MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 314), S10520 [19OC]
National Guard: authorize availability of appropriated funds for international partnership contact activities (see S. 775), S6805 [18JN]
National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 380), S13458 [18DE] (see S. Res. 383), S13698 [21DE]
National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 143), S5372 [12MY]
National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 329), S10924 [29OC]
National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 36), S8273 [29JY] (see S. Res. 239), S8765 [4AU]
National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see S. 1737), S10060 [1OC]
National School Psychology Week: designate (see S. Res. 210), S9265 [10SE]
Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see S. 797), S4310 [2AP]
NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see S. 817), S4311 [2AP]
Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 151), S5502 [14MY]
Passports: require Depts. of Homeland Security and State to accept passport cards for air travel (see S. 321), S1058 [29JA]
Pell, Claiborne: tribute (see S. Res. 8), S43 [6JA]
Power resources: provide for an in-depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on water resources (see S. 531), S2827 [5MR]
Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see S.J. Res. 12), S2623 [2MR]
Russell Senate Office Building: designate the Kennedy Caucus Room (see S. Res. 264), S9326 [14SE]
Senate Rules: require all legislative matters be available and scored by CBO for a certain period before consideration by any subcommittee, committee, or on the floor (see S. 1772), S10637 [21OC] (see S. Res. 307), S10319 [8OC]
Ships and vessels: promote secure ferry transportation (see S. 930), S4891 [29AP]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 484), S4446 [20AP]
Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see S. 496), S3987 [30MR]
Taxation: 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. 491), S4574 [22AP]
———allow Indian tribal governments to transfer the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources (see S. 802), S4515 [21AP]
———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see S. 1408), S7781 [21JY]
———encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes by Native corporations (see S. 1673), S9371 [15SE]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 461), S5372 [12MY]
———modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see S. 676), S8766 [4AU]
———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see S. 1230), S6452 [10JN]
———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 144), S7071 [25JN]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 292), S6364 [9JN]
———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see S. 632), S5372 [12MY]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see S. 211), S3113 [16MR]
Transportation: improve transit services in rural States (see S. 1144), S6651 [16JN]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (see S. Res. 184), S6543 [11JN]
Veterans: 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. 546), S9733 [23SE]
Voting: ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have an opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee ballots cast and counted (see S. 1415), S7870 [22JY]
———improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 1026), S6257 [8JN]
———provide Armed Forces members and their families equal access to voter registration assistance (see S. 1265), S7557 [15JY]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see S. Res. 89), S3986 [30MR]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 422), S2229 [12FE]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S3163 [17MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S10924 [29OC]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 846), S4513 [21AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Alaska: establish a grant program to encourage retooling of entities in the timber industry (see S. 785), S4310 [2AP]
———improve aviation safety (see S. 1170), S6030 [3JN]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims (see S. 784), S4310 [2AP]
———provide for the settlement of certain claims (see S. 881), S4669 [23AP]
———resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (see S. 522), S2766 [4MR]
Armed Forces: treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay (see S. 342), S994 [28JA]
Concerns of Police Survivors (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 138), S5282 [7MY]
Dept. of Commerce: adapt lessons of foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to provision of Federal economic development assistance to remote Native American communities (see S. 980), S5128 [5MY]
Dept. of Defense: require study and report on feasibility and potential of establishing a deep water sea port in the Arctic to protect and advance strategic U.S. interests (see S. 2849), S12708 [8DE]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (see S. 503), S2592 [27FE]
———issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in non-wilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve (see S. 766), S4172 [1AP]
District of Columbia: constitutional amendment to provide a voting seat in the House of Representatives (see S.J. Res. 11), S2474 [25FE]
Forest Service: establish a coordinated avalanche protection program (see S. 2907), S13458 [18DE]
Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 105), S4445 [20AP]
Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see S. 1770), S10318 [8OC]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 235), S8681 [3AU]
National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 240), S8765 [4AU]
National Law Enforcement Museum Act: extend museum construction termination date (see S. 1053), S5501 [14MY]
No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (see S. 1430), S7317 [9JY]
Oceans: authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineate U.S. extended continental shelf, and monitor coastal changes (see S. 1515), S8094 [24JY]
———ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue (see S. 1514), S8094 [24JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: enhance domestic energy security by increasing production from fossil-based resources in an economically and environmentally responsible manner (see S. 1517), S8094 [24JY]
Prince William Sound: modify applicability of certain requirements to double hulled tankers transporting oil in bulk (see S. 1041), S5501 [14MY]
Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 313), S10362 [13OC]
Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine renewable energy technologies (see S. 923), S4891 [29AP]
Taxation: modify the term ``5-year property'' to include certain marine renewable energy projects (see S. 922), S4891 [29AP]
———permanently extend existing elective tax treatment for Alaska Native Settlement Trusts (see S. 798), S4310 [2AP]
Transportation: permit private vanpool contractors providing public transportation to purchase rolling stock and credit certain expenditures toward the local matching share of public transportation projects costs (see S. 1795), S10487 [15OC]
U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (see S. 782), S4310 [2AP]
Letters
Construction industry exclusion from small business exemption from providing minimum health insurance standards to employees: several construction industry organizations, S13775 [22DE]
Dept. of the Interior issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in non-wilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve: several Alaska environmental organizations, S4178 [1AP]
Domestic energy policy impact on certain Endangered Species Act regulations: by, S5401-S5403 [13MY]
EPA regulation of carbon dioxide emissions under the Clean Air Act: Dave McCurdy, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Michael J. Stanton, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, S9783 [24SE]
———David A. Raymond, American Council of Engineering Companies, S9779 [24SE]
———Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, S9779 [24SE]
———Lisa P. Jackson, EPA, S9783 [24SE]
———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9780 [24SE]
———several agricultural organizations, S9779 [24SE]
———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S9779 [24SE]
Nomination of David J. Hayes to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior: by, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S5126
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Lorne Bretz, Anchorage, AK, Police & Fire Retiree Medical Trust, S13773 [22DE]
Press releases
Alaska Physicians' Group—Senator Erred on Tort Reform: Alaska State Medical Association, S13775 [22DE]
Privilege of the floor
Baalke, Caitlin, S7108 [25JN]
Kim, Hanna, S7108 [25JN]
Stone, Kimberly, S7108 [25JN]
Vargas, John, S10075 [1OC]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8657, S8661 [3AU]
Alaska: establish a grant program to encourage retooling of entities in the timber industry (S. 785), S4315 [2AP]
———impact of health insurance premium rates, S13772 [22DE]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims (S. 784), S4315 [2AP]
———provide for the settlement of certain claims (S. 881), S4682 [23AP]
———resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 522), S2767 [4MR]
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), S3349 [18MR], S3388, S3391, S3392 [19MR]
———establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), motion to proceed, S3107 [16MR]
American Samoa: express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by tsunami and assist affected people and communities, S9962 [30SE]
Appropriations: making continuing, S9962 [30SE]
———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2677 [3MR], S2803 [5MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, S2277, S2278, S2299 [13FE]
Armed Forces: treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay, S776 [22JA], S10007 [1OC]
———treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay (S. 342), S997 [28JA]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: actuarial report on impact of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on Medicare and Medicaid programs, S13088 [12DE]
Civil Rights Act: clarify filing period applicable to discrimination charges, S698 [21JA], S767 [22JA]
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): tribute to staff, S3392 [19MR]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), S3745, S3746 [25MR]
Congressional Accountability Act: modify date for compliance with OSHA regulations, S7057 [25JN]
Corp. for National and Community Service: designate a tribal liason for Native Americans and keep tribes eligible for nationally competitive grants and allow competition with States and national nonprofit organizations, S3746 [25MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding for High Energy Cost Grant Program, S8657, S8661 [3AU]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S10007 [1OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13423 [18DE]
———require study and report on feasibility and potential of establishing a deep water sea port in the Arctic to protect and advance strategic U.S. interests (S. 2849), S12711 [8DE]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 503), S2592 [27FE]
———issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in non-wilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 766), S4177 [1AP]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9778, S9780, S9783 [24SE]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, S3107 [16MR], S3349 [18MR], S3388, S3391, S3392 [19MR]
———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), S356 [14JA], S420 [15JA]
———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), motion to proceed, S269 [11JA]
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 (S. 181), S698 [21JA], S767 [22JA]
District of Columbia: constitutional amendment to provide a voting seat in the House of Representatives (S.J. Res. 11), S2444, S2488 [25FE]
Endangered Species Act: require Depts. of the Interior or Commerce to follow existing public notice and comment statutes to modify rule relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule, S2677 [3MR], S2803 [5MR], S5401 [13MY]
EPA: prohibit listing carbon dioxide as a pollutant subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act except for mobile sources, S9778, S9780, S9783 [24SE]
———release of endangerment findings on greenhouse gases and proposed regulation under the Clean Air Act, S13154 [14DE], S13424 [18DE]
Forest Service: establish a coordinated avalanche protection program (S. 2907), S13459 [18DE]
Global Youth Service Days: designate (S. Res. 105), S4663 [23AP]
Hamilton, David F.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11457 [18NO]
Hayes, David J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior, S5400 [13MY]
Health: eliminate copays and deductibles for preventive health services for women, S12127, S12128, S12129, S12130 [2DE], S12275 [3DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S10338 [13OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12127, S12128, S12129, S12130 [2DE], S12275, S12277 [3DE], S12481 [5DE], S13088 [12DE], S13424 [18DE], S13771, S13772, S13773, S13774, S13775 [22DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11893 [20NO]
———prohibit abortions from being defined a preventive service, S12130 [2DE]
———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S13774 [22DE]
———require guidelines relative to coverage of women's preventive services to be based on recommendations of relevant professional medical organizations, S12127, S12128, S12129, S12130 [2DE], S12275, S12277 [3DE]
House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S2443 [25FE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), S7052, S7057 [25JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2918), conference report, S9962 [30SE]
Medicare: improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers, S13773 [22DE]
National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: observance, S9176 [9SE]
National Law Enforcement Museum Act: extend museum construction termination date (S. 1053), S5529 [14MY]
National Park Service: prohibit acquisition of new sites or construction of new buildings in units until maintenance projects on existing sites have been completed, S3349 [18MR]
New Mexico: authorize construction and rehabilitation of water infrastructure in northwestern New Mexico and authorize certain reclamation activity, S420 [15JA]
No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (S. 1430), S7324 [9JY]
Nuclear energy: assess role in national energy policy, S5893-S5895 [1JN]
OMB: require all Federal agencies to issue an annual report detailing property owned by the agency and the ownership cost to taxpayers, S3388 [19MR]
Peace Corps: anniversary, S2688 [3MR]
Power resources: prohibit restrictions on development of renewable energy sources on public lands, S3349 [18MR]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of nominees, S11457 [18NO]
Prince William Sound: modify applicability of certain requirements to double hulled tankers transporting oil in bulk (S. 1041), S5521 [14MY]
Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine renewable energy technologies (S. 923), S4892 [29AP]
SBA: ensure that contracts initiated with economic stimulus assistance follow existing Federal procurement laws, S2299 [13FE]
Small business: economic impact of increased tax rates, S13771, S13773 [22DE]
Social Security: develop State Children's Health Insurance Program's best practice recommendations and ensure coverage of low-income children, S976, S986 [28JA]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S976, S986 [28JA]
Sotomayor, Sonia M.: evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to positions on right to keep and bear arms, S8841 [5AU]
———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8840 [5AU]
States: impact of national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures on State employees' self-insurance plans, S13774 [22DE]
Taxation: modify the term ``5-year property'' to include certain marine renewable energy projects (S. 922), S4892 [29AP]
U.S. Geological Survey: Volcano Hazards Program funding, S3953 [30MR]
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of items or services, S12127, S12128, S12129, S12130 [2DE], S12275, S12277 [3DE]
Veterans Day: observance, S11336 [10NO]
Volcanoes: assess impact of Mount Redoubt eruption and improve volcano monitoring system, S3952-S3954 [30MR]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (S. 422), S2316 [13FE]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S429 [15JA]
Statements
Notice of Intent to Object to Nomination of David J. Hayes To Be Deputy Sec. of the Interior: by, S5126
Texts of
S. 342, treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay, S997 [28JA]
S. 503, No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act, S2593-S2595 [27FE]
S. 881, Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act, S4683-S4686 [23AP]
S. 1041, modify applicability of certain requirements to double hulled tankers transporting oil in bulk on Prince William Sound, S5522 [14MY]
S. 1053, National Law Enforcement Museum Act construction termination date extension, S5529 [14MY]
S. 1430, School Accountability Improvements Act, S7325-S7327 [9JY]
S.J. Res. 11, constitutional amendment to provide a voting seat for the District of Columbia in the House of Representatives, S2488 [25FE]
Tributes
Baker, John A., S1056
Begich, Senator, S8642 [3AU]
Boucher, Henry A. (Red), S7066
Brown, Harold (Buddy), S4570
Coleman, Norm, S9076 [7AU]
Demientieff, Mitchell A., Sr., S12411
Elliott, Norman, S1057
Foster, Richard N., S11114
Kennedy, Edward M., S10311 [8OC]
Mackey, Lance, S3362 [18MR]
Martinez, Mel, S10313 [8OC]
Sonneman, Joseph, S3653
Sullivan, George M., S10987
Tobin, William, S4748 [27AP]
Young, Lu, S8643 [3AU]