CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Senator from Maryland)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4155 [24MY], S4193, S4228 [25MY], S4458 [26MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S8601 [7DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), S5620 [29JN], S5707 [30JN], S5795 [13JY], S5974 [15JY], S6445 [28JY], S6521 [29JY]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8884 [13DE], S10305 [15DE]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S8129 [19NO]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution (S. 3481), S10932, S10933 [21DE]
Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S2765, S2767 [28AP], S3268, S3269 [5MY], S3349, S3360, S3366, S3382 [6MY], S3539, S3566 [11MY], S3619, S3648, S3649 [12MY], S3719 [13MY], S3814, S3836 [17MY], S3926 [18MY], S4011 [19MY]
Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), S10413 [16DE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1233 [5MR], S4642, S4698 [8JN], S4991 [16JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S8884 [13DE], S10305 [15DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1476 [11MR], S1605 [16MR]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S3 [19JA], S6995 [12AU], S7843 [1OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
AID: develop a strategy to foster sustainable urban development in developing countries that updates the Making Cities Work Urban Strategy (see S. 3229), S2477 [20AP]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 591), S6202 [22JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 3424), S7790 [29SE]
Arlington National Cemetery: require reports on management (see S. 3860), S8064 [18NO]
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see S. 3065), S1018 [3MR] (see S. 4023), S8786 [10DE]
———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see S. 3201), S2295 [14AP]
Asia: authorize appropriations and U.S. participation in replenishment of resources of the Asian Development Fund and U.S. subscription to general capital increase of the Asian Development Bank (see S. 3918), S7788 [29SE] (see S. 3951), S7968 [17NO]
Budget: provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 3474), S6885 [5AU]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 29), S3474 [10MY]
Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S5489 [28JN]
Children and youth: provide assistance to eradicate severe forms of trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see S. 3184), S2115 [25MR]
———reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 1859), S440 [2FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3772), S7206 [20SE]
Conservation of energy: provide financial incentives for owners of commercial and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit buildings with energy efficient equipment and materials (see S. 3079), S1169 [4MR]
Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3728), S6883 [5AU]
Crime: penalize crimes against humanity (see S. 1346), S2477 [20AP]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 428), S858 [1MR]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 2904), S393 [1FE]
Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see S. 3434), S5538 [29JN]
———improve energy conservation and efficiency standards for certain appliances and other consumer products (see S. 3925), S7902 [15NO]
———provide funds to States for rebates, loans, and other incentives to eligible individuals or entities for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems (see S. 3460), S4621 [7JN]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 3058), S3359 [6MY]
Dept. of Justice: combat online infringement of intellectual property (see S. 3804), S7269 [21SE]
———establish a criminal justice reinvestment grant program to improve cost-effectiveness of State and local spending on prisons, jails, and corrections, and to increase public safety (see S. 2772), S483 [4FE]
Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see S. 3178), S7352 [22SE]
Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see S. 1802), S3359 [6MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 3134), S1670 [17MR]
Dept. of Transportation: condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see S. 2920), S3643 [12MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (see S. 3162), S2019 [24MR]
———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3447), S7901 [15NO]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1966), S858 [1MR]
Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see S. 1545), S5269 [22JN]
———issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see S. Res. 447), S1620 [16MR]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 984), S6245 [26JY]
———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 981), S4144 [24MY]
Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see S. Con. Res. 55), S2425 [19AP]
Education: establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job (see S. 3206), S2804 [29AP]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 684), S8063 [18NO]
Endangered species: support international tiger conservation efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia (see S. Res. 680), S7968 [17NO]
Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 503), S2759 [28AP]
EPA: establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 2995), S5700 [30JN]
———establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see S. 3561), S5965 [15JY]
———provide competitive grants to publicly funded schools to implement effective technologies to reduce air pollutants, including greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 3362), S4084 [20MY]
———reauthorize and modify the diesel emissions reduction program (see S. 3973), S8062 [18NO]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see S. 3036), S5745 [12JY]
FCC: provide public safety providers additional spectrum to support national, interoperable wireless broadband network and authorize incentive auctions to fund such a network (see S. 3756), S9023 [14DE]
FDA: establish a nanotechnology program (see S. 2942), S122 [21JA]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure safe and proper use of dispersants in the event of an oil spill or release of hazardous substances (see S. 3661), S6397 [28JY]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 485), S10304 [15DE]
Foreign policy: 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. 316), S3360 [6MY]
———prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and other mass atrocities against civilians and support and encourage a whole of government approach to prevent such acts (see S. Con. Res. 71), S7090 [14SE]
Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 493), S2477 [20AP]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S1813 [22MR]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see S. 2129), S2020 [24MR]
Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (see S. 3317), S3164 [5MY]
———express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see S. Res. 392), S122 [21JA]
———recognize importance of recovery, rehabilitation, and rebuilding following humanitarian crisis due to earthquake (see S. Res. 414), S700 [23FE]
Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see S. 3260), S4144 [24MY]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 629), S7175 [16SE]
Hooks, Benjamin L.: tribute (see S. Res. 489), S2424 [19AP]
Housing: provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits and allow the low-income housing credit to be carried back 5 years (see S. 3326), S4885 [14JN]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2982), S537 [9FE]
Immigration: exempt refugees who are employed by the Federal Government overseas from 1-year physical presence requirement for adjustment of status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see S. 2960), S1751 [18MR]
International Women's Day: support goals (see S. Res. 433), S1018 [3MR]
Iran Sanctions Act: restrict oil and gas leasing of persons engaging in sanctioned activities and require lessees disclose participation in energy-related ventures, investments, or partnerships (see S. 3810), S7267 [21SE]
IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 3786), S7353 [22SE]
Japan: commemorate anniversary of U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security and express appreciation for enhancing peace, prosperity, and security in the Asia-Pacific region (see S. Res. 564), S5440 [24JN]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 559), S4990 [16JN]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S620 [22FE]
Lithuania: anniversary (see S. Res. 442), S1169 [4MR]
Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 499), S2587 [22AP]
Mathias, Charles McC., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 397), S251 [26JA]
Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 3000), S482 [4FE]
Medicare: improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see S. 701), S3717 [13MY]
———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see S. 565), S5268 [22JN]
Moldova: normal trade relations status (see S. 334), S5268 [22JN]
Motor vehicles: prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 3039), S3359 [6MY]
Murtha, John P.: tribute (see S. Res. 413), S536 [9FE]
NAACP: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 51), S796 [25FE]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 647), S7507 [27SE]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 647), S7507 [27SE]
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 650), S7508 [27SE]
National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 596), S6397 [28JY]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), S3831 [17MY]
National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition: establish (see S. 1275), S6584 [2AU]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 595), S6302 [27JY]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 555), S4989 [16JN]
National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 543), S4529 [27MY]
National Principals Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 607), S6884 [5AU]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 597), S6397 [28JY]
National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 649), S7508 [27SE]
National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 540), S4442 [26MY]
National Stuttering Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 524), S3716 [13MY]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 644), S7446 [24SE]
National X and Y Chromosomal Variations Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 506), S2803 [29AP]
Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (see S. 3056), S945 [2MR]
Natural resources: strengthen U.S. capacity to lead international community in reversing renewable natural resource degradation trends (see S. 3508), S6202 [22JY]
Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see S. Res. 463), S1812 [22MR]
Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3305), S3091 [4MY] (see S. 3472), S4939 [15JN]
Plummer, Henry V.: tribute (see S. Res. 577), S5699 [30JN]
Poland: express sympathy to citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership (see S. Res. 479), S2295 [14AP]
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (see S. 3295), S3037 [3MY]
———reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 752), S2378 [15AP]
Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (see S. 1733), S699 [23FE]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see S. 3813), S7353 [22SE]
Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see S. 379), S6397 [28JY]
Renewable energy: provide triple credits toward a renewable electricity standard for renewable energy produced on brownfields (see S. 3329), S3832 [17MY]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see S. 3739), S7135 [15SE]
SBA: encourage investment in and innovation by small business concerns (see S. 3967), S8062 [18NO]
———improve programs for socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and establish a Small Business Surety Bond Pilot Program (see S. 3458), S4621 [7JN]
———require small business training for Federal contracting officers (see S. 3444), S4529 [27MY]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 3390), S4082 [20MY]
Serbia: commend democracy efforts, urge European Union decision on membership application, welcome NATO Partnership for Peace Program membership, and urge capture and transfer of indicted war criminals (see S. Res. 483), S2377 [15AP]
Ships and vessels: extend period during which the EPA and States are prohibited from requiring Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for certain discharges incidental to normal operation (see S. 3372), S3832 [17MY]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3946), S7970 [17NO]
Small Business Act: improve contracting provisions (see S. 2989), S5964 [15JY]
Solar energy: increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of additional photovoltaic systems (see S. 2993), S481 [4FE]
Somalia: develop a comprehensive strategy to ensure stability (see S. Res. 573), S5787 [13JY]
Stevens, Ted: tribute (see S. Res. 617), S7000 [12AU]
Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 3248), S4083 [20MY]
Sudan: implement Comprehensive Peace Agreement between Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army and call for urgent and aggressive actions to establish peace in all regions (see S. Res. 404), S393 [1FE]
Sustainable development: establish the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, a comprehensive planning grant program, and sustainability challenge grant program (see S. 1619), S5113 [17JN]
Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see S. Con. Res. 63), S7970 [17NO]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see S. 2936), S123 [21JA]
———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (see S. 3148), S1874 [23MR]
———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 3430), S5965 [15JY]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1153), S7205 [20SE]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 3164), S2115 [25MR]
———increase limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see S. 3640), S6398 [28JY]
———provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits (see S. 3141), S4990 [16JN]
———provide that fees charged for baggage carried into the cabin of an aircraft are subject to the excise tax imposed on transportation of persons by air (see S. 3205), S2295 [14AP]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 3339), S7035 [13SE]
———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3306), S3091 [4MY]
Terrorism: award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 3238), S5745 [12JY]
———strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see S. 3034), S5745 [12JY]
Transportation: establish a public transportation safety program (see S. 3015), S620 [22FE]
———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 3269), S4442 [26MY]
Tubman, Harriet: tribute (see S. Res. 455), S1516 [15MR]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 2106), S2477 [20AP] (see S. 3572), S5965 [15JY]
Uganda: express that the ``Anti-Homosexuality Bill'' under consideration, imposing long term imprisonment and the death penalty for certain acts, threatens the protection of fundamental human rights (see S. Res. 409), S482 [4FE]
Veterans: expand homeless veterans with special needs grant program to include males with minor dependents and establish program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children (see S. 1237), S5268 [22JN]
———improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 3234), S7900 [15NO]
Water: reduce lead in drinking water (see S. 3874), S7787 [29SE]
West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (see S. Res. 487), S2377 [15AP]
Women: establish Office for Global Women's Issues and Women's Development Advisor to facilitate interagency coordination and integration of gender into Dept. of State and AID strategies (see S. 3151), S3092 [4MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. 1695), S7206 [20SE]
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 466), S1874 [23MR]
Zimbabwe: update U.S. policy and authorities to help advance a genuine transition to democracy and promote recovery (see S. 3297), S3537 [11MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Aviation: prohibit air carriers from charging fees for carry-on baggage and require disclosure of passenger fees (see S. 3195), S2208 [12AP]
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: extend (see S. 3949), S7968 [17NO]
Children's Dental Health Month: support (see S. Res. 434), S1169 [4MR]
Classified information: improve protection (see S. 4050), S10815 [20DE]
Computers: reduce ability of terrorists, spies, criminals, and other malicious actors to compromise, disrupt, and destroy networks, infrastructure, and key resources (see S. 4021), S8713 [9DE]
Cumberland Valley Athletic Club: anniversary of JFK 50-Mile Ultra-Marathon (see S. Res. 611), S6884 [5AU]
Dept. of State: authorize access to certain Federal, State, and other databases to verify identity of a passport applicant, reduce incidence of fraud, and require authentication of identification documents (see S. 3666), S6519 [29JY]
———authorize grants for an international documentary exchange program (see S. 3503), S5112 [17JN]
Dept. of Transportation: establish comprehensive program to control and treat polluted stormwater runoff from federally funded highways and roads (see S. 3602), S5964 [15JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that beneficiaries of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance receive financial counseling and disclosure information regarding life insurance payments (see S. 3718), S6883 [5AU]
Espionage: improve, modernize, and clarify certain espionage statutes, promote Federal whistleblower protection statutes and regulations, and deter unauthorized disclosures of classified information (see S. 4051), S10929 [21DE]
Federal employees: extend eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to certain adult dependents of Federal employees and annuitants (see S. 3341), S3536 [11MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution (see S. 3481), S4850 [10JN]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S2477 [20AP]
Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 37), S6584 [2AU]
Herrick, James B.: anniversary of the discovery of sickle cell disease (see S. Res. 685), S8063 [18NO]
Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 3972), S8062 [18NO]
Motion pictures: promote documentary films that convey a diversity of views about life in the U.S. and bring insightful foreign perspectives to U.S. audiences (see S. 3138), S1750 [18MR]
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 602), S6549 [30JY]
National Urban League: anniversary (see S. Res. 609), S6884 [5AU]
Russia: make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (see S. 3881), S7787 [29SE]
SBA: make permanent the increase in surety bond guarantee limits (see S. 3836), S7420 [23SE]
———reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits (see S. 3835), S7420 [23SE]
Taxation: allow specified energy property grants to real estate investment trusts without regard to the ratable share income limitations (see S. 3289), S2803 [29AP]
———provide a refundable credit for small business job growth (see S. 2967), S340 [28JA]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: work with partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal areas that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which Federal trust species depend (see S. 3382), S3908 [18MY]
Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 3363), S3716 [13MY]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4197 [25MY], S4483 [27MY], S6190 [22JY]
Becker, Craig: nomination to the NLRB, S527 [9FE]
Brainard, Lael: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs, S2367 [15AP], S2413 [19AP]
Chin, Denny: nomination to be circuit judge, S2367 [15AP]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3772), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE], S7928 [17NO]
Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), House amendment, S10386 [16DE], S10665 [18DE]
Demeo, Marisa J.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court associate judge, S2367 [15AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), motion to proceed, S7159 [16SE], S7246 [21SE], S8683 [9DE]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), motion to proceed, S7454 [24SE], S7585 [28SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), S6073 [21JY], S6973 [5AU], S7061, S7062 [14SE], S7158 [16SE]
Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2288 [14AP], S2364 [15AP]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S1479 [11MR], S1501 [15MR]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, S5774 [13JY], S5880 [15JY]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8528, S8529 [4DE]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE], S7929 [17NO]
Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), motion to proceed, S2553 [22AP], S2622 [26AP], S2707 [27AP], S2729 [28AP]
Johnson, Martha N.: nomination to be GSA Administrator, S349 [28JA], S466 [4FE]
Keenan, Barbara Milano: nomination to be circuit judge, S820 [26FE], S908 [2MR]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8669 [9DE]
Power resources: reduce oil consumption and improve energy security (S. 3815), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE]
SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), House amendment, S10386 [16DE], S10666 [18DE]
Schroeder, Christopher H.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy, S2367 [15AP]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S1479 [11MR], S1501 [15MR]
Smith, M. Patricia: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, S349 [28JA], S386 [1FE]
Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7438 [24SE], S7584 [28SE]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1225 [5MR], S1292 [9MR], S1339 [10MR]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4878 [14JN], S5525 [29JN], S5679 [30JN], S6011 [20JY]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8528, S8529 [4DE]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10771 [19DE], S10888 [21DE]
Vanaskie, Thomas I.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2367 [15AP]
Letters
Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act: by, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S7797 [29SE]
Nomination of Elena Kagan to be Supreme Court Justice: Miguel A. Estrada, S6608 [3AU]
———several former Solicitors General, S6607 [3AU]
Motions
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S685 [23FE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S685 [23FE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S4733 [9JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S6995 [12AU]
Privilege of the floor
Coleman, Andre, S10416 [16DE]
diRusso, Amy, S6656 [3AU]
Glick, Scott, S5380 [23JN]
Mack, Cory, S6341 [27JY]
Maes, Robert, S6341 [27JY]
Schwab, Elizabeth, S6341 [27JY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4190, S4191, S4193 [25MY], S4492 [27MY]
Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S1773 [19MR]
Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Avara International Academy of Hair Design and Technology, S6729
Baltimore Heritage, Inc.: anniversary, S4080
Black History Month: observance, S685 [23FE]
Bredar, James K.: nomination to be district judge, S10667 [18DE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1858 [23MR], S1987 [24MR]
Business and industry: disclose payments to foreign countries for commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, and express that the U.S. should disclose payments for such development on Federal land (S. 1700), S2472 [20AP]
———require all foreign and domestic companies registered with the SEC to report annually on amounts paid to each country for access to oil, gas, and minerals, S3315 [6MY], S3815 [17MY], S4056 [20MY], S5872 [15JY]
Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (S. Res. 572), S5500 [28JN]
Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (S. 1816), S6045 [21JY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3772), motion to proceed, S7925 [17NO]
Classified information: improve protection (S. 4050), S10816 [20DE]
Cole, James M.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S8371 [2DE]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S7415 [23SE]
Computers: reduce ability of terrorists, spies, criminals, and other malicious actors to compromise, disrupt, and destroy networks, infrastructure, and key resources (S. 4021), S8713 [9DE]
Constitutional amendments: anniversary of 19th Amendment providing women the right to vote, S6859 [5AU]
Courts: increase diversity of the Fourth Circuit, S10925 [21DE]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, S6021 [20JY]
———support reunification agreement, S6021 [20JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, S6803 [5AU], S8174 [19NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), motion to proceed, S7415 [23SE]
Dept. of State: authorize access to certain Federal, State, and other databases to verify identity of a passport applicant, reduce incidence of fraud, and require authentication of identification documents (S. 3666), S6522 [29JY]
———release of human rights report, S1514 [15MR]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S3851 [18MY], S4190, S4191, S4193 [25MY], S4492 [27MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), S6464 [29JY], S7102 [15SE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish comprehensive program to control and treat polluted stormwater runoff from federally funded highways and roads (S. 3602), S5969 [15JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that beneficiaries of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance receive financial counseling and disclosure information regarding life insurance payments (S. 3718), S6890 [5AU]
Diaz, Albert: confirmation as circuit judge, S10925 [21DE]
Diseases: cervical cancer awareness, prevention, and treatment, S433 [2FE]
———sickle cell disease research and treatment funding, S7942-S7944 [17NO]
Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S902 [2MR]
———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2227 [13AP]
Earth Day: observance, S2549 [22AP]
Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), S8174 [19NO]
Easton, MD; anniversary, S8240
Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, S5871 [15JY]
Education: establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job, S6683 [4AU]
———student loans and financial aid programs funding, S1987 [24MR]
Endangered species: remove gray wolf from lists of endangered species or threatened species (S. 3919), S10889 [21DE]
EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S4809 [10JN]
———establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (S. 2995), S5690 [30JN]
———establish the Columbia Basin Restoration Program (S. 3550), S6045 [21JY]
Espionage: improve, modernize, and clarify certain espionage statutes, promote Federal whistleblower protection statutes and regulations, and deter unauthorized disclosures of classified information (S. 4051), S10930 [21DE]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S9010 [14DE]
———reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system, S1772 [19MR]
FDIC: establish Division for Consumer Financial Protection, S3314 [6MY]
Federal employees: extend eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to certain adult dependents of Federal employees and annuitants, S4641, S4642 [8JN], S4732 [9JN]
———extend eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to certain adult dependents of Federal employees and annuitants (S. 3341), S3633 [12MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution (S. 3481), S4855 [10JN], S11023 [22DE]
———establish the Puget Sound Program Office (S. 2739), S6045 [21JY]
———expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico (S. 1311), S6045 [21JY]
———reauthorize the National Estuary Program (H.R. 4715), S6045 [21JY]
Financial institutions: enhance supervision of non-bank financial companies, S5872 [15JY]
———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S3314, S3315 [6MY], S3815 [17MY], S4056 [20MY]
———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), motion to proceed, S2732 [28AP]
———make permanent the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage, S5871 [15JY]
Flag Day: observance, S4882 [14JN]
Foreign aid: strengthen capacity, transparency, and accountability of U.S. foreign assistance programs to effectively adapt and respond to new challenges (S. 1524), S560 [11FE]
———women's empowerment funding, S1303 [9MR]
Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S560 [11FE]
Government: improve transparency, S1665 [17MR]
Great Lakes: protect and restore (S. 3073), S6045 [21JY]
Gulf of Mexico: impact of response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on the environment and future offshore drilling policies, S3955 [19MY]
———report on congressional delegation trip relative to impact of response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on the environment and future offshore drilling policies, S4904 [15JN]
———require BP P.L.C., to establish a gulf coast recovery fund to cover cleanup efforts and damage claims associated with Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, S4904 [15JN]
———require BP P.L.C., to reimburse all costs incurred by the Federal Government in assisting with cleanup efforts in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, S4809 [10JN]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S685 [23FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S1642 [17MR], S1771, S1772 [19MR], S1858 [23MR]
———reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, S685 [23FE]
Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (S.J. Res. 37), S6585 [2AU]
Hollander, Ellen Lipton: nomination to be district judge, S10667 [18DE]
Hooks, Benjamin L.: tribute (S. Res. 489), S2430 [19AP]
Howard Community College: anniversary, S7955
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (S. 2982), S484 [4FE]
Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage, S902 [2MR]
International Women's Day: support goals (S. Res. 433), S1303 [9MR], S1450 [11MR]
Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), S6019 [20JY]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense, S2485 [21AP]
———support right of self-defense and condemn outside efforts to break blockade of Gaza, S5242 [22JN]
Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore: anniversary, S2291
Job Opportunities Task Force (organization): anniversary, S7608
John Hanson Memorial Association: tribute, S7953 [17NO]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S5104 [17JN]
Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S5220 [22JN], S5799 [14JY], S6606, S6607 [3AU]
Keenan, Barbara Milano: nomination to be circuit judge, S907 [2MR]
Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (S. 3972), S8064 [18NO]
League of Women Voters: anniversary, S561 [11FE]
Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (S. 3119), S6045 [21JY]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S35 [20JA]
Maryland: tribute to volunteers assisting with Haitian relief efforts in aftermath of earthquake, S560 [11FE]
Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, S2485 [21AP]
National Association of Clean Water Agencies: anniversary, S6023
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 602), S6581 [2AU]
National Mediation Board: disapprove rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (S.J. Res. 30), motion to proceed, S7378 [23SE]
Natural Resource Charter: tribute, S2472 [20AP]
NTSB: final report on Metrorail crash in the District of Columbia, S6867 [5AU]
Ocean City, MD: anniversary of Dolle's Candyland (business), S7263
Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (S. 3305), S3851 [18MY]
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: report on congressional delegation trip for convening of Parliamentary Assembly, S5956 [15JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S2719-S2721 [28AP]
Peace Corps: anniversary, S1014 [3MR]
Pistole, John S.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration, S5294 [23JN]
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (S. 3628), motion to proceed, S6270 [27JY], S7329 [22SE]
Porteous, G. Thomas, Jr.: impeachment, S8782 [10DE]
Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (S. 1733), S2719-S2721 [28AP]
———national energy policy, S4809 [10JN]
———secure U.S. energy future, provide incentives for domestic production of clean energy technology, achieve meaningful pollution reductions, and create jobs, S3955 [19MY]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S907 [2MR], S2271 [14AP], S6481 [29JY]
———Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S1575 [16MR]
Reisterstown, MD: anniversary of American Legion Post 116, S7131
Russia: characterize trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that serves as a test of the rule of law and Russian judicial independence (S. Res. 189), S5180, S5181 [21JN]
———make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (S. 3881), S7795 [29SE]
San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to assist in restoration (S. 3539), S6045 [21JY]
SBA: extend and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 1233), S1642 [17MR]
———improve the Office of International Trade to expand small business exporting (S. 2862), S1641 [17MR]
———increase loan limits and provide for low-interest refinancing for small businesses (S. 2869), S1642 [17MR]
———reauthorize and improve entrepreneurial development programs (S. 1229), S1642 [17MR]
SEC: provide whistleblower protections for employees of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, S3349 [6MY], S5872 [15JY]
Small business: help to create new jobs and drive economic recovery, S1641 [17MR]
Small Business Act: improve contracting provisions (S. 2989), S1642 [17MR]
Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S5800 [14JY], S6270 [27JY], S6607 [3AU], S7329 [22SE]
———decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., on restricting time limits on employees seeking redress for wage discrimination, S5220 [22JN], S5800 [14JY]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (S. 2936), S560 [11FE]
———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7497 [27SE]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4641, S4642 [8JN], S4732 [9JN], S6020 [20JY]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S9010 [14DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1772 [19MR]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment, S6683 [4AU]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S9010 [14DE]
———provide a refundable credit for small business job growth (S. 2967), S346 [28JA]
Transportation: establish a public transportation safety program (H.R. 4643), S6867 [5AU]
Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (S. Res. 356), S8053 [18NO]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): clarify definition of rail-mobile missiles, S10897 [21DE]
———limit deployment of nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles, S10907, S10908 [21DE]
———provide for return of stolen U.S. military equipment, S10900, S10903 [21DE]
———renewal, S7008 [13SE], S8361 [2DE], S10369 [16DE], S10891, S10897, S10900, S10903, S10905, S10906, S10907, S10908 [21DE]
———require that provisions adopted in the Bilateral Consultative Commission that affect substantive rights or obligations must be submitted to the Senate for review, S10905, S10906 [21DE]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S902 [2MR], S2227 [13AP], S6020 [20JY]
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (S. 3981), S8372 [2DE]
Voting Rights Act: anniversary, S6859 [5AU]
World War II: commemorate anniversary Auschwitz liberation, honor Nazi concentration camp victims, commend those who helped defeat the Nazi regime, enhance Holocaust education, and combat anti-Semitism, S357 [29JA]
Texts of
S. 3602, Safe Treatment of Polluted Stormwater (STOPS) Runoff Act, S5970 [15JY]
S. 3666, Passport Identity Verification Act, S6522 [29JY]
S. 3881, Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act, S7796 [29SE]
S. 4021, Internet and Cybersecurity Safety Standards Act, S8714 [9DE]
S. 4050, Classified Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act, S10816 [20DE]
S. 4051, Espionage Statutes Modernization Act, S10931 [21DE]
S.J. Res. 37, Helsinki Final Act anniversary, S6585 [2AU]
Tributes
Anemer, Gedaliah, S3090
Carson, Benjamin, S685 [23FE]
Coleman, Andre, S10891 [21DE]
Ebert, Robert L., S4936
Gans, Joe, S6547 [30JY]
Haraszti, Miklos, S479 [4FE]
Henkin, Louis, S7954
Higginbotham, Eve, S685 [23FE]
Kight, Raymond M., S7955
Kurland, Janet, S2515
Manning, Kevin J., S3090
Mathias, Charles McC., Jr., S322 [28JA]
Naftalin, Micah H., S43
Perl, Terry A., S7608
Revell, Joyce, S2203 [12AP]
Scott, Bob, S1666
Welch, Agnes, S8393
Wilson, Donald, S685 [23FE]