COLLINS, SUSAN M. (a Senator from Maine)
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), S4154 [24MY], S4229 [25MY], S4410, S4451 [26MY], S4504 [27MY]
Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S123 [21JA], S155 [22JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1884, S1885 [23MR], S1957, S2035, S2037, S2045, S2051 [24MR]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (H.R. 5566), S7639 [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), S5975 [15JY], S5994 [19JY], S6088 [21JY], S6444 [28JY], S7045 [13SE]
Drugs: require a northern border counternarcotics strategy (H.R. 4748), S10823 [20DE]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8928 [13DE], S9023 [14DE]
Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 372), S8799, S8809 [10DE]
FEMA: reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (H.R. 1746), S10823 [20DE]
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), S3049 [3MY], S3111 [4MY], S3365, S3371 [6MY], S3408, S3429 [7MY], S3616, S3645, S3652 [12MY], S3693, S3718, S3723, S3729, S3732 [13MY], S3787 [14MY]
———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big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), cosponsorship withdrawn, S3718 [13MY]
Government: improve transparency of information technology (IT) investments, require greater accountability for cost overruns, improve agency IT management, and reward excellence in IT acquisition (S. 920), S4014 [19MY]
Medicare: reform payments and coverage for hospice care (H.R. 3454), S10308 [15DE]
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), S1098, S1107 [3MR], S1170 [4MR], S4761 [9JN], S5041 [16JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S8928 [13DE], S9023 [14DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1403 [10MR], S1517 [15MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 676), S7899 [15NO]
American Legion Day: designate (see S. Res. 627), S7175 [16SE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 591), S6202 [22JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 3424), S7969 [17NO]
Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see S. 3694), S6651 [3AU]
Appropriations: require Congress to establish a searchable database on a public Internet site for congressional earmarks (see S. 3335), S4850 [10JN]
Arlington National Cemetery: require reports on management (see S. 3860), S7618 [28SE]
Armed Forces: enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1450), S5538 [29JN]
———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. 4022), S8713 [9DE] (see S. 4023), S8786 [10DE]
———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see S. 3201), S3165 [5MY]
———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see S. Res. 441), S1169 [4MR]
———improve access to mental health counselors under TRICARE (see S. 3371), S3716 [13MY]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP]
Burma: condemn continued detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, broaden political participation, assess U.S. policy relative to human rights violations, and call for a fair election process (see S. Res. 480), S2295 [14AP]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 29), S3985 [19MY]
Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S5489 [28JN]
Children's Dental Health Month: support (see S. Res. 434), S1169 [4MR]
Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see S. Res. 411), S5269 [22JN]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see S. 3841), S7620 [28SE]
Declaration of Conscience Day: designate (see S. Res. 536), S4082 [20MY]
Dept. of Commerce: promote coastal jobs creation and sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see S. 3528), S5439 [24JN]
Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP]
———establish Volunteer Teacher Advisory Committee (see S. 1137), S5113 [17JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle power generation systems (see S. 2900), S4083 [20MY]
———establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see S. 3364), S3716 [13MY]
———take actions to stimulate the emergence of an offshore wind power industry (see S. 3226), S2423 [19AP]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 3320), S5269 [22JN]
———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see S. 1445), S4144 [24MY]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 3058), S945 [2MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: protect Federal employees and visitors, improve security of Federal facilities, and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service (see S. 3806), S7205 [20SE]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for prosecution in Article III courts of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. 2977), S439 [2FE]
———reauthorize Boys & Girls Clubs of America (see S. 2924), S622 [22FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 3134), S1670 [17MR]
———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 2938), S123 [21JA]
Dept. of Transportation: establish and maintain national clearinghouse for alcohol and controlled substances testing records of commercial motor vehicle operators (see S. 1113), S3359 [6MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see S. 3583), S5849 [14JY]
———approve certain education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3171), S5745 [12JY]
Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see S. 1762), S1229 [5MR]
Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 332), S5439 [24JN]
———increase gestational diabetes research and lower the rate of gestational diabetes (see S. 3966), S8062 [18NO]
Drugs: require a northern border counternarcotics strategy (see S. 3467), S4744 [9JN]
———restore application of the 340B drug discount program to orphan drugs for children's hospitals (see S. 11), S7618 [28SE]
Egypt: support democracy, human rights, and civil liberties (see S. Res. 586), S7902 [15NO]
Electric power: extend credits related to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 3062), S1017 [3MR]
Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 503), S2759 [28AP]
EPA: delay implementation of certain final rules in States until accreditation classes are held in the States for a certain period (see S. 3296), S3091 [4MY]
———establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 2995), S481 [4FE]
———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), S742 [24FE]
Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly performance reviews of Federal policy and management priorities and establish Chief Operating Officers and Performance Improvement Officers and Council (see S. 3853), S7618 [28SE]
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]
———provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see S. 3650), S6245 [26JY]
FEMA: reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (see S. 3249), S2587 [22AP]
Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 639), S7421 [23SE]
Firefighters: improve provision of assistance to fire departments (see S. 3267), S2708 [27AP]
Foreign policy: 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), S6885 [5AU]
GAO: enhance oversight authorities (see S. 2991), S481 [4FE]
Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 493), S2477 [20AP]
Government: reform electronic rulemaking process (see S. 3961), S7968 [17NO]
GSA: provide for the training of Federal building personnel to ensure energy efficient operation of such buildings (see S. 3250), S2587 [22AP]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 3213), S2377 [15AP]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 653), S6201 [22JY]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: tribute (see S. Res. 529), S3782 [14MY]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2982), S481 [4FE]
International Women's Day: support goals (see S. Res. 433), S1229 [5MR]
Iran: impose sanctions on those complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens or their families after the June 12, 2009, political processes (see S. 3022), S698 [23FE]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see S. 941), S3536 [11MY]
Mathias, Charles McC., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 397), S251 [26JA]
Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 833), S7789 [29SE]
Medicare: eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see S. 3028), S1517 [15MR]
———establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies (see S. 457), S5268 [22JN]
———restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (see S. 1171), S1459 [11MR]
Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see S. 2781), S53 [20JA]
Motor vehicles: establish a program to accelerate, provide incentives for, and examine the challenges and opportunities associated with the deployment of electric drive vehicles (see S. 3442), S7421 [23SE]
Murtha, John P.: tribute (see S. Res. 413), S536 [9FE]
Museum and Library Services Act: amend and extend (see S. 3984), S8397 [2DE]
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 Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 558), S4990 [16JN]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 417), S569 [11FE]
National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 596), S6397 [28JY]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), S3831 [17MY]
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 561), S5202 [21JN]
National Institute of Nursing Research: anniversary (see S. Res. 642), S7421 [23SE]
National Mediation Board: disapprove rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (see S.J. Res. 30), S3536 [11MY]
National School Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see S. 2749), S537 [9FE]
National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 618), S7135 [15SE]
Natural resources: strengthen U.S. capacity to lead international community in reversing renewable natural resource degradation trends (see S. 3508), S5965 [15JY]
Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (see S. 3397), S5745 [12JY]
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]
Presidents of the U.S.: provide that certain transition services shall be available to eligible Presidential candidates before the general election (see S. 3196), S5440 [24JN]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 481), S2295 [14AP]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see S. 3813), S7267 [21SE]
Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 438), S1169 [4MR]
Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see S. 3705), S6736 [4AU]
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. 583), S5202 [21JN]
Senate Rules: eliminate secret holds on Presidential nominations or legislation (see S. 3657), S7206 [20SE]
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), S3985 [19MY]
Small business: extend loan enhancements (see S. 3604), S5964 [15JY]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3578), S7035 [13SE]
Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see S. 2962), S2241 [13AP]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP]
Stevens, Ted: tribute (see S. Res. 617), S7000 [12AU]
Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see S. Con. Res. 63), S8600 [7DE]
Taxation: ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (see S. 3148), S1874 [23MR]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 493), S823 [26FE]
———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see S. 1222), S945 [2MR]
———extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 3136), S1750 [18MR]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1153), S7789 [29SE]
———provide a credit for the production of energy from deep water offshore wind (see S. 3064), S1018 [3MR]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see S. 3146), S1812 [22MR]
———provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see S. 3617), S6246 [26JY]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 3339), S4885 [14JN]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 2947), S154 [22JA]
Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (see S. 3480), S4850 [10JN]
U.S. Coast Guard Academy: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 56), S2116 [25MR]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 3572), S6737 [4AU]
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: improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see S. 658), S7619 [28SE]
———include certain veterans organizations as eligible recipient organizations for donation of Federal surplus personal property through State agencies (see S. 3794), S7175 [16SE]
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]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S5202 [21JN]
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 466), S1874 [23MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: establish a temporary prohibition on termination of TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see S. 3846), S7507 [27SE]
Dept. of HHS: integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 3698), S6736 [4AU]
Dept. of Homeland Security: extend the chemical facility security program (see S. 2996), S481 [4FE]
Dept. of Justice: consult with appropriate officials within the executive branch prior to making the decision to try an unprivileged enemy belligerent in Federal civilian court (see S. 2943), S122 [21JA]
Education: provide flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (see S. 3316), S3164 [5MY]
Medicare: protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 3315), S3164 [5MY]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 537), S4143 [24MY]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 498), S2587 [22AP]
Postal Service: improve (see S. 4000), S8396 [2DE]
Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act: reauthorize (see S. 3659), S6302 [27JY]
Spirit of '45 Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 70), S6885 [5AU]
Taxation: provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see S. 3319), S3164 [5MY]
Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 686), S8128 [19NO]
Letters
Delay EPA fines on certain contractors who have been unable to complete training and obtain certification for lead-based paint removal: Jeremy Stine, Window & Door Manufacturers Association, S4411 [26MY]
———Michael P. O'Brien, National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association, S4411 [26MY]
———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S4410 [26MY]
Financial Stability Oversight Council addition of State banking, insurance, and securities regulators as non-voting members: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S3710 [13MY]
Mandate minimum leverage and risk-based capital standards for certain financial institutions: Sheila C. Bair, FDIC, S3460 [10MY], S3617 [12MY]
National Credit Union Administration Chairman addition as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council: B. Dan Berger, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, S3353 [6MY]
———Dan Mica, Credit Union National Association, S3352 [6MY]
———Debbie Matz, National Credit Union Administration, S3352 [6MY]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) renewal: by, S10804 [20DE]
———Hilary Rodham Clinton, Sec. of State and Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S10805 [20DE]
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), S4187 [25MY], S4409, S4410, S4412 [26MY], S4491, S4501 [27MY]
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, S7234 [21SE]
Bangor, ME: James F. Doughty School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S7747
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish, S177 [25JA]
Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S177 [25JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1957, S1999 [24MR]
———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps, S4409 [26MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), motion to proceed, S7234 [21SE], S8682 [9DE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent request, S8682 [9DE]
Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice, S1590 [16MR]
Dept. of HHS: integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (S. 3698), S6738 [4AU]
Dept. of Homeland Security: extend the chemical facility security program (S. 2996), S492 [4FE]
———protect Federal employees and visitors, improve security of Federal facilities, and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service (S. 3806), S7217 [20SE]
Dept. of Justice: consult with appropriate officials within the executive branch prior to making the decision to try an unprivileged enemy belligerent in Federal civilian court (S. 2943), S125 [21JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, S4409 [26MY]
Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), unanimous-consent request, S897 [2MR]
Economy: impact of failure to extend Bush administration tax cuts, S7470-S7472 [27SE], S8380 [2DE]
———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, S5902, S5903, S5907 [15JY]
Education: provide flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (S. 3316), S3168 [5MY]
EPA: delay imposing fines on certain contractors who have been unable to complete training and obtain certification for lead-based paint removal, S4187 [25MY], S4410, S4412 [26MY], S4491, S4501 [27MY]
———disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S4810 [10JN]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (S. 3036), S8709 [9DE]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S10253 [15DE]
Financial institutions: create a financial stability council to oversee the financial regulatory activities of the Government, S3459 [10MY]
———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), S3459 [10MY], S3616 [12MY], S3710 [13MY], S3974 [19MY]
———mandate minimum leverage and risk-based capital standards on certain financial institutions, S3459 [10MY], S3616 [12MY], S3710 [13MY]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: add State banking, insurance, and securities regulators as non-voting members, S3710 [13MY]
———add the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration as a voting member, S3352 [6MY]
FRS: require non-bank financial companies meet statutory minimum capital standards, S5902, S5903 [15JY]
Investments: clarify definition of swap dealers to not include end users that execute swaps through affiliates, S5907 [15JY]
Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6698 [4AU]
Kennebunkport, ME: Kennebunkport Consolidated School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S7747
Medicare: protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 3315), S3168 [5MY]
National American City Quality Month: observance, S2583 [22AP]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 498), S2595 [22AP]
National Home Care & Hospice Month: observance, S10299 [15DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: waive penalty on hiring previously unemployed individuals, S1957, S1999 [24MR]
Postal Service: combat waste, fraud, and abuse relative to cost reductions, S7472 [27SE]
———improve (S. 4000), S8397-S8399 [2DE]
Power resources: establish a program to regulate the entry of fossil carbon into commerce, promote clean energy jobs and economic growth, and avoid dangerous climate interference (S. 2877), S4810 [10JN]
SEC: prohibit authority to set agency budget and collect fees from regulated companies, S3974 [19MY]
Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act: reauthorize (S. 3659), S6306 [27JY]
Taxation: extend credit for producing electricity from open-loop biomass, S10253 [15DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S10253 [15DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1590 [16MR]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S10253 [15DE]
Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3480), S4853 [10JN]
Tennessee: assessment of flood damage and disaster assistance, S4412 [26MY]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense systems, S10803 [20DE]
———renewal, S10803 [20DE]
———require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon modernization plan, S10804 [20DE]
Wreaths Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 686), S8355 [1DE]
Songs
``Golden Greek,'' Joe Pickering, Jr., S1016
Texts of
S. 2943, Dept. of Justice consultation with appropriate officials within the executive branch prior to making the decision to try an unprivileged enemy belligerent in Federal civilian court, S126 [21JA]
Tributes
Agganis, Harry, S1015
Gregg, Senator, S8983 [14DE]
Johnson, Ivy, S8393 [2DE]
Stevens, Ted, S7570 [28SE]
Voinovich, Senator, S10399 [16DE]