FRANKEN, AL (a Senator from Minnesota)

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), S4213, S4224 [25MY], S4449, S4465 [26MY]

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), S5787 [13JY], S6031 [20JY], S6444 [28JY], S7045, S7048 [13SE]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8902 [13DE], S10305 [15DE]

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), S3007 [30AP], S3040, S3047 [3MY], S3109 [4MY], S3165, S3200 [5MY], S3382 [6MY], S3558 [11MY], S3618, S3619, S3652 [12MY], S3718 [13MY], S3783 [14MY], S3933 [18MY], S4009 [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), S1189 [4MR], S1267 [8MR], S4644, S4699 [8JN], S4755 [9JN], S4851 [10JN], S4920 [15JN], S5041 [16JN]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S8902 [13DE], S10305 [15DE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S167 [25JA], S401 [2FE], S545 [11FE], S5141 [18JN], S7229 [21SE], S7437 [24SE], S8207 [29NO], S8257 [30NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 591), S6202 [22JY]

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]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 455), S7421 [23SE]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 3033), S742 [24FE]

———make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 3219), S2377 [15AP]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 29), S5320 [23JN]

Business and industry: remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker (see S. 3345), S7035 [13SE]

———require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see S. 3254), S2643 [26AP]

Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S5489 [28JN]

Children and youth: reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 1859), S155 [22JA]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3772), S7135 [15SE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 3357), S3716 [13MY]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see S. 3553), S5699 [30JN]

———take action on the Chicago waterway system to prevent migration of bighead and silver carps into Lake Michigan (see S. 2946), S622 [22FE]

CPSC: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A (see S. 753), S2241 [13AP]

———prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's jewelry containing cadmium, barium, or antimony (see S. 2975), S439 [2FE]

Credit: exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see S. 3106), S3984 [19MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools (see S. 3123), S1874 [23MR]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (see S. 3102), S3536 [11MY]

———establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see S. 1709), S3536 [11MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see S. 1932), S155 [22JA]

———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see S. 3733), S6883 [5AU]

———establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 3645), S6652 [3AU]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 1158), S5786 [13JY]

———establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1352), S7900 [15NO]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see S. 1445), S5269 [22JN]

———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2750), S5269 [22JN]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 3058), S1312 [9MR]

Dept. of Justice: protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 3842), S7507 [27SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see S. 504), S4082 [20MY]

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), S7508 [27SE]

———reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 1156), S7089 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (see S. 3162), S2019 [24MR]

———repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic pay (see S. 3486), S4938 [15JN]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see S. 1425), S5744 [12JY]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see S. 3703), S7135 [15SE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 984), S7134 [15SE]

Education: develop undergraduate and graduate curricula on child abuse and neglect, forensic interview training programs, and regional training centers for State and local child protection professionals (see S. 3437), S4528 [27MY]

———establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job (see S. 3206), S2295 [14AP]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 684), S8063 [18NO]

Egypt: support democracy, human rights, and civil liberties (see S. Res. 586), S7035 [13SE]

Employment: provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see S. 3500), S4989 [16JN]

Energy Policy Act: streamline Indian energy development, enhance programs to support Indian energy development and efficiency, and make technical corrections (see S. 3752), S6884 [5AU]

EPA: reauthorize and modify the diesel emissions reduction program (see S. 3973), S8062 [18NO]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 416), S122 [21JA]

Families and domestic relations: support and recognize achievements of certain Public Health Service Act family planning services programs (see S. Res. 565), S5439 [24JN]

FDA: establish a nanotechnology program (see S. 2942), S6303 [27JY]

———finalize proposed rule on sunscreen product labeling (see S. 1112), S6201 [22JY]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (see S. 510), S8244 [29NO]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see S. 3697), S6736 [4AU]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1102), S2588 [22AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require restitution for victims of criminal violations (see S. 3466), S6303 [27JY]

Food: establish appropriate criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 3767), S7033 [13SE]

———increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 3669), S6520 [29JY]

———provide children from rural areas with better access to meals served through the summer food service program for children and certain child care programs (see S. 3040), S1170 [4MR]

———provide for enhanced foodborne illness surveillance and food safety capacity and establish regional food safety centers of excellence (see S. 1269), S699 [23FE]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3073), S1169 [4MR]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by U.S. citizens to allow admission to the U.S. (see S. 1376), S5786 [13JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 3213), S3831 [17MY]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see S. 3260), S2642 [26AP]

———establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child care settings (see S. 3298), S3091 [4MY]

———extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 3709), S6882 [5AU]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3737), S6883 [5AU]

Housing: express that stable and affordable housing is essential to HIV prevention, treatment, and care and commit to providing adequate funding for development of housing as a response to AIDS pandemic (see S. Con. Res. 39), S123 [21JA]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2982), S537 [9FE]

Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 3548), S5538 [29JN]

Iran: call for release of detained U.S. hikers (see S. Res. 604), S6584 [2AU]

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), S7134 [15SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 2747), S7900 [15NO]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see S. 718), S2518 [21AP]

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]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 833), S7352 [22SE]

Medicare: create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (see S. 1249), S5850 [14JY]

———expand access to medication therapy management services (see S. 3543), S5538 [29JN]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 3211), S2377 [15AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 46), S4622 [7JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see S. 3708), S6882 [5AU]

Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see S. 2781), S1360 [10MR]

Motor vehicles: prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 3039), S7508 [27SE]

Murtha, John P.: tribute (see S. Res. 413), S536 [9FE]

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 American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 689), S8128 [19NO]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (see S. 3462), S4658 [8JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 663), S7789 [29SE]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see S. 1553), S699 [23FE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), S3831 [17MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 541), S5203 [21JN]

National Principals Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 607), S6884 [5AU]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 501), S2708 [27AP]

Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see S. 797), S2588 [22AP]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see S. 553), S698 [23FE]

Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3305), S4442 [26MY] (see S. 3472), S4745 [9JN]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see S. 1353), S4622 [7JN]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 511), S3537 [11MY]

Pensions: allow time for pensions to fund benefit obligations due to economic circumstances in the financial markets (see S. 3157), S4442 [26MY]

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), S3006 [30AP]

———reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 752), S4082 [20MY]

Power resources: extend certain tax incentives for alcohol used as fuel and additional duties on ethanol (see S. 3231), S4442 [26MY]

Public safety officers: provide adequate benefits to officers injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 2885), S4212 [25MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see S. 3813), S7267 [21SE]

Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determination of the limit on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 3667), S6520 [29JY]

Radio Free Asia: permanently authorize (see S. 3104), S1458 [11MR]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 1674), S5850 [14JY]

———eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see S. 3878), S7787 [29SE]

Somalia: develop a comprehensive strategy to ensure stability (see S. Res. 573), S5538 [29JN]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: amend (see S. 3751), S6884 [5AU]

Stevens, Ted: tribute (see S. Res. 617), S7000 [12AU]

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), S341 [28JA]

Taxation: ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (see S. 3148), S2020 [24MR]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1153), S7268 [21SE]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1203), S251 [26JA]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see S. 2882), S5269 [22JN]

———provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 3621), S6078 [21JY]

———reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 3533), S5439 [24JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see S. 211), S154 [22JA]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 584), S3643 [12MY]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see S. 2821), S7089 [14SE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 3572), S7790 [29SE]

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), S537 [9FE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see S. 3520), S5268 [22JN] (see S. 3981), S8244 [29NO]

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), S2759 [28AP]

———ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 28), S10304 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see S. 3522), S5268 [22JN]

Employment: establish funds to rapidly create new jobs in the private and public sector (see S. 2952), S251 [26JA]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve (see S. 3888), S7787 [29SE]

Political campaigns: protect Federal, State, and local elections from the influence of foreign nationals (see S. 2959), S271 [27JA]

Power resources: encourage implementation of thermal energy infrastructure (see S. 3626), S6078 [21JY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 3390), S4082 [20MY]

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), 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]

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 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]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), House amendment, S10771 [19DE], S10853 [21DE]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2288 [14AP], S2364 [15AP]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S559 [11FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S610 [22FE]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8528, S8529 [4DE]

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]

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), S559 [11FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S610 [22FE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S5310 [23JN], S5419 [24JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3985), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8627 [8DE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8528, S8529 [4DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment, S6498 [29JY], S6572 [2AU], S6684 [4AU]

Vanaskie, Thomas I.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2367 [15AP]

Lists

National organizations supporting S. 3522, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, S5279 [22JN]

Organizations supporting S. 2952, Strengthen Our Economy Through Employment and Development Act, S253 [26JA]

State and local organizations supporting S. 3522, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, S5279 [22JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S167 [25JA], S401 [2FE], S545 [11FE], S5141 [18JN], S7229 [21SE], S7437 [24SE], S8207 [29NO], S8257 [30NO]

Privilege of the floor

Ganschow, Romy, S6656 [3AU]

Wilson, Doug, S6656 [3AU]

Questions—Impeachment trial

Impeachment Trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.: by, S8594 [7DE]

Remarks

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding, S5838-S5840 [14JY], S7590-S7592 [28SE]

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, S7253 [21SE]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish, S5840 [14JY]

Budget: deficit, S5837-S5840 [14JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1862 [23MR]

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, S7254 [21SE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses, S5222 [22JN]

———prohibit use of funds for contracts with Halliburton Co., KBR, Inc., or subsidiaries or affiliates, if such contractor requires employees or contractors to sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims, S5222 [22JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), motion to proceed, S7253 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (S. 3522), S5277 [22JN]

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), S7110 [15SE]

———establish Office of the Homeowner Advocate, S3398 [7MY], S4036 [20MY], S4644 [8JN], S4924, S4928 [15JN]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (S. 1492), S7261 [21SE]

Employment: establish funds to rapidly create new jobs in the private and public sector (S. 2952), S252 [26JA]

———provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (H.R. 4812), S5837 [14JY]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8454 [3DE], S9014 [14DE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve (S. 3888), S7801 [29SE]

FCC: protect Internet neutrality relative to the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, S10690 [18DE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S7111 [15SE]

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), S3082 [4MY], S3155 [5MY], S3311 [6MY], S3398 [7MY], S3465 [10MY], S3673 [13MY], S3955 [19MY], S4036 [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, S2634 [26AP]

———reform the way initial credit ratings are assigned, S3082 [4MY], S3155 [5MY], S3311 [6MY], S3399 [7MY], S3465 [10MY], S3673 [13MY], S3955 [19MY]

Gulf of Mexico: impact of response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on the environment and future offshore drilling policies, S4837 [10JN]

Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S5222 [22JN], S6616 [3AU]

Medicare: expand access to medication therapy management services (S. 3543), S5539 [29JN]

Minnesota: tribute to Red River Valley flood mitigation efforts, S1252 [8MR]

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]

———disapprove rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (S.J. Res. 30), unanimous-consent agreement, S7300 [21SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize, S7261 [21SE]

Olympic games: tribute to Minnesota participants, S854 [1MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, S2784 [29AP]

———prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (S. 3295), S3630 [12MY]

———prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (S. 3628), motion to proceed, S6266 [27JY], S7326 [22SE]

———protect Federal, State, and local elections from the influence of foreign nationals, S2785 [29AP]

Power resources: encourage implementation of thermal energy infrastructure (S. 3626), S6083 [21JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2270 [14AP]

———Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S1571 [16MR]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 3390), S4084 [20MY]

Senate: legislative program, S7301 [21SE]

Smith, M. Patricia: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, S375 [1FE]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: amend (S. 3751), S7650, S7653 [28SE]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S2784 [29AP], S7326 [22SE]

———decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., on restricting time limits on employees seeking redress for wage discrimination, S6616 [3AU]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), S7301 [21SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S850 [1MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4644 [8JN], S4924, S4928 [15JN]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8454 [3DE], S9014 [14DE]

———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S8454 [3DE], S9014 [14DE]

———reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes (S. 3533), S5839 [14JY]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S4170 [25MY], S8275-S8277 [30NO], S10424 [17DE]

———renewal negotiations, S1728 [18MR]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S850 [1MR], S8454 [3DE]

World Alzheimer's Day: observance, S7261 [21SE]

Texts of

S. 2952, Strengthen Our Economy Through Employment and Development Act, S253 [26JA]

S. 3390, Student Nondiscrimination Act, S4085 [20MY]

S. 3522, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, S5278 [22JN]

S. 3626, Thermal Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act, S6083-S6085 [21JY]

S. 3888, End Debt Collector Abuse Act, S7802 [29SE]

Tributes

Heaney, Gerald W., S5435 [24JN]