HAGAN, KAY R. (a Senator from North Carolina)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S7753 [29SE]

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), S5707 [30JN], S6203 [22JY]

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), S2978 [29AP], S3048 [3MY], S3107, S3109 [4MY], S3360 [6MY], S3552 [11MY], S3575 [12MY], S3839 [17MY]

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), S1205 [4MR], S4698 [8JN]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S451 [4FE], S2771 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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. 4023), S8853 [13DE]

———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see S. 3201), S3717 [13MY]

———improve access to mental health counselors under TRICARE (see S. 3371), S5994 [19JY]

———modify the basis utilized for annual adjustments in amounts of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 1072), S3717 [13MY]

———recognize and honor commitment and sacrifices of U.S. military families (see S. Con. Res. 76), S8128 [19NO]

———retain members of Reserve components on active duty for 45 days following extended deployments in homeland defense missions to support reintegration into civilian life (see S. 3748), S6884 [5AU]

Army: lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation to support operation of the museum (see S. 3121), S1618 [16MR]

Blue Ridge Parkway: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 66), S5699 [30JN]

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

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), S7900 [15NO]

Citizen Diplomacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 603), S6549 [30JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3772), S7901 [15NO]

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), S2020 [24MR]

Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see S. 3247), S2587 [22AP]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: amend effective date of provisions relative to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general use prepaid cards (see S. 3549), S5700 [30JN]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see S. 3311), S3717 [13MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see S. 3144), S1750 [18MR]

———provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see S. 3838), S7420 [23SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1345), S3091 [4MY]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see S. 3914), S7788 [29SE]

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), S341 [28JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see S. 1273), S7900 [15NO]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see S. 1445), S6736 [4AU]

———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2750), S699 [23FE]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 3058), S1751 [18MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see S. 504), S743 [24FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: approve certain education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3171), S2478 [20AP]

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

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 1939), S155 [22JA]

———increase annual amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see S. 2760), S1459 [11MR]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 535), S858 [1MR]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 987), S3717 [13MY]

Diseases: identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see S. 571), S6651 [3AU]

———support prevention and treatment of diabetes (see S. 2734), S796 [25FE]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 981), S4144 [24MY]

Duke University: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 505), S2803 [29AP]

Electric power: extend credits related to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 3062), S2209 [12AP]

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

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), S3717 [13MY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 485), S10304 [15DE]

Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see S. 1255), S1670 [17MR]

GAO: conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (see S. 704), S1459 [11MR]

Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 493), S2477 [20AP]

Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see S. Res. 392), S122 [21JA]

Health: improve emergency medical services for children (see S. 408), S743 [24FE]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 653), S6302 [27JY]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 688), S1018 [3MR]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see S. 2736), S699 [23FE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 4001), S10815 [20DE]

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), S537 [9FE]

Medicare: ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see S. 1221), S8713 [9DE]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see S. 565), S3358 [6MY]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see S. 3708), S7090 [14SE]

Moldova: recognize recent accomplishments and express support for free and transparent parliamentary elections (see S. Res. 683), S8063 [18NO]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 51), S796 [25FE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 599), S6397 [28JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see S. 2803), S699 [23FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 595), S6302 [27JY]

National Stuttering Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 524), S3716 [13MY]

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), S5113 [17JN]

Roads and highways: protect and conserve lands contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway (see S. 2951), S251 [26JA]

SBA: reauthorize the National Small Business Tree Planting Program (see S. 3279), S2802 [29AP]

Small Business Development Center network: anniversary (see S. Res. 638), S7352 [22SE]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: amend (see S. 3751), S7035 [13SE]

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

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

———expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see S. 3324), S3358 [6MY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1203), S621 [22FE]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 3510), S6652 [3AU]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 781), S7900 [15NO]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 3339), S6245 [26JY]

Terrorism: 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), S6737 [4AU]

Trade Act: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 4055), S11037 [22DE]

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 Montford Point Marines (see S. 1695), S2759 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see S. Res. 393), S122 [21JA]

Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see S. 3406), S4143 [24MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see S. 3479), S4849 [10JN]

Credit: exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see S. 3106), S1458 [11MR]

Culture of Safety Hospital Accountability Study and Demonstration Program: establish (see S. 3596), S5964 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see S. 3741), S6884 [5AU]

Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see S. 3529), S5439 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to North Carolina (see S. 3781), S7089 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt individuals who receive certain educational assistance for Selected Reserve service from limits on certain Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see S. 3389), S4082 [20MY]

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

National Whole Child Month: designate (see S. Res. 478), S2246 [13AP]

News media: promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, research impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish a National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see S. 3852), S7618 [28SE]

Truth in Lending Act: establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans (see S. 3245), S2587 [22AP]

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]

Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), House amendment, S726 [24FE], S773 [25FE]

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]

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]

———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]

Johnson, Martha N.: nomination to be GSA Administrator, S349 [28JA], S466 [4FE]

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]

Smith, M. Patricia: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, S349 [28JA], S386 [1FE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1225 [5MR], S1292 [9MR], S1339 [10MR]

Letters

Establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans: Michael P. Calhoun, Center for Responsible Lending (organization), S3873 [18MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S451 [4FE], S2771 [29AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: allow small farmers to be regulated by States, S8013 [18NO]

Budget: deficit, S8996 [14DE]

———eliminate wasteful spending and provide for comprehensive budget reform, S8996 [14DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1932, S1986 [24MR], S2084 [25MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (S. 3479), S4851 [10JN]

Consumers: protect from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet (S. 3386), S8305 [30NO]

Culture of Safety Hospital Accountability Study and Demonstration Program: establish (S. 3596), S5968 [15JY]

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 (S. 3693), S6836 [5AU]

Diaz, Albert: nomination to be circuit judge, S2499 [21AP], S10667 [18DE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S5835, S5837 [14JY]

Early Detection Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 158), S714 [23FE]

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, S5835 [14JY], S5889, S5907 [15JY]

EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (S. 3850), S7624 [28SE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), motion to proceed, S8013 [18NO]

Financial institutions: exempt insurance company affiliates of depository institutions from proprietary trading restrictions, S4137 [24MY]

———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), S3873 [18MY]

Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 4380), S6341 [27JY]

Health care professionals: recognize contribution of pharmacies to U.S. health system, S1515 [15MR]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), S8308 [30NO]

Investments: provide authority to CFTC and SEC to determine if a person dealing under-collateralization of investment swaps is a major swap participant or a major security-based swap participant, S5907 [15JY]

Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6630 [3AU]

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

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 595), S6341 [27JY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (S. 1735), S7391 [23SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2272 [14AP]

———Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S1572 [16MR]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (S. 3991), S8308 [30NO]

Punke, Michael W.: nomination to be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, S1572 [16MR]

Securities: prohibit proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds and address conflicts of interest with respect to certain securitizations, S5889 [15JY]

Senate: legislative program, S6341, S6342 [27JY], S8308 [30NO]

Senate Rules: eliminate secret holds on Presidential nominations or legislation (S. 3657), S6341 [27JY]

Small Business Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5849), S6341 [27JY]

Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5849), S6341 [27JY]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S7323 [22SE]

Truth in Lending Act: establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans, S3873 [18MY]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10793 [20DE]

Wynn, James A., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S5835, S5837 [14JY]

Tributes

Burris, Senator, S8013 [18NO]

Scheirbeck, Helen Maynor, S11031 [22DE]