MERKLEY, JEFF (a Senator from Oregon)

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], S4181, S4213, S4226 [25MY], S4450 [26MY], S4505, S4506, S4531 [27MY]

Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (H.R. 5566), S7639 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S7522 [27SE], 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), S5700, S5715 [30JN], S5787 [13JY], S6110 [21JY]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8873, S8886, S8902 [13DE], S9023 [14DE], S10304 [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), S2765 [28AP], S2978 [29AP], S3047 [3MY], S3195 [5MY], S3350, S3360, S3361, S3376, S3382 [6MY], S3474, S3476, S3482 [10MY], S3558 [11MY], S3618, S3648, S3652, S3656 [12MY], S3693, S3708, S3732 [13MY], S3814, S3836 [17MY], S3866, S3909, S3935, S3938, S3940, S3943 [18MY], S3987, S3991, S3992, S3994, S3997, S4000, S4003, S4006 [19MY]

National security: making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 5875), S6933 [5AU]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), S10413 [16DE]

Power resources: promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability (S. 3663), S7756 [29SE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S955 [2MR], S1093 [3MR], S1170 [4MR], S1289, S1312 [9MR], S4851 [10JN], S4948 [15JN]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S8873, S8886, S8902 [13DE], S9023 [14DE], S10304 [15DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1517 [15MR], S1620, S1628 [16MR], S1674 [17MR], S1751 [18MR], S1808 [22MR]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S135 [22JA], S1211 [5MR], S1273 [9MR], S2135 [26MR], S3769 [14MY], S5459 [25JN], S5721 [12JY], S7003 [13SE], S8445 [3DE], S10422 [17DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 3424), S7901 [15NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 231), S8063 [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), S2643 [26AP]

———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), S7790 [29SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 29), S4745 [9JN]

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 (see S. 1700), S1459 [11MR]

———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), S2587 [22AP]

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

Chetco River: make technical corrections to wild and scenic segment designations (see S. 3488), S4938 [15JN]

Children and youth: provide children in foster care with school stability and equal access to educational opportunities (see S. 2801), S440 [2FE]

———provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 4027), S10304 [15DE]

———reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 1859), S123 [21JA]

Citizen Diplomacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 603), S7000 [12AU]

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

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 (see S. 729), S3717 [13MY]

———require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 3960), S8642 [8DE]

Corps of Engineers: conduct levee system evaluations and certifications on receipt of requests from non-Federal interests (see S. 3109), S3644 [12MY]

CPSC: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A (see S. 753), S2642 [26AP]

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

Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see S. 3841), S7507 [27SE]

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), S2116 [25MR]

———establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see S. 1709), S8853 [13DE]

———increase amount available to purchase commodities for emergency food assistance program (see S. 2805), S1517 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 2904), S700 [23FE]

———restore accountability and congressional oversight to the defense contracting process (see S. 3909), S7788 [29SE]

Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see S. 1791), S621 [22FE]

Dept. of Energy: 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]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see S. 3434), S4528 [27MY]

———improve energy conservation and efficiency standards for certain appliances and other consumer products (see S. 3925), S7970 [17NO]

———promote mapping and development of U.S. geothermal resources by establishing a direct loan program for high risk geothermal exploration wells (see S. 3586), S5850 [14JY]

———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: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 3320), S10304 [15DE]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 3058), S5269 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: adjust status for certain Haitian orphans paroled into the U.S. after the earthquake (see S. 3411), S5203 [21JN]

Dept. of HUD: improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (see S. 3704), S7352 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (see S. 2925), S700 [23FE]

———fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see S. 3019), S698 [23FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see S. 3178), S2709 [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 3358), S3716 [13MY]

———provide loans to certain organizations to address habitats and ecosystems and to address and prevent invasive species (see S. 3063), S1018 [3MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see S. 504), S4573 [28MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (see S. 3979), S8244 [29NO]

Dept. of Transportation: support U.S. manufacturing by providing rules and guidance, waiver notices, and departmental and agency actions applicable to domestic content standards of Federal grants (see S. 4034), S10410 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: approve certain education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3171), S4745 [9JN]

———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), S1229 [5MR]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 663), S4850 [10JN]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see S. 362), S7034 [13SE]

———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3447), S7035 [13SE]

———increase annual amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see S. 2760), S1262 [8MR]

———repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic pay (see S. 3486), S8555 [6DE]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see S. 1425), S3359 [6MY]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 987), S5202 [21JN]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see S. 1545), S8244 [29NO]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 1492), S1619 [16MR]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 3493), S6737 [4AU]

Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see S. Con. Res. 55), S2425 [19AP]

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), S6520 [29JY]

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

Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see S. 3300), S3091 [4MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see S. 634), S1359 [10MR]

Employment: provide funding for summer and year-round youth jobs and training programs (see S. 2923), S393 [1FE]

Endangered species: support international tiger conservation efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia (see S. Res. 680), S7968 [17NO]

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

FAA: prescribe regulations to ensure that crewmembers on air carriers have proper qualifications and experience (see S. 1744), S1360 [10MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 878), S2477 [20AP]

Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (see S. 3241), S2518 [21AP]

———provide protection for consumers who have prepaid cards (see S. 4041), S10514 [17DE]

———require lenders of loans with Federal guarantees or Federal insurance to consent to mandatory mediation (see S. 2912), S1262 [8MR]

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

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see S. 384), S858 [1MR]

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), S7446 [24SE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to adopt underwriting standards consistent with Dept. of Energy Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see S. 3642), S6201 [22JY]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see S. 2129), S5786 [13JY]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals (see S. 1173), S620 [22FE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 629), S7175 [16SE]

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]

Homeless Assistance Act: provide education for homeless children and youths (see S. 2800), S393 [1FE]

Housing: ensure availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners (see S. 3266), S3474 [10MY]

———provide assistance to owners of manufactured homes constructed prior to 1976 to purchase Energy Star qualified manufactured homes (see S. 1320), S1262 [8MR]

———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), S5203 [21JN]

Housing Assistance Council: authorize appropriations (see S. 3637), S6521 [29JY]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2982), S1751 [18MR]

Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage until coverage is otherwise available through an employment-based health plan or a health benefit exchange (see S. 3393), S4623 [7JN]

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]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 678), S620 [22FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 2747), S621 [22FE]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see S. 2736), S621 [22FE]

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), S7268 [21SE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 2814), S5154 [18JN]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 796), S620 [22FE]

———require U.S.-registered companies selling products using columbite-tantalite, coltan, cassiterite, and wolframite to disclose the country-of-origin of such materials to the SEC (see S. 891), S3473 [10MY]

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), S4529 [27MY] (see S. 3495), S4938 [15JN] (see S. 3511), S5153 [18JN]

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 Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see S. 3227), S4083 [20MY]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (see S. 3462), S4851 [10JN]

National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 596), S6397 [28JY]

National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition: establish (see S. 1275), S5489 [28JN]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 522), S3643 [12MY]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 453), S1458 [11MR]

National School Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see S. 2749), S1459 [11MR]

———increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see S. 1737), S1311 [9MR]

National security: making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (see S. 3721), S6883 [5AU]

National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 618), S7089 [14SE]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (see S. 3056), S945 [2MR]

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), S3717 [13MY] (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), S5489 [28JN]

Oregon: designate certain lands as wilderness and provide for the exchange of certain Federal and non-Federal lands (see S. 2963), S340 [28JA]

———restore forest landscapes, protect old growth forests, and manage national forests in the eastside forests (see S. 2895), S1170 [4MR]

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), S4939 [15JN]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see S. 3993), S8348 [1DE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 1611), S621 [22FE]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: clarify authority of States to adopt renewable energy incentives (see S. 3923), S7788 [29SE]

RV Centennial Celebration Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 410), S3537 [11MY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see S. 3739), S6883 [5AU]

SBA: create parity among small business contracting programs (see S. 1489), S5699 [30JN]

———extend and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see S. 1233), S2643 [26AP]

———improve the Office of International Trade to expand small business exporting (see S. 2862), S3984 [19MY]

———increase loan limits and provide for low-interest refinancing for small businesses (see S. 2869), S2643 [26AP]

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

———reform and improve the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see S. 3020), S698 [23FE]

———waive non-Federal share requirement under certain programs (see S. 3165), S2643 [26AP]

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

Senior citizens: support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (see S. Res. 553), S4991 [16JN]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 937), S2477 [20AP]

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), S4084 [20MY]

Small business: reaffirm Congress' intent that Federal contracting officers have discretion to choose among any small business development and contracting programs when awarding contracts (see S. 3190), S2643 [26AP]

Small Business Act: improve contracting provisions (see S. 2989), S2424 [19AP]

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), S4850 [10JN]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 686), S3036 [3MY]

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]

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

Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 3248), S4442 [26MY]

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]

Taxation: eliminate oil and gas company preferences (see S. 3405), S4143 [24MY]

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

———establish and provide for the treatment of Individual Development Accounts (see S. 985), S482 [4FE]

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

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 3164), S2115 [25MR]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1203), S10815 [20DE]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see S. 210), S393 [1FE]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see S. 2882), S2378 [15AP]

———provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits (see S. 3141), S2478 [20AP]

———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see S. 3215), S2377 [15AP]

———provide that solar electric property need not be located on the property to which it is generating electricity to qualify for residential energy efficient property credit (see S. 3137), S1750 [18MR]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 3339), S5203 [21JN]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3306), S4083 [20MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 3572), S7035 [13SE]

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), S8299 [30NO]

Voting: promote ability of voters to vote by mail (see S. 3299), S3091 [4MY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 624), S5202 [21JN]

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), S5965 [15JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S1262 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Columbia River: provide assistance for programs and activities to protect and restore water quality (see S. 3025), S698 [23FE]

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]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 3419), S4212 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (see S. 3102), S1359 [10MR]

Dept. of HHS: include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see S. 3418), S4212 [25MY]

EPA: establish the Columbia Basin Restoration Program (see S. 3550), S5538 [29JN]

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

FDIC: fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (see S. 4052), S11037 [22DE]

Power resources: promote oil independence by developing a clean energy economy (see S. 3601), S5964 [15JY]

SBA: temporarily designate as a HUBZone counties that are most affected by a recession (see S. 3563), S5699 [30JN]

Securities: prohibit proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds and address conflicts of interest with respect to certain securitizations (see S. 3098), S1358 [10MR]

Cloture motions

Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S174, S175 [25JA]

———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), motion to proceed, S5430 [24JN], S5514 [29JN]

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, S5774 [13JY], S5880 [15JY]

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

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]

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), House amendment, S5310 [23JN], S5419 [24JN], 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 [4DE]

Letters

Prohibit proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds and address conflicts of interest with respect to certain securitizations: John S. Reed, S2691 [27AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S135 [22JA], S1211 [5MR], S1273 [9MR], S2135 [26MR], S3769 [14MY], S5459 [25JN], S5721 [12JY], S7003 [13SE], S8445 [3DE], S10421 [17DE]

Privilege of the floor

Gaulke, Peter, S7363 [22SE]

Kilborn, Caitlin, S7363 [22SE]

Sullivan, Jake, S7842 [29SE]

Questions—Impeachment trial

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

Remarks

Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S10251 [15DE]

Airport Improvement Program: extend authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8705 [9DE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4428, S4435, S4436 [26MY]

Astoria, OR: anniversary of Tongue Point Jobs Corps Center, S435 [2FE]

Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S144-S146 [22JA], S301 [28JA]

Black History Month: observance, S534 [9FE]

Budget: deficit, S8705-S8708 [9DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1933 [24MR]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (S. 3419), S4220 [25MY]

Credit cards: prevent predatory lending, S2791, S2792 [29AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (S. 3102), S1363 [10MR], S8337 [1DE]

Dept. of the Interior: grant economy-related contract extensions of certain timber contracts with timber purchasers, S1257 [8MR]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S780, S789 [25FE], S852 [1MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), motion to proceed, S2101 [25MR]

Economy: extension of tax cuts for upper-income households, S8705 [9DE]

———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, S5820 [14JY], S5894, S5901 [15JY]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S4825, S4829 [10JN]

———establish the Columbia Basin Restoration Program (S. 3550), S5540 [29JN]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8522, S8523 [4DE], S10251 [15DE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), motion to proceed, S8008 [18NO]

FDIC: establish Division for Consumer Financial Protection, S3319, S3320 [6MY]

———fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (H.R. 6398), S10920 [21DE], S10963, S10964 [22DE]

———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, S2632 [26AP], S2690, S2691 [27AP]

———prohibit certain payments to loan originators and require verification by lenders of the ability of consumers to repay loans, S3516, S3517, S3520 [11MY], S3573 [12MY]

———reform regulations for residential mortgage underwriting standards, S3516, S3520 [11MY]

FRS: exempt small businesses from regulation by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S4063 [20MY]

Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage, S852 [1MR]

Klamath River: call for a Federal cooperative effort to address agricultural crisis due to drought, S4428, S4435, S4436 [26MY]

———implement Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and call for a Federal cooperative effort to address agricultural crisis due to drought, S1607 [16MR]

National Nurses Week: observance, S3453 [10MY]

Pacific University: anniversary of Na Haumana O Hawaii (Hawaiian students' club) luau, S2205 [12AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (S. 3958), S8008 [18NO]

Pendleton, OR: anniversary of Pendleton Round-Up, S7027 [13SE]

Power resources: promote oil independence by developing a clean energy economy (S. 3601), S6015 [20JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S1569 [16MR]

Senate: legislative program, S5999 [19JY], S8727 [9DE]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S7700 [29SE]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S6273 [27JY], S7306 [22SE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1257 [8MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S5249 [22JN], S6060, S6061 [21JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8522, S8523 [4DE], S8705 [9DE]

———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S8522, S8523 [4DE], S8705 [9DE], S10251 [15DE]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 3773), S8337, S8338 [1DE]

———rates, S8337, S8338 [1DE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): amend preamble to acknowledge interrelationship between nonstrategic and strategic offensive arms, S10721 [19DE]

———renewal, S8360 [2DE], S10721 [19DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S780, S789 [25FE], S852 [1MR], S5249 [22JN], S6060, S6061 [21JY]

Texts of

S. 3025, Columbia River Basin Restoration Act, S707-S709 [23FE]

S. 3079, Building Star Energy Efficiency Act, S1175-S1180 [4MR]

S. 3102, Rural Energy Savings Program Act, S1363 [10MR]

S. 3418, Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act, S4220 [25MY]

S. 3419, Medical Debt Relief Act, S4221 [25MY]

S. 3550, Columbia River Basin Restoration Act, S5541-S5543 [29JN]

Tributes

Westlund, Ben, S1426 [11MR]