SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. (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), S4224, S4229 [25MY], S4410, S4451, S4462, S4464 [26MY]
Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S28, S57 [20JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1887 [23MR], S2029, S2051 [24MR], S2133 [25MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S7206 [20SE]
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), S5714 [30JN], S5787 [13JY], S5975 [15JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S10415 [16DE]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8869, S8875 [13DE]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S7981 [17NO]
Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S2980 [29AP], S3008 [30AP], S3072 [4MY], S3374, S3382 [6MY], S3428, S3429 [7MY], S3476 [10MY], S3558 [11MY], S3576, S3617 [12MY], S3718 [13MY], S3835 [17MY], S3912 [18MY]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (H.R. 81), S10822 [20DE]
Medicare: reform payments and coverage for hospice care (H.R. 3454), S10308 [15DE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S956 [2MR], S1090, S1102, S1107 [3MR], S1193 [4MR], S1230 [5MR], S4644, S4699 [8JN], S4755 [9JN], S4864 [10JN], S5038 [16JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S8869, S8875 [13DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1474 [11MR], S1530 [15MR]
Articles and editorials
Mainers Wait and Wonder—How Will Reform Affect Us? John Richardson, Portland (ME) Press Herald, S1951 [24MR]
Spin Meter—Program Risks $30B To Save Weak Banks, Daniel Wagner, Associated Press (news service), S6580 [2AU]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 659), S7618 [28SE]
America Recycles Day: observance (see S. Res. 677), S7900 [15NO]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 591), S6202 [22JY]
Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see S. 1567), S1018 [3MR]
Appropriations: require Congress to establish a searchable database on a public Internet site for congressional earmarks (see S. 3335), S4850 [10JN]
Armed Forces: establish a temporary prohibition on termination of TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see S. 3846), S7901 [15NO]
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), S3985 [19MY]
Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S5489 [28JN]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see S. 259), S251 [26JA]
Coastal States Organization: anniversary (see S. Res. 667), S7789 [29SE]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 738), S858 [1MR]
Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3728), S6883 [5AU]
Dept. of Commerce: reauthorize Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see S. 3523), S5319 [23JN]
Dept. of Education: award grants to State educational agencies for activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering education (see S. 3043), S795 [25FE]
———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP]
Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see S. 3434), S4528 [27MY]
———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), S5489 [28JN]
———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see S. 1445), S4083 [20MY]
———provide for use of unobligated discretionary stimulus funds to address AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) waiting lists and other cost containment measures impacting State programs (see S. 3401), S7790 [29SE]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 3058), S1460 [11MR]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Boys & Girls Clubs of America (see S. 2924), S1018 [3MR]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see S. 504), S3831 [17MY]
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), S51 [20JA]
Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see S. 841), S2208 [12AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see S. 3583), S5849 [14JY]
———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3447), S7035 [13SE]
———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 1668), S341 [28JA]
Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see S. 1425), S341 [28JA]
Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 332), S4143 [24MY]
Distracted Driving Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 510), S3006 [30AP]
Drugs: require a northern border counternarcotics strategy (see S. 3467), S10815 [20DE]
———restore application of the 340B drug discount program to orphan drugs for children's hospitals (see S. 11), S7618 [28SE]
Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 749), S858 [1MR]
———provide flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (see S. 3316), S3164 [5MY]
Electric power: extend credits related to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 3062), S1017 [3MR]
Endangered species: support international tiger conservation efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia (see S. Res. 680), S7968 [17NO]
EPA: establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 2995), S481 [4FE]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see S. 3036), S7508 [27SE]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 3928), S7970 [17NO]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 311), S3831 [17MY]
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), S7509 [27SE]
Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 3725), S6883 [5AU]
Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see S. Res. 681), S7968 [17NO]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S1813 [22MR]
Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 3709), S7619 [28SE]
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), S7176 [16SE]
Housing Assistance Council: authorize appropriations (see S. 3637), S6200 [22JY]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2982), S481 [4FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1652), S1459 [11MR]
International Women's Day: support goals (see S. Res. 433), S1170 [4MR]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see S. 941), S4529 [27MY]
Mathias, Charles McC., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 397), S251 [26JA]
Medicare: eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see S. 3028), S742 [24FE]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 2814), S7206 [20SE]
———provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see S. 3255), S2587 [22AP]
———reduce costs of prescription drugs for beneficiaries and guarantee access to comprehensive prescription drug coverage (see S. 4024), S8786 [10DE]
Motor vehicles: establish new automobile safety standards and make better safety information available (see S. 3302), S4885 [14JN]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 435), S1169 [4MR]
Murtha, John P.: tribute (see S. Res. 413), S536 [9FE]
National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 496), S2587 [22AP]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 599), S6397 [28JY]
National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see S. 2097), S7900 [15NO]
National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 402), S358 [29JA]
National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 3641), S6201 [22JY]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), S3831 [17MY]
National Guard: elevate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to a position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (see S. 3913), S10815 [20DE]
National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 550), S4850 [10JN]
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), S5787 [13JY]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 522), S3643 [12MY]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 541), S5203 [21JN]
National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 453), S1813 [22MR]
National School Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see S. 2749), S537 [9FE]
National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 540), S4442 [26MY]
National Stuttering Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 524), S3716 [13MY]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 530), S3782 [14MY]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 475), S2162 [26MR]
NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women's Health (see S. Res. 695), S8554 [6DE]
NSF: provide grants to strengthen the capacity of high schools and colleges to provide instruction in nanotechnology (see S. 3117), S1516 [15MR]
Olympic Day: designate (see S. Res. 552), S5203 [21JN]
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]
Recycled materials: improve Federal procurement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 3633), S6200 [22JY]
Recycling: commend efforts to promote recycling on the National Mall and providing an example to follow in making recycling possible in public places (see S. Res. 677), S7900 [15NO]
SBA: establish Veterans' Business Center program (see S. 3394), S4082 [20MY]
———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see S. 4053), S11037 [22DE]
———waive non-Federal share requirement under certain programs (see S. 3165), S2115 [25MR]
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), S3716 [13MY]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3578), S8063 [18NO]
Small Business Act: extend programs (see S. 3839), S7446 [24SE]
———improve contracting provisions (see S. 2989), S481 [4FE]
Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (see S. 3839), S7446 [24SE]
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), S483 [4FE]
———limit access to account numbers (see S. 3789), S7134 [15SE]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP]
Stevens, Ted: tribute (see S. Res. 617), S7000 [12AU]
Taxation: allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see S. 3014), S620 [22FE]
———improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial, building, and vehicle energy efficiency, domestic manufacturing, renewable electricity, and carbon capture and sequestration (see S. 3935), S7789 [29SE]
———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 1612), S6245 [26JY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 812), S358 [29JA]
———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 3510), S6652 [3AU]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see S. 3146), S1812 [22MR]
———provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 3621), S6078 [21JY]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 3339), S3535 [11MY]
———reduce mileage threshold for deduction for National Guard and Reservists overnight travel expenses (see S. 3819), S7901 [15NO]
Terrorism: call on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other Central Asian countries to effectively monitor and regulate the manufacture, sale, transport, and use of ammonium nitrate fertilizer (see S. Res. 570), S5489 [28JN]
Tubman, Harriet: tribute (see S. Res. 455), S1516 [15MR]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 3572), S7901 [15NO]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation without adding to the budget deficit (see S. 3990), S8397 [2DE]
Veterans: improve benefits for former POW (see S. 977), S341 [28JA]
———improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 3234), S4658 [8JN]
———provide cost-of-living adjustments in disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for certain survivors (see S. 3359), S3716 [13MY]
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 members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 3237), S10410 [16DE]
———award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S2588 [22AP]
Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 686), S8128 [19NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Legion Day: designate (see S. Res. 627), S7175 [16SE]
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]
———reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see S. 3519), S5268 [22JN]
Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see S. 3199), S2295 [14AP]
GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see S. 3995), S8348 [1DE]
Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see S. 3220), S2377 [15AP] (see S. 3223), S2423 [19AP]
National Academy of Sciences: study technical policy decisions and technical personnel at the FCC (see S. 3042), S795 [25FE]
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S. Res. 408), S482 [4FE]
OMB: provide a list of programs with unobligated stimulus funds and make recommendations to redirect such funds to assist displaced workers or spur job creation (see S. 2981), S440 [2FE]
SBA: reform and improve the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see S. 3020), S698 [23FE]
———remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (see S. 3399), S4143 [24MY]
———require small business training for Federal contracting officers (see S. 3444), S4529 [27MY]
Small business: ensure that the creation of jobs by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process (see S. 3024), S698 [23FE]
———extend loan enhancements (see S. 3604), S5964 [15JY]
———help to create new jobs and drive economic recovery (see S. 3103), S1359 [10MR]
Small Business Development Center network: anniversary (see S. Res. 638), S7352 [22SE]
Taxation: expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 3430), S4442 [26MY]
———provide a credit for the production of energy from deep water offshore wind (see S. 3064), S1018 [3MR]
Telecommunications: require a study on spectrum occupancy and use (see S. 3610), S5993 [19JY]
Trucking industry: increase effectiveness of Federal oversight of motor carriers by reforming regulations relative to licensed brokers (see S. 3483), S4885 [14JN]
Letters
Require consideration of economic impact of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection rules and regulations on small businesses: Ron Busby, U.S. Black Chamber, Inc., S3888 [18MY]
———Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, S3888 [18MY]
———several organizations, S3887 [18MY]
Lists
Organizations supporting Snowe amendment to S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, requiring consideration of economic impact of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection rules and regulations on small businesses, S3887 [18MY]
Press releases
NSBA Opposes Health Care Reform Bill, With Regret: National Small Business Association, S1951 [24MR]
Senate Health Bill: National Federation of Independent Business, S1951 [24MR]
Remarks
Agren Appliance & Television (business): tribute, S11033
American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: strike section on employment tax treatment of professional service businesses, S5416 [24JN]
American Legion Day: designate (S. Res. 627), S7181 [16SE]
Applied Thermal Sciences, Inc.: tribute, S118
Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations, S10401 [16DE]
Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight, S1732 [18MR]
Axiom Technologies, LLC: tribute, S6197
Black Dinah Chocolatiers (business): tribute, S3712
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1949 [24MR]
Bull Moose (business): tribute, S738
Campbell, Sharon: Presque Isle, ME, Rotary Club Frank Hussey Award recipient, S6394
Chapel Hill Floral (business): tribute, S535
Clark, Trapper: SBA Maine Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4080
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, S6022 [20JY]
———support reunification agreement, S6022 [20JY]
Damariscotta, ME: tribute to Damariscotta River Grill (restaurant), S1455
Darling's Auto (business): Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (organization) Above and Beyond Award recipient, S7751
DennyMike's 'Cue Stuff Inc.: tribute, S2585
Dept. of Commerce: promote coastal jobs creation and sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (S. 3528), S5440 [24JN]
———reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (S. 3519), S5276 [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), S5954 [15JY], S6156, S6160 [22JY], S6464 [29JY], S6580 [2AU], S7057 [14SE], S7155 [16SE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), House amendment, S10401 [16DE]
Dirk Leach Rustic Arts (business): tribute, S7417
Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (H. Con. Res. 255), S2598 [22AP]
Economy: importance of job creation, S5414-S5418 [24JN]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S10401 [16DE]
———implement NTSB recommendations following investigation of the loss of control of Continental Flight 3407, S1731 [18MR]
———reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system, S1731 [18MR]
Fiber Materials, Inc.: NASA Small Business Subcontractor of the Year Award recipient, S8710
Financial institutions: allow flexible mortgage loan payment terms based on seasonal incomes, S3072 [4MY]
———eliminate certain banking regulations that infringe on the privacy rights of customers, S3072 [4MY]
———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), S3072 [4MY], S3577, S3578 [12MY], S3678 [13MY], S3884 [18MY], S4063, S4064 [20MY]
FRS: exempt small businesses from regulation by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S3577, S3578 [12MY], S4063, S4064 [20MY]
———require consideration of economic impact of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection rules and regulations on small businesses, S3678 [13MY], S3884, S3888 [18MY]
Gay Island Oysters Inc.: tribute, S5436
Gerald Pellietier Inc.: tribute, S5695
Greece: independence anniversary, S2110 [25MR]
GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless communications coverage and commercial network capacity (S. 3995), S8350 [1DE]
Harbor Farm (business): tribute, S10407
Houlton, ME: tribute to Courtyard Cafe, S6878
———tribute to Smith & Wesson, Inc., facility, S4743
Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), conference report, S5401 [24JN]
Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6817 [5AU]
Lander, Philip: SBA Maine Veteran Small Business Champion award recipient, S4846
Lewiston, ME: tribute to Fuel (restaurant), S1668
Maine: make permanent the program waiving truck weight limits on interstate highways to allow large trucks to move from local roads to interstate highways, S10401 [16DE]
———tribute to Take a Veteran to School Day program, S8709 [9DE]
Maine Manufacturing LLC: tribute, S480
Mathews Brothers Co.: tribute, S5847
Medicare: reduce costs of prescription drugs for beneficiaries and guarantee access to comprehensive prescription drug coverage (S. 4024), S8788 [10DE]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S5416 [24JN]
National Academy of Sciences: study technical policy decisions and technical personnel at the FCC (S. 3042), S798 [25FE]
National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (S. 3641), S6156, S6205 [22JY]
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (S. Res. 408), S501 [4FE]
OMB: provide a list of programs with unobligated stimulus funds and make recommendations to redirect such funds to assist displaced workers or spur job creation (S. 2981), S445 [2FE]
Oxford County Telephone and Telegraph Co.: tribute, S5110
Paris, ME: tribute to King's Hill Inn, S1166
Portland, ME: tribute to Hugo's Restaurant, S6395
———tribute to Tilson Technology Management, Inc., S8055
Rockport, ME: tribute to Penobscot Bay Medical Center staff for assisting relief efforts in Haiti in aftermath of earthquake, S334 [28JA]
SBA: establish Veterans' Business Center program (S. 3394), S4090 [20MY]
———extend Small Business Loan Guarantee Program, S5954 [15JY]
———reform and improve the HUBZone program for small business concerns (S. 3020), S702 [23FE]
———remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (S. 3399), S4147 [24MY]
———require small business training for Federal contracting officers (S. 3444), S4544 [27MY]
Sea Bags, Inc.: tribute, S2799
Shain's of Maine (business): tribute, S4525
Small business: ensure that the creation of jobs by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process (S. 3024), S704-S706 [23FE]
———establish exemptions to information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, S7057 [14SE]
———help to create new jobs and drive economic recovery, S7156 [16SE]
———help to create new jobs and drive economic recovery (S. 3103), S1364
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, S7057 [14SE], S7155 [16SE]
Small Business Act: improve contracting provisions (S. 2989), S433 [2FE], S490 [4FE]
Sterling Rope Co., Inc.: tribute, S8394
Sturtevant, Thomas: SBA Maine Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4080 [20MY]
Taxation: expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (S. 3430), S4444 [26MY]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S5414 [24JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S10401 [16DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1731 [18MR]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S10401 [16DE]
———provide a credit for the production of energy from deep water offshore wind (S. 3064), S1022 [3MR]
Telecommunications: require a study on spectrum occupancy and use (S. 3610), S5995 [19JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S7025 [13SE]
Trucking industry: increase effectiveness of Federal oversight of motor carriers by reforming regulations relative to licensed brokers (S. 3483), S4886 [14JN]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10973 [22DE]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S5416 [24JN]
Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc.: tribute, S2113
Wilder's Jewelry (business): tribute, S3356
Windsor, ME: tribute to Varney's Store, S2293
Reports
Small Business Advocacy Review Panels (1997-2009), S3680 [13MY]
Statements
Declaration of Conscience: Margaret Chase Smith, S4104-S4106 [20MY]
Texts of
S. 2981, Reevaluate and Redirect the Stimulus Act, S445 [2FE]
S. 3020, HUBZone Improvement Act, S702 [23FE]
S. 3024, Job Impact Analysis Act, S706 [23FE]
S. 3399, Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act, S4147 [24MY]
S. 3430, Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act, S4445 [26MY]
S. 3444, Small Business Training in Federal Contracting Certification Act, S4544 [27MY]
Tributes
Bayh, Senator, S11018 [22DE]
Berger, Matthew, S4523 [27MY]
Biscoe, John, S6878
Byrd, Robert C., S5778 [13JY]
Dodd, Senator, S11015 [22DE]
Goodnight, Jo Anne, S190 [25JA]
Gregg, Senator, S11016 [22DE]
Lincoln, Senator, S11017 [22DE]
Voinovich, Senator, S11017 [22DE]