SPECTER, ARLEN (a Senator from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

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), S5621 [29JN], S6451 [28JY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S7980 [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), S3047 [3MY], S3093, S3103, S3105, S3109 [4MY], S3200, S3269 [5MY], S3539 [11MY], S3618, S3619, S3655, S3656 [12MY], S3866 [18MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1093, S1111 [3MR], S1188 [4MR], S1265 [8MR], S1290 [9MR], S4756 [9JN], S4851 [10JN], S5037 [16JN], S5448 [24JN]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1474 [11MR]

Articles and editorials

About That Webcam, New York (NY) Times, S2379 [15AP]

American Debate—Secret Donors vs. Democracy, Dick Polman, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, S7875 [15NO]

Campaign Money To Burn, New York (NY) Times, S7875 [15NO]

Forging Ahead—Embracing the ``Reconciliation'' Option for Reform, Henry J. Aaron, New England Journal of Medicine, S1250 [8MR]

GOP Delaying Vanaskie Appointment, by, Scranton (PA) Times-Tribune, S2507 [21AP]

Of Clerks and Perks—Why Supreme Court Justices Have More Free Time Than Ever—And Why It Should Be Taken Away, Stuart Taylor, Jr., and Benjamin Wittes, Atlantic (publication), S5296 [23JN]

Pittsburgh Tops List of Most-Livable Cities in U.S., Francesca Levy, Forbes (publication), S3354 [6MY]

Specter—``Kagan Did Just Enough To Win My Vote'', by, USA Today, S5942 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 659), S7618 [28SE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: require renewable energy projects receiving stimulus funds to rely on domestic materials and to create and preserve jobs in the U.S. (see S. 3069), S1018 [3MR]

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), S8853 [13DE]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 455), S7508 [27SE]

———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see S. Con. Res. 64), S4529 [27MY] (see S. Con. Res. 74), S7789 [29SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 29), S4659 [8JN]

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

China: prohibit purchases by the U.S. Government of Chinese goods and services until China agrees to the Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 3505), S5440 [24JN]

Civil liberties: reaffirm centrality of freedoms of expression and press as cornerstones of U.S. foreign policy, encourage international Internet freedom, and condemn cyber attacks and censorship by China (see S. Res. 405), S440 [2FE]

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

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking (see S. 4039), S10410 [16DE]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments if they are inconsistent with U.S. law and provide victims of such suits a means to clear their name (see S. 3518), S5268 [22JN]

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), S1618 [16MR]

———establish a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see S. 3986), S8298 [30NO]

———establish a national food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance program for agricultural producers (see S. 2758), S1813 [22MR]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see S. 3055), S3536 [11MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see S. 3434), S6078 [21JY]

———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: 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), S7901 [15NO]

———provide grants to eligible medical schools for constructing, renovating, or improving facilities to increase the supply of physicians (see S. 3133), S1670 [17MR]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 3058), S2209 [12AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish national emergency centers on military installations (see S. 3476), S4849 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: combat online infringement of intellectual property (see S. 3804), S7205 [20SE]

———further the mission of the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee through recommendations for local, State, tribal, and Federal justice agencies (see S. 3176), S2115 [25MR]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 3134), S1670 [17MR]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 1156), S5153 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: approve certain education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3171), S2378 [15AP]

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

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see S. 362), S2241 [13AP]

———make certain improvements in administration of medical facilities (see S. 3330), S3407 [7MY]

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

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 987), S3643 [12MY]

Drugs: increase Federal oversight of methadone (see S. 754), S6025 [20JY]

Education: establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job (see S. 3206), S2588 [22AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 28), S2759 [28AP]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2919), S796 [25FE]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see S. 1027), S482 [4FE]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see S. 1765), S1516 [15MR]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S2477 [20AP]

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]

Housing: ensure availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners (see S. 3266), S3717 [13MY]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2982), S1018 [3MR]

Immigration: reform (see S. 3932), S7970 [17NO]

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

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see S. 2737), S2643 [26AP]

Korean War: anniversary and U.S.-Korea alliance reaffirmation (see S.J. Res. 32), S4989 [16JN]

Law enforcement: provide information and resources to help State and local law enforcement enact crime prevention and intervention strategies supported by rigorous evidence (see S. 3160), S2019 [24MR]

———reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see S. 2736), S7175 [16SE]

Lawyers and attorneys: exempt qualifying law school students participating in legal clinics or externships from certain conflict of interest rules (see S. 2888), S7508 [27SE]

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 499), S2587 [22AP]

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]

Mining and mineral resources: 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), S2296 [14AP]

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 Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 402), S358 [29JA]

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

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 612), S6884 [5AU]

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

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 528), S3782 [14MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 555), S4989 [16JN]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 597), S6397 [28JY]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 381), S54 [20JA]

Paterno, Joe: tribute (see S. Res. 678), S7968 [17NO]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 511), S3092 [4MY]

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]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 1611), S1751 [18MR]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see S. 3813), S7969 [17NO]

Renewable energy: provide triple credits toward a renewable electricity standard for renewable energy produced on brownfields (see S. 3329), S3537 [11MY]

SBA: extend and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see S. 1233), S2803 [29AP]

———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), S2804 [29AP]

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

———waive non-Federal share requirement under certain programs (see S. 3165), S2804 [29AP]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 3390), S7901 [15NO]

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), S5786 [13JY]

Small Business Act: improve contracting provisions (see S. 2989), S2804 [29AP]

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]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see S. 518), S6885 [5AU]

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

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), S484 [4FE]

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), S5113 [17JN]

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

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see S. 1589), S621 [22FE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 781), S2241 [13AP]

———provide tax relief for persons with investment losses due to fraud or embezzlement (see S. 3166), S2115 [25MR]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see S. 3262), S6025 [20JY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 2947), S945 [2MR]

Terrorism: award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 3238), S2518 [21AP]

Transportation: provide emergency operating funds for public transportation (see S. 3412), S5320 [23JN]

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), S2477 [20AP]

Tubman, Harriet: tribute (see S. Res. 455), S1516 [15MR]

Tucker, C. DeLores: tribute (see S. Res. 418), S1751 [18MR]

Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see S. 902), S858 [1MR]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 3107), S1458 [11MR]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Civil rights: prohibit religious discrimination in educational programs or activities (see S. 3821), S7352 [22SE]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg, and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see S. 3009), S569 [11FE]

Courts: limit the dismissal of certain complaints under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by restoring the law governing pleading standards that existed before certain recent Supreme Court decisions (see S. 4054), S11037 [22DE]

———protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (see S. 3017), S698 [23FE]

Crime: clarify and strengthen armed career criminal laws (see S. 4045), S10514 [17DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see S. 3292), S2803 [29AP]

Dept. of HHS: design, construct, and operate facilities to develop and produce biological products used to respond to potential bioterrorist attacks or naturally occurring pathogens (see S. 3140), S1750 [18MR]

Dept. of Justice: encourage entry of felony warrants into the National Crime Information Center database by States and provide additional resources for extradition (see S. 3120), S1618 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to State and local governments and nonprofit organizations to provide assistance to veterans submitting Veterans Benefits Administration claims (see S. 3286), S2803 [29AP]

———provide for the tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (see S. 3192), S2208 [12AP]

Diseases: reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 3493), S4938 [15JN]

Drugs: more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 4032), S10304 [15DE]

Education: expand student loan forgiveness and provide loan repayment assistance (see S. 3281), S2802 [29AP]

Foreign trade: provide for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the U.S. (see S. 3080), S1169 [4MR]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station (see S. 3159), S2019 [24MR]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S1813 [22MR]

Hazardous substances: establish standards limiting the amounts of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in pavement markings (see S. 3670), S6520 [29JY]

Health: provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see S. 3766), S7033 [13SE]

Insurance: restore rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (see S. 4033), S10304 [15DE]

John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program: reauthorize (see S. Res. 448), S1311 [9MR]

Mining and mineral resources: permit use of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for transportation and use of dredged materials for abandoned mine reclamation (see S. 3053), S857 [1MR]

National Museum of American Jewish History: tribute (see S. Res. 546), S4573 [28MY]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 488), S2424 [19AP]

Privacy: prohibit any person from engaging in certain video surveillance except as authorized by criminal law or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see S. 3214), S2377 [15AP]

Richard Lewis Thornburgh Courthouse, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see S. 3940), S7899 [15NO]

Taxation: extend the work opportunity credit for employers of certain veterans (see S. 3282), S2802 [29AP]

Chronologies

C-SPAN timeline—cameras in the Supreme Court, S5298 [23JN]

Cloture motions

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), motion to proceed, S2707 [27AP], S2729 [28AP]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7438 [24SE], S7584 [28SE]

Eulogies

Evans, Kenny: by Michael Oscar, S766 [25FE]

Letters

Nomination of Elena Kagan to be Supreme Court Justice: by, S5174, S5175, S5177 [21JN]

Solicitor General's failure to file a brief requested by SEC in Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific Atlanta: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3619 [12MY]

Lists

Ambassadorial nominees pending Senate confirmation, S1249 [8MR]

Cloture motion votes for certain executive and judicial nominees, S1249 [8MR]

Cutting-edge decisions of Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts' court, S5297 [23JN]

Executive departments nominees pending Senate confirmation, S1248 [8MR]

Television appearances by Supreme Court Justices, S6690 [4AU]

Unresolved splits in opinion among Federal circuit courts, S6691 [4AU]

Memorandums

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) Renewal and Nuclear Weapons Modernization Requirements: Senators Kyl and Corker, S8210 [29NO]

Press releases

Legislative Proposals To Address Philadelphia, PA, Criminal Justice System Failures: by, S3635-S3639 [12MY]

Privilege of the floor

Hoffa, Linda, S5975 [15JY]

Knutsen, Kelly, S6262 [26JY]

Questions—Impeachment trial

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

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4484 [27MY]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, S7874 [15NO]

Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S308 [28JA]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: exclude Social Security programs from consideration, S220 [26JA]

Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S220 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S2753 [28AP]

Citizen Diplomacy Day: designate (S. Res. 603), S6546 [30JY]

Civil rights: prohibit religious discrimination in educational programs or activities (S. 3821), S7353 [22SE]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg, and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (S. 3009), S570 [11FE]

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 (S. 729), S4484 [27MY]

Colorado: anniversary of National Guard (S. Res. 395), S203, S204 [25JA]

Congress: impact of extremism on election results, S7874 [15NO]

———legislative priorities, S7873 [15NO]

Courts: limit the dismissal of certain complaints under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by restoring the law governing pleading standards that existed before certain recent Supreme Court decisions (S. 4054), S11037 [22DE]

———protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (S. 3017), S700 [23FE]

———role and responsibilities of Federal judges, S5171-S5177 [21JN]

Crime: clarify and strengthen armed career criminal laws (S. 4045), S10516 [17DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (S. 3292), S2808 [29AP]

Dept. of HHS: design, construct, and operate facilities to develop and produce biological products used to respond to potential bioterrorist attacks or naturally occurring pathogens (S. 3140), S1751 [18MR]

Dept. of Justice: encourage entry of felony warrants into the National Crime Information Center database by States and provide additional resources for extradition (S. 3120), S1620 [16MR]

———establish a policy of not giving Miranda warnings to individuals suspected of terrorism, S3400 [7MY]

———extend pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks (S. 2950), S203 [25JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish loan guarantee program for qualified shipyards to maintain shipbuilding capability, S1012 [3MR], S1443 [11MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: approve certain education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (S. 3171), S2806 [29AP]

———award grants to State and local governments and nonprofit organizations to provide assistance to veterans submitting Veterans Benefits Administration claims (S. 3286), S2806 [29AP]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (S. 362), S2805 [29AP]

———provide for the tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (S. 3192), S2209 [12AP], S2806 [29AP]

Diseases: reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (S. 3493), S4941 [15JN]

Drugs: more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 4032), S10305 [15DE]

Education: expand student loan forgiveness and provide loan repayment assistance (S. 3281), S2805 [29AP]

———State financial aid guaranty agencies funding, S2753 [28AP]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), motion to proceed, S8028 [18NO]

———permit emergency scheduling of designer anabolic steriods, S8028 [18NO]

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), S2538 [22AP], S3399 [7MY], S3618 [12MY], S3664, S3670 [13MY]

———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, S2718 [28AP]

Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to China, Vietnam, and Taiwan, S7126-S7130 [15SE], S7165 [16SE]

———report on congressional delegation trip to Cyprus, Syria, India, Afghanistan, and Morocco, S761 [25FE]

———report on congressional delegation trip to Czech Republic, Israel, Syria, and Croatia, S6349 [28JY]

Foreign trade: provide for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the U.S. (S. 3080), S1180 [4MR]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station (S. 3159), S2020 [24MR]

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: SEC investigation of alleged fraudulent activities relative to sale of financial product tied to subprime mortgages, S2538 [22AP]

Government: erosion of separation of powers between judicial and legislative branches, S6238 [26JY], S6342 [27JY], S6348 [28JY], S6688 [4AU]

Hazardous substances: establish standards limiting the amounts of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in pavement markings (S. 3670), S6526 [29JY]

Health: provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (S. 3766), S7036 [13SE], S7874 [15NO], S8209 [29NO]

———use of budget reconciliation process to revise health care reform legislation, S1247, S1248 [8MR], S1614 [16MR]

Immigration: reform, S4484 [27MY]

Insurance: restore rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (S. 4033), S10306 [15DE]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), S425 [2FE]

John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program: reauthorize (S. Res. 448), S1315 [9MR]

Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S5174-S5177 [21JN], S5296, S5298 [23JN], S5933, S5943 [15JY], S6687, S6691 [4AU]

Medicare: ensure transparency of Independent Payment Advisory Board, S2109 [25MR]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives relative to recent Israeli announcement of housing settlement construction in disputed areas, S1588 [16MR]

Mining and mineral resources: permit use of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for transportation and use of dredged materials for abandoned mine reclamation (S. 3053), S859 [1MR]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 373), S203 [25JA]

Oil Pollution Act: ensure any increase in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund be used for oil spill clean-up, S4928 [15JN]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (S. Res. 488), S2427 [19AP]

Pittsburgh, PA: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``America's Most Livable Cities'' list, S3354 [6MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (S. 3628), S7873 [15NO]

Presidential appointments: process for selecting Supreme Court nominees, S2198 [12AP], S5171-S5177 [21JN]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1247 [8MR], S4590 [7JN]

———Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S1247 [8MR]

Privacy: prohibit any person from engaging in certain video surveillance except as authorized by criminal law or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (S. 3214), S2379 [15AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, S7567-S7569 [28SE]

Securities: allow for private right of action against secondary violators that provide substantial assistance in aiding-and-abetting securities fraud, S3399 [7MY], S3618 [12MY], S3664, S3670 [13MY]

———establish a fiduciary standard of care for broker-dealers, S3399 [7MY]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S187 [25JA]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, S204-S207 [25JA], S10854-S10856 [21DE]

———impact of partisanship, S2718 [28AP], S7567 [28SE]

———legislative process, S10854-S10856 [21DE]

———legislative program, S207 [25JA], S6262 [26JY]

Social Security: increase payments for temporary assistance to U.S. citizens returned from foreign countries and provide funding to avoid shortfalls in Medicare cost-sharing program (S. 2949), S202, S203 [25JA]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings, S5297, S5298 [23JN], S5936 [15JY], S6239 [26JY], S6342 [27JY], S6348 [28JY], S6690, S6691 [4AU], S8209 [29NO]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1012 [3MR], S1246 [8MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4926, S4928 [15JN]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of certain veterans (S. 3282), S2806 [29AP]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1443, S1444 [11MR]

———permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel, S1246 [8MR]

———repeal certain oil and gas related tax incentives and use savings to fund the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, S4926 [15JN]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: review and amend Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of securities fraud, S3399 [7MY]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S7874 [15NO], S8208 [29NO], S10857 [21DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S7874 [15NO]

Vanaskie, Thomas I.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2506, S2508 [21AP]

Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 1547), S2806 [29AP]

———establish veterans' treatment courts (S. 902), S2806 [29AP]

———expand homeless veterans with special needs grant program to include males with minor dependents and establish program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children (S. 1237), S2806 [29AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: tribute for casting 10,000th vote, S185-S188, S204 [25JA]

Tribute, S2715 [28AP], S7565 [28SE], S8271 [30NO], S8734, S8781 [10DE], S10280, S10290, S10296 [15DE], S10391, S10392 [16DE], S10734 [19DE], S10856-S10859, S10865 [21DE], S11014, S11015, S11020, S11021 [22DE]

Statements

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: by, S4485-S4487 [27MY]

Congressional Delegation Trip to China, Vietnam, and Taiwan: by, S7165 [16SE]

Dept. of Transportation Loan Guarantee Program for Qualified Shipyards To Maintain Shipbuilding Capability: by, S1444 [11MR]

Enhancement of Sanctions Against Iran: by, S426-S429 [2FE]

Fugitive Information Networked Database (FIND) Act: by, S1621 [16MR]

Report on Congressional Delegation Trip to Cyprus, Syria, India, Afghanistan, and Morocco: by, S762-S765 [25FE]

Report on Congressional Delegation Trip to Czech Republic, Israel, Syria, and Croatia: by, S6349 [28JY]

Senate Process for Confirmation of Judicial Nominees: by, S4592-S4599 [7JN]

State Witness Protection Act: by, S700 [23FE]

Stem Cell Research Advancement Act: by, S7036-S7038 [13SE]

Surreptitious Video Surveillance Act: by, S2379 [15AP]

Tables

Judicial nominees pending Senate confirmation, S1248 [8MR]

Reconciliation bills created by a Republican majority, S1614 [16MR]

Testimonies

Nomination of Elena Kagan To Be Supreme Court Justice, S5937-S5942 [15JY]

Texts of

S. 3017, State Witness Protection Act, S701 [23FE]

S. 3120, Fugitive Information Networked Database (FIND) Act, S1621-S1623 [16MR]

S. 3214, Surreptitious Video Surveillance Act, S2380 [15AP]

Tributes

Burnett, Lance, S8709 [9DE]

Byrd, Robert C., S5473 [28JN]

Casey, Senator, S187 [25JA]

Durbin, Senator, S204 [25JA]

Evans, Kenny, S765 [25FE]

Hay, George A., S6516 [29JY]

Stevens, Ted, S7566 [28SE]