WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON (a Senator from Rhode Island)

Amendments

Courts: improve operation of Federal courts (S. 1782), S1630 [16MR]

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], S6031 [20JY], S6339 [27JY], S6451 [28JY], S7091 [14SE]

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

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (S. 2847), S7758, S7764 [29SE]

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], S2973, S2978 [29AP], S3040, S3046, S3047 [3MY], S3093, S3100, S3109 [4MY], S3194, S3200, S3269 [5MY], S3347, S3350, S3361 [6MY], S3474, S3482 [10MY], S3563 [11MY], S3618, S3619, S3652, S3656 [12MY], S3708, S3719 [13MY], S3808, S3814, S3836 [17MY], S3866, S3925 [18MY], S3971 [19MY], S4084 [20MY]

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

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S893 [1MR], S958, S959 [2MR], S1090 [3MR], S1170 [4MR], S1266 [8MR], S1290 [9MR], S4754, S4755, S4756 [9JN], S4863 [10JN], S4947 [15JN], S5448 [24JN]

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

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S7853 [19OC], S7857 [26OC], S7865 [8NO]

G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., impeachment trial committee, S1647 [17MR]

Articles and editorials

Hospital Infection Deaths Caused by Ignorance and Neglect, Survey Finds, N.C. Aizenman, Washington (DC) Post, S5769 [13JY]

Scientists Say Planet Continues To Warm, Boston (MA) Globe, S6575 [2AU]

Study Says Planet Warmed in 2000s, Gautam Naik, Wall Street Journal, S6575 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 3424), S5965 [15JY]

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), S3717 [13MY] (see S. 4023), S8786 [10DE]

———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see S. 3201), S2295 [14AP]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 3033), S4939 [15JN]

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

Budget: provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 3474), S4745 [9JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 29), S3474 [10MY]

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

CFTC: authorize enforcement of ``reckless conduct standard'' in antimarket manipulation cases (see S. 1682), S440 [2FE]

Children and youth: provide assistance to eradicate severe forms of trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see S. 3184), S2804 [29AP]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see S. 435), S7508 [27SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 182), S620 [22FE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see S. 3111), S2020 [24MR]

Computers: reduce ability of terrorists, spies, criminals, and other malicious actors to compromise, disrupt, and destroy networks, infrastructure, and key resources (see S. 4021), S8713 [9DE]

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

Contracts: provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against U.S. contractors performing abroad relative to Armed Forces members or civilians performing work for the U.S. in connection with contractor activities (see S. 2782), S7175 [16SE]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3728), S6883 [5AU]

Crime: expand definition of scheme or artifice to defraud relative to mail and wire fraud (see S. 3854), S7618 [28SE]

———impose penalties for unauthorized recording or distribution of images produced using advanced imaging technology during airport screenings or upon entry to Federal buildings (see S. 4037), S10410 [16DE]

Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (see S. 3463), S4658 [8JN]

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. 695), S1516 [15MR] (see S. 3519), S5490 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 2904), S621 [22FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see S. 3434), S4851 [10JN]

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

———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 Office of the Deputy Sec. for Health Care Fraud Prevention (see S. 2128), S6245 [26JY]

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

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see S. 1239), S2708 [27AP]

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

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 3842), S7620 [28SE]

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

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 1204), S1359 [10MR]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1966), S393 [1FE]

Diseases: coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see S. 621), S858 [1MR]

Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see S. Con. Res. 55), S2378 [15AP]

Education: establish a medical education trust fund and reform graduate medical education system (see S. 3957), S7968 [17NO]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 749), S6520 [29JY]

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

Employment: provide for treatment and temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 3753), S6884 [5AU]

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

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see S. 3561), S5699 [30JN]

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

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see S. 3036), S797 [25FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure safe and proper use of dispersants in the event of an oil spill or release of hazardous substances (see S. 3661), S7090 [14SE]

———require restitution for victims of criminal violations (see S. 3466), S4939 [15JN]

FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see S. 732), S2241 [13AP]

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

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

Gulf of Mexico: amend Jones Act and related statutes with respect to the liability of vessel owners and operators for damages (see S. 3600), S6026 [20JY]

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

Health Insurance Rate Authority: establish (see S. 3078), S1169 [4MR]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 37), S6584 [2AU]

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

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), S7620 [28SE]

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

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

———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), S4213 [25MY]

International Women's Day: support goals (see S. Res. 433), S1229 [5MR]

Iran: condemn state-sponsored persecution of religious minorities and continued violation of human rights (see S. Res. 694), S8477 [3DE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 2747), S8348 [1DE]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 132), S8063 [18NO]

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]

Medicare: preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 1066), S483 [4FE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 3244), S2587 [22AP]

Motor vehicles: prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 3039), S7206 [20SE]

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

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

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

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 650), S7508 [27SE]

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

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

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

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 373), S54 [20JA]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 644), S7446 [24SE]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (see S. 3056), S1460 [11MR]

Natural resources: strengthen U.S. capacity to lead international community in reversing renewable natural resource degradation trends (see S. 3508), S7901 [15NO]

Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3305), S3091 [4MY] (see S. 3472), S4745 [9JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: suspend certain activities until the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed (see S. 3308), S3537 [11MY]

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), S1670 [17MR]

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

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 671), S7789 [29SE]

Renewable energy: encourage residential use of renewable energy systems by minimizing upfront costs and providing immediate utility cost savings to consumers through leasing of such systems to homeowners (see S. 3402), S7421 [23SE]

———extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, especially solar energy (see S. 2899), S4850 [10JN]

Roads and highways: reduce Federal highway funds available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle (see S. 1536), S7175 [16SE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see S. 3739), S9022 [14DE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see S. 1215), S1874 [23MR]

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

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see S. 557), S340 [28JA]

Shipping industry: repeal certain limitations of liability (see S. 3478), S4849 [10JN]

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: authorize loan guarantees for health information technology (see S. 2765), S5699 [30JN]

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

———oppose privatizing, raising retirement age, or other similar benefit cuts (see S. Res. 664), S7789 [29SE]

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]

Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 3248), S4083 [20MY]

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: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see S. 2931, 2936), S51 [20JA]

———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (see S. 3816), S7422 [23SE]

———eliminate oil and gas company preferences (see S. 3405), S4443 [26MY]

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

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 3976), S8128 [19NO] (see S. 3985), S8244 [29NO]

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

———increase limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see S. 3640), S6303 [27JY]

———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), S3908 [18MY]

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

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3306), S3091 [4MY]

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), S5786 [13JY]

———strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see S. 3034), S5786 [13JY]

Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 3269), S5745 [12JY]

———provide emergency operating funds for public transportation (see S. 3412), S4885 [14JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 3572), S6885 [5AU]

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

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation and extend exemption from employer Social Security taxes for previously unemployed individuals and credit for retention of such individuals (see S. 3706), S6736 [4AU]

Veterans: 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 (see S. 1237), S5786 [13JY]

Water: reduce lead in drinking water (see S. 3874), S7970 [17NO]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 3363), S10815 [20DE]

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

Bankruptcy: address reorganization of small businesses (see S. 3675), S6520 [29JY]

Blackstone Valley Tourism Council Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 468), S2019 [24MR]

BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission: establish (see S. 3344), S3536 [11MY]

Business and industry: remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker (see S. 3345), S3536 [11MY]

Courts: prevent proceeds or instrumentalities of foreign crime located in the U.S. from being shielded from foreign forfeiture proceedings (see S. 4005), S8397 [2DE]

Crime: prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services (see S. 3941), S7899 [15NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 3320), S3358 [6MY]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 503), S2759 [28AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize the National Estuary Program (see S. 3540), S5488 [28JN]

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

National Committee for Quality Assurance: tribute (see S. Res. 490), S2424 [19AP]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 3641), S6201 [22JY]

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

Oil Pollution Act: facilitate ability of persons affected by oil spills to seek judicial redress (see S. 3862), S7618 [28SE]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: increase limits on liability (see S. 3346), S3536 [11MY]

Portugal: express condolences and support for people affected by natural disasters on Madeira Island and commend rescue efforts of those who responded to such disasters (see S. Res. 436), S1169 [4MR]

School Social Work Week: designate (see S. Res. 426), S823 [26FE]

Cloture motions

Becker, Craig: nomination to the NLRB, S527 [9FE]

Brainard, Lael: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs, S2367 [15AP], S2413 [19AP]

Chin, Denny: nomination to be circuit judge, S2367 [15AP]

Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), House amendment, S10386 [16DE], S10665 [18DE]

Demeo, Marisa J.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court associate judge, S2367 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), motion to proceed, S7159 [16SE], S7246 [21SE], S8683 [9DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), S6073 [21JY], S6189 [22JY], S6973 [5AU], S7062 [14SE], S7158 [16SE]

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

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), motion to proceed, S2099 [25MR], S2200 [12AP]

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, S8529 [4DE], S8702 [9DE], S8846 [13DE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S8049 [18NO], S8229 [29NO]

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), S3811 [17MY], S3964, S3974 [19MY], S4042 [20MY]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), motion to proceed, S2629 [26AP], S2707 [27AP], S2729 [28AP]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE]

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

Keenan, Barbara Milano: nomination to be circuit judge, S820 [26FE], S908 [2MR]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (S. 3991), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8626 [8DE]

Schroeder, Christopher H.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy, S2367 [15AP]

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

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), S1225 [5MR], S1292 [9MR], S1339 [10MR]

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

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8528, S8529 [4DE], S8702 [9DE], S8846 [13DE]

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

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10771 [19DE], S10888 [21DE]

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

Letters

Protect consumers from interstate lending laws: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), S3149 [5MY]

Privilege of the floor

DiMaggio, Jordan, S2480 [20AP]

Garbe, Daniel, S4469 [26MY]

Laura, Anna-Marie, S6456 [28JY]

Moulton, Jeffrey, S4469 [26MY]

Williams, David, S2480 [20AP]

Remarks

Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Rapid City, SD: designate (H.R. 5651), S8355 [1DE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S3402 [7MY]

Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S299 [28JA]

Berwick, Donald M.: appointment as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, S5726 [12JY], S5760, S5768 [13JY]

Black, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent request, S2441 [20AP]

Budget: deficit, S782, S783 [25FE]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S136 [22JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1863 [23MR]

Burma: condemn continued detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, broaden political participation, assess U.S. policy relative to human rights violations, and call for a fair election process (S. Res. 480), S3432 [7MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 263), S3433 [7MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 247), S3433 [7MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 264), S2981 [29AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3772), motion to proceed, S7928 [17NO]

Climate: global warming, S6574 [2AU], S6841 [5AU], S7409 [23SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), S3431, S3432 [7MY]

Computers: enhance cybersecurity and secure intelligence networks, S6265 [27JY], S7944-S7946 [17NO]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses, S5221 [22JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to AmeriCorps (S. Res. 516), S3433 [7MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners (S. 1749), S6456 [28JY]

Courts: prevent proceeds or instrumentalities of foreign crime located in the U.S. from being shielded from foreign forfeiture proceedings (S. 4005), S8637 [8DE]

Credit: empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, S3075, S3076 [4MY], S3402 [7MY]

———promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card interchange transaction fees, S4931 [15JN]

———restore State's rights to protect consumers from usury, S3708, S3709 [13MY], S3803 [17MY], S3972 [19MY]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: amend effective date of provisions relative to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general use prepaid cards (H.R. 5502), S5795 [13JY]

Credit cards: prevent predatory lending, S2790, S2792, S2793 [29AP]

Crime: prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services (S. 3941), S8239 [29NO]

Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses, S8685 [9DE]

———allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (S. 3463), S8685 [9DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Natural Resources Conservation Service (S. Con. Res. 62), S2982 [29AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (S. 3320), S6383 [28JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), S6668 [3AU]

———improve administration of the Minerals Management Service, S5074-S5076 [17JN], S5775 [13JY]

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), S6070 [21JY], S6384, S6388 [28JY], S6476 [29JY]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (S. 987), S8353, S8355 [1DE]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. Res. 507), S2983 [29AP]

Diaz, Albert: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S2440 [20AP]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S782, S783, S791 [25FE], S903 [2MR]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S136 [22JA]

———impact of tax cuts, S8364 [2DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S730 [24FE]

———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), S4931 [15JN]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S299 [28JA]

Endangered Species Day: designate (S. Res. 503), S3433 [7MY]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S4814 [10JN]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8524 [4DE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S8264 [30NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize the National Estuary Program (S. 3540), S5490 [28JN]

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), S2439 [20AP], S2790, S2792, S2793 [29AP], S3075, S3076 [4MY], S3149, S3150 [5MY], S3402 [7MY], S3520 [11MY], S3667, S3708, S3709 [13MY], S3803 [17MY], S3956, S3972 [19MY], S4037 [20MY]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), motion to proceed, S2630 [26AP], S2704 [27AP]

———protect consumers from interstate lending laws, S3149, S3150 [5MY], S3956 [19MY]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (S. 1421), S7992 [17NO]

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers, S4931-S4933 [15JN], S5390 [24JN]

Frank Evans GPO Building, Pueblo, CO: designate (H.R. 5706), S8355 [1DE]

Freedom of the press: highlight and promote worldwide (H.R. 3714), S2981 [29AP]

Freudenthal, Nancy D.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent request, S2440 [20AP]

Garcia, Hector P.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 222), S2529 [21AP]

Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (S. Res. 681), S7992 [17NO]

Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts, S557 [11FE]

———tribute to general aviation pilots and industry for contributions made in response to earthquake relief efforts (S. Con. Res. 61), S2982 [29AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S1451 [11MR], S1864 [23MR]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3962), S7993 [17NO]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3963), S7993 [17NO]

Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage, S903 [2MR]

Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S5221 [22JN], S6640 [3AU]

Marshall, Denzil P., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent request, S2441 [20AP]

Medicare: establish a fraud, waste, and abuse detection and mitigation program, S6384 [28JY]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 599), S6456 [28JY]

National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 605), S6668 [3AU]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: extend the Child Safety Pilot Program (S. 3998), S8353 [1DE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 498), S2712 [27AP]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 598), S6456 [28JY]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (S. 3641), S6156, S6204 [22JY]

National Estuaries Day: designate (S. Res. 596), S6667 [3AU]

National Nursing Home Week: designate (S. Res. 518), S3433 [7MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 555), S6667 [3AU]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (S. Res. 515), S3433 [7MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 501), S2712 [27AP]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 517), S3433 [7MY]

Natural gas: safety and security of liquefied natural gas facilities, S3432 [7MY]

Newport, RI: tribute to America's Cup Hall of Fame inductees, S7130 [15SE]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (S. 3397), S6666, S6667 [3AU]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (S. 3628), motion to proceed, S7331 [22SE]

Porteous, G. Thomas, Jr.: impeachment, S10230 [14DE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy, S6388 [28JY], S10997-S10999 [22DE]

———encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities, S1158 [4MR]

———national energy policy, S6574 [2AU]

———promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability (S. 3663), S6457 [28JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2981 [29AP], S3446-S3448 [7MY]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2439 [20AP], S6479 [29JY], S6971, S6972 [5AU]

———Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S1567 [16MR], S2789, S2790 [29AP], S5726 [12JY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (S. Res. 481), S2983 [29AP]

Renewable energy: extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, S8688 [9DE]

Rhode Island: disaster assistance for floods, S3402 [7MY]

———express condolences and support for people affected by flooding, S2218 [13AP]

———observance of Gaspee Day, S4720 [9JN]

———tribute to volunteers assisting with Haitian relief efforts in aftermath of earthquake, S557 [11FE]

Robert M. Ball Federal Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 5773), S8355 [1DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S730 [24FE]

SEC: set standards for independence of compensation consultants, S4037 [20MY]

Senate: legislative program, S1649 [17MR], S2067 [24MR], S2530 [21AP], S2713 [27AP], S2984 [29AP], S3448 [7MY], S5796 [13JY], S6458 [28JY], S6668 [3AU], S7993 [17NO], S8356 [1DE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize document production and testimony by, and representation of, the Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) relative to investigation of unauthorized disclosure of classfied information (S. Res. 600), S6457 [28JY]

Senate Rules: eliminate secret holds on Presidential nominations, S2511, S2512 [21AP], S2790 [29AP], S3404 [7MY]

———eliminate secret holds on Presidential nominations or legislation, S3667, S3708 [13MY]

Senior citizens: provide emergency relief to Social Security recipients, railroad retirees, SSI beneficiaries, and certain veterans in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment, S1307 [9MR]

Serbia: commend democracy efforts, urge European Union decision on membership application, welcome NATO Partnership for Peace Program membership, and urge capture and transfer of indicted war criminals (S. Res. 483), S2529 [21AP]

Steinbrenner, George M.: tribute (S. Res. 580), S5796 [13JY]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S354-S356 [29JA]

———decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., on restricting time limits on employees seeking redress for wage discrimination, S5221 [22JN]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7493 [27SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1158 [4MR], S1307 [9MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4931 [15JN], S5244, S5247 [22JN], S5390, S5428 [24JN], S6043 [21JY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3985), S8363, S8364 [2DE]

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

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3985), unanimous-consent request, S8363 [2DE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8524 [4DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S6642 [3AU]

———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S8524 [4DE]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S7494 [27SE]

———retain estate tax, S5244, S5246 [22JN]

Television: reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (S. 3333), S3435 [7MY]

Thompson, O. Rogeriee: nomination to be circuit judge, S1651 [17MR]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S783, S791 [25FE], S903 [2MR], S5247 [22JN], S5428 [24JN], S6043 [21JY], S8524 [4DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation and extend exemption from employer Social Security taxes for previously unemployed individuals and credit for retention of such individuals (S. 3706), S7696 [29SE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), S5796 [13JY]

Winston E. Arnow Federal Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (H.R. 4387), S8355 [1DE]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 686), S8355 [1DE]

Wynn, James A., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2499 [21AP]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S2440 [20AP]

Texts of

S. 3540, Clean Estuaries Act, S5490-S5492 [28JN]

Tributes

Byrd, Robert C., S5689 [30JN]

Dodd, Senator, S8282 [30NO]

Harkin, Senator, S8688 [9DE]

Kennedy, Representative, S10687 [18DE]

Mey, Ros, S10408 [16DE]

Panichas, George, S1730 [18MR]

Shelton, Henry, S2800 [29AP]