COCHRAN, THAD (a Senator from Mississippi)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6679 [18OC], S6849 [20OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7868 [18NO], S8021 [30NO]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3663, S3685, S3695 [9JN]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S488, S491 [2FE], S635 [8FE], S832, S921, S922 [17FE]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1695 [15MR], S1939 [29MR]

Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), S7202 [8NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S4712 [20JY]

———H.R. 2112, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S7113 [3NO]

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, S2403 [12AP]

Senate National Security Working Group, S2402 [12AP]

Articles and editorials

It's a Wrap for Mr. Maroon and White, Rick Cleveland, Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger, S1262 [4MR]

Virginia Wagner Left Legacy of Generosity, Michael Newsom, Biloxi-Gulfport (MS) Sun Herald, S4329 [5JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 314), S642 [10FE]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see S. 906), S2731 [5MY]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 304), S6872 [20OC]

Air pollution: preempt Federal restrictions on greenhouse gases in the name of mitigating climate change in the absence of congressional authorization (see S. 228), S615 [7FE]

Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial Group fraud (see S. Res. 346), S8461 [8DE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see S. 724), S2349 [8AP]

———commemorate and honor service and sacrifice of members and their families as combat mission in Iraq draws to a close (see S. Res. 349), S8775 [17DE]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Con. Res. 13), S3340 [25MY]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see S. Res. 159), S2621 [3MY]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 49), S683 [14FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 3), S615 [7FE] (see S.J. Res. 10), S2046 [31MR] (see S.J. Res. 23), S4226 [29JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S3685 [9JN]

Case, Stephen M.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 8), S976 [28FE]

Clean Air Act: conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (see S. 781), S2930 [12MY]

———reduce number of boutique fuels (see S. 511), S1406 [8MR]

Colleges and universities: preserve State and institutional authority relative to State authorization and the definition of credit hour (see S. 1297), S4846 [22JY]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 119), S3613 [8JN]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 603), S2930 [12MY]

Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing stolen prescription drugs (see S. 1002), S4227 [29JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 167), S273 [26JA] (see S. 1241), S4025 [22JN]

Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 199), S3339 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see S. 1053), S3274 [24MY]

Dept. of Commerce and the Workforce: establish (see S. 1116), S3427 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see S. 701), S2046 [31MR]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see S. 585), S1752 [16MR]

———reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 1328), S4394 [6JY]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see S. 206), S1751 [16MR]

Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see S. 892), S2730 [5MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S4076 [23JN]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 1059), S3430 [26MY]

———renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (see S. 1013), S4803 [21JY]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (see S. 968), S4076 [23JN]

———prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see S. 570), S1829 [17MR]

Dept. of Labor: authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training (see S. 1168), S3683 [9JN]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1932), S8067 [30NO]

Dept. of the Interior: extend Outer Continental Shelf leases in the Gulf of Mexico to accommodate permitting delays and provide operators time to meet new drilling and safety requirements (see S. 516), S1501 [9MR]

———provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 1692), S6461 [12OC]

———take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see S. Res. 77), S976 [28FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 1707), S6505 [13OC]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 414), S2875 [11MY]

Disasters: allow for a more effective recovery from disasters (see S. 1630), S5945 [23SE]

———express condolences to victims of storms and tornadoes in Southern States, commend resiliency of people, and commit to relief and recovery efforts (see S. Res. 182), S2929 [12MY]

———provide child safety, care, and education continuity in the event of a Presidentially declared disaster (see S. 263), S543 [3FE]

Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see S. 384), S870 [17FE]

District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), S6186 [5OC]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see S. 482), S1219 [3MR]

Economy: create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion (see S. 1720), S6600 [17OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve waiver authority available to State and local agencies relative to statutory or regulatory requirements (see S. 1568), S6666 [18OC]

EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (see S. 1528), S5686 [15SE]

———exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see S. 838), S4076 [23JN]

———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see S. 1369), S5839 [21SE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see S. 1392), S5018 [28JY]

FAA: prevent dissemination to the public of certain information on noncommercial flights of private aircraft owners and operators (see S. 1477), S5460 [8SE]

———reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see S. 1335), S6601 [17OC]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 358), S1502 [9MR]

FEMA: authorize waiver of certain debts owed in cases where disaster assistance funds were distributed in error (see S. 792), S3429 [26MY]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see S. 865), S2580 [2MY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 121), S2047 [31MR]

Firearms: protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see S. 1588), S5838 [21SE]

Foreign policy: expand sanctions imposed on Iran, North Korea, and Syria (see S. 1048), S4911 [26JY]

Georgia (country): support sovereignty and territorial integrity, call upon Russia to fulfill terms of ceasefire agreements, and allow return of displaced persons and observer missions (see S. Res. 175), S3685 [9JN]

Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 156), S2508 [14AP]

Government regulations: establish a committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates (see S. 609), S4394 [6JY]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 51), S1329 [7MR]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 1400), S4802 [21JY]

Hatfield, Mark O.: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S5339 [6SE]

Health: delay implementation of health reform laws until there is a final resolution in pending lawsuits (see S. 281), S683 [14FE]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 20), S273 [26JA]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 19), S273 [26JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see S. 192), S360 [31JA]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1045), S3224 [23MY]

Intelligence services: commend intelligence professionals, terminate investigation of CIA personnel relative to interrogation of certain detainees, and implement long-term detention and interrogation policies (see S. Res. 213), S3970 [21JN]

International Year of Cooperatives: designate (see S. Res. 87), S1219 [3MR]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 80), S4157 [28JN]

Jackson, Shirley A.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 7), S976 [28FE]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see S. Res. 101), S1600 [14MR]

John C. Stennis Space Center: anniversary (see S. Res. 307), S6872 [20OC]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 211), S3891 [16JN]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 221), S4226 [29JN]

Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see S. 1493), S7155 [7NO]

Kogod, Robert P.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 9), S976 [28FE]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see S. 217), S338 [27JA]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 1507), S5993 [26SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1121 [2MR]

McClure, James A.: tribute (see S. Res. 78), S976 [28FE]

Medicare: allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see S. 1317), S4452 [7JY]

———clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 778), S2876 [11MY]

———establish smart card pilot program (see S. 1551), S8414 [7DE]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 1454), S5071 [29JY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 1096), S4609 [14JY]

———provide for treatment of certain physician pathology services (see S. 1967), S8461 [8DE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see S. Res. 185), S3685 [9JN]

Mikulski, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 4), S63 [5JA]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 1113), S3427 [26MY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 889), S2730 [5MY]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 155), S2508 [14AP]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 254), S5251 [2AU]

National Cancer Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 347), S8547 [13DE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 292), S6461 [12OC]

National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (see S. Res. 15), S127 [25JA]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see S. 1181), S6764 [19OC]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1494), S5251 [2AU]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 203), S3428 [26MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 269), S5684 [15SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 242), S5071 [29JY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 32), S412 [1FE]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 288), S6330 [6OC]

NLRB: preserve Federal protection of State right-to-work laws and clarify employer right to decide where to do business (see S. 964), S2928 [12MY]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (see S. 1523), S5686 [15SE]

———provide for appropriate designation of collective bargaining units (see S. 1843), S7367 [10NO]

NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (see S. 363), S791 [16FE]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see S. Res. 240), S4960 [27JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see S. 192), S360 [31JA]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see S. 312), S642 [10FE]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 720), S2131 [5AP]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 668), S2582 [2MY]

Percy, Charles H.: tribute (see S. Res. 271), S5726 [19SE]

Pesticides: clarify authorized use of registered pesticides (see S. 718), S2267 [7AP]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 706), S2046 [31MR]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 117), S1977 [30MR]

SBA: waive interest for certain loans relative to damage caused by certain recent hurricanes (see S. 653), S1894 [28MR]

Schools: expand successful models, reduce administrative burdens, improve funding, allow direct agency application to the Federal Government, and encourage sharing of best practices relative to charter schools (see S. 1566), S7006 [1NO]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (see S. 1831), S7703 [17NO]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1692), S6461 [12OC]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 947), S2874 [11MY]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 219), S338 [27JA]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 18), S272 [26JA]

Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (see S. 868), S4130 [27JN]

Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act: extend reduced royalty rate for soda ash (see S. 1144), S5072 [29JY]

Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) (see S. Con. Res. 17), S3925 [20JN]

———provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (see S. 1539), S5839 [21SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 905), S2731 [5MY]

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see S. 84), S124 [25JA]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 672), S2088 [4AP]

———extend placed in service date for the low-income housing credit rule applicable to the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see S. 30), S122 [25JA]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S2047 [31MR]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S2047 [31MR]

———permanently extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 700), S2732 [5MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 705), S2447 [13AP]

———provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 518), S1501 [9MR]

———provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see S. 1561), S5684 [15SE]

———provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see S. 1676), S7613 [16NO]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 534), S1502 [9MR]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see S. 626), S1827 [17MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments (see S. 359), S1121 [2MR]

———repeal sunset of adoption credit expansion and adoption assistance programs and allow credit to be claimed in the year expenses are incurred, regardless of when the adoption becomes final (see S. 82), S360 [31JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see S. 89), S1121 [2MR]

Terrorism: observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 228), S4642 [18JY] (see S. Res. 237), S4845 [22JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 1301), S4676 [19JY]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (see S. Res. 14), S127 [25JA]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: oppose ratification based on incompatibility with the U.S. Constitution, sovereignty, and the independence of families (see S. Res. 99), S1752 [16MR]

U.S. Army Nurse Corps: anniversary (see S. Res. 31), S338 [27JA]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 431), S2188 [6AP]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 344), S1219 [3MR]

Wallop, Malcolm: tribute (see S. Res. 268), S5684 [15SE]

Water: prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (see S. 999), S2992 [16MY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see S. Res. 55), S792 [16FE]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2731 [5MY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 117), S1977 [30MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S3891 [16JN]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. 1527), S7155 [7NO]

Zoos and aquariums: recognize and honor, commend employees, recommend that people visit local zoos and aquariums, and urge continued support (see S. Res. 132), S4642 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Allen, Thad: tribute (see S. Res. 170), S2731 [5MY]

Dept. of Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 434), S1119 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Mississippi parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (see S. 264), S543 [3FE]

Iuka, MS: approve transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties (see S. 1735), S6764 [19OC]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 266), S543 [3FE]

Spencer Byrd Powers Jr., Post Office, Cary, MS: designate (see S. 655), S1894 [28MR]

Vicksburg National Military Park: authorize acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond, MS, for addition (see S. 265), S543 [3FE]

Lists

Armed Forces members from Mississippi killed in military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3417 [26MY]

Outlines

Former Senator Mark O. Hatfield's legislative highlights, S5365 [7SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), conference report, S7679 [17NO]

Allen, Thad: tribute (S. Res. 170), S2746 [5MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated, S8753, S8756 [17DE]

———making continuing, S7679 [17NO]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), S2491 [14AP]

———making for disaster relief requirements (H.R. 3672), S8753, S8756 [17DE]

Armed Forces: tribute to members from Mississippi killed in military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3417 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (S. 434), S1129 [2MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), S4602 [14JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, S8753, S8756 [17DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S7679 [17NO]

Graves, James E., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S669 [14FE]

Memorial Day: observance, S3417 [26MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, S7679 [17NO]

Tributes

Cristil, Jack, S1262 [4MR]

Estess, Roy, S2501 [14AP]

Flowers, Alfred K., S6503 [13OC]

Hatfield, Mark O., S5365 [7SE]

Johnson, Dave, S5066 [29JY]

Pennington, Cass, S2263 [7AP]

Richardson, Joe, S2614 [3MY]

Wagner, Virginia, S4329 [5JY]