SANDERS, BERNARD (a Senator from Vermont)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6611 [17OC], S6650, S6680, S6686, S6687 [18OC], S6752, S6765, S6772, S6774 [19OC], S6874 [20OC]

Budget: require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), S4529 [12JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 66), S5691, S5692 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7717 [17NO], S7838, S7863, S7866 [18NO], S7910, S7915, S7926 [28NO], S7995, S8003 [29NO], S8128, S8150 [1DE]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3685 [9JN], S3972 [21JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), S7624 [16NO], S7723, S7727 [17NO]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S472, S489 [2FE]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (S. 1188), S4967, S4969 [27JY]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (S. 1038), S3237 [23MY]

Presidential appointments: reduce number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation (S. 679), S4061 [23JN]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1697, S1698, S1699 [15MR], S1723, S1764 [16MR], S2157 [6AP]

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 990), S3456 [26MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 990), S3456 [26MY]

Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), S7196 [8NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (S. 1038), S3237 [23MY]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S494 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (see S. 457), S2840 [10MY]

———prohibit fraudulently representing a product as maple syrup (see S. 1742), S6871 [20OC]

———promote local and regional farm and food systems (see S. 1773), S8490 [12DE]

———provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (see S. 831), S2506 [14AP]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 707), S4486 [11JY]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see S. 810), S2446 [13AP]

———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see S. 1176), S3683 [9JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 33), S122 [25JA]

Armed Forces: 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]

———enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 486), S1219 [3MR]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see S. 951), S2874 [11MY]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see S. 1214), S8149 [1DE]

———modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see S. 866), S4676 [19JY]

———provide for a safe and responsible redeployment of combat forces from Afghanistan (see S. 186), S2581 [2MY]

———recognize service of women (see S. Con. Res. 8), S976 [28FE]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2508 [14AP]

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]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see S. 1541), S7452 [15NO]

Budget: require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (see S. 1323), S4330 [5JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S4077 [23JN]

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. 592), S1750 [16MR]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 104), S1827 [17MR]

Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 847), S3275 [24MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 797), S3971 [21JN]

———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 811), S2509 [14AP]

Cobell, Elouise Pepion: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1514), S5904 [22SE]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see S. 834), S5252 [2AU]

———require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 540), S1546 [10MR]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see S. 1094), S5341 [6SE]

Commission on the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the U.S.: establish (see S. 1733), S7908 [28NO]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive speculation with respect to commodity markets and energy contracts (see S. 1598), S5838 [21SE]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see S. 1903), S8184 [5DE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 1415), S4911 [26JY]

Credit: empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see S. 1829), S7187 [8NO]

———establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers (see S. 967), S2928 [12MY]

———provide enhanced mortgage-backed and asset-backed security investor protections to prevent foreclosure fraud (see S. 824), S2930 [12MY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 598), S4486 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see S. 1926), S8067 [30NO]

———preserve certain rates for the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program (see S. 459), S2840 [10MY]

———require monthly reporting of items contained in the cold storage survey and the dairy products survey of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (see S. 456), S2840 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military (see S. 658), S3428 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see S. 541), S1751 [16MR]

———authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students by promoting wellness, preventing bullying, violence, and drug use, and fostering a positive school climate (see S. 919), S5252 [2AU]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 393), S870 [17FE]

———encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see S. 1462), S5191 [1AU]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see S. 929), S2839 [10MY]

———establish Office of Rural Education Policy (see S. 946), S2874 [11MY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 434), S1220 [3MR]

———promote environmental education (see S. 1372), S4608 [14JY]

———provide education for homeless children and youths (see S. 571), S4130 [27JN]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 833), S5252 [2AU]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see S. 595), S1934 [29MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S5340 [6SE]

———provide for the participation of pharmacists in National Health Service Corps programs (see S. 48), S4156 [28JN]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 1059), S3338 [25MY]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see S. 137), S125 [25JA]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see S. 958), S4608 [14JY]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1440), S8149 [1DE]

Dept. of HUD: create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined regulations (see S. 1621), S5903 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Elder Justice to strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see S. 462), S3498 [6JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish a Works Progress Administration to fund job creation projects, train unemployed workers, and provide community funding to hire firefighters and police officers (see S. 1517), S5386 [7SE]

———provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see S. 922), S3542 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and coordinate rapid response to such emergencies (see S. 357), S747 [15FE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Office of the Homeowner Advocate (see S. 690), S1977 [30MR]

———identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 1619), S6051 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: include freight and passenger rail among eligible uses of funding under the coordinated border infrastructure program and reauthorize that program (see S. 1352), S4554 [13JY]

———reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 800), S2387 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see S. 1798), S7703 [17NO]

———repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic pay (see S. 572), S1600 [14MR]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 260), S482 [2FE]

Diseases: establish programs to provide services to individuals with autism and their families (see S. 1132), S5341 [6SE]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see S. 384), S2929 [12MY]

Education: establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers (see S. 830), S2623 [3MY]

———express that Pell Grant program funding should not be cut in any deficit reduction program (see S. Res. 274), S5903 [22SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 29), S7128 [3NO]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 984), S2928 [12MY]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 558), S1547 [10MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see S. 1273), S4076 [23JN]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption of foster case placements based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of prospective adoptive or foster parents (see S. 1770), S7005 [1NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see S. 1283), S4156 [28JN]

FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 1882), S7704 [17NO]

———establish and enforce a maximum somatic cell count requirement for fluid milk (see S. 458), S2840 [10MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require restitution for victims of criminal violations (see S. 350), S747 [15FE]

FEMA: improve provision of assistance to fire departments (see S. 550), S1895 [28MR]

Ferraro, Geraldine A.: tribute (see S. Res. 114), S1933 [29MR]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 509), S1677 [15MR]

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

Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see S. 381), S6049 [3OC]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see S. 1188), S4518 [12JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1585), S5773 [20SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see S. 328), S1121 [2MR]

Haiti: provide assistance to end deforestation and restore the extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see S. 1023), S3172 [19MY]

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

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 539), S5340 [6SE]

Health care professionals: attract and retain health providers trained in geriatrics and gerontology by providing loan forgiveness and career advancement opportunities (see S. 1095), S3426 [26MY]

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. Res. 162), S2687 [4MY]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to agricultural producers adversely affected by damaging weather and other conditions relating to Hurricane Irene (see S. 1521), S5460 [8SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 821), S2506 [14AP]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 952), S2874 [11MY]

———improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goatherders (see S. 852), S2507 [14AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see S. 613), S1826 [17MR]

Information technology: limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (see S. 1223), S5727 [19SE]

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]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 211), S3925 [20JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 1265), S8068 [30NO]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see S. 254), S411 [1FE]

Libya: commend democracy efforts, condemn human rights violations against protesters, and support U.N. efforts on arms embargo, freezing assets, and ensuring safety of foreigners and citizens (see S. Res. 85), S1060 [1MR]

LIHEAP: provide level funding (see S. 1961), S8414 [7DE]

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

Medicaid: direct electronic health record incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 643), S5340 [6SE]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 560), S1601 [14MR]

———eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see S. 374), S5340 [6SE]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 424), S1548 [10MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 829), S5387 [7SE]

———require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1206), S3892 [16JN]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 44), S360 [31JA]

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

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

National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 298), S6665 [18OC]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 284), S5992 [26SE]

National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 1025), S3615 [8JN]

National Information and Referral Services Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S5946 [23SE]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 949), S2874 [11MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 202), S3815 [15JN]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 34), S359 [31JA]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 164), S2687 [4MY]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 171), S2731 [5MY]

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]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1745), S6871 [20OC]

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

Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs (see S. 319), S642 [10FE]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 27), S122 [25JA]

Political campaigns: establish a revenue source for fair elections financing of Senate campaigns by providing an excise tax on amounts paid pursuant to contracts with the Government (see S. 749), S2187 [6AP]

———reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 750), S2188 [6AP]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers for children, baby food, and infant formula (see S. 136), S125 [25JA]

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

Public debt: exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit (see S. Res. 230), S4485 [11JY]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 979), S3542 [7JN]

Public safety officers: include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see S. 385), S870 [17FE]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see S. 741), S2187 [6AP]

Real estate: limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures (see S. 222), S2840 [10MY]

———require certain mortgagees to make loan modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see S. 489), S1407 [8MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see S. 587), S1677 [15MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 506), S1406 [8MR]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 555), S1547 [10MR]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see S. 1597), S5838 [21SE]

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

Senate Rules: provide procedures for extended debate (see S. Res. 21), S273 [26JA]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see S. 1876), S7704 [17NO]

———improve public transportation services for seniors (see S. 1942), S8491 [12DE]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see S. 578), S1676 [15MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 584), S4157 [28JN]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 697), S4676 [19JY]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1512), S5537 [13SE]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see S. 146), S3275 [24MY]

———impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see S. 1787), S7066 [2NO]

———make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S8602 [14DE]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 534), S3541 [7JN]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 258), S1329 [7MR] (see S. 940), S2839 [10MY]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 45), S123 [25JA]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see S. 1346), S4517 [12JY]

Terrorism: observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 228), S4677 [19JY] (see S. Res. 237), S4845 [22JY]

Transportation: advance use of cleaner construction equipment on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects to improve air quality near construction sites (see S. 972), S3814 [15JN]

———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 1056), S3275 [24MY]

———incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning (see S. 625), S2778 [9MY]

Travel and tourism: restore exemption from fees for certain customs services for passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, and islands adjacent to the U.S. (see S. 1951), S8414 [7DE]

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.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 431), S7452 [15NO]

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), S977 [28FE]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 894), S2731 [5MY]

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

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 1324), S4609 [14JY]

Women: protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers (see S. 1463), S5342 [6SE]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 1460), S5904 [22SE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. 1527), S5993 [26SE]

Year of the Family Caregiver: designate (see S. Res. 235), S4802 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (see S. 1200), S3812 [15JN]

Children and youth: enhance early care and education (see S. 294), S614 [7FE]

Clean Air Act: recognize benefits of implementation (see S. Res. 119), S2046 [31MR]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see S.J. Res. 33), S8461 [8DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion Program (see S. 1414), S4911 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: phase out the use of private military contractors (see S. 1428), S4960 [27JY]

Dept. of Education: improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see S. 1311), S4292 [30JN]

———strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see S. 426), S1060 [1MR]

———support secondary school reentry programs (see S. 1019), S3105 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase assistance for disabled veterans who are temporarily residing in housing owned by a family member (see S. 1017), S3052 [17MY]

Diseases: de-link research and development incentives from drug prices for new medicines to treat HIV/AIDS and stimulate greater sharing of scientific knowledge (see S. 1138), S3428 [26MY]

Education: improve teacher quality and increase access to effective teachers (see S. 1716), S6600 [17OC]

———support the community schools model (see S. 616), S1826 [17MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see S. 915), S2777 [9MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see S. 73), S124 [25JA]

Pharmaceuticals: provide incentives for investment in research and development for new medicines and enhance access to new medicines (see S. 1137), S3428 [26MY]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see S. 1853), S7368 [10NO]

Power resources: provide local communities with tools to make solar permitting more efficient (see S. 1108), S3427 [26MY]

Social Security: establish a point of order against any effort to reduce benefits, raise the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts (see S. 582), S1676 [15MR]

Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see S. 1558), S5624 [14SE]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit by creating a surtax on high income individuals and eliminating big oil and gas company tax loopholes (see S. 552), S1547 [10MR]

Cloture motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6758 [19OC], S6847 [20OC]

Budget: require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), S4478 [11JY], S4542 [13JY]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), motion to proceed, S4313 [5JY], S4406 [7JY]

Cole, James M.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S2749 [5MY], S2771 [9MY]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3963 [21JN]

———reauthorize (S. 782), motion to proceed, S3492 [6JN]

Economy: provide for teacher and first responder employment stabilization (S. 1723), motion to proceed, S6753 [19OC], S6840 [20OC]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), motion to proceed, S6351 [6OC], S6383 [11OC]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S739 [15FE], S819 [17FE]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), motion to proceed, S1543 [10MR], S1590 [14MR]

Transportation: provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), motion to proceed, S7009 [1NO]

Verrilli, Donald B., Jr.: nomination to be Solicitor General, S3458 [26MY]

Essays

State of the Union: Bryn Philibert, S112 [25JA]

———Emily Berk, S109 [25JA]

———Ezra Mount-Finette, S111 [25JA]

———Iain Axworthy, S109 [25JA]

———Ingrid Klinkenberg, S111 [25JA]

———Jonah Cantor, S110 [25JA]

———Keenan Villani-Holland, S109 [25JA]

———Kristen Donaldson, S111 [25JA]

———Lisa Ogorzalek, S112 [25JA]

———Molly Burke, S110 [25JA]

———Molly Cantore, S110 [25JA]

———Susannah Johnson, S111 [25JA]

Lists

Corporations making profits but paying little or no Federal taxes, S4119 [27JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6986 [1NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), S1086 [2MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), S2375 [12AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S1206-S1208 [3MR], S1950 [30MR], S2157 [6AP]

Bank of America Corp.: reversal of decision to charge debit card holders monthly fees, S6987 [1NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1949 [30MR], S2157 [6AP], S2375 [12AP], S4060 [23JN], S4115-S4122 [27JN], S4596 [14JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, S5131 [30JY], S5162 [1AU]

———deficit, S777 [16FE], S1086 [2MR], S1206 [3MR], S2905-S2907 [12MY], S3652 [9JN], S4060 [23JN], S4115 [27JN], S4433 [7JY], S4503 [12JY], S7180 [8NO]

———eliminate wasteful spending and provide for comprehensive budget reform, S7119 [3NO]

———impact of entitlement programs, S1086 [2MR]

———reform entitlement programs, S4433-S4435 [7JY], S4942 [27JY]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), S4503, S4504 [12JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), S2375 [12AP], S2906 [12MY], S3652 [9JN], S4115-S4122 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S3318 [25MY]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, S777 [16FE]

CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (S. 1200), S3821 [15JN]

Climate: global warming, S8500 [13DE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), House amendment, S5131 [30JY], S5162 [1AU]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients, S7180 [8NO]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (S.J. Res. 33), S8463 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S8032 [30NO]

———Energy Conservation Investment Program funding, S8032 [30NO]

———phase out the use of private military contractors, S8032 [30NO]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S8715, S8716 [16DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S6986 [1NO]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S1668 [15MR]

Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, S4120 [27JN]

———impact of economic recession, S4116 [27JN]

———importance of job creation, S775 [16FE], S6286 [6OC]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8715, S8716 [16DE]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S462 [2FE]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, S5513 [13SE], S5811 [21SE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Vermont, S6986 [1NO]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, S6436 [12OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions, S462 [2FE]

Hurricanes: express condolences and support for people affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene, S5321 [6SE], S5423 [8SE]

LIHEAP: provide level funding (S. 1961), S8417 [7DE]

Medicaid: reform, S2906 [12MY], S4116, S4118 [27JN]

Medicare: reform, S2906 [12MY], S3318 [25MY], S4118 [27JN]

Montpelier, VT: rally of medical students in support of Vermont implementing a Medicare for All Single Payer health care system, S1929 [29MR]

National objectives: economic recovery, S2157 [6AP]

Northeast Organic Farming Association: anniversary of Vermont chapter, S541 [3FE]

Nuclear energy: ensure safety and security of nuclear powerplants, S3965 [21JN]

———prohibit Federal interference in lawsuit filed by Entergy Corp., against Vermont to prevent closure of Vermont Yankee nuclear powerplant, S3964, S3965 [21JN]

———States' rights relative to nuclear plant licensing, S3964, S3965 [21JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, S462 [2FE]

Postal Service: restore financial solvency and ensure the efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail, S7178-S7180 [8NO]

Power resources: promote development of a clean energy economy, S8502, S8503, S8506 [13DE]

Public debt: exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, S4504 [12JY]

———increase statutory limit, S4433 [7JY], S4596 [14JY], S4659 [19JY], S4693-S4695 [20JY], S4942 [27JY]

Renewable energy: extend tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, S8503 [13DE], S8715 [16DE]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1668 [15MR], S1723, S1724, S1725 [16MR], S1784 [17MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S4659 [19JY]

———efforts to reduce benefits, S4694 [20JY]

———establish a point of order against any effort to reduce benefits, raise the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts, S1723, S1724, S1725 [16MR], S1784 [17MR]

———prohibit reduction in benefits and creation of private retirement accounts as part of any legislation to reduce the Federal deficit, S1784 [17MR]

———solvency, S462 [2FE], S776 [16FE], S4433-S4435 [7JY]

Taxation: corporate tax rates, S1950 [30MR]

———create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, S8715 [16DE]

———rates, S2906 [12MY], S4060 [23JN], S4118-S4122 [27JN], S4694 [20JY], S4942 [27JY], S7180 [8NO]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit by creating a surtax on high income individuals and eliminating big oil and gas company tax loopholes (S. 552), S1556 [10MR]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (S. 940), S2907 [12MY]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S2907 [12MY], S4119 [27JN]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), S6423, S6435 [12OC]

———require improvement of labor rights and security for workers before approval and implementation, S6437 [12OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), S6423, S6435 [12OC]

———potential benefits to North Korean interests, S6437 [12OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), S6423, S6435 [12OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S8715 [16DE]

———rates, S4115 [27JN], S6286 [6OC]

Vermont: tribute to Junior Iron Chef Competition, S2621 [3MY]

———tribute to students who participated in Senator Sanders' essay contest on the State of the Union, S109 [25JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2907 [12MY]

Statements

Support for Vermont Implementing a Medicare for All Single Payer Health Care System: Several Medical Students, S1929 [29MR]

Tributes

Garafano, Michael, S5382 [7SE]