KERRY, JOHN F. (a Senator from Massachusetts)

Addresses

Collegiate School Valedictory Address: John B.K. Schlossberg, S4126 [27JN]

Teen Voices (publication) Anniversary: Donna Brazile, S3916-S3918 [20JN]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6667 [18OC], S6765, S6766, S6785 [19OC]

Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), S8604, S8611 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7717, S7730, S7748, S7758 [17NO], S7864 [18NO], S7971, S7995 [29NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), S7416 [14NO]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S697 [14FE], S770, S793 [16FE]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1693 [15MR], S1762 [16MR], S1940 [29MR], S2635 [3MY]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), S2092 [4AP], S2099 [5AP]

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

Appointments

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select), S5344 [6SE]

Committee to escort Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, into the House Chamber, H1624 [9MR]

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H3348 [24MY]

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak into the House Chamber, H6882 [13OC]

Senate National Security Working Group, S494 [2FE]

Articles and editorials

Student Activists Lobby To Protect LRA Disarmament Bill, Jaclyn Licht, Cambridge (MA) Vanguard, S4390 [6JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend third country fabric program to South Sudan (see S. 2007), S8680 [15DE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 707), S6506 [13OC]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see S. 810), S6391 [11OC]

———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), S3728 [13JN]

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

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see S. Con. Res. 4), S1061 [1MR]

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]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 402), S870 [17FE]

———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]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see S. 951), S3924 [20JN]

———prevent disruptions at military funerals (see S. 815), S2993 [16MY]

———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]

Boston Bruins (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 210), S3891 [16JN]

Buckles, Frank W.: authorize ceremony in the rotunda of the Capitol to honor the last surviving veteran of World War I (see S. Con. Res. 5), S411 [1FE]

———authorize the last surviving veteran of World War I to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1219 [3MR]

———tribute (see S. Res. 89), S1219 [3MR]

Budget: promote fiscal responsibility and control spending (see S. 3), S121 [25JA]

———provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 102), S2130 [5AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 797), S2387 [12AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 788), S2387 [12AP]

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

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

Cobell, Elouise Pepion: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1514), S5839 [21SE]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see S. 1094), S3542 [7JN]

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), S7992 [29NO]

———reform political system to protect elections from foreign and corporate influence and amend Senate Rules to reduce excessive obstruction and protect rights of minority Senators (see S. 9), S122 [25JA]

Conservation of energy: improve energy efficiency of certain appliances and equipment (see S. 398), S1121 [2MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 987), S2929 [12MY]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 46), S123 [25JA]

Courts: repeal statutory requirement for Federal judges to receive cost-of-living increases and provide for automatic salary adjustments (see S. 569), S1600 [14MR]

Credit: provide a processing extension for emergency mortgage relief payments (see S. 1623), S5994 [26SE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 598), S1751 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see S. 496), S1503 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program on enhancements of efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships (see S. 1465), S5192 [1AU]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see S. 585), S1677 [15MR]

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

———award grants to State educational agencies for activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering education (see S. 969), S4157 [28JN]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see S. 716), S2087 [4AP]

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

———reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 1328), S4609 [14JY]

———support Promise Neighborhoods (see S. 1004), S2992 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S791 [16FE]

———extend the child and family services program (see S. 1542), S5727 [19SE]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see S. 1862), S7451 [15NO]

———provide for the participation of pharmacists in National Health Service Corps programs (see S. 48), S5071 [29JY]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see S. 958), S2928 [12MY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see S. 1782), S7066 [2NO]

———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), S7415 [14NO]

Dept. of State: authorize access to certain Federal, State, and other databases to verify identity of a passport applicant, reduce incidence of fraud, and require authentication of identification documents (see S. 744), S2187 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior: accept title to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center (see S. 1537), S8490 [12DE]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 676), S1976 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 1264), S4075 [23JN]

———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 a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 752), S2188 [6AP]

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

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]

EPA: reauthorize the National Estuary Program (see S. 1313), S4556 [13JY]

FAA: use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to allow furloughed employees to return to work and provide retroactive pay for the period of their furlough (see S. 1433), S4960 [27JY]

Families and domestic relations: guarantee pay equity for women and family and medical leave, promote flexible work environments for working parents and caregivers, and improve child care (see S. 10), S122 [25JA]

———help middle class families succeed (see S. 2), S121 [25JA]

———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]

FCC: provide public safety providers additional spectrum to support national, interoperable wireless broadband network and authorize incentive auctions to fund such a network (see S. 28), S1600 [14MR]

FDA: finalize proposed rule on sunscreen product labeling (see S. 1064), S3338 [25MY]

———promote development of medical devices for patients with rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices (see S. 1865), S7451 [15NO]

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

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see S. 865), S2688 [4MY]

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 436), S1548 [10MR]

———establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 35), S123 [25JA]

———prevent gun trafficking (see S. 1973), S8461 [8DE]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 32), S122 [25JA]

Fish and fishing: establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes (see S. 52), S123 [25JA]

———strengthen and improve monitoring of fisheries (see S. 1312), S4330 [5JY]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 50), S5726 [19SE]

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

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see S. 1891), S7702 [17NO]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see S. 1374), S5193 [1AU]

GPO: eliminate mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for use by Congress (see S. 210), S643 [10FE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 51), S1601 [14MR]

Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see S. 1576), S5726 [19SE]

———provide assistance to end deforestation and restore the extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see S. 1023), S3105 [18MY]

———recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 26), S272 [26JA]

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

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see S. 481), S2581 [2MY]

———extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 539), S1895 [28MR]

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]

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]

———permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see S. 823), S2506 [14AP]

———reform (see S. 6), S122 [25JA] (see S. 1258), S4024 [22JN]

———temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before Haitian earthquake (see S. 480), S1219 [3MR]

Information technology: secure against cyber attack, enhance competitiveness and create jobs in information technology industry, and protect identities and sensitive information of citizens and businesses (see S. 21), S122 [25JA]

International Memorial to the Underground Railroad: anniversary (see S. Res. 293), S6505 [13OC]

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 H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: establish (see S. 1708), S6505 [13OC]

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), S8548 [13DE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1670), S6330 [6OC]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S1894 [28MR]

Libya: authorize the President to confiscate and vest certain property of the Government of Libya and to use that property to provide humanitarian relief to the people of Libya (see S. 1180), S3727 [13JN]

———support democratic transition, commend U.S. Armed Forces and promote limited use to enforce U.N. resolutions, and advocate departure of Muammar Qaddafi from power and distribution of frozen assets (see S. Res. 194), S3224 [23MY]

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

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1119), S5072 [29JY]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: anniversary (see S. Res. 195), S3224 [23MY]

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

Medicare: apply additional health information technology (HITECH) payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see S. 688), S1977 [30MR]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 1096), S3615 [8JN]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 424), S1934 [29MR]

———provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see S. 1217), S3891 [16JN]

———provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see S. 1203), S3813 [15JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 829), S2623 [3MY]

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

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 309), S629 [8FE]

Money: provide for the economic production of various U.S. coins (see S. 1624), S5945 [23SE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 889), S5903 [22SE]

NAACP: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 6), S792 [16FE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 302), S6872 [20OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 302), S6872 [20OC]

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

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see S. 1749), S7992 [29NO]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 127), S2087 [4AP]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 306), S629 [8FE]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 35), S359 [31JA]

National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 281), S5945 [23SE]

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

National Guard: elevate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to a position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (see S. 242), S359 [31JA]

———empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 1025), S7702 [17NO]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see S. 775), S2582 [2MY]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 181), S2929 [12MY]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 949), S3542 [7JN]

National Police Survivors Day: designate (see S. Res. 183), S2929 [12MY]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 278), S5945 [23SE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 197), S3275 [24MY]

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]

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see S. 139), S126 [25JA]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 168), S2731 [5MY]

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

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

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 1211), S3972 [21JN]

Philippines: enhance security ties, expand economic relationship, promote bilateral ties with the U.S., and strengthen democratic institutions, maritime security, infrastructure, and military professionalism (see S. Res. 252), S5251 [2AU]

Poland: anniversary of airplane crash in Russia that killed Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and other individuals (see S. Res. 135), S2349 [8AP]

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]

Power resources: make the U.S. the world's leader in clean energy (see S. 4), S121 [25JA]

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

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), S8490 [12DE]

Public safety officers: include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see S. 385), S3924 [20JN]

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

Real estate: require certain mortgagees to make loan modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see S. 489), S3106 [18MY]

Recycled materials: support improvement in collection, processing, and consumption of recycled materials (see S. Res. 251), S5460 [8SE]

SBA: improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (see S. 257), S481 [2FE]

———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see S. 493), S1264 [4MR]

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]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1231), S5839 [21SE]

Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to Federal Government (see S. 739), S2187 [6AP]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 72), S360 [31JA]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 320), S7368 [10NO]

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

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see S. 648), S3892 [16JN]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 584), S2622 [3MY]

Southeast Asia: protect and increase U.S. support for delaying the construction of mainstream dams along the Mekong River (see S. Res. 227), S7993 [29NO]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see S. 755), S2623 [3MY]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 557), S1547 [10MR]

———exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1616), S8068 [30NO]

———expand definition of cellulosic biofuel to include algae-based biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer credit and special allowance for plant property (see S. 748), S2187 [6AP]

———expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see S. 1557), S5624 [14SE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 672), S8068 [30NO]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1171), S3683 [9JN]

———extend qualified school construction and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see S. 796), S2387 [12AP]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 996), S2929 [12MY]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see S. 146), S482 [2FE]

———increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1577), S5726 [19SE]

———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]

———permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see S. 1016), S3052 [17MY]

———reform rules relative to fractional charitable donations of tangible personal property (see S. 931), S2930 [12MY]

Telecommunications: promote development and opportunity relative to spectrum occupancy and use (see S. 455), S1120 [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), S4226 [29JN]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 1056), S7992 [29NO]

———provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (see S. 1769), S6917 [31OC]

Travel and tourism: require operators of international travel websites to provide information on potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on the website (see S. 1753), S6872 [20OC]

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]

Tunisia: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic elections and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms and economic development (see S. Res. 316), S7187 [8NO]

U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty: anniversary (see S. Res. 252), S5251 [2AU]

Ukraine: recognize anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster and commend efforts to mitigate consequences of such disaster (see S. Res. 153), S2507 [14AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S8491 [12DE]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 21), S4642 [18JY]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 438), S4024 [22JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. 1527), S7188 [8NO]

———ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 634), S2840 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Adulyadej, Bhumibol: tribute (see S. Res. 343), S8183 [5DE]

Africa: promote strengthening of the private sector in Egypt and Tunisia through allocation of enterprise funds (see S. 618), S1826 [17MR]

American Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 652), S1827 [17MR]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (see S.J. Res. 20), S3970 [21JN]

Australia: anniversary of alliance with U.S. (see S. Res. 324), S7612 [16NO]

Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (see S. 735), S2187 [6AP]

Children and youth: reduce youth homelessness by extending foster care eligibility and programs and improving programs to keep families together (see S. 961), S2928 [12MY]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see S. 1984), S8547 [13DE]

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 79), S976 [28FE]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see S. 1018), S3105 [18MY]

Dept. of Commerce: reimburse certain fishermen for legal fees and costs incurred in connection with improper fines (see S. 1304), S4226 [29JN]

Dept. of HHS: provide additional funding for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (see S. 1088), S3426 [26MY]

———revise and extend the program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing to prevent deaths from liver cancer (see S. 1809), S7127 [3NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot program for police departments to use anonymous texts from citizens to augment their anonymous tip hotlines (see S. 956), S2875 [11MY]

———provide grants for the renovation, modernization, or construction of law enforcement facilities (see S. 955), S2874 [11MY]

Dept. of State and foreign relations: authorizing appropriations and certain authorities (see S. 1426), S4960 [27JY]

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see S. 1605), S5902 [22SE]

Donahue, Patricia: relief, individually and in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of Michael J. Donahue, Michael T. Donahue, Shawn Donahue, and Thomas Donahue (see S. 1771), S7005 [1NO]

Egypt: support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful transition to a representative government (see S. Res. 44), S544 [3FE]

Essex National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 1198), S3812 [15JN]

Foreign aid: authorize participation in the general capital increase of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to qualified transition countries in the Middle East and North Africa (see S. 1388), S4675 [19JY]

FTC: establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals (see S. 799), S2387 [12AP]

Health: provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see S. 311), S629 [8FE]

Hungary: commemorate opening of Tom Lantos Institute in Budapest (see S. Res. 220), S4226 [29JN]

Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see S. 565), S1600 [14MR]

———provide for safe and humane policies and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations (see S. 1949), S8413 [7DE]

Kennedy, John F.: authorize use of Capitol rotunda for an event marking anniversary of inaugural address (see S. Con. Res. 2), S64 [5JA]

Libya: congratulate on liberation from the dictatorship led by Muammar Qaddafi, commend military operations, and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms (see S. Res. 317), S7187 [8NO]

Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or interest in land (see S. 1215), S3891 [16JN]

Macarelli, Patricia: relief in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of Edward B. Halloran (see S. 1772), S7005 [1NO]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 818), S2506 [14AP]

———eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see S. 374), S870 [17FE]

———increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (see S. 1416), S4911 [26JY]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see S. 960), S2928 [12MY]

Mongolia: recognize U.S. visit of President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, commend efforts at advancing democratic reforms, and promote economic, academic, and cultural advancements (see S. Res. 208), S3813 [15JN]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 248), S5192 [1AU]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (see S. 1361), S4555 [13JY]

Officer John Maguire Post Office, Woburn, MA: designate (see S. 1412), S4868 [25JY]

Oliveiro, Genesio J. (Junior): relief (see S. 320), S642 [10FE]

Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determination of the limit on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1435), S5017 [28JY]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see S. 2013), S8734 [16DE]

SBA: increase small business lending (see S. 1828), S7187 [8NO]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S8733 [16DE]

Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 245), S5071 [29JY]

Taxation: extend and expand tax relief for national disasters (see S. 1456), S5191 [1AU]

———extend the zero capital gains rate on certain small business stock and the exception from minimum tax preference treatment (see S. 208), S272 [26JA]

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

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see S. 467), S1218 [3MR]

UNESCO: support mission of World Heritage Convention and acknowledge anniversary of International Day for Monuments and Sites (see S. Res. 126), S2047 [31MR]

World Habitat Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 285), S6049 [3OC]

Cloture motions

Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, S8454 [8DE], S8484 [12DE]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (S.J. Res. 20), motion to proceed, S4305 [30JN]

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

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 66), S5617 [14SE]

———approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 66), motion to proceed, S5478 [9SE], S5523 [13SE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), House amendment, S5062 [29JY], S5153 [31JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), motion to waive Budget Act, S4601 [14JY]

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

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

Economy: 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]

Eisen, Norman L.: nomination to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, S8454 [8DE], S8483 [12DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), motion to proceed, S7183 [8NO], S7347 [10NO]

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]

McConnell, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S2573 [2MY], S2661 [4MY]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), motion to proceed, S5281 [2AU], S5328 [6SE]

———reform (S. 23), S1213 [3MR], S1323 [7MR]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S2573 [2MY], S2661 [4MY]

Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund (S. 1944), motion to proceed, S8383 [7DE]

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

Eulogies

O'Brien, Edward L.: by Drew O'Brien, S3291 [25MY]

Woitowicz, William J.: by Joseph F. Moore, S4383-S4386 [6JY]

Letters

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs funding: David H. Petraeus, S1398 [8MR]

Nomination of John E. Bryson to be Sec. of Commerce: Javier Palomarez, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S6820 [20OC]

———several former Secs. of Commerce, S6820 [20OC]

Nomination of Mari C. Aponte to be Ambassador to El Salvador: Robert L. Nabors II, White House Office of Legislative Affairs, S8483 [12DE]

Lists

American Academy of Arts and Sciences new inductees, S6044-S6046 [3OC]

Poems

``Sea Joy,'' Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, S6456 [12OC]

Remarks

American Academy of Arts and Sciences: tribute to members, S6043 [3OC]

Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, S8482, S8483 [12DE]

———suitability to be Ambassador to El Salvador relative to transparency of details concerning former relationship with Cuban national at center of FBI counterintelligence investigation, S8482 [12DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), S1214 [3MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), motion to proceed, S1344, S1346, S1396 [8MR]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (S.J. Res. 20), S3942 [21JN], S4011, S4012, S4013, S4014 [22JN]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, S8650 [15DE]

Boston, MA: restoration of African Meeting House, S7989 [29NO]

Boston Bruins (hockey team): tribute, S3872, S3873 [16JN]

Bryson, John E.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S6820 [20OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2294 [8AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4901 [26JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, S5106, S5117, S5119, S5123 [30JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), S5125 [30JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), motion to proceed, S4773, S4775 [21JY]

———eliminate wasteful spending and provide for comprehensive budget reform, S5661 [15SE]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), motion to proceed, S4361 [6JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 66), S5661 [15SE]

Children and youth: reduce youth homelessness by extending foster care eligibility and programs and improving programs to keep families together (S. 961), S2933 [12MY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), House amendment, S5106, S5117, S5119, S5123 [30JY]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (S. 1984), S8549 [13DE]

Dept. of Commerce: reimburse certain fishermen for legal fees and costs incurred in connection with improper fines (S. 1304), S4234 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, S8650 [15DE]

Dept. of HHS: family planning services funding, S2295 [8AP]

———provide additional funding for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (S. 1088), S3431 [26MY]

———revise and extend the program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing to prevent deaths from liver cancer (S. 1809), S7137 [3NO]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: funding, S1396-S1398 [8MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S6295 [6OC]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2295 [8AP]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, S7247 [9NO]

Egypt: support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful transition to a representative government (S. Res. 44), S537 [3FE]

Eisen, Norman L.: nomination to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, S8478, S8482 [12DE]

———suitability to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic relative to role in removal of Gerald Walpin as Corp. for National and Community Service Inspector General, S8478 [12DE]

EPA: disapprove rule relating to mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 27), motion to proceed, S7318 [10NO]

FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (S.J. Res. 6), motion to proceed, S7247 [9NO]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, S5661 [15SE]

———Disaster Relief Fund funding through rescission of unobligated AID foreign assistance programs funding, S5661 [15SE]

Foreign Service: nominations, S976 [28FE], S3052 [17MY], S4911 [26JY], S6461 [12OC], S7991 [29NO]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, S5870, S5880, S5881 [22SE]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), S5870, S5880, S5881 [22SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S2294 [8AP]

Greece: public debt crisis, S4900 [26JY]

Health: provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (S. 311), S633 [8FE]

Higginbottom, Heather A.: nomination to be OMB Deputy Director, S6800 [20OC]

———nomination to be OMB Deputy Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S6497 [13OC]

Key, John: U.S. visit by New Zealand Prime Minister, S4751 [21JY]

Kim, Sung Y.: nomination to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, S6497 [13OC]

Kyrgyzstan: call for investigation and prevention of violence, support humanitarian relief efforts, and strengthen democratic institutions and respect for human rights, S4149 [28JN]

———political reform, S4149 [28JN]

Locke, Gary: confirmation as Ambassador to China, S5289 [2AU]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (S. 818), S2510 [14AP]

———eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (S. 374), S873 [17FE]

———increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (S. 1416), S4912 [26JY]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (S. 960), S2933 [12MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (S. 1361), S4558 [13JY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Ellen Sirleaf Johnson for peace, S6597 [17OC]

———recognition of Leymah Gbowee for peace, S6597 [17OC]

———recognition of Tawakkol Karman for peace, S6597 [17OC]

Officer John Maguire Post Office, Woburn, MA: designate (S. 1412), S4870 [25JY]

Patents: clarify calculation of filing period deadline for patent term extension applications, S5425 [8SE]

———reform (H.R. 1249), S5425 [8SE]

Presidential appointments: provide for expedited Senate consideration of certain nominations subject to advice and consent (S. Res. 116), S4209 [29JN]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, S4359 [6JY], S4900 [26JY]

Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determination of the limit on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 1435), S5019 [28JY]

SBA: increase small business lending (S. 1828), S7193 [8NO]

———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S2295 [8AP]

Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs, S4209 [29JN]

———provide for cloture to be invoked with less than a three-fifths majority after additional debate (S. Res. 8), S328 [27JA]

Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China, S5870, S5880, S5881 [22SE]

Taxation: extend the zero capital gains rate on certain small business stock and the exception from minimum tax preference treatment (S. 208), S289 [26JA]

———rates, S4361 [6JY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (S. 534), S1510 [9MR]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (S. 467), S1220 [3MR]

Teen Voices (publication): anniversary, S3915 [20JN]

Transportation: provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), motion to proceed, S7031 [2NO]

Votes: position on missed, S327 [27JA], S600 [7FE], S670 [14FE], S715, S720, S727, S731 [15FE], S819, S824, S835 [17FE], S3492 [6JN], S4826 [22JY], S8140 [1DE], S8429, S8445 [8DE], S8665 [15DE]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S975, S976 [28FE], S2386 [12AP], S3051 [17MY], S4075 [23JN], S4223, S4224, S4225 [29JN], S4910 [26JY], S5535, S5536 [13SE], S6460 [12OC], S7990, S7991 [29NO]

Reports filed

Activities During the 111th Congress: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-10), S2045 [31MR]

Commend Holding of Fair, Free, and Democratic Elections in Tunisia and Affirm U.S. National Interest of Democratic Reforms and Economic Development: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 316), S8148 [1DE]

Expenditures: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 79), S975 [28FE]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S976 [28FE], S3052 [17MY], S4225 [29JN], S4911 [26JY], S6461 [12OC], S7991 [29NO]

Georgian Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity, Russian Ceasefire Agreements Fulfillment, and Return of Displaced Persons and Observer Missions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 175), S4960 [27JY]

Haitian-American Enterprise Fund Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 954) (S. Rept. 112-67), S5338 [6SE]

Honor and Support Women in North Africa and the Middle East: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 109), S2386 [12AP]

Investment Treaty With Rwanda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-2), S5339 [6SE]

Limited Use of Armed Forces in Support of NATO Mission in Libya: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S.J. Res. 20) (S. Rept. 112-27), S4221 [29JN]

Mutal Legal Assistance Treaty With Bermuda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-3), S5339 [6SE]

Nomination of Adam E. Namm To Be Ambassador to Ecuador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7991 [29NO]

Nomination of Adrienne S. O'Neal To Be Ambassador to Cape Verde: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6460 [12OC]

Nomination of Anne Terman Wedner to the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6459 [12OC]

Nomination of Anne W. Patterson To Be Ambassador to Egypt: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4225 [29JN]

Nomination of Ariel Pablos-Mendez To Be AID Assistant Administrator for Global Health: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4225 [29JN]

Nomination of Arnold A. Chacon To Be Ambassador to Guatemala: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4910 [26JY]

Nomination of Ben S. Bernanke To Be IMF U.S. Alternate Governor: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2386 [12AP]

Nomination of D. Brent Hardt To Be Ambassador to Guyana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4224 [29JN]

Nomination of Dan W. Mozena To Be Ambassador to Bangladesh: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6460 [12OC]

Nomination of Daniel B. Shapiro To Be Ambassador to Israel: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3051 [17MY]

Nomination of Daniel L. Shields III To Be Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S975 [28FE]

Nomination of David B. Shear To Be Ambassador to Vietnam: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2386 [12AP]

Nomination of David L. Carden To Be Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S976 [28FE]

Nomination of David S. Adams To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Legislative Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4910 [26JY]

Nomination of Derek J. Mitchell To Be Special Representative and Policy Coordinator to Burma: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4910 [26JY]

Nomination of Dereth B. Glance to the International Joint Commission, U.S. and Canada: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4225 [29JN]

Nomination of Donald W. Koran To Be Ambassador to Rwanda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4224 [29JN]

Nomination of Earl A. Wayne To Be Ambassador to Mexico: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4910 [26JY]

Nomination of Elizabeth M. Cousens To Be U.N. Economic and Social Council U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7991 [29NO]

Nomination of Elizabeth M. Cousens To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Alternate Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7991 [29NO]

Nomination of Eric G. Postel To Be AID Assistant Administrator for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S976 [28FE]

Nomination of Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Turkey: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5535 [13SE]

Nomination of Frankie A. Reed To Be Ambassador to Fiji, Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Kiribati: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4910 [26JY]

Nomination of Geeta Pasi To Be Ambassador to Djibouti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4224 [29JN]

Nomination of George A. Krol To Be Ambassador to Uzbekistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3051 [17MY]

Nomination of Henry S. Ensher To Be Ambassador to Algeria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3051 [17MY]

Nomination of James A. Torrey to the OPIC Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3051 [17MY]

Nomination of James H. Thessin To Be Ambassador to Paraguay: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4224 [29JN]

Nomination of Jeanine E. Jackson To Be Ambassador to Malawi: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4224 [29JN]

Nomination of Jeffrey DeLaurentis To Be U.N. Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4910 [26JY]

Nomination of Jeffrey DeLaurentis To Be U.N. General Assembly Alternate U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4910 [26JY]

Nomination of John A. Heffern To Be Ambassador to Armenia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5536 [13SE]

Nomination of Jonathan S. Gration To Be Ambassador to Kenya: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2386 [12AP]

Nomination of Joseph M. Torsella To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Alternate Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2386 [12AP]

Nomination of Joseph M. Torsella To Be U.N. U.S. Representative for Management and Reform: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2386 [12AP]

Nomination of Joyce A. Barr To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Administration: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6459 [12OC]

Nomination of Katherine M. Gehl to the OPIC Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6459 [12OC]

Nomination of Kenneth J. Fairfax To Be Ambassador to Kazakhstan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4223 [29JN]

Nomination of Kurt W. Tong To Be Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (Organization) U.S. Senior Official: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2386 [12AP]

Nomination of Lewis A. Lukens To Be Ambassador to Senegal: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4223 [29JN]

Nomination of Lisa J. Kubiske To Be Ambassador to Honduras: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4224 [29JN]

Nomination of Mara E. Rudman To Be AID Assistant Administrator for Management: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3051 [17MY]

Nomination of Mari C. Aponte To Be Ambassador to El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7990 [29NO]

Nomination of Mark F. Brzezinski To Be Ambassador to Sweden: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6460 [12OC]

Nomination of Mary Beth Leonard To Be Ambassador to Mali: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6460 [12OC]

Nomination of Matthew H. Tueller To Be Ambassador to Kuwait: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4224 [29JN]

Nomination of Matthew M.T. Kennedy to the OPIC Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3052 [17MY]

Nomination of Michael A. Hammer To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Public Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6459 [12OC]

Nomination of Michael A. McFaul To Be Ambassador to Russia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7991 [29NO]

Nomination of Michael H. Corbin To Be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4224 [29JN]

Nomination of Michelle D. Gavin To Be Ambassador to Botswana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2386 [12AP]

Nomination of Nils M.P. Daulaire To Be WHO Executive Board U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2386 [12AP]

Nomination of Norman L. Eisen To Be Ambassador to the Czech Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5535 [13SE]

Nomination of Pamela L. Spratlen To Be Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S975 [28FE]

Nomination of Paul D. Wohlers To Be Ambassador to Macedonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4910 [26JY]

Nomination of Representative Buerkle To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6460 [12OC]

Nomination of Representative Carnahan To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6460 [12OC]

Nomination of Richard M. Moy to the International Joint Commission, U.S. and Canada: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4225 [29JN]

Nomination of Robert A. Mandell To Be Ambassador to Luxembourg: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6460 [12OC]

Nomination of Robert E. Patterson, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Turkmenistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2386 [12AP]

Nomination of Robert S. Ford To Be Ambassador to Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5535 [13SE]

Nomination of Roberta S. Jacobson To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7991 [29NO]

Nomination of Roberto R. Herencia to the OPIC Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4225 [29JN]

Nomination of Ryan C. Crocker To Be Ambassador to Afghanistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4075 [23JN]

Nomination of Sec. of Commerce Locke To Be Ambassador to China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4075 [23JN]

Nomination of Sim Farar to the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3052 [17MY]

Nomination of Stuart E. Jones To Be Ambassador to Jordan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3051 [17MY]

Nomination of Sue K. Brown To Be Ambassador to Montenegro: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S975 [28FE]

Nomination of Sung Y. Kim To Be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4910 [26JY]

Nomination of Susan D. Page To Be Ambassador to South Sudan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6460 [12OC]

Nomination of Susan L. Ziadeh To Be Ambassador to Qatar: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4225 [29JN]

Nomination of Suzan D. Johnson Cook To Be Dept. of State Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2386 [12AP]

Nomination of Terry Lewis to the OPIC Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6459, S6460 [12OC]

Nomination of Thomas C. Krajeski To Be Ambassador to Bahrain: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6460 [12OC]

Nomination of Thomas M. Countryman To Be Assistant Sec. of State for International Security and Non-Proliferation: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4910 [26JY]

Nomination of Wendy R. Sherman To Be Under Sec. of State for Political Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5535 [13SE]

Nomination of William H. Moser To Be Ambassador to Moldova: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4910 [26JY]

Nomination of William J. Burns To Be Deputy Sec. of State: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4075 [23JN]

Nomination of William J. Hybl to the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3052 [17MY]

Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1280) (S. Rept. 112-82), S5836 [21SE]

Political Participation by Women in Saudi Arabia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 216), S4960 [27JY]

Promote Strengthening of the Private Sector in Egypt and Tunisia Through Allocation of Enterprise Funds: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 618) (S. Rept. 112-25), S4023 [22JN]

Protect and Increase U.S. Support for Delaying the Construction of Mainstream Dams Along the Mekong River: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 227), S8148 [1DE]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Luxembourg: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-5), S5339 [6SE]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Swiss Confederation: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-1), S5339 [6SE]

Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 15), S3105 [18MY]

Taiwanese Observer Status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO): Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 17), S4960 [27JY]

Tax Convention With Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-4), S5339 [6SE]

Resolutions of ratification

Investment Treaty With Rwanda, S5339 [6SE]

Mutal Legal Assistance Treaty With Hungary, S5339 [6SE]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Luxembourg, S5339 [6SE]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Swiss Confederation, S5339 [6SE]

Tax Convention With Hungary, S5339 [6SE]

Rules

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S963-S966 [28FE]

Tributes

Aly, Saadalla M., S742 [15FE]

Bailey, Rachel, S863 [17FE]

Bloomberg, Charlotte, S4389 [6JY]

Bykowski, Joseph, S4386 [6JY]

Flynn, Raymond L., S742 [15FE]

Garland, Joe, S6456 [12OC]

Levin, Edward, S5230 [2AU]

Licht, Jaclyn, S4390 [6JY]

MacDonald, Alan, S4390 [6JY]

O'Brien, Edward L., S3290 [25MY]

Rossi, Terigi, S7414 [14NO]

Schlossberg, John B.K., S4126 [27JN]

Wilson, Rich, S5834 [21SE]

Woitowicz, William J., S4383 [6JY]

Wyden, Senator, S7033 [2NO]

Wyman, Chris, S7288 [9NO]