LAUTENBERG, FRANK R. (a Senator from New Jersey)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6686, S6687 [18OC], S6752, S6782 [19OC], S6874, S6883 [20OC]

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), S7687, S7717, S7742, S7743 [17NO], S7813, S7858 [18NO], S7909, S7926, S7933 [28NO], S7996, S8000 [29NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), S4728 [20JY]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3784 [14JN], S3842, S3844 [15JN]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S427 [1FE], S648 [10FE], S830 [17FE]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1699 [15MR]

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 990), S3455 [26MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 990), S3455 [26MY]

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

Appointments

Senate National Security Working Group, S494 [2FE]

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

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, S3000 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Henry Taub, a Founder of a Payroll Firm That Became a Global Giant, Dies at 83, Duff Wilson, New York (NY) Times, S5681 [15SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: phase out sugar price support program and marketing allotments (see S. 25), S8183 [5DE]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 327), S7613 [16NO]

American Infrastructure Investment Fund: establish (see S. 936), S2839 [10MY]

Animals: 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]

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), S684 [14FE]

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), S1895 [28MR]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see S. 951), S5253 [2AU]

———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), S3891 [16JN]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see S. 387), S1894 [28MR]

———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), S3340 [25MY]

Belarus: condemn recent elections and call for immediate release of all political prisoners and for new elections that meet international standards (see S. Res. 105), S1828 [17MR]

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

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

Budget: 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), S4395 [6JY]

Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 740), S3498 [6JN]

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]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see S. 834), S7992 [29NO]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see S. 1094), S3685 [9JN]

Congress: 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]

Corp. for Supportive Housing: anniversary (see S. Res. 297), S8377 [6DE]

Courts: repeal statutory requirement for Federal judges to receive cost-of-living increases and provide for automatic salary adjustments (see S. 569), S5340 [6SE]

Credit: extend loan limits of the FHA, housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 1508), S5993 [26SE]

Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing stolen prescription drugs (see S. 1002), S2992 [16MY]

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

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

———repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see S. 496), S5387 [7SE]

Dept. of Defense: take steps necessary to exhume and transfer remains of deceased Armed Forces members buried in Tripoli, Libya (see S. 1822), S7908 [28NO]

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

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see S. 576), S2778 [9MY]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 900), S2731 [5MY]

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

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 833), S3172 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1381), S5387 [7SE]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S3498 [6JN]

———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), S3816 [15JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see S. 207), S272 [26JA]

Dept. of Labor: provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see S. 922), S4292 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see S. 1266), S4075 [23JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 926), S2777 [9MY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 800), S3684 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), S544 [3FE]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 414), S1502 [9MR]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 152), S2507 [14AP]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 752), S8461 [8DE]

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

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 850), S2507 [14AP]

———support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, leverage public and private investment in research, and focus on relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see S. 1107), S7188 [8NO]

Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (see S. 409), S1751 [16MR]

Economy: strengthen competitiveness (see S. 1), S121 [25JA]

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

———reform schools and give children the tools needed to succeed (see S. 5), S121 [25JA]

Egypt: condemn bombing of Coptic Christian church, express condolences to those affected by the attack, call for a full investigation of bombing, and ensure practice of religious freedom (see S. Res. 22), S127 [25JA]

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: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (see S. 710), S2447 [13AP]

———investigate and address cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and children (see S. 76), S1894 [28MR]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see S. 1335), S7415 [14NO]

———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), S122 [25JA]

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

Filipino American History Month: designate (see S. Res. 287), S6185 [5OC]

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

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

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 policy: expand sanctions imposed on Iran, North Korea, and Syria (see S. 1048), S5727 [19SE]

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

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see S. 1374), S5342 [6SE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 51), S872 [17FE]

Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see S. 1576), S6873 [20OC]

———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), S6506 [13OC]

———extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 539), S4802 [21JY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see S. Res. 291), S6507 [13OC]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 267), S5624 [14SE]

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]

———reform (see S. 6), S122 [25JA]

———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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1403), S4802 [21JY]

———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), S3728 [13JN]

International Women's Day: support goals (see S. Res. 90), S1219 [3MR]

Italian and Italian American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 301), S7909 [28NO]

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]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 1265), S6186 [5OC]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 977), S2928 [12MY]

———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1670), S6330 [6OC]

———reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see S. 254), S4157 [28JN]

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]

———ensure continued investigation of terrorist attacks against the U.S. attributable to the government of Muammar Qaddafi (see S. 1520), S5386 [7SE]

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

Medicare: preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 424), S4608 [14JY]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see S. 1900), S7702 [17NO]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see S. 738), S3429 [26MY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see S. Res. 185), S3728 [13JN]

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

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (see S. 453), S1934 [29MR]

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 Cancer Research Month: designate (see S. Res. 172), S2779 [9MY]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 231), S4485 [11JY]

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see S. 1052), S4608 [14JY]

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

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

National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 1025), S3728 [13JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 510), S4911 [26JY]

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

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

National security: strengthen (see S. 8), S122 [25JA]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 32), S360 [31JA]

National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 299), S6764 [19OC]

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]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 1166), S3683 [9JN]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 214), S1600 [14MR]

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

Peace Corps: require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see S. 1280), S5253 [2AU]

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

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 394), S870 [17FE]

Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1360), S4555 [13JY]

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

———provide local communities with tools to make solar permitting more efficient (see S. 1108), S6186 [5OC]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 128), S2087 [4AP]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see S. 741), S6186 [5OC]

Roads and highways: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay-to-play reform (see S. 994), S2929 [12MY]

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]

Senate Rules: improve debate and consideration of legislative matters and nominations (see S. Res. 10), S64 [5JA]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see S. Res. 289), S6330 [6OC]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 72), S412 [1FE]

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

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]

———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), S3498 [6JN]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 584), S5340 [6SE]

Sports: encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets (see S. 601), S1751 [16MR]

Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement (see S. Res. 84), S1060 [1MR]

Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 180), S4642 [18JY]

Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund (see S. 1917), S7993 [29NO]

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

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1034), S3728 [13JN]

———provide a look back rule in the case of federally declared disasters for determining earned income for purposes of the child tax credit and the earned income credit (see S. 1632), S7703 [17NO]

———provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1397), S4802 [21JY]

———reform the Federal tax code (see S. 7), S122 [25JA]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 258), S481 [2FE] (see S. 940), S2839 [10MY]

———require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 215), S1600 [14MR]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 1035), S3171 [19MY]

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), S3429 [26MY]

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

———establish national purposes and goals for Federal surface transportation activities and programs and create a national surface transportation plan (see S. 326), S642 [10FE]

———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 1281), S4129 [27JN]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 528), S2687 [4MY]

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

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

U.N.: rescind the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and urge redress of damages to Israel's reputation caused by the report (see S. Res. 138), S2509 [14AP]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 431), S8602 [14DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see S. 1804), S7703 [17NO]

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), S792 [16FE]

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), S1895 [28MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 21), S4677 [19JY]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 438), S5192 [1AU]

World War II: anniversary of V-E Day, the end of World War II in Europe (see S. Res. 166), S2731 [5MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1548 [10MR]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. 1527), S7067 [2NO]

———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), S1827 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see S. 579), S1676 [15MR]

Aviation: increase use of security cameras at airport security screening checkpoints and exits and impose increased penalties on individuals who circumvent security screening at airports (see S. 318), S642 [10FE]

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), S2507 [14AP]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 854), S2507 [14AP]

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

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

Dept. of Education: establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see S. 1015), S3052 [17MY]

———make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (see S. 620), S1826 [17MR]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 34), S123 [25JA]

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]

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

Dept. of Transportation: authorize certain maritime programs (see S. 1430), S4960 [27JY]

———condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see S. 273), S543 [3FE]

———permit Federal regulation and review of tolls and toll increases on certain surface transportation facilities (see S. 2006), S8680 [15DE]

Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence (see S. 1816), S7155 [7NO]

Education: require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see S. 1748), S6871 [20OC]

EPA: reduce or eliminate the risk of releases of hazardous chemicals from public water systems and wastewater treatment works (see S. 711), S2046 [31MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 1582), S5773 [20SE]

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

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

Hazardous substances: improve hazardous materials transportation safety (see S. 1952), S8414 [7DE]

Immigration: provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status (see S. 819), S2506 [14AP]

Motor vehicles: improve commercial motor vehicle safety, reduce commercial motor vehicle-related accidents and fatalities, and authorize the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (see S. 1950), S8413 [7DE]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 143), S2387 [12AP]

National security: enhance security of chemical facilities (see S. 709), S2046 [31MR]

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

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

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize (see S. 1589), S5838 [21SE]

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (see S. 275), S543 [3FE]

Research and Innovative Technology Administration: reauthorize and improve transportation research and development (see S. 1953), S8414 [7DE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see S. 876), S2621 [3MY]

Senate Rules: permit Senate to avoid unnecessary delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased (see S. Res. 9), S64 [5JA]

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

Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 461), S1120 [2MR]

———reduce tobacco smuggling (see S. 1706), S6505 [13OC]

Terrorism: observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 228), S4450 [7JY]

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

Transportation: improve national freight transportation system by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce (see S. 371), S792 [16FE]

———prevent imposition of unreasonable transportation terminal fees (see S. 1922), S7991 [29NO]

Water: require additional monitoring of certain contaminants in drinking water (see S. 875), S2621 [3MY]

Water pollution: ensure safe and proper use of dispersants in the event of an oil spill or release of hazardous substances (see S. 661), S1933 [29MR]

Cloture motions

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]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 66), motion to proceed, S5478 [9SE], S5523 [13SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), motion to proceed, S4478 [11JY], S4542 [13JY]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3873 [16JN], 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]

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

Presidential appointments: reduce number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation (S. 679), motion to proceed, S3883 [16JN]

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]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6752 [19OC], S6843 [20OC]

Appropriations: impact of spending cuts on women and children, S1191, S1192 [3MR]

———making continuing, S5876-S5878 [22SE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), S2479 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S1191, S1192 [3MR], S1533 [10MR]

———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, S1356, S1398 [8MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2302 [8AP]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, S5107 [30JY]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), motion to proceed, S4382 [6JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S3330 [25MY]

Cecchi, Claire C.: nomination to be district judge, S3749 [14JN]

Clean Air Act: funding, S1356 [8MR]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), House amendment, S5107 [30JY]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S4991 [28JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S8129 [1DE]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S1655 [15MR], S2170 [6AP]

Economic Development Administration: disaster relief grants funding, S6752 [19OC], S6843 [20OC]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8579 [14DE]

EPA: disapprove rule relating to mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 27), S7280 [9NO]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S445, S447 [2FE]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, S5521 [13SE], S5876-S5878 [22SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions, S445, S447 [2FE]

Iran: prohibit foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to continue doing business with Iran without facing penalties, S8129 [1DE]

Medicaid: reform, S3330 [25MY]

Medicare: reform, S3330 [25MY]

National objectives: economic recovery, S2918 [12MY]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack, S1398 [8MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, S445, S447 [2FE]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, S4285 [30JN], S4382 [6JY], S4991 [28JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S2302 [8AP]

Salas, Esther: nomination to be district judge, S3749 [14JN]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1655 [15MR], S2170 [6AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, S6752 [19OC], S6843 [20OC]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S8127 [1DE]

———legislative program, S4401 [6JY]

Senate Rules: eliminate secret holds on Presidential nominations or legislation (S. Res. 28), S310 [27JA]

———improve debate and consideration of legislative matters and nominations (S. Res. 10), S310 [27JA]

———permit Senate to avoid unnecessary delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased (S. Res. 9), S310 [27JA]

———permit the waiving of the reading of an amendment if the text and adequate notice are provided (S. Res. 29), S310 [27JA]

———provide for cloture to be invoked with less than a three-fifths majority after additional debate (S. Res. 8), S310 [27JA]

———provide procedures for extended debate (S. Res. 21), S310 [27JA]

———use of filibuster and holds to obstruct legislation, S50 [5JA]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), House amendment, S5876-S5878 [22SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), House amendment, S5876-S5878 [22SE]

Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, S8579 [14DE]

———provide civilian payroll tax relief and reduce the Federal budget deficit (S. 1931), motion to proceed, S8452-S8454 [8DE]

———rates, S4285 [30JN], S5877 [22SE]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, S2919 [12MY], S4285 [30JN]

Tea Party movement: agenda, S1533 [10MR]

Terrorism: observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (S. Res. 237), S4836 [22JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: tribute for casting 9,000th vote, S8127 [1DE]

Tributes

Taub, Henry, S5681 [15SE]