STABENOW, DEBBIE (a Senator from Michigan)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6610 [17OC], S6685 [18OC], S6735, S6765, S6783, S6784 [19OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7687, S7717, S7723, S7742 [17NO], S7966, S7996 [29NO], S8128, S8150 [1DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S6113 [4OC], S6229, S6230 [5OC]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3685, S3703 [9JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), S7624, S7625 [16NO], S7704 [17NO]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S382, S427 [1FE], S490 [2FE], S793 [16FE]

Patents: reform (S. 23), S1073 [1MR], S1146 [2MR], S1183 [3MR]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1699 [15MR], S1752 [16MR], S1940 [29MR], S1998 [30MR], S2155 [6AP]

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

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H457 [25JA]

Committee to escort the President into the House chamber, H6005 [8SE]

President's Export Council, S429 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 33), S2508 [14AP]

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), S2188 [6AP]

———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), S3971 [21JN]

———prevent disruptions at military funerals (see S. 815), S3275 [24MY]

———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]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: ensure methods used to detect chemical, nuclear, biological, and radiological weapons in municipal waste are as effective in screening other commerce entering the U.S. (see S. 860), S2507 [14AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S4609 [14JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see S. Con. Res. 29), S5945 [23SE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 124), S2047 [31MR]

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

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

Cobell, Elouise Pepion: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1514), S6051 [3OC]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see S. 834), S4076 [23JN]

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), S7702 [17NO]

Conservation of energy: improve energy efficiency of certain appliances and equipment (see S. 398), S1894 [28MR]

Corp. for Supportive Housing: anniversary (see S. Res. 297), S6919 [31OC]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Made in America Block Grant Program (see S. 1457), S5191 [1AU]

———provide cost-sharing assistance to improve access to foreign markets for energy efficiency and renewable energy products exported by small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. (see S. 841), S2506 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military (see S. 658), S2930 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: 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), S2928 [12MY]

———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 547), S2840 [10MY]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see S. 716), S2509 [14AP]

———establish Office of Rural Education Policy (see S. 946), S3971 [21JN]

———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]

———support Promise Neighborhoods (see S. 1004), S3226 [23MY]

Dept. of Energy: create clean energy jobs and set efficiency standards for small-duct high-velocity air conditioning and heat pump systems (see S. 920), S2777 [9MY]

———promote alternative fuel vehicle deployment and infrastructure development through amounts received by reducing the size of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 1001), S2992 [16MY]

———provide a uniform efficiency descriptor for water heaters (see S. 156), S683 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S4451 [7JY]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see S. 425), S1060 [1MR]

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

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

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see S. 958), S4157 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 676), S5624 [14SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 1619), S5903 [22SE]

Dept. of Transportation: promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road (see S. 1499), S5251 [2AU]

———reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 800), S2841 [10MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see S. 769), S4394 [6JY]

———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), S1600 [14MR]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see S. 649), S4641 [18JY]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see S. 384), S2581 [2MY]

District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), S6050 [3OC]

Economy: provide for teacher and first responder employment stabilization (see S. 1723), S6600 [17OC]

Education: express that Pell Grant program funding should not be cut in any deficit reduction program (see S. Res. 274), S6051 [3OC]

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), S4609 [14JY]

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

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 509), S1503 [9MR]

Flags: ensure the right of an individual to display the Service flag on residential property not be abridged (see S. 390), S1329 [7MR]

Foreign policy: expand sanctions imposed on Iran, North Korea, and Syria (see S. 1048), S4961 [27JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see S. 328), S1828 [17MR]

———renew and extend provisions relative to the identification of trade enforcement priorities (see S. 708), S2046 [31MR]

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

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see S. 388), S977 [28FE]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see S. 680), S1976 [30MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S871 [17FE]

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

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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see S. 613), S3225 [23MY]

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

International Year of Chemistry: designate (see S. Res. 283), S5992 [26SE]

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

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), S3891 [16JN]

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), S5018 [28JY]

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

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

Medicare: authorize certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services (see S. 1468), S7992 [29NO]

———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 733), S2130 [5AP]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 1096), S3426 [26MY]

———require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1206), S3813 [15JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 133), S125 [25JA]

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), S3615 [8JN]

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

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 383), S2581 [2MY] (see S. 1113), S3427 [26MY]

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

Motor vehicles: establish a program to accelerate, provide incentives for, and examine the challenges and opportunities associated with the deployment of electric drive vehicles (see S. 948), S3429 [26MY]

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

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S5386 [7SE]

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

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 973), S2928 [12MY]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see S. 1181), S6918 [31OC]

National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 1025), S4394 [6JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 510), S4130 [27JN]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 949), S3892 [16JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 202), S3728 [13JN]

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

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), S412 [1FE]

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

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

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 394), S3683 [9JN]

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

———prohibit marketing of authorized generic drugs (see S. 373), S792 [16FE]

Power resources: promote diligent development of Federal oil and gas leases (see S. 600), S1895 [28MR]

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), S4157 [28JN]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see S. 2028), S8775 [17DE]

Recycled materials: support improvement in collection, processing, and consumption of recycled materials (see S. Res. 251), S5251 [2AU]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 506), S4517 [12JY]

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]

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

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (see S. 140), S126 [25JA]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 18), S122 (see S. 72), S124 [25JA]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum (see S. 1868), S7830 [18NO]

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]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 584), S7992 [29NO]

Soil Science Society of America: anniversary (see S. Res. 224), S4292 [30JN]

Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 180), S4330 [5JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 905), S8068 [30NO]

———create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund (see S. 1917), S7908 [28NO] (see S. 1944), S8415 [7DE]

———encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel (see S. 1120), S3427 [26MY]

———exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1616), S8184 [5DE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 672), S6050 [3OC]

———extend health insurance costs tax credit (see S. 221), S338 [27JA]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 996), S8461 [8DE]

———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see S. 591), S1677 [15MR]

———improve the health coverage tax credit (see S. 1117), S3427 [26MY]

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

———modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see S. 593), S1751 [16MR]

———permanently extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 700), S2046 [31MR]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 534), S3971 [21JN]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see S. 626), S7005 [1NO]

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

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]

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve: expand boundaries (see S. 485), S1219 [3MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 1301), S6506 [13OC]

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

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see S. 1711), S8377 [6DE]

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

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 431), S4608 [14JY]

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), S683 [14FE]

———protect certain veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational assistance benefits (see S. 745), S4721 [20JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S8548 [13DE]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 21), S4961 [27JY]

———honor and support women in North Africa and the Middle East (see S. Res. 109), S1894 [28MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S3727 [13JN]

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

Zoos and aquariums: recognize and honor, commend employees, recommend that people visit local zoos and aquariums, and urge continued support (see S. Res. 132), S6091 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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. 855), S2507 [14AP]

Children and youth: prepare disconnected youth for a competitive future by improving existing education, workforce, and support programs for high school dropouts (see S. 1279), S4129 [27JN]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 67), S871 [17FE]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see S. 471), S1218 [3MR]

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

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 734), S2187 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants (see S. 1818), S7187 [8NO]

Intellectual property: improve intellectual property rights enforcement (see S. 1830), S7187 [8NO]

Medicaid: direct electronic health record incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 643), S1827 [17MR]

Medicare: 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), S2187 [6AP]

Motor vehicles: promote development, manufacturing, and use of advanced batteries (see S. 1351), S4517 [12JY]

———provide incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and increase investment in advanced vehicle technology, devlopment, and manufacturing (see S. 298), S614 [7FE]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 262), S5536 [13SE]

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

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Trade Enforcement Division (see S. 1827), S7187 [8NO]

Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 134), S2188 [6AP]

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

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1969), S8461 [8DE]

Solid waste: establish customs user fees for commercial trucks transporting foreign municipal solid waste (see S. 840), S2506 [14AP]

Taxation: exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see S. 1964), S8461 [8DE]

———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see S. 1764), S6917 [31OC]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see S. 1233), S3924 [20JN]

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

———provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment (see S. 1174), S3683 [9JN]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 438), S1120 [2MR]

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

Cloture motions

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

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

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

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

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S6003 [26SE]

———identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), motion to proceed, S6034 [3OC]

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), S3873 [16JN]

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

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

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

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), motion to proceed, S5703 [16SE], S5720 [19SE]

Liu, Goodwin: nomination to be circuit judge, S3040 [17MY], S3146 [19MY]

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

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

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

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), House amendment, S5922 [23SE], S5976 [26SE]

———extend programs (S. 990), House amendment, S3262 [24MY], S3368 [26MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), House amendment, S5922 [23SE], S5976 [26SE]

———extend programs (S. 990), House amendment, S3262 [24MY], S3368 [26MY]

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]

Motions

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S474 [2FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6743, S6750 [19OC], S6844, S6845 [20OC], S6934 [1NO]

Appropriations: impact of spending cuts on women and children, S3254 [24MY]

———making continuing, S5924 [23SE]

———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), S2423 [13AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), S2423 [13AP]

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 (S. 724), S2258 [7AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2258 [7AP], S2312 [8AP]

———deficit, S2870 [11MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), S3254 [24MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 66), motion to proceed, S5594 [14SE]

CFTC: limit ability to implement certain rules without substantiation, protect end users from margin requirements, and set boundaries on overseas application of derivative requirements, S6934 [1NO]

Committee on Homeland Security (House): radicalization in the American muslim community hearings, S1819 [17MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit direct payments to individuals or entities that exceed certain income limits, S6750 [19OC], S6845 [20OC]

———prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S6743 [19OC], S6844 [20OC]

Dept. of HHS: family planning services funding, S2312 [8AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S6164 [5OC]

Economy: importance of job creation, S5594 [14SE]

Elijah J. McCoy U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Detroit, MI: designate, S1183 [3MR]

EPA: delay implementation of greenhouse gas regulations, exempt certain agriculture related greenhouse gas emissions from regulation under the Clean Air Act, and extend qualifying advanced energy project tax credit, S2178 [6AP]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S383 [1FE], S474 [2FE]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, S5594 [14SE]

———Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, S5594 [14SE], S5924 [23SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions, S383 [1FE]

Hernandez, Marco A.: nomination to be district judge, S598 [7FE]

Holmes, Paul K., III: nomination to be district judge, S598 [7FE]

Medicare: reform, S3254 [24MY]

Motor vehicles: provide incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and increase investment in advanced vehicle technology, devlopment, and manufacturing (S. 298), S616 [7FE]

Patents: reform (S. 23), S1183 [3MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: permit stand-alone dental plans to participate in health insurance exchanges if paired with qualified health plans, S5973, S5974 [26SE]

———repeal, S383 [1FE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2870 [11MY]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, S5056 [29JY]

Reyna, Jimmie V.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2128 [5AP]

Saldana, Diana: nomination to be district judge, S598 [7FE]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1731 [16MR], S2178 [6AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, S6934 [1NO]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, S383-S385 [1FE], S474 [2FE]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), House amendment, S5924 [23SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), House amendment, S5924 [23SE]

Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (S. 940), S2870 [11MY]

Transportation: provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), S6996 [1NO]

Votes: position on missed, S2128 [5AP]

Reports filed

Expenditures: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. Res. 67), S868 [17FE]

Nomination of Brian T. Baenig To Be Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Congressional Relations: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5248 [2AU]

Nomination of Mark P. Wetjen To Be CFTC Commissioner: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5248 [2AU]

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (H.R. 872), S3970 [21JN]

Rules

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Senate), S852 [17FE]

Tributes

Bonneau, James, S8600 [14DE]

Gools, Steven J., S1820 [17MR]

McGee, Sean P., S1055 [1MR]

Mikulski, Senator, S19 [5JA]

Richardson, Joe, S2615 [3MY]