KYL, JON (a Senator from Arizona)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6773 [19OC], S6849, S6882, S6883 [20OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7830, S7831, S7863 [18NO], S7923, S7924, S7929 [28NO], S7996, S7999, S8002, S8004 [29NO], S8073 [30NO], S8151 [1DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S6227 [5OC]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3558, S3562 [7JN], S3625 [8JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), S7626 [16NO]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S760 [15FE]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), S5840, S5841 [21SE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (S. 1038), S3281, S3282, S3285 [24MY]

Patents: reform (S. 23), S1037, S1071 [1MR]

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

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 990), S3346, S3347, S3348 [25MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 990), S3346, S3347, S3348 [25MY]

Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), S7295 [9NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (S. 1038), S3281, S3282, S3285 [24MY]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H457 [25JA]

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

Senate National Security Working Group, S2402 [12AP]

Articles and editorials

Bin Laden Is Dead . . ., Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan, Weekly Standard (publication), S2758 [9MY]

Debt Ceiling and the Pursuit of Happiness, Arthur C. Brooks, Wall Street Journal, S4859 [25JY]

Deficit Is Worse Than We Think—Normal Interest Rates Would Raise Debt-Service Costs by $4.9 Trillion Over 10 Years, Dwarfing the Savings From Any Currently Contemplated Budget Deal, Lawrence B. Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, S4138 [28JN]

Entitlement Bandits, Michael F. Cannon, National Review (publication), S4374 [6JY]

Future of American Prosperity, by, National Review (publication), S2758 [9MY]

Get Ready for a 70% Marginal Tax Rate, Michael J. Boskin, Wall Street Journal, S4650 [19JY]

Grand Old Doves? Max Boot, Weekly Standard (publication), S4831 [22JY]

Jobless-Benefits Fraud Is on the Rise, Paul Davidson, USA Today, S4376 [6JY]

Much Ado About Nothing Over First To File, Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog.com (Internet site), S1043 [1MR]

Obama Tunes Out, and Business Goes on Hiring Strike, Michael Barone, RealClearPolitics.com (Internet site), S3484 [6JN]

Obama's Campaign for Class Resentment, Charles Krauthammer, Washington (DC) Post, S8475 [12DE]

Obama's Duplicitous Debt Proposal, Robert Robb, realclearpolitics.com (Internet site), S5816 [21SE]

On the Offense Over Defense Cuts, several Represenatives, Politico (publication), S4905 [26JY]

Politics vs. Reality, Thomas Sowell, National Review (publication), S4373 [6JY]

Reaganomics—What We Learned, Arthur B. Laffer, Wall Street Journal, S739 [15FE]

Road to a Downgrade, Wall Street Journal, S5105 [30JY]

Sanctions Aren't Slowing Iran's Nuclear Progress, Washington (DC) Post, S4905 [26JY]

Senate To Vote on Patent Reform, First To File Fight Looms, Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog.com (Internet site), S1042 [1MR]

Short-Sightedness on Defense Cuts, Jamie M. Fly, National Review (publication), S4832 [22JY]

Spending His Way to Austerity—President Obama's Latest Economics Lesson, Wall Street Journal, S4113 [27JN]

Stealth Tax Hike—The Return of the Deduction Phase-Out Gambit, Wall Street Journal, S4262 [30JN]

Time for a Budget Game-Changer, Gary S. Becker, George P. Shultz, and John B. Taylor, Wall Street Journal, S2069 [4AP]

Uncovered—New $2 Billion Bailout in Obamacare, Byron York, Washington (DC) Examiner, S2068 [4AP]

Why 70% Tax Rates Won't Work, Alan Reynolds, Wall Street Journal, S3909 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

———prohibit taxpayer funded elective abortions (see S. 877), S2686 [4MY]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see S. Res. 150), S3430 [26MY]

Arizona: preserve multiple use land management policy relative to uranium mining (see S. 1690), S6461 [12OC]

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]

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

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

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

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]

BLM: convey certain public land in Mohave Valley and Mohave County, AZ, to the Arizona Game and Fish Dept., for use as a public shooting range (see S. 526), S1502 [9MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 5), S544 [3FE] (see S.J. Res. 10), S2046 [31MR] (see S.J. Res. 23), S4226 [29JN]

———establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 211), S2266 [7AP]

———reduce spending (see S. 245), S482 [2FE]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending (see S. 360), S791 [16FE]

———rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see S. 1009), S4077 [23JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S3542 [7JN]

Business and industry: increase penalties for economic espionage (see S. 678), S6601 [17OC]

Clean Air Act: reduce number of boutique fuels (see S. 511), S1406 [8MR]

Congress: require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see S. 1248), S4023 [22JN]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see S. 395), S870 [17FE]

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

Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see S. 1014), S3052 [17MY]

Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see S. 1886), S8377 [6DE]

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

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 1241), S3970 [21JN]

———prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services (see S. 1228), S4722 [20JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the U.S. (see S. 803), S2446 [13AP]

———reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use of border tunnels (see S. 1236), S3924 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (see S. 596), S2508 [14AP]

———provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see S. 517), S1501 [9MR]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 639), S1827 [17MR]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify jurisdiction relative to C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir (see S. 201), S272 [26JA]

———clarify responsibilities in making a determination whether to take off-reservation land into trust for gaming purposes (see S. 1424), S4960 [27JY]

Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see S. 384), S4869 [25JY]

Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (see S. 409), S871 [17FE]

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

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]

Endangered species: remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species (see S. 249), S411 [1FE]

FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (see S.J. Res. 6), S792 [16FE]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 358), S872 [17FE]

———provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 1957), S8414 [7DE]

Federal employees: prohibit coverage for annuity purposes for any individual hired after a certain date (see S. 644), S1827 [17MR]

———reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see S. 1611), S6332 [6OC]

Federal-State relations: prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments (see S. 251), S482 [2FE]

Financial institutions: study the market and appropriate regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions (see S. 575), S1676 [15MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 19), S3925 [20JN]

Foreign countries: increase transparency regarding U.S. debt instruments held by foreign governments and assess risks to the U.S. of such holdings (see S. 1028), S3170 [19MY]

Foreign policy: expand sanctions imposed on Iran, North Korea, and Syria (see S. 1048), S3224 [23MY]

Georgia (country): support sovereignty and territorial integrity, call upon Russia to fulfill terms of ceasefire agreements, and allow return of displaced persons and observer missions (see S. Res. 175), S2993 [16MY]

Government regulations: provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (see S. 1189), S4077 [23JN]

———temporarily suspend certain regulations (see S. 1538), S5498 [12SE]

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

Health: delay implementation of health reform laws until there is a final resolution in pending lawsuits (see S. 281), S544 [3FE]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 20), S122 [25JA]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 19), S122 [25JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see S. 192), S272 [26JA]

IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, prohibit loans to provide financing for European financial stability, and oppose provision of such financing (see S. 1975), S8461 [8DE]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see S. 638), S1827 [17MR]

Information technology: promote public awareness of cyber security (see S. 813), S2446 [13AP]

Iran: condemn ongoing violence against demonstrators, human rights violations, and suppression of electronic communication, support democracy and universal rights, and release political prisoners (see S. Res. 73), S871 [17FE]

Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see S. 921), S2777 [9MY]

———recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see S. 1622), S5945 [23SE]

———support and facilitate creation and maintenance of secure, recognized, and defensible borders and oppose return of borders to armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967 (see S. Con. Res. 23), S3683 [9JN]

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 M. Roll U.S. Courthouse, Yuma, AZ: designate (see S. 188), S272 [26JA]

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

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 504), S4451 [7JY] (see S. 1507), S5705 [16SE]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 657), S2622 [3MY]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), S5018 [28JY]

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), S3341 [25MY]

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

Native Americans: require tribes to demonstrate a substantial direct modern and aboriginal connection to certain lands to allow for gaming on such lands (see S. 771), S2348 [8AP]

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

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: reform (see S. 23), S122 [25JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that all Americans have access to waivers (see S. 1395), S4802 [21JY]

———repeal (see S. 192), S272 [26JA]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 720), S2188 [6AP]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 668), S1933 [29MR]

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

Political campaigns: prohibit executive agencies from requiring the disclosure of political contributions by an entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract (see S. 1100), S3426 [26MY]

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

Presidential appointments: provide for expedited Senate consideration of certain nominations subject to advice and consent (see S. Res. 116), S1977 [30MR]

———reduce number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation (see S. 679), S1976 [30MR]

Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 25), S5339 [6SE]

Russia: characterize conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that undermines the rule of law and Russian judicial independence (see S. Res. 65), S1548 [10MR]

———impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see S. 1039), S3171 [19MY]

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

Social Security: extend solvency of the trust funds by increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see S. 1213), S3891 [16JN]

———repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (see S. 868), S2621 [3MY]

Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 180), S2875 [11MY]

Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) (see S. Con. Res. 17), S2929 [12MY]

———provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (see S. 1539), S5727 [19SE]

Taxation: improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see S. 1098), S3816 [15JN]

———provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see S. 347), S747 [15FE]

———provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see S. 1676), S6462 [12OC]

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

———repeal the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit (see S. 520), S1829 [17MR]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 1894), S7702 [17NO]

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

Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation priorities (see S. 1446), S5018 [28JY]

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.: prohibit U.S. contributions until the U.N. formally retracts the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians (see S. 923), S2777 [9MY]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: oppose ratification based on incompatibility with the U.S. Constitution, sovereignty, and the independence of families (see S. Res. 99), S1547 [10MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: provide administrative subpoena authority for investigation of unregistered sex offenders (see S. 671), S1933 [29MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see S. 712), S2046 [31MR] (see S. 746), S2187 [6AP]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: take immediate action to recover ecologically and economically from a wildfire in Arizona (see S. 1344), S4485 [11JY]

Health: lower health premiums and increase choice for small business (see S. 1049), S3224 [23MY]

———prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (see S. 660), S1933 [29MR]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): strengthen strategic force posture by implementing and supplementing certain provisions (see S. 1097), S3426 [26MY]

Cloture motions

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S734 [15FE]

Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 1726), motion to proceed, S6753 [19OC], S6840 [20OC]

Descriptions

America Invents Act (S. 23): Republican Policy Committee, S1365 [8MR]

Letters

America Invents Act business method patents transitional program: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S7413 [14NO]

Constitutionality of Patent and Trademark Office transitional post-grant review proceeding for review of the validity of covered business-method patents: Michael W. McConnell, Stanford University, S5374, S5376 [7SE]

Dept. of Justice implementation of the Crime Victims' Rights Act: by, S3608 [8JN], S7060 [2NO]

———Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, S7359 [10NO]

Internet gambling: by, S4605 [14JY]

Remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species: Larry D. Voyles, Arizona Game and Fish Dept., S477 [2FE]

Transition from a first-to-invent patent system to a first-inventor-to-file patent system: Dorothy Coleman, National Association of Manufacturers, S1209 [3MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6829 [20OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), S1794 [17MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), S2288 [8AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), S2483 [14AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1577 [14MR]

Armed Forces: funding, S4830 [22JY]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, S8088, S8089, S8090 [1DE]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S815 [17FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1576 [14MR], S2288, S2334 [8AP], S2980 [16MY], S4109-S4113 [27JN], S4371 [6JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4109-S4113 [27JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 10), S8534 [13DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 24), S8534 [13DE]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, S5103 [30JY], S5217 [2AU]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), motion to proceed, S4781 [21JY]

———deficit, S438 [2FE], S1576 [14MR], S2334 [8AP], S2484 [14AP], S4137 [28JN]

———reduce spending (S. 245), S2335 [8AP], S2484 [14AP]

———reform entitlement programs, S4829 [22JY]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), motion to proceed, S4370, S4373 [6JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), S2483, S2484 [14AP], S2981 [16MY], S4109-S4113 [27JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S4857 [25JY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), House amendment, S5103 [30JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: take immediate action to recover ecologically and economically from a wildfire in Arizona (S. 1344), S4486 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, S8643 [15DE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S8088, S8089, S8090 [1DE]

———funding, S4905 [26JY], S5217 [2AU]

Dept. of HHS: family planning services funding, S2289 [8AP]

Dept. of Justice: U.S. Marshals Service funding, S6829 [20OC]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2066 [4AP]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3712 [13JN]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, S5711 [19SE]

———importance of job creation, S3482 [6JN], S5484-S5486 [12SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S2068 [4AP], S2757 [9MY]

Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), House amendment, S5217 [2AU]

Endangered species: remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species (S. 249), S477 [2FE]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S387 [1FE], S438 [2FE], S726 [15FE], S815 [17FE]

———reduce appropriations for fiscal year 2011 to 2008 levels, S726 [15FE]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, S5815 [21SE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S2759 [9MY]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, S5815, S5816, S5828 [21SE], S6427 [12OC]

———repeal the Trade Adjustment Assistance program for firms, S5816, S5828 [21SE]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), S5815, S5816, S5828 [21SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S2334 [8AP]

Health: granting of waivers to exempt companies from annual caps on health care costs, S438 [2FE]

———prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (S. 660), S1883 [28MR], S1935 [29MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions, S387 [1FE], S438 [2FE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), S730 [15FE]

Iran: human rights violations, S5721 [19SE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, S4905 [26JY]

———U.S. policy, S5721 [19SE]

John M. Roll U.S. Courthouse, Yuma, AZ: designate (S. 188), S274 [26JA]

Liu, Goodwin: nomination to be circuit judge, S3137 [19MY]

Medicare: reform, S2483 [14AP], S4112 [27JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse, S4372 [6JY]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack, S4857 [25JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S4260 [30JN], S5484-S5486 [12SE], S8474 [12DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S1577 [14MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: establish and implement a transitional post-grant review proceeding for review of the validity of covered business-method patents, S5374 [7SE]

Patents: importance of prior-user rights, S5429 [8SE]

———reform (H.R. 1249), S5374 [7SE], S5429 [8SE]

———reform (H.R. 1249), motion to proceed, S5319-S5321 [6SE]

———reform (S. 23), S1040, S1044 [1MR], S1104 [2MR], S1174, S1208 [3MR], S1368, S1393 [8MR]

———transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-inventor-to-file system, S1104 [2MR], S1174, S1208 [3MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: creation of Early Retiree Reinsurance Program to subsidize health care costs of certain early retirees, S2066 [4AP]

———impact, S1776 [17MR], S1883 [28MR]

———repeal, S387 [1FE], S438 [2FE]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S. 668), S2066 [4AP]

Petraeus, David H.: nomination to be CIA Director, S4260 [30JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, S1577 [14MR]

Public debt: ceiling, S2980 [16MY], S3908 [20JN]

———increase statutory limit, S4109 [27JN], S4370 [6JY], S4625 [18JY], S4649 [19JY], S4829 [22JY], S4857 [25JY]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S2066 [4AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, S6829 [20OC]

Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 23, America Invents Act, S1393 [8MR]

Small business: require timely identification of qualified census tracts for purposes of the HUBZone program (S. 1874), unanimous-consent request, S8761 [17DE]

Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, S8164-S8166 [5DE]

———rates, S2757 [9MY], S2980 [16MY], S3908 [20JN], S4138 [28JN], S4260 [30JN], S4625-S4627 [18JY], S4649-S4651 [19JY], S4781 [21JY], S4858 [25JY], S5217 [2AU], S8474 [12DE]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), S702 [14FE]

Theodore Roosevelt Dam: anniversary, S1214 [3MR]

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 (S. Res. 14), S74 [25JA], S257 [26JA]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), S6427 [12OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), S6427 [12OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), S6427 [12OC]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense systems, S350 [31JA], S3482-S3484 [6JN]

———renewal, S349-S353 [31JA], S3482-S3484 [6JN]

———require parties to enter into negotiations to address disparity between the nonstrategic nuclear weapons stockpiles of the parties, S351 [31JA]

———restrict use of warhead covers that interfere with Type One inspections and require telemetric exchanges on deployed ballistic missile systems, S351 [31JA]

———strengthen strategic force posture by implementing and supplementing certain provisions, S2862 [11MY], S8643-S8645 [15DE]

Unemployment: curb waste, fraud, and abuse in unemployment insurance system, S4372 [6JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), S730 [15FE]

Zipps, Jennifer Guerin: nomination to be district judge, S6030 [3OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species and restore management to the States: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, S478 [2FE]

Statements

America Invents Act: Coalition for 21st Centrury Patent Reform, S1208 [3MR]

Wartime Detention of Enemy Combatants—Including U.S. Citizens Who Join the Forces of the Enemy—Is an Established Practice That Is Clearly Constitutional, S8089 [1DE]

Why Military Detention Is Necessary—To Allow Intelligence Gathering That Will Prevent Future Terrorist Attacks Against the American People, S8090 [1DE]

Summaries

America Invents Act (S. 23): Managers' Amendment, S1366 [8MR]

Texts of

S. 660, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act, S1935 [29MR]

S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act, S3228 [23MY]

Transcripts

White House Discussion on Cost Containment at Bipartisan Meeting on Health Care Reform, S1772 [17MR]

Tributes

Heller, Senator, S2757 [9MY]

Reagan, Ronald, S739 [15FE]

Wolski, Lisa, S6853 [20OC]