LANDRIEU, MARY L. (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6611 [17OC], S6650, S6687 [18OC], S6841, S6882 [20OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7717, S7730 [17NO], S7831, S7855 [18NO], S7971, S7994, S7995 [29NO], S8070 [30NO]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3565 [7JN], S3628 [8JN], S3893 [16JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), S7625, S7626 [16NO]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S801 [16FE]

Patents: reform (S. 23), S1074 [1MR], S1164 [2MR]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1654, S1685, S1693 [15MR], S1752, S1762 [16MR], S1781, S1854 [17MR], S1901 [28MR], S1939 [29MR], S2182 [6AP], S2454 [13AP]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), S5023 [28JY]

———extend programs (S. 990), S3199, S3200 [19MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), S5023 [28JY]

———extend programs (S. 990), S3199, S3200 [19MY]

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

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S4309 [1JY]

Conferee: H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S4712 [20JY]

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

Articles and editorials

James O'Keefe Denied Permission To Travel Outside New Jersey, H3951 [2JN]

Last American Veteran of World War I Buried, Paul Duggan, Washington (DC) Post, S1739 [16MR]

Limbaugh's Singular Focus, Colbert I. King, Washington (DC) Post, S5101 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims (see S. 730), S7294 [9NO]

Allen, Thad: tribute (see S. Res. 170), S4293 [30JN]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 206), S3613 [8JN]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 707), S5477 [9SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see S. 724), S2349 [8AP]

———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), S7188 [8NO]

———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]

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

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

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

Budget: express that Congress should ``Go Big'' in its attempts toward deficit reduction (see S. Res. 331), S7613 [16NO]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 37), S482 [2FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see S. 1131), S3427 [26MY]

Children and youth: reduce youth homelessness by extending foster care eligibility and programs and improving programs to keep families together (see S. 961), S5018 [28JY]

———reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 195), S3428 [26MY]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see S. 599), S1751 [16MR]

Cobell, Elouise Pepion: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1514), S5774 [20SE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 1000), S4721 [20JY]

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

———suspend limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible to receive loan guarantees (see S. 368), S791 [16FE]

Dept. of Defense: preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military (see S. 658), S3106 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see S. 701), S5993 [26SE]

———create and expand innovative teacher and principal preparation programs known as teacher and principal preparation academies (see S. 1250), S4023 [22JN]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see S. 809), S2446 [13AP]

———establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see S. 470), S2088 [4AP]

———establish teacher evaluation programs (see S. 763), S2266 [7AP]

———improve outcomes for students in persistently low-performing schools by authorizing school turnaround grants and reward schools that make significant progress in closing achievement gaps (see S. 959), S4227 [29JN]

———provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (see S. 812), S2446 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: carry out programs to develop and demonstrate two small modular nuclear reactor designs (see S. 512), S1406 [8MR]

———offer to enter into temporary used nuclear fuel storage facility agreements (see S. 1320), S4292 [30JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S3815 [15JN]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see S. 425), S1220 [3MR]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1440), S8461 [8DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program (see S. 473), S1218 [3MR]

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

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (see S. 968), S6601 [17OC]

Dept. of State: improve visa issuance process (see S. 1653), S6873 [20OC]

Dept. of the Interior: eradicate and control nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States (see S. 899), S2731 [5MY]

———extend Outer Continental Shelf leases in the Gulf of Mexico to accommodate permitting delays and provide operators time to meet new drilling and safety requirements (see S. 516), S1501 [9MR]

———take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see S. Res. 77), S976 [28FE]

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), S4024 [22JN]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 414), S2840 [10MY]

Diseases: ensure access to, and education about, screening and treatment services for breast cancer (see S. Res. 144), S2510 [14AP]

———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), S7703 [17NO]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: authorize appropriations for grants to participating States (see S. 1418), S4911 [26JY]

EPA: clarify and confirm authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see S. 272), S543 [3FE]

———delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by powerplants (see S. 1833), S7369 [10NO]

———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see S. 1369), S5537 [13SE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (see S. 1610), S5902 [22SE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see S. 1392), S4721 [20JY]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 1232), S3924 [20JN]

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), S7613 [16NO]

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see S. 1318), S4292 [30JN]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), S6665 [18OC]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 743), S2187 [6AP]

———provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see S. 514), S2388 [12AP]

FEMA: authorize waiver of certain debts owed in cases where disaster assistance funds were distributed in error (see S. 792), S3053 [17MY]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1958), S8414 [7DE]

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

Fish and fishing: exclude ecosystem component stocks of fish from certain annual catch limits (see S. 1916), S7908 [28NO]

Foreign policy: expand sanctions imposed on Iran, North Korea, and Syria (see S. 1048), S5838 [21SE]

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]

Gulf of Mexico: clarify applicability of certain maritime laws with respect to Deepwater Horizon blowout, explosion, and oil spill (see S. 183), S339 [27JA]

———provide for payments to certain natural resource trustees to assist in restoring natural resources damaged as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 662), S2267 [7AP]

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

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]

Hazardous substances: establish standards limiting the amounts of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in pavement markings (see S. 1122), S8149 [1DE]

Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see S. 565), S5340 [6SE]

———facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see S. 1746), S8603 [14DE]

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 C. Stennis Space Center: anniversary (see S. Res. 307), S6872 [20OC]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 211), S3891 [16JN]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see S. 416), S976 [28FE]

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), S6391 [11OC]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 1173), S4641 [18JY]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 424), S6665 [18OC]

———provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see S. 1217), S6665 [18OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), S6050 [3OC]

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), S3499 [6JN]

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

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 1113), S3728 [13JN]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and slaves who fought during the American Revolution (see S. 883), S2779 [9MY]

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 254), S5251 [2AU]

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

National Cancer Research Month: designate (see S. Res. 172), S2731 [5MY]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 306), S8376 [6DE]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 306), S6872 [20OC]

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

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

National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 1025), S4869 [25JY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 269), S5684 [15SE]

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]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see S. 807), S2446 [13AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (see S. 1226), S3891 [16JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see S. 248), S411 [1FE]

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), S5904 [22SE]

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

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

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

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see S. 1696), S6461 [12OC]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (see S. 1751), S6871 [20OC]

Saudi Arabia: encourage political participation by women (see S. Res. 216), S4912 [26JY]

SBA: extend HUBZone designations (see S. 1756), S6872 [20OC]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (see S. 1970), S8461 [8DE]

Small business: prevent fraud in small business contracting (see S. 633), S1827 [17MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 72), S124 [25JA]

———require timely identification of qualified census tracts for purposes of the HUBZone program (see S. 1874), S7452 [15NO]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 137), S2266 [7AP]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 697), S2046 [31MR]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1512), S5904 [22SE]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 974), S2928 [12MY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 672), S7368 [10NO]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 996), S5946 [23SE]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S2582 [2MY]

———provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see S. 965), S5773 [20SE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 705), S2046 [31MR]

———provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 518), S1501 [9MR]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 534), S2582 [2MY]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see S. 626), S1827 [17MR]

Terrorism: observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 228), S4722 [20JY] (see S. Res. 237), S4845 [22JY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), S7992 [29NO]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 1301), S5499 [12SE]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 1281), S4451 [7JY]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S8602 [14DE]

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), S8734 [16DE]

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

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

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders (see S. 2004), S8680 [15DE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S4076 [23JN]

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

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. 1527), S5458 [8SE]

Zoos and aquariums: recognize and honor, commend employees, recommend that people visit local zoos and aquariums, and urge continued support (see S. Res. 132), S5072 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 66), S871 [17FE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 881), S2686 [4MY]

Coulibaly, Djibril: relief (see S. 654), S1894 [28MR]

Dept. of Education: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see S. 420), S976 [28FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide financial assistance to Louisiana for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine (see S. 893), S2731 [5MY]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1325), S4329 [5JY]

Disasters: allow for a more effective recovery from disasters (see S. 1630), S5945 [23SE]

———provide child safety, care, and education continuity in the event of a Presidentially declared disaster (see S. 263), S543 [3FE]

FAA: prescribe regulations requiring air carriers to provide passengers with certain amenities and facilities (see S. 1913), S7829 [18NO]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 1400), S4802 [21JY]

———restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine habitats, and coastal wetland of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 861), S2507 [14AP]

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

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1045), S3224 [23MY]

Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements (see S. 1783), S7066 [2NO]

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 Caretakers Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S4292 [30JN]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 158), S2581 [2MY]

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

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

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 244), S5071 [29JY]

SBA: extend participation term for small business concerns affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita in certain programs (see S. 1511), S5339 [6SE]

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

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

———waive interest for certain loans relative to damage caused by certain recent hurricanes (see S. 653), S1894 [28MR]

Schools: improve public charter schooling by addressing quality issues (see S. 686), S1976 [30MR]

Small Business Act: extend programs (see S. 990), S2929 [12MY] (see S. 1078), S3339 [25MY] (see S. 1082), S3426 [26MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (see S. 990), S2929 [12MY] (see S. 1078), S3339 [25MY] (see S. 1082), S3426 [26MY]

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

Taxation: clarify capital gain or loss treatment of the sale or exchange of mitigation credits earned by restoring wetlands (see S. 664), S1933 [29MR]

———extend placed in service date for the low-income housing credit rule applicable to the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see S. 30), S122 [25JA]

Transportation Security Administration: impose fees on air carriers that charge passengers for a first checked bag or a first carry-on bag (see S. 1918), S7991 [29NO]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, documents, and legal representation in SSA v. Charlotte N. White (see S. Res. 169), S2731 [5MY]

Cloture motions

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7886 [28NO], S8021 [30NO]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S8783 [17DE]

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

———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]

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

Letters

Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding: Indiana congressional delegation, S5971 [26SE]

Express that Pell Grant program funding should not be cut in any deficit reduction program, S7592 [16NO]

Federal disaster declarations for Louisiana farms and towns along the Mississippi River and Atchafalaya Floodway: by, S5972 [26SE]

FEMA Disaster Relief Fund funding: by, S5971, S5972 [26SE]

———several Senators, S5971 [26SE]

FEMA Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5852 [22SE]

———Representative Issa, S5928 [23SE]

———by, S5929 [23SE]

———several Representatives, S5929 [23SE]

SBA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program reauthorization and improvement: Bonita A. Robertson, BioDistrict New Orleans (organization), S1639 [15MR]

———Christopher White, Bay Area Innovation Alliance, S1639 [15MR]

———Robert A. Baker, Smaller Business Association of New England, S1639 [15MR]

———Senator Coburn, S2612 [3MY]

———Sharon V. Vercellotti, V-LABS, Inc., S1640 [15MR]

———Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, S1639 [15MR]

Statutory public debt limit increase: Daniel S. Threlkeld, S5100 [30JY]

———David Beriss, S5100 [30JY]

———Matthew Cope, S5100 [30JY]

———Monique M. Jones, S5100 [30JY]

Lists

Deepwater Horizon oil spill damage statistics, S2535 [14AP]

Privilege of the floor

Chiotti, Miles, S7627 [16NO]

Fishburn, Andrew, S1707 [15MR]

Roberts, Eric, S1707 [15MR]

Yang, Cindy, S1707 [15MR]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, S479 [2FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6650 [18OC], S6841, S6843 [20OC]

American Association for the Advancement of Science: tribute to L'Oreal USA Fellowships for Women in Science Program participants, S5679 [15SE]

Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (S. 1176), S3692 [9JN]

Appropriations: making consolidated, S8763-S8766 [17DE]

———making continuing, S5852 [22SE], S5926 [23SE], S5963, S5965, S5968, S5970 [26SE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), S2482, S2488 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S1485 [9MR]

———making for disaster relief requirements (H.R. 3672), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 94), S8708-S8711 [16DE], S8759 [17DE]

Australia: anniversary of alliance with U.S. (S. Res. 324), S7604 [16NO]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, S5098, S5099, S5100, S5101, S5103 [30JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 66), S5662, S5664 [15SE]

———approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 66), motion to proceed, S5606 [14SE]

Close Up Foundation: anniversary, S7440 [15NO]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), House amendment, S5098, S5099, S5100, S5101, S5103 [30JY]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute: anniversary, S5896 [22SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: permit certain nonprofit entities to apply for permits to build in wetlands under the Corps of Engineers' farmer program loans, S6650 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7685 [17NO], S7971, S7983 [29NO]

———funding, S1716 [16MR]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (S. 809), S2751 [5MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: disaster response fund funding, S1579 [14MR]

———funding, S1716 [16MR], S2482 [14AP]

———making appropriations, S8763-S8766 [17DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide financial assistance to Louisiana for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine (S. 893), S2735 [5MY]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (S. 1325), S4330 [5JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, S8763-S8766 [17DE]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3646, S3647, S3648, S3651 [9JN]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, S3646, S3647 [9JN]

———importance of job creation, S1788 [17MR], S1884, S1887, S1888 [28MR]

Education: express that Pell Grant program funding should not be cut in any deficit reduction program, S7592, S7593 [16NO]

Federal agencies and departments: list and describe all administered programs, S1737 [16MR]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, S3795 [15JN], S5514, S5518, S5519, S5520, S5523, S5524 [13SE], S5606 [14SE], S5662, S5664 [15SE], S5764, S5766 [20SE], S5817 [21SE]

———Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, S5818 [21SE], S5852 [22SE], S5926 [23SE], S5963, S5965, S5968, S5970 [26SE]

———Disaster Relief Fund funding through rescission of unobligated AID foreign assistance programs funding, S5662 [15SE]

———Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, S2488 [14AP]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, S1786, S1787 [17MR]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, S6450 [13OC]

Franklinton, LA: anniversary of Washington Parish Fair, S6385 [11OC]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), S5764 [20SE], S6450 [13OC]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine habitats, and coastal wetland of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (S. 861), S2534, S2535 [14AP]

Health: delay implementation of health reform laws until there is a final resolution in pending lawsuits, S1788 [17MR]

Higginson, Stephen A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6907 [31OC]

Honor Flight Louisiana (organization): tribute, S3678 [9JN]

Japan: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and tsunami and support relief efforts, S1578 [14MR]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary, S4288 [30JN]

Law enforcement officers: tribute to officers from Louisiana killed in the line of duty, S3044 [17MY]

Louisiana: importance of international trade, S6499-S6502 [13OC]

Louisiana State University: tribute to football team, S7149 [7NO]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 302), S7605 [16NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals, S6988 [1NO]

———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 302), S7605 [16NO]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 158), S2750 [5MY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 203), S3454 [26MY]

National Veterans Business Development Corp.: funding, S1716 [16MR]

New Orleans, LA: Oretha Castle Haley Elementary School celebration of Mardi Gras Indians Hall of Fame Day, S5186 [1AU]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S3018, S3019 [17MY]

Police Week: observance, S3044 [17MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, S2867, S2868, S2869 [11MY]

Sargeant, Winslow L.: nomination to be SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy, S6454 [12OC]

SBA: establish Patriot Express Loan Program to make loans to members of the military community wanting to start or expand small business concerns, S1741 [16MR]

———extend participation term for small business concerns affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita in certain programs (S. 1511), S5342 [6SE]

———improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (S. 257), S483 [2FE]

———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, S7685 [17NO], S7971, S7983 [29NO]

———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1631, S1639, S1640, S1649, S1652, S1670, S1671 [15MR], S1716, S1717, S1718, S1720, S1721, S1724, S1725, S1726, S1734, S1737, S1741, S1745, S1746 [16MR], S1781, S1783, S1786, S1787, S1788, S1804 [17MR], S1884, S1887, S1888 [28MR], S1914 [29MR], S1955 [30MR], S2154, S2155, S2183 [6AP], S2611 [3MY], S2658, S2660 [4MY]

———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), motion to proceed, S1574-S1576 [14MR]

———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), unanimous-consent request, S1786 [17MR]

———reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits, S1781 [17MR]

———waive interest for certain loans relative to damage caused by certain recent hurricanes (S. 653), S1896 [28MR]

Schools: improve public charter schooling by addressing quality issues (S. 686), S2751 [5MY]

Senate: reduce budget of the Senate, S1717 [16MR]

Shreveport, LA: tribute to the Arc of Caddo-Bossier, S479 [2FE]

Small business: reform regulatory process to ensure freedom to compete and create jobs, S3646, S3647, S3648, S3651 [9JN]

———require contractors to notify small business concerns that have been included as subcontractors on Federal contract offers, S1720, S1745, S1746 [16MR]

———require timely identification of qualified census tracts for purposes of the HUBZone program (S. 1874), S8761 [17DE]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), House amendment, S5852 [22SE], S5926 [23SE], S5963, S5965, S5968, S5970 [26SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), House amendment, S5852 [22SE], S5926 [23SE], S5963, S5965, S5968, S5970 [26SE]

Social Security: establish a point of order against any effort to reduce benefits, raise the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts, S1724, S1725, S1726 [16MR]

Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes, S5100 [30JY]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, S1888 [28MR]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (S. 940), S2867, S2869 [11MY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (S. 940), motion to proceed, S3018, S3019 [17MY]

U.S. Authorization and Sunset Commission: establish, S1717, S1718 [16MR]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), S6450 [13OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), S6450 [13OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), S6450 [13OC]

Wild, Thomas: National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., TOP COPS Life Saving Award recipient, S3044 [17MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, documents, and legal representation in SSA v. Charlotte N. White (S. Res. 169), S2752 [5MY]

Reports

State of Small Business Report—January 2011 Survey of Small Business Success (excerpt): Network Solutions, LLC, and University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business, S1888 [28MR]

Reports filed

Activities During the 111th Congress: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-6), S1894 [28MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2017) (S. Rept. 112-74), S5386 [7SE]

Expenditures: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. Res. 66), S868 [17FE]

Nomination of Winslow L. Sargeant To Be SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S6461 [12OC]

SBA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 493), S1501 [9MR]

Rules

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S850-S852 [17FE]

Statements

Express That Pell Grant Program Funding Should Not Be Cut in Any Deficit Reduction Program, S7593 [16NO]

Tables

Summary by State of projects on hold due to immediate needs financing decision, S5520 [13SE]

Summary of budget receipts, outlays, and surpluses or deficits as percentages of Gross Domestic Product—1930-2016: Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S5098 [30JY]

Testimonies

Fossil Fuel Subsidies for Large Oil Companies: James J. Mulva, S3019 [17MY]

Texts of

S. 257, Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act, S484 [2FE]

S. 653, Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act, S1897 [28MR]

S. 1176, American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, S3692 [9JN]

S. 1511, Gulf Coast Disadvantaged Business Relief Act, S5343 [6SE]

S. Res. 169, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, documents, and legal representation in SSA v. Charlotte N. White, S2745, S2753 [5MY]

Tributes

Buckles, Frank W., S1738-S1740 [16MR]

Bussie, Victor, S5770 [20SE]

Ferraro, Geraldine A., S1970 [30MR]

Landreneau, Benny, S8588 [14DE]

McConnell, Senator, S8763 [17DE]

McKinney, Joan, S8458 [8DE]

Mikulski, Senator, S104 [25JA]

Smith, Henry A., Jr. (Buster), S5769 [20SE]

Turner, Hal, S1673 [15MR]

Williams, Tom, Jr., S4845 [22JY]