BEGICH, MARK (a Senator from Alaska)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3850, S3851, S3855, S3867 [7JN], S3979, S3992 [12JN], S4205, S4210 [14JN], S4245, S4247 [18JN], S4461 [25JN]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S209 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6951, S6952, S6970, S6974 [27NO], S7041, S7046, S7056, S7100 [28NO], S7156, S7216, S7217, S7218, S7225, S7226, S7238, S7255, S7257 [29NO], S7297, S7306, S7307 [30NO], S7324, S7329, S7332, S7346, S7348 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6112 [11SE], S6275, S6278, S6279, S6283 [12SE]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3289 [17MY], S3495 [23MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), S8454 [27DE], S8455, S8508 [28DE]

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 2388), S8308, S8313 [20DE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2394, S2434 [17AP], S2508, S2511 [18AP], S2637 [24AP], S2691 [25AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2087, S2110 [27MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S573 [13FE], S655 [14FE], S707, S791 [15FE], S863, S866, S872 [16FE], S925, S926, S1018 [17FE], S1148 [29FE], S1397 [5MR]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4898 [11JY], S4965 [12JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5777, S5778 [31JY], S5980 [2AU]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2841, S2842 [26AP]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S5 [10JA], S6691 [2OC], S6707 [30OC]

Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7972 [12DE]

——— S. 3254, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7392 [4DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S5733 [31JY]

Air Force: prevent relocation of F–16 aircraft from Eielson AFB, AK (see S. 2073), S350 [6FE]

Alaska: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining area road corridor (see S. 3330), S4417 [21JN]

American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see S. 2320), S2545 [19AP]

Anchorage, AK: provide for unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city for purposes of economic development by conveying Federal reversion interest to the city (see S. 3633), S8072 [17DE]

Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S3174 [15MY]

——— improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 2299), S2496 [18AP]

——— permit a State to issue a commercial drivers’ license to a member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 3624), S6625 [21SE]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see S. 2134), S1577 [12MR]

——— track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving members (see S. 3180), S3235 [16MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 474), S3631 [24MY]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), S1541 [8MR]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2222), S2087 [27MR]

Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 847), S75 [24JA]

Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see S. 3231), S3978 [12JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 3237), S4461 [25JN]

Courts: require the attorney for the Government to disclose favorable information to the defendant in criminal prosecutions brought by the U.S. (see S. 2197), S1734 [15MR]

Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 3522), S6271 [12SE]

——— require portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU]

——— revoke Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charters, temporarily create a Mortgage Finance Agency to secure mortgages until the transition to privatization, and protect against another housing collapse (see S. 1963), S43 [23JA]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit or personal gain (see S. 3372), S4951 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]

——— reassert the proper role of Congress in closing or realigning military installations (see S. 3663), S7686 [6DE]

Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see S. 2194), S3423 [22MY]

——— establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE]

——— establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S1541 [8MR]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S615 [14FE] (see S. 2343), S2825 [26AP]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 434), S1791 [19MR]

——— provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 833), S7040 [28NO]

——— provide information to foster youth on their potential eligibility for Federal student aid (see S. 3665), S7686 [6DE]

——— require Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see S. 1269), S495 [9FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a national toll-free hotline and website to provide child care consumer education information to help parents access child care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 2135), S1791 [19MR]

——— establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 3461), S5732 [31JY]

——— improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), S5488 [26JY]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S1148 [29FE]

——— reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see S. 2046), S262 [1FE]

Dept. of Labor: provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces members (see S. 2246), S2166 [28MR]

Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]

——— install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3785 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), S2166 [28MR]

——— authorize transport of individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 3511), S5977 [2AU]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see S. 1838), S76 [24JA]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 491), S3042 [9MY]

——— ensure veterans have information and protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]

——— improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 3309), S4789 [9JY]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 3313), S4369 [20JN]

——— protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]

——— provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see S. 3206), S3280 [17MY]

——— reauthorize Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (see S. 3282), S3900 [11JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 3340), S5213 [19JY]

——— improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), S1791 [19MR]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), S6271 [12SE]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see S. 1350), S1384 [5MR]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see S. 1221), S3977 [12JN]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]

Education: prohibit institutions of higher education that participate in certain financial aid programs from including predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see S. 3557), S6454 [19SE]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see S. Res. 613), S7744 [11DE]

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. 3268), S3781 [6JN]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption of foster case placements based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of prospective adoptive or foster parents (see S. 1770), S1614 [13MR]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 3478), S5870 [1AU]

FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2547 [19AP]

——— provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S2602 [23AP]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4460 [25JN]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3394), S5259 [23JY]

——— advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 509), S75 [24JA] (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]

Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S6547 [20SE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 202), S6271 [12SE]

——— restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 3219), S3422 [22MY]

——— treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5259 [23JY]

Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 [17AP]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 1979), S5659 [30JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 [21SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1993), S5979 [2AU]

Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see S. 2078), S6108 [11SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 821), S3785 [6JN]

Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S1933 [21MR]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see S. Res. 624), S8138 [18DE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 2288), S6341 [13SE]

International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 [25JN]

Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 574), S6546 [20SE]

——— close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see S. 2058), S261 [1FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2032 [26MR]

——— support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2825 [26AP]

——— commit to security as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders and condemn rocket and missile attacks in Gaza by Hamas (see S. Res. 599), S6855 [15NO]

——— reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 2165), S2825 [26AP]

Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 584), S6626 [21SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 [19JN]

——— observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]

Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1935), S1089 [28FE]

McGovern, George S.: tribute (see S. Res. 607), S7303 [30NO]

Medicaid: expand home and community-based services waiver to include young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see S. 3289), S4369 [20JN]

Medicare: authorize certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services (see S. 1468), S4204 [14JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 2347), S5085 [17JY]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 3463), S5980 [2AU]

Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S4369 [20JN]

Mount Denali: designate (see S. 2272), S5979 [2AU]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 [30JA]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3633 [24MY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3088 [10MY]

National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]

National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 [12SE]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 417), S2243 [29MR]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 461), S3174 [15MY]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 605), S7303 [30NO]

Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities (see S. 3504), S5977 [2AU]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (see S. Res. 621), S8071 [17DE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), S3631 [24MY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]

Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 472), S3631 [24MY]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see S. Res. 618), S8042 [13DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S5048 [16JY]

President’s Youth Council: establish (see S. Res. 608), S7402 [4DE]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 400), S1848 [20MR]

Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]

Public works: provide financing assistance for qualified water infrastructure projects (see S. 3626), S7402 [4DE]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 578), S6626 [21SE]

Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (see S. Res. 473), S3978 [12JN]

Rudman, Warren: tribute (see S. Res. 604), S7215 [29NO]

Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S4204 [14JN]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 [21SE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S1541 [8MR]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 648), S614 [14FE]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 1086), S1541 [8MR]

Specter, Arlen: tribute (see S. Res. 612), S7703 [10DE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6271 [12SE]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 1945), S1148 [29FE]

Taiwan: support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights and encourage Government to take into consideration international election monitoring recommendations (see S. Res. 542), S5978 [2AU]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 704), S163 [30JA]

Taxation: allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food (see S. 3299), S4203 [14JN]

——— close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), S851 [16FE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), S6745 [13NO]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 3275), S7977 [12DE]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 996), S5258 [23JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S2393 [17AP]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S3785 [6JN]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 845), S5732 [31JY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 1301), S4774 [29JN]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S133 [26JA]

Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 3199), S3330 [21MY]

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 2128), S909 [17FE]

——— improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see S. 3233, 3236), S4369 [20JN]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]

——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), S4950 [12JY]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 3235), S4369 [20JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S133 [26JA]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S3043 [9MY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), S2825 [26AP]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 400), S1848 [20MR]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see S. Res. 602), S7040 [28NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alaska: promote availability of natural gas to North American markets by facilitating construction of Alaska-based pipelines (see S. 3629), S6800 [14NO]

Anchorage, AK: tribute to Nunaka Valley Little League junior girls softball team (see S. Res. 571), S6546 [20SE]

Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR] (see S. 3613), S6625 [21SE]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]

Bailey, Jonathan W.: tribute (see S. Res. 559), S6454 [19SE]

Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (see S. 3590), S6545 [20SE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to provide child care (see S. 2182), S1540 [8MR]

Dept. of the Interior: set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), S1422 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 3049), S3042 [9MY]

Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected institutions of higher education to improve student mental health (see S. 3325), S4417 [21JN]

Education: provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators (see S. 2181), S1540 [8MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 2188), S1613 [13MR]

Fish and fishing: enhance national seafood marketing efforts by creating National Seafood Marketing and Development Fund, regional seafood marketing boards, and national coordinating committee (see S. 3615), S6625 [21SE]

Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (see S. Res. 459), S3129 [14MY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), S3042 [9MY]

Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely presented (see S. 2389), S2821 [26AP]

NOAA: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and environmental information program to support renewable energy (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2388), S2821 [26AP]

Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]

Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (see S. 2251), S2242 [29MR]

Rural areas: improve housing for educators, public safety officers, and medical providers, and their households (see S. 3278), S3838 [7JN]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see S. 3651), S7401 [4DE]

Taxation: exempt certain air taxi services from taxes on transportation by air (see S. 3451), S5487 [26JY]

——— provide a credit for early childhood education professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for dependent care services (see S. 2180), S1540 [8MR]

——— provide expensing for small businesses (see S. 2284), S2324 [16AP]

Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 436), S2731 [25AP]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8195 [19DE], S8340 [21DE]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7293 [30NO], S7336 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 [10MY]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]

——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, S3252 [17MY]

FDIC: temporarily extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (S. 3637), motion to proceed, S7664 [6DE], S7723 [11DE]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]

Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]

Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], S3889 [11JN]

Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 [9FE], S558 [13FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 [17JY]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 [20MR]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to proceed, S5244 [23JY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]

Privilege of the floor

Mowitt, Willian, S136 [26JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4343 [20JN], S7669 [6DE]

Alaska: observance of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and anniversary of Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, S827 [16FE]

Alaska Preparedness Month: observance, S6441• [19SE]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8186, S8188 [19DE]

Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]

Armed Forces: tribute to 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division from Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, AK, S6729• [13NO]

——— tribute to B Co., 1st Battalion, Airborne, 143d Infantry Regiment of Alaska Army National Guard, S6729• [13NO]

Black History Month: observance, S345 [6FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), House amendment, S7972, S7973 [12DE]

——— clarify restrictions on certain fishing vessels, S7972 [12DE]

——— ensure U.S. icebreaking capabilities (S. 1620), S112 [26JA]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S195, S196 [31JA], S248 [1FE]

——— prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and employees (S. 1903), S112 [26JA]

——— require personal financial disclosure filings of Members and certain employees are made available electronically to the public, S195, S196 [31JA]

Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition of independence, S1609 [13MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: rural broadband telecommunications services programs funding, S4343 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3000 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to provide child care (S. 2182), S1542 [8MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (S. 3049), S3044 [9MY]

Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected institutions of higher education to improve student mental health (S. 3325), S4419 [21JN]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S7668 [6DE]

——— importance of job creation, S421 [9FE]

Education: provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators (S. 2181), S1542 [8MR]

Electric power: infrastructure funding, S4845 [11JY]

Ethiopia: U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY]

Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, S248 [1FE]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), conference report, S335 [6FE]

FEMA: ensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters, S8186, S8188 [19DE]

——— prohibit emergency Federal disaster assistance for commercial fisheries, S8186, S8188 [19DE]

Foreign policy: reaffirm U.S. commitment to global prosperity through hunger and poverty reduction, S3324 [21MY]

Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (S. Res. 459), S3133 [14MY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (S. 2054), S263 [1FE]

Healy (vessel): tribute to Coast Guard icebreaker for ensuring the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 [26JA]

Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S8186, S8188 [19DE]

Juneau (AK) Empire: anniversary, S6850• [15NO]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, S3037 [9MY]

Members of Congress: require public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held by Members of Congress, S248 [1FE]

National Inventors’ Day: observance, S490• [9FE]

National Preparedness Month: observance, S6441• [19SE]

Olympic Games: tribute to Alaska participants, S6534 [20SE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5036, S5037 [16JY]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2071 [27MR]

——— increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S2071, S2073, S2074, S2076 [27MR]

——— national energy policy, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2076 [27MR]

Public debt: allow increase of debt ceiling by Executive order (S. 3664), S7668 [6DE]

Renda (vessel): tribute to Russian flagged tanker for ensuring the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 [26JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S2056, S2057 [27MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S421 [9FE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), S4115 [13JN]

Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (S. 2251), S2246 [29MR]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (S. 3651), S7669 [6DE]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S5036, S5037 [16JY]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5331 [25JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to proceed, S5331 [25JY]

——— prevent professional service income from being mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying payroll taxes, S3000 [9MY]

——— provide a credit for early childhood education professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for dependent care services (S. 2180), S1542 [8MR]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4845 [11JY]

Unemployment: rates, S421 [9FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2669 [25AP]

Week of the Young Child: designate (S. Res. 436), S2735 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S196 [31JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, S5036 [16JY]

Texts of

S. 2147, Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act, S1199 [1MR]

S. 2251, Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK, S2246 [29MR]

Tributes

Adams, Albert P.S., S6441• [19SE]

Boochever, Robert, S3725• [5JN]

Colvin, Christopher C., S3512• [23MY]

Floyd, C.W., S8037• [13DE]

Hasquet, Julie, S6261 [12SE]

Hasson, D. Leigh, S7399• [4DE]

Inouye, Daniel K., S8106 [18DE]

Mikulski, Senator, S2164 [28MR]

Randall, Kikkan, S2490• [18AP]

Rasmuson, Mary Louise M., S5865• [1AU]

Riutta, Ray, S7743• [11DE]

Taylor, Paul, S347• [6FE]

Walton, Emma, S6795• [14NO]