SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. (a Senator from Maine)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3845 [7JN], S3979 [12JN], S4152 [13JN], S4205 [14JN], S4268 [19JN], S4370 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6948, S6951, S6974, S6977 [27NO], S7011, S7041, S7051, S7052, S7054, S7072, S7091, S7092, S7093, S7107 [28NO], S7224, S7237, S7247 [29NO], S7288, S7295, S7296 [30NO], S7328 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6275, S6278, S6279 [12SE], S6368 [13SE]

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), S3330 [21MY], S3520 [23MY]

Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (S. Res. 488), S4249, S4250 [18JN]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2554 [19AP], S2603 [23AP], S2644 [24AP], S2689 [25AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2174, S2180 [28MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S788, S789 [15FE], S1152 [29FE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1760 [15MR], S1797, S1798, S1801, S1811, S1814 [19MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6824 [14NO]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4827 [10JY], S4952, S4961, S4973, S4976, S4978 [12JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5677, S5678, S5681, S5685 [30JY], S5789, S5792 [31JY]

Articles and editorials

Red Tape Diaries—One Small Business Owner’s Struggle Against Bureaucracy, Nicholas N. Owens, Wall Street Journal, S3620 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S6745 [13NO]

American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]

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]

——— improve and enhance prevention and response to sexual assaults and sexual harassment (see S. 3647), S7215 [29NO]

——— prohibit issuance of a waiver for commissioning or enlistment for any individual convicted of a felony sexual offense (see S. 2137), S5212 [19JY]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see S. 2134), S3839 [7JN]

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]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S3729 [5JN]

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

Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 3237), S4951 [12JY]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see S. 1984), S2325 [16AP] (see S. 3705), S8364 [21DE]

Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 576), S6626 [21SE]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), S6062 [10SE]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 [27JN]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]

Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with energy resources (see S. Con. Res. 47), S3782 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process (see S. 3646), S7040 [28NO]

Dept. of Education: amend the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program (see S. 567), S42 [23JA]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 547), S42 [23JA]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 434), S4950 [12JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see S. 2043), S496 [9FE]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see S. 1798), S615 [14FE]

——— improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4638 [26JN]

District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), S1050 [27FE]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 [17MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]

Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR]

Foreign aid: improve access to microfinance and microenterprise programs (see S. 2027), S4151 [13JN]

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), S5870 [1AU]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]

Gilman, Benjamin A.: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]

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

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 2288), S3517 [23MY]

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: 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), S850 [16FE]

——— 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]

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), S5305 [24JY]

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

Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 2620), S4822 [10JY]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), S4725 [28JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 1981), S1050 [27FE]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see S. 3208), S3329 [21MY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 425), S2496 [18AP]

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

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 562), S6454 [19SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), S494 [9FE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), S3329 [21MY]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), S6626 [21SE]

Natural resources: strengthen U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources (see S. 3356), S4724 [28JN]

Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S6457 [19SE]

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]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]

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]

Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see S. 3333), S4417 [21JN]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]

Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]

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

Russia: 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), S5134 [18JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see S. 1578), S3329 [21MY]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program (see S. 3253), S3631 [24MY]

——— expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (see S. 3675), S7976 [12DE]

——— improve entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 3198), S3280 [17MY]

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]

Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of leverage permitted (see S. 2136), S1088 [28FE]

——— remove sunset date for amendments (see S. 2187), S1734 [15MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S209 [31JA]

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

Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 526), S5304 [24JY]

Taxation: exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises which are independently supervised (see S. 3377), S4950 [12JY]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S350 [6FE]

——— extend the time for making S corporation elections (see S. 2271), S2242 [29MR]

——— extend time period for contributing military death gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY]

——— improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), S4724 [28JN]

——— permanently extend the reduction in recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 3223), S3515 [23MY]

——— provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (see S. 2291), S2392 [17AP]

——— provide exception from passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities (see S. 3595), S6546 [20SE]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see S. 3460), S6746 [13NO]

——— qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S6457 [19SE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 1301), S8139 [18DE]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S5212 [19JY]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4893 [11JY]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 [6JN]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 47), S4893 [11JY]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S1614 [13MR]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S3900 [11JN]

World Peace Corps Mission: tribute to efforts to advance peace, justice, and inter-religious collaborations and World Peace Prize and its recipients (see S. Res. 614), S7976 [12DE]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 611), S7686 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: 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]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to assist veterans to acquire commercial driver’s licenses (see S. 2084), S494 [9FE]

GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see S. 3439), S5381 [25JY]

Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]

National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal authorization (see S. 3281), S3838 [7JN]

National Women’s High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: establish (see S. 3196), S3280 [17MY]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 2364), S2731 [25AP]

——— reauthorize the women’s business center program (see S. 3197), S3280 [17MY]

——— remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns and identify industries in which women are underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): improve (see S. 3246), S3631 [24MY]

Small business: provide certainty for small business concerns (see S. 3572), S6454 [19SE]

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

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 2150), S1194 [1MR]

States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]

Taxation: extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]

——— improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings (see S. 3591), S6545 [20SE]

——— make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music copyrights (see S. 2258), S2242 [29MR]

Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (see S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]

——— require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]

Letters

Call for female nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter: by, S1109 [29FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4268 [19JN]

Argo Marketing Group (business): tribute, S2164• [28MR]

Baldwin Apple Ladders (business): tribute, S5209• [19JY]

Baxter Brewing Co.: BevNet (publication) New Brewery of the Year award recipient, S1457• [7MR]

Brooks Trap Mill (business): tribute, S4890• [11JY]

Budget: deficit, S6479 [20SE]

Bull Jagger Brewing Co.: tribute, S258• [1FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6479 [20SE]

Cozy Harbor Seafood, Inc.: tribute, S5481 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Federal milk marketing order program reform, S4268 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7012 [28NO], S7203 [29NO]

——— require each military department to establish policies mandating servicemembers convicted of sex offenses be processed for administrative separation, S7012 [28NO]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (S. 414), S3655 [24MY]

EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, S3620 [24MY]

Falmouth, ME: tribute to Falmouth Heritage Museum, S4202• [14JN]

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), S3543 [24MY]

Gelato Fiasco, Inc.: tribute, S2724• [25AP]

GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless communications coverage and commercial network capacity (S. 3439), S5385 [25JY]

Hydro-Photon, Inc.: tribute, S7034• [28NO]

Information technology: ensure free flow of commerce through secure cyber communications, continued development of Internet and Intranet communications, and development of cybersecurity specialists, S5911 [2AU]

Jackson’s Sugar House and Vegetable Stand (business): tribute, S1929• [21MR]

Jen’s Place (business): tribute, S8040• [13DE]

John T. Cyr & Sons, Inc.: anniversary, S125• [26JA]

JSI Store Fixtures, Inc.: tribute, S3779• [6JN]

Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (S. Res. 488), S3872 [7JN]

LaCasse Bat Co.: tribute, S6263• [12SE]

Libby, Ike: Dixfield, ME, Board of Selectmen Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, S4455• [25JN]

Livingston, Luke: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ‘‘30 Under 30 Food & Wine’’ list, S1457• [7MR]

Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs: anniversary, S125• [26JA]

Maine Dayboat Scallops, Inc.: tribute, S4670• [27JN]

Miami (U.S.S.): tribute to local fire departments for fighting fire aboard nuclear-powered submarine, S3543 [24MY]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), S7443 [5DE]

National Dairy Month: observance, S4149• [13JN]

National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal authorization, S7203 [29NO]

——— terminate Federal authorization (S. 3281), S3842 [7JN]

National Women’s High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: establish (S. 3196), S3281 [17MY]

NexStraps (business): tribute, S3513• [23MY]

PenBay Solutions LLC: tribute, S1145• [29FE]

Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S3543–S3545 [24MY]

Portland, ME: tribute to Folia Jewelry (business), S7744• [11DE]

——— tribute to Oakhurst Dairy (business), S4149• [13JN]

——— tribute to Pat’s Pizza Old Port (business), S6796• [14NO]

Postal Regulatory Commission: require evaluation of area mail processing studies if proposed closure or consolidation of postal facility is appealed, S2644 [24AP], S2694 [25AP]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2644 [24AP], S2694 [25AP]

Rich, Stuart: Technology Association of Maine CxO of the Year Award recipient, S1145• [29FE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1652 [14MR]

Rockland, ME: dedication of Midcoast Area Veterans Memorial Wall, S5728• [31JY]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), S7443 [5DE]

——— 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, S7444 [5DE]

Saco, ME: anniversary of Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, S2961• [8MY]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (S. 3675), S7980 [12DE]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (S. 2364), S2732 [25AP]

——— improve entrepreneurial development programs (S. 3198), S3281 [17MY]

——— reauthorize the women’s business center program (S. 3197), S3281 [17MY]

——— remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns, S7203 [29NO]

——— remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns and identify industries in which women are underrepresented (S. 2172), S1462 [7MR]

Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary, S4202• [14JN]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S8007–S8010 [13DE]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): improve (S. 3246), S3636 [24MY]

Shucks Maine Lobster (business): tribute, S5971• [2AU]

Skowhegan, ME: tribute to Bankery (business), S7457• [5DE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1782 [19MR]

——— provide certainty for small business concerns (S. 3572), S6461 [19SE]

Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of leverage permitted, S1782 [19MR]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (S. 2150), S1200 [1MR]

Taxation: extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5910 [2AU]

Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (S. 3516), S5988 [2AU]

——— require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (S. 3433), S5385 [25JY]

Upright Frameworks (business): tribute to assistance provided to reduce home heating costs, S3232• [16MY]

Veterans Day: observance, S6796• [14NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2775 [26AP]

West Branch Heritage Timber, LLC: tribute, S2543• [19AP]

Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections (business): tribute, S610• [14FE]

Xuron Corp.: tribute, S1678• [14MR]

Yale Cordage (business): tribute, S6445• [19SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H1020 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S1107–S1109, S1125 [29FE], S7647 [6DE], S7755, S7762–S7764 [12DE], S8010, S8033 [13DE], S8111 [18DE], S8254 [20DE], S8354 [21DE], S8448 [27DE], S8503 [28DE], S8546 [30DE], S8574 [31DE], S8663 [2JA]

Texts of

S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]

S. 2150, clarify SSI policy that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources, S1201 [1MR]

S. 2172, Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act, S1462 [7MR]

S. 3196, National Women’s High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force Act, S3282 [17MY]

S. 3197, Women’s Small Business Ownership Act, S3283–S3286 [17MY]

S. 3246, SCORE Program Improvement Act, S3637 [24MY]

Tributes

Inouye, Daniel K., S8497 [28DE]

MacDonough, Elizabeth, S204 [31JA]

Mikulski, Senator, S1913 [21MR], S2226 [29MR]

Miyake, Masa, S492• [9FE]

Ride, Sally K., S5295 [24JY]

Rogers, Edith Nourse, S2226 [29MR]

Rowe, John W., S2237• [29MR]

Rudman, Warren, S8354 [21DE]

Smith, Margaret Chase, S2226 [29MR]

Tyll, Chris and Jen, S6796• [14NO]

Walker, Matthew, S7973 [12DE]