CASEY, ROBERT P., JR. (a Senator from Pennsylvania)

Addresses

Flight 93 National Memorial: Gordon Felt, S7398 [4DE]

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3999 [12JN], S4273, S4306 [19JN]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S262 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6952, S6965, S6970, S6972 [27NO], S7056, S7058, S7072 [28NO], S7150, S7177, S7197, S7216, S7217, S7224, S7225, S7227, S7231, S7238 [29NO], S7289, S7297, S7303, S7304, S7305, S7306 [30NO], S7325, S7337, S7346, S7347 [3DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6065 [10SE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2509 [18AP], S2688 [25AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2087, S2093 [27MR], S2180, S2181 [28MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S572, S576 [13FE], S639, S655 [14FE], S863, S871 [16FE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1804, S1806 [19MR], S1848 [20MR]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4897 [11JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5872 [1AU], S5980 [2AU]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, D1 [3JA]

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), S4370 [20JN]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S4725 [28JN]

Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]

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]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 48), S4774 [29JN]

Army: require a study on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle industrial base (see S. 3668), S7703 [10DE]

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), S1933 [21MR]

Carlisle, PA: report on establishment of a joint Army/Navy storage and preservation facility at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (see S. 3634), S6855 [15NO]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 3237), S4675 [27JN]

Consumers: increase consumer protections for gift cards (see S. 3636), S7703 [10DE]

Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]

——— increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see S. 1886), S1195 [1MR]

Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see S. 3227), S6456 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ‘‘produced’’ to include melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see S. 2087), S494 [9FE]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S1933 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S851 [16FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 1629), S351 [6FE]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3457), S6341 [13SE]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 3049), S3978 [12JN]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]

Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by a certain date and other goals of the National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease draft (see S. Res. 434), S2655 [24AP]

District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), S2245 [29MR]

Economic Development Administration: modify period used to calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas (see S. 2140), S2086 [27MR]

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]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (see S. 1409), S1577 [12MR]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]

Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2970 [8MY]

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]

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]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]

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

Gross, Alan P.: call for immediate and unconditional release from detention in Cuba and urge for provision of appropriate medical treatment (see S. Res. 609), S7459 [5DE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6065 [10SE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S3729 [5JN]

Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]

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

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

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]

Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]

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]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2732 [25AP]

——— 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), S2602 [23AP]

Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 394), S1576 [12MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]

Law enforcement officers: include fire police officers in the list of officers who are eligible for public safety officers’ death benefits (see S. 1315), S495 [9FE]

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), S5487 [26JY]

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

Medicare: clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to and care furnished in participating long-term care hospitals (see S. 1486), S164 [30JA]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 2347), S3175 [15MY]

——— preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 424), S75 [24JA]

——— provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see S. 738), S2602 [23AP]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), S3977 [12JN]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 3706), S8364 [21DE]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see S. 1749), S3329 [21MY] (see S. 3682), S8042 [13DE]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), S5047 [16JY]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 553), S6271 [12SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), S3782 [6JN]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 564), S6454 [19SE]

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for certain national heritage areas (see S. 3623), S8042 [13DE]

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 468), S3329 [21MY]

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

National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), S5658 [30JY]

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), S4951 [12JY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), S6801 [14NO]

Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]

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

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see S. 998), S8203 [19DE]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 394), S1422 [6MR]

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

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (see S. 2204), S2031 [26MR]

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. 3512), S5977 [2AU]

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

SBA: 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), S2656 [24AP]

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), S388 [7FE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see S. 1933), S1384 [5MR]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 1086), S1933 [21MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6627 [21SE]

Sudan: promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1933 [21MR]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation on annual payments (see S. 3514), S5977 [2AU]

Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4370 [20JN]

Taxation: make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see S. 3307), S4238 [18JN]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S2001 [22MR]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see S. 2237), S2732 [25AP]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 3364), S5048 [16JY]

——— provide that persons renouncing citizenship for substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not be admissible to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]

Teen Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 573), S6628 [21SE]

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), S5871 [1AU]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S5487 [26JY]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 [29JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see S. 3645), S7040 [28NO]

Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her release (see S. Res. 466), S6458 [19SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]

——— ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 634), S42 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]

Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]

Children’s Grief Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 590), S6744 [13NO]

Controlled Substances Act: prevent abuse of dextromethorphan (see S. 3376), S4893 [11JY]

Courts: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (see S. 2127), S909 [17FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor Program (see S. 3354), S4724 [28JN]

——— 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: establish national program for arts and technology (see S. 2263), S2242 [29MR]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see S. 2142), S1147 [29FE]

FDA: reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 [2FE]

Mental health: issue a semipostal stamp for research and demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders (see S. 2472), S2823 [26AP]

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

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), S2243 [29MR]

National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 565), S6454 [19SE]

Natural gas: promote domestic development and deployment and expedite transition to natural gas as a vehicle fuel (see S. 2070), S350 [6FE]

——— provide assistance to States to carry out initiatives to promote the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel and public and private investment in natural gas vehicles and transportation infrastructure (see S. 3437), S5381 [25JY]

Pennsylvania: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 [27FE]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 411), S2243 [29MR]

Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, PA: designate (see S. 3386), S5047 [16JY]

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

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), S2731 [25AP]

——— provide humanitarian assistance and support a transition to democracy (see S. 3498), S5977 [2AU]

Tariff: Agilon 400 (see S. 2661), S2924 [7MY]

——— air pressure distillation columns (see S. 2731), S2926 [7MY]

——— alkene polymers with maleic anhydride, 2-(1-piperazinyl) ethylimides, diisononyl phthalate and bis(1-methylethyl)-naphthalene mixture (see S. 2740), S2926 [7MY]

——— alpha-phenyl-2-piperdylacetic acid (see S. 2732), S2926 [7MY]

——— alpha-threo phenyl-2-piperidyl acetamide (see S. 2730), S2926 [7MY]

——— aminocyclopyrachlor and inert ingredients mixtures (see S. 2750), S2926 [7MY]

——— Ancamine 2422 (see S. 2675), S2925 [7MY]

——— Bayderm bottom DLV-N (see S. 2709), S2925 [7MY]

——— Bayowet C4 (see S. 2712), S2925 [7MY]

——— benzamine, dodecyl-, branched (see S. 2748), S2926 [7MY]

——— brine electrolysis ion exchange apparatus (see S. 2660), S2924 [7MY]

——— captan (see S. 2771), S2926 [7MY]

——— cerium nitrate (see S. 2739), S2926 [7MY]

——— chemical mixtures (see S. 2727), S2925 (see S. 2733), S2926 [7MY]

——— chemicals (see S. 2772), S2926 [7MY]

——— chlorobenzene (see S. 2694), S2925 [7MY]

——— chloromethylbenzene (see S. 2715), S2925 [7MY]

——— cypermethrin (see S. 2780), S2926 [7MY]

——— cyprosulfamide mixtures (see S. 2726), S2925 [7MY]

——— di-cup organic peroxide (see S. 2711), S2925 [7MY]

——— diethenyl-benzene polymer with ethenylbenzene and ethenylethylbenzene, sulfonated (see S. 2653), S2924 [7MY]

——— dimethyl carbonate polymer with 1,6-hexanediol copolymer and 2-oxepanone (see S. 2763), S2926 [7MY]

——— dimethyl dicarbonate (see S. 2697), S2925 [7MY]

——— dimethylisopropylamine (DMIPA) (see S. 2687), S2925 [7MY]

——— Disflamoll DPK (see S. 2718), S2925 [7MY]

——— Disflamoll TOF (see S. 2684), S2925 [7MY]

——— 11-aminoundecanoic acid (see S. 2698), S2925 [7MY]

——— europium oxide (see S. 2744), S2926 [7MY]

——— ferroniobium (see S. 2673), S2925 [7MY]

——— fiberglass sheets used in flooring (see S. 2708), S2925 [7MY]

——— 5-amino-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexanemethanamine, 1,3-butanediol and 1,1’methylenebis[4-isocyanatocyclohexane], Me Et ketone oxime- polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether blocked hexanedioic acid, dihydrazide polymer (see S. 2773), S2926 [7MY]

——— 5(1,1-dimethylheptyl) resorcinol (see S. 2736), S2926 [7MY]

——— fluopyram and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 2681), S2925 [7MY]

——— fluopyram and prothioconazole mixtures (see S. 2719), S2925 [7MY]

——— fluopyram and pyrimethanil mixtures (see S. 2721), S2925 [7MY]

——— fluopyram and tebuconazole mixtures (see S. 2680), S2925 [7MY]

——— fluopyram and trifloxystrobin mixtures (see S. 2720), S2925 [7MY]

——— formaldehyde polymers with aniline and with 4,4’-methylendianiline mixtures (see S. 2738), S2926 [7MY]

——— fosetyl-Al (see S. 2704), S2925 [7MY]

——— 4,4’-oxydianiline (see S. 2754), S2926 [7MY]

——— 4-bromobenzyl bromide (see S. 2734), S2926 [7MY]

——— gadolinium oxide (see S. 2741), S2926 [7MY]

——— helium (see S. 2735), S2926 [7MY]

——— iminodisuccinate (see S. 2706), S2925 [7MY]

——— ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene, thio functionalized (see S. 2657), S2924 [7MY]

——— ion-exchange resin of benzene, diethenyl, polymer with ethenylbenzene and ethenylethylbenzene, chloromethylated, trimethylaminoquaternized (see S. 2683), S2925 [7MY]

——— ion-exchange resin powder comprising a copolymer of methacrylic acid cross-linked with divinylbenzene, potassium ionic form (see S. 2656), S2924 [7MY]

——— ion-exchange resin-methanamine, N methyl reaction products with chloromethylated divinylbenzene-styrene polymer (see S. 2658), S2924 [7MY]

——— knitted or crocheted fabrics containing elastomeric yarn (see S. 2743), S2926 [7MY]

——— Lambda-Cy (see S. 2766), S2926 [7MY]

——— lanthanum, cerium, and terbium phosphates mixtures or coprecipitates (see S. 2747), S2926 [7MY]

——— lanthanum oxide (see S. 2742), S2926 [7MY]

——— Levapren-Levamel (see S. 2707), S2925 [7MY]

——— liquid-filled glass bulbs designed for sprinkler systems and other release devices (see S. 2769), S2926 [7MY]

——— metallic manganese (see S. 2669), S2925 [7MY]

——— methanesulfonic acid (see S. 2714), S2925 [7MY]

——— methanesulfonyl chloride (see S. 2717), S2925 [7MY]

——— methyl sulfanilylcarbamate sodium salt (see S. 2777), S2926 [7MY]

——— methylated and butylated melamine-formaldehyde polymer (see S. 2659), S2924 [7MY]

——— micro-porous, ultrafine, spherical polyamide powders of polyamide 6; polyamide-12; and polyamide 6, 12 (see S. 2693), S2925 [7MY]

——— N,N’N’’-[(2,4,5-trioxo-1,3,5-triazine-1,3,5(2H,4H,6H)-triyl)tris[methylene(3,5,5-trimetyl-3,1-cyclohexanediyl)]]tris[hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-azepine-1-carboxamide (see S. 2775), S2926 [7MY]

——— n-ethyl-n-benzyl aniline (see S. 2751), S2926 [7MY]

——— N-[(4-methoxymethyl)-1-phenylmethyl-4-piperidinyl]N-phenylpropanamide-ethanedioate (see S. 2674), S2925 [7MY]

——— nitroaniline (see S. 2756), S2926 [7MY]

——— N-[methoxy(methylthio)phosphinoyl] acetamide formulation (see S. 2774), S2926 [7MY]

——— o-acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) (see S. 2758), S2926 [7MY]

——— 1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid (see S. 2672), S2925 [7MY]

——— 1,6-diisocyanato-hexane homopolymer, polyethylene-polypropylene glycol mono-Bu ether blocked (see S. 2779), S2926 [7MY]

——— 1,6-hexanediol and 1,5-pentanediol dimethyl carbonate polymer (see S. 2767), S2926 [7MY]

——— 1,6-hexanediol-dimethyl carbonate copolymer (see S. 2765), S2926 [7MY]

——— 1,3-diisocyanatomethylbenzene, polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane (see S. 2786), S2927 [7MY]

——— 1,2,3-propanetriol, polymer with 2,4-diisocyanato-1-methylbenzene, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, methyloxirane and oxirane (see S. 2784), S2927 [7MY]

——— 1-benzyl-4-phenyl-4-piperidine carboxylic acid ethyl ester HCl (see S. 2677), S2925 [7MY]

——— 1H-[1,2,4]triazole (see S. 2678), S2925 [7MY]

——— 1-(2-chloroethyl)-4-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-5H-tetrazol-5-one (see S. 2671), S2925 [7MY]

——— oryzalin (see S. 2782), S2927 [7MY]

——— oxyfluorfen (see S. 2768), S2926 [7MY]

——— p-dichlorobenzene (see S. 2695), S2925 [7MY]

——— phenmedipham (see S. 2701), S2925 [7MY]

——— phenyl esters of C10 C18 alkylsulfonic acids mixtures (see S. 2692), S2925 [7MY]

——— phenyl isocyanate (see S. 2665), S2924 [7MY]

——— phenyl-2-pyridyl acetamide (see S. 2728), S2926 [7MY]

——— phosphorus sulfochloride (see S. 2699), S2925 [7MY]

——— picoxystrobin (see S. 2752), S2926 [7MY]

——— pigment violet 23 (see S. 2663), S2924 [7MY]

——— pigments based on titanium dioxide (see S. 2662), S2924 [7MY]

——— piperazine co-polymerized copolyamide resin high-temperature melt adhesive pellets (see S. 2696), S2925 [7MY]

——— p-nitrotoluene (see S. 2691), S2925 [7MY]

——— polyisocyanate cross linking agent products containing triphenylmethane triisocyanate in solvents (see S. 2788), S2927 [7MY]

——— poly(methyl methacrylate) (see S. 2690), S2925 [7MY]

——— poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate) (see S. 2689), S2925 [7MY]

——— poly(toluene diisocyanate) (see S. 2760), S2926 [7MY]

——— potassium 1,3-dioxo-1H,3H-naphthol[1,8-cd]pyran-6-sulfonate (see S. 2753), S2926 [7MY]

——— Preventol O extra (see S. 2789), S2927 [7MY]

——— Preventol ON extra preservative (see S. 2686), S2925 [7MY]

——— p-toluidine (see S. 2688), S2925 [7MY]

——— pyrimethanil (see S. 2700), S2925 [7MY]

——— pyromellitic dianhydride (see S. 2757), S2926 [7MY]

——— rolled glass in sheets (see S. 2679), S2925 [7MY]

——— (RS)-1-(B-allyloxy-2,4-dichlorophenethyl)imidazole (see S. 2724), S2925 [7MY]

——— smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets of a type primarily used as acoustical facing for ceiling panels (see S. 2705), S2925 [7MY]

——— spirodiclofen (see S. 2702), S2925 [7MY]

——— spirotetramat (see S. 2722), S2925 [7MY]

——— stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds (see S. 2737), S2926 [7MY]

——— strong base anionic resin (see S. 2682), S2925 [7MY]

——— styrene, ar-ethyl-, polymer with divinylbenzene and styrene beads with low ash (see S. 2655), S2924 [7MY]

——— tetraethylammonium perfluoroctanesulfonate (see S. 2716), S2925 [7MY]

——— thiacloprid (see S. 2723), S2925 [7MY]

——— thidiazuron (see S. 2725), S2925 [7MY]

——— thionyl chloride (see S. 2710), S2925 [7MY]

——— thiophanate methyl (see S. 2787), S2927 [7MY]

——— thiophanate methyl and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 2776), S2926 [7MY]

——— 3,5,5-trimethylhexylamine (see S. 2759), S2926 [7MY]

——— 3,5-dimethyl-1,2-diazole with polymer of hexane-1,6-diyl diisocyanate in organic solvent reaction product (see S. 2770, 2778), S2926 [7MY]

——— 3,3’,4,4’-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (see S. 2755), S2926 [7MY]

——— triethylenediamine (see S. 2729), S2926 [7MY]

——— tris(4-isocyanatophenyl)thiophosphate mixtures (see S. 2762), S2926 [7MY]

——— tungsten carbide (see S. 2670), S2925 [7MY]

——— tungsten concentrate (see S. 2666), S2924 [7MY]

——— tungsten oxide (see S. 2668), S2925 [7MY]

——— 2,5-dimethyl-2, 5 hexanediol (dimethylhexanediol) (see S. 2685), S2925 [7MY]

——— 2,3-dichloronitrobenzene (see S. 2664), S2924 [7MY]

——— 2-acetylbutyrolactone (see S. 2703), S2925 [7MY]

——— 2-butyl-5-chloro-3H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde (see S. 2676), S2925 [7MY]

——— 2-chlorotoluene (see S. 2713), S2925 [7MY]

——— 2-ethylhexylamine (see S. 2761), S2926 [7MY]

——— 2-oxepanone polymer with 1,4-butanediol and 5-isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethyl-cyclohexane, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol-blocked (see S. 2783), S2927 [7MY]

——— 2-propenoic acid, polymer with diethenylbenzene (see S. 2654), S2924 [7MY]

——— vacuum-grade ferroniobium (see S. 2667), S2925 [7MY]

——— vat violet 10 (see S. 2764), S2926 [7MY]

——— water-dispersible polyisocyanate products in nexamethylene diisocyanate trimer and cyclohexanamine, N,N-demethyl-, 3-(cyclohexylamino)-1-propanesulfonic acid-blocked 1,6-diisocyanathohexane homopolymer (see S. 2781), S2926 [7MY]

——— xylidine mixtures (see S. 2745), S2926 [7MY]

——— yttrium oxide and europium oxide mixtures or coprecipitates (see S. 2749), S2926 [7MY]

——— yttrium oxides (see S. 2746), S2926 [7MY]

——— zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate (see S. 2785), S2927 [7MY]

Taxation: clarify tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions (see S. 2048), S208 [31JA]

——— extend the payroll tax holiday and provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employees (see S. 3660), S7458 [5DE]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see S. 3233), S3516 [23MY]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 3565), S6454 [19SE]

Cloture motions

Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], S6603 [21SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, S6405 [19SE]

Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 [26AP], S2944 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]

Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

FDIC: temporarily extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (S. 3637), S7724 [11DE]

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

Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

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

Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1372 [2MR], S1410 [6MR]

Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

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], S1884 [21MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]

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 incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]

Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Factsheets

Payroll Tax Cut Supported the Economic Recovery, Created Jobs and Bolstered the Social Security Trust Fund in 2012: Committee on Economics (Joint), S7418 [5DE]

Poems

‘‘Legend of Latrobe,’’ Albert C. Caswell, S6440 [19SE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, S3224–S3226 [16MY]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4273 [19JN], S4391 [21JN], S8242 [20DE]

Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C–130 aircraft assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing, S8336 [21DE]

Armed Forces: tribute to members from Pennsylvania killed in military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S8578 [31DE]

Brann, Matthew W.: nomination to be district judge, S6520 [20SE]

Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]

Cheyney University: anniversary, S1144• [29FE]

Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (S. Res. 465), S3239 [16MY]

Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport (H.R. 2947), S3241 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3167 [15MY]

——— determine the price of all milk used for manufactured purposes by using the national average cost of production, S4391 [21JN]

——— establish a program to provide loans for local farms, ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and nutrition and reduce energy consumption, S4391 [21JN]

——— require more frequent dairy reporting and conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing two classes of milk, S4273 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorize Transition Assistance Advisor Program, S7160 [29NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, S8336 [21DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7159 [29NO], S7299 [30NO], S7390 [4DE]

——— develop a strategy to promote the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition process, S7160 [29NO]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, S7299 [30NO]

——— impose a moratorium on certain actions resulting in personnel reductions and modify notice requirements in advance of permanent, sizable force reductions and base closures, S7159 [29NO]

——— small business contracting reforms, S7299 [30NO]

——— submit report on feasibility of recycling rare earth elements, S7299 [30NO]

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, S7390 [4DE]

Devereux Foundation: anniversary, S6538• [20SE]

Drexel University: tribute to 11th Street Family Health Services Center, S1419• [6MR]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S6919 [27NO], S7418, S7419 [5DE]

Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (S. Res. 464), S3239 [16MY]

Families of Flight 93 (organization): tribute, S7398 [4DE]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), S6601 [21SE]

Leadership Alliance: anniversary, S5204 [19JY]

Mannion, Malachy E.: nomination to be district judge, S6520 [20SE]

Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship: anniversary, S5727 [31JY]

Morocco: U.S. policy, S5727 [31JY]

Moses, George: National Low Income Housing Coalition Cushing Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award recipient, S1998• [22MR]

National Computer Science Education Week: observance, S8038• [13DE]

National Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 463), S3239 [16MY]

Pakistan: U.S. policy, S3226 [16MY]

Palmer, Arnold: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, S6440 [19SE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5034 [16JY]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2688, S2689 [25AP]

——— maintain current delivery time for market-dominant products, S2688, S2689 [25AP]

Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, unanimous-consent agreement, S3239 [16MY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6520 [20SE]

Railroads: allow Federal funds made available for purchase of rolling stock to be used to purchase any equipment used for high-speed rail, S1652 [14MR]

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

Scranton, PA: anniversary of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, S1144• [29FE]

Senate: legislative program, S3241, S3242 [16MY]

Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, unanimous-consent agreement, S3239 [16MY]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S5034 [16JY]

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 (S. 697), S7300 [30NO]

——— 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), S7418 [5DE]

——— extend the payroll tax holiday and provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employees (S. 3660), S7418, S7419 [5DE]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4874 [11JY]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (S. 3233), S3518 [23MY]

Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference Day Award recipients, S2654• [24AP]

Reports filed

Joint Economic Report: Committee on Economics (Joint) (S. Rept. 112–253), S8138 [18DE]

Tributes

Gray, William H., III, S1037 [27FE]

Landrieu, Senator, S4874 [11JY]

Lesniewski, Joseph A., S4294• [19JN]

Lukasiewicz, Gary, S3421• [22MY]

Mikulski, Senator, S2227 [29MR]

Moore, Henry L., S6538• [20SE]