INHOFE, JAMES M. (a Senator from Oklahoma)

Addresses

Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya: Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic and Cultural Representative to the U.S., S2914 [7MY]

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791, S3792 [6JN], S3903, S3904 [11JN], S3994 [12JN], S4152, S4159 [13JN], S4382, S4419 [21JN]

Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards (S. 3331), S7460, S7636 [5DE]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S243, S270 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6963, S6964, S6972, S6973, S6974 [27NO], S7014, S7054, S7058, S7059, S7100, S7108, S7119 [28NO], S7150, S7154, S7176, S7177, S7181, S7222, S7223, S7226, S7227, S7228, S7248, S7254, S7255, S7272 [29NO], S7285, S7289, S7304 [30NO], S7324 [3DE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]

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 (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]

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), S3455 [22MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), S4727 [28JN]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2426 [17AP], S2603 [23AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2102, S2104, S2105 [27MR], S2182 [28MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1809, S1810 [19MR]

Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6822 [14NO]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4896 [11JY], S5048 [16JY]

Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY]

Appointments

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

——— H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]

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

Articles and editorials

Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, Al Cardenas, Washington (DC) Examiner, S4707 [28JN]

IPCC Lead Author Misleads US Congress, Roger Pielke, Jr., rogerpielkejr.blogspot.com (Internet site), S5856 [1AU]

NTSB—An Impartial Forum for Pilots? John S. Yodice, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Pilot (publication), S4179 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 2103), S4460 [25JN]

Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization or foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]

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]

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

Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains (see S. 3526), S6107 [11SE]

——— 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]

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]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see S. 2065), S1089 [28FE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), S3516 [23MY]

Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards (see S. 3331), S4417 [21JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), S163 [30JA]

Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see S. 3577), S6454 [19SE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see S. 2043), S389 [7FE]

Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see S. 1061), S5978 [2AU]

——— support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]

Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6457 [19SE]

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]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 [19AP]

Egypt: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S., urge protection of civil liberties, and cease intimidation and prosecution of civil society workers and democracy activists (see S. Res. 372), S614 [14FE]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 3559), 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]

Families and domestic relations: establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see S. 3321), S4368 [20JN]

Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S4893 [11JY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 2160), S6064 [10SE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 2213), S1847 [20MR]

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), S5978 [2AU]

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

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]

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: 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), S3130 [14MY]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see S. 1622), S2656 [24AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S2825 [26AP]

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), S5047 [16JY]

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

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 595), S6800 [14NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 595), S6800 [14NO]

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

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

National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 550), S6108 [11SE]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 470), S3516 [23MY]

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

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 538), S5871 [1AU]

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 460), S3174 [15MY]

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), S4300 [19JN]

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), S5134 [18JY]

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

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371, 3221), S3730 [5JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S6745 [13NO]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), S6628 [21SE]

Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 481), S3729 [5JN]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), S5486 [26JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), S2731 [25AP]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6272 [12SE]

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), S6457 [19SE]

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

Russia: disapprove law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of the law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see S. Res. 628), S8589 [31DE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 [7MR]

Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see S. Res. 524), S5257 [23JY]

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

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Con. Res. 61), S7686 [6DE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), S2166 [28MR]

——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]

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), S3130 [14MY]

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

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 2205), S5085 [17JY]

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

Veterans: require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6627 [21SE]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 [28MR]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S614 [14FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S567 [13FE]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see S. Res. 602), S6947 [27NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), S6546 [20SE]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), S1194 [1MR]

——— disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 37), S850 [16FE]

——— require regional administrators to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 [9MY]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require disclosure of all payments made from the Judgment Fund (see S. 3415), S5212 [19JY]

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]

Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (see S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]

Medicare: include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see S. 2265), S2242 [29MR]

Motor vehicles: exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum fuel economy increase standards (see S. 2174), S1540 [8MR]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]

Tariff: fishing reels (see S. 3195), S3234 [16MY]

Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]

Chronologies

Pilot’s Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]

Letters

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Home School Legal Defense Association, S7367 [4DE]

——— Penny Young Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), S7366 [4DE]

Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian Government expropriation of the company: by, S4945 [12JY]

Pilot’s Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: Senators Portman and Ayotte, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5009 [16JY]

——— several Senators, S5009 [16JY]

Lists

Fifteen earmarks from Sean Hannity’s list of most egregious earmarks, S294 [2FE]

Global cooling predictions, S5857 [1AU]

Poems

‘‘Praetorians,’’ Albert C. Caswell, S6539• [20SE]

Privilege of the floor

Bala, Chris, S7276 [29NO]

Mayo, Gary, S7276 [29NO]

Pankuch, Tony, S7125 [28NO]

Remarks

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, S7181 [29NO]

——— impose an asset freeze and visa ban on any outside parties providing support to the M23 rebels, S7189, S7190 [29NO]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3960 [12JN], S4383 [21JN]

——— exempt farms with aboveground fuel storage tanks of a certain size from EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, S3960 [12JN]

——— prohibit issuance of new EPA rule on municipal and industrial stormwater discharges prior to completion of evaluation of current rule, S3960 [12JN]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8189 [19DE]

Armed Forces: proposed troop reductions, S3266 [17MY]

Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5649 [30JY]

Budget: reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway Trust Fund spending, S1530, S1531 [8MR]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]

Climate: global warming, S3266 [17MY], S4859–S4862 [11JY], S5639 [30JY], S5841, S5853–S5858 [1AU]

Congress: prohibit earmarks, S244 [1FE], S292, S294, S303, S304 [2FE]

——— prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S244 [1FE], S292, S294, S303, S304 [2FE]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: impact on the rights of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children with disabilities, S7366 [4DE]

——— ratify, S7366, S7367 [4DE]

Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 3577), S6463 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7000, S7001 [28NO], S7142, S7144, S7154, S7168, S7181, S7189, S7190 [29NO]

——— clean energy technologies initiatives funding, S3266 [17MY]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, S7001 [28NO], S7144 [29NO]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S5118, S5126 [18JY], S7001 [28NO]

——— national missile defense system funding, S5127 [18JY], S6085 [11SE]

——— prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain other enemy belligerents to the U.S., S7168 [29NO]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3611 [24MY]

Dept. of Labor: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (S. 3297), S5118 [18JY]

Dept. of State: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian Government expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]

Dowdell, John E.: nomination to be district judge, S7736 [11DE]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S7166 [29NO]

——— impact of Government regulations, S2676–S2679 [25AP]

EPA: codify and delay implementation of and compliance dates for the cross-State air pollution rule (S. 1815), S3942–S3945 [12JN]

——— disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), S856–S858 [16FE], S3690–S3694 [4JN], S3942–S3945 [12JN], S4231–S4233 [18JN], S4288 [19JN]

——— disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S4314, S4322, S4333 [20JN]

——— disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), unanimous-consent agreement, S4283 [19JN]

——— require regional administrators to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (S. 3053), S3045 [9MY]

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 (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 [29JN]

——— 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 (S. 3268), S4176, S4178, S4179, S4180, S4182 [14JN]

——— 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 (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, S4177 [14JN]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for congressional review of agency guidance documents, S4288 [19JN]

FEMA: ensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters, S8189 [19DE]

——— prohibit emergency Federal disaster assistance for commercial fisheries, S8189 [19DE]

——— restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), S4641 [26JN]

Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4707, S4708 [28JN], S4750, S4755 [29JN]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S8189 [19DE]

Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund funding, S4755 [29JN]

Navy: participation in a memorandum of understanding with the Depts. of Agriculture and Energy Navy to invest in production of advanced aviation and marine biofuels, S7142, S7144 [29NO]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (S. 2282), S2256 [29MR]

Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S2024 [26MR]

——— evaluation of administration, S402 [9FE]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S2023 [26MR], S2676–S2679 [25AP], S3690–S3694 [4JN], S3942–S3945 [12JN]

Olympic Games: tribute to Oklahoma participants, S5481• [26JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax burden, S4707 [28JN]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4707 [28JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2023 [26MR]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]

——— eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2124 [28MR]

——— eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S2023 [26MR]

——— establish commission to analyze and report on cumulative impacts of certain EPA rules and actions on gasoline and diesel fuel prices, S2125 [28MR]

——— implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5649 [30JY]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, S86 [26JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S364–S366 [7FE], S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1659, S1660 [14MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S402, S404 [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), conference report, S4707, S4708 [28JN], S4750, S4755 [29JN]

Taiwan: tribute to food donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]

‘‘Taps’’: designate musical piece as National Song of Remembrance, S7154 [29NO]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6085 [11SE]

U.N.: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change endangerment findings relative to impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S5856 [1AU]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms, S5128 [18JY]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, S5007, S5008, S5009, S5010 [16JY], S5128 [18JY]

Water: amend consumer confidence reporting requirements for community water systems, S4383 [21JN]

——— prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S. 2245), S3032 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Climate: call to rethink opinion that global warming is a hoax, S5635–S5638 [30JY]

Summaries

Pilot’s Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]

Texts of

S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands Act, S2167 [28MR]

S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]

Tributes

Allen, Charles, S6539• [20SE]

Hodges, Frederick B. (Ben), S4817 [10JY]

Pinniger, Jennifer J. (Joy), S6262• [12SE]