SANDERS, BERNARD (a Senator from Vermont)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3917, S3922 [11JN], S3978, S3991, S3998, S4000 [12JN], S4240 [18JN], S4352 [20JN], S4383 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7041, S7042, S7056, S7122 [28NO], S7216, S7218, S7222, S7232, S7234, S7241, S7255 [29NO], S7289 [30NO], S7359 [3DE]

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

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3289, S3290 [17MY], S3455 [22MY], S3485, S3495 [23MY]

FDIC: temporarily extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (S. 3637), S8045 [13DE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2434 [17AP], S2508, S2509 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2603 [23AP], S2637 [24AP], S2688 [25AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S653, S654 [14FE], S789, S791 [15FE], S851, S852, S862, S863 [16FE], S913 [17FE], S1050 [27FE], S1148 [29FE], S1195, S1196, S1367 [1MR], S1397 [5MR], S1423 [6MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1795, S1810 [19MR], S1853 [20MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6801 [14NO]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4963, S4964 [12JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139 [18JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5622 [26JY], S5777, S5778, S5788 [31JY], S5885 [1AU], S5980 [2AU]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S6765 [14NO]

Articles and editorials

Bankers Form SuperPAC for ‘Surgical’ Strike at Industry’s Enemies, Barbara A. Rehm, American Banker (publication), S3475 [23MY]

Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic, Richard A. Muller, New York (NY) Times, S5638 [30JY]

Public Wants Compromise on Fiscal Cliff, but Specifics Unpopular, Washington (DC) Post, S8174 [19DE]

Raising Medicare Age Could Leave Hundreds of Thousands Uninsured, Greg Sargent, Washington (DC) Post, S7731 [11DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3901 [11JN]

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), S2086 [27MR]

——— 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), S5488 [26JY]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S3729 [5JN]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see S. 2134), S3516 [23MY]

——— strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 3322), S4419 [21JN]

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), S851 [16FE]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]

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), S6457 [19SE]

Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 740), S1791 [19MR]

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

——— restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]

Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 2280), S2969 [8MY]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S2602 [23AP]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions (see S. 2032), S1791 [19MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 3237), S6856 [15NO]

Consumers: increase consumer protections for gift cards (see S. 3636), S7346 [3DE]

Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency operations (see S. 2139), S2546 [19AP] (see S. 3286), S3976 [12JN]

——— establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 987), S4418 [21JN]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see S. 3501), S5977 [2AU]

Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3522), S6062 [10SE]

——— require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S3730 [5JN]

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]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 1850), S76 [24JA]

——— extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program (see S. 2126), S909 [17FE]

Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health care services under departmental health care programs (see S. 3203), S3786 [6JN]

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

——— establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S851 [16FE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA] (see S. 2343), S2825 [26AP]

——— make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S3175 [15MY]

——— require Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see S. 1269), S323 [2FE]

Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]

Dept. of HHS: improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), S5381 [25JY]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S389 [7FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 3328), S4417 [21JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see S. 2108), S614 [14FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 1629), S2086 [27MR]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 3313), S4638 [26JN]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 1755), S1089 [28FE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 3340), S5134 [18JY]

——— improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), S2031 [26MR]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 414), S567 [13FE]

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]

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]

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

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

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), S699 [15FE]

——— strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of individuals with rare diseases (see S. 2281), S5871 [1AU]

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), S5134 [18JY]

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

——— provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (see S. 3048), S3175 [15MY]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S5872 [1AU]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S1577 [12MR]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women’s History Museum (see S. 680), S208 [31JA]

Hamilton College: anniversary (see S. Res. 478), S3729 [5JN]

Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 453), S6548 [20SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1993), S5659 [30JY]

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S6746 [13NO]

Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 [20JN]

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), S4822 [10JY]

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), S3517 [23MY]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 3463), S6064 [10SE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU]

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

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

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

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

National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see S. Res. 572), S6546 [20SE]

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

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

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

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

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see S. 1763), S2001 [22MR]

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]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 1166), S2969 [8MY]

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]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 [11JY]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve (see S. 1696), S2031 [26MR]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see S. 2028), S568 [13FE]

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

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S2002 [22MR]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 1086), S851 [16FE]

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

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), S6800 [14NO]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S3175 [15MY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 672), S2001 [22MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1171), S6063 [10SE]

——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY]

——— modify and extend the making work pay credit (see S. 3680), S8041 [13DE]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S4460 [25JN]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 1301), S1384 [5MR]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S568 [13FE]

Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. Res. 392), S5980 [2AU]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 [25JN]

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 2128), S1460 [7MR]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S43 [23JA]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 3608), S6625 [21SE]

——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 2017), S851 [16FE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S2497 [18AP]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), S567 [13FE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see S. 3547), S6340 [13SE]

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), S6746 [13NO]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2031 [26MR]

World War II: 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), S6108 [11SE]

Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S1577 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative (see S. 3421), S5257 [23JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank (see S. 3419), S5257 [23JY]

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

Government regulations: eliminate requirements for duplicative clinical testing of new drugs, vaccines, biological products, or medical devices if inconsistent with relevant ethical norms (see S. 3506), S5977 [2AU]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2037), S132 [26JA] (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see S. 3080), S3084 [10MY]

Cloture motions

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

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

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], S3713 [5JN]

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]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 [17AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 [26MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]

Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]

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

Essays

State of the Union: Alden Fletcher, S155• [30JA]

——— Dahlia Somers, S157• [30JA]

——— Emma Hamilton, S156• [30JA]

——— Erin Clauss, S155• [30JA]

——— Giovanina Mier, S157• [30JA]

——— Hannah Apfelbaum, S154• [30JA]

——— Jack Du Pre, S156• [30JA]

——— Jennifer Sikorski, S59 [24JA]

——— Julienne DeVita, S155• [30JA]

——— Karolina Sowulewska, S124• [26JA]

——— Kate Raszka, S124• [26JA]

——— Katie Leavitt, S156• [30JA]

——— Kayleigh Ehler-Vock, S124• [26JA]

——— Kidder Spillane, S158• [30JA]

——— Monica Allard, S123• [26JA]

——— Theophila Lee, S157• [30JA]

——— Travis K. Reed, S157• [30JA]

——— Yamuna Dahal, S155• [30JA]

——— Zach Holman, S156• [30JA]

Letters

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: several Senators, S6524 [20SE]

Eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund: David C. Williams, Postal Service, S2472 [18AP]

Lists

Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]

Obituaries

London, Marshall G.: Burlington (VT) Free Press, S8069• [17DE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S6765 [14NO]

Privilege of the floor

Walden, Maya Arrieta, S5154 [18JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4169 [14JN], S4353 [20JN], S4384 [21JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S6589 [21SE]

——— deficit, S4660 [27JN], S5124 [18JY], S5448 [26JY], S6083–S6085 [11SE], S7731 [11DE]

——— reform entitlement programs, S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (S. 2222), S2138 [28MR]

Climate: global warming, S673, S675, S677, S678 [15FE], S5635, S5642 [30JY]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S5637 [30JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Community Wood Energy Program biomass cooperatives grant funding, S4353 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7005 [28NO]

——— funding, S5125 [18JY]

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

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care, S1083–S1085 [28FE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S6769 [14NO], S7016 [28NO], S7730 [11DE], S8171–S8175 [19DE]

——— comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S5448 [26JY]

——— impact of deregulation of the financial sector, S4658 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]

——— impact of switch to chained consumer price index as means to measure cost-of-living, S7731 [11DE], S8171–S8175 [19DE]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4658 [27JN], S5123 [18JY], S5449 [26JY], S6083–S6085 [11SE]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S4659 [27JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), S1442 [7MR]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), motion to proceed, S4323, S4324 [20JN]

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), S3486 [23MY], S3562 [24MY]

——— revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for violations of Federal and State laws regulating pharmaceuticals, S3486 [23MY], S3562 [24MY]

Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 [14JN], S4384 [21JN]

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

Leahy, Senator: tribute to casting 14,000th vote, S5358 [25JY]

Medicare: funding, S6589 [21SE]

——— reform, S7730 [11DE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 2037), S133 [26JA]

——— reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 [19SE]

Olympic Games: tribute to Vermont participants, S5368• [25JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S1169 [1MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2137 [28MR]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, S6590 [21SE]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 2219), S3475, S3476 [23MY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5062 [17JY]

Postal Service: eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, S2471, S2472 [18AP]

——— improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S193 [31JA], S2370 [17AP], S2471, S2472 [18AP], S2635 [24AP]

——— improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to proceed, S2053 [27MR], S2356 [17AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2137 [28MR]

——— national energy policy, S4659 [27JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1085 [28FE], S1169 [1MR], S1648 [14MR]

——— 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), S4659 [27JN]

——— 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, S4743 [29JN]

——— increase Federal cost share for emergency relief permanent repairs in extreme disasters, S1648 [14MR]

Social Security: adjust normal and early retirement ages for receipts of benefits, increase maximum age for delayed retirement credit, and provide for progressive price indexing of benefits (S. 804), S5276 [24JY]

——— budget treatment of trust funds, S6522–S6524 [20SE], S7016 [28NO]

——— reform, S5275–S5277 [24JY]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3475, S3476 [23MY], S5062 [17JY]

Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (S. 1558), S5276 [24JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275 [24JY]

——— 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, S5275 [24JY]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, S674, S678 [15FE], S6078 [11SE]

——— extend renewable energy production tax credit, S674, S678 [15FE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion to proceed, S2302 [16AP]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, S675 [15FE]

Vermont: tribute to students who participated in Senator Sanders’ essay contest on the State of the Union, S59 [24JA]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]

Tables

Annual cut in Social Security benefits under chained consumer price index, S8173 [19DE]

Tributes

London, Marshall G., S8069• [17DE]

Mikulski, Senator, S2163 [28MR]

Pomerleau, Antonio, S3899• [11JN]

Rainville, Marcel, S6289 [13SE]