BAUCUS, MAX (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3773 [22MY], S3907 [3JN], S3988 [6JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1817 [13MR], S1854, S1869 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2184, S2202, S2209, S2227 [21MR], S2272, S2308, S2309, S2333, S2352, S2353, S2357, S2362, S2366 [22MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2975 [24AP]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6521 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8057, S8058 [14NO], S8109 [18NO], S8204, S8236, S8242 [19NO], S8363 [20NO], S8493, S8526 [21NO]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S180 [22JA]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4828, S4836 [20JN], S5052 [24JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3168 [7MY], S3267, S3272 [8MY], S3404, S3432 [14MY]

Appointments

Committee on Taxation (Joint), S880 [26FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2642, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S6259 [1AU], S7085 [1OC]

——— H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, S7799 [4NO]

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations to international conferences, meetings, and negotiation sessions relating to trade agreements, S1826 [13MR]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, S569 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 1696), S8101 [18NO]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 274), S7536 [16OC]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (see S. 10), S42 [22JA]

Armed Forces: allow members to defer principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection with orders for mobilization for war or national emergency (see S. 634), S2146 [21MR]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see S. 628), S2026 [20MR]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see S. 240), S519 [7FE]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see S. 470), S1229 [6MR]

Boston, MA: commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt (see S. Res. 115), S3029 [25AP]

——— condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims (see S. Res. 101), S2749 [17AP]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2749 [17AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to law enforcement, postal workers, and other Senate employees who detected and prevented poison threat to Members of Congress (see S. Res. 112), S2960 [24AP]

Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 696), S2564 [10AP]

Children and youth: express that children trafficked in the U.S. be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators (see S. Con. Res. 29), S8457 [21NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S2564 [10AP]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3093 [6MY]

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see S. 1202), S4792 [20JN]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 1622), S8669 [11DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 582), S1853 [14MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 1208), S8001 [13NO]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 333), S2329 [22MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 282), S7729 [31OC]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see S. 210), S521 [7FE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S5264 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 463), S4521 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: close and consolidate excess overseas infrastructure and facilities and relocate overseas missions to U.S. installations prior to any domestic base realignment and closure (see S. Res. 132), S3256 [8MY]

——— reform investigative procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent abusive treatment of alleged sexual assault victims in the Armed Forces (see S. 1644), S7829 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: amend the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program (see S. 1222), S5149 [25JN]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 370), S1128 [5MR]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 427), S2750 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see S. 1570), S7431 [12OC]

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S6446 [12SE]

——— provide for participation in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program of certain specialists needed to respond to environmental public health emergencies (see S. 426), S1012 [28FE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 195), S438 [31JA]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see S. 1130), S4407 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 738), S2684 [16AP]

——— increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 1865), S9051 [19DE]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 919), S3326 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to include spouses of Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty (see S. 1039), S5709 [16JY]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S707 [13FE]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 633), S2146 [21MR]

District of Columbia: condemn Navy Yard shootings, express condolences to victims, support for those impacted, and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Res. 265), S7210 [4OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S871 [26FE]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see S. 971), S3569 [16MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 139), S3372 [13MY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve security clearance process by improving OPM oversight, terminating investigators who falsify reports, and establishing security clearance position guidelines (see S. 1276), S6128 [31JY]

——— strengthen accountability of individuals involved in misconduct affecting integrity of background investigations and update guidelines for security clearances (see S. 1744), S8361 [20NO]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see S. 1567), S7140 [2OC]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 368), S773 [14FE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 105), S2897 [23AP]

Forest Service: designate national forest acreage as disease and insect infestation treatment areas (see S. 745), S2749 [17AP]

——— revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see S. 1341), S5840 [23JY]

Forests: provide for the conduct of stewardship contracting projects (see S. 849), S3029 [25AP] (see S. 1300), S5801 [18JY]

Grams, Rod: tribute (see S. Res. 267), S7353 [9OC]

Hathaway, William D.: tribute (see S. Res. 189), S5264 [26JN]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 325), S772 [14FE]

Iran: support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (see S. Res. 65), S1128 [5MR]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S5907 [24JY]

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see S. Con. Res. 20), S5969 [25JY]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (see S. Res. 161), S3955 [4JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 6), S2456 [8AP]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see S. Res. 321), S8809 [13DE]

Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 37), S708 [13FE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S6886 [24SE]

National Ag Day: anniversary (see S. Res. 81), S1950 [19MR]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S6126 [31JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 534), S3031 [25AP]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 191), S5499 [27JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 51), S43 [22JA]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 107), S2897 [23AP]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S7729 [31OC]

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 149), S3614 [20MY]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 177), S4673 [19JN]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S8000 [13NO]

Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely presented (see S. 385), S871 [26FE]

——— extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see S. 161), S329 [28JA]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 987), S3659 [21MY]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 741), S2684 [16AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: correct inconsistencies in definitions relative to Native Americans (see S. 1575), S7536 [16OC]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see S. 316), S2455 [8AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 203), S7616 [29OC] (see S. 1842), S8913 [17DE]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (see S. 1569), S7308 [8OC]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 360), S3955 [4JN]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 279), S590 [11FE]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see S. Res. 26), S1089 [4MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 864), S3091 [6MY]

Schiappa, David J.: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S6208 [1AU]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 888), S3956 [4JN]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S813 [25FE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 313), S8565 [9DE]

Taxation: strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 836), S3029 [25AP]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see S. Con. Res. 7), S2456 [8AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 346), S772 [14FE]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see S. 700), S2564 [10AP]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 234), S774 [14FE]

——— reauthorize Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see S. 6), S42 [22JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of withdrawal of U.S. combat troops (see S. Res. 280), S7728 [31OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 5), S42 [22JA] (see S. 47), S285 [24JA]

Women: ensure access to contraception, preventive services, accurate health care information, cancer screenings, and affordable insurance for pregnancy-related needs and reduce health disparities (see S. Res. 60), S1951 [19MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S3430 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance (see S. 141), S284 [24JA]

BLM: withdraw and reserve certain lands for exclusive military use as part of the Limestone Hills Training Area in Montana (see S. 1169), S4481 [13JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize and implement water rights compact between Montana and the Blackfeet Indian Tribe (see S. 434), S1088 [4MR]

Committee on Finance (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 59), S944 [27FE] (see S. Res. 249), S6647 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand agricultural opportunities for military veterans (see S. 784), S2896 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorize long-term contracts for procurement of certain liquid transportation fuels (see S. 389), S871 [26FE]

Dept. of Education: establish Office of Rural Education Policy (see S. 1096), S3955 [4JN]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 1357), S5907 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, designate certain lands as wilderness, and improve management of noxious weeds in Lewis and Clark National Forest (see S. 364), S773 [14FE]

——— use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 715), S2589 [11AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S329 [28JA]

Executive departments: require transparency in meeting Federal goals for contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 140), S284 [24JA]

Families and domestic relations: increase reliability of child support for children (see S. 1870, 1877), S9052 [19DE]

——— reauthorize and restructure adoption incentives payments (see S. 1870, 1876), S9052 [19DE]

Foreign trade: reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities (see S. 662), S2328 [22MR]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (see S. 1331), S5800 [18JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S772 [14FE]

Medicare: repeal sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians and improve beneficiary access (see S. 1871), S9052 [19DE]

Montana: withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see S. 255), S519 [7FE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 66), S1012 [28FE]

Social Security: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (see S. 1870, 1878), S9052 [19DE]

Taxation: extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see S. 140), S284 [24JA]

——— include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines (see S. 391), S943 [27FE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 526), S1710 [12MR]

Veterans: improve coordination of Federal veteran job training services (see S. 140), S284 [24JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S2896 [23AP]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3949 [4JN], S3976 [6JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S8816 [15DE], S8872 [17DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1782 [13MR], S1882 [18MR], S1987 [20MR]

Archuleta, Katherine: nomination to be OPM Director, S7565 [28OC], S7646 [30OC]

Cordray, Richard: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S5652 [11JY], S5694 [16JY]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1084 [4MR], S1146 [6MR]

Koskinen, John A.: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S8837 [16DE], S9081 [20DE]

McCarthy, Regina: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S5653 [11JY], S5785 [18JY]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), S8816 [15DE], S8957 [18DE]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7385 [10OC], S7425 [12OC]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3319 [9MY]

Letters

Marketplace Fairness Act: Lance Trebesch, S2828 [22AP]

Lists

University of Montana men’s basketball team, S2022 [20MR]

University of Montana women’s basketball team, S2022 [20MR]

World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Big Sky Honor Flight (organization), S3565 [16MY]

Motions

Budget: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), S426, S427, S428 [31JA]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1146 [6MR]

Privilege of the floor

Andres, Robert, S6899 [24SE]

Borth, Carly, S6899 [24SE]

Deavers, Matthew, S6899 [24SE]

Dobson, Craig, S6899 [24SE]

Evans, Louis, S6899 [24SE]

Evilsizer, Tyler, S948 [27FE]

Hampl, Eva, S447 [31JA]

Hansen, Erik, S948 [27FE]

Harvey, Taylor, S6899 [24SE]

Heiman, Anderson, S948 [27FE]

Jeney, Ashtin, S447 [31JA]

Jenkins, Stephen, S6899 [24SE]

Karan, Elizabeth, S948 [27FE]

Mathis, Gavin, S447 [31JA]

McNellis, Kevin, S6899 [24SE]

Parnass, Danielle, S6899 [24SE]

Rainer, Melanie, S948 [27FE]

Sokolove, Peter, S948 [27FE]

Tilson, Sibyl, S6899 [24SE]

Tjoa, Aaron, S948 [27FE]

Vallurupalli, Swarna, S948 [27FE]

Vondall, Andrew, S447 [31JA]

Watt, Bryan, S447 [31JA]

West, Daniel, S447 [31JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance (S. 141), S288 [24JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3643 [21MY]

Applied Materials, Inc.: merger with Tokyo Electron Limited and move to the Netherlands, S7662 [30OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6929 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8899 [17DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6857 [24SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S2027 [20MR]

Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S2793 [18AP], S3565 [16MY]

Budget: constitutionality of legislation to suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution relative to 27th Amendment, S428 [31JA]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S986 [28FE]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), unanimous-consent request, S986 [28FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8899 [17DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2096, S2097 [21MR], S2274, S2278, S2318 [22MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), S413, S419, S425, S426, S427, S428 [31JA]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), motion to commit, S428 [31JA]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2096, S2097 [21MR], S2274, S2278 [22MR]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2941 [24AP], S2988, S2989, S3004, S3007 [25AP]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2828, S2829, S2833 [22AP]

——— enforcement authority of States to collect sales and use taxes from remote sellers in foreign countries, S3007 [25AP]

——— give businesses more time to comply with online sales tax regulations, S2988, S2989 [25AP]

CBO: provide Committee on Taxation (Joint) macroeconomic analysis of tax reform legislation, S2318 [22MR]

Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus: tribute, S895 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand agricultural opportunities for military veterans (S. 784), S2901 [23AP]

Dept. of Education: allow continuation of existing Federal student loan servicing contracts for not-for-profit servicers, S8899 [17DE]

——— establish Office of Rural Education Policy (S. 1096), S3958 [4JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Payments in Lieu of Taxes program funding, S9090 [20DE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: tribute to members, S2793 [18AP]

Employee Benefit Research Institute: anniversary, S7997 [13NO]

Executive departments: require transparency in meeting Federal goals for contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (S. 140), S1882 [18MR]

Froman, Michael: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S4662 [19JN]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally, S419, S427 [31JA]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, S7289 [8OC], S7595 [29OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: allow payments to shippers entering or transporting cargo through certain ports, S3450 [15MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S5330, S5481 [27JN]

Iraq: anniversary of U.S.-led invasion, S1882 [18MR]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, S3517 [15MY]

Lew, Jacob J.: nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, S892, S922 [27FE]

——— nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, unanimous-consent agreement, S892 [27FE]

Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation: anniversary, S3021, S3022 [25AP]

Morris, Brian: nomination to be district judge, S8614 [11DE]

National Agriculture Week: observance, S1883 [18MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (S. 1592), unanimous-consent request, S7657 [30OC]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8800 [13DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6857 [24SE]

Public debt: ceiling, S6929 [26SE], S7289 [8OC]

——— disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S7595 [29OC]

——— economic impact on global financial system of failure to raise debt ceiling, S7290 [8OC]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached, S6929 [26SE]

——— require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts, S419, S425, S426, S428 [31JA]

Public welfare programs: allow States waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, S5330 [27JN]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S6858 [24SE]

Tavenner, Marilyn B.: nomination to be Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, S3518 [15MY]

Taxation: extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (S. 140), S1882 [18MR]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (S. 526), S1711 [12MR]

——— reform laws and filing procedures, S5481, S5482 [27JN]

——— reform tax code and provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S., S7662 [30OC]

——— reform the Federal tax code, S3518 [15MY], S4763 [20JN], S5813 [23JY], S5943 [25JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S9001 [19DE]

University of Montana: tribute to men’s and women’s basketball teams, S2022 [20MR]

Veterans: improve coordination of Federal veteran job training services (S. 140), S1882 [18MR]

Votes: position on missed, S8711• [12DE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Corps of Engineers to construct various projects to improve rivers and harbors (S. 601), S3450 [15MY]

Watters, Susan P.: nomination to be district judge, S8614 [11DE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: tribute for casting 12,000th vote, S3899 [3JN]

Tribute, S6858 [24SE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. Rept. 113–5), S2145 [21MR]

Expenditures: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. Res. 59), S943 [27FE]

——— Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. Res. 249), S6646 [19SE]

Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Payment System for Physicians Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1871), S9051 [19DE]

Nomination of Christopher J. Meade To Be Dept. of the Treasury General Counsel: Committee on Finance (Senate), S870 [26FE]

Nomination of F. Scott Kieff to the ITC: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5968 [25JY]

Nomination of Jacob J. Lew To Be Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S870 [26FE]

Nomination of John A. Koskinen To Be IRS Commissioner: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8809 [13DE]

Nomination of Joseph W. Nega To Be U.S. Tax Court Judge: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5968 [25JY]

Nomination of Marilyn B. Tavenner To Be Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator: Committee on Finance (Senate), S2896 [23AP]

Nomination of Michael B. Thornton To Be U.S. Tax Court Judge: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5968 [25JY]

Nomination of Michael Froman to Be U.S. Trade Representative: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4212 [11JN]

Nomination of Rhonda K. Schmidtlein to the ITC: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8809 [13DE]

Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin To Be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8809 [13DE]

Nomination of William B. Schultz To Be Dept. of HHS General Counsel: Committee on Finance (Senate), S870 [26FE]

Supporting At-Risk Children Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1870), S9051 [19DE]

Rules

Committee on Finance (Senate), S857–S859 [26FE]

Texts of

S. 1086, Office of Rural Education Policy Act, S3959 [4JN]

Tributes

Baucus, Phillip, S1882 [18MR]

Ching, Elizabeth, S5751 [17JY]

Goldberg, Larry J., S326 [28JA]

Mansfield, Mike, S3021 [25AP]

Sullivan, Russ, S276 [24JA]