BEGICH, MARK (a Senator from Alaska)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3621, S3622, S3623, S3624, S3627 [20MY], S3659, S3665, S3667, S3669, S3671, S3686, S3687, S3688, S3692 [21MY], S3749, S3780, S3787 [22MY], S3846 [23MY], S3910 [3JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S8852 [16DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1818, S1820 [13MR], S1869, S1871 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2147, S2149, S2173, S2176, S2190, S2192, S2197, S2199, S2207, S2226, S2227, S2228 [21MR], S2272, S2279, S2297, S2305, S2343, S2345, S2351, S2353, S2354, S2364, S2367 [22MR]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6392 [11SE], S6459 [12SE], S6521 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8065 [14NO], S8115 [18NO], S8227, S8237, S8239, S8240, S8241, S8244, S8249, S8260, S8269, S8284 [19NO], S8363, S8385, S8405, S8408 [20NO], S8460, S8493, S8526 [21NO], S8567 [9DE]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S2770 [17AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4482, S4492 [13JN], S4525 [17JN], S4596 [18JN], S4675 [19JN], S4794, S4799, S4802, S4828, S4833, S4843 [20JN], S4860, S4984 [21JN], S5082 [24JN], S5197 [25JN], S5301 [26JN]

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), S3378 [13MY], S3406 [14MY]

Appointments

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye into the House Chamber, H2487 [8MY]

Committee to escort the President, S662 [12FE], H443 [12FE]

President’s Export Council, S408 [30JA]

U.S.-China Interparliamentary Group, S2232 [21MR]

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), S8050 [14NO]

Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: implement (see S. 267), S589 [11FE]

Air Force: retain current leadership rank, aircraft, and core functions of the 354th Fighter Wing and the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson AFB, AK, and require reports on proposed activities at such installation (see S. 152), S358 [29JA]

Alaska: establish Niblack and Bokan Mountain mining area road corridor (see S. 181), S400 [30JA]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims (see S. 14), S871 [26FE] (see S. 340), S772 [14FE]

Anchorage, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (see S. 235), S519 [7FE]

——— provide for unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city for purposes of economic development by conveying Federal reversion interest to the city (see S. 182), S400 [30JA]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see S. 373), S5264 [26JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S6378 [11SE]

——— enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 1593), S7574 [28OC]

——— establish a tiered hiring preference for civil service jobs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 1320), S6024 [29JY]

——— 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]

——— protect the privacy of servicewomen seeking abortions in cases of rape or incest and allow use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see S. 777), S2896 [23AP]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see S. 470), S1271 [7MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see S. 1844), S8913 [17DE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 129), S3091 [6MY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 475), S1786 [13MR]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 31), S708 [13FE]

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]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 20), S5667 [11JY]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 554), S2502 [9AP]

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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see S. 1012), S7729 [31OC]

Charles W. Morgan (vessel): commemorate relaunching, commend preservation and reinterpretation as a vessel of scientific and educational exploration, and recognize as the ‘‘Ambassador to the Whales’’ (see S. Res. 183), S5688 [15JY]

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. 116), S214 [23JA]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see S. 186), S3326 [9MY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S213 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3533 [15MY]

Coast Guard: ensure victims of sexual assault are granted an expedited consideration and determination of a request for transfer away from the geographic location of their alleged assailant (see S. 1050), S3843 [23MY]

——— lease tidelands and submerged lands under control of the Coast Guard for periods longer than five years (see S. 1609), S7615 [29OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (see S.J. Res. 24), S7386 [10OC]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see S. 128), S284 [24JA]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 1269), S6211 [1AU]

Columbia (space shuttle): commemorate anniversary of loss, express condolences to friends and family of astronauts who died, and reaffirm commitment to safe space flight (see S. Res. 24), S439 [31JA]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 1622), S7797 [4NO]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S3091 [6MY]

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

Consumers: enhance consumer rights relative to consumer report disputes by requiring provision of documentation provided by consumers (see S. 1538), S6683 [23SE]

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

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to limit corporate spending in elections (see S.J. Res. 18), S5756 [17JY]

Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 249), S519 [7FE]

——— provide secondary mortgage reform by establishing the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp., abolishing the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and phasing out housing Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 1217), S8668 [11DE]

——— require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs (see S. 1106), S4587 [18JN]

——— revoke Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charters, temporarily create a Mortgage Finance Agency to secure mortgages until the transition to privatization, and protect against another housing collapse (see S. 1048), S5756 [17JY]

Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see S. 1275), S5620 [10JY]

——— produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 1023), S6520 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3906 [3JN]

——— establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List (see S. 868), S5265 [26JN]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see S. 967), S3569 [16MY]

——— rescind amounts appropriated for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (see S. 680), S2501 [9AP]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers (see S. 502), S3031 [25AP]

——— award grants to States to establish voluntary prekindergarten programs to ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten (see S. 322), S708 [13FE]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see S. 217), S469 [4FE]

——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see S. 1067), S3844 [23MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see S. 1238), S5498 [27JN]

——— 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 funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see S. 897), S3533 [15MY]

——— provide professional development for elementary school principals in early childhood education and development (see S. 1113), S4021 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see S. 192), S438 [31JA]

——— promote mapping and development of U.S. geothermal resources by establishing a direct loan program for high risk geothermal exploration wells (see S. 362), S773 [14FE]

——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (see S. 552), S1785 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a national toll-free hotline and website to provide child care consumer education information to help parents access child care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 390), S943 [27FE]

——— authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see S. 1570), S7386 [10OC]

——— authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 1019), S3761 [22MY]

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S7674 [30OC]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 641), S6296 [9SE]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see S. 999), S3988 [6JN]

——— reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 237), S519 [7FE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 195), S4793 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see S. 1361), S7576 [28OC]

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), S4212 [11JN]

Dept. of State: enhance embassy security (see S. 980), S3659 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas in, and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc., for Denali National Park and Preserve (see S. 157), S470 [4FE]

——— issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve (see S. 157), S470 [4FE]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 1462), S8566 [9DE]

——— prohibit certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights (see S. 1811), S8771 [12DE]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (see S. 794), S2960 [24AP] (see S. 853), S3029 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize transport of individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 455), S1127 [5MR]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 522), S4482 [13JN]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 629), S2026 [20MR]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see S. 690), S2961 [24AP]

——— enhance treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of contracting goals and preferences (see S. 430), S5265 [26JN]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see S. 1602), S7878 [6NO]

——— expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans unable to receive care in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such treatment (see S. 1588), S7574 [28OC]

——— 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), S5265 [26JN]

——— 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. 131), S284 [24JA]

——— improve dental health care (see S. 1586), S7796 [4NO]

——— 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]

——— improve Health Professionals Education Assistance Program (see S. 845), S3160 [7MY]

——— improve processing of claims for compensation (see S. 928), S4482 [13JN]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 200), S470 [4FE]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see S. 778), S2896 [23AP]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 1556), S7007 [27SE]

——— protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting veterans (see S. 1211), S4793 [20JN]

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

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (see S. 1155), S6128 [31JY]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to immunization of veterans (see S. 1165), S4481 [13JN]

——— provide for payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a veteran upon the death of the veteran (see S. 1573), S7536 [16OC]

——— provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and assistance to U.S. Paralympics, Inc. (see S. 695), S2564 [10AP]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 734), S5265 [26JN]

——— repeal time limitations on eligibility for use of All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program benefits and improve veterans education outreach (see S. 863), S3091 [6MY]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 422), S3327 [9MY]

——— treat certain misfiled documents as motions for reconsideration of decisions by the Board of Veterans Appeals (see S. 939), S3429 [14MY]

Diseases: provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see S. 907), S3373 [13MY]

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), S8050 [14NO]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 1254), S5498 [27JN]

Economy: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veteran benefits or to increase low- and middle-class tax burden (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2961 [24AP]

Education: improve early education (see S. 519), S1592 [11MR]

——— improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects (see S. 854), S3029 [25AP]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see S. 765), S4586 [18JN]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 326), S772 [14FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S5756 [17JY]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see S. 971), S5500 [27JN]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see S. 1072), S3844 [23MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 226), S469 [4FE]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 809), S2960 [24AP]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt essential employees from furloughs required to achieve funding reductions due to sequester and allow funding flexibility to maintain essential services (see S. 724), S2897 [23AP]

——— improve security clearance process by improving OPM oversight, terminating investigators who falsify reports, and establishing security clearance position guidelines (see S. 1276), S6754 [24SE]

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

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 643), S2146 [21MR]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see S. 1567), S7211 [4OC]

Feed America Day: designate (see S. Res. 306), S8361 [20NO]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see S. 1610), S7615 [29OC] (see S. 1846), S8913 [17DE]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 968), S3569 [16MY]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S3031 [25AP]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 1212), S4793 [20JN]

——— improve effectiveness of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by clarifying reporting requirements related to adjudications of mental incompetency (see S. 480), S1229 [6MR]

Fish and fishing: allow fishermen who hold capital construction fund accounts to make a penalty-free withdrawal from such accounts without requiring reinvestment in the fishing industry (see S. 551), S1785 [13MR]

——— establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes (see S. 269), S589 [11FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 119), S657 [12FE]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see S. 718), S6127 [31JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 209), S469 [4FE]

——— restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 1018), S3761 [22MY]

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people (see S. 156), S401 [30JA]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see S. 55), S7063 [30SE]

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

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 84), S2026 [20MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 218), S469 [4FE]

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

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S5527 [8JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 246), S6647 [19SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S8846 [16DE]

Hydroelectric power: improve (see S. 545), S1785 [13MR]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S1950 [19MR]

——— authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 169), S3372 [13MY]

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 461), S1127 [5MR]

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

——— permit individuals to renew certain health insurance offered in the individual or small group markets and provide that such individuals would not be subject to the individual mandate penalty (see S. 1699), S8050 [14NO]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 650), S2329 [22MR]

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 74), S1592 [11MR]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 1881), S9052 [19DE]

——— impose sanctions relative to certain transactions in foreign currencies (see S. 892), S3431 [14MY]

——— 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), S1012 [28FE]

——— support political reform (see S. Res. 154), S4482 [13JN]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 669), S5687 [15JY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S2650 [15AP]

Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S6886 [24SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 175), S4673 [19JN]

Korea, Republic of: recognize anniversary of Korean War Armistice and the Mutual Defense Treaty, reaffirm importance of U.S.-Korea alliance, and congratulate Park Geun-hye on election as President (see S. Res. 136), S3326 [9MY]

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

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

Medicare: authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 117), S214 [23JA]

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 1143), S7952 [12NO]

——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 569), S6296 [9SE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 623), S3257 [8MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S8362 [20NO]

——— extend the Frontier Extended Stay Clinic demonstration in Alaska (see S. 239), S519 [7FE]

——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S3955 [4JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S2589 [11AP]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 1064), S8846 [16DE]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 945), S3430 [14MY]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S520 [7FE]

——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 689), S2650 [15AP]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S401 [30JA]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see S. 460), S3091 [6MY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 1600), S7615 [29OC]

Motor vehicles: provide regulatory parity for alternative fuel vehicles (see S. 1355), S5907 [24JY]

Mount Denali: designate (see S. 155), S2564 [10AP]

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

National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: reauthorize and update grants to address problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress (see S. 380), S4983 [21JN]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 263), S6960 [26SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 147), S3569 [16MY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 240), S6597 [18SE]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 142), S3532 [15MY]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 305), S8361 [20NO]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S6024 [29JY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 169), S4406 [12JN]

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

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 262), S6960 [26SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 126), S3093 [6MY]

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

National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 276), S7616 [29OC]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 305), S8361 [20NO]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1352), S5907 [24JY]

Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (see S. 1046), S4022 [7JN]

Native Hawaiian Education Act: strengthen (see S. 1107), S3987 [6JN]

NOAA: limit maritime liens on fishing licenses (see S. 542), S1785 [13MR]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 1562), S7796 [4NO]

——— reauthorize and improve (see S. 1028), S4059 [10JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1798), S8601 [10DE]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 813), S4482 [13JN]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see S. 230), S1088 [4MR]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S8976 [18DE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S8001 [13NO]

Pipelines: express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation (see S. Con. Res. 21), S6127 [31JY]

Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 824), S3028 [25AP]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see S. 363), S773 [14FE]

——— establish partnership between States that produce energy onshore and offshore and the Federal Government (see S. 630), S2026 [20MR] (see S. 1273), S5620 [10JY]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see S. 1599), S7615 [29OC]

——— require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things and provide appropriate transition procedures (see S. 1182), S4585 [18JN]

——— strengthen privacy protections, accountability, and oversight relative to domestic surveillance (see S. 1215), S5150 [25JN]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 78), S1892 [18MR]

Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal real property (see S. 1382), S6023 [29JY] (see S. 1398), S6072 [30JY]

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), S773 [14FE]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 99), S2684 [16AP]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 403), S5568 [9JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 1088), S3954 [4JN]

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

Senate Rules: permit Senate to avoid unnecessary delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased (see S. Res. 7), S43 [22JA]

——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 4), S43 [22JA]

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

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. 1118), S4482 [13JN]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see S. 567), S5841 [23JY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 475), S1786 [13MR]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see S. 973), S8602 [10DE]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1660), S7876 [6NO]

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 (see S. 759), S2797 [18AP]

——— allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food (see S. 910), S3256 [8MY]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 62), S43 [22JA]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see S. 1507), S8602 [10DE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S6327 [10SE]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1181), S4585 [18JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S5621 [10JY]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see S. 1624), S7878 [6NO]

——— make biomass fuel property and heating appliances eligible for the residential and commercial renewable energy investment tax credits (see S. 1007), S8913 [17DE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 1431), S6206 [1AU]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 526), S8845 [16DE]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 749), S2749 [17AP]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S7617 [29OC]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S6210 [1AU]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 420), S3906 [3JN]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see S. 1194), S4792 [20JN]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S3326 [9MY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see S. 958), S3531 [15MY]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see S. 1533), S6647 [19SE]

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

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see S. Con. Res. 12), S3659 [21MY]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and modernize (see S. 1009), S3760 [22MY]

Transportation Security Administration: establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (see S. 1804), S8668 [11DE]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and support relief and reconstruction assistance (see S. Res. 292), S8000 [13NO]

Veterans: appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see S. 1564), S7063 [30SE]

——— 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), S872 [26FE]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 893), S3255 [8MY]

——— 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]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see S. 257), S3030 [25AP]

Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see S. 409), S4481 [13JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 5), S42 [22JA] (see S. 47), S215 [23JA]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 123), S214 [23JA]

Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate (see S. 157), S470 [4FE]

Weather: improve resilience to extreme weather events and prevent worsening of extreme weather conditions (see S. 7), S42 [22JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S1127 [5MR]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S3326 [9MY]

World Polio Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 270), S7536 [16OC]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 78), S1892 [18MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S707 [13FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S3092 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alaska: enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes relative to enforcement of certain State laws by Indian tribes, improve quality of life in rural Alaska, and reduce alcohol and drug abuse (see S. 1474), S6208 [1AU]

——— exempt national forest lands from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (see S. 384), S871 [26FE]

——— require oil produced from Federal leases in certain Arctic waters be transported onshore by pipeline and provide for sharing of certain Outer Continental Shelf revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone (see S. 199), S438 [31JA]

Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation (see S. 272), S589 [11FE] (see S. 1344), S5840 [23JY]

Arctic regions: expedite development of Arctic deepwater ports (see S. 428), S1012 [28FE]

——— study mental, behavioral, and physical health problems, institute Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Arctic health assessment program, and create NIH ‘‘Arctic Desk’’ (see S. 271), S589 [11FE]

Armed Forces: increase mileage reimbursement rate for members during permanent change of station and authorize transport of vehicles of members stationed on nonforeign areas outside the continental U.S. (see S. 613), S1950 [19MR]

——— provide for enhanced reimbursement of National Guard and Reserve members for certain travel expenses (see S. 378), S813 [25FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: designate Presidential Special Envoy to the Balkans to evaluate successes and shortcomings of the Dayton Peace Accords implementation (see S. Res. 131), S3256 [8MY]

Coast Guard: improve quality of life for members and families through expanded child care availability, increased educational opportunities, and eased transition to post-service life (see S. 1760), S8457 [21NO]

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]

Dept. of Education: establish a new counseling program (see S. 282), S657 [12FE]

——— establish a program to provide professional development activities for educators (see S. 441), S1088 [4MR]

——— establish a program to support the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and technical education facilities (see S. 439), S1088 [4MR]

——— invest in innovation for education (see S. 283), S657 [12FE]

——— provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators (see S. 440), S1088 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 153), S285 [24JA]

——— establish a public-private partnership program to provide child care (see S. 442), S1088 [4MR]

——— include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see S. 1815), S8771 [12DE]

Dept. of State: establish a U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (see S. 270), S589 [11FE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow public access to departmental research (see S. 877), S3158 [7MY]

——— carry out a program of outreach for veterans (see S. 1558), S7007 [27SE]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 287), S657 [12FE]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see S. 932), S3371 [13MY]

——— require recipients of per diem payments for provision of services for homeless veterans to comply with codes relevant to operations and level of care provided (see S. 1580), S7574 [28OC]

Disasters: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see S. 1819), S8771 [12DE]

FCC: suspend and revise proposed rule that revised Universal Service fund distribution to rural carriers and encourage investment by rural rate-of-return carriers in deployment of broadband infrastructure (see S. 1858), S8976 [18DE]

FDA: require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see S. 248), S519 [7FE]

Federal agencies and departments: promote strategic sourcing principles (see S. 1304), S5708 [16JY]

Fish and fishing: prevent escapement of genetically altered salmon (see S. 246), S519 [7FE]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 520), S1592 [11MR]

GAO: report to Congress on the effectiveness of FCC universal service reforms (see S. 774), S2844 [22AP]

Health: Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program funding (see S. 1333), S5800 [18JY]

Immigration: authorize issuance of H2O nonimmigrant visas for aliens temporarily performing labor in the seafood processing industry (see S. 518), S1592 [11MR]

National Guard Educational Foundation: include among youth and charitable organizations eligible for National Guard assistance (see S. 926), S3326 [9MY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 141), S3430 [14MY]

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]

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1068), S3844 [23MY]

Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. Res. 289), S7927 [7NO]

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

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1330), S5800 [18JY]

——— increase qualified health plan options by offering plans with lower premiums but requiring higher out-of-pocket costs (see S. 1729), S8186 [19NO]

Public buildings: allow traditional foods to be served at public facilities (see S. 1374), S5968 [25JY]

Rural areas: improve housing for educators, public safety officers, and medical providers, and their households (see S. 386), S871 [26FE]

Small business: make enrollment in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program available when fewer than 2 qualified health plans are offered through the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) (see S. 1327), S5800 [18JY]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see S. 308), S707 [13FE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 896), S3256 [8MY]

Strategic Defense Initiative: anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S2026 [20MR]

Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see S. 1839), S8913 [17DE]

Taxation: adjust limits on expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see S. 1298), S5708 [16JY]

——— modify the small employer health insurance credit (see S. 1325), S5800 [18JY]

——— provide a credit for early childhood education professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for dependent care services (see S. 438), S1088 [4MR]

Cloture motions

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

Brennan, John O.: nomination to be CIA Director, S1227 [6MR], S1256 [7MR]

Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S849 [26FE], S991 [28FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2785 [18AP], S2833 [22AP]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7864 [6NO], S7902 [7NO]

Comey, James B., Jr.: nomination to be FBI Director, S5978 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), motion to proceed, S8027 [14NO], S8092 [18NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6051 [30JY], S6155 [1AU]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5795 [18JY], S5817 [23JY]

Engler, Richard J.: nomination to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, S8838 [16DE]

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), motion to proceed, S7923 [7NO], S7949 [12NO], S8027 [14NO]

Gibson, Sloan D.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S8837 [16DE]

Jones, B. Todd: nomination to be ATF Director, S5994 [29JY], S6099 [31JY]

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

Mayorkas, Alejandro N.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security, S8836 [16DE], S9068 [19DE]

Power, Samantha: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S5994 [29JY]

Raskin, Sarah Bloom: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury, S8838 [16DE]

Sewall, Sarah: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, S8837 [16DE]

Watt, Representative: nomination to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, S7566 [28OC], S7706 [31OC], S8585 [10DE]

Wilkins, Robert L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8027 [14NO], S8092 [18NO]

Wright, Jessica Garfola: nomination to be Under Sec. of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, S8838 [16DE]

Yellen, Janet L.: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S8837 [16DE], S9083 [20DE]

Remarks

Alaska: anniversary of Alaska Marine Highway System, S647• [12FE]

——— impact of Government shutdown, S7180 [4OC]

——— observance of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, S648• [12FE]

——— require oil produced from Federal leases in certain Arctic waters be transported onshore by pipeline and provide for sharing of certain Outer Continental Shelf revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone (S. 199), S442 [31JA], S1680 [12MR]

——— tribute to American Radio Relay League Field Day, S4055• [10JN]

——— tribute to classic car clubs, S3982 [6JN]

——— tribute to Purple UP! Day, S2454• [8AP]

——— tribute to youth hockey, S327• [28JA]

Allred, Samuel: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, S812• [25FE]

Appropriations: legislative process, S7179 [4OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6953 [26SE]

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

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7179 [4OC], S7262, S7263, S7264 [7OC], S7450, S7452 [13OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1680 [12MR], S2027 [20MR]

BLM: impact of Government shutdown on energy permitting and operations, S7262 [7OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S486 [7FE]

——— deficit, S486 [7FE]

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

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S1936 [19MR], S2247, S2279 [22MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), S7263 [7OC], S7452 [13OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for activities associated with the ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Native American code talkers (S. Con. Res. 25), S8011 [13NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 84), S376 [30JA]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6417 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S6191 [1AU]

——— end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S6191 [1AU]

——— Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) funding, S2247 [22MR]

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

——— establish a new counseling program (S. 282), S7995 [13NO]

——— establish a program to provide professional development activities for educators (S. 441), S7995 [13NO]

——— establish a program to support the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and technical education facilities (S. 439), S7995 [13NO]

——— invest in innovation for education (S. 283), S7995 [13NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (S. 153), S291 [24JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project, S487 [7FE]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: tribute to Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, S2895• [23AP]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S7995, S7996 [13NO]

Fairbanks, AK: anniversary of Wellspring Revival Ministries Joel’s Place, S2957• [24AP]

——— tribute to Big Daddy’s BarB-Q, S355• [29JA]

FDA: require labeling of genetically-engineered fish, S2279 [22MR]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), S7264 [7OC], S7448 [13OC]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), House amendment, S7262 [7OC]

Firearms: prevent criminals from obtaining firearms (S. 729), S2655 [15AP]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through straw purchasing and trafficking (S. 730), S2655 [15AP]

Galena, AK: express condolences and support for people affected by flood, S3891 [3JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7179 [4OC], S7262, S7263, S7264 [7OC], S7448, S7450, S7451, S7452 [13OC]

Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S2495 [9AP], S7718 [31OC]

Mount McKinley: anniversary of first ascent of south peak, S1889• [18MR]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 294), S8010 [13NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 294), S8010 [13NO]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 293), S8010 [13NO]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S487 [7FE]

Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S732 [14FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to implement, S6953 [26SE]

Pipelines: express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation, S6417 [12SE]

Polynesian Flag Day: observance, S3655• [21MY]

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7448, S7450, S7451, S7452 [13OC]

Red Cross Month: observance, S327• [28JA]

Rizzo, Shaylee: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, S812• [25FE]

Senate: legislative program, S2655 [15AP], S7560 [16OC], S8011 [13NO]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy, S6191 [1AU]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and support relief and reconstruction assistance (S. Res. 292), S7995 [13NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S486 [7FE]

Texts of

S. 199, Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act, S442 [31JA]

Tributes

Budd, Domnelia (Nellen), S5260 [26JN]

Hanson, Lyal, S1590• [11MR]

Hoffman, Dave, S1589• [11MR]

John, Katie, S5015• [24JN]

Johnson, Glenn, S1590• [11MR]

Rogers, Jean Clark, S2746• [17AP]

von der Heydt, James, S8974• [18DE]

Williford, Toby M., S8561• [9DE]

Wilson, Kevin J., S5618• [10JY]

Zufelt, Jon E., S8358• [20NO]