COLLINS, SUSAN M. (a Senator from Maine)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3659, S3683, S3686, S3689, S3695 [21MY], S3776 [22MY], S3911 [3JN], S3988 [6JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1796, S1819 [13MR], S1854, S1871 [14MR]

Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), S1053 [28FE]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), S1036 [28FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2039, S2040 [20MR], S2147, S2169, S2172, S2184, S2199, S2222, S2225, S2226 [21MR], S2273, S2278, S2284, S2344, S2351, S2364 [22MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2972 [24AP], S3051, S3056, S3057 [25AP]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6239, S6243 [1AU], S6448, S6461 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8063, S8064 [14NO], S8115 [18NO], S8188, S8209, S8221, S8239, S8260 [19NO], S8371, S8392, S8394, S8401 [20NO], S8461, S8484, S8507, S8520, S8521, S8524 [21NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5975 [25JY]

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), S2611 [11AP], S2690 [16AP], S2771 [17AP], S2806 [18AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4430 [12JN], S4692 [19JN], S4794 [20JN], S5193 [25JN], S5300 [26JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S528 [7FE]

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), S3205 [7MY], S3268 [8MY], S3348 [9MY], S3377 [13MY], S3407 [14MY]

Articles and editorials

Part-Timers To Lose Pay Amid Health Act’s New Math, Chad Terhune, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S3304 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 820), S3028 [25AP]

American Dental Hygienists’ Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 182), S4983 [21JN]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 316), S8602 [10DE]

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 299), S8567 [9DE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 395), S943 [27FE]

Animals: improve sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees (see S. 1561), S7675 [30OC]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see S. 1541), S7008 [27SE]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen who are appointed as Navy Reserve midshipmen continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see S. 1568), S7271 [7OC]

——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year (see S. 614), S1950 [19MR]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see S. 470), S1786 [13MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. Res. 323), S8976 [18DE]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see S. 1438), S6207 [1AU]

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]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 287), S7878 [6NO]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S9052 [19DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 7), S708 [13FE]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 554), S2147 [21MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 336), S1854 [14MR] (see S. 743), S2799 [18AP]

——— promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see S. 1226), S5264 [26JN]

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]

CBO: create a division to perform regulatory analysis (see S. 1472), S6208 [1AU]

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see S. 1802), S8668 [11DE]

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]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3028 [25AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S3160 [7MY]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 761), S3257 [8MY]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 1392), S6129 [31JY]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 109), S214 [23JA]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 38), S43 [22JA]

——— reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals (see S. 699), S3845 [23MY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S2455 [8AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve Federal dairy programs (see S. 670), S2500 [9AP]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 463), S1127 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see S. 1500), S6446 [12SE]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 1032), S3843 [23MY]

——— 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]

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

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 370), S3327 [9MY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (see S. 1241), S5621 [10JY]

——— promote environmental education (see S. 1306), S7473 [14OC]

——— support teacher and school professional training on awareness of student mental health conditions (see S. 648), S2146 [21MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see S. 1084), S3905 [3JN]

——— reauthorize weatherization and State energy programs (see S. 1213), S4793 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: allow use of Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funds to improve child safety and reduce incidence of preventable infant deaths in child care settings (see S. 1494), S6377 [11SE]

——— assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see S. 466), S3430 [14MY]

——— establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 424), S1012 [28FE]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see S. 931), S6378 [11SE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1417), S6961 [26SE]

——— reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see S. 1850), S8975 [18DE]

——— remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (see S. 612), S2685 [16AP]

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), S5970 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 822), S8100 [18NO]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see S. 80), S520 [7FE]

——— strengthen the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see S. 146), S520 [7FE]

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

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see S. 653), S6209 [1AU]

——— rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1249), S5498 [27JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 1114), S4021 [7JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S1012 [28FE]

——— 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), S2683 [16AP]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 422), S5527 [8JY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see S. 539), S1710 [12MR]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1091), S4482 [13JN]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see S. 907), S3256 [8MY]

——— reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S708 [13FE]

——— support goals and implementation of National Alzheimer’s Project Act and National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease (see S. Res. 301), S8186 [19NO]

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), S7952 [12NO]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 302), S8361 [20NO]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 1391), S9105 [20DE]

EPA: eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel (see S. 1807), S8771 [12DE]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see S. 971), S3956 [4JN]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 273), S3256 [8MY]

FDA: improve ability to study use of antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals (see S. 895), S3256 [8MY]

Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order (see S. 1017), S3761 [22MY]

——— codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 191), S438 [31JA]

——— exempt essential employees from furloughs required to achieve funding reductions due to sequester and allow funding flexibility to maintain essential services (see S. 724), S2649 [15AP]

——— provide for congressional review of agency guidance documents (see S. 320), S708 [13FE]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see S. 1029), S3843 [23MY]

——— require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies (see S. 1173), S4585 [18JN]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1529), S6646 [19SE]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see S. 1567), S7243 [5OC]

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

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 727), S7101 [1OC]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S8187 [19NO]

Firearms: prevent gun trafficking (see S. 54), S1592 [11MR] (see S. 443), S1088 [4MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 17), S4481 [13JN]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see S. 1756), S8567 [9DE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 119), S813 [25FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 209), S590 [11FE]

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 1310), S5708 [16JY]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 1358), S5907 [24JY]

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

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), S2502 [9AP]

——— repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 40), S43 [22JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 616), S1950 [19MR]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 397), S943 [27FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S6684 [23SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S707 [13FE]

——— 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), S1892 [18MR]

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

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 75), S3907 [3JN]

——— 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), S3255 [8MY]

——— 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), S3956 [4JN]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 669), S4674 [19JN]

——— prohibit application of disproportionate scrutiny to applicants for tax-exempt status based on ideology (see S. 937), S3616 [20MY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S1127 [5MR]

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

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

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see S. 755), S2749 [17AP]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see S. 1365), S5968 [25JY]

——— 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), S3906 [3JN]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 562), S2502 [9AP]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 623), S3092 [6MY]

——— establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to furnish remote patient monitoring services that reduce expenditures (see S. 596), S3955 [4JN]

——— extend certain ambulance add-on payments (see S. 1405), S6379 [11SE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 842), S4793 [20JN]

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

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

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 452), S1127 [5MR]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S773 [14FE]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 1053), S6072 [30JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1123), S6210 [1AU]

——— delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see S. 1555), S8187 [19NO]

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

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S329 [28JA]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 83), S2026 [20MR]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 113), S2961 [24AP]

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

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

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 208), S6126 [31JY]

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

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 248), S6647 [19SE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 51), S400 [30JA]

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (see S. Res. 204), S6072 [30JY]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 913), S3326 [9MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 205), S6072 [30JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S6210 [1AU]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 27), S520 [7FE]

NLRB: prevent certain appointees from receiving salaries and a quorum of the Board from taking agency actions until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments (see S. 188), S439 [31JA]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (see S. 850), S3160 [7MY]

Older Americans Month: designate (see S. Res. 137), S3326 [9MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6329 [10SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6329 [10SE]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see S. 1617), S7673 [30OC]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards (see S. 1525), S6597 [18SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1798), S8601 [10DE]

——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 603), S2456 [8AP]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see S. 610), S1950 [19MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 351), S773 [14FE]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (see S. 1590), S7618 [29OC]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 457), S1127 [5MR]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 813), S3093 [6MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S7796 [4NO]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S6379 [11SE]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 1256), S5498 [27JN]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 61), S944 [27FE]

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), S774 [14FE]

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

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

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]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S872 [26FE]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1224), S5264 [26JN]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 742), S3328 [9MY]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 1141), S4213 [11JN]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see S. 1772), S8457 [21NO]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 501), S1269 [7MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S6378 [11SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 728), S2649 [15AP]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 795), S7830 [5NO]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 1645), S7829 [5NO]

——— make biomass fuel property and heating appliances eligible for the residential and commercial renewable energy investment tax credits (see S. 1007), S3760 [22MY]

——— make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1442), S6207 [1AU]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 526), S2684 [16AP]

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

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 1133), S4212 [11JN]

——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see S. 1030), S3843 [23MY]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 654), S3532 [15MY]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 553), S1785 [13MR]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 401), S1011 [28FE]

——— 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), S3615 [20MY]

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S519 [7FE]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 399), S1011 [28FE]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 1163), S4481 [13JN]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (see S. Res. 94), S2501 [9AP]

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

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 13), S2798 [18AP] (see S. Res. 200), S5969 [25JY]

Veterans: appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see S. 1564), S7386 [10OC]

——— 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), S7575 [28OC]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see S. 1171), S5709 [16JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 47), S43 [22JA]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 171), S4481 [13JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S2590 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure footwear for enlisted members upon initial entry complies with domestic source requirements (see S. 1051), S3843 [23MY]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 259), S6886 [24SE]

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]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see S. 398), S944 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (see S. 444), S1088 [4MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 1119), S4021 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 1089), S3954 [4JN]

Dept. of Labor: improve management of the Job Corps program (see S. 1825), S8809 [13DE]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (see S. 818), S3028 (see S. 853), S3029 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (see S. 1892), S9105 [20DE]

Diseases: strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (see S. Res. 303), S8361 [20NO]

Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order (see S. 465), S1127 [5MR]

——— reform regulatory process to ensure freedom of small businesses to compete and create jobs (see S. 1730), S8186 [19NO]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (see S. 1528), S6646 [19SE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S5800 [18JY]

OPM: enhance background check system for the granting, denial, or revocation of security clearances or access to classified information of Federal employees or contractors (see S. 1618), S7674 [30OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 701), S2564 [10AP] (see S. 1188), S4673 [19JN]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (see S. 206), S438 [31JA]

Taxation: provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see S. 506), S1269 [7MR]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses (see S. 1085), S3905 [3JN]

Veterans: improve veterans service organizations’ access to Federal surplus personal property (see S. 573), S1853 [14MR]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 320), S8809 [13DE]

Letters

Dept. of Education Small, Rural School Achievement Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program amendment: Cornelia Brown, Maine School Management Association, S5150 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor oversight and administration of Job Corps program: Jane Oates, Dept. of Labor Employment and Training Administration, S8810 [13DE]

HUBZone Expansion Act: Heather D. Blease, Savi Systems, LLC, S445 [31JA]

——— Robert M. Murdock, Association of Defense Communities, S444 [31JA]

——— Steven H. Levesque, Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, S444 [31JA]

Inclusion of logging employment in the W agricultural worker program established to replace the H-2A agricultural worker program: Thomas J. Vilsack, Sec. of Agriculture, S5338 [27JN]

Strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding: George Vradenburg, US Against Alzheimer’s (organization), S8367 [20NO]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Association, S8367 [20NO]

Tax incentives for small businesses: Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S3908 [3JN]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Elizabeth Ward Saxl, Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, S455 [4FE]

Lists

Employers supporting S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, S7788 [4NO]

Maine employers with current policies to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7788 [4NO]

Press releases

Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Human Rights Campaign (organization) Business Coalition for Workplace Fairness, S7788 [4NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3980 [6JN], S4048 [10JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, S7290 [8OC], S7505 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8899 [17DE], S8944 [18DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7234 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1781 [13MR], S1849 [14MR], S1945 [19MR], S2027 [20MR]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), motion to proceed, S6367–S6369 [11SE]

——— ensure footwear for enlisted members upon initial entry complies with domestic source requirements (S. 1051), S3851 [23MY]

——— working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, S8944 [18DE]

Berwick, ME: anniversary, S3902 [3JN]

Budget: limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S1006 [28FE]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S1006 [28FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8899 [17DE], S8944 [18DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2259, S2278 [22MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent request, S3649 [21MY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2986, S2988 [25AP], S3082, S3083 [6MY]

——— give businesses more time to comply with online sales tax regulations, S2986, S2988 [25AP]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7845, S7846, S7847, S7849, S7863 [6NO], S7906 [7NO]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), motion to proceed, S7787 [4NO]

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, S8147 [19NO]

Columbia Falls, ME: anniversary, S5259 [26JN]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (S. 398), S945 [27FE]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S7505 [16OC]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6359 [11SE], S6432 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow all fresh fruits and vegetables, including white potatoes, as supplemental foods under WIC program, S3980 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8147 [19NO], S8438 [21NO]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S686, S688 [13FE], S1006 [28FE]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8147 [19NO], S8438 [21NO]

——— making appropriations, S1006 [28FE]

——— making appropriations (S. 444), S1093 [4MR]

——— require that athletic footwear purchased for new military recruits be domestically manufactured, S8438 [21NO]

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

——— amend the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program (S. 1222), S5150 [25JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools, S6359 [11SE], S6432 [12SE]

——— State Energy Program and Weatherization Assistance Program extension and reauthorization, S6432 [12SE]

——— Weatherization Assistance Program funding, S1945 [19MR]

Dept. of HHS: integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (S. 1119), S4023 [7JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow risk-based allocation of Operation Stonegarden funding, S4570 [18JN]

——— grant U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services asylum officers authority to dismiss frivolous asylum applications and increase staffing for anti-fraud operations and prosecutions, S4766 [20JN]

——— prohibit delegation of vessel inspection and certification to a foreign classification society that provides such services to Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria, S844 [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to provide housing assistance benefits to individuals convicted of certain felonies, S5823 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, S454 [4FE]

——— provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans, S8438 [21NO]

——— provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (S. 1089), S3957 [4JN]

Dept. of Labor: improve management of the Job Corps program (S. 1825), S8809 [13DE]

Dept. of Transportation: prioritize projects to repair or reconstruct bridges determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient, S5857 [24JY]

——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (S. 853), S2984, S3059 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (S. 1892), S9108 [20DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S5942 [25JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), S5815 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), S5823, S5828 [23JY], S5857, S5860, S5861 [24JY], S5942, S5947 [25JY], S5998 [29JY], S6154 [1AU]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5815 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), unanimous-consent request, S6051 [30JY]

Diseases: strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (S. Res. 303), S8366 [20NO]

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act: implementation, S7788 [4NO]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S686, S688 [13FE]

Employment: prevent government from penalizing religious employers that are exempt from prohibitions on employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7846, S7847, S7863 [6NO], S7906 [7NO]

Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order, S1093 [4MR], S1781 [13MR], S7235 [5OC], S7290 [8OC]

——— allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order (S. 465), S3710 [22MY]

——— reform regulatory process to ensure freedom of small businesses to compete and create jobs (S. 1730), S8192 [19NO]

FEMA: emergency Federal disaster assistance for commercial fisheries, S318 [28JA]

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), S2709 [17AP]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence, S2709 [17AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 443), S1091 [4MR]

Fish and fishing: disaster assistance for fishing communities funding through reductions in Dept. of Commerce funding, S1849 [14MR]

Franklin County, ME: tribute to firefighters assisting with oil tanker derailment fire in Canada, S5664 [11JY]

Freedom, ME: anniversary, S5490 [27JN]

Frenchville, ME: tribute to American Legion Cyr-Plourde Post 145, S6438 [12SE]

Fryeburg, ME: anniversary, S6062 [30JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7234 [5OC], S7290 [8OC], S7505 [16OC]

Government regulations: reform, S2260 [22MR]

Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges (S. 571), S1861 [14MR]

Hagel, Chuck: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S844 [26FE]

——— suitability to be Sec. of Defense relative to position on Iran, S844 [26FE]

——— suitability to be Sec. of Defense relative to position on several national security issues, S844 [26FE]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (S. 1528), S6648 [19SE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S318 [28JA]

Immigration: inclusion of logging employment in the W agricultural worker program established to replace the H-2A agricultural worker program, S5337 [27JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S4570 [18JN], S4766 [20JN], S5337 [27JN]

——— require biographic and biometric data about a refugee be checked against certain law enforcement and national security databases before granting asylum, S4766 [20JN]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), S7505 [16OC]

Iran: support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (S. Res. 65), S3711 [22MY]

Kayatta, William J., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S672 [13FE]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to Lewiston Fire Dept., S6007 [29JY]

Libya: implement recommendations made based on investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi and bring to justice those responsible for such attacks, S6348 [11SE]

Limestone, ME: inclusion of Maine School of Science and Mathematics in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, S3426• [14MY]

Machias, ME: anniversary, S4581 [18JN]

Madawaska, ME: tribute to American Legion Thomas O. Cyr Post 147, S6438 [12SE]

Maine Troop Greeters (organization): tribute, S3426• [14MY]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 1332), S5803 [18JY]

Navy: support final settlement in A–12 lawsuit, S8438 [21NO]

OPM: enhance background check system for the granting, denial, or revocation of security clearances or access to classified information of Federal employees or contractors (S. 1618), S7677 [30OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8015 [14NO]

——— implementation, S7235 [5OC]

——— modify definition of full-time employee, S2259, S2278 [22MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (S. 701), S2567 [10AP], S3302 [9MY]

——— repeal, S8015 [14NO]

Presque Isle, ME: tribute to Aroostook Medical Center conversion to compressed natural gas, S3252 [8MY]

Public debt: ceiling, S3649 [21MY], S7505 [16OC]

Russia: diplomatic efforts to have Syria surrender chemical weapons stockpiles, S6369 [11SE]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure, S8438 [21NO]

——— expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (S. 206), S444 [31JA]

Senate: tribute to staff, S7865 [6NO]

Taxation: provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (S. 506), S1271 [7MR]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses (S. 1085), S3908 [3JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, S7235 [5OC], S7290 [8OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6348 [11SE]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, S1707 [12MR]

——— dedication of memorial in Kittery, ME, to honor crew, S1707 [12MR]

Topsham, ME: William-Cone Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S7572• [28OC]

University of Maine at Farmington: anniversary, S7270 [7OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), motion to proceed, S454, S455 [4FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S7505 [16OC], S7863 [6NO]

Studies

Which Workers Are Most at Risk of Reduced Work Hours Under the Affordable Care Act? University of California, Berkeley, Labor Center, S3303 [9MY]

Tables

Hours worked by health coverage—workers in firms of 100 or more employees, S3304 [9MY]

Hours worked by industry—workers in firms of 100 or more employees, S3303 [9MY]

Texts of

S. 398, National Women’s History Museum Commission Act, S945 [27FE]

Tributes

Dietrich, Mary, S6640 [19SE]

Merkley, Senator, S7865 [6NO]

Roukey, Lawrence, S7924 [7NO]

Thibodeau, Audrey Bishop, S3252 [8MY]