KING, ANGUS S., JR. (a Senator from Maine)
Amendments
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3620 [20MY], S3636, S3674, S3686, S3688, S3689, S3690 [21MY], S3909, S3911 [3JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), 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), S2147, S2226, S2228 [21MR], S2273, S2333, 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 [25AP]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6521 [17SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8063, S8064 [14NO], S8239 [19NO], S8377, S8394, S8396 [20NO], S8507, S8520 [21NO]
Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5866, S5918 [24JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6136 [31JY]
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], S2751 [17AP]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4587 [18JN], S4692, S4706 [19JN], S4799, S4828, S4838 [20JN], S5030 [24JN], S5193 [25JN], S5300 [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), S3205 [7MY], S3268 [8MY], S3348 [9MY], S3377 [13MY]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S2235 [22MR], S6971 [27SE], S7245 [7OC], S7389 [11OC], S8013 [14NO]
Conferee: S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S7560 [16OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Dental Hygienists’ Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 182), S4983 [21JN]
Armed Forces: ensure footwear for enlisted members upon initial entry complies with domestic source requirements (see S. 1051), S3843 [23MY]
——— 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), S3092 [6MY]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see S. 1844), S8913 [17DE]
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), S7830 [5NO]
Budget: establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 554), S1785 [13MR]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 336), S1128 [5MR] (see S. 743), S2799 [18AP]
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), S6684 [23SE]
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]
Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 696), S2564 [10AP]
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), S5620 [10JY]
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), S3906 [3JN]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S4213 [11JN]
Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see S. 1422), S6206 [1AU]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 1392), S6071 [30JY]
Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see S. 619), S3615 [20MY]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S5264 [26JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 837), S3762 [22MY]
——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 463), S1127 [5MR]
——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see S. 679), S3092 [6MY]
Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3571 [16MY]
——— making appropriations (see S. 444), S1088 [4MR]
Dept. of Education: establish student loan interest rates (see S. 1334), S5800 [18JY]
——— 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]
——— 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), S5498 [27JN]
——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 427), S3257 [8MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 719), S2685 [16AP]
——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 602), S5527 [8JY]
——— 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), S7729 [31OC]
——— reauthorize Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 1759), S8772 [12DE]
——— reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see S. 1850), S8975 [18DE]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 34), S1127 [5MR]
——— strengthen the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see S. 146), S2455 [8AP]
Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 1357), S9053 [19DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 1114), S6297 [9SE]
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]
——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S1593 [11MR]
——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 422), S5018 [24JN]
Diseases: reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S1593 [11MR]
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]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S4585 [18JN]
EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see S. 971), S3956 [4JN]
Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see S. 1029), S3843 [23MY]
Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see S. 1099), S3986 [6JN]
Federal Helium Reserve: improve stewardship by ensuring market stability for end-users and ensure a fair return on helium assets (see S. 783), S3031 [25AP]
Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 968), S3569 [16MY]
——— limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 1282), S5667 [11JY]
——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S2897 [23AP]
——— require an empirical impact study on proposed rules relative to the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements as they apply to community banks (see S. 731), S3762 [22MY]
Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 1212), S7576 [28OC]
——— prevent gun trafficking (see S. 54), S1786 [13MR] (see S. 443), S1088 [4MR]
Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see S. 1756), S8457 [21NO]
Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property (see S. 782), S2896 [23AP]
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), S1088 [4MR]
Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1419), S7063 [30SE]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S3256 [8MY]
——— 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), S521 [7FE]
Iran: support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (see S. Res. 65), S2651 [15AP]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S1711 [12MR]
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), S3431 [14MY]
Medicare: authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 117), S1088 [4MR]
——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 1143), S5149 [25JN]
——— 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), S5668 [11JY]
——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 562), S4586 [18JN]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S8187 [19NO]
——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 842), S7877 [6NO]
——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 323), S5755 [17JY]
——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S4213 [11JN]
——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 1064), S5668 [11JY]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S4585 [18JN]
——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 740), S2684 [16AP]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 294), S8000 [13NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 294), S8000 [13NO]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S6886 [24SE]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 263), S6960 [26SE]
National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 248), S6647 [19SE]
National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see S. 916), S5687 [15JY]
——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S6210 [1AU]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 206), S6072 [30JY]
National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 177), S4673 [19JN]
Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 1240), S7576 [28OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see S. 1886), S9105 [20DE]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1798), S8601 [10DE]
Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see S. 1193), S4792 [20JN]
Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers for children, baby food, and infant formula and regulate its use in other food containers (see S. 1124), S4058 [10JN]
Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 445), S1593 [11MR]
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), S1128 [5MR]
SBA: expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (see S. 206), S438 [31JA]
——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 289), S3372 [13MY]
Schiappa, David J.: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S6208 [1AU]
Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1690), S8669 [11DE]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S813 [25FE]
Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 4), S43 [22JA]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 313), S8565 [9DE]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S6683 [23SE]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S2146 [21MR]
——— 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), S7795 [4NO]
——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 749), S3762 [22MY]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S3091 [6MY]
——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see S. 1030), S3843 [23MY]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 401), S1011 [28FE]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S3326 [9MY]
Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (see S. Res. 94), S2501 [9AP]
U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 13), S2798 [18AP] (see S. Res. 200), S5969 [25JY]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see S. 950), S3430 [14MY] (see S. 1171), S4521 [17JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 47), S215 [23JA]
Voting: improve ballot accessibility and voter registration opportunities, strengthen voting rights, and provide voter assistance to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 1728), S8566 [9DE]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S3430 [14MY]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S5265 [26JN]
Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 320), S8809 [13DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Hathaway, William D.: tribute (see S. Res. 189), S5264 [26JN]
National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (see S. Res. 204), S6072 [30JY]
National security: require independent alternative analysis of the use of targeted lethal force against a particular, known U.S. person knowingly engaged in acts of international terrorism against the U.S. (see S. 1035), S3843 [23MY]
Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see S. 1390), S6071 [30JY]
Taxation: make biomass fuel property and heating appliances eligible for the residential and commercial renewable energy investment tax credits (see S. 1007), S3760 [22MY]
York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 1520), S6597 [18SE]
Certificates of election
Senate, S3 [3JA]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6882 [24SE], S6991 [27SE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6680 [23SE], S6843 [24SE]
——— making continuing (H.R. 933), motion to proceed, S1703 [12MR]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2927 [24AP], S3013 [25AP]
——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2785 [18AP], S2833 [22AP]
Connor, Michael L.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior, S8838 [16DE]
Davis, Brian J.: nomination to be district judge, S8837 [16DE], S9082 [20DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8350 [20NO], S8440 [21NO]
——— 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), motion to proceed, S5795 [18JY], S5817 [23JY]
FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), motion to proceed, S8027 [14NO]
Feldblum, Chai R.: nomination to the EEOC, S8558 [9DE], S8677 [12DE]
Higginbottom, Heather A.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State for Management and Resources, S8560 [9DE], S8783 [13DE]
Hirozawa, Kent Y.: nomination to the NLRB, S5978 [25JY], S6031 [30JY]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4976 [21JN], S4988, S5012 [24JN], S5215 [26JN], S5330 [27JN]
James, Deborah Lee: nomination to be Sec. of the Air Force, S8560 [9DE], S8763 [12DE]
Johnson, Jeh C.: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S8560 [9DE], S8834 [16DE]
McCafferty, Landya B.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8717 [12DE]
Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), S8816 [15DE], S8957 [18DE]
Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7566 [28OC], S7706 [31OC], S8418 [21NO]
Morris, Brian: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8750 [12DE]
Patterson, Anne W.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs, S8560 [9DE], S8799 [13DE]
Pearce, Mark G.: nomination to the NLRB, S5979 [25JY], S6050 [30JY]
Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7923 [7NO], S7949 [12NO], S8595 [10DE]
Schiffer, Nancy J.: nomination to the NLRB, S5979 [25JY], S6049 [30JY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S9083 [20DE]
Wald, Patricia M.: nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, S8559 [9DE], S8723 [12DE]
Watters, Susan P.: nomination to be district judge, S8560 [9DE], S8757 [12DE]
Wheeler, Thomas E.: nomination to the FCC, S7565 [28OC]
Wolford, Elizabeth A.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8711 [12DE]
Oaths of office
Senate, S5 [3JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S2235 [22MR], S6971 [27SE], S7245 [7OC], S7389 [11OC], S8013 [14NO]
Privilege of the floor
Wilbur, Deanna, S8983 [18DE]
Remarks
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S4046, S4047 [10JN]
Appropriations: making continuing, S7507 [16OC]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S8899 [17DE], S8923 [18DE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7223 [5OC]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), motion to proceed, S6862 [24SE]
Biddeford, ME: anniversary of Biddeford Free Clinic, S6439• [12SE]
Budget: allocation of funds, S7843 [6NO]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S8899 [17DE], S8923 [18DE]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S3232 [8MY]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2987 [25AP]
——— give businesses more time to comply with online sales tax regulations, S2987 [25AP]
Civil War—U.S.: anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg, S5236 [26JN]
Climate: global warming, S6506 [17SE]
Colleges and universities: affordability, S5875 [24JY]
Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S7507 [16OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product, S4046, S4047 [10JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8326 [20NO]
——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8326 [20NO]
——— 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, S8326 [20NO]
Dept. of Education: allow continuation of existing Federal student loan servicing contracts for not-for-profit servicers, S8899 [17DE]
——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5875, S5890 [24JY]
——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (S. 1241), S5477 [27JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (S. 330), S4533, S4534 [17JN]
Dept. of State: issuance of J–1 visas for the exchange visitor program, S5335 [27JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), S6544 [17SE]
Domestic policy: role of Federal Government, S2935–S2937 [24AP]
Economy: impact of Government shutdown, S7844 [6NO]
Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (S. 1513), S6544 [17SE]
Franklin County, ME: tribute to firefighters assisting with oil tanker derailment fire in Canada, S5683 [15JY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7223 [5OC], S7507 [16OC]
Harbison, David A., Jr.: Aroostook, ME, Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S6066• [30JY]
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), S4733 [20JN], S5335, S5337 [27JN]
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), S6544 [17SE], S7507 [16OC]
Limestone, ME: inclusion of Maine School of Science and Mathematics in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, S3427• [14MY]
Linick, Steve A.: nomination to be Dept. of State Inspector General, S6544 [17SE]
Maine: tribute to Summit Project for honoring fallen servicemembers, S6326 [10SE]
Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S8923 [18DE]
Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7666 [30OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, S7223 [5OC]
——— prohibit funding to implement, S6862 [24SE]
Polite, Kenneth A., Jr.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S6544 [17SE]
Power resources: prohibit a national energy tax and revise regulations relative to discharge of pollutants by the coal industry into certain protected waters (S. 1514), S6544 [17SE]
Public debt: ceiling, S7507 [16OC]
Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (S. 1390), S6074 [30JY]
Rymer, Jon T.: nomination to be Dept. of Defense Inspector General, S6544 [17SE]
Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S7844 [6NO]
——— legislative program, S4534 [17JN], S6544 [17SE]
Senate Rules: impact of recent modifications, S7843 [6NO]
Taxation: make biomass fuel property and heating appliances eligible for the residential and commercial renewable energy investment tax credits (S. 1007), S3763 [22MY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tributes
Hathaway, William D., S5142 [25JN]