MURKOWSKI, LISA (a Senator from Alaska)

Amendments

Agriculture: permanently suspend application of certain price support authority (S. 956), S4022 [7JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3686, S3687, S3688 [21MY], S3871 [23MY], S3907 [3JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S8977 [18DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1871 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2130, S2189, S2190, S2197, S2201, S2225, S2226, S2227 [21MR], S2272, S2309, S2332, S2343, S2345, S2361, S2364 [22MR]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6521, S6533, S6536 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8115, S8130, S8131 [18NO], S8188, S8254 [19NO], S8363, S8397, S8405 [20NO], S8493, S8502 [21NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6136 [31JY]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (H.R. 1848), S7212 [4OC]

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), S2752, S2766 [17AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4407 [12JN], S4596 [18JN], S4708 [19JN], S4794, S4799, S4834, S4843 [20JN], S4860, S4984 [21JN], S5092 [24JN], S5162, S5194, S5196, S5198 [25JN], S5301 [26JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S529 [7FE], S611 [12FE]

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, S3407 [14MY]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Federal Agents Kill 750 Geese From Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Near JFK Airport, Carly Baldwin and Daniela Bernal, S496 [7FE]

Preferred Paths—Agency Recommends Against King Cove Road, Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner, S496 [7FE]

Seventy Years Ago This Month—The Battle of Attu Raged, Mike Dunham, Anchorage (AK) Daily News, S3251 [8MY]

2 Years After Japan Tsunami, Debris Spreads in US, Becky Bohrer, Anchorage (AK) Daily News, S1286 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 29), S7574 [28OC]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S7617 [29OC]

——— educate potential military recruits on healthy body weight and facilitate and encourage exercise by opening military base sports and exercise facilities to youth (see S. 976), S4059 [10JN]

——— 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), S5709 [16JY]

——— 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), S1711 [12MR]

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

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]

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), S1951 [19MR]

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), S6297 [9SE]

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]

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]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (see S.J. Res. 24), S7431 [12OC]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 1622), S7674 [30OC]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S3533 [15MY]

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

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

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see S. 210), S1592 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3258 [8MY]

——— improve and enhance prevention and response to sexual assaults and sexual harassment (see S. 548), S1785 [13MR]

——— 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), S3762 [22MY]

——— 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), S7878 [6NO]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see S. 1092), S3988 [6JN]

Dept. of Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 370), S1013 [28FE]

——— 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), S5569 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see S. 733), S2683 [16AP]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S6521 [17SE]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution (see S. 644), S2146 [21MR]

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: strengthen quality control measures for lung disease claims and establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see S. 1423), S6206 [1AU]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see S. 579), S3372 [13MY]

Dept. of the Interior: implement Agreement Between the U.S. and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 812), S3028 [25AP]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 919), S3659 [21MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 629), S5709 [16JY]

——— 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), S3092 [6MY]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S1088 [4MR]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see S. 932), S7386 [10OC]

——— 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), S5709 [16JY]

——— require prompt responses from covered Federal agencies to requests for information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits (see S. 674), S3906 [3JN]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 422), S6127 [31JY]

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]

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

Elections: require disclosure of contributions and expenditures for independent Federal election-related activity (see S. 791), S2896 [23AP]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 19), S943 [27FE]

EPA: clarify and confirm authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see S. 830), S3028 [25AP]

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

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

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

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 191), S521 [7FE]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (see S. 1513), S6518 [17SE]

——— improve stewardship by ensuring market stability for end-users and a fair return on helium assets (see S. 783), S2896 [23AP]

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), S8772 [12DE] (see S. 1846), S8913 [17DE]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 1349), S7272 [7OC]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S3431 [14MY]

——— 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), S7616 [29OC]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 1212), S5149 [25JN]

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]

——— prevent escapement of genetically altered salmon (see S. 246), S519 [7FE]

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

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 209), S6327 [10SE]

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 1310), S5756 [17JY]

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

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

Health: repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 40), S215 [23JA]

Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1419), S6206 [1AU]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 461), S1711 [12MR]

Insurance: 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), S9106 [20DE]

——— impose sanctions relative to certain transactions in foreign currencies (see S. 892), S3616 [20MY]

——— 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), S1711 [12MR]

Israel: improve U.S.-Israel energy cooperation (see S. 1491), S6327 [10SE]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S3092 [6MY]

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

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

Medicare: clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 1143), S9105 [20DE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S7928 [7NO]

——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S7575 [28OC]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 1184), S4673 [19JN]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 1053), S7877 [6NO]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S709 [13FE]

——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 689), S2501 [9AP]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 921), S3326 [9MY]

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

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

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1158), S6961 [26SE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1352), S8976 [18DE]

Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (see S. 1046), S5265 [26JN]

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]

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

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see S. 256), S520 [7FE]

Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 1240), S5498 [27JN]

Olympic Games: condemn International Olympic Committee decision to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games (see S. Res. 37), S872 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: correct inconsistencies in definitions relative to Native Americans (see S. 1575), S7796 [4NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6754 [24SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6754 [24SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see S. 1592), S7929 [7NO]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see S. 1617), S7797 [4NO]

——— 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]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 701), S3570 [16MY] (see S. 1188), S5841 [23JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 603), S2897 [23AP]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S5708 [16JY]

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]

——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 1401), S6126 [31JY]

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]

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), S5499 [27JN]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S1089 [4MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 896), S3907 [3JN]

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), S5621 [10JY]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see S. 1507), S8976 [18DE]

——— deny tax deductions for corporate regulatory violations (see S. 1654), S8458 [21NO]

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

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 795), S2960 [24AP]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 1133), S4794 [20JN]

——— 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), S3762 [22MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 1183), S6328 [10SE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S590 [11FE]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 399), S5621 [10JY]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (see S. 1237), S5498 [27JN]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and modernize (see S. 1009), S3846 [23MY]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see S. 1008), S3760 [22MY]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: reevaluate recommendations against prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer in consultation with appropriate specialists (see S. Res. 251), S7675 [30OC]

Veterans: ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see S. 700), S3092 [6MY]

——— 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), S5709 [16JY]

——— 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]

Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see S. 409), S3257 [8MY]

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

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 1006), S3760 [22MY]

Women: provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see S. 934), S5527 [8JY]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 309), S2501 [9AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S3031 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), S285 [24JA]

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: notify members of the availability of mental health services and related privacy rights (see S. 1703), S8049 [14NO]

BLM: provide small miner waivers from claim maintenance fees for a period of time after written receipt of defects is provided to the claimant to cure defects or pay the claim maintenance fee (see S. 366), S773 [14FE]

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

Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 361), S773 [14FE]

Dept. of Education: improve programs operated by local educational agencies with high numbers of children from low-income families (see S. 1110), S3987 [6JN]

——— modify the High School Graduation Initiative (School Dropout Prevention Program) (see S. 1109), S3987 [6JN]

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

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

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), S329 [28JA]

——— 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), S329 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 200), S438 [31JA]

Faber, Michael G.: relief (see S. 1605), S7615 [29OC]

FERC: remove authority to collect land use fees for land that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site reservation (see S. 564), S1853 [14MR]

Fish and fishing: prohibit Federal agencies from requiring seafood to be certified as sustainable by a third party nongovernmental organization (see S. 1521), S6597 [18SE]

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people (see S. 156), S329 [28JA]

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

Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 236), S519 [7FE]

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

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

Mount Denali: designate (see S. 155), S329 [28JA]

National forests: establish a maximum amount for special use permit fees for cabins in Alaska (see S. 736), S2683 [16AP]

Native Americans: facilitate ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources (see S. 1574), S7536 [16OC]

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

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

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 279), S7728 [31OC]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1335), S5800 [18JY]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see S. 170), S357 [29JA]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts (see S. 1650), S7829 [5NO]

Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate (see S. 157), S329 [28JA]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Education: reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

Privilege of the floor

Williams, Casey, S8289 [19NO]

Remarks

Alaska: anniversary of Alaska Marine Highway System, S3155• [7MY]

——— anniversary of Alaska State Legislature, S1009• [28FE]

——— establish Niblack and Bokan Mountain mining area road corridor (S. 181), S403 [30JA]

——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation, S2124 [21MR]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims (S. 14), S872 [26FE]

——— provide for the settlement of certain claims (S. 340), S775 [14FE]

Anchorage, AK: 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 (S. 182), S404 [30JA]

Appropriations: making continuing, S7505 [16OC]

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

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7042 [30SE], S7292 [8OC]

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

Arctic Council: meeting, S3541–S3543 [16MY]

BLM: provide small miner waivers from claim maintenance fees for a period of time after written receipt of defects is provided to the claimant to cure defects or pay the claim maintenance fee (S. 366), S785 [14FE]

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

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2124 [21MR], S2279 [22MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S3017 [25AP]

Cherokee National Forest: designate as wilderness certain public lands (S. 1294), S6061 [30JY]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7862 [6NO]

Commission on Native Children: establish (S. 1622), S7678, S7679, S7680 [30OC]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S7505 [16OC]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6352, S6359, S6364 [11SE], S6556 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8148 [19NO], S8314 [20NO]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8148 [19NO]

——— 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, S8148 [19NO], S8314 [20NO]

——— reform investigative procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent abusive treatment of alleged sexual assault victims in the Armed Forces, S8148 [19NO]

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

——— improve programs operated by local educational agencies with high numbers of children from low-income families (S. 1110), S4401 [12JN]

——— modify the High School Graduation Initiative (School Dropout Prevention Program) (S. 1109), S4401 [12JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements, S6364 [11SE]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (S. 1570), S7534 [16OC]

Dept. of the Interior: facilitate new energy production on Federal lands and waters that are not currently open to development, S2124 [21MR]

——— issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas in, and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc., for Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 157), S330–S332 [28JA]

——— issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 157), S330–S332 [28JA]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: tribute to members of Alaska Air National Guard 212th Rescue Squadron who served in Afghanistan, S4402• [12JN]

Employment: prevent government from penalizing religious employers that are exempt from prohibitions on employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7862 [6NO]

Executive Office of the President: call to establish interagency task force to address cleanup of debris from Japanese earthquake, S1285 [11MR]

Faber, Michael G.: relief (S. 1605), S7632 [29OC]

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

Federal Helium Reserve: clarify definition of excess refining capacity, S7005 [27SE]

——— complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), S6625, S6633 [19SE]

——— complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), House amendment, S7005 [27SE]

——— improve stewardship by ensuring market stability for end-users and ensure a fair return on helium assets (S. 783), S6625 [19SE]

FEMA: emergency Federal disaster assistance for commercial fisheries, S323, S325 [28JA]

FERC: remove authority to collect land use fees for land that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site reservation (S. 564), S1856 [14MR]

Fish and fishing: prohibit Federal agencies from requiring seafood to be certified as sustainable by a third party nongovernmental organization (S. 1521), S6599 [18SE]

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people (S. 156), S330 [28JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7042 [30SE], S7292 [8OC], S7505 [16OC]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S323, S325 [28JA]

Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 267), S6189 [1AU]

——— improve (S. 545), S1787 [13MR]

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]

Japan: anniversary of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, S1285 [11MR]

Jewell, Sarah: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S2543 [10AP]

Memorial Day: observance, S3833 [23MY]

Moniz, Ernest J.: nomination to be Sec. of Energy, S3540 [16MY]

National Police Week: observance, S3367 [13MY]

Native Americans: clarify that all Alaskan tribes with the exception of Metlakatla retain all current authority to issue domestic violence protection orders, S581 [11FE]

——— decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S580 [11FE]

Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S733 [14FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7822 [5NO], S8020 [14NO]

Public debt: ceiling, S7505 [16OC]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (S. 170), S367 [29JA]

Taxation: extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (S. 795), S3014, S3016 [25AP]

Ted Stevens Day: observance, S5963 [25JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: permit King Cove Native Corp., land conveyance in exchange for construction of single-lane gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, S493–S496 [7FE], S997 [28FE], S2543 [10AP]

——— round-up of Canadian geese in Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge to preserve aviation safety near LaGuardia Airport, S496 [7FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S493 [7FE], S580 [11FE], S996 [28FE]

Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate (S. 157), S330–S332 [28JA]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of Attu, S3250 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S7863 [6NO]

Tributes

Bourdukofsky, Mary N. (Aunty), S5966• [25JY]

Collins, Senator, S7505 [16OC]

Jackson, Clarence, S940• [27FE]

Madole, Thomas, S2326• [22MR]

Obendorf, Travis, S9097• [20DE]

Peratrovich, Elizabeth, S767• [14FE]

Peratrovich, Roy, S767• [14FE]

Seavey, Mitch, S1888 [18MR]

Wood, Virginia Hill, S2024• [20MR]