NEW YORK (State)
Amendments
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S180, S183 [22JA], S295 [24JA], S320 [28JA], H56 [4JA], H121, H125, H128, H136, H137, H139, H140, H141, H143, H144, H145 [15JA]
Articles and editorials
Federal Agents Kill 750 Geese From Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Near JFK Airport, S496 [7FE]
Great Speed on the Central—Empire State Express Engine Travels at the Rate of 112 1/2 Miles an Hour, H5116 [30JY]
Health Plan Cost for New Yorkers Set To Fall 50%, H4537 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions
Amtrak: provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 1539), H1991 [12AP]
Budget: exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see S. 377), S813 [25FE] (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see S. 1077), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 3139), H5765 [19SE]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 852), H700 [27FE]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize projects and conduct research on water resources in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (see H.R. 2973), H5344 [1AU]
——— establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 644), H500 [13FE]
——— study suitability and feasibility of adding Hudson River Valley in New York, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1139), S4213 [11JN] (see H.R. 2636), H4308 [9JY]
——— study suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1389), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 1501), H1956 [11AP]
GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see S. 1303), S5708 [16JY] (see H.R. 2691), H4522 [16JY]
Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see S. 1140), S4213 [11JN] (see H.R. 712), H546 [14FE]
Hornell, NY: anniversary of Howard Flats Farm (see H. Res. 332), H5399 [2AU]
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 1138), S4212 [11JN] (see H.R. 2407), H3758 [18JN]
Hurricanes: improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 219), H84 [14JA]
——— increase number of tenant-based rental assistance vouchers made available for low-income families displaced by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 1668), H2245 [23AP]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 152), H50 [4JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (see H. Res. 23), H84 [14JA]
Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (see S. 1080), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 2174), H2954 [23MY]
National Park Service: study ways to commemorate and preserve the aviation history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 1955), H2574 [13MY]
Northern Border Regional Commission: extend authorization (see H.R. 922), H815 [28FE]
Taxation: provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 2137), H2952 [23MY]
Tesfamical, Alemseghed M.: relief (see S. 36), S43 [22JA] (see H.R. 1519), H1957 [11AP]
Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see S. 247), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 513), H370 [5FE] (see H.R. 664), H501 [13FE]
Biographies
Owens, Major R., H6810 [28OC]
Certificates of election
Senate: Kirsten E. Gillibrand, S3 [3JA]
Cloture motions
Wolford, Elizabeth A.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8711 [12DE]
Letters
Nomination of Valerie E. Caproni to be district judge: Valerie E. Caproni, S6287 [9SE]
Oaths of office
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.: Senate, S5 [3JA]
Remarks in House
Albany, NY: anniversary of Jack’s Oyster House (business), H438 [12FE]
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers: tribute to Scholastic Art and Writing Award recipients, E595 [6MY]
American Jewish Committee: tribute to American Jewish Committee New York Women of Valor Award recipients, E34 [15JA]
Ballston, NY: anniversary, H1316 [6MR]
Binghamton, NY: tribute to Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services graduating students enlisting in the Armed Forces, E841 [11JN]
Brooklyn, NY: tribute to Edward R. Murrow High School chess team, E1162 [30JY]
Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Mount Olive Baptist Church, E1831 [11DE]
——— tribute to Run Jimmy Run 5K race in honor of James D. Griffin, E1085 [18JY]
Carroll, Fiona: Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York Winning Kid designee, E242 [5MR]
Champlain, NY: anniversary, E1093 [18JY]
Cheektowaga, NY: Cheektowaga Patriotic Commission recipient of Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce Special Presentation Award, E1314 [12SE]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 852), E202 [27FE]
Cooperstown, NY: naming of street leading to Doubleday Field baseball stadium as ‘‘Fowler Way’’ in honor of John W. Jackson (Bud Fowler), E497 [18AP]
Costanzo’s Bakery, Inc.: Cheektowaga, NY, Chamber of Commerce Special Presentation Award recipient, E1311 [12SE]
Davaluri, Nina: Miss America Pageant winner, H7149 [15NO]
Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H2448 [7MY]
Dept. of HHS: Social Services Block Grant Program funding to provide transportation for students displaced by Hurricane Sandy, H114, H115 [15JA]
Dept. of State Fulbright Program: tribute to 23d Congressional District recipients of grants, E332 [19MR]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit drilling for oil or gas beneath the Great Lakes and ensure that each new oil and gas drilling lease issued uses materials made in the U.S., H4158 [28JN]
——— restore non-Federal funding match requirement for Historic Preservation Grants, H143, H144 [15JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Cemetery Administration funding, H145, H146 [15JA]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit use of Hurricane Sandy relief funding for land acquisition, H144, H145 [15JA]
Dutcher, Angelina: Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York Winning Kid designee, E242 [5MR]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H1642 [20MR]
FEMA: delay and phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program for certain properties, H3196 [5JN]
——— require disclosure of all disaster relief program grants funds distributed for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H141 [15JA]
Gates, NY: anniversary, E804 [5JN]
Halfmoon, NY: anniversary, H1316 [6MR]
Hornell, NY: anniversary of Howard Flats Farm (H. Res. 332), E1227 [2AU]
Housing: public housing mold abatement funding in areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy, H140, H141 [15JA]
Howlan, Francis (Dutch): New York State Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, H1962 [12AP]
Hudson Valley Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1319 [17SE], E1353 [20SE]
Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, H6833, H6839, H6840, H6876–H6882 [29OC], E1590, E1598 [29OC], E1607 [30OC]
——— ensure States receiving a major disaster declaration due to Hurricane Sandy damage are eligible to receive EPA State and Tribal Assistance Grants, H103 [15JA]
——— improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, H100 [15JA]
——— improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 219), H65–H72 [14JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H40–H48 [4JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H99, H109–H152, H155–H158, H161 [15JA], E37, E38 [18JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H99–H108 [15JA]
——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, H103, H125, H126 [15JA], E37 [18JA]
Intel Corp.: tribute to 2d Congressional District Science Talent Search semifinalists, E504 [19AP]
Jamestown Community College: National Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus USA Growth Award recipient, E238 [4MR]
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: tribute to Upstate New York/Vermont chapter, E1384 [26SE]
Manlius, NY: anniversary, E539 [24AP]
Minoa, NY: anniversary, E52 [23JA]
Monroe County, NY: inclusion of high schools in Newsweek (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, E631 [9MY]
National Black Nurses Day: observance, E316 [15MR]
New Windsor, NY: anniversary, E443 [12AP]
New York, NY: anniversary of Hospital for Special Surgery, E532 [24AP]
NOAA: clarify that fisheries disaster funds are intended for States that suffered a fisheries disaster as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy, H137 [15JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: affordability and accessibility of health insurance and health care in New York relative to implementation, H4607 [18JY]
Saratoga, NY: anniversary, H1316 [6MR]
Sherman, Alain E.: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E654 [14MY]
Stillwater, NY: anniversary, H1316 [6MR]
Taxation: provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy, E1607 [30OC]
Thousand Islands International Bridge: anniversary, E1238 [2AU]
Warren County, NY: anniversary, E303 [14MR]
Williamsville, NY: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce Revitalization Award recipient, E1583 [28OC]
WLNG–Radio (Sag Harbor, NY): anniversary, E1201 [1AU]
Remarks in Senate
Broderick, Vernon S.: nomination to be district judge, S6284–S6287 [9SE]
——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S6253 [1AU]
Caproni, Valerie E.: confirmation as district judge, S6438 [12SE]
——— nomination to be district judge, S4449 [13JN], S6284–S6287 [9SE]
——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S6253 [1AU]
——— suitability to be district judge relative to response to request for copies of e-mails on national security letters issued by FBI while serving as FBI general counsel, S4449 [13JN], S6285–S6287 [9SE], S6438 [12SE]
Chen, Pamela K.M.: nomination to be district judge, S1075, S1078, S1082 [4MR]
——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S1071 [28FE]
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (S. 1077), S3858 [23MY]
Corps of Engineers: conduct study with other Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies to address coastal recovery and reconstruction from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S317 [28JA]
Failla, Katherine Polk: nomination to be district judge, S1075, S1078, S1081 [4MR]
——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S1071 [28FE]
FEMA: emergency Federal disaster assistance for commercial fisheries, S318, S323–S325 [28JA]
Fish and fishing: disaster assistance for fishing communities funding through reductions in Dept. of Commerce funding, S1849 [14MR]
Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, S7590–S7593, S7598–S7601, S7604 [29OC]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S19, S20 [4JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S36–S38, S187 [22JA], S207 [23JA], S234–S236 [24JA], S299, S311–S325 [28JA], S463 [4FE]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), unanimous-consent agreement, S296 [24JA], S304 [28JA]
——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, S312–S316, S320, S322 [28JA]
Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8652, S8656 [11DE]
Roman, Nelson S.: nomination to be district judge, S3305 [9MY]
——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3275 [8MY], S3300 [9MY]
Snowstorms: commend first responders for snow removal work and provide assistance to Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York, S581 [11FE]
Torres, Analisa: nomination to be district judge, S2782–S2784 [18AP]
——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2619 [11AP], S2774 [17AP]
Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S522 [7FE], S4724 [19JN]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: round-up of Canadian geese in Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge to preserve aviation safety near LaGuardia Airport, S496 [7FE]
Wolford, Elizabeth A.: nomination to be district judge, S8711, S8712 [12DE]
Woods, Gregory H.: nomination to be district judge, S7790–S7793 [4NO]
——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7778 [31OC]
Reports filed
Billions of Federal Tax Dollars Misspent on New York’s Medicaid Program: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 113–11), H980 [5MR]
Consideration of H.R. 152, Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery From Damage Caused by Hurricane Sandy: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 23) (H. Rept. 113–1), H84 [14JA]
Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 113–23), S2844 [22AP]
Nomination of Analisa Torres To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]
Nomination of Elizabeth A. Wolford To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6206 [1AU]
Nomination of Gregory H. Woods To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6206 [1AU]
Nomination of Katherine Polk Failla To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]
Nomination of Nelson S. Roman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1011 [28FE]
Nomination of Pamela K.M. Chen To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]
Nomination of Vernon S. Broderick To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4481 [13JN]
Tables
Supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H110–H112 [15JA]
Texts of
H. Res. 23, consideration of H.R. 152, supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H99 [15JA]
H.R. 152, supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H121–H124 [15JA]
H.R. 219, Sandy Recovery Improvement Act, H65–H68 [14JA]
S. 247, Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act, S523 [7FE]
S. 1077, Cheasapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network reauthorization, S3859 [23MY]
Tributes
Carey, Hugh L., H1644 [20MR]
Collins, Representative Chris, H689 [27FE]
Houghton, Amory, Jr., H7669 [11DE]
Koch, Edward I., H327 [4FE], E29 [15JA]
Ottinger, Richard L., E561 [26AP]
Owens, Major R., H6693, H6760 [23OC], H6807, H6808, H6809, H6810, H6818–H6821 [28OC], E1567 [23OC]
Rangel, Representative, H5256 [31JY]
Schumer, Senator, S4980 [21JN], S7601 [29OC]
Slaughter, Representative, H14 [3JA]