WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON (a Senator from Rhode Island)

Amendments

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

——— reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3620 [20MY], S3636, S3686, S3688, S3697 [21MY], S3846, S3847, S3867, S3870 [23MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1867 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2130, S2173, S2185, S2189, S2205, S2209, S2228 [21MR], S2270, S2273, S2305, S2329, S2331, S2333, S2351, S2355, S2360, S2361, S2364, S2369 [22MR]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6381 [11SE], S6467 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8127 [18NO], S8220 [19NO], S8364, S8377 [20NO], S8459, S8461, S8477, S8484, S8487, S8500 [21NO]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5867, S5870, S5919 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5916 [24JY], S5977 [25JY], 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), S2598, S2610, S2612 [11AP], S2693 [16AP], S2743, S2765 [17AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8573 [9DE]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4592, S4617 [18JN], S4656, S4675, S4706, S4707, S4711, S4713 [19JN], S4804 [20JN], S5501 [27JN]

National Estuaries Week: designate (S. Res. 263), S8812, S8813 [13DE]

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]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S297 [24JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, S7799 [4NO]

——— S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S7560 [16OC]

National Council on the Arts, S408 [30JA]

Articles and editorials

Barack Obama Says the 12 Hottest Years on Record Have Come in the Last 15 Years, Politifact (Internet site), S1260 [7MR]

Climate Change Already Felt by Farmers, USA Today, S3948 [4JN]

Rising Seas (excerpt), Tom Folger, National Geographic (publication), S6320 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 1696), S8000 [13NO]

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

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

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 395), S2684 [16AP]

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

——— 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), S590 [11FE]

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

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see S. 1337), S5839 [23JY]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 114), S214 [23JA]

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 349), S773 [14FE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 475), S3658 [21MY]

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

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: establish and dedicate to John H. Chafee (see S. 371), S773 [14FE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 769), S2798 [18AP]

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]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S8668 [11DE]

Budget: reduce the deficit and protect important programs by ending tax loopholes (see S. 268), S589 [11FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 336), S772 [14FE] (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]

CERCLA: modify provisions relative to grants (see S. 491), S5907 [24JY]

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

Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 696), S2564 [10AP]

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

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

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3093 [6MY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see S. Res. 144), S5019 [24JN]

Conservation of natural resources: establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation (see S. 1005), S3760 [22MY]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 333), S772 [14FE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 878), S3158 [7MY]

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

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 673), S2500 [9AP]

——— prohibit distribution of checks or other negotiable instruments as part of a creditor solicitation to extend credit and limit consumer liability in conjunction with such solicitations (see S. 187), S400 [30JA]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1837), S8913 [17DE]

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S8913 [17DE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S5264 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see S. 679), S2798 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: rescind amounts appropriated for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (see S. 680), S2590 [11AP]

Dept. of Education: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see S. 1156), S4481 [13JN]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (see S. 953), S3533 [15MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 707), S2589 [11AP]

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

——— promote environmental education (see S. 1306), S5708 [16JY]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 1127), S4058 [10JN]

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

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see S. 1503), S6446 [12SE]

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

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 719), S2589 [11AP]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see S. 423), S2502 [9AP]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see S. 1251), S8458 [21NO]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 641), S2502 [9AP]

——— issue regulations to make available a searchable Medicare claims and payment database (see S. 1180), S5018 [24JN]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see S. 482), S2456 [8AP]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see S. 1557), S7007 [27SE]

Dept. of HUD: reduce housing-related health hazards (see S. 290), S774 [14FE]

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), S42 [22JA]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 933), S3371 [13MY]

——— provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see S. 85), S213 [23JA]

Dept. of State: authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at U.S. embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide (see S. 227), S469 [4FE]

——— enhance embassy security (see S. 980), S3988 [6JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 1114), S6210 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 200), S2798 [18AP]

——— 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), S2799 [18AP]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 422), S1012 [28FE]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Made In America Incentive Grant Program (see S. 63), S400 [30JA]

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see S. 1242), S5498 [27JN]

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), S6072 [30JY]

Drugs: establish a list of synthetic drugs known as analogues and prohibit most importation, amend sentencing for violations, and improve regulation relative to such analogues (see S. 1323), S8101 [18NO]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1410), S8362 [20NO]

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 1322), S9053 [19DE]

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), S6073 [30JY]

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

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S4585 [18JN]

——— ensure clean and fair elections (see S. 9), S42 [22JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1094), S3954 [4JN]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 631), S2026 [20MR]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 419), S1011 [28FE]

——— strengthen enforcement of background checks relative to the use of explosive materials (see S. 792), S3092 [6MY]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see S. 1291), S5667 [11JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see S. 857), S3091 [6MY]

——— anniversary (see S. Res. 139), S3372 [13MY]

FCC: allow multichannel video programming distributors to provide subscribers a la carte video programming, penalize broadcasters for downgrading services, and eliminate sports blackout rule (see S. 912), S8772 [12DE]

FDA: improve ability to study use of antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals (see S. 895), S8913 [17DE]

Federal agencies and departments: require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see S. 994), S8101 [18NO]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1529), S7617 [29OC]

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

Federal Helium Reserve: improve stewardship by ensuring market stability for end-users and ensure a fair return on helium assets (see S. 783), S5568 [9JY]

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: 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), S5842 [23JY]

Firearms: appropriately restrict sales of ammunition by requiring background checks (see S. 174), S401 [30JA]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 22), S42 [22JA]

——— prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (see S. 261), S520 [7FE]

——— prohibit purchase and possession by nonimmigrant aliens, including those from visa waiver countries, and reinstate residency requirement for gun purchases by non-U.S. citizens (see S. 903), S3256 [8MY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 33), S42 [22JA]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 150), S284 [24JA]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 691), S2501 [9AP]

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

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

——— provide assistance to Haiti and Armenia to reverse the effects of deforestation and restore forest levels (see S. 1548), S6886 [24SE]

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

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

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

Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 128), S7878 [6NO]

——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S2502 [9AP]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 397), S3955 [4JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S9105 [20DE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 296), S872 [26FE]

——— establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see S. 189), S439 [31JA]

Information technology: secure against cyber attack, enhance competitiveness and create jobs in information technology industry, and protect identities and sensitive information of citizens and businesses (see S. 21), S42 [22JA]

Interagency Council on Healthy Housing: establish (see S. 291), S774 [14FE]

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), S1787 [13MR]

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

——— support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (see S. Res. 65), S1594 [11MR]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 462), S3845 [23MY]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S2455 [8AP]

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

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 357), S773 [14FE]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 527), S1710 [12MR]

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

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (see S. 1286), S5667 [11JY]

Medicare: 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), S3570 [16MY]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 408), S1011 [28FE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S7271 [7OC]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 323), S3761 [22MY]

——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S2502 [9AP]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S7616 [29OC]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S2501 [9AP]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 740), S2684 [16AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1123), S6378 [11SE]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S2684 [16AP]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see S. 460), S1127 [5MR]

Mueller, Robert S., III: tribute (see S. Res. 210), S6127 [31JY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see S. 231), S2564 [10AP]

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

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 254), S6753 [24SE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 51), S43 [22JA]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 107), S2897 [23AP]

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

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), S7063 [30SE]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 91), S3093 [6MY]

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

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 14), S285 [24JA]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 741), S2684 [16AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 665), S2328 [22MR]

Office of the Special Advocate: establish (see S. 1467), S6207 [1AU]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 828), S3028 [25AP]

Patents: promote transparency in ownership and improve the patent system (see S. 1720), S8100 [18NO]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 813), S3328 [9MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S7431 [12OC]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 1256), S9053 [19DE]

Pipelines: establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines (see S. 1768), S8457 [21NO]

——— require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce (see S. 1767), S8457 [21NO]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see S. 316), S3430 [14MY]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 78), S3328 [9MY]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 445), S1088 [4MR]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 57), S871 [26FE]

Recycled materials: support improvement in collection, processing, and consumption of recycled materials (see S. Res. 309), S8457 [21NO]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (see S. 1595), S7729 [31OC]

Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (see S. 713), S2589 [11AP]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Oracle Team USA for winning the America’s Cup sailing competition (see S. Res. 286), S7829 [5NO]

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), S3955 [4JN]

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

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S872 [26FE]

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

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 396), S943 [27FE]

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

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 896), S3956 [4JN]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 475), S3658 [21MY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 1424), S6206 [1AU]

Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see S. 500), S1269 [7MR]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S774 [14FE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 742), S4793 [20JN]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 1476), S8187 [19NO]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 835), S3029 [25AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 728), S2961 [24AP]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see S. 410), S1011 [28FE]

——— 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), S2456 [8AP]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S7830 [5NO]

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

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 337), S772 [14FE]

——— reform and enforce taxation of tobacco products (see S. 826), S4674 [19JN]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 307), S707 [13FE]

——— require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 827), S3028 [25AP]

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

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

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 1163), S5527 [8JY]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (see S. 517), S1787 [13MR]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 1535), S6647 [19SE]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 13), S2961 [24AP] (see S. Res. 200), S5969 [25JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see S. 1747), S8361 [20NO] (see S. 1797), S8669 [11DE] (see S. 1845), S9054 [19DE]

Veterans: 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), S590 [11FE]

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

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 1135), S4212 [11JN]

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

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see S. 1381), S6961 [26SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S1594 [11MR]

——— ensure access to contraception, preventive services, accurate health care information, cancer screenings, and affordable insurance for pregnancy-related needs and reduce health disparities (see S. Res. 60), S2799 [18AP]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S3988 [6JN]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 78), S3328 [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), S4674 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see S. 1710), S8049 [14NO]

Budget: replace the sequester by eliminating tax loopholes (see S. 277, 278), S590 [11FE]

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see S. 1202), S4792 [20JN]

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

Credit: empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see S. 1229), S5264 [26JN]

Crime: reduce recidivism and increase public safety (see S. 1675), S7927 [7NO]

——— save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants (see S. 129), S284 [24JA]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 708), S2589 [11AP]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize Projects of National and Regional Significance program to fund high-cost surface transportation projects (see S. 823), S3028 [25AP]

Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see S. 1746), S8361 [20NO]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 1517), S6597 [18SE]

Information technology: promote public awareness of cybersecurity (see S. 1638), S7728 [31OC]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 646), S2146 [21MR]

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

National Middle Level Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 80), S1950 [19MR]

Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see S. 780), S2896 [23AP]

Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 321), S708 [13FE]

——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 561), S1853 [14MR]

Certificates of election

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6882 [24SE], S8816 [15DE], S8872 [17DE]

Block, Sharon: nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY]

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

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Education: extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5522 [8JY], S5595 [10JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5795 [18JY], S5817 [23JY]

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

Estevez, Alan F.: nomination to be Principal Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, S7565 [28OC], S7640 [30OC]

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

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), motion to proceed, S2492 [9AP], S2580 [11AP]

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

Griffin, Richard F., Jr.: nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY]

Hagel, Chuck: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S680 [13FE], S747 [14FE], S833 [26FE]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1084 [4MR], S1146 [6MR]

Hirozawa, Kent Y.: nomination to the NLRB, S5978 [25JY], S6031 [30JY]

Hochberg, Fred P.: nomination to be Eximbank President, S5653 [11JY], S5718 [17JY]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4976 [21JN], S4988, S5012 [24JN], S5215 [26JN], S5330 [27JN]

——— reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S3969 [6JN], S4086 [11JN]

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), S7532 [16OC]

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

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

Lew, Sec. of the Treasury: nomination to be IMF, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Governor, S7566 [28OC]

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

McCarthy, Regina: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S5653 [11JY], S5785 [18JY]

Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7566 [28OC], S7706 [31OC], S8418 [21NO]

Pearce, Mark G.: nomination to the NLRB, S5652 [11JY], S5979 [25JY], S6050 [30JY]

Perez, Thomas E.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S5653 [11JY], S5736 [17JY]

Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7923 [7NO], S7949 [12NO], S8595 [10DE]

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

Public debt: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7385 [10OC], S7425 [12OC]

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

Schiffer, Nancy J.: nomination to the NLRB, S5979 [25JY], S6049 [30JY]

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

Srinivasan, Srikanth: nomination to be circuit judge, S3698 [21MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S9083 [20DE]

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

Wheeler, Thomas E.: nomination to the FCC, S7565 [28OC]

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

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

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

Letters

Actions Federal Government could take to address climate change: American Association for the Advancement of Science, S5558 [9JY]

——— Cassandra Carmichael, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (excerpt), S1925 [19MR]

——— Friends Committee on National Legislation (excerpt), S1925 [19MR]

——— Mitchell C. Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network (excerpt), S1925 [19MR]

——— Sally Bingham, Regeneration Project Interfaith Power & Light (organization), S1926 [19MR]

——— Stephen E. Blaire, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, S1924 [19MR]

——— Sybil Sanchez, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life and Steve Gutow, Jewish Council for Public Affairs (excerpt), S1924 [19MR]

Motions

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1146 [6MR]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Privilege of the floor

Bianco, Todd, S295 [24JA]

Cady, Benjamin, S295 [24JA]

Emanuel, Jacqueline, S226 [23JA]

Goldner, Aaron, S7634 [29OC]

Griffing, Derek, S333 [28JA]

O’Brien, James, S9064 [19DE]

Schreiber, Danielle, S7634 [29OC]

Warbrick, Malcolm, S295 [24JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: impact of global warming on agriculture, S3947 [4JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S4048 [10JN]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S5748 [17JY]

——— impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide Federal deficit reduction, reduced Federal tax rates, and other direct taxpayer benefits, S2270 [22MR], S8904 [17DE]

American Chiropractic Association: anniversary (S. Res. 72), S1274 [7MR]

Appropriations: making continuing, S7519 [16OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6921 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7090 [1OC], S7203 [4OC], S7222, S7226 [5OC], S7301 [8OC], S7363 [10OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), S1274 [7MR], S1942 [19MR], S2028 [20MR]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, S2674 [16AP]

Budget: deficit, S371, S396 [30JA]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S975 [28FE]

——— reduce deficit by eliminating corporate tax loopholes, S8035 [14NO]

——— reduce Federal spending, S371, S396 [30JA]

——— reduce the deficit and protect important programs by ending tax loopholes (S. 268), S590, S593 [11FE], S2116 [21MR]

——— reform entitlement programs, S304–S307 [28JA], S396 [30JA]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 799), S2979 [24AP]

——— replace the sequester by eliminating tax loopholes (S. 278), S3828, S3829 [23MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S1941 [19MR], S2102, S2116 [21MR], S2240, S2270, S2271 [22MR], S2954 [24AP], S8035 [14NO]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S2102 [21MR]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), motion to proceed, S2824 [22AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to law enforcement, postal workers, and other Senate employees who detected and prevented poison threat to Members of Congress (S. Res. 112), S2979 [24AP]

Capitol Police: tribute, S7203 [4OC]

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’’ (S. Res. 183), S5757 [17JY]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7868 [6NO]

Climate: formation of joint congressional task force on climate change, S241 [24JA]

——— global warming, S240–S242 [24JA], S372 [30JA], S499–S501 [7FE], S690, S692 [13FE], S926 [27FE], S1257, S1259 [7MR], S1835–S1837 [14MR], S2491 [9AP], S2675 [16AP], S2953 [24AP], S3245 [8MY], S3563–S3565 [16MY], S3595–S3597 [20MY], S3947 [4JN], S4392–S4394 [12JN], S4569 [18JN], S5134, S5138 [25JN], S5480 [27JN], S5557 [9JY], S5747–S5749 [17JY], S5895, S5896, S5897 [24JY], S6102 [31JY], S6319 [10SE], S6420 [12SE], S6505, S6508 [17SE], S6922 [26SE], S7363 [10OC], S7519, S7520 [16OC], S7599 [29OC], S7869 [6NO], S7988 [13NO], S8343 [20NO], S8651 [11DE], S8903–S8905 [17DE]

——— ideas from faith-based organizations on actions Federal Government could take to address climate change, S1923, S1926, S1927 [19MR]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S5896 [24JY], S6102 [31JY], S6319 [10SE]

——— impact of large corporations on climate change, S7363 [10OC], S7988 [13NO]

——— provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (S. 1202), S5490 [27JN]

Comey, James B., Jr.: nomination to be FBI Director, S6000 [29JY]

——— suitability to be FBI Director relative to role in issuance of Dept. of Justice legal opinions on torture, S6000 [29JY]

Congress: legislative process, S205–S207 [23JA]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6365, S6366 [11SE], S6420 [12SE]

Credit: empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (S. 1229), S5268 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish programs to support fisheries, S4048 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S8927 [18DE]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 871), S3505 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5758 [17JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, S5480 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish demonstration program to use private capital to retrofit and install energy efficiency measures at multifamily residential units, S6365, S6366 [11SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, S2739 [17AP]

——— computer forensics training and research funding, S1942 [19MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (S. 1315), S5758 [17JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S3827, S3828, S3829 [23MY]

EPA: impose carbon pollution fee, S4393 [12JN], S5480 [27JN], S5897 [24JY]

——— impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide rebate to consumers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and regulate hydraulic fracturing (S. 332), S1257 [7MR], S1837 [14MR]

FEMA: emergency Federal disaster assistance for commercial fisheries, S324, S325 [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), S2739 [17AP]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S2739 [17AP]

GAO: release of report on State and local government use of climate change information to address infrastructure needs, S4569 [18JN]

——— report finding National Flood Control Program and Federal Crop Insurance Corp., ill-prepared to deal with events resulting from climate change, S926 [27FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7090 [1OC], S7203 [4OC], S7222, S7226 [5OC], S7301 [8OC], S7363 [10OC], S7491 [15OC], S7519 [16OC]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S3223, S3227 [8MY]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1142 [6MR]

Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.: tribute, S467• [4FE]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, S7599, S7601 [29OC]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S324, S325 [28JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), unanimous-consent agreement, S304 [28JA]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4664 [19JN]

Information technology: Executive order relative to improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity, S8930, S8931 [18DE]

——— promote public awareness of cybersecurity (S. 1638), S8928, S8929, S8930, S8931 [18DE]

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), S7519 [16OC]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, S3505 [15MY]

McCarthy, Regina: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S5747 [17JY]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), House amendment, S8927 [18DE]

Medicaid: reform, S6056 [30JY]

Medicare: reform, S6056 [30JY]

Military and Veteran Caregiver Week: designate (S. Res. 71), S1274 [7MR]

Mueller, Robert S., III: tribute (S. Res. 210), S6138 [31JY]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (S. Res. 113), S2979 [24AP]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 207), S6138 [31JY]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 208), S6138 [31JY]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish, S3143 [7MY], S3223, S3227 [8MY], S3564 [16MY]

National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy: release, S2491 [9AP]

National Ocean Council: release of National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan, S2953 [24AP]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 111), S2979 [24AP]

National security: prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (S. 505), S1274 [7MR]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 211), S6138 [31JY]

NATO: anniversary of Allied Command Transformation (S. Res. 156), S6137 [31JY]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (S. Res. 209), S6138 [31JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S5134, S5135, S5138 [25JN]

——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S5134, S5135, S5138 [25JN], S5480 [27JN], S5747 [17JY], S6922 [26SE]

Oceans: impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S6505 [17SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S2023 [20MR], S6056 [30JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S304–S307 [28JA], S8965, S8967 [18DE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S. 1316), S5758 [17JY]

Pipelines: express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation, S6420 [12SE]

Portsmouth, RI: anniversary, S5753 [17JY]

Power resources: oppose carbon pollution fee, S2271 [22MR]

——— promote clean energy sources to combat climate change, S6320 [10SE]

Public debt: ceiling, S7226 [5OC], S7301 [8OC], S7491 [15OC], S7519 [16OC]

Republican Party: impact of Tea Party minority on party majority, S7203 [4OC]

Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3945 [4JN]

Senate: legislative process, S8927 [18DE]

——— legislative program, S973 [28FE], S1274 [7MR], S2980 [24AP], S5758 [17JY], S6139, S6140 [31JY]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in U.S. v. Renzi, et al. (S. Res. 114), S2979 [24AP]

Senate Rules: clarify difference between use of filibuster to impede confirmation of Presidential nominees and a cloture motion, S926 [27FE]

——— use of filibuster to impede confirmation of Presidential nominees, S1143 [6MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security, S2955 [24AP]

Social Security: use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits, S2954 [24AP]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy, S1835 [14MR]

Taxation: rates, S371 [30JA], S1941 [19MR]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes and fuel subsidies, S397 [30JA]

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia: importance, S1143 [6MR]

Wall Street Journal: allegations of bias in coverage of global warming, S7869 [6NO]

War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie, S6508 [17SE]

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), S3143 [7MY], S3223, S3227, S3228 [8MY], S3450 [15MY], S3564 [16MY], S7599 [29OC]

World Plumbing Day: designate (S. Res. 73), S1274 [7MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2117 [21MR], S3246 [8MY], S7601 [29OC]

Tributes

Bianco, Todd, S8903 [17DE]

Boxer, Senator, S3246 [8MY]

Graham, Senator, S5480 [27JN]

Grutter, Gregory M., S704 [13FE]

Lilley, Stephen, S8840 [16DE]

Markey, Senator, S5747 [17JY]

McCain, Senator, S1835 [14MR]

McDonough, John, S280• [24JA]

Perry, Oliver H., S6508 [17SE]

Schumer, Senator, S7601 [29OC]

Spencer, Rebecca, S8097• [18NO]

Walton, Richard, S517• [7FE]