LANDRIEU, MARY L. (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S898 [11FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1252 [27FE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2729 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S6214 [20NO]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1524, S1525 [11MR], S1555, S1559, S1566, S1586, S1588, S1591 [12MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), S3111, S3114, S3115, S3139 [15MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3770 [17JN], S3815 [18JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4229, S4230 [7JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S5001 [28JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S148 [8JA]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1252 [27FE]

Articles and editorials

Whatever Happened to ‘‘Every Man a King?’’ Thomas B. Edsall, New York (NY) Times, S5300 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 552), S5698 [17SE]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S1417 [10MR]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see S. 1957), S439 [16JA]

Armed Forces: expand and improve care to members and veterans with mental health disorders, review characterization of discharges, and establish a loan repayment program for certain VA psychiatrists (see S. 2182), S5052 [29JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1950), S529 [28JA] (see S. 1963), S853 [10FE] (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE]

Baker, Howard H., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 494), S4154 [26JN]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 363), S1174 [26FE]

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see S. 2309), S5219 [31JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 2609), S4558 [16JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 334), S488 [27JA]

Community development: create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined requirements (see S. 2900), S5783 [18SE]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (see S. Res. 502), S4503 [15JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2280), S2614 [1MY]

Conservation of energy: express that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support reduced Government energy consumption while supporting jobs and economic development (see S. Res. 562), S5783 [18SE]

——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 2971), S6921 [16DE]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 2074), S1233 [27FE] (see S. 2262), S2424 [28AP]

Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (see S. Res. 407), S1871 [31MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 2292), S2718 [6MY] (see S. 2432), S3424 [4JN]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process in order to maximize eligibility and increase income threshold to qualify for maximum Pell Grant funding (see S. 2340), S4455 [14JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite applications to export natural gas and require public disclosure of liquefied natural gas export designations (see S. 2494), S3811 [18JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 1086), S6023 [17NO]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see S. 2443), S3474 [5JN]

Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 2302), S2912 [12MY]

——— provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 2624), S4663 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior: require to publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published (see S. 2084), S1315 [5MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: reauthorize the State Small Business Credit Initiative (see S. 2285), S2614 [1MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see S. 2607), S4706 [22JY]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see S. 2422), S3367 [3JN] (see S. 2450), S3605 [11JN]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 2091), S3508 [9JN]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S3342 [2JN]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see S. 2591), S5919 [12NO]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 429), S2470 [29AP]

Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see S. Res. 541), S5630 [16SE]

Dixon, Alan J.: tribute (see S. Res. 496), S4224 [7JY]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1410), S1417 [10MR]

Employment: encourage corporate, academic, and social entities to develop rules requiring consideration of minority candidates when searching for a business vendor or filling leadership positions (see S. Res. 511), S5052 [29JY]

Eximbank: extend and reauthorize (see S. 2709), S5221 [31JY]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see S. 2103), S4503 [15JY]

Families and domestic relations: remove barriers to the adoption of children in foster care through reauthorization and improvement of the adoption incentives program (see S. 1511), S3720 [17JN]

FDA: provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see S. 2141), S3342 [2JN]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1926), S441 [16JA]

FRS: provide additional flexibility to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the business of insurance (see S. 1369), S2162 [3AP]

——— reaffirm importance of community banking and community banking regulatory experience on the Board of Governors and ensure at least one member with such experience (see S. 2252), S2406 [11AP]

Health: require Dept. of HHS to establish a Regenerative Medicine Coordinating Council and GAO to submit report identifying all Federal programs and activities relative to regenerative medicine (see S. 2126), S2567 [30AP]

Ibrahim Ishag, Meriam Yahia: relief (see S. 2474), S3668 [12JN]

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 376), S1417 [10MR]

Iraq: protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S. Res. 530), S5135 [30JY]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn and call for an end to such attacks, and dissolve Palestinian Authority unity Government with Hamas (see S. Res. 498), S4455 [14JY]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 2673), S4997 [28JY]

Jeffords, James M.: tribute (see S. Res. 539), S5434 [9SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 474), S3668 [12JN]

Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3075 [15MY]

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), S2911 [12MY]

Mathews, Harlan: tribute (see S. Res. 444), S2953 [13MY]

Medicaid: extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 2694), S5134 [30JY]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S4003 [25JN]

——— protect relative to reconciliation involving changes to the program and prevent eligibility age increase, privatization, and conversion to a voucher system (see S. 2087), S1365 [6MR] (see S. 2491), S3864 [19JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 948), S1819 [27MR]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 2689), S5994 [13NO]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 1064), S4224 [7JY]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S2379 [10AP]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 580), S6023 [17NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 580), S6023 [17NO]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 1926), S441 [16JA]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 557), S5698 [17SE]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 574), S5784 [18SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 536), S5376 [8SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 449), S3075 [15MY]

National Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 386), S1653 [13MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S655 [30JA]

National Science and Technology Council: establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency (see S. 1971), S3864 [19JN]

National Teacher Day: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2875 [8MY]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 556), S5698 [17SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S4997 [28JY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 1562), S4998 [28JY]

OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (see S. 1397), S5051 [29JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: increase qualified health plan options by offering plans with lower premiums but requiring higher out-of-pocket costs (see S. 1729), S1776 [26MR]

——— modify definition of applicable large employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 2168), S1818 [27MR]

——— provide greater flexibility in offering health insurance coverage across State lines (see S. 2174), S1818 [27MR]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S1585 [12MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2516), S3938 [24JN]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 26), S529 [28JA]

SBA: establish veterans’ business outreach center program and improve certain other veterans programs (see S. 2396), S3294 [22MY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 2304), S2796 [7MY]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 2094), S1365 [6MR]

——— exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if owners make certain structural alterations to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see S. 2924), S5993 [13NO]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 548), S5629 [16SE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 896), S4706 [22JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1996), S763 [4FE] (see S. 2363), S3184 [20MY]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom, and urge inclusion of freedom of religion when drafting new constitution (see S. Res. 453), S3343 [2JN]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 380), S1519 [11MR]

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), S5051 [29JY]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2069), S1233 [27FE]

——— modify Internal Revenue Code provisions relative to determinations of full-time equivalent employees under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see S. 2166), S1818 [27MR]

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (see S. 2634), S4705 [22JY]

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012 and 2013 (see S. 2233), S2327 [9AP]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see S. 2250), S3508 [9JN]

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), S5051 [29JY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1950), S529 [28JA] (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE] (see S. 2413), S3369 [3JN]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2258), S5565 [11SE]

Wani, Martin: relief (see S. 2474), S3668 [12JN]

Wani, Maya: relief (see S. 2474), S3668 [12JN]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 1463), S4763 [23JY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 386), S1653 [13MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5786 [18SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 1688), S5374 [8SE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see S. 1862), S1731 [25MR]

——— tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 421), S2379 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see S. 2475), S3719 [17JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2554), S4154 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: allow the awarding of job training Federal Pell Grants (see S. 2033), S948 [12FE]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 2374), S3237 [21MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish and carry out comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy-related jobs (see S. 2907), S5783 [18SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see S. 2534), S4153 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct outreach to veterans on the effect of certain delayed payments and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see S. 2654), S4903 [24JY]

Financial institutions: provide that residential mortgages held in portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of presumption of ability to repay requirements (see S. 2641), S4705 [22JY]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S2718 [6MY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 442), S2953 [13MY] (see S. Res. 456), S3294 [22MY]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 335), S440 [16JA]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see S. Res. 433), S2614 [1MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: enhance access for independent agents and brokers to information regarding marketplace enrollment (see S. 2175), S1818 [27MR]

——— provide a permanent path for the direct enrollment of individuals in qualified health plans (see S. 2173), S1818 [27MR]

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 527), S5051 [29JY]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 2008), S852 [10FE]

Cloture motions

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S940 [12FE], S1027 [25FE]

Burwell, Sylvia Mathews: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S3286 [22MY], S3398 [4JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S5488 [10SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2179 [7AP], S2299 [9AP]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S360 [15JA], S424 [16JA]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]

Hezir, Joseph S.: nomination to be Dept. of Energy Chief Financial Officer, S6229 [1DE], S6293 [3DE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]

Orr, Franklin M., Jr.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy for Science, S6229 [1DE], S6292 [3DE]

Smith, Christopher A.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Fossil Energy, S6806 [13DE]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S940 [12FE], S1027 [25FE]

Letters

Security of the nation’s power grid: by, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1836 [27MR]

Lists

Businesses and organizations supporting S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, S2693 [6MY]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) Subcommittee on Homeland Security staff, S6618 [11DE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) staff, S6618 [11DE]

Industry groups supporting H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, S1631 [13MR]

Organizations supporting approval of permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S5894 [12NO]

Republican cosponsors of S. 2280, congressional approval of permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S5894 [12NO]

Senator Landrieu’s staff members, S6618 [11DE]

Senators cosponsoring H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, S1632 [13MR]

Prayers

Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. Roosevelt, S3456 [5JN]

Privilege of the floor

Burpee, Jonathon, S6579 [10DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S317 [14JA], S404, S406, S407 [16JA]

Arnold, Jennifer: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S5667 [17SE]

Bay, Norman C.: nomination to FERC, S4478 [15JY]

Close Up Foundation: tribute, S3806, S3807 [18JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S2693 [6MY], S2770–S2773 [7MY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), S2617 [1MY], S2900 [12MY], S5887, S5889, S5890, S5892, S5894, S5896, S5899 [12NO], S5969, S5974 [13NO], S6030, S6048, S6065, S6066, S6068, S6069, S6072 [18NO]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), unanimous-consent agreement, S5902, S5903 [12NO]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), unanimous-consent request, S2901 [12MY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2554), S5962, S5965, S5966 [13NO]

——— legislative priorities, S5961 [13NO]

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute: tribute, S5667 [17SE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2770 [7MY], S2900 [12MY]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), motion to proceed, S2692, S2693 [6MY]

Corps of Engineers: ensure user fees deposited into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund are used for the stated purpose of dredging inland waterways and building levees, S3205 [21MY]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, S3205 [21MY]

——— Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico project for hurricane and storm damage reduction funding, S3205 [21MY]

——— New Iberia, LA, port dredging funding, S3205 [21MY]

CPSC: hold Chinese manufacturers accountable for damages from installation of tainted drywall, S5299 [31JY]

deGravelles, John W.: nomination to be district judge, S4677 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6522 [10DE], S6815 [13DE]

——— implement price controls for prescription drug program, S2310 [9AP]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1609 [13MR]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), House amendment, S5896 [12NO], S5965 [13NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations, S404 [16JA]

Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 1044), S3456, S3457 [5JN]

——— Payment in Lieu of Taxes program funding, S406, S407 [16JA]

Dept. of Transportation: maintain regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers, S3841 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases (H.R. 3521), S2143 [3AP], S2309, S2310 [9AP]

——— authorize certain major medical facility leases (H.R. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S2310 [9AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S3841 [19JN]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), House amendment, S404, S406, S407 [16JA]

FEMA: adjust phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates, S615 [30JA]

——— delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), S574, S589 [29JA], S614 [30JA]

——— delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA], S473 [27JA], S495 [28JA]

——— 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 (H.R. 3370), S1629, S1630 [13MR]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (S. 1349), S4708 [22JY]

——— provide that residential mortgages held in portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of presumption of ability to repay requirements (S. 2641), S4708 [22JY]

First State National Historical Park: establish, S6815 [13DE]

Fischer, Stanley: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman, S3632 [12JN]

Green, James W.F.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S3210 [21MY]

Guinness World Records, Ltd.: Wayne Family recognized for having the most family members graduate from Grambling State University, S4549 [16JY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S5976 [13NO]

Hardbarger, Chad and Marsha: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award nominees, S5668 [17SE]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks, S5299 [31JY]

Klein, Bill: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S5667 [17SE]

LaFleur, Cheryl A.: nomination to FERC, S4478 [15JY]

Louisiana Gray Day: observance, S2860 [8MY]

LSC: anniversary, S4898 [24JY]

National Adoption Day: observance, S6114 [19NO]

National Adoption Month: observance, S6113 [19NO]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA], S473 [27JA], S495 [28JA]

National Brain Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S2860 [8MY]

National Foster Care Month: observance, S3021 [14MY]

National Mentoring Month: designate (S. Res. 335), S457 [16JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), House amendment, S6522 [10DE], S6815 [13DE]

Public lands: authorizing Federal land projects that develop natural resources for energy production, expand national park system boundaries, and establish new parks, S6522 [10DE]

Rhimes, Shonda: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S5668 [17SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), motion to proceed, S3841 [19JN]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S6617–S6621 [11DE]

——— legislative program, S6066 [18NO]

Southern University and A&M College: anniversary, S2714 [6MY]

Steigerwaldt, Debra: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Paul Singer Award recipient, S5668 [17SE]

Taishan Gypsum Co., Ltd.: refusal to appear in U.S. District Court regarding drywall manufactured in China litigation, S5299 [31JY]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in corporations, S5300 [31JY]

Thompson, Mendell L.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award nominee, S5668 [17SE]

Votes: position on missed, S757 [4FE], S2231 [8AP]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S3456, S3457 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5978 [13NO], S6439 [9DE], S6502 [10DE], S6621, S6649–S6653 [11DE], S6780 [12DE], S6828, S6847, S6858 [15DE], S6912, S6914 [16DE], S6937, S6939 [2JA]

Reports filed

Anchorage Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 182) (S. Rept. 113–289), S6540 [10DE]

Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2031) (S. Rept. 113–297), S6540 [10DE]

Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 715) (S. Rept. 113–167), S3293 [22MY]

BLM Land Exchange With the Army To Create a National Security Buffer for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss and Preclude Sale of Certain Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 753) (S. Rept. 113–159), S3028 [14MY]

Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1963) (S. Rept. 113–231), S5215 [31JY]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2010) (S. Rept. 113–229), S5215 [31JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Safety of Dams Program Permanent Authorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 113–227), S5215 [31JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1800) (S. Rept. 113–226), S5215 [31JY]

Cabin Fee Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1341) (S. Rept. 113–171), S3293 [22MY]

Coconino National Forest Land Conveyance To Correct Erroneous Survey: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 862) (S. Rept. 113–149), S2378 [10AP]

Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 776) (S. Rept. 113–291), S6540 [10DE]

Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1771) (S. Rept. 113–225), S5215 [31JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2534) (S. Rept. 113–198), S4153 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior Extension of Water Contract Between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1965) (S. Rept. 113–228), S5215 [31JY]

Forest Jobs and Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 37) (S. Rept. 113–165), S3293 [22MY]

Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 782) (S. Rept. 113–168), S3293 [22MY]

Grazing Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 258) (S. Rept. 113–166), S3293 [22MY]

Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 404) (S. Rept. 113–140), S1870 [31MR]

Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 841) (S. Rept. 113–292), S6540 [10DE]

Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 876) (S. Rept. 113–150), S2378 [10AP]

Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Facilitation Involving Certain Non-Federal Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1241) (S. Rept. 113–303), S6540 [10DE]

Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 113–200), S4153 [26JN]

Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2379) (S. Rept. 113–299), S6540 [10DE]

Lake Hill Administrative Site Affordable Housing Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2337) (S. Rept. 113–173), S3293 [22MY]

Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 974) (S. Rept. 113–178), S3341 [2JN]

Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1169) (S. Rept. 113–160), S3028 [14MY]

Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1419) (S. Rept. 113–294), S6540 [10DE]

Military Land Withdrawals Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1309) (S. Rept. 113–161), S3028 [14MY]

Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2602) (S. Rept. 113–300), S6540 [10DE]

National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 995) (S. Rept. 113–169), S3293 [22MY]

National Park Access Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2104) (S. Rept. 113–298), S6540 [10DE]

National Park System Donor Acknowledgment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2873) (S. Rept. 113–301), S6540 [10DE]

National Women’s History Museum Commission Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 398) (S. Rept. 113–290), S6540 [10DE]

Nationally Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Acquisition and Protection: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1033) (S. Rept. 113–172), S3293 [22MY]

New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1328) (S. Rept. 113–293), S6540 [10DE]

Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (NEWS) Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1971) (S. Rept. 113–296), S6540 [10DE]

Nomination of Cheryl A. LeFleur to FERC: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S3811 [18JN]

Nomination of Colette Dodson Honorable to FERC: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S6626 [11DE]

Nomination of Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall To Be Deputy Sec. of Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S5564 [11SE]

Nomination of Estevan R. Lopez To Be Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S3811 [18JN]

Nomination of Janice M. Schneider To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1818 [27MR]

Nomination of Monica C. Regalbuto To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S3811 [18JN]

Nomination of Norman C. Bay to FERC: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S3811 [18JN]

Nomination of Rhea S. Suh To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1818 [27MR]

Nomination of Suzette M. Kimball To Be U.S. Geological Survey Director: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S3811 [18JN]

North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1158) (S. Rept. 113–151), S2378 [10AP]

Omnibus Territories Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 113–146), S2238 [8AP]

Oregon and California Land Grant Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1784) (S. Rept. 113–307), S6626 [11DE]

Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1301) (S. Rept. 113–180), S3341 [2JN]

Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 507) (S. Rept. 113–148), S2378 [10AP]

Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1750) (S. Rept. 113–295), S6540 [10DE]

Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 364) (S. Rept. 113–177), S3341 [2JN]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 885) (S. Rept. 113–302), S6540 [10DE]

Secure Water Act Reauthorization and Updating of Certain Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2019) (S. Rept. 113–230), S5215 [31JY]

Stewardship Contracting Reauthorization and Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1300) (S. Rept. 113–179), S3341 [2JN]

Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 697) (S. Rept. 113–147), S2238 [8AP]

Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1252) (S. Rept. 113–170), S3293 [22MY]

World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1044) (S. Rept. 113–141), S1870 [31MR]

Summaries

Dept. of State Environmental Impact Study for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S5895 [12NO]

Review Process for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S5894 [12NO]

Tables

Local communities by State with the authority to adopt and enforce flood plan management regulations, S474 [27JA]

Tributes

Begich, Senator, S6599 [11DE]

Blakes, Samuel R., S5668 [17SE]

Davis, Willie, Jr., S1515 [11MR]

DeTiege, Irma G. Hall, S5305• [31JY]

Francis, Norman C., S6193• [20NO]

Greggs, Isaac, S2644 [5MY]

Hulit, Jeanne, S815 [6FE]

McBride, Charlie, S3806, S3807 [18JN]

Meza, James, Jr., S5855 [18SE]

Papp, Linda, S2948• [13MY]

Thibodeaux, David C. (Big Daddy), S2714 [6MY]

Tolbert, Samuel C., Jr., S4757 [23JY]