SCHATZ, BRIAN (a Senator from Hawaii)

Amendments

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S4088 [25JN], S4177, S4178, S4179 [26JN], S5003 [28JY], S5836 [18SE], S6099 [18NO]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1593 [12MR], S1609, S1655, S1665 [13MR]

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), S3094, S3117, S3119, S3120, S3124 [15MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S6578 [10DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3815, S3817 [18JN], S3864 [19JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S148 [8JA], S296 [13JA], S823 [6FE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S189 [9JA], S383 [16JA], S775 [6FE], S1187 [27FE], S3621 [12JN]

Articles and editorials

Speak Up To Help Effect Change, Scientist Told, Timothy Hurley, Honolulu (HI) Star Advertiser, S1480 [10MR]

UH Researcher Sees Oceans Growing Too Acidic, Marcel Honore, Honolulu (HI) Star Advertiser, S1481 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees (see S. 2940), S6148 [19NO]

Alaska: anniversary of Great Alaska Earthquake (see S. Res. 400), S1819 [27MR]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 2687), S5134 [30JY]

——— provide for behavioral health treatment for developmental disabilities under TRICARE (see S. 2333), S3864 [19JN]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1950), S529 [28JA] (see S. 1963), S822 [6FE] (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 460), S3294 [22MY]

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

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 114), S1315 [5MR]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 13), S441 [16JA]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S3367 [3JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: permanently authorize the Safety of Dams Program (see S. 1946), S439 [16JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 2373), S3237 [21MY]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2548), S4153 [26JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S2241 [8AP]

Climate: express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges (see S. Res. 524), S4997 [28JY]

Colleges and universities: provide for higher education reform (see S. 1969), S599 [29JA]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see S. 398), S3185 [20MY]

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]

Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean: implement (see S. 2482), S3719 [17JN]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 2581), S5994 [13NO]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 160), S3184 [20MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see S. 2075), S1924 [1AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 1066), S3185 [20MY] (see S. 2292), S2718 [6MY] (see S. 2432), S3424 [4JN]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see S. 217), S223 [9JA]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see S. 1943), S853 [10FE]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see S. 1704), S528 [28JA]

——— reserve funds for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Tribal College and University adult education and literacy (see S. 1998), S1820 [27MR]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 1659), S1693 [24MR]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 933), S2718 [6MY]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 2472), S3668 [12JN]

——— rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1249), S4503 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 2188), S2240 [8AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish new standards for automobile hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian injuries (see S. 2284), S2614 [1MY]

——— prohibit certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights (see S. 1811), S1282 [4MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), S3545 [10JN]

——— improve provision of health care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas (see S. 2009), S2471 [29AP]

——— 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), S5135 [30JY]

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), S3508 [9JN]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1697), S1234 [27FE]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 1803), S3029 [14MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S2615 [1MY]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 2133), S1652 [13MR]

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

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1926), S487 [27JA]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S1775 [26MR]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 423), S2471 [29AP]

Firearms: establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms in domestic violence cases (see S. 2676), S5050 [29JY]

FRS: increase threshold at which regulated depository institutions are subject to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau direct examination and reporting requirements (see S. 2732), S6206 [20NO]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see S. 2220), S3812 [18JN]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see S. 1761), S28 [6JA]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see S. 2578), S4336 [9JY]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 325), S5698 [17SE]

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 376), S1366 [6MR]

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]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see S. 2663), S5994 [13NO]

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), S5435 [9SE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S3368 [3JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S3367 [3JN]

——— 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), S4004 [25JN]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 203), S1176 [26FE]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (see S. 1737), S28 [6JA] (see S. 2223), S2327 [9AP]

National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see S. Res. 405), S1871 [31MR]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 1926), S487 [27JA]

National Cancer Research Month: designate (see S. Res. 445), S3187 [20MY]

National Commission on the Future of the Army: establish (see S. 2295), S2876 [8MY]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 428), S2470 [29AP]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 431), S2566 [30AP]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 590), S6205 [20NO]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 2298), S3720 [17JN]

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

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 Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 443), S2953 [13MY]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 590), S6205 [20NO]

Native Americans: promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see S. 1948), S439 [16JA]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 2299), S2796 [7MY]

——— safeguard voting rights and provide resources and oversight necessary to ensure equal access to electoral process for Native Americans and Alaska Native voters (see S. 2399), S3368 [3JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S5993 [13NO]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see S. 2192), S3368 [3JN]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (see S. 2181), S1819 [27MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employees’ dependents access to tax credits if the cost of family coverage through the employer is greater than a certain percentage of household income (see S. 2434), S3474 [5JN]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 2291), S2718 [6MY]

Pensions: reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (see S. 1979), S3368 [3JN]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 1256), S3424 [4JN]

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

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 2204), S3686 [16JN]

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), S488 [27JA]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 397), S1731 [25MR]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see S. 2020), S3811 [18JN]

SEC: clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (see S. 2498), S3863 [19JN]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S2424 [28AP]

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]

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

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 2305), S2954 [13MY]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 2089), S5564 [11SE]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for equity investments by angel investors (see S. 2497), S3863 [19JN]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see S. 1507), S5785 [18SE]

——— establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children, increase the earned income tax credit for childless workers, and close certain tax loopholes (see S. 2162), S3425 [4JN]

——— exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations and use such funds generated for domestic violence prevention and victims’ services programs (see S. 2816), S5994 [13NO]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1181), S1316 [5MR]

——— improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings (see S. 2189), S1923 [1AP]

——— increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see S. 56), S1653 [13MR]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 1645), S4998 [28JY]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 2360), S3184 [20MY]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S2566 [30AP]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2562), S4154 [26JN] (see S. 2569), S4271 [8JY]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see S. 2570), S5375 [8SE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S1871 [31MR]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 772), S1653 [13MR]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 2004), S821 [6FE]

Transportation Security Administration: exempt certain flights in Hawaii and Alaska from increased aviation security service fees (see S. 1964), S486 [27JA]

——— prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see S. 1008), S1316 [5MR]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see S. 2250), S2379 [10AP]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1950), S529 [28JA] (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE] (see S. 2413), S3341 [2JN]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see S. 2782), S5787 [18SE]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 573), S5784 [18SE]

World War II: 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), S2796 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CERCLA: make responsible parties liable for certain costs relating to the release of pollutants or contaminants (see S. 1951), S439 [16JA]

——— raise the per-incident cap on removal actions (see S. 1958), S439 [16JA]

Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean: implement (see S. 2484), S3719 [17JN]

Credit: enhance accuracy, ensure consumers receive information, improve transparency of agencies, and provide a means to dispute errors relative to credit reporting (see S. 2224), S2326 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1956), S439 [16JA]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (see S. 2986), S6351 [4DE]

——— establish a program to facilitate the transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (see S. 2034), S1001 [24FE]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 2397), S3294 [22MY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2030), S948 [12FE]

Power resources: promote Federal-State partnerships for developing regional energy strategies and plans to mitigate risks in changing energy systems (see S. 2989), S6388 [8DE]

Roads and highways: expand project eligibility to certain public infrastructure projects relative to financing (see S. 2275), S2613 [1MY]

Secure Water Act: reauthorize and update certain provisions (see S. 2019), S947 [12FE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S6239 [2DE]

Cloture motions

Abrams, Leslie J.: nomination to be district judge, S5901 [12NO], S6014 [17NO]

Adler, Robert S.: nomination to the CPSC, S6187 [20NO], S6242 [2DE]

Alonso, Jorge L.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]

Arleo, Madeline Cox: nomination to be district judge, S6081 [18NO], S6138 [19NO]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), motion to proceed, S812 [6FE], S846 [10FE]

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

Azrack, Joan M.: nomination to be district judge, S6809 [13DE]

Baran, Jeffery M.: nomination to the NRC, S6294 [3DE], S6330 [4DE]

Beetlestone, Wendy: nomination to be district judge, S6081 [18NO], S6138 [19NO]

Bell, Colleen Bradley: nomination to be Ambassador to Hungary, S6187 [20NO], S6230 [1DE]

Biggs, Loretta Copeland: nomination to be district judge, S6809 [13DE]

Blakey, John R.: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

Blinken, Antony J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State, S6799 [13DE], S6896 [16DE]

Bolden, Victor A.: nomination to be district judge, S6081 [18NO], S6139 [19NO]

Bough, Stephen R.: nomination to be district judge, S6806 [13DE], S6905 [16DE]

Brainard, Lael: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3465 [5JN], S3520 [10JN]

Burroughs, Allison Dale: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

Burrows, Charlotte A.: nomination to the EEOC, S6187 [20NO], S6253 [2DE]

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]

Cohen, Mark H.: nomination to be district judge, S5901 [12NO], S6014 [17NO]

Coloretti, Nani A.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of HUD, S6187 [20NO], S6242 [2DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S5963 [13NO]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), House amendment, S5772 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), S6741 [12DE], S6809 [13DE]

Dillon, Elizabeth K.: nomination to be district judge, S6809 [13DE]

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

Fischer, Stanley: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman, S3465 [5JN], S3521 [10JN]

Gilliam, Haywood S., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]

Griggsby, Lydia K.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S6294 [3DE], S6319 [4DE]

Honorable, Colette Dodson: nomination to the FERC, S6801 [13DE], S6897 [16DE]

Leeson, Joseph F., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6294 [3DE], S6319 [4DE]

Leitman, Matthew F.: nomination to be district judge, S1359 [6MR], S1500 [11MR]

Levy, Jon D.: nomination to be district judge, S2403 [11AP], S2435 [29AP]

Levy, Judith E.: nomination to be district judge, S1359 [6MR], S1500 [11MR]

Lodge, Virginia Tyler: nomination to the TVA Board of Directors, S6295 [3DE], S6404 [9DE]

Lopez, P. David: nomination to be EEOC General Counsel, S6188 [20NO], S6254 [2DE]

Mamet, Noah B.: nomination to be Ambassador to Argentina, S6186 [20NO], S6229 [1DE]

May, Leigh Martin: nomination to be district judge, S5772 [18SE], S5904 [12NO]

Mazzant, Amos L., III: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

McFerran, Lauren McGarity: nomination to the NLRB, S6294 [3DE], S6330 [4DE]

McHugh, Carolyn B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1359 [6MR], S1376 [10MR]

Mehta, Amit P.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]

Meyer, Jeffrey A.: nomination to be district judge, S939 [12FE], S991 [24FE]

Michelson, Laurie J.: nomination to be district judge, S1360 [6MR], S1501 [11MR]

Murthy, Vivek H.: nomination to be Surgeon General and Public Health Service Medical Director, S6799 [13DE], S6849 [15DE]

Parker, Linda V.: nomination to be district judge, S1360 [6MR], S1501 [11MR]

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), motion to proceed, S2850 [8MY], S2930 [13MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S6437 [9DE], S6589 [11DE]

Pepper, Pamela: nomination to be district judge, S6080 [18NO], S6137 [19NO]

Pitman, Robert L.: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3465 [5JN], S3520 [10JN]

Saldana, Sarah R.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S6797 [13DE], S6884 [16DE]

Sannes, Brenda K.: nomination to be district judge, S6081 [18NO], S6137 [19NO]

Santos, Daniel J.: nomination to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, S6802 [13DE], S6850 [15DE]

Schroeder, Robert W., III: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

Stivers, Gregory N.: nomination to be district judge, S6293 [3DE], S6318 [4DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S737, S738 [4FE], S794 [6FE]

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

Walter, Ronald A.: nomination to the TVA Board of Directors, S6295 [3DE], S6404 [9DE]

Wilkins, Robert L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S209 [9JA]

Letters

Global warming impact on the environment: Kara Tanaka, S1440 [10MR]

Oaths of office

Senate, S6239 [2DE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S189 [9JA], S383 [16JA], S775 [6FE], S1187 [27FE], S3621 [12JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S6660 [11DE]

Climate: efforts by foreign countries to confront global warming, S1478 [10MR]

——— global warming, S1379, S1387, S1421, S1434, S1435, S1436, S1437, S1438, S1439, S1440, S1441, S1445, S1476 [10MR]

——— impact of climate change on insurance industry, S1472 [10MR]

——— impact of climate change on tourism industry in Hawaii, S1466 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on agriculture, S1473 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on Asia-Pacific region, S1466–S1468 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S1477 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on infrastructure, S1477 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on national security, S1421, S1468–S1470 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S1437, S1438, S1480 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on rising sea levels, S1437, S1438, S1476 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on the economy, S1422, S1481–S1483 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on transportation and infrastructure, S1473–S1476 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on water supplies and agriculture, S1476 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on winter sports and tourism, S1439 [10MR]

Colleges and universities: provide for higher education reform (S. 1969), S751, S752, S753 [4FE], S2785 [7MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), S6045 [18NO]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2074), S1472 [10MR]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 839), S1481 [10MR]

Dept. of Defense: improve master plans for major military installations (S. 1749), S1475 [10MR]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 2992), S6466 [9DE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2292), S2785 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: provide guidance on utility energy service contracts used by Federal agencies (S. 1652), S1472 [10MR]

Dept. of Justice: report on State law penalties for certain child abusers and expand the predicate for increased penalties for domestic assaults against children (H.R. 3627), S2823 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), House amendment, S6660 [11DE]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), S2823 [7MY]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (H.R. 4199), S6463 [9DE]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), S2823 [7MY]

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, S6660 [11DE]

Genocide: observe anniversary of Rwandan genocide and condemn and prevent acts of genocide and mass atrocities in Syria, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Sudan, and elsewhere (S. Res. 413), S6463 [9DE]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (H. Con. Res. 107), S6465, S6466 [9DE]

Hawaii: development of Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, S1445 [10MR]

Honolulu, HI: anniversary of Hakekulani (hotel), S3026• [14MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4681), S6463 [9DE]

National GEAR UP Week: observance, S5694• [17SE]

Obama, President: agreement with China to limit greenhouse gas emissions, S5898 [12NO]

Patriotism: revise U.S. Code provisions on patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations (H.R. 1067), S6463 [9DE]

Power resources: promote clean energy sources to combat climate change, S1434, S1435, S1470–S1472 [10MR]

Secure Water Act: reauthorize and update certain provisions (S. 2019), S1477 [10MR]

Senate: legislative program, S2824 [7MY]

Taxation: improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings (S. 2189), S1934 [1AP]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (S. 2004), S1475 [10MR]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S2823 [7MY]

University of Hawaii: tribute to Ascent Conference, S1483 [10MR]

Votes: position on missed, S4697 [22JY], S5427 [9SE]