CARPER, THOMAS R. (a Senator from Delaware)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1942, S1943 [25MR], S2019, S2062 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S318, S361 [21JA], S402, S434, S439 [22JA], S527 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3778, S3810, S3829 [4JN], S3862 [8JN], S3966 [9JN], S4025 [10JN], S4143 [15JN], S4204 [16JN], S4264, S4265 [18JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8889 [18DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8170 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780, S4801 [7JY], S4864 [8JY], S5085 [14JY], S5095 [15JY]

Federal agencies and departments: identify and prevent improper payments and identify strategic sourcing opportunities by reviewing and analyzing use of agency charge cards (S. 1616), S8727, S8728 [16DE]

——— provide access to and use of information by Federal agencies in order to reduce improper payments (S. 614), S6083, S6084 [28JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6322 [4AU], S6412, S6416 [5AU], S7419 [21OC], S7547 [27OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3081 [19MY], S3185 [20MY]

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. 22), S5718, S5739, S5741, S5742, S5847, S5848, S5849, S5850, S5871, S5872, S5886 [26JY], S5931 [27JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: improve process of presidential transition (S. 1172), S6194, S6207 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S7273 [8OC]

Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 385), S832 [5FE]

Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S12 [6JA]

Budget: establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 150), S8494 [8DE]

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing (see S. Res. 212), S4602 [24JN]

Chattanooga, TN: condemn shootings at military sites, honor Armed Forces members who lost their lives, commend those caring for injured and investigating incident, and express condolences to those affected (see S. Res. 227), S5210 [21JY]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see S. 519), S983 [12FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S7723 [3NO]

Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 1908), S6186 [30JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S2851 [13MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S653 [29JA]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 29), S11 [6JA]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S7345 [20OC]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see S. 197), S3238 [21MY]

——— establish simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan for new borrowers, repayment notification options, and loan forgiveness for total and permanently disabled (see S. 85), S1031 [23FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S1161 [26FE]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S5211 [21JY]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: submit a report to Congress on headquarters consolidation project in the National Capital Region (see S. 1638), S4298 [18JN]

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. 551), S8794 [17DE]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S590 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify requirements for approval of courses using educational benefits (see S. 1938), S6379 [5AU]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1858), S5526 [23JY]

District of Columbia: revise certain authorities of courts, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, and Public Defender Service (see S. 1629), S4298 [18JN]

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 232), S5928 [27JY]

El Faro (vessel): recognize crew who died in sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin and search efforts of members of the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force, and offer condolences to victims’ families and friends (see S. Res. 291), S7413 [21OC]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S348 [21JA]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see S. 622), S2760 [11MY]

FDA: create a limited population pathway for approval of certain antibacterial drugs (see S. 185), S5211 [21JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require Inspectors General and GAO to report on use of logical access controls and other security practices to safeguard information on Federal computer systems (see S. 1990), S6381 [5AU]

——— strengthen independence of inspectors general (see S. 579), S7304 [19OC]

Federal aid programs: exclude payments from State eugenics compensation programs to individuals sterilized under a government-sponsored program from determining eligibility for, or amount of, benefits (see S. 1698), S4648 [25JN]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 554), S1075 [24FE] (see S. 2035), S6651 [15SE]

Federal Railroad Administration: improve Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (see S. 797), S3407 [1JN]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 161), S2568 [30AP]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 407), S833 [5FE]

Ford, Wendell H.: tribute (see S. Res. 38), S421 [22JA]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see S. Res. 313), S7966 [16NO]

——— tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (see S. Res. 259), S6810 [17SE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 105), S1660 [19MR]

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S2935 [14MY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see S. Res. 113), S7816 [5NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2972 [18MY]

Iran: reaffirm U.S. policy of not allowing development of nuclear weapons, support diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, and allow reimposition of sanctions (see S. Res. 40), S466 [26JA]

——— require the President to report on Iran’s compliance with any nuclear program agreements and set up expedited processes for Congress to reinstate sanctions for violations or implement further responses (see S. 669), S1303 [4MR]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 1740), S4953 [9JY]

Lafayette, LA: condemn attack and offer condolences to community, families, and victims of movie theater shooting and commend first responders and those caring for the injured and investigating the incident (see S. Res. 231), S5928 [27JY]

Medicaid: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S131 [9JA]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S2474 [28AP]

——— anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S131 [9JA]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 1830), S6653 [15SE]

——— improve access to medication therapy management (see S. 776), S6382 [5AU]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see S. 1466), S3310 [22MY]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7219 [7OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S3861 [8JN]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see S. 1354), S2933 [14MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S5009 [13JY]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 171), S2688 [6MY]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 1119), S2972 [18MY]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 236), S6187 [30JY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6699 [16SE]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 50), S590 [28JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S6382 [5AU]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 1500), S3678 [3JN]

Pilgrims: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of arrival (see S. 1715), S8685 [15DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 229), S348 [21JA]

Power resources: invest in clean energy, empower and protect consumers, modernize energy infrastructure, cut pollution and waste, and invest in research and development (see S. 2089), S6975 [28SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 160), S2568 [30AP]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7594 [28OC]

Research: establish EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of treatments, detection, and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (see S. 2067), S7346 [20OC]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see S. 1647), S4544 [23JN]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see S. Res. 287), S7472 [22OC]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S2934 [14MY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 316), S698 [2FE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S1247 [3MR]

Schweiker, Richard S.: tribute (see S. Res. 250), S6533 [9SE]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S8637 [14DE]

Social Security: anniversary (see S. Res. 246), S6381 [5AU]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 522), S983 [12FE]

Sports: tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (see S. Res. 218), S4841 [8JY]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see S. 716), S1438 [11MR]

——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1792), S5170 [16JY]

——— make permanent certain small business tax provisions (see S. 341), S736 [3FE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S4138 [15JN]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 1002), S2245 [16AP]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 375), S772 [4FE]

——— revise definition of municipal solid waste for purposes of the renewable electricity production credit (see S. 1246), S5130 [15JY]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 1012), S2272 [20AP]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 2068), S6894 [22SE]

Terrorism: defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and enhance homeland security programs to protect the U.S. (see S. 2377), S8546 [9DE]

Thompson, Fred: tribute (see S. Res. 309), S7815 [5NO]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S1384 [10MR]

Tritak, Kathleen Alvarez: tribute (see S. Res. 82), S984 [12FE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S8603 [10DE]

Women: condemn violence that targets healthcare for women (see S. Res. 327), S8379 [3DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S8884 [18DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau): tribute (see S. Res. 191), S3679 [3JN]

Bureau of the Census: extend authority to conduct the quarterly financial report program (see S. 1868), S5928 [27JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see S. 1362), S2971 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 1664), S4602 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office for Community Partnerships (see S. 2369), S8494 [8DE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see S. 921), S2172 [14AP]

District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 1688), S4648 [25JN]

Federal agencies and departments: identify and prevent improper payments and identify strategic sourcing opportunities by reviewing and analyzing use of agency charge cards (see S. 1616), S4298 [18JN]

——— improve Federal network security and authorize and enhance an existing intrusion detection and prevention system for civilian Federal networks (see S. 1869), S5928 [27JY]

——— improve financial and administrative controls and procedures to assess and mitigate fraud risks and development and use of data analytics for fraud identification, prevention, and response (see S. 2133), S7124 [5OC]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1073), S2400 [23AP]

——— provide access to and use of information by Federal agencies in order to reduce improper payments (see S. 614), S1201 [27FE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see S. 456), S926 [11FE]

Libraries: require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (see S. 558), S1118 [25FE]

Medicare: provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 1509), S3776 [4JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 861), S1891 [25MR]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (see S. 2051), S6809 [17SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: improve process of presidential transition (see S. 1172), S2568 [30AP]

Privacy: protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches (see S. 961), S2220 [15AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see S. 1350), S2933 [14MY]

Taxation: increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 537), S1074 [24FE]

——— increase certain fuel taxes, strengthen the earned income tax and child tax credits, and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment (see S. 1994), S6381 [5AU]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1736), S4953 [9JY]

Cloture motions

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. 22), S5672 [24JY], S5709 [26JY]

Lists

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection agents and officers who have died in the line of duty, S2753 [11MY]

Privilege of the floor

Babiarz, Paul, S842 [5FE]

Carithers, Charles, S842 [5FE]

Corbin, Susan, S842 [5FE]

Mueller, Jill, S842 [5FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S2683 [6MY]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7629 [29OC], S7802 [5NO]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: tribute to agents and officers who have died in the line of duty, S2753 [11MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S402 [22JA], S527 [27JA]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (S. 299), S613 [29JA]

Dept. of Education: review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S7763 [4NO]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions relative to the 90–10 rule and military and veterans’ education benefits, S2464, S2465 [28AP]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (S. 1664), S7898 [10NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, S7389 [21OC]

——— conduct automated privacy scrub in real time of irrelevant or erroneous data from cyber threat information, S7390 [21OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S821 [5FE], S893, S896 [10FE], S1057 [24FE]

——— making appropriations (S. 272), S614 [29JA], S976 [12FE], S1058 [24FE]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, S1057 [24FE]

——— tribute to employees, S4589 [24JN]

——— tribute to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), S8571–S8573 [10DE]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, S4530, S4531 [23JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve health care to veterans, S7086 [1OC]

Deyo, Russell C.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Management, S2233 [16AP]

Economy: importance of job creation, S6796 [17SE]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S8006 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S8006 [17NO]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S6100 [29JY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve Federal network security and authorize and enhance an existing intrusion detection and prevention system for civilian Federal networks, S7391 [21OC], S7434 [22OC]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S8149 [19NO]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2771 [12MY], S4530, S4531 [23JN]

FRS: liquidate and dissolve the capital surplus account, S7882 [10NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6777 [17SE]

Head Start Awareness Month: observance, S7541 [27OC]

Highway Trust Fund: infrastructure repair funding through increasing the Federal gas tax, S7803 [5NO], S7882 [10NO]

Immigration: address the increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S893 [10FE]

——— process for certain aliens to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees, S8148 [19NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S614 [29JA], S821 [5FE], S893, S896, S897 [10FE], S1057 [24FE]

——— reform, S893–S896 [10FE], S977 [12FE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 456), S7390 [21OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7389 [21OC], S7432, S7434 [22OC], S7501, S7511 [27OC], S7802 [5NO]

——— prohibit trafficking of financial information, increase penalties for intrusion on critical infrastructure, and remove botnets, S7389 [21OC]

——— provide liability protection to businesses that share cybersecurity threats with FBI or the Secret Service rather than just Dept. of Homeland Security, S7511 [27OC]

Iran: condition relief from sanctions pursuant to any nuclear program agreement on Iran’s affirming Israel’s right to exist as Jewish state and release of U.S. citizens unjustly detained, S6777 [17SE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6553 [10SE], S6777 [17SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2461 [28AP], S2556 [30AP]

——— require stringent compliance, verification, and notification standards relative to negotiation of final agreement on nuclear weapons, S4588 [24JN]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6777 [17SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), House amendment, S7629 [29OC], S7802 [5NO]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2771 [12MY]

Kaczmarek, Max: Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary’s Award for Valor recipient, S4589 [24JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize, S691 [2FE]

Leon, Christopher: Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary’s Award for Valor recipient, S4589 [24JN]

National security: improve border security, S893–S896 [10FE]

Neffenger, Peter V.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration, S4338 [22JN]

OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (S. 280), S2677 [6MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6553 [10SE], S6777 [17SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S6100 [29JY], S7631 [29OC], S7802–S7804 [5NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), House amendment, S7882 [10NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), unanimous-consent agreement, S7882 [10NO]

——— clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees, S2683 [6MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2461 [28AP], S2556 [30AP]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S6926 [24SE]

Pipelines: impose a fee of 8 cents per barrel of oil transported through the Keystone XL Pipeline with fee revenues going to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, S402 [22JA]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 2051), S6811–S6815 [17SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S2677 [6MY], S2734 [7MY]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, S8005 [17NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S3213–S3216 [21MY], S6100 [29JY], S6926–S6929 [24SE], S7631 [29OC], S7802–S7804 [5NO], S7882 [10NO], S8068 [18NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1350), S3215 [21MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1647), S7453 [22OC]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), House amendment, S4530, S4531 [23JN]

——— extend credit for new qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, S527 [27JA]

——— increase certain fuel taxes, strengthen the earned income tax and child tax credits, and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment (S. 1994), S6927 [24SE], S7257–S7260 [8OC], S7454 [22OC], S7631 [29OC]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels, S8068 [18NO]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 697), S6929, S6930 [24SE]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, S3213–S3216 [21MY], S7087–S7089 [1OC], S7629–S7632 [29OC]

Veterans: commend availability of benefits under the GI Bill, S7897 [10NO]

Veterans Day: observance, S7897 [10NO]

Worden, Matthew: Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary’s Award for Valor recipient, S4589 [24JN]

Statements

Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act: Several Senators, S2683 [6MY]

Tributes

Bakerian, David G., S3179• [20MY]

Beers, Mia, S2734 [7MY]

Burrell, Janet, S4018 [10JN]

Colby, Michelle, S6794–S6796 [17SE]

Donahoe, Patrick R., S198 [13JA]

Garza, Ramiro, Jr., S975 [12FE]

Greenwell, Joscelyn, S4589 [24JN]

Laskowski, Robert, S898• [10FE]

Levin, Alan, S4543• [23JN]

McEntee, Jonathan, S6794–S6796 [17SE]

O’Neill, Matthew, S2155 [14AP]

Schildge, Adam, S2734 [7MY]

Turner, Jamie, S7544• [27OC]