WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON (a Senator from Rhode Island)
Advertisements
Business Backs Low-Carbon USA: several businesses and environmental organizations, S8225 [1DE], S8479 [8DE]
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1762, S1806, S1811, S1818 [24MR], S1847, S1862, S1878, S1879, S1892, S1908, S1914, S1915, S1926, S1933, S1941, S1942, S1945, S1949 [25MR], S1972, S1984, S1995, S1996, S2018, S2021, S2046, S2066, S2067, S2071, S2072, S2080 [26MR]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S214, S215, S216 [13JA], S271, S284, S296 [20JA], S318, S349 [21JA], S399, S401 [22JA], S473 [26JA], S524, S542 [27JA]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1498 [12MR], S1543 [16MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3667, S3690, S3696, S3724 [3JN], S3757, S3778, S3797, S3808, S3809, S3840 [4JN], S3854, S3862 [8JN], S3927, S3964 [9JN], S4023, S4024, S4035 [10JN], S4139 [15JN], S4265 [18JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4777, S4780 [7JY], S4851, S4864 [8JY], S4912, S4965, S4968, S4969, S4971 [9JY], S5069 [14JY], S5096, S5103 [15JY]
EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (S. 1523), S6349, S6422 [5AU]
Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6411, S6415 [5AU], S7335, S7339, S7347 [20OC]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2973, S2987, S2995, S2996 [18MY], S3062, S3083 [19MY]
Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2176, S2178, S2180 [14AP]
Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (S. 1893), S8906 [18DE]
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), S5699 [24JY], S5711 [26JY]
——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8311 [2DE], S8400 [3DE]
Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2176, S2178, S2180 [14AP]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S946 [11FE]
Conferee: S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S8034 [18NO]
——— S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, S2212 [15AP]
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, S946 [11FE]
Articles and editorials
Coal Not Coming Back, Appalachian Power President Says, David Gutman, Charleston (WV) Gazette-Mail, S7713 [3NO]
Freakish Year in Broken Climate Records, Tom Randall, Bloomberg News (news service), S6691 [16SE]
Gaspee, the Hero and the Dud, Daniel F. Harrington, Providence (RI) Journal, S3919 [9JN]
GOP in Denial on Climate Change, by, USA Today (excerpt), S1600 [18MR]
Green Tech Solution, David Brooks, New York (NY) Times, S8225 [1DE]
Lack of Action on Climate Change Is Costing Fishing Jobs, Olympia J. Snowe, Newsweek (publication), S898 [10FE]
Reality Check on Coal, Future, Charleston (WV) Gazette-Mail, S7713 [3NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 217), S347 [21JA]
Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see S. Res. 237), S8022 [17NO]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 20), S6074 [28JY]
Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see S. 2032), S7492 [26OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2341), S8306 [2DE]
Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 1794), S5170 [16JY]
Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 358), S771 [4FE]
——— extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (see S. 1557), S4103 [11JN]
Armenia: observe anniversary, support an equitable relationship with Turkey based on acknowledgment of facts, and ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding relative to the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 140), S2302 [21AP]
ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see S. 1529), S3925 [9JN]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 1156), S2567 [30AP]
——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 729), S1494 [12MR]
Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau): tribute (see S. Res. 191), S3679 [3JN]
BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1375), S3059 [19MY]
——— increase royalty rate for coal produced from surface mines on Federal land and prohibit export of coal produced on Federal land (see S. 2339), S8241 [1DE]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S859 [9FE]
Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S12 [6JA]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 698), S1384 [10MR]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1473), S3455 [2JN]
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]
Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see S. 527), S983 [12FE]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S2600 [4MY]
——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1303 [4MR]
Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 1122), S3184 [20MY]
——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S2475 [28AP]
Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 246), S420 [22JA]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S1528 [16MR]
Contraceptives: recognize anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision allowing use of contraceptives by married couples and the importance of affordable family planning services (see S. Res. 193), S3776 [4JN]
Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see S. 662), S1303 [4MR]
——— clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see S. 23), S11 [6JA]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see S.J. Res. 7), S772 [4FE]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S2530 [29AP]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 447), S926 [11FE]
Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 838), S1708 [23MR]
——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1981), S6380 [5AU]
Crime: increase penalties for wildlife trafficking and allow civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, and restitution for such crimes to be transferred to wildlife conservation funds (see S. 27), S2759 [11MY]
——— reduce recidivism and increase public safety (see S. 467), S926 [11FE]
——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S7102 [1OC]
——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 166), S1162 [26FE]
Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S3861 [8JN]
——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S653 [29JA]
Dalai Lama: tribute (see S. Res. 200), S4347 [22JN]
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), S5129 [15JY]
Dept. of Education: aid gifted and talented and high-ability learners by empowering teachers (see S. 363), S772 [4FE]
——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 793), S1629 [18MR]
——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see S. 197), S698 [2FE]
——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S1161 [26FE]
——— create a competitive high school redesign program to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career (see S. 696), S2401 [23AP]
——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (see S. 1609), S4298 [18JN]
——— promote environmental education (see S. 492), S982 [12FE]
——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 1716), S4840 [8JY]
——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 312), S653 [29JA]
——— 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 Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 600), S4299 [18JN]
——— establish a State residential building energy efficiency upgrades loan pilot program (see S. 878), S2040 [26MR]
——— require consideration of the objective of improving conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels in carrying out research and development programs (see S. 1282), S2795 [12MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S2401 [23AP]
——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1503), S3775 [4JN]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 1883), S6534 [9SE]
——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S2600 [4MY]
——— provide for enhanced Federal efforts on prevention, education, treatment, and research relative to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see S. 1503), S3775 [4JN]
——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see S. 2172), S7272 [8OC]
——— reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women (see S. 2226), S7722 [3NO]
——— strengthen accountability and improve transparency in health information technology systems (see S. 2141), S7160 [6OC]
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), S1075 [24FE]
——— establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (see S. 163), S1495 [12MR]
——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S151 [12JA]
——— improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (see S. 483), S982 [12FE]
——— 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]
——— provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (see S. 962), S2220 [15AP]
Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1163 [26FE]
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. 302), S653 [29JA]
——— 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. 1876), S6073 [28JY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see S. 1554), S4103 [11JN]
——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see S. 1042), S2351 [22AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see S. 925), S2302 [21AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a program to support veterans in contact with the criminal justice system by discouraging unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and other nonviolent crimes (see S. 2120), S7102 [1OC]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S6850 [21SE]
——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 1358), S2933 [14MY]
——— reduce backlog of appeals of disability claims by facilitating pro bono legal assistance for veterans and provide authority to address unreasonably delayed claims (see S. 1286), S2759 [11MY]
——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 398), S833 [5FE]
——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see S. 270), S541 [27JA]
——— suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees (see S. 1856), S7771 [4NO]
Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see S. 1252), S6894 [22SE]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1858), S5526 [23JY]
Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S8162 [19NO]
——— strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (see S. Res. 74), S984 [12FE]
Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 502), S983 [12FE]
——— improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (see S. 481), S982 [12FE]
——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 36), S11 [6JA]
——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see S. 1654), S4544 [23JN]
Education: encourage parent, family, and community involvement, provide needed integrated services and supports to assist students to stay in school, become successful learners, and improve academic achievement (see S. 412), S1032 [23FE]
——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1380), S3059 [19MY]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S348 [21JA]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 497), S982 [12FE]
——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 1772), S5129 [15JY]
——— prohibit employers from requiring low-wage workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of any requirement to enter into such covenants (see S. 1504), S6467 [8SE]
EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see S. 741), S6467 [8SE]
Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 87), S1118 [25FE]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see S. 824), S2302 [21AP]
Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 28), S11 [6JA]
FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see S. 571), S6849 [21SE]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability of high-quality child care for working parents (see S. Res. 292), S7470 [22OC]
——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see S. 622), S1217 [2MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 1302), S6939 [24SE]
FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see S. 40), S57 [7JA]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see S. 975), S2244 [16AP]
Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2387), S8602 [10DE]
——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see S. 2251), S7814 [5NO]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see S. Res. 222), S5062 [14JY]
FEMA: enter into agreement with National Research Council to study urban flooding (see S. 1481), S3456 [2JN]
Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2028), S6605 [10SE]
——— limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 1709), S6534 [9SE]
Firearms: prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see S. 2213), S7594 [28OC]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 407), S833 [5FE]
——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see S. 1735), S4953 [9JY]
Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see S. 1334), S3185 [20MY]
Ford, Wendell H.: tribute (see S. Res. 38), S421 [22JA]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 677), S1336 [9MR]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend (see S. 1469), S3316 [23MY]
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), S3185 [20MY]
——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 289), S773 [4FE]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 693), S1383 [10MR]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2570 [30AP]
Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see S. 730), S1494 [12MR]
Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 2323), S8192 [30NO]
Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 2220), S7655 [29OC]
International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 97), S1303 [4MR]
International Year of Soils: designate (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1892 [25MR]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S7161 [6OC]
——— 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]
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]
Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, support right to self-defense, call for a stop to violence by Palestinians and an end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 302), S8022 [17NO]
Jordan: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see S. 1789), S7967 [16NO]
Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 201), S4137 [15JN]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1169), S2568 [30AP]
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]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 890), S2972 [18MY]
Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see S. 993), S2245 [16AP]
Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see S. 665), S1303 [4MR]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 2161), S7219 [7OC]
Maldives: call for release of former President Mohamed Nasheed from prison, release all other political prisoners, and guarantee due process for and respect human rights of all people (see S. 2231), S7722 [3NO]
Medicaid: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA]
——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (see S. 599), S2474 [28AP]
——— require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation (see S. 1364), S3680 [3JN]
Medicare: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA]
——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 843), S2111 [13AP]
——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 1884), S6136 [29JY]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S2301 [21AP]
——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7274 [8OC]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S2402 [23AP]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1304 [4MR]
——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1083), S2400 [23AP]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S7047 [30SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 861), S1891 [25MR]
Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see S. Res. 184), S3238 [21MY]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see S. 1150), S2567 [30AP]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S6239 [3AU]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 300), S7594 [28OC]
National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see S. 1126), S2529 [29AP]
National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 230), S5928 [27JY]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 58), S653 [29JA]
National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 133), S2110 [13AP]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 75), S984 [12FE]
New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 63), S737 [3FE]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S2273 [20AP]
NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see S. 2142), S7160 [6OC]
——— strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see S. 2042), S6699 [16SE]
Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see S. 560), S1118 [25FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S6810 [17SE]
Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 1631), S8725 [16DE]
Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 122), S1031 [23FE]
Pipelines: establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines (see S. 1209), S2687 [6MY]
——— require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce (see S. 1208), S2687 [6MY]
Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 214), S347 [21JA]
Pope Francis: commend efforts in securing release of Alan P. Gross from Cuba as a political prisoner and encouraging improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba (see S. Res. 26), S284 [20JA]
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), S7547 [27OC]
Privacy: require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see S. 668), S1303 [4MR]
Providence College: tribute to men’s ice hockey team (see S. Res. 138), S2245 [16AP]
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. Res. 197), S5172 [16JY]
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: establish an energy storage portfolio standard (see S. 1434), S4251 [17JN]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7725 [3NO]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S1202 [27FE]
Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (see S. 1264), S2759 [11MY]
Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (see S. 1414), S3237 [21MY]
Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see S. Res. 287), S7472 [22OC]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 262), S1031 [23FE]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S3679 [3JN]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S900 [10FE]
Schweiker, Richard S.: tribute (see S. Res. 250), S6533 [9SE]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S772 [4FE]
Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 20), S12 [6JA]
Sister Ann Keefe Post Office, Providence, RI: designate (see S. 354), S736 [3FE]
Social Security: anniversary (see S. Res. 246), S6381 [5AU]
——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (see S. 2090), S6975 [28SE]
——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 522), S983 [12FE]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S4544 [23JN]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 786), S1629 [18MR]
SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S3060 [19MY]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 1072), S2400 [23AP]
Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax (see S. 187), S238 [16JA]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1212), S2688 [6MY]
——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 1127), S2689 [6MY]
——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 699), S1384 [10MR]
——— extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2400), S8636 [14DE]
——— extend the residential energy efficient property tax credit (see S. 1755), S5061 [14JY]
——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see S. 1193), S2650 [5MY]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S2473 [28AP]
——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 198), S283 [20JA]
——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 608), S2569 [30AP]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1736), S4953 [9JY]
——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see S. 1686), S4648 [25JN]
——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 1737), S4953 [9JY]
——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 1907), S6186 [30JY]
——— 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), S7220 [7OC]
Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 2040), S6699 [16SE]
——— provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (see S. 1318), S2849 [13MY]
Thompson, Fred: tribute (see S. Res. 309), S7815 [5NO]
Tobacco products: prohibit the sale or distribution to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 2100), S7005 [29SE]
Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S2731 [7MY]
Tritak, Kathleen Alvarez: tribute (see S. Res. 82), S984 [12FE]
Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 566), S1118 [25FE]
$2.13 Day: designate (see S. Res. 77), S984 [12FE]
U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 229), S5526 [23JY]
Ukraine: condemn attacks by Russian backed rebels on civilian population in Mariupol, impose sanctions and urge Russia to disengage, and provide lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine (see S. Res. 72), S900 [10FE]
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. 271), S2272 [20AP]
Voting: ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote (see S. 212), S737 [3FE]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S4601 [24JN]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 772), S1628 [18MR]
Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 785), S1629 [18MR]
Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S2795 [12MY]
——— condemn violence that targets healthcare for women (see S. Res. 327), S8379 [3DE]
——— ensure access to the best-available health care and support the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions (see S. Res. 37), S421 [22JA]
——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 1512), S4649 [25JN]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S2730 [7MY]
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
Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see S. 1087), S2431 [27AP]
Armed Forces: extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 2347), S8378 (see S. 2357), S8379 [3DE] (see S. 2393), S8602 [10DE]
——— make mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections permanent (see S. 1152), S2567 [30AP]
Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see S. 1601), S4250 [17JN]
Coastal zones: establish a fund to promote protection and conservation of U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems (see S. 2025), S6605 [10SE]
Crime: impose criminal penalties for unsafe operation of unmanned aircraft (see S. 2249), S7814 [5NO]
Dept. of Education: provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 581), S1161 [26FE]
Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 524), S983 [12FE]
Education: include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs (see S. 580), S1161 [26FE]
EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (see S. 1523), S3860 [8JN]
Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see S. 1144), S2567 [30AP]
Melvoid J. Benson Post Office Building, North Kingstown, RI: designate (see S. 2073), S6938 [24SE]
Mongolia: anniversary of first democratic elections (see S. Res. 189), S3406 [1JN]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 269), S6938 [24SE]
National Middle Level Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 111), S1891 [25MR]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 229), S348 [21JA]
Taxation: expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see S. 245), S420 [22JA]
——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 161), S201 [13JA]
——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 1548), S4021 [10JN]
——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 162), S201 [13JA]
——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see S. 174), S201 [13JA]
Letters
Global warming: several evangelical scientists and academics, S684 [2FE]
——— several food and beverage companies, S7152 [6OC], S8478 [8DE]
——— Theresa M. Fariello, ExxonMobil Corp., S8663 [15DE]
Lists
Barrington, RI, Boy Scout Troop 6 committee chairmen, S3924• [9JN]
Barrington, RI, Boy Scout Troop 6 Eagle Scout recipients, S3924• [9JN]
Barrington, RI, Boy Scout Troop 6 scoutmasters, S3924• [9JN]
Corporations in support of a tax on carbon emissions, S4033 [10JN]
Quotes by Conservatives in support of a tax on carbon emissions, S4032 [10JN]
Memorandums
Global Climate Science Communication Action Plan: Joe Walker (1998), S2667–S2669 [6MY]
Privilege of the floor
Arenson, Ethan, S5018 [13JY]
Armitage, Karen, S2487 [28AP]
Bronstein, Andrew, S5018 [13JY]
Majkut, Joseph, S217 [13JA]
Pollock, Greg, S2309 [21AP]
Stavish, Chris, S2487 [28AP]
Wong, Gifford J., S7167 [6OC]
Remarks
Air pollution: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect against any legislation that would create a tax or fee on carbon emissions, S1990 [26MR]
——— provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees, S3445–S3447 [2JN]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S6183 [30JY]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8857 [18DE]
Barrington, RI: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 6, S3924• [9JN]
Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7642 [29OC]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1762, S1763, S1772 [24MR], S1841, S1872 [25MR], S1990, S1992, S2023 [26MR]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2625 [5MY]
Climate: assessment of Republican Party Presidential candidates relative to views on climate change, S6066 [28JY], S6277 [4AU]
——— comparison between efforts of fossil fuel industry to discredit science behind climate change to efforts of tobacco industry to mislead public on the dangers of smoking, S7340–S7342 [20OC], S7536 [27OC]
——— denounce companies or organizations that have engaged in campaigns that deny and discredit the science behind climate change, S2666 [6MY], S7535 [27OC]
——— denounce companies that utilize ‘‘green washing’’ campaigns rather than implementing actual business practices that reduce carbon pollution, S1423 [11MR]
——— efforts of Kentucky to comply with EPA clean power plan and address climate change, S2152–S2154 [14AP], S7712 [3NO]
——— express agreement that climate change is real and is not a hoax, S271 [20JA], S325, S330 [21JA], S896–S898 [10FE], S1339 [9MR], S2666 [6MY], S7008 [29SE], S8060–S8062 [18NO]
——— express agreement with Dept. of State environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline that climate change is real and caused by human activities, S326 [21JA]
——— express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges, S682–S686, S702, S703 [2FE], S6587 [10SE], S7888, S7889 [10NO]
——— global warming, S39 [7JA], S365 [21JA], S575–S577 [28JA], S1124 [25FE], S1141, S1149 [26FE], S1293 [4MR], S1580 [17MR], S1772 [24MR], S2152–S2154 [14AP], S2293 [21AP], S2825 [13MY], S2964 [18MY], S4232 [17JN], S4570 [24JN], S4834–S4836 [8JY], S5121–S5123 [15JY], S5196 [21JY], S6094 [29JY], S6273, S6276 [4AU], S6690 [16SE], S6829 [21SE], S7151–S7153 [6OC], S7534–S7536 [27OC], S7986 [17NO], S8223–S8226 [1DE], S8477 [8DE], S8661–S8663 [15DE]
——— impact of climate change on Florida, S5196 [21JY]
——— impact of climate change on Ohio, S7888, S7889 [10NO]
——— impact of climate change on Wisconsin, S1293 [4MR], S6066 [28JY]
——— impact of global warming on Arctic biodiversity and landscape, S2468 [28AP]
——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S897 [10FE]
——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters and need for national climate plan, S6587 [10SE]
——— impact of global warming on invasive species, S4834 [8JY]
——— impact of global warming on public health, S5122 [15JY]
——— impact of global warming on rising sea levels, S1124 [25FE], S1141 [26FE], S5121 [15JY], S7987 [17NO]
——— impact of global warming on the economy, S3445–S3447 [2JN]
——— impact of global warming on wildlife and natural resources, S4835 [8JY], S6829 [21SE]
——— importance of good climate policies of large corporations, S1580 [17MR], S7151 [6OC], S8223–S8226 [1DE], S8477 [8DE], S8661–S8663 [15DE]
Coastal zones: establish a fund to promote protection and conservation of U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, S8857 [18DE]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S271 [20JA], S325, S326, S330, S365 [21JA], S401 [22JA], S458 [26JA], S525 [27JA], S570, S575 [28JA]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S170 [13JA]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), unanimous-consent request, S85 [8JA]
——— importance of bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S365 [21JA], S575–S577 [28JA], S871 [9FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3765 [4JN]
——— funding, S1772 [24MR]
——— overseas contingency operations funding, S3765 [4JN]
——— require contractors to disclose campaign contributions over a certain amount, S3765 [4JN]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans, S1841 [25MR]
——— require States to identify and support students at risk of dropping out of middle school, S5056 [14JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S897 [10FE]
Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, S1071 [24FE]
——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (S. 524), S6276 [4AU]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8857 [18DE]
Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (S. 502), S1580 [17MR]
Education: establish innovation schools that operate without local, State, and Federal regulations, S5056 [14JY], S5206, S5207 [21JY]
——— include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs, S5056 [14JY]
Elections: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to disclosure of campaign contributions by corporations, S1992 [26MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5055 [14JY], S5206, S5207 [21JY]
EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7986 [17NO]
——— grant waiver for States to regulate hazardous chemicals while EPA assesses a chemical for safety under certain conditions, S8877 [18DE]
——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, S6273, S6276 [4AU], S7712 [3NO]
——— provide for assessment and management of risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water (H.R. 212), S6229, S6230, S6231 [3AU], S6350 [5AU]
——— provide for assessment and management of risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water (H.R. 212), unanimous-consent request, S6230 [3AU]
——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (S. 1523), S6229, S6231 [3AU], S6349, S6350 [5AU]
——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (S. 1523), unanimous-consent request, S6230 [3AU]
Epilepsy Awareness Month: observance, S8062 [18NO]
Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S8223 [1DE]
Fish and fishing: implement treaties to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, S3041 [19MY]
——— strengthen mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 774), S7407 [21OC]
Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2826 [13MY], S3041 [19MY]
——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and environmental protections, S1144 [26FE]
Health: national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system, S7642 [29OC]
——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (S. 289), S8063 [18NO]
House of Representatives: express commitment to conservative environmental stewardship (H. Res. 424), S7151 [6OC]
Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and continuing impact on Louisiana and rebuilding of natural defenses against climate change, S6587 [10SE]
Infrastructure: improvement funding through closing certain tax loopholes for offshore corporations, S2625 [5MY]
Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7388 [21OC]
——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), motion to proceed, S6272 [4AU]
——— prohibit trafficking of financial information, increase penalties for intrusion on critical infrastructure, and remove botnets, S7388 [21OC]
Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6569 [10SE]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3041 [19MY]
——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), House amendment, S7642 [29OC]
——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2826 [13MY]
Koch, Charles: impact of contributions on Republican causes and candidates, S6095 [29JY]
Koch, David H.: impact of contributions on Republican causes and candidates, S6095 [29JY]
Matty Fund (organization): tribute to Camp Matty day camp for children with epilepsy, S8063 [18NO]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 192), S5154 [16JY]
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), S6569 [10SE]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S6047, S6048 [28JY]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 229), S349 [21JA]
——— require campaign finance disclosures for certain individuals benefiting from tar sands development, S401 [22JA], S525 [27JA], S570 [28JA]
Pope Francis: release of encyclical on global warming and climate change, S4570 [24JN]
Providence College: tribute to men’s ice hockey team (S. Res. 138), S2265 [20AP]
Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3918 [9JN]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S2625 [5MY], S6047, S6048 [28JY]
Saro-Wiwa, Ken: anniversary of death, S7909 [10NO]
SBA: establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 208), S7407 [21OC]
Senate: legislative process, S871 [9FE]
——— legislative program, S702, S703 [2FE]
Senior citizens: ensure that end-of-life wishes are known and honored, S5154 [16JY]
Social Security: create a point of order against any legislation that would cut benefits, raise the retirement age, or privatize, S1762, S1763 [24MR]
Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S365 [21JA], S8061 [18NO]
Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, S7203 [7OC]
——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1548), S4031 [10JN], S4232 [17JN], S4571 [24JN], S7151 [6OC]
Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 697), S7140, S7141 [6OC], S8877 [18DE]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S1144 [26FE], S2826 [13MY]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: support, S8477 [8DE], S8580 [10DE]
Vietnam: anniversary of normalized diplomatic relations with the U.S., S5001 [13JY]
Water: revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7688 [3NO]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Coca-Cola Co.: characterization of remarks relative to efforts to address climate change and reduce carbon emissions, S1600 [18MR]
Tribute, S1295 [4MR], S2965, S2966 [18MY]
Statements
Climate Change and Its Implications for Oklahoma: Oklahoma Climatological Society, S683 [2FE]
In Support of Prosperity and Growth—Financial Sector Statement on Climate Change: Several Financial Institutions, S7152 [6OC], S8479 [8DE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: Several Corporations, S8479 [8DE]
Texts of
S. 229, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act, S350–S352 [21JA]
Tributes
Bedrosian, Haiganush R., S8601• [10DE]
Cox, Joseph J., S7718• [3NO]
Graham, Senator, S3399 [1JN]
Healy, George, S7910• [10NO]
Knauss, John A., S8376• [3DE]
Nelson, Senator, S1071 [24FE]
Petrarca, Vincent, S419• [22JA]
Scanlon, Joseph, S6460• [8SE]
Whitehouse, Senator, S1295 [4MR]