SHAHEEN, JEANNE (a Senator from New Hampshire)

Addresses

George Washington’s Farewell Address: read by, S1031–S1034 [27FE]

Amendments

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5996 [2AU]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3789, S3790 [6JN], S3848, S3849 [7JN], S4205, S4211, S4212 [14JN], S4247 [18JN], S4341, S4349 [20JN], S4419 [21JN]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 600), S7275, S7276 [29NO]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5996 [2AU]

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals (H.R. 4850), S6651 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6965 [27NO], S7051, S7086 [28NO], S7177, S7217 [29NO], S7304 [30NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6351, S6368 [13SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), S5996 [2AU]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3290 [17MY], S3424 [22MY], S3520 [23MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), S8407, S8452, S8453, S8454 [27DE], S8455, S8508 [28DE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2507, S2511 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2637, S2657 [24AP], S2688, S2689 [25AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S639, S654 [14FE], S789, S797 [15FE], S851, S863 [16FE], S1397 [5MR], S1470 [7MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1848 [20MR]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5310 [24JY]

——— provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4966 [12JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5224 [19JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5615 [26JY], S5734, S5740, S5777, S5778, S5786, S5788 [31JY], S5885 [1AU], S5980 [2AU]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2884 [26AP]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S3389 [22MY]

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7972 [12DE]

——— S. 3254, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7392 [4DE]

Reading of George Washington’s farewell address, S659 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S2002 [22MR]

Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2394 [17AP]

American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see S. 2112), S3423 [22MY]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 48), S4789 [9JY]

——— strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]

——— restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see S. 1984), S2969 [8MY] (see S. 3705), S8364 [21DE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]

Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3522), S6548 [20SE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: support programs providing pro bono legal assistance to members of the Armed Forces (see S. 1106), S164 [30JA]

Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 3391), S5085 [17JY]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S5732 [31JY]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S1541 [8MR]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1440), S5047 [16JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see S. 2046), S3130 [14MY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S2086 [27MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S4637 [26JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 3340), S5659 [30JY]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 752), S3042 [9MY]

——— provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6948 [27NO]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see S. Res. 613), S7744 [11DE]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see S. 1335), S1614 [13MR]

FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 1882), S3130 [14MY]

——— improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), S42 [23JA]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]

Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 [1AU]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S165 [30JA]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]

Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 539), S4725 [28JN]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S8364 [21DE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 821), S132 [26JA]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 952), S4773 [29JN]

——— permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see S. 823), S7345 [3DE]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see S. Res. 624), S8138 [18DE]

Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5383 [25JY]

Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 574), S6546 [20SE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 41), S6628 [21SE]

——— support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]

Israel: commit to security as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders and condemn rocket and missile attacks in Gaza by Hamas (see S. Res. 599), S6855 [15NO]

——— reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 2165), S2547 [19AP]

Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 394), S1576 [12MR]

Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see S. 254), S6856 [15NO]

Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1935), S4822 [10JY]

McGovern, George S.: tribute (see S. Res. 607), S7303 [30NO]

Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 2620), S5258 [23JY]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 3463), S5732 [31JY]

Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 490), S5048 [16JY]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]

National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 [19SE]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), S3042 [9MY]

NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and historically throughout the world and support the new Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (see S. Res. 395), S1614 [13MR]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (see S. Res. 621), S8071 [17DE]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see S. Res. 618), S8042 [13DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 [10JY]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1360), S75 [24JA]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1933 [21MR]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 2364), S2731 [25AP]

——— remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns and identify industries in which women are underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]

Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see S. 1597), S1791 [19MR]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 3508), S5977 [2AU]

Small business: encourage exporting (see S. 3277), S3838 [7JN]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5488 [26JY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 [21SE]

Specter, Arlen: tribute (see S. Res. 612), S7703 [10DE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6457 [19SE]

Tariff: footwear (see S. 1069), S6108 [11SE]

——— recreational performance outerwear (see S. 704), S5871 [1AU]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see S. 755), S6745 [13NO]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1616), S4893 [11JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1171), S6340 [13SE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]

——— improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), S5258 [23JY]

——— increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1577), S5212 [19JY]

——— modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see S. 1277), S208 [31JA]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 1301), S3785 [6JN]

Transportation Security Administration: appoint passenger advocates at certain airports to assist elderly and disabled passengers who believe they have been mistreated by personnel (see S. 2207), S7402 [4DE]

Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), S2969 [8MY] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]

Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate threat (see S. Res. 486), S3839 [7JN]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 [25JN]

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 2128), S909 [17FE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S495 [9FE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 21), S2326 [16AP]

——— 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. 3565), S6454 [19SE]

——— promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see S. 1354), S75 [24JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1614 [13MR]

Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S165 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 600), S6894 [26NO]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 3618), S6625 [21SE]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see S. 3430), S5381 [25JY]

Federal agencies and departments: report to Congress about refusal to implement certain recommendations for reimbursement by inefficient or wasteful Afghanistan reconstruction contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 [2AU]

Rudman, Warren: tribute (see S. Res. 604), S7215 [29NO]

Small business: improve coordination of export promotion programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), S3422 [22MY]

Tariff: bitolylene diisocyanate (see S. 2391), S2821 [26AP]

Citations

Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to Aneesa Ahmed, S1500 [8MR]

Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to Hana Elhebshi, S1500 [8MR]

Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih, S1500 [8MR]

Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to Jineth Bedoya Lima, S1500 [8MR]

Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to Maryam Durani, S1499 [8MR]

Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, S1499 [8MR]

Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to Safak Pavey, S1500 [8MR]

Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to Samar Badawi, S1500 [8MR]

Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to Shad Begum, S1500 [8MR]

Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to Zin Mar Aung, S1499 [8MR]

Cloture motions

Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], S6603 [21SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, S6405 [19SE]

Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], S3713 [5JN]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]

Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 [26AP], S2944 [8MY]

Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

FDIC: temporarily extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (S. 3637), motion to proceed, S7664 [6DE], S7723 [11DE]

Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 [9FE], S558 [13FE]

Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 [17JY]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 [17AP]

——— improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]

Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3159 [15MY]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE]

Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 [20MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6728 [13NO], S6830 [15NO]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]

Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3158 [15MY]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 [2AU], S6784 [14NO]

Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]

Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]

Eulogies

Schwartz, Harvey L.: by, S3778• [6JN]

Letters

Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act: Boris Nemtsov, S808 [16FE]

——— several Russian citizens, S808 [16FE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S3389 [22MY]

Privilege of the floor

Hasson, D. Leigh, S7275 [29NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3965 [12JN], S4121 [13JN], S4349, S4357, S4358 [20JN]

——— phase out sugar price support program and marketing allotments (S. 25), S606 [14FE]

——— sugar price support program funding, S3965 [12JN], S4121 [13JN], S4349 [20JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: tribute, S6938 [27NO]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8186, S8187, S8188 [19DE]

Arlen, Victoria: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, S8299• [20DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3700 [5JN]

Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4286 [19JN]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, S5182 [19JY], S5652 [30JY]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, S6938 [27NO]

Crime: provide transportation to crisis centers for battered women in rural areas, S3272, S3273 [17MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural land easements, S4357, S4358 [20JN]

——— protect agricultural and forested lands from urban development, S4357, S4358 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7000 [28NO], S7285 [30NO]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, S7000 [28NO]

——— provide reproductive health parity for female servicemembers, S7285 [30NO]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3031 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, S882 [17FE]

Dept. of Justice: tribute to Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program, S1704 [15MR]

Dept. of State: improve visa issuance process, S3069 [10MY]

——— tribute to International Women of Courage Award recipients, S1499 [8MR]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), S4286 [19JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S1728 [15MR]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, S3418 [22MY]

Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, S6619 [21SE]

FEMA: ensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters, S8186, S8187, S8188 [19DE]

——— prohibit emergency Federal disaster assistance for commercial fisheries, S8186, S8187, S8188 [19DE]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2683 [25AP], S3069 [10MY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2683 [25AP], S3069 [10MY]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S8186, S8187, S8188 [19DE]

International Women’s Day: observance, S1499, S1500 [8MR]

——— support goals (S. Res. 90), S1499 [8MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 1265), S6329 [13SE]

Marial, Guor: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, S5454 [26JY]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), S7451 [5DE]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, S3069 [10MY]

New Hampshire: importance of travel and tourism, S6329 [13SE]

——— tribute to tourism promotion campaigns, S3069 [10MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S5696 [31JY]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S1123 [29FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 2219), S3473 [23MY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5010, S5015 [16JY]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2484 [18AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S826 [16FE], S1123 [29FE], S2062 [27MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), S2683 [25AP], S3069 [10MY], S3827 [7JN], S4114 [13JN]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), S7451 [5DE]

——— human rights violations, S807, S808, S810 [16FE]

——— impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations, S7451 [5DE]

——— impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (S. 1039), S807, S808, S810 [16FE]

SBA: extend and reauthorize certain programs, S4876 [11JY]

——— extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]

——— extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/504 Loan Program, S4876 [11JY]

Small business: improve coordination of export promotion programs and facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3428 [22MY]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1728 [15MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S104 [26JA]

——— decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S3473 [23MY]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., funding, S375 [7FE]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4876 [11JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to proceed, S5182 [19JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5652 [30JY], S5696 [31JY]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., S3069 [10MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3162 [15MY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1925), S1704 [15MR], S2790 [26AP], S3162 [15MY], S3272, S3273 [17MY], S5295 [24JY], S5968 [2AU], S6521 [20SE]

Women: health care for women, S375 [7FE], S882 [17FE], S5696 [31JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5454 [26JY], S7286 [30NO]

Tributes

Begum, Shad, S1500 [8MR]

Bell, Brian A., S6540• [20SE]

Cullen-Towle, Brandon, S6540• [20SE]

Davison, Jared, S6540• [20SE]

Hogan, Shawn G., S6794 [14NO]

McGonigle, Kristen, S6445• [19SE]

Mickle, Jonathan, S7398• [4DE]

Mikulski, Senator, S1911 [21MR]

Rudman, Warren, S7146 [29NO], S7286 [30NO]

Savard, Ryan J., S6891 [26NO]

Schwartz, Harvey L., S3778• [6JN]

Wood, David H., S6443• [19SE]