CARNAHAN, JEAN (a Senator from Missouri)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S467, S504 [7FE], S533 [8FE]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3807, S3882 [2MY], S4081 [8MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4975, S4976 [4JN]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6586 [10JY], S6660 [11JY], S6687, S6714 [12JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5783 [19JN], S5902 [21JN], S6086, S6139, S6142, S6154, S6161 [26JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7702, S7757 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1943, S1946 [14MR], S2015 [18MR], S2038, S2077 [19MR], S2291 [21MR], S2898 [18AP], S3033, S3071, S3082 [22AP], S3148 [23AP], S3322, S3326 [24AP], S3396 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8846 [18SE], S9175 [24SE], S9271 [25SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8145, S8222 [4SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6978, S7035 [18JY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7172 [22JY]
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), S4730 [22MY]
Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S5398, S5462 [12JN]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S428 [6FE]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S1379 [1MR], S8583 [13SE]
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6225 [27JN], S7398 [26JY]
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, S10847 [12NO]
President's Export Council, S8013 [1AU]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see S. 2800), S7745 [31JY]
Armed Forces: encourage and facilitate service (see S. 2068), S2326 [22MR]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S2829 [17AP]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
Business and industry: ensure independence of accounting firms that provide auditing services to publicly traded companies and of executives, audit committees, and financial compensation committees of such companies (see S. 2056), S2260 [21MR]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see S. 2039), S2262 [21MR]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 2896), S8092 [3SE]
Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S2077 [19MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S2723 [16AP]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see S. 2692), S7034 [18JY]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see S. 1924), S545 [8FE]
Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 966), S4703 [22MY]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see S. Con. Res. 84), S854 [14FE]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 2924), S8506 [11SE]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2438), S6251 [27JN]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see S. 2055), S6649 [11JY]
Cyprus: membership in European Union (see S. Con. Res. 122), S6363 [8JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see S. 946), S1536 [5MR]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S4065 [8MY]
Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in Ste. Genevieve, MO, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1638), S2829 [17AP]
Dept. of Transportation: provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (see S. 948), S4568 [20MY]
Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 249), S3436 [25AP]
Diseases: combat cancer (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE]
Drug abuse: combat trafficking, distribution, and abuse of ``Ecstasy'' and other club drugs (see S. 1208), S2723 [16AP]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 2763), S8566 [12SE]
Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see S. 2195), S2950 [18AP]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2246), S4569 [20MY]
———increase the technically trained workforce (see S. 1549), S4890 [3JN]
Employment: provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see S. 1193), S4064 [8MY]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see S. 3058), S10800 [28OC]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 1152), S5772 [19JN]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include Federal prosecutors relative to retirement benefits (see S. 1828), S6707 [12JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 812), S3165 [23AP]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 214), S1421 [4MR]
Health: establish health plan purchasing alliances (see S. 2035), S7430 [26JY]
Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see S. 2674), S8755 [18SE]
International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1705 [8MR]
Iran: human rights violations (see S. Res. 306), S8202 [4SE]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see S. 957), S1351 [28FE]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3166 [23AP]
Johnson, Henry: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see S. 2028), S4968 [4JN]
Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see S. 2513), S7579 [30JY]
———improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1749), S488 [7FE]
———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 166), S2578 [11AP]
———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see S. 1787), S2632 [12AP]
Law enforcement officers: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 490), S1974 [15MR]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 135), S7901 [1AU]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5041 [5JN]
Medicaid: allow States to enter into drug rebate agreements to make prescription drugs available to individuals who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance (see S. 2536), S5206 [6JN]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 1298), S7744 [31JY]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see S. 960), S3843 [2MY]
———coverage of oral drugs to reduce serum phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease (see S. 1304), S11080 [14NO]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2625), S5584 [14JN]
———enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services (see S. 3018), S9984 [4OC]
———establish a subvention demonstration project for veterans (see S. 2233), S3165 [23AP]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see S. 2057), S2260 [21MR]
———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see S. 1738), S5696 [18JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 1394), S8506 [11SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 1054), S10677 [17OC]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 964), S2829 [17AP] (see S. 2538), S4702 [22MY]
Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see S. 1914), S8981 [20SE]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1248), S4065 [8MY]
National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S2723 [16AP]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: funding (see S. 3146), S10677 [17OC]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 349), S2578 [11AP]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 260), S3843 [2MY]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S2077 [19MR]
National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S660 [12FE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see S. 1867), S5697 [18JN]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see S. Res. 324), S8384 [9SE]
National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 143), S8918 [19SE]
National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 225), S1732 [11MR]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 830), S6573 [10JY]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 326), S8565 [12SE]
National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S8565 [12SE]
National Runaway Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10678 [17OC]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S7035 [18JY]
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 292), S6127 [26JN]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see S. 2194), S3166 [23AP]
Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see S. 2201), S2950 [18AP]
Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see S. 1792), S286 [4FE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2524), S4387 [15MY]
Roads and highways: establish program to make allocations to States for projects to expand 2-lane highways in rural areas to 4-lane highways (see S. 2906), S9426 [26SE]
SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 2483), S4064 [8MY]
———establish position of Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman for Procurement (see S. 2753), S7033 [18JY]
Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 294), S6250 [27JN]
Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see S. 2933), S8565 [12SE]
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see S. 1271), S4703 [22MY]
———provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (see S. 2734), S7034 [18JY]
———recognize role in national defense and encourage government purchase of innovative technologies and services from small businesses to help in homeland defense and the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 264), S5773 [19JN]
Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (see S. 2466), S3953 [7MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S235 [29JA]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 724), S9846 [2OC]
———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (see S. 2533), S6809 [15JY]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see S. 2215), S3166 [23AP]
Taxation: allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see S. 1502), S7034 [18JY]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 1022), S6573 [10JY]
———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (see S. 674), S7469 [29JY]
———improve tax equity for military personnel (see S. 2816), S7469 [29JY]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S4064 [8MY]
———limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (see S. 2486), S4064 [8MY]
———provide tax credits for biodiesel blends in fuel (see S. 1058), S286 [4FE]
———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 2678), S6013 [25JN]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S1536 [5MR]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 627), S2413 [9AP]
———treatment of inverted corporate entities and of transactions with such entities (see S. 2119), S6650 [11JY]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S6649 [11JY]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 2512), S7227 [23JY]
Terrorism: condemn the involvement of women in suicide bombings (see S. Res. 229), S2183 [20MR]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S1352 [28FE]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see S.J. Res. 32), S1004 [25FE]
Unemployment: extend and improve unemployment benefits program and expand to include part-time and low-wage workers (see S. 2892), S9117 [24SE]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 3009), S9426 [26SE]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 1506), S5901 [21JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S2260 [21MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S488 [7FE]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Air Force: require a pilot program to assess adoption of the Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support System by the Air National Guard (see S. 1997), S1675 [7MR]
Armed Forces: restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see S. 2783), S7308 [24JY]
Aviation: provide assistance to certain airline industry workers who have lost their jobs (see S. 2831), S7744 [31JY]
Bankruptcy: increase priority claim amount for employee wages and recover certain excessive employee compensation paid just prior to bankruptcy (see S. 2820), S7579 [30JY]
Bichage, Rosemary: relief (see S. 2472), S4064 [8MY]
Business and industry: require disclosure of insider sales of stock of publicly held companies be filed electronically (see S. 1897), S100 [24JA]
Crime: prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see S. 2511), S4330 [14MY]
Fort Leonard Wood, MO: authorize construction of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Responder Training Facility (see S. 1993), S1599 [6MR]
Medicaid: clarify the circumstances under which a ``hold harmless'' provision does not exist relative to broad-based health care taxes (see S. 1947), S852 [14FE]
Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see S. 2179), S2828 [17AP]
NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see S. 2122), S2675 [15AP]
Nuclear weapons: encourage and facilitate the security of nuclear materials and facilities worldwide (see S. 2470), S3953 [7MY]
Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for supportive services to older individuals who reside in naturally occurring retirement communities (see S. 2842), S7899 [1AU]
Cloture motions
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), motion to proceed, S9774 [1OC], S9894 [3OC]
Carmona, Richard H.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S7019 [18JY], S7189 [23JY]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): encourage the reporting of fiscally responsible, bipartisan appropriations legislation (S. Res. 304), motion to proceed, S10398 [10OC]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2936 [18AP], S3121 [23AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8652 [17SE], S8889 [19SE]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), conference report, S9697 [1OC], S9870 [3OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8245 [5SE], S8589 [13SE], S8662 [17SE], S9025 [23SE]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5575 [14JN], S5646 [18JN]
Smith, Lavenski R.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6592 [10JY], S6793 [15JY]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S272 [4FE], S392 [6FE]
Letters
Global Nuclear Security Act: Graham T. Allison, Harvard University, S3962 [7MY]
———Kenneth N. Luongo, Russian American Nuclear Security Advisory Council, S3963 [7MY]
———Rose E. Gottemoeller, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, S3962 [7MY]
———William C. Potter, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, S3962 [7MY]
Require that the disclosure of any insider selling of stock, of publicly held companies, be filed electronically: Harvey L. Pitt, SEC, S6687 [12JY]
Senior Self-Sufficiency Act: Barry Rosenberg, Jewish Federation of St. Louis, S7909 [1AU]
———Ronald W. Cates, Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services, S7909 [1AU]
Lists
Staff members, S11239 [18NO]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S1379 [1MR], S8583 [13SE]
Poems
``Let Us Remember the Children'', S2406 [9AP]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), S3160
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S3998 [8MY]
———continue certain programs (S. 1731), S467 [7FE], S535 [8FE], S651 [12FE]
———provide emergency agriculture assistance, S535 [8FE], S8250 [5SE], S8402 [10SE]
Air Force: require a pilot program to assess adoption of the Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support System by the Air National Guard (S. 1997), S1677 [7MR]
Air Transportation Stabilization Board: delay payments under the Airline Loan Guarantee Program, S4941 [4JN]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4376 [15MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4941 [4JN]
Armed Forces: restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (S. 2783), S7314 [24JY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S3160
———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1630), unanimous-consent request, S204 [29JA]
———increase priority claim amount for employee wages and recover certain excessive employee compensation paid just prior to bankruptcy (S. 2820), S7581 [30JY]
———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S467 [7FE]
Black History Month: observance, S480 [7FE]
Business and industry: ensure independence of accounting firms that provide auditing services to publicly traded companies and of executives, audit committees, and financial compensation committees of such companies (S. 2056), S2282 [21MR]
———improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6687, S6688 [12JY], S6773 [15JY]
———require disclosure of insider sales of stock of publicly held companies be filed electronically (S. 1897), S102 [24JA]
———require that the disclosure of any insider selling of stock, of publicly held companies, be filed electronically, S6687, S6688 [12JY]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: funding, S2406 [9AP]
Cinco de Mayo: observance, S3896
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S839 [14FE]
Crime: prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (S. 2511), S4389 [15MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Missouri farmer eligibility for payments and assistance, S651 [12FE]
———provide payments to producers of forage crops for losses due to army worms, S8250 [5SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S6061 [26JN], S6223 [27JN]
———F/A-18E/F aircraft development funding, S10518 [16OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), conference report, S10518 [16OC]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1813 [13MR], S2562, S2563 [11AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8252 [5SE]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), conference report, S9700 [1OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8250 [5SE], S8402 [10SE]
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S2910 [18AP]
———establish State infrastructure banks for education (S. 2195), S2910 [18AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6997, S6998 [18JY], S7185 [23JY]
Fort Leonard Wood, MO: authorize construction of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Responder Training Facility (S. 1993), S1611 [6MR]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1780 [12MR]
Havens, John D., S23
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S6459, S6488 [9JY]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S8557
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5477 [13JN]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S19 [23JA]
Medicaid: clarify the circumstances under which a ``hold harmless'' provision does not exist relative to broad-based health care taxes (S. 1947), S855 [14FE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S4833
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S7185 [23JY]
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, S2402 [9AP]
Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers, S9700 [1OC]
———provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (S. 2179), unanimous-consent request, S4519 [17MY]
Motor vehicles: establish Federal renewable fuels standards, S1813 [13MR]
———renewable fuel content requirements, S2562 [11AP]
———tribute to biodiesel-fueled drag racer, S9594
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, S2406 [9AP]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S9112
NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (S. 2122), S2676 [15AP]
Nuclear energy: transportation of spent nuclear fuel, S2563 [11AP]
Nuclear weapons: encourage and facilitate the security of nuclear materials and facilities worldwide (S. 2470), S3961, S3963 [7MY]
Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for supportive services to older individuals who reside in naturally occurring retirement communities (S. 2842), S7909 [1AU]
———funding, S4833
Older Americans Month: observance, S4833
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2100 [20MR]
Power resources: national energy policy, S1813 [13MR], S2562, S2563 [11AP]
Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11238 [18NO]
Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (S. 2466), S6223 [27JN]
Social Security: extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (H.R. 2873), S2406 [9AP]
———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (S. 501), S2406 [9AP]
Sparrow, Dennis and Debbie: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award nominees, S9030
Taxation: encourage use of ethanol and adoption of other forms of value-added agriculture, S1813 [13MR]
———improve tax equity for military personnel, S9978 [4OC]
———increase unified estate tax credit, S5407 [12JN]
———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S5407 [12JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S1699 [8MR]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), S9978 [4OC]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S4376 [15MY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S1699 [8MR]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 3009), S9660 [1OC]
Votes: position on missed, S3557
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S839 [14FE]
Washington University in St. Louis: dedication of Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies, S486
Weapons: promote enhanced non-proliferation cooperation between the U.S. and Russia, S6061 [26JN]
Women's History Month: observance, S1392 [1MR]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Senate: tribute to departing Members, S11232 [18NO], S11694-S11697, S11708 [20NO]
Tribute, S10873, S10874 [13NO], S11198 [15NO], S11235, S11236 [18NO], S11676, S11678, S11704 [20NO]
Statements
Global Nuclear Security Act: Nuclear Threat Reduction Campaign, S3963 [7MY]
Texts of
S. 2820, increase priority claim amount for employee wages and recover certain excessive employee compensation paid just prior to bankruptcy, S7581 [30JY]
S. 2842, Senior Self-Sufficiency Act, S7909 [1AU]
Tributes
Brooks, Alvin, S4273
Buck, John F. (Jack), S5726 [19JN]
Disney, Walter E. (Walt), S135