COCHRAN, THAD (a Senator from Mississippi)
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), S3786, S3823, S3835 [1MY]
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S2314 [16MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6095 [19JN], S6169 [20JN], S6302 [21JN], S6378, S6434 [22JN]
Immigration: reform (S. 2454), S2662 [30MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, S4029 [4MY]
U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, S143 [25JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see S. Res. 369), S769 [7FE]
Arms control: provide for coordination of proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms disarmament (see S. 2566), S4052 [4MY]
Bentsen, Lloyd: tribute (see S. Res. 489), S4967 [23MY]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 380), S1414 [16FE]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see S. 2321), S4797 [18MY]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 38), S5343 [26MY]
Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see S. Res. 224), S2028 [13MR]
Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance: establish (see S. 3114), S5684 [9JN]
Congress: establish a fellowship program for the hiring of disabled veterans (see S. 2266), S2028 [13MR]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2784), S4468 [11MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish a Nurse Faculty Education Program to increase the number of doctorally-prepared nurse faculty (see S. 1575), S5231 [25MY]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 2663), S6420 [22JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see S. 2679), S3704 [27AP]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see S. 1934), S7416 [12JY]
Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see S. 2231), S770 [7FE] (see S. 2308), S1413 [16FE]
Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and provide a portion of the revenues from that leasing to producing States and coastal political subdivisions (see S. 2384), S1893 [8MR]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see S. 2393), S1965 [9MR]
Education: improve global competitiveness through mathematics and science scholarships, fellowships, and research grants, visa programs for mathematics and science doctoral students, and Dept. of Defense research grants (see S. 2198), S211 [26JA]
———improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education (see S. 2423), S5717 [12JN]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 410), S2467 [28MR]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 3275), S5492 [6JN]
Foreign trade: enhance and improve U.S. trade relations by strengthening U.S. trade enforcement efforts and encouraging trading partners to adhere to the rules and norms of international trade (see S. 2467), S4967 [23MY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 399), S2027 [13MR]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 2322), S2468 [28MR]
Immigration: provide for employment of foreign agricultural workers (see S. 2087), S2468 [28MR]
Israel: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 463), S3984 [3MY]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see S. Res. 362), S370 [31JA]
Medicare: eliminate months from calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the prescription drug program and provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs and area agencies on aging (see S. 2810), S6420 [22JN]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 1109), S865 [8FE]
———permanently extend the floor on the work geographic adjustment under the fee schedule for physicians' services (see S. 3516), S5949 [15JN]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see S. 2990), S6014 [16JN]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S1835 [7MR]
Mining and mineral resources: improve surface mining control and reclamation (see S. 2616), S3894 [2MY]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2235), S511 [2FE]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S2415 [27MR]
National and Global Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 422), S2800 [4AP]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 513), S5950 [15JN]
National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see S. 1173), S5780 [13JN]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 508), S6420 [22JN]
National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 357), S249 [27JA]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 390), S1790 [6MR]
National security: strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (see S. 2450), S2417 [27MR]
Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S1072 [10FE]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2491), S6493 [26JN]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 3617), S6786 [29JN]
Patriotism: commemorate, celebrate, and reaffirm the national motto of the U.S. on the 50th anniversary of formal adoption (see S. Con. Res. 96), S5876 [14JN]
Power resources: establish an alternative diesel standard (see S. 3554), S6283 [21JN]
———improve global competitiveness in science and energy technology, strengthen basic research programs, and support mathematics and science education (see S. 2197), S211 [26JA]
———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see S. Con. Res. 97), S7416 [12JY]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see S.J. Res. 35), S5876 [14JN]
Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see S. Res. 359), S2028 [13MR]
SBA: reform the Small Business Investment Companies program relative to companies licensed to issue participating debentures (see S. 1923), S3894 [2MY]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 267), S7415 [12JY]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see S. 3238), S5718 [12JN]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1060), S6419 [22JN]
———increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see S. 2287), S2028 [13MR]
———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see S. 2052), S1834 [7MR]
———provide incentives to promote research and development, innovation, and continuing education (see S. 2199), S211 [26JA]
U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification that the U.N. is not engaged in global taxation schemes (see S. 3633), S7331 [11JY]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 2278), S2534 [29MR]
Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 437), S3212 [6AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: clarify that needs of children affected by disasters are unique and should be given special consideration in planning, responding, and recovering from such disasters (see S. Con. Res. 94), S4469 [11MY]
Frost, Phillip: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 30), S1129 [13FE]
Health: improve access to oral health services and prevent oral health diseases (see S. Res. 483), S4796 [18MY]
Medicare: require prompt payment to pharmacies, restrict pharmacy co-branding on prescription drug cards, and provide guidelines for Medication Therapy Management Services programs under prescription drug program (see S. 2563), S3211 [6AP]
Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 29), S1129 [13FE]
Biographies
Frost, Phillip, S1131 [13FE]
Spoon, Alan G., S1131 [13FE]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), S3692 [27AP], S3859 [2MY]
Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), S1379 [16FE], S1522 [28FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2766), S6142 [20JN], S6335 [22JN]
Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S4326 [10MY], S4459 [11MY]
———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), motion to proceed, S4095 [5MY], S4165 [9MY]
———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (S. 22), motion to proceed, S4095 [5MY], S4146 [8MY]
Immigration: reform (S. 2611), S4880 [22MY], S5061 [24MY]
Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4880 [22MY], S5191 [25MY]
Stickler, Richard E.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, S5591 [7JN]
Women: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services (S. 23), motion to proceed, S4095 [5MY], S4146 [8MY]
Motions
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), S3563, S3566 [26AP], S3673 [27AP]
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S2508 [29MR]
Privilege of the floor
Fabia, Rose, S3523 [25AP]
Fitzpatrick, Mary Catherine, S3523 [25AP]
Garfield, Alison, S3523 [25AP]
Morrissey, Mike, S3523 [25AP]
Pollock, Michael, S3523 [25AP]
Ross, Leigh Ann, S3523 [25AP]
Spivey, Les, S3523 [25AP]
Taylor, Rachel, S3523 [25AP]
Templin, Kevin, S3523 [25AP]
Weirich, Jeremy, S3631 [26AP]
Wright, B.G., S3523 [25AP]
Remarks
Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, S5764 [13JN]
———strike appropriations for grants to States based on their production of certian types of crops, livestock, and dairy products, S3954 [3MY]
Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S293 [30JA]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, S975
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), S3473, S3475, S3478, S3484, S3490, S3492 [25AP], S3551, S3555, S3562, S3565, S3566 [26AP], S3643, S3645, S3656, S3657, S3658, S3659, S3667, S3672, S3675, S3691 [27AP], S3779, S3792 [1MY], S3858, S3859, S3861, S3864, S3866, S3867, S3876, S3877, S3878 [2MY], S3939, S3940, S3941, S3943, S3945, S3948, S3949, S3952, S3954, S3957, S3964, S3969 [3MY], S4008, S4009, S4010, S4013, S4017, S4029 [4MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), conference report, S5750, S5763, S5764, S5765 [13JN], S5834, S5836 [14JN], S5908, S5909 [15JN]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), unanimous-consent agreement, S5819 [13JN]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), unanimous-consent request, S3661 [27AP]
Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia and urge continued relief efforts (S. Res. 356), S252 [27JA]
Children and youth: clarify that needs of children affected by disasters are unique and should be given special consideration in planning, responding, and recovering from such disasters (S. Con. Res. 94), S4478 [11MY]
Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance: establish (S. 3114), S5771 [13JN]
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), S2508 [29MR]
———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S2508 [29MR]
Dept. of Commerce: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast, S4017 [4MY]
Dept. of Defense: prevent shipbuilders under Federal contract from receiving both disaster recovery funding and insurance benefits for hurricane damages, S3866, S3867 [2MY]
Dept. of the Interior: suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts, S3643, S3645 [27AP]
Disasters: international disaster and famine assistance funding, S3964 [3MY]
Diseases: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, S969 [9FE]
Forest Service: forest health projects funding, S3878 [2MY]
Frost, Phillip: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 30), S1131 [13FE]
Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, S2508 [29MR]
Gulfport, MS: Armed Forces Retirement Home reconstruction funding, S3877 [2MY]
Hawaii: sugarcane growers assistance funding, S3861 [2MY]
Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), S1404 [16FE]
Immigration: improve border security, S3478 [25AP]
Iran: condemn violations of Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, suspend uranium enrichment activities, refer to U.N. Security Council, and call on others to end cooperation on nuclear program (S. Con. Res. 78), S253 [27JA]
Keller, Harold: establishment of the Stennis Center for Public Service Harold Keller Public Service Leadership Award, S5869
Medicare: require prompt payment to pharmacies, restrict pharmacy co-branding on prescription drug cards, and provide guidelines for Medication Therapy Management Services programs under prescription drug program (S. 2563), S3220 [6AP]
Mississippi: tribute to Army National Guard 155th Separate Armored Brigade, S1638 [2MR]
NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service seafood promotion strategies funding, S3672 [27AP]
Parliamentary inquiry, S3647 [27AP]
Point of order, S3487 [25AP], S3550 [26AP]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5819 [13JN]
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads, S3858 [2MY]
Railroads: Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program funding, S3565, S3566 [26AP]
Senate: legislative procedure, S5834 [14JN]
———legislative program, S254 [27JA], S5819 [13JN]
Smithsonian Institution: migratory bird surveillance program funding, S3876 [2MY]
Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 29), S1131 [13FE]
Sudan: U.N. peacekeeping force in the Darfur region funding, S3939 [3MY]
University of Mississippi: School of Dentistry observance of Give Kids a Smile! National Children's Dental Access Day, S975
Veterans: health care funding, S3562 [26AP]
———health care funding through reductions in National Civilian Community Corps funding, S4013 [4MY]
Reports filed
Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 109-268), S6419 [22JN]
Revised Allocations to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 109-251), S3703 [27AP]
Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Terror, and Hurricane Relief and Recovery: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4939) (S. Rept. 109-230), S2900 [5AP]
Texts of
S. 2563, Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare (PhARM) Act, S3220 [6AP]
S.J. Res. 29, appointment of Alan G. Spoon as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S1131 [13FE]
S.J. Res. 30, appointment of Phillip Frost as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S1132 [13FE]
Tributes
Byrd, Senator, S6008 [16JN]
Carlisle, Margo, S2898 [5AP]
Dole, Bob, S5735 [13JN]
Wyatt, Kent, S2530
Young, Charles L., Sr., S4552