LINCOLN, BLANCHE L. (a Senator from Arkansas)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14068, S14069 [7NO], S14406 [14NO], S14543, S14547 [15NO], S14647 [16NO], S15139 [11DE], S15462 [13DE]
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3925, S3926, S3975, S3976, S3977, S3978 [27MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3538 [21MR], S3573, S3609, S3633, S3635, S3636 [22MR], S3667, S3700, S3708, S3720, S3721 [23MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8768, S8797, S8862 [9JY], S8961 [10JY], S9030, S9036 [11JY], S9137, S9168, S9169 [12JY], S9214 [13JY], S9472, S9489 [17JY], S9917 [25JY], S11656 [18SE], S11699, S11759 [19SE], S11855, S11856, S11901, S11904 [20SE], S11925 [21SE], S12004 [24SE], S12093, S12185 [26SE], S12265, S12267, S12268, S12289 [27SE], S12335 [28SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12484, S12533 [3OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S10059, S10194 [26JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13022 [17OC], S13036, S13102 [18OC], S13202 [22OC]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11349 [10SE], S11432 [11SE]
Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4988 [24AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5668 [7MY]
Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S7226 [6JN]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S933, S934 [23JA], S1294 [29JA]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2695 [6MR], S2950, S2951 [8MR]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), S7522, S7561 [12JN], S7665 [13JN], S7716, S7759 [14JN], S8233, S8246, S8247 [21JN]
Taxation: exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), S15698 [14DE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10518, S10520 [31JY], S10656 [1AU], S10739 [2AU]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Con. Res. 51), S13078 [18OC]
Air Force: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 47), S11655 [18SE] (see S. Res. 416), S15911 [18DE]
Air pollution: establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 1177), S4809 [20AP]
American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see S. 1921), S10605 [1AU]
Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 1763), S9833 [24JY]
———enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see S. 430), S2024 [15FE]
———enhance the Montgomery GI Bill benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 723), S13152 [19OC]
———ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see S. 713), S2797 [7MR]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see S. 117), S6126 [15MY]
———improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (see S. 1283), S5718 [8MY]
———improve management of medical care for members and improve the speed and efficiency of the physical disability evaluation system of the Dept. of Defense (see S. 1682), S8301 [22JN]
———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see S. 1390), S14701 [3DE]
———limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Dept. of Defense (see S. 604), S2022 [15FE]
———provide Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance for National Guard and Reserve members who serve extended periods of continuous active duty that include prolonged periods in certain theaters of operation (see S. 2139), S13366 [24OC]
———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard (see S. 384), S7452 [11JN]
———provide support and assistance for families of National Guard and Reserve members undergoing deployment (see S. 902), S6127 [15MY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 1243), S7453 [11JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service for members of the Ready Reserve in active Federal status or on active duty for significant periods (see S. 648), S7545 [12JN]
———repeal time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 1261), S5564 [3MY]
———revive previous authority on the use of the Armed Forces and the militia to address interference with State or Federal law (see S. 513), S7545 [12JN]
Aung San Suu Kyi: commend democracy efforts and call for release by Burmese Government (see S. Res. 250), S8302 [22JN]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 254), S4751 [19AP]
Burma: impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council, prohibit importation of gems and hardwoods, support democracy efforts, and promote efforts to restore civilian democratic rule (see S. 2257), S15235 [12DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see S. 1679), S14399 [14NO]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide equal coverage of mental health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1337), S7072 [5JN]
Children and youth: ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten (see S. 1823), S14701 [3DE]
———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 661), S2695 [6MR]
———expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see S. 667), S6127 [15MY]
———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see S. 739), S2488 [1MR]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 803), S13193 [22OC]
Climate: establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and develop climate change reduction technologies (see S. 280), S508 [12JA]
———provide for efficient containment and management of climate change costs (see S. 1874), S9916 [25JY]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 1012), S4047 [28MR]
Corzine, Jon S.: extend best wishes and express hope for his speedy and complete recovery from auto accident (see S. Res. 157), S4676 [18AP]
Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see S. 1323), S5655 [7MY]
Crime: protect children from online predators, enhance efforts to eliminate child pornography, and help parents protect children from inappropriate material (see S. 1965), S14702 [3DE]
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 1105), S4437 [12AP]
Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see S. 1673), S8231 [21JN]
———lift travel restrictions (see S. 721), S14701 [3DE]
Dept. of Defense: improve oversight of, and accountability for, military housing privatization initiative projects (see S. 2492), S15770 [17DE]
Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1895), S13079 [18OC]
———establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund (see S. 1920), S14701 [3DE]
———extend eligibility for Federal TRIO programs to members of the Reserve components serving on active duty in support of contingency operations (see S. 2246), S13490 [26OC]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S6462 [22MY]
———establish a Nurse Faculty Education Program and a Nurse and Physical Therapist Distance Education Pilot Program (see S. 1628), S7730 [14JN]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 634), S4478 [16AP] (see S. 1858), S14286 [13NO]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1332), S11214 [6SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responder agencies that have employees on active duty in the National Guard or Reserves (see S. 1955), S14849 [6DE]
Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems (see S. 1276), S12864 [15OC]
———establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (see S. 1738), S11118 [5SE]
Dept. of the Interior: designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, AR, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System (see S. 245), S358 [10JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see S. 479), S5929 [10MY]
———establish a program to provide readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see S. 38), S13365 [24OC]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see S. 2004), S13262 [23OC]
———establish the Heroes Helping Heroes Program to facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty (see S. 1205), S7639 [13JN]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 935), S3352 [20MR]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 1998), S14286 [13NO]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1418), S15031 [7DE]
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. 911), S13580 [30OC]
———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see S. 1359), S13193 [22OC]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S14399 [14NO]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 597), S2025 [15FE]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 898), S9136 [12JY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 626), S11586 [17SE]
Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 369), S13989 [6NO]
Eagleton, Thomas F.: tribute (see S. Res. 97), S2694 [6MR]
Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (see S. 761), S4810 [20AP]
Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 727), S6017 [11MY]
———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see S. 958), S3607 [22MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program (see S. 2051), S12865 [15OC]
———establish a volunteer teacher advisory committee (see S. 2060), S11654 [18SE]
———promote environmental education (see S. 1981), S14286 [13NO]
———strengthen mentoring programs (see S. 1812), S14286 [13NO]
FAA: preserve Essential Air Service Program (see S. 435), S2165 [16FE]
Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see S. 1626), S8796 [9JY]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 625), S5717 [8MY]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 126), S3835 [27MR]
Food: address emergency shortages in food banks (see S. 2431), S16007 [19DE]
Food stamps: adjust for inflation the allowable amounts of financial resources of eligible households and exclude from countable financial resources certain retirement and education accounts (see S. 591), S1958 [14FE]
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S41 [4JA]
Foreign policy: end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see S. 1175), S10903 [3AU]
———prohibit recruitment and use of child soldiers, designate those who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, and allow deportation of persons involved with such activities (see S. 2135), S15063 [10DE]
Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 974), S5930 [10MY]
George Howard, Jr., Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Pine Bluff, AR: designate (see S. 1189), S4841 [23AP]
Guatemala: express sympathy to families of women and girls murdered and encourage the Guatemalan Government to bring an end to these crimes (see S. Res. 178), S14703 [3DE]
Health: improve quality of, and access to, long-term care (see S. 1980), S10788 [2AU]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 5), S36 [4JA]
———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see S. 1413), S13262 [23OC]
Health care professionals: establish recruitment and retention programs for public health workers and eliminate critical workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies (see S. 1882), S13153 [19OC]
———provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see S. 605), S2022 [15FE]
Hunger: encourage effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training (see S. 1575), S7332 [7JN]
———reduce (see S. 1172), S4750 [19AP]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see S. 871), S3124 [14MR]
Iran: strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program (see S. 970), S9020 [11JY]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see S.J. Res. 9), S2899 [8MR]
———implement Iraq Study Group recommendations (see S. 1545), S7070 [5JN]
Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see S. Res. 271), S9211 [13JY]
Johnson, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 306), S11116 [5SE]
Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 456), S5717 [8MY]
Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 409), S15911 [18DE]
Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see S. 1951), S10787 [2AU]
———establish programs to improve the quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care (see S. 1226), S5183 [26AP]
———improve requirements for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs (see S. 578), S2694 [6MR]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 399), S10902 [3AU]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 860), S3064 [13MR]
———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see S. 2406), S14741 [4DE]
———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see S. 1275), S14489 [15NO]
———provide for congressional disapproval of a rule on cost limits for providers operated by units of government (see S.J. Res. 18), S11414 [11SE]
Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 921), S3352 [20MR]
———ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see S. 338), S753 [18JA] (see S. 1958), S10787 [2AU]
———expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 1161), S13438 [25OC]
———expedite the application and eligibility process for low-income subsidies under the prescription drug program and revise eligibility standards for an income-related subsidy (see S. 1102), S4437 [12AP]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 543), S3065 [13MR]
———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see S. 1310), S13438 [25OC]
———improve access to pharmacies under part D (see S. 1954), S10787 [2AU]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 691), S3126 [14MR]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1164), S13625 [31OC]
———increase caps on graduate medical education positions for States with a shortage of residents (see S. 588), S5656 [7MY]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 1605), S7638 [13JN]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1338), S5716 [8MY]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 329), S753 [18JA]
———provide for additional outreach and education and provide a special enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the prescription drug program (see S. 1108), S4437 [12AP]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 507), S14399 [14NO]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 450), S1410 [31JA]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see S. 465), S6267 [17MY]
———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 1107), S4437 [12AP]
———require background checks for nursing facility and other long-term care facility employees (see S. 1577), S7333 [7JN]
Mental health: provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services (see S. 558), S4751 [19AP]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 961), S4601 [17AP]
Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 2504), S15911 [18DE]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 26), S7547 [12JN]
———extend eligibility for associate membership to the spouse and siblings of Purple Heart recipients (see S. 743), S2488 [1MR]
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (see S. Res. 165), S4841 [23AP]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 2), S36 [4JA]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (see S. 1829), S9613 [19JY]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 384), S14488 [15NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 384), S14488 [15NO]
National and Global Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 158), S4676 [18AP]
National Flood Insurance Act: authorize notations on flood insurance rate maps for areas protected against 100-year and 500-year floods by certified flood control structure (see S. 2151), S12775 [4OC]
National Guard: establish Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to facilitate community reintegration of members returning from active duty (see S. 1272), S14848 [6DE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 291), S10605 [1AU]
National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 186), S5562 [3MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 579), S6462 [22MY]
National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 205), S6193 [16MY]
National Methamphetamine Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 366), S13768 [5NO]
National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 27), S7547 [12JN]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 100), S2796 [7MR]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 357), S13490 [26OC]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 204), S6193 [16MY]
National Women's History Museum: provide a site within the District of Columbia (see S. 1841), S9658 [20JY]
National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see S. 1015), S14701 [3DE]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 1494), S6845 [24MY]
No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see S. 1913), S10604 [1AU]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 242), S358 [10JA]
Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see S. 339), S753 [18JA]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 2123), S15139 [11DE]
Public welfare programs: reward States for engaging individuals with disabilities in work activities (see S. 1730), S13193 [22OC]
Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see S. 1093), S4437 [12AP]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 991), S6128 [15MY]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 1070), S4161 [29MR]
———promote labor force participation of older Americans to increase retirement security, reduce projected shortage of experienced workers, maintain economic growth, and improve nation's fiscal outlook (see S. 709), S2355 [28FE]
Social Security: expand Federal benefit eligibility for children in foster care who have attained a certain age (see S. 1512), S14742 [4DE]
———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see S. 2460), S15234 [12DE]
———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see S. 238), S1849 [12FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 206), S5716 [8MY]
———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding (see S. 1224), S7178 [6JN]
———streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs (see S. 1213), S5086 [25AP]
States: award salary bonuses to highly qualified elementary school or secondary school teachers who teach, or commit to teach, in schools served by a rural local educational agency (see S. 583), S2165 [16FE]
Sudan: call for urgent deployment of robust and effective multinational peacekeeping mission with sufficient size, resources, leadership, and mandate to protect civilians in Darfur (see S. Res. 276), S10150 [26JY]
Taxation: allow a special depreciation allowance for reuse and recycling property and provide tax-exempt financing of recycling equipment (see S. 1587), S7451 [11JN]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 548), S14700 [3DE]
———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. 773), S7545 [12JN]
———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (see S. 2337), S14284 [13NO]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 819), S2898 [8MR]
———establish long-term care trust accounts and allow a refundable tax credit for contributions to such accounts (see S. 504), S1710 [7FE]
———increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 2040), S11504 [12SE]
———make permanent penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for individuals called to active military duty for a certain period of time (see S. 1636), S7792 [15JN]
———make permanent the deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 1416), S6192 [16MY]
———make permanent the option of including combat pay when computing earned income (see S. 516), S1709 [7FE]
———modify the energy efficient appliance credit for certain newer appliances (see S. 1525), S6846 [24MY]
———modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 218), S282 [9JA]
———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 689), S2273 [27FE]
———permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years (see S. 270), S445 [11JA]
———provide a credit for the production of a cellulosic biofuel (see S. 1618), S7730 [14JN]
———provide a credit for the transportation of food for charitable purposes (see S. 1540), S7070 [5JN]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see S. 700), S2355 [28FE]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space (see S. 271), S445 [11JA]
———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (see S. 2209), S13152 [19OC]
———provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers (see S. 897), S9136 [12JY]
———provide tax relief and protections to military personnel (see S. 1593), S7544 [12JN]
———provide tax relief to active duty military personnel and employers who assist them (see S. 455), S7545 [12JN]
———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 1130), S4600 [17AP]
———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 1621), S7730 [14JN]
———treatment of horses (see S. 1251), S5306 [30AP]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S358 [10JA]
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. 675), S4601 [17AP]
Terrorism: award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 369), S911 [23JA]
Thomas, Craig: tribute (see S. Res. 220), S7070 [5JN]
Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see S. 406), S1237 [26JA]
U.S. attorneys: preserve independence (see S. 214), S754 [18JA]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see S. 960), S5616 [4MY]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 609), S2899 [8MR]
University of Hawaii: establish the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives (see S. 259), S445 [11JA]
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. 439), S1409 [31JA]
———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see S. 1146), S4675 [18AP]
———make permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers for graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see S. 1334), S6018 [11MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S12866 [15OC]
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings (see S. Res. 149), S4478 [16AP]
Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (see S. Res. 308), S11117 [5SE]
Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 164), S4809 [20AP]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 573), S4918 [24AP]
Woods, Harriett: tribute (see S. Res. 96), S2694 [6MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see S. 807), S2898 [8MR]
Conservation of energy: improve energy standards for home appliances (see S. 1101), S4437 [12AP]
Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating Wolf House in Norfolk, AR, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1941), S10787 [2AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 644), S2023 [15FE]
Hot Springs National Park: anniversary (see S. Res. 137), S4161 [29MR] (see S. Res. 160), S4676 [18AP]
Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. Res. 301), S10902 [3AU]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 932), S3352 [20MR]
———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see S. 1340), S5869 [9MY]
———provide coverage of kidney disease education services (see S. 432), S1326 [30JA]
———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see S. 458), S1410 [31JA]
Social Security: allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 794), S2795 [7MR]
SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 989), S3750 [26MR]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (see S. 894), S3199 [15MR]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 402), S1189 [25JA]
———apply rate parity to the excise tax on small cigars and small cigarettes (see S. 1799), S9469 [17JY]
———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see S. 1627), S7730 [14JN]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 881), S3124 [14MR]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 326), S671 [17JA]
———extend the excise tax provisions and income tax credit for biodiesel (see S. 872), S3124 [14MR]
———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 1322), S5655 [7MY]
———make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense (see S. 2375), S14488 [15NO]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see S. 584), S1958 [14FE]
Cloture motions
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12416 [2OC]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), House amendment, S15830, S15844 [18DE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5387 [1MY], S5531 [3MY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 372), S4428 [12AP], S4471 [16AP], S4580 [17AP]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 372), motion to proceed, S4294 [10AP], S4413 [12AP]
Medicare: provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 3), motion to proceed, S4461 [16AP], S4634 [18AP]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), S7877 [19JN], S8175 [21JN]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), House amendment, S15004, S15009 [7DE]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), motion to proceed, S7153 [6JN], S7442 [11JN]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10589 [1AU], S12123 [26SE], S12206 [27SE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), motion to proceed, S10117 [26JY], S10226 [30JY]
Letters
Disaster assistance to Desha County, AR, following tornadoes: by, H2221 [6MR]
Extend time limit for use of education assistance by members of the Selected Reserve and members of the Reserve component supporting contingency operations: Dennis Cullinan, VFW, S9106 [12JY]
———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S9106 [12JY]
Increase amount of educational assistance available to members of Reserve components called or ordered to active service for an extended period of time: Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S9106 [12JY]
Recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the military Reserve components: C. Williams Coane, Naval Reserve Association, S9106 [12JY]
———James E. Koutz, American Legion, S9105 [12JY]
———Norbert R. Ryan, Jr., Military Officers Association of America, S9106 [12JY]
———Richard M. Dean, Air Force Sergeants Association, S9105 [12JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S13972 [6NO], S14356, S14401 [14NO], S14453 [15NO], S15021 [7DE], S15207, S15213 [12DE], S15415, S15417 [13DE]
———limit adjusted gross income of farmers eligible to receive Federal subsidy payments and use resulting savings to increase funding for certain programs and deficit reduction, S15415, S15417 [13DE]
———strengthen limitations on payments and benefits to farmers and use savings to improve certain programs, S3484 [21MR], S15207, S15213 [12DE]
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S4726 [19AP]
Armed Forces: extend time limit for use of education assistance by members of the Selected Reserve and members of the Reserve component supporting contingency operations and certain other operations, S9104, S9107 [12JY]
———increase amount of educational assistance available to members of Reserve components called or ordered to active service for an extended period of time, S9104, S9107 [12JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, S11573 [17SE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3484 [21MR], S3573 [22MR], S3667 [23MR]
Burma: human rights violations, S12079 [26SE]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant, S7862 [19JN]
Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), conference report, S11573 [17SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S9104, S9107 [12JY]
Dept. of Justice: investigate firing of U.S. attorneys-S3157 [15MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, S3573 [22MR]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13184 [22OC]
Diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research funding, S13184 [22OC]
Girl Scouts: anniversary of Ouachita Council in Arkansas, S4302
Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S6600 [24MY]
Insurance: improve access to affordable and meaningful health insurance coverage, especially for those in the small group and individual health insurance markets, S10739 [2AU]
Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (S. Res. 301), S11775 [20SE]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S1168, S1169 [25JA]
Murphy Oil Corp.: tribute to El Dorado Promise scholarship program, S5926
National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, S7053 [5JN]
Ouachita National Forest: anniversary, S15458
Pottsville, AR: tribute to Pottsville High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S2352 [28FE]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), S7862 [19JN], S8028 [20JN], S8202 [21JN]
Richard Sheppard Arnold U.S. Courthouse, Little Rock, AR: dedication, S12333
Social Security: reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10349 [31JY], S10739, S10743 [2AU], S12079, S12084 [26SE], S12332 [28SE]
Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (H.R. 1937), S15992 [19DE]
———apply rate parity to the excise tax on small cigars and small cigarettes (S. 1799), S9474 [17JY]
———disallow the tax credit for renewable diesel in the case of fuel coproduced with petroleum, S8028 [20JN]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (S. 326), S702 [17JA]
———make permanent certain education tax incentives, S1168, S1169 [25JA]
———modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit (S. 218), S290 [9JA]
———provide estate tax relief and reform, S3667 [23MR]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10349 [31JY], S10739, S10743 [2AU]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), House amendments, S12079, S12084 [26SE]
U.S. attorneys: preserve independence (S. 214), S1997 [15FE], S3261 [19MR]
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings, S4726 [19AP]
Votes: position on missed, S11573 [17SE]
Ward, Hiram: Staff Care, Inc., Country Doctor of the Year award recipient, S14698
Texts of
S. 881, Short Line Railroad Investment Act, S3136 [14MR]
Tributes
Baker, Zachary D. (Bubba), S9600 [19JY]
Brown, John (Gary), S9599 [19JY]
Doster, James D., S15454 [13DE]
Estes, Justin M., S9600 [19JY]
Massey, John R., S10135 [26JY]
Mitchell, Raymond, III (Neal), S1956 [14FE]
Motley, Todd A., S15454 [13DE]
Patterson, Steve, S3157 [15MR]
Roy, Elsijane Trimble, S3749
Salazar, Bruce, Jr., S9599 [19JY]
Seideman, Tyler R., S15455 [13DE]
Smallwood, Erich S., S9600 [19JY]
Stacey, Jeremy L., S9599 [19JY]
Sykes, Curtis H., S11576
Taylor, Michael, S9599 [19JY]
Thacker, Nathan Z., S15455 [13DE]
Thomas, Craig, S7030 [5JN]
Varga, Robert D., S10135 [26JY]
Warren, Tom, S9599 [19JY]
Watson, David L., S15455 [13DE]
Witham, Donovan D., S15455 [13DE]
Yarbrough, Michael, S15455 [13DE]