SESSIONS, JEFF (a Senator from Alabama)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14214 [8NO], S14323, S14325 [13NO], S14562 [15NO], S15051 [10DE], S15218 [12DE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), S1810 [8FE], S1850 [12FE], S1959 [14FE]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3777 [26MR]
Armed Forces: improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), S9929 [25JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9556, S9626, S9630 [19JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3332, S3396, S3397, S3398 [20MR], S3666 [23MR]
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), S9556, S9626, S9630 [19JY]
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S397 [10JA], S619 [16JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8800, S8801, S8878 [9JY], S9035 [11JY], S9076, S9086, S9137, S9162, S9174 [12JY], S9219 [13JY], S9269, S9274 [16JY], S9478, S9489, S9515, S9516 [17JY], S11543, S11545, S11548, S11549, S11551, S11588 [17SE], S11674 [18SE], S11753 [19SE], S11856, S11872, S11910 [20SE], S12010 [24SE], S12157, S12184 [26SE], S12264, S12265, S12267, S12306 [27SE], S12362, S12384 [1OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12446 [2OC], S12508, S12516, S12556, S12558, S12559 [3OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9850 [24JY], S9948, S9977, S9978, S9979, S9980 [25JY], S10059, S10105, S10194 [26JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13005 [17OC], S13043, S13051, S13080, S13102, S13105 [18OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5668 [7MY], S5752 [8MY]
Higher Education Act: extend programs (S. 1642), S9740, S9784, S9785 [23JY]
Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S6484 [22MY], S6620, S6848, S6917, S6920 [24MY], S7090, S7091, S7092 [5JN], S7226, S7227, S7228, S7229, S7230 [6JN], S7335 [7JN]
———reform (S. 1639), S8150, S8151 [20JN], S8366, S8367, S8368, S8369 [25JN], S8430, S8470, S8471, S8472 [26JN], S8624 [27JN]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S791, S819, S863, S867, S868 [22JA], S893, S940, S941, S942, S949, S955, S956, S957, S958, S959 [23JA], S1121, S1122 [24JA], S1173 [25JA], S1285 [29JA], S1328 [30JA]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2523 [1MR], S2548 [2MR], S2593, S2646 [5MR], S2826, S2832 [7MR], S2979, S2980 [9MR]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12879, S12880 [15OC], S12913 [16OC]
U.S. attorneys: preserve independence (S. 214), S3162, S3227 [15MR], S3253 [19MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S12385 [1OC]
Senate National Security Working Group, S7833 [18JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 356), S827 [22JA]
———ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see S. 2075), S12055 [25SE]
American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see S. 1921), S10605 [1AU]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 496), S2230 [26FE]
Armed Forces: ensure provision of the necessary resources to carry out their mission in Iraq (see S. 641), S2166 [16FE] (see S. Con. Res. 20), S3200 [15MR]
———establish a comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded warriors to enhance care and improve transition from care by the Dept. of Defense to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 1606), S7638 [13JN]
———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), S11586 [17SE]
———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see S. 1718), S12989 [17OC]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 254), S3200 [15MR]
Budget: establish a new process to create a comprehensive plan to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal budget process (see S. 15), S6461 [22MY]
———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use both dynamic and static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see S. 91), S1327 [30JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: place an artistic tribute to the speech given by Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate of the Berlin Wall (see S. Con. Res. 1), S7547 [12JN]
Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see S. 1935), S10787 [2AU]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 1012), S13366 [24OC]
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: ensure that if a defendant dies after being convicted of a Federal offense, his conviction will not be vacated (see S. 149), S40 [4JA]
———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 749), S6400 [21MY]
———prevent the use of the legal system in a manner that extorts money from Federal, State, and local governments and inhibits certain constitutional actions by such governments (see S. 415), S1283 [29JA]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 474), S3608 [22MR]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction and family housing projects (see S. 113), S671 [17JA]
Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S3517 [21MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 644), S11586 [17SE]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 935), S11586 [17SE]
Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S12533 [3OC]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 597), S2356 [28FE]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 626), S4842 [23AP]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1001), S3835 [27MR]
Eagleton, Thomas F.: tribute (see S. Res. 97), S2694 [6MR]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see S. 561), S3200 [15MR]
Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 727), S4307 [10AP]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 65), S12287 [27SE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend to allow treatment of single houseparents working in foster care or educational group homes as salaried employees (see S. 371), S1056 [24JA]
FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see S. 1748), S8741 [29JN]
Federal aid programs: extend period in which States may spend funds from additional allotments provided under the Social Services Block Grant program for expenses related to hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 293), S4048 [28MR]
Federal employees: extend date on which the National Security Personnel System will first apply to certain defense laboratories (see S. 457), S1410 [31JA]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish a user fee program to ensure imported food safety (see S. 1776), S12865 [15OC]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 413), S3750 [26MR]
Firearms: modify State and Federal regulations to allow current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (see S. 376), S1284 [29JA]
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S41 [4JA]
Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 974), S5930 [10MY]
Government: prevent shutdowns (see S. 2070), S11751 [19SE]
Haiti: extend date for Presidential certification of market, political, and social reforms relative to duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles (see S. 222), S282 [9JA]
Health: 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 (see S. 243), S358 [10JA]
———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 999), S14285 [13NO]
Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (see S. Res. 402), S15234 [12DE] (see S. Res. 405), S15461 [13DE]
Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see S. 1984), S10788 [2AU] (see S. 2294), S13684 [1NO]
———strengthen the consequences of the fraudulent use of U.S. or foreign passports and other immigration documents (see S. 276), S445 [11JA]
Iran: strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program (see S. 970), S4601 [17AP]
Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see S. Res. 271), S9211 [13JY]
Johnson, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 306), S11116 [5SE]
Law enforcement: deter public corruption (see S. 1946), S13438 [25OC]
Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 409), S15911 [18DE]
Medicare: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 543), S4306 [10AP]
———improve the provision of services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see S. 498), S4438 [12AP]
Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see S. 382), S1284 [29JA]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: extend eligibility for associate membership to the spouse and siblings of Purple Heart recipients (see S. 743), S4048 [28MR]
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (see S. Res. 165), S4841 [23AP]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 82), S6268 [17MY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 291), S10605 [1AU]
National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see S. 1312), S5655 [7MY]
Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see S. 1062), S4677 [18AP]
Pharmaceuticals: improve regulation of Internet pharmacies (see S. 980), S3706 [23MR]
Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see S. 339), S753 [18JA]
———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. 3), S754 [18JA]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 1036), S4160 [29MR]
Social Security: impose a moratorium on implementation of a proposed rule on the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 787), S4307 [10AP]
———reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, expand child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and provide for a health care Federalism initiative (see S. 2193), S13077 [18OC]
———require Congress to approve a totalization agreement before the agreement, giving foreign workers Social Security benefits, can go into effect (see S. 43), S37 [4JA]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see S. 397), S1189 [25JA]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 402), S1849 [12FE]
———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), S11586 [17SE]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 819), S8795 [9JY]
———expand use of health savings accounts for the payment of health insurance premiums for high deductible health plans purchased in the individual market (see S. 46), S753 [18JA]
———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 557), S6400 [21MY]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see S. 700), S4380 [11AP]
———provide tax relief and protections to military personnel (see S. 1593), S9471 [17JY]
———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates (see S. 502), S1710 [7FE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 747), S5929 [10MY]
Thomas, Craig: tribute (see S. Res. 220), S7070 [5JN]
U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification that the U.N. is not engaged in global taxation schemes (see S. 1623), S7730 [14JN]
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: provide for 11 circuit judges (see S. 476), S1521 [1FE]
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings (see S. Res. 149), S4478 [16AP]
Water pollution: reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see S. 2067), S12381 [1OC]
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 (see S. 244), S358 [10JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see S. 2400), S14700 [3DE]
Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor: conduct suitability and feasibility study (see S. 637), S2023 [15FE]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 1135), S4600 [17AP]
Crime: increase penalties for engaging in fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds (see S. 863), S3064 [13MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize regional water enhancement program in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (see S. 1962), S10787 [2AU]
Drugs: reduce disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses and more broadly focus punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of offense and culpability of offender (see S. 1383), S6054 [14MY]
Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see S. 958), S3607 [22MR]
Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see S. Res. 239), S7887 [19JN]
Little River Canyon National Preserve: expand boundaries (see S. 1961), S10787 [2AU]
Medicare: reduce the drive requirement for designations of critical access hospitals (see S. 1737), S8691 [28JN]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 288), S10605 [1AU]
Privacy: require agencies and persons in possession of computerized data containing sensitive personal information to disclose security breaches posing a significant risk of identity theft (see S. 1202), S4918 [24AP]
Taxation: allow income averaging for private forest landowners (see S. 2163), S12863 [15OC]
———allow personal exemptions under the individual alternative minimum tax (see S. 1851), S9774 [23JY]
———authorize agricultural producers to establish tax-exempt farm savings accounts in lieu of obtaining certain Federal assistance and establish specifications governing such accounts (see S. 2167), S12936 [16OC]
Cloture motions
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S9239 [16JY], S12122, S12123 [26SE], S12270 [27SE]
Southwick, Leslie H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S13242 [23OC], S13299 [24OC]
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), S6122 [15MY], S6167 [16MY]
Privilege of the floor
Beatty-Smith, Jacqueline, S12384 [1OC]
Greenway, Nicholas, S8964 [10JY]
Lee, Jenny, S6212 [16MY]
Lipkin, Eugene, S8964 [10JY]
Muller, John, S12384 [1OC]
Powers, Pamela, S9185 [12JY]
Ross, Leigh Ann, S13023 [17OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14139 [8NO], S14584 [16NO], S15125 [11DE], S15209, S15219 [12DE]
———strengthen limitations on payments and benefits to farmers and use savings to improve certain programs, S15209 [12DE]
Amtrak: prohibit Federal subsidies in excess of specified amounts on any train route, S13409 [25OC]
———reauthorize (S. 294), S13409 [25OC]
Appropriations: legislative process, S15176 [12DE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), S1750, S1751 [8FE]
———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S15851 [18DE]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S4404, S4405 [12AP]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), House amendment, S6694 [24MY]
Armed Forces: ensure provision of the necessary resources to carry out their mission in Iraq (S. 641), S2149 [16FE]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, S1671 [7FE]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 2), S1272 [29JA]
———provide for the reduction and transition of U.S. forces in Iraq, S9075 [12JY], S9244 [16JY], S9386, S9388 [17JY], S11828, S11830, S11914-S11917 [20SE]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (S. 2400), S14703 [3DE], S15177 [12DE]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan, S8922 [10JY]
———support and protect those who have served, oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, and require the President to submit monthly reports on U.S. policy and military operations in Iraq (S. 574), motion to proceed, S2149 [16FE]
———take no action to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future missions, S6974 [4JN]
Bessemer, AL: anniversary of Bright Star Restaurant, S2163
Budget: exclude the extension of tax relief provided in 2001 and 2003 from certain budget points of order meant to reassert the pay-go rule, ensure Social Security solvency, and prohibit deficit increases, S3332, S3335 [20MR], S3504 [21MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9556, S9558, S9561, S9575, S9576 [19JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3330, S3331, S3332, S3335 [20MR], S3504 [21MR], S3653 [22MR], S3667 [23MR]
California: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of wildfires, S13307 [24OC]
Casey, George W., Jr.: nomination to be General, U.S. Army, and assignment as Army Chief of Staff, S1740 [8FE]
Colleges and universities: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 2205), motion to proceed, S13305, S13306, S13308-S13310 [24OC]
———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), S9556, S9558, S9561, S9575, S9576 [19JY]
———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S11568 [17SE], S11646, S11647 [18SE]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish, S7062 [5JN]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish, S7062 [5JN]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (S. 1135), S4614 [17AP]
Courts: clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review, S6573-S6575 [23MY]
———create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships (S. 1327), unanimous-consent request, S12371 [1OC]
———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S15749 [17DE]
———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror, S11564, S11568 [17SE], S11694 [19SE]
Crime: increase penalties for engaging in fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds (S. 863), S3072 [13MR]
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S12199 [27SE]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: implementation of recommendations funding, S1750, S1751 [8FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8921 [10JY], S9076, S9079, S9112 [12JY], S9244 [16JY], S9386, S9388 [17JY], S11564, S11568 [17SE], S11645, S11646, S11647 [18SE], S11694 [19SE], S11828, S11830 [20SE], S12199 [27SE]
———develop effective missile defense technology to protect the U.S. and its allies against Iranian ballistic missiles, S9077, S9079, S9112 [12JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12516, S12518 [3OC]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S15851 [18DE]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), motion to proceed, S14584, S14591, S14607-S14609 [16NO]
———successful missile defense intercept test, S12352 [1OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9877, S9889 [25JY], S10063, S10087, S10089 [26JY]
———establish partnerships with State and local law enforcement agencies to provide immigration law enforcement training, S10087-S10089 [26JY]
Dept. of Justice: investigate firing of U.S. attorneys, S8736 [29JN]
Dept. of Labor: Office of Labor and Management Standards funding, S12967-S12970 [17OC], S13051, S13054, S13058 [18OC]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), House amendment, S15851 [18DE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S15176 [12DE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S12967 [17OC], S13054, S13058 [18OC]
Economy: impact of tax cuts, S3654 [22MR]
Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (S. 958), S3609 [22MR]
———modify Federal financial aid requirements for students attending graduate medical schools located outside the U.S., S9739, S9740, S9741 [23JY]
———prohibit student loan forgiveness for graduates who enter into public service, S9556, S9558, S9561, S9575, S9576 [19JY]
Employment: impact of illegal immigration on U.S. workforce, S6373 [21MY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S., S6425 [22MY]
Financial institutions: establish portable, lifelong, universal savings (PLUS) accounts, S894 [23JA]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), S15723 [17DE]
———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), motion to proceed, S15723, S15749 [17DE]
Gonzales, Attorney General: express no confidence in performance of duties and urge the President to request his resignation (S.J. Res. 14), motion to proceed, S7437 [11JN]
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), S4284, S4285, S4286 [10AP]
Higher Education Act: extend programs (S. 1642), S9739, S9740, S9741 [23JY]
Huntsville, AL: anniversary of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, S12377 [1OC]
Immigration: allow renewal of temporary guest worker visas without mandatory return to home countries, S6977 [4JN]
———eligibility of temporary guest workers to claim the earned income tax credit, S7133, S7138, S7139, S7140, S7145, S7146 [6JN]
———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, S2590-S2593 [5MR], S7164 [6JN], S7271 [7JN]
———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, S7139 [6JN]
———lift confidentiality on legalization applications if application is denied to allow law enforcement to arrest applicants based on the disqualifying criteria, S6931, S6932 [25MY]
———permanently bar gang members, terrorists, and other criminals from entry, S6622 [24MY], S7107, S7108 [6JN]
———prohibit granting of legal status, or adjustment of status for individuals who entered the U.S. illegally until border security measures have been fully implemented, S6977 [4JN], S8653 [28JN]
———prohibit hiring and facilitation of hiring of undocumented workers, S818 [22JA], S1038 [24JA], S1272-S1275 [29JA]
———prohibit nonimmigrant temporary guest workers from claiming the earned income tax credit, S6620 [24MY]
———provide for a merit-based point system, S6375 [21MY]
———reduce number of nonimmigrants admitted under guest worker program, S6512, S6513 [23MY], S6975 [4JN]
———reform, S5670-S5673 [7MY], S5691-S5693 [8MY]
———reform (S. 1348), S6174-S6177 [16MY], S6392 [21MY], S6422, S6425, S6428, S6429, S6431 [22MY], S6512, S6513, S6573-S6575 [23MY], S6619, S6620, S6622 [24MY], S6931, S6932, S6936, S6938, S6943 [25MY], S6974, S6977, S6986 [4JN], S7056, S7057, S7062, S7063 [5JN], S7107, S7108, S7133, S7138, S7139, S7140, S7145, S7146, S7164 [6JN], S7271, S7287, S7288, S7290, S7321 [7JN]
———reform (S. 1348), motion to proceed, S6362, S6371, S6372, S6373, S6375 [21MY]
———reform (S. 1639), S8280-S8282 [22JN], S8533, S8572, S8573, S8578, S8579, S8588, S8589, S8638 [27JN], S8646, S8650, S8653 [28JN]
———reform (S. 1639), motion to proceed, S8337, S8346 [25JN], S8385 [26JN]
———require the debarment from Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements of employers who hire unauthorized aliens, S1174, S1175, S1178 [25JA]
———strengthen enforcement of laws and gain operational control over U.S. borders, S9877, S9889 [25JY], S10063 [26JY]
———strengthen the consequences of the fraudulent use of U.S. or foreign passports and other immigration documents (S. 276), S463 [11JA]
Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S6974 [4JN]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S14607-S14609 [16NO]
———ensure U.S. Armed Forces have the necessary resources to carry out their mission and require the Iraqi Government meets certain political, economic, and military benchmarks (S. Res. 70), S2149 [16FE]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, S14584, S14591, S14607-S14609 [16NO], S15851 [18DE]
———U.S. policy, S9075 [12JY], S11313 [10SE]
Irons, George V., Jr.: Samford University Distinguished Alumnus award recipient, S13988
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (H.R. 800), motion to proceed, S8385 [26JN]
Lee, Harper: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S13985 [6NO]
Lute, Douglas E.: nomination to be Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, S8664, S8666 [28JN]
Mays, Andrew: Van Cliburn International Competition for Oustanding Amateurs winner, S14615
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S818 [22JA], S893, S894 [23JA], S1038 [24JA], S1171, S1174, S1175, S1178 [25JA], S1226 [26JA], S1272, S1276 [29JA]
Mukasey, Michael B.: nomination to be Attorney General, S14162 [8NO]
———views on whether certain interrogation techniques meet the definition of torture, S14162 [8NO]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2590 [5MR]
National Guard: Operation Jump Start funding to maintain deployment of troops on the southern land border of the U.S., S12516, S12518 [3OC]
Petraeus, David H.: nomination to be General, U.S. Army, and assignment as Commander, Multinational Force—Iraq, S1209 [26JA]
Pharmaceuticals: improve regulation of Internet pharmacies (S. 980), S3715 [23MR]
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), S7686 [14JN]
———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, S15009 [7DE]
Public utilities: establish a Federal clean energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, S7686 [14JN]
———establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, S7686 [14JN]
Research: intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines (S. 30), S4284, S4285, S4286 [10AP]
Social Security: provide each child with a KidSave Account, S819 [22JA]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10565, S10566, S10567, S10568 [1AU]
Southwick, Leslie H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S9885 [25JY]
Taxation: authorize agricultural producers to establish tax-exempt farm savings accounts in lieu of obtaining certain Federal assistance and establish specifications governing such accounts, S14139-S14141 [8NO], S15125 [11DE], S15219 [12DE]
———permit a deduction for personal exemptions for purposes of computing alternative minimum tax, S3667 [23MR]
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, S3653 [22MR]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10565, S10566, S10567, S10568 [1AU]
———reform laws, S3059 [13MR]
———strengthen the earned income tax credit, S818 [22JA], S1226 [26JA], S1272 [29JA]
U.S. attorneys: ensure U.S. attorneys are promptly nominated by the President, and are appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, S3253 [19MR], S3296, S3297 [20MR]
———preserve independence (S. 214), S3251, S3253 [19MR], S3296, S3297, S3302 [20MR]
———require appropriate qualifications for interim U.S. attorneys, S3253 [19MR], S3297, S3302 [20MR]
U.S. Naval Academy: tribute to class of 1957 reunion, S13151
Statements
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: Executive Office of the President, S13309 [24OC]
Texts of
S. 1135, Fair Arbitration Act, S4615 [17AP]
Tributes
Biggs, Otha L., S824
Burks, Mary, S2268
Galloway, Archie, S2474-S2476 [1MR]
Hayes, James, S13987
Inouye, Senator, S12522 [3OC]
Lockett, Herbert S., S13152
Lott, Senator, S15805 [18DE]
Mitchell, Mayer (Bubba), S12374 [1OC]
Pace, Peter, S12352 [1OC]
Patterson, Douglas C., S15905
Ross, Doug, S4593 [17AP]
Ross, Lynne M., S12932
Smith, Mark C., S7326
Thomas, Craig, S7035 [5JN]
Wofford, Charles, S6397