STABENOW, DEBBIE (a Senator from Michigan)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14002, S14003, S14009, S14010, S14022 [6NO], S14322, S14331 [13NO], S14517 [15NO], S14648 [16NO], S14863 [6DE], S15041 [10DE], S15144 [11DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 52), S12289 [27SE]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3868, S3903, S3926 [27MR]

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), S9584, S9640 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3609 [22MR], S3667, S3700, S3720 [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), S9584, S9640 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8768, S8862 [9JY], S9049 [11JY], S9086, S9137, S9174 [12JY], S11699, S11759 [19SE], S11902 [20SE], S12096 [26SE], S12297 [27SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12445 [2OC], S12511, S12518, S12555, S12557 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9851 [24JY], S10067, S10107, S10196, S10202 [26JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), S11109, S11123 [5SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S12972, S12973, S13021, S13022 [17OC], S13067, S13103 [18OC], S13153 [19OC], S13194 [22OC], S13263 [23OC]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4993 [24AP], S5045, S5115 [25AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5408 [1MY], S5453, S5512, S5522 [2MY], S5661 [7MY], S5699 [8MY]

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), S7964, S7969, S7974 [19JN], S8148, S8151 [20JN], S8244 [21JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12712, S12750, S12803, S12809 [4OC], S12839 [15OC], S12914 [16OC]

Taxation: exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), S15698 [14DE]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10517 [31JY], S10646 [1AU]

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), S6076 [14MY], S6144 [15MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H880 [23JA]

President's Export Council, S5432 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see S. 1173), S4751 [19AP]

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see S. 147), S4047 [28MR]

African Americans: recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see S. Con. Res. 29), S5657 [7MY]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Con. Res. 51), S13078 [18OC]

Agriculture: enhance ability to produce fruits and vegetables on covered commodity base acres (see S. 1188), S4841 [23AP]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 294), S4918 [24AP]

Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see S. 1880), S14063 [7NO]

Animals: establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see S. 746), S7004 [4JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2316), S14062 [7NO]

Armed Forces: authorize a competitive grant program to assist former members in securing employment in the private sector (see S. 1971), S10788 [2AU]

———enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see S. 430), S2969 [9MR]

———ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see S. 713), S8611 [27JN]

———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]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 22), S4478 [16AP]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see S. 1065), S4677 [18AP]

———limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Dept. of Defense (see S. 604), S5391 [1MY]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see S. Con. Res. 2), S754 [18JA]

———provide support and assistance for families of National Guard and Reserve members undergoing deployment (see S. 902), S5498 [2MY]

———recognize families of members for their contributions and sacrifices (see S. Res. 378), S14398 [14NO]

———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see S. Res. 356), S13581 [30OC]

———restore and enhance the capabilities and readiness of U.S. forces and provide support to military personnel (see S. 8), S36 [4JA]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 682), S2204 [17FE]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 254), S3706 [23MR]

Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement and reduce budget deficits by strengthening budget enforcement and fiscal responsibility (see S. 10), S37 [4JA]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 16), S7730 [14JN]

Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 106), S3125 [14MR]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see S. Res. 118), S5307 [30AP]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 138), S4161 [29MR]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see S. 1117), S4677 [18AP]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 661), S9832 [24JY]

———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), S7452 [11JN]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 803), S4479 [16AP]

———revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 1514), S12865 [15OC]

Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see S. Res. 30), S7334 [7JN]

Collins, Francis: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2140), S15235 [12DE]

Commission on Wartime Contracting: establish (see S. 1825), S9613 [19JY]

Committee on the Library (Joint): extend time period to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks (see S. 2206), S13078 [18OC]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (see S. 1), S36 [4JA]

Corps of Engineers: operate and maintain dispersal barriers to prevent spread of aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes (see S. 336), S753 [18JA]

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: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see S. 185), S8302 [22JN]

CPSC: classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances (see S. 1306), S11052 [4SE]

Crime: impose surcharges on unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and victims of crime, provide offsets on amounts collected by the Dept. of Justice for Federal agencies, and increase assessments imposed on convicted persons (see S. 1729), S13193 [22OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 1105), S4437 [12AP]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 261), S3065 [13MR]

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]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 474), S3608 [22MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants for the installation of E-85 fuel infrastructure (see S. 1491), S6845 [24MY]

———provide loans to local governments to manage the costs of combating infestation of trees with emerald ash borer (see S. 1717), S8610 [27JN]

———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see S. 946), S6017 [11MY]

———restore import and entry agricultural inspection functions (see S. 887), S7639 [13JN]

———support beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 1460), S7889 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1895), S11855 [20SE]

———improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see S. 1557), S8063 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S6847 [24MY]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see S. 600), S10903 [3AU]

———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 624), S3273 [19MR]

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), S10787 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see S. 1733), S8691 [28JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S283 [9JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency and take action to remedy such manipulation (see S. 1677), S8231 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 935), S4810 [20AP]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1418), S15652 [14DE]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see S. 1843), S9658 [20JY]

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), S7004 [4JN]

———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), S6268 [17MY]

———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S9775 [23JY]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 1398), S8693 [28JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 597), S2356 [28FE]

———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see S. 1415), S8063 [20JN]

———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see S. 968), S4842 [23AP]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 626), S3200 [15MR]

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), S4751 [19AP]

Education: celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see S. Res. 242), S8061 [20JN]

———improve college access and opportunity by increasing Pell Grants and reforming student loan programs (see S. 7), S36 [4JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: strengthen mentoring programs (see S. 1812), S14701 [3DE]

FDA: provide for the licensing of comparable biological products to allow for lower-cost, generic versions of biotech drugs (see S. 623), S2023 [15FE]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 625), S2899 [8MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: prohibit marketing of authorized generic drugs (see S. 438), S2796 [7MR]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (see S. 705), S2355 [28FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 1870), S9916 [25JY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 126), S3835 [27MR]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see S. 726), S2488 [1MR]

Flag—U.S.: authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession to order the National flag be flown at half-staff following an active duty death of an Armed Forces member from the Governor's jurisdiction (see S. 720), S2487 [1MR]

Food: improve access to healthy foods (see S. 1432), S7792 [15JN]

Food Security Act: include pollinators in certain conservation programs (see S. 1496), S6845 [24MY]

Food Stamp Act: end benefit erosion, support working families with child care expenses, and encourage retirement and education savings (see S. 1529), S7546 [12JN]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S41 [4JA]

Foreign trade: address impact of globalization, reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers (see S. 1848), S9774 [23JY]

———application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 974), S3607 [22MR]

———establish trade enforcement priorities and strengthen provisions for trade remedies (see S. 1919), S10604 [1AU]

———prevent illegal logging practices (see S. 1930), S12865 [15OC]

———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see S. 367), S5497 [2MY]

———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see S. 796), S2795 [7MR]

Gonzales, Attorney General: express no confidence in performance of duties and urge the President to request his resignation (see S.J. Res. 14), S6846 [24MY]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see S. 791), S2795 [7MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 95), S2694 [6MR]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see S. 21), S509 [12JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1451), S11118 [5SE]

———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see S. 358), S5086 [25AP]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (see S. 334), S12379 [1OC]

———provide assistance to community health coalitions to increase access to and improve the quality of health care services (see S. 2065), S12334 [28SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 5), S36 [4JA]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see S. 1413), S6268 [17MY]

Higher Education Act: provide additional support to students to decrease debt (see S. 359), S2796 [7MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 342), S12433 [2OC]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1518), S12865 [15OC]

Housing: provide better assistance to low- and moderate-income families (see S. 1386), S11328 [10SE]

Immigration: recognize U.S. heritage, provide effective border and employment enforcement, prevent illegal immigration, and reform process for legal immigration (see S. 9), S36 [4JA]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 1200), S11052 [4SE]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see S. 616), S2489 [1MR]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1588), S7451 [11JN]

Intellectual property: improve management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement (see S. 522), S5184 [26AP]

International Women's Day: support goals (see S. Res. 93), S2598 [5MR] (see S. Res. 102), S2969 [9MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 311), S3065 [13MR]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see S. 871), S5392 [1MY]

Iran: strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program (see S. 970), S6847 [24MY]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see S.J. Res. 9), S2899 [8MR]

Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see S. Res. 271), S9211 [13JY]

Johnson, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 306), S11116 [5SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 231), S7545 [12JN]

Keweenaw National Historical Park: decrease matching funds requirement and authorize further appropriations (see S. 189), S12863 [15OC]

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 (see S. 1041), S4160 [29MR]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2481), S15460 [13DE]

Lebanon: support free and fair Presidential elections without intimidation or foreign interference, security from terrorists, and democracy and reconstruction efforts (see S. Res. 353), S13078 [18OC]

LIHEAP: provide additional appropriations for home heating aid (see S. 2405), S14741 [4DE]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. Res. 301), S11119 [5SE]

Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 409), S15911 [18DE]

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see S. 1524), S6846 [24MY]

Medicaid: assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program (see S. 2101), S12141 [26SE]

———ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see S. 1951), S12380 [1OC]

———establish programs to improve the quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care (see S. 1226), S6128 [15MY]

———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), S5306 [30AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 860), S3064 [13MR]

———provide for congressional disapproval of a rule on cost limits for providers operated by units of government (see S.J. Res. 18), S11753 [19SE]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see S. 2347), S14285 [13NO]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 2219), S13261 [23OC]

———ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see S. 1958), S10787 [2AU]

———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 543), S1848 [12FE]

———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see S. 1310), S12142 [26SE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 691), S4380 [11AP]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 1212), S5086 [25AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 2102), S12141 [26SE]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 1605), S10314 [30JY]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 329), S7638 [13JN]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 3), S36 [4JA]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 450), S13624 [31OC]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see S. 2408), S14786 [5DE]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see S. 2056), S12776 [4OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 1107), S8692 [28JN]

———require background checks for nursing facility and other long-term care facility employees (see S. 1577), S7333 [7JN]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 1572), S7332 [7JN]

———provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services (see S. 558), S1848 [12FE]

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), S5498 [2MY]

Middle East: support the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see S. Res. 321), S11751 [19SE]

Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (see S. Res. 165), S4841 [23AP]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2), S36 [4JA]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1317), S5655 [7MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1848 [12FE]

National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see S. Res. 197), S6055 [14MY]

National and Global Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 158), S4676 [18AP]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 78), S1902 [13FE]

National Boating Day: designate (see S. Res. 235), S8303 [22JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 351), S13078 [18OC]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 316), S11414 [11SE]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 243), S8061 [20JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see S. 4), S36 [4JA]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service: lower U.S. flags to half-staff (see S. Res. 171), S5564 [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), S4306 [10AP]

National Methamphetamine Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 366), S13768 [5NO]

National School Lunch Act: make permanent the summer food service pilot project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and apply it to rural areas of every State (see S. 1755), S11053 [4SE]

National Women's History Museum: provide a site within the District of Columbia (see S. 1841), S9658 [20JY]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 2062), S13521 [29OC]

Native Americans: expedite review of Federal recognition entitlement for Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan (see S. 1058), S4160 [29MR]

———Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see S. 1956), S10787 [2AU]

———promote development of small business concerns (see S. 2176), S12988 [17OC]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 1494), S6845 [24MY]

NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see S. 969), S8231 [21JN]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 725), S5391 [1MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 1244), S7005 [4JN]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see S. 368), S911 [23JA]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. 1713), S8610 [27JN] (see S. Con. Res. 44), S11505 [12SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 162), S4809 [20AP]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging with respect to gasoline and petroleum distillates during natural disasters and abnormal market disruptions (see S. 1263), S5497 [2MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 242), S358 [10JA]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming (see S. 6), S36 [4JA]

Presque Isle Township, MI: provide for the return of the Fresnel Lens to the lantern room atop the Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse (see S. 1796), S9469 [17JY]

Product safety: require third-party verification of compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards promulgated by the CPSC (see S. 1833), S12989 [17OC]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1170), S4750 [19AP]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 2123), S12937 [16OC]

Public welfare programs: reward States for engaging individuals with disabilities in work activities (see S. 1730), S8691 [28JN]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 348), S12990 [17OC]

Rural areas: establish a rural entrepreneur and microenterprise assistance program (see S. 566), S4600 [17AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 380), S4810 [20AP]

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 991), S3835 [27MR]

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), S9775 [23JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 1254), S11052 [4SE]

———expand Federal benefit eligibility for children in foster care who have attained a certain age (see S. 1512), S14787 [5DE]

———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]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 206), S2488 [1MR]

Sudan: authorize States and local governments to prohibit the investment of State assets in any company that has a qualifying business relationship with Sudan (see S. 831), S4307 [10AP]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see S. 1963), S10787 [2AU]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see S. 814), S13580 [30OC]

———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), S8231 [21JN]

———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]

———double child tax credit for the first year, expand dependent care tax credit, and provide relief from the alternative minimum tax (see S. 614), S2204 [17FE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 881), S4307 [10AP]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 326), S4810 [20AP]

———extend the new market tax credit (see S. 1239), S5183 [26AP]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 557), S1848 [12FE]

———make permanent the deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 1416), S7640 [13JN]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 469), S3608 [22MR]

———provide a credit for the production of a cellulosic biofuel (see S. 1618), S7730 [14JN]

———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see S. 700), S4380 [11AP]

———provide a higher education opportunity credit in place of existing education tax incentives (see S. 851), S3064 [13MR]

———provide an additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers (see S. 2362), S14488 [15NO]

———provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see S. 673), S6055 [14MY]

———provide incentives for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see S. 1617), S7730 [14JN]

———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (see S. 41), S753 [18JA]

———provide tax relief and protections to military personnel (see S. 1593), S7544 [12JN]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 1284), S5561 [3MY]

———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see S. 601), S1958 [14FE]

———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]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S282 [9JA]

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), S2165 [16FE]

Terrorism: provide justice for victims of state-sponsored terrorism (see S. 1944), S13194 [22OC]

Thomas, Craig: tribute (see S. Res. 220), S7070 [5JN]

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve: expand boundaries (see S. 2281), S13684 [1NO]

Tourist trade: initiate a nationally coordinated travel campaign to increase international travel to the U.S. (see S. 1661), S13990 [6NO]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see S. 406), S4841 [23AP]

———require the Depts. of Transportation and Commerce to submit reports on commercial and passenger vehicle traffic at certain points of entry (see S. 2425), S16007 [19DE]

U.S. attorneys: preserve independence (see S. 214), S2489 [1MR]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see S. 960), S4842 [23AP]

Unemployment: provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see S. 1871), S10790 [2AU]

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), S4306 [10AP]

Valenti, Jack: tribute (see S. Res. 182), S5391 [1MY]

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), S4438 [12AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S13990 [6NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 117), S3608 [22MR] (see S. Res. 122), S3706 [23MR]

Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings (see S. Res. 149), S4478 [16AP]

Willis, William K.: tribute (see S. Res. 415), S15911 [18DE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S3835 [27MR]

Woods, Harriett: tribute (see S. Res. 96), S2694 [6MR]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: improve (see S. 1792), S9775 [23JY]

YWCA: clarify age discrimination rules applicable to pension plan maintained by the YWCA Retirement Fund (see S. 1206), S5085 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see S. 1160), S4750 [19AP]

Armed Forces: express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see S. Res. 37), S912 [23JA]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S6399 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 2042), S11504 [12SE]

Drugs: remove market exclusivity for certain drugs in order to enhance competition, improve access to generic drugs, and reduce consumer prices (see S. 1088), S4379 [11AP]

Foreign currencies: address exchange-rate misalignment of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar (see S. 1021), S4047 [28MR]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see S. 1003), S4047 [28MR]

———improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (see S. 1408), S6192 [16MY]

Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Alpena, MI: designate (see S. 2339), S14285 [13NO]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see S. Res. 29), S509 [12JA]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's hockey team (see S. Res. 144), S4305 [10AP]

Motor vehicles: mint coins in commemoration of the Model T Ford automobile and the 100th anniversary of the Highland Park Plant, MI, the birthplace of the assembly line (see S. 587), S1958 [14FE]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 202), S6126 [15MY]

National Housing Act: include health centers in the list of entities eligible for mortgage insurance (see S. 2270), S13624 [31OC]

National Institutes for Food and Agriculture: establish (see S. 1094), S4437 [12AP]

National Marina Day: designate (see S. Res. 173), S5184 [26AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 311), S11269 [7SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Trade Enforcement Officer and a Trade Enforcement Division and require identification of trade enforcement priorities (see S. 445), S1409 [31JA]

Presque Isle Township, MI: provide for the return of the Fresnel Lens to the lantern room atop the Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse (see S. 490), S1576 [5FE]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see S. 1090), S4379 [11AP]

Social Security: ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see S. 1669), S8061 [20JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer (see S. 1988), S10901 [3AU]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see S. 1394), S6126 [15MY]

———provide an exemption from the harbor maintenance tax for certain commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at U.S. ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System (see S. 1683), S8301 [22JN]

———provide for alternative motor vehicle facility bonds (see S. 1987), S10901 [3AU]

Telephones: provide an extension for filing a refund for the excise tax on toll telephone service and provide for a safe harbor for businesses claiming such a refund (see S. 1123), S4599 [17AP]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 573), S1902 [13FE]

World Diabetes Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 382), S14398 [14NO]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [4JA]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14387 [14NO], S14592 [16NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S3747 [26MR], S4003 [28MR]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), S6117 [15MY], S6218 [17MY]

Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 2), motion to proceed, S1232 [26JA], S1512 [1FE]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S502, S503 [12JA], S569 [16JA], S666 [17JA], S10400 [31JY], S10716 [2AU]

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), S4666 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S9239 [16JY], S9434 [17JY], S11569 [17SE], S11697 [19SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), motion to proceed, S8602 [27JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), motion to proceed, S14474 [15NO], S14591 [16NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), motion to proceed, S9436 [17JY]

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), S5557 [3MY], S5641 [7MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), motion to proceed, S15647 [14DE], S15726 [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, S7152 [6JN], S7441 [11JN]

Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S7063 [5JN], S7279, S7313 [7JN]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (S.J. Res. 9), motion to proceed, S3011 [12MR], S3085 [14MR]

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, S7877 [19JN], S8398 [26JN]

Medicare: provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 3), motion to proceed, S4461 [16AP], S4634 [18AP]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S821 [22JA], S1020 [24JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2849 [7MR], S2958 [9MR]

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), House amendment, S15218 [12DE], S15389 [13DE]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), S13492 [26OC], S13657, S13675 [1NO]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), motion to proceed, S13610 [31OC]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3996), motion to proceed, S14731 [4DE], S14814 [6DE]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S12123 [26SE], S12206 [27SE]

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), S6121 [15MY], S6166 [16MY]

Letters

Improving America's Security Act: several members of 9/11 victims' organizations, S2874 [8MR]

Include health centers in the list of entities eligible for mortgage insurance: Craig A. Kennedy, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S13626 [31OC]

Senior Nutrition Act: Frank Kubik, National Commodity Supplemental Food Program Association, S4383 [11AP]

———Vicki Escarra, America's Second Harvest (organization), S4383 [11AP]

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treatment Acceleration Act: Cynthia Joyce, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, Kenneth Hobby, Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (organization), and Martha Slay, Fight Spinal Muscular Atrophy (organization), S11510 [12SE]

Support goals and ideals of World Diabetes Day: Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, S14421 [14NO]

———Martin Silink, International Diabetes Federation, S14420 [14NO]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9585 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S5855 [9MY]

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), S9585 [19JY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [4JA]

Privilege of the floor

Levinson, Ilana, S15081 [10DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S13961, S13964 [6NO], S14445 [15NO], S15053 [10DE], S15115, S15116 [11DE], S15182 [12DE]

Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (S. Res. 113), S3452 [20MR]

Appropriations: establish legislative line item veto, S339 [10JA]

———legislative process, S12391 [2OC], S15177 [12DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 52), S12256 [27SE]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), conference report, S4900 [24AP]

Armed Forces: 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, S9111 [12JY]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, S2011 [15FE]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. 470), motion to proceed, S1568 [5FE]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (S. Con. Res. 7), S1568 [5FE]

———provide for the reduction and transition of U.S. forces in Iraq, S9384 [17JY]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan, S8932 [10JY], S11723 [19SE]

———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, S2145 [16FE]

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, S3335 [20MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9584 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3318, S3335, S3339 [20MR], S3459, S3460, S3496, S3500 [21MR], S3553, S3581 [22MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), conference report, S6235 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), motion to instruct conferees, S5845, S5846, S5855, S5858 [9MY]

———use projected surplus to provide tax relief to middle class families and small businesses and expand health insurance coverage for children, S3496 [21MR]

Buy American Act: compliance, S13964 [6NO]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (S. 1437), S6402 [21MY]

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), S9584 [19JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, S7574 [13JN], S13944 [6NO], S14360, S14361 [14NO], S14833 [6DE], S15983 [19DE]

———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), S339 [10JA]

DEA: remove prohibition on electronic prescriptions of controlled substances, S12752 [4OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S13719-S13721 [2NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Asparagus Market Loss program funding, S15116 [11DE], S15182 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S8932 [10JY], S9111 [12JY], S9384 [17JY], S11723 [19SE], S11797 [20SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), motion to proceed, S14445 [15NO]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program funding, S15005 [7DE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (S. 2042), S11510 [12SE]

———establish guidelines to prevent frivolous filing of citizen petitions relative to FDA approval of generic drugs, S5454 [2MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: impact of restricted formulary in VA health plan on the ability of veterans to get necessary drugs, S643 [17JA], S727 [18JA]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S13944 [6NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), S13068 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), veto, S14360 [14NO]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S3335 [20MR]

———invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4900 [24AP], S5053 [25AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5453, S5454, S5470 [2MY]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (S. Res. 19), S208 [8JA]

Foreign trade: establish trade enforcement priorities and strengthen provisions for trade remedies, S14691-S14693 [3DE]

———impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, S7575 [13JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, S14446 [15NO]

Health: improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (S. 1408), S6194 [16MY]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (S. 334), S12715 [4OC]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), S4263 [10AP]

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (S. 2338), S14832 [6DE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S1568 [5FE]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, S11797 [20SE], S14445 [15NO]

Jonker, Robert J.: nomination to be district judge, S8785 [9JY]

LIHEAP: funding, S1518 [1FE]

Maloney, Paul L.: nomination to be district judge, S8785 [9JY]

Medicaid: restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (S. 2347), S15962 [19DE]

Medicare: expand part B income test provisions to the part D prescription drug benefit requiring wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share of the premium, S3553 [22MR]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 3), motion to proceed, S4572 [17AP], S4625 [18AP]

———reform hospital wage index classification system, S12256 [27SE]

———reform physician payment and modernize quality improvement organization (QIO) program, S14186 [8NO]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), S643 [17JA], S727 [18JA]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's hockey team (S. Res. 144), S4315 [10AP]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S1148, S1149, S1152 [25JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2874 [8MR]

National Housing Act: include health centers in the list of entities eligible for mortgage insurance (S. 2270), S13625 [31OC]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 311), S11280 [7SE]

Neff, Janet T.: nomination to be district judge, S8785 [9JY]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, S5053 [25AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S5470 [2MY]

Point of order, S1152 [25JA]

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), House amendment, S15005 [7DE]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil and expand production and use of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, S5855, S5858 [9MY]

Presque Isle Township, MI: provide for the return of the Fresnel Lens to the lantern room atop the Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse (S. 490), S1578 [5FE]

Research: intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines (S. 30), S4263 [10AP]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12714, S12752 [4OC]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S13719-S13721 [2NO], S14831-S14834 [6DE]

———legislative process, S2011 [15FE]

———legislative program, S3452 [20MR], S5315 [1MY]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (S. 1090), S4383 [11AP]

Social Security: ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics, S10753, S10754 [2AU]

———prohibit individuals who were illegally in the U.S. from applying for and collecting benefits, S9584 [19JY]

———protect solvency of trust funds against any budget resolution that fails to achieve an on-budget balance within 5 years, S3459, S3460 [21MR]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10221 [30JY], S10555 [1AU], S10753, S10754 [2AU], S11780 [20SE], S12017 [25SE], S12217 [27SE], S12391 [2OC], S12486 [3OC], S13044 [18OC]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S3500 [21MR]

Taxation: exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), S15642 [14DE]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations, S15117 [11DE]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (S. 1394), S6131 [15MY]

———expand use of health savings accounts for the payment of health insurance premiums for high deductible health plans purchased in the individual market, S1148, S1149, S1152 [25JA]

———provide an exemption from the harbor maintenance tax for certain commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at U.S. ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System (S. 1683), S8354 [25JN]

———provide estate tax relief and permanently extend certain education-related tax deductions and dividend and capital gain tax rate reductions, S3496 [21MR]

———provide estate tax relief and reform, S3581 [22MR]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), S10555 [1AU], S10753, S10754 [2AU], S11780 [20SE], S12017 [25SE], S12391 [2OC]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), House amendments, S12217 [27SE]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), motion to proceed, S10221 [30JY]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, S12486 [3OC], S13044 [18OC]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and permanently extend reductions in income tax rates (S. 2318), S15179 [12DE]

Thomas, Craig: tribute (S. Res. 220), S7169 [6JN]

Trade Act: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (H.R. 4341), S15984 [19DE]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, S4146 [29MR]

U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), S14691 [3DE]

University of Michigan: tribute to Survival Flight team members who perished in crash, S7324 [7JN]

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), S6182 [16MY]

Workforce Investment Act: funding, S13068 [18OC]

World Diabetes Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 382), S14420 [14NO]

Tables

Taxes due under scenarios relative to discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations, S6131 [15MY]

Tributes

Feuerstein, Connie, S905 [23JA]

Glynn, Sue, S4156 [29MR]

Lott, Senator, S15801 [18DE]