SUNUNU, JOHN E. (a Senator from New Hampshire)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S14002 [6NO], S14210 [8NO], S14346 [13NO], S14490, S14517, S14523, S14547 [15NO], S14864 [6DE], S15034 [7DE], S15049 [10DE], S15140 [11DE], S15235 [12DE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S13349, S13351, S13368 [24OC], S13412, S13417, S13459, S13462 [25OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), S4163 [29MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9586, S9629, S9630 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), S3535, S3542 [21MR], S3687 [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), S9586, S9629, 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), S8961 [10JY], S9120, S9179 [12JY], S9471, S9472 [17JY], S11672 [18SE], S12335 [28SE], S12363 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), S12443 [2OC], S12511, S12512, S12533, S12539, S12560 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9945, S9948 [25JY], S10059, S10107, S10194 [26JY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), S15927, S15932 [18DE]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4989 [24AP]

Immigration: reform (S. 1348), S6551 [23MY], S6916 [24MY], S7086 [5JN], S7212, S7218 [6JN], S7335 [7JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S791, S863 [22JA], S881, S925, S987, S988 [23JA], S1044, S1121 [24JA], S1201 [25JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2445, S2519 [1MR], S2643 [5MR], S2740 [6MR], S2944, S2949 [8MR], S3001 [12MR], S3035 [13MR]

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), S7767, S7775 [14JN], S7911, S7929 [19JN], S8094, S8099 [20JN], S8233 [21JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12883 [15OC], S12913 [16OC]

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

———extend moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and electronic commerce (H.R. 3678), S13429 [25OC]

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), S6025 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see S. Res. 76), S1781 [8FE]

———improve health care capacity and retention of health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and other diseases and reduce maternal and child mortality (see S. 805), S15461 [13DE]

African Development Foundation: redesignate name and modify administrative authorities (see S. 1295), S11328 [10SE]

Agriculture: extend and improve agricultural programs (see S. 2228), S13439 [25OC]

Air pollution: establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 1177), S4809 [20AP]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see S. 1033), S7453 [11JN]

Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see S. 430), S1849 [12FE]

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

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 359), S13521 [29OC]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 682), S3751 [26MR]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 254), S3517 [21MR]

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]

Burma: condemn violence against peaceful protestors, release political prisoners, call on the People's Republic of China to condemn actions of Burmese Government, and encourage democracy efforts (see S. Res. 339), S12379 [1OC]

———impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council, prohibit importation of gems and hardwoods, and support democracy efforts and promote efforts to restore civilian democratic rule (see S. 2257), S14400 [14NO]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: require the Architect of the Capitol to permit the acknowledgment of God on flag certificates (see S. 2198), S13078 [18OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: share enrollment, claims, survey, and assessment data with Medicare quality reporting organizations to facilitate analysis of health care quality and costs (see S. 1544), S8302 [22JN]

Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 1142), S4675 [18AP]

Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see S. 1935), S10787 [2AU]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (see S. 1586), S7451 [11JN]

Consumers: improve access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers (see S. 545), S5498 [2MY]

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: require Federal or State courts to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce (see S. 2083), S11952 [21SE]

Dept. of Commerce: declare a commercial fishery failure for the groundfish fishery for Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island and provide disaster assistance (see S. Res. 376), S14285 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction and family housing projects (see S. 113), S671 [17JA]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S6127 [15MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Protective Security Advisor Program Office (see S. 2215), S13193 [22OC]

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see S. 231), S3517 [21MR]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 694), S2273 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance rehabilitative treatment and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury (see S. 1233), S7072 [5JN]

Developing countries: increase U.S. participation in health programs that alleviate disease and premature death and strengthen health care systems (see S. Con. Res. 31), S5562 [3MY]

———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see S. 2166), S12936 [16OC]

Diseases: 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), S1958 [14FE]

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]

FBI: place reasonable limitations on the use of national security letters (see S. 2088), S12054 [25SE]

FCC: require a decision on a Petition for Reconsideration within 1 year after such Petition is first submitted (see S. 2410), S14786 [5DE]

Federal employees: improve access to workers' compensation programs for injured Federal employees (see S. 1795), S14192 [8NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 388), S1188 [25JA]

Fish and fishing: encourage elimination of harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in commercial fishing fleets worldwide and lead to overfishing of global fish stocks (see S. Res. 208), S6266 [17MY]

———initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other countries to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean (see S.J. Res. 17), S10902 [3AU]

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

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to least-developed countries (see S. 652), S2024 [15FE]

———prevent illegal logging practices (see S. 1930), S12142 [26SE]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 827), S14787 [5DE]

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

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see S. 1693), S11053 [4SE]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1518), S11752 [19SE]

Housing: enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (see S. 1100), S4437 [12AP]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see S. 408), S1237 [26JA]

Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (see S. Res. 402), S15234 [12DE] (see S. Res. 405), S15461 [13DE]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 988), S3750 [26MR]

———increase number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the U.S. as special immigrants (see S. 1104), S4437 [12AP]

———increase U.S. competitiveness through enhancing access to high-skilled foreign workers and protect against potential visa fraud and abuse (see S. 1351), S6128 [15MY]

———increase U.S. competitiveness through enhancing access to high-skilled foreign workers, retaining those educated in the U.S., and streamlining employer certification processes (see S. 1083), S5718 [8MY]

———prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see S. Res. 371), S14287 [13NO]

———reform diversity visa program and create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced degree (see S. 1350), S6128 [15MY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see S. 2348), S14400 [14NO]

———temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers (see S. 1092), S5392 [1MY]

Information services: require reports on Federal data mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see S. 236), S357 [10JA]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: establish State Driver's License and Identity Card Enrollment Program (see S. 35), S7333 [7JN]

Intelligence services: improve congressional oversight and committee structure and implement a key recommendation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S. (see S. Res. 375), S14285 [13NO]

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: adopt harvesting moratorium and review compliance with conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species (see S. Res. 368), S14063 [7NO]

International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 13), S12381 [1OC]

Iran: strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program (see S. 970), S6550 [23MY]

Iraq: 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]

Jordan, Barbara: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 269), S11328 [10SE]

Lebanon: condemn assassination of Member of Parliament Antoine Ghanem, extend U.N. tribunal jurisdiction to include such assassination, and support Lebanese sovereignty (see S. Res. 328), S12002 [24SE]

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

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), S5929 [10MY]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see S. 2181), S14489 [15NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 450), S2356 [28FE]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see S. 2408), S14849 [6DE]

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), S13261 [23OC]

Middle East: support the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see S. Res. 224), S7333 [7JN] (see S. Res. 321), S11751 [19SE]

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

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), S2025 [15FE]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 201), S11588 [17SE]

———support goals and ideals of (see S. Res. 324), S11853 [20SE]

National Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 244), S8061 [20JN]

NATO: endorse further enlargement and facilitate the timely admission of Albania, Croatia, Republic of Georgia, Macedonia, and Ukraine (see S. 494), S1903 [13FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see S. 886), S3518 [21MR]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 2123), S12379 [1OC]

REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see S. 717), S2355 [28FE]

Social Security: limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see S. 238), S357 [10JA]

Somalia: promote stabilization and reconstruction efforts, establish a Special Envoy for Somalia to strengthen U.S. support for efforts to establish peace and democratically elected government (see S. 492), S4162 [29MR]

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), S9834 [24JY]

Taxation: 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), S2693 [6MR]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 557), S5306 [30AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 156), S40 [4JA]

———prohibit any State from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services (see S. 166), S40 [4JA]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 638), S8795 [9JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 170), S234 [8JA]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see S. 1040), S5392 [1MY]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates (see S. 502), S1626 [6FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 777), S5929 [10MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 747), S5929 [10MY]

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

Venezuela: condemn refusal to renew concession of a television station due to its adherence to an editorial and informational stance distinct from that of the Venezuelan Government (see S. Res. 211), S6848 [24MY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S16006 [19DE]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Post Office, East Hampstead, NH: designate (see S. 2478), S15460 [13DE]

Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see S. 400), S1189 [25JA]

Dept. of HUD: authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (see S. 788), S2795 [7MR]

FCC: require issuance of a final order relative to usage of white spaces of the broadband spectrum (see S. 337), S753 [18JA]

Insurance: issue charters and licenses for sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting, regulate national insurers and agencies, and provide protections to policyholders (see S. 40), S6844 [24MY]

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]

Medicare: provide incentives to physicians for writing electronic prescriptions (see S. 1915), S10604 [1AU]

Officer Jeremy Todd Charron Post Office, Hillsborough, NH: designate (see S. 1896), S10313 [30JY]

Simic, Charles: selection as Poet Laureate of the U.S. (see S. Res. 304), S10902 [3AU]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 2128), S12433 [2OC]

———provide a credit for residential biomass fuel property expenditures (see S. 1697), S8412 [26JN]

Television: clarify law relative to statutory copyright licenses for satellite carriers (see S. 258), S445 [11JA]

U.S. Housing Act: exempt qualified public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan (see S. 809), S2898 [8MR]

Cloture motions

Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), S13350 [24OC]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S791 [22JA], S1018 [24JA]

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]

Letters

Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Post Office, East Hampstead, NH: Hampstead, NH, Board of Selectmen, S15469 [13DE]

———Richard H. Hartung, Priscilla R. Lindquist, and Jim Stewart, S15958 [19DE]

Lists

New Hampshire Excellence in Education Award recipients, S6458 [22MY]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9587 [19JY]

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), S9587 [19JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S15127 [11DE], S15195 [12DE]

Amtrak: allow unlimited number of routes to be open to competition from freight rails in exchange for Federal subsidies, S13426 [25OC]

———prohibit Federal subsidies in excess of specified amounts on any train route, S13351 [24OC], S13407, S13408, S13411, S13412 [25OC]

———reauthorize (S. 294), S13348, S13350 [24OC], S13407, S13408, S13411, S13412, S13413, S13417, S13418, S13426 [25OC]

———remove limits on the number of routes available for competitive bids, S13412, S13413, S13417 [25OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), S9586, S9587 [19JY]

Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Post Office, East Hampstead, NH: designate (S. 2478), S15468 [13DE], S15958 [19DE]

Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (S. 400), S1198 [25JA]

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), S9586, S9587 [19JY]

Courts: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror, S2771 [7MR]

Dept. of Commerce: regional coastal disaster assistance, transition, and recovery programs funding, S12916 [16OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), S9119, S9120 [12JY], S12363 [1OC]

———establish pilot program to assess feasibility of assisting States in creating comprehensive soldier and family preparedness and reintegration outreach programs for members and their families, S12363 [1OC]

Dept. of State: Middle East Partnership Intitiative scholarship program funding, S11571 [17SE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), S11571 [17SE]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4884 [24AP], S5020, S5021, S5022 [25AP]

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (S. 2338), S15985 [19DE]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1427), S15985 [19DE]

Insurance: issue charters and licenses for sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting, regulate national insurers and agencies, and provide protections to policyholders (S. 40), S6849 [24MY]

LIHEAP: funding, S15127 [11DE], S15195 [12DE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), S881 [23JA], S1043 [24JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 4), S2443, S2445 [1MR], S2771 [7MR]

National security: extend deadline by which State identification documents shall comply with certain minimum standards, S2443 [1MR]

New Hampshire: tribute to Excellence in Education Award recipients, S6458 [22MY]

NSF: education and human resources directorate programs funding, S5020, S5021, S5022 [25AP]

Officer Jeremy Todd Charron Post Office, Hillsborough, NH: designate (S. 1896), S10316 [30JY]

Point of order, S9587 [19JY]

SBA: women's business centers funding, S881 [23JA], S1043 [24JA]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), S12916 [16OC]

Taxation: exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), S15985 [19DE]

———extend moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and electronic commerce (H.R. 3678), S13431 [25OC]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S13350 [24OC], S13417, S13418 [25OC]

———permanently extend certain education-related tax incentives, S9586, S9587 [19JY]

Terrorism: bring Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al-Qaeda to justice, S9119, S9120 [12JY]

———ensure interoperable communications grant funding does not exclude Internet protocol-based interoperability based solutions, S2445 [1MR]

———report on issues associated with awarding spectrum for cross-border interoperability, S2445 [1MR]

VFW: anniversary, S12279 [27SE]

Votes: position on missed, S10540 [1AU]

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, S15195 [12DE]

Tributes

Monier, Claira, S7542 [12JN]