LEVIN, CARL (a Senator from Michigan)

Addresses

America's Voice for Security, Prosperity, and Humanitarian Values: Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S7524-S7526 [26JY]

My Experience as a Capitol Page: Sam Wohns, S779 [7FE]

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4505 [20MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1883 [11MR], S1939, S2013, S2014, S2015, S2017, S2021, S2023 [12MR], S2079, S2084, S2086, S2136, S2184 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8198, S8211 [9SE], S8250, S8288, S8299, S8317, S8318, S8320 [10SE], S8426, S8439 [11SE], S8500 [12SE], S8538, S8543, S8549, S8553, S8793 [15SE], S8874 [16SE], S8950, S8959 [17SE]

Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (S. 1382), S9323 [23SE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5246, S5304, S5305, S5328 [5JN]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), S3601, S3609 [30AP], S3723 [1MY], S3808 [6MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (H.R. 6460), S9473, S9535 [25SE]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3982 [8MY], S4056 [13MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S734 [6FE]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (S.J. Res. 45), S8007, S8068 [1AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (S. 3101), S5635 [12JN]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2301 [1AP], S2403, S2513 [3AP], S2592, S2602 [4AP], S5945 [20JN]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S8099 [5SE], S10959 [12DE]

Articles and editorials

Israelis and Palestinians Launch Web Start-Up, Dina Kraft, New York (NY) Times, S6497 [9JY]

Too Much Money Is Beyond Legal Reach, Robert M. Morgenthau, Wall Street Journal, S10459 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AARP: anniversary (see S. Res. 666), S9025 [18SE]

Africa: call on relevant governments, multilateral bodies, and non-state actors in Chad, the Central African Republic, and Sudan to achieve and implement a negotiated resolution to national and regional conflicts (see S. Res. 470), S1521 [4MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see S. 3406), S7905 [31JY]

Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see S. Con. Res. 94), S7030 [22JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 22), S3145 [17AP]

———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. 473), S1597 [5MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see S. 2579), S3207 [21AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see S. 3356), S8949 [17SE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Res. 501), S2436 [3AP]

Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2631), S970 [13FE]

Aviation: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see S. 2505), S4107 [13MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see S. Res. 621), S7149 [23JY]

Capitol Police: tribute (see S. Res. 621), S7149 [23JY]

CFTC: provide greater resources and authority to improve transparency and accountability in the energy futures markets (see S. 3130), S5592 [12JN]

Children and youth: 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), S3207 [21AP]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S2743 [8AP]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see S. 3610), S9657 [26SE]

Collins, Francis: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2140), S6020 [24JN]

Colombia: welcome home Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves, U.S. citizens held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (see S. Res. 627), S7575 [28JY]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see S. 3252), S6560 [10JY]

———maintain eligibility for Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Student (PLUS) loans of borrowers who are delinquent on mortgage loan payments or involved in foreclosure proceedings (see S. 2895), S3259 [22AP]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see S. 789), S2636 [7AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to promote conservation of the Great Lakes (see S. 3622), S9657 [26SE]

Dept. of Education: provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see S. 3141), S5754 [18JN]

Dept. of Energy: suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see S. 2598), S733 [6FE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see S. 1232), S9026 [18SE]

———establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see S. 3311), S7280 [24JY]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (see S. 2736), S3146 [17AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (see S. 1738), S8948 [17SE]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see S. 535), S7279 [24JY]

Dept. of State: establish the Global Service Fellowship Program (see S. 1464), S1385 [28FE] (see S. 2609), S1819 [10MR]

———establish the Global Service Fellowship Program, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1464), S1818 [10MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see S. 2523), S2347 [2AP]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 3731), S10881 [10DE]

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), S1201 [26FE]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 2618), S4029 [12MY]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through baseline research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 3191), S6158 [25JN]

Education: increase grant aid for neediest students, expand options for Federal student loans, and improve reliability of current Federal loan programs (see S. 2815), S2435 [3AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants for school renovation (see S. 1942), S6938 [17JY]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 520), S3145 [17AP]

FAA: reform Essential Air Service Program (see S. 1571), S4375 [19MY]

Families and domestic relations: extend adoption incentives program, authorize States to establish a relative guardianship program, and promote adoption of children with special needs (see S. 3038), S7781 [30JY]

FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see S. 535), S7279 [24JY]

———prevent destruction of terrorist and criminal National Instant Criminal Background Check System records (see S. 2935), S3507 [29AP]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see S.J. Res. 28), S3700 [1MY]

Feed America Thursday: designate (see S. Res. 691), S10004 [27SE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 495), S2295 [1AP]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 2577), S492 [30JA]

Firefighters: assist volunteer fire companies in coping with the precipitous rise in fuel prices (see S. 3237), S7150 [23JY]

Food: strengthen food safety inspection system by imposing stricter penalties for the slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 2770), S3146 [17AP]

Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see S. 367), S2974 [14AP]

Global Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 528), S3257 [22AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 476), S1741 [7MR]

Hazardous substances: prohibit sale, distribution, or transfer of mercury, and prohibit the export of mercury (see S. 906), S8529 [15SE]

Health: provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see S. 2510), S1123 [25FE]

———require Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities (see S. 1067), S3975 [8MY]

Helms, Jesse: tribute (see S. Res. 608), S6362 [7JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 682), S9415 [24SE]

Ho, Feng Shan: tribute (see S. Res. 588), S5366 [6JN]

Intellectual property: enhance remedies for violations of laws (see S. 3325), S9493 [25SE]

International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see S. Con. Res. 86), S8133 [8SE]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see S. 871), S9026 [18SE]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see S. Res. 580), S6870 [16JY]

Iraq: make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (see S. 2829), S2743 [8AP]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see S. Res. 522), S3145 [17AP]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see S. Res. 571), S4487 [20MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 584), S5204 [5JN]

Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (see S. Res. 431), S396 [28JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: reauthorize memorial (see S. 3607), S9657 [26SE]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (see S. Res. 446), S849 [11FE]

Latvia: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 87), S8181 [9SE]

Libya: resolve pending claims of Pan Am Flight 103 victims' families and other victims of Libyan terrorist attacks (see S. 3370), S7903 [31JY]

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 3186), S6651 [14JY]

Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see S. Res. 300), S2233 [31MR]

Medicaid: disapprove rule on optional State plan case management services (see S.J. Res. 30), S2133 [13MR]

———ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see S. 1951), S3402 [24AP]

Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see S. 3144), S5697 [17JN]

Metzenbaum, Howard M.: tribute (see S. Res. 485), S2133 [13MR]

Military Kids Day: designate (see S. Res. 565), S4182 [14MY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 2883), S6605 [11JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 675), S9204 [22SE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 675), S9204 [22SE]

National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day: designate (see S. Res. 665), S9417 [24SE]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 531), S3402 [24AP]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 683), S9415 [24SE]

National Drug Court Month: designate (see S. Res. 534), S3442 [28AP]

National First Responder Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 670), S9204 [22SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 622), S7279 [24JY]

National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 693), S10004 [27SE]

National Housing Act: include health centers in the list of entities eligible for mortgage insurance (see S. 2270), S7279 [24JY]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 430), S329 [25JA] (see S. Res. 728), S10881 [10DE]

National Methamphetamine Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 703), S10486 [2OC]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 500), S2976 [14AP]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 667), S9025 [18SE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 524), S3257 [22AP]

National Support the Troops and Their Families Day: designate (see S. Res. 473), S1597 [5MR]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 2681), S3258 [22AP]

Oceans: protect (see S. 3314), S7148 [23JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: pursue complaints of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries (see S. 2964), S3698 [1MY] (see S. 2976), S3790 [6MY]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. swimming team for participation (see S. Res. 700), S10176 [30SE]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: funding (see S. 3503), S9027 [18SE]

Paone, Martin P.: tribute (see S. Res. 420), S94 [22JA]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 826), S8948 [17SE]

Power resources: provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices (see S. 2991), S3891 [7MY] (see S. 3044), S4487 [20MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 497), S2346 [2AP]

Santa Fe, NM: mint coins in commemoration of quadricentennial (see S. 2498), S3027 [15AP]

SBA: reauthorize and improve financing and entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 2920), S3444 [28AP]

———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see S. 3362), S8037 [1AU]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see S. Con. Res. 33), S4894 [2JN]

Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 536), S3442 [28AP]

Small business: modify certain fees, make emergency appropriations for certain small business programs, and provide increased expensing and a carryback for certain net operating losses for tax purposes (see S. 2553), S396 [28JA]

Social Security: disapprove final rule imposing crowd-out strategies on States that expand income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S.J. Res. 44), S6937 [17JY]

———exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board from coverage (see S. 2154), S4107 [13MY]

———expand Federal benefit eligibility for children in foster care who have attained a certain age (see S. 1512), S7279 [24JY]

———preserve access to Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn (see S. 2819), S3305 [23AP]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 2858), S3081 [16AP]

South Africa: exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events and provide relief for certain members relative to admissability (see S. 2979), S3976 [8MY]

States: provide fiscal relief through a temporary increase in the Federal medical assistance percentage and direct payments to States (see S. 2586), S1877 [11MR]

Sudan: call for a comprehensive strategy to address the crisis in Darfur and condemn the ongoing assaults and obstruction by the Khartoum regime (see S. Res. 684), S9415 [24SE]

———call for peace in Darfur region (see S. Res. 455), S1468 [3MR]

———urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see S. Res. 432), S446 [29JA]

Taxation: allow a continuous levy on payments to Medicaid providers and suppliers (see S. 2843), S2945 [10AP]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see S. 3684), S10578 [17NO]

———encourage investment in affordable housing (see S. 2666), S6020 [24JN]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see S. 3199), S7150 [23JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1556), S4375 [19MY]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (see S. 3532), S9282 [23SE]

———provide an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions (see S. 3429), S8276 [10SE]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see S. 2821), S2637 [7AP]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S9493 [25SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 656), S8383 [11SE]

Transportation: improve safety and convenience of street and highway transportation for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities (see S. 2686), S8132 [8SE]

Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 69), S1703 [6MR]

U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: support efforts to preserve religious and cultural sites and condemn Lithuanian Government for allowing construction on a Jewish cemetery (see S. Res. 705), S10486 [2OC]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (see S. 2731), S6286 [26JN]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see S. 960), S2346 [2AP]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see S. 2544), S208 [23JA] (see S. 3507), S8948 [17SE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S1122 [25FE]

Water pollution: address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (see S. 2766), S2637 [7AP]

Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 517), S3080 [16AP]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see S. Res. 616), S8385 [11SE]

X Prize Foundation: commend leadership in inspiring a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles (see S. Res. 486), S2133 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CFTC: prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation and increase transparency with respect to energy trading on foreign exchanges conducted within the U.S. (see S. 3129), S5592 [12JN]

———provide for oversight of large trades of over-the-counter energy and agricultural contracts to prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation (see S. 3255), S6604 [11JY]

Commodity Exchange Act: enhance oil trading transparency (see S. 2995), S3975 [8MY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities (see S. 3577), S9492 [25SE]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see S. 2956), S3698 [1MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 3001), S4028 [12MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see S. 2787), S2231 [31MR] (see S. 3002), S4028 [12MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction (see S. 3003), S4028 [12MY]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (see S. 3004), S4028 [12MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a pilot program to provide for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic lighthouses (see S. 3555), S9414 [24SE]

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 593), S5592 [12JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see S. 2994), S3975 [8MY]

Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 79), S3790 [6MY]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see S.J. Res. 45), S7149 [23JY]

Hazardous substances: prohibit, as a banned hazardous substance, certain household dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus (see S. 3022), S4282 [15MY]

Motor vehicles: provide for emergency bridge loan assistance to automobile manufacturers and component suppliers (see S. 3715), S10743 [20NO]

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: designate the Beaver Basin Wilderness (see S. 3017), S4182 [14MY]

Public welfare programs: expand educational opportunities for recipients of benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 3417), S7905 [31JY]

River Raisin National Battlefield Park: designate (see S. 3247), S6560 [10JY]

Cloture motions

Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), S2607 [4AP]

CPSC: provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (S. 2663), motion to proceed, S1434 [29FE], S1459 [3MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8470 [12SE], S8826 [16SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), motion to proceed, S7759 [30JY], S7879 [31JY], S8109 [8SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), S2607 [4AP]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S1045 [14FE], S1108 [25FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), conference report, S845 [11FE], S937 [13FE]

National objectives: advance America's priorities (S. 3297), motion to proceed, S7509 [26JY], S7551 [28JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), S2607 [4AP]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S1082 [14FE], S2270 [1AP]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), motion to proceed, S1364 [28FE]

———provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices (S. 3044), motion to proceed, S5020 [4JN], S5376 [6JN], S5409 [10JN]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), motion to proceed, S7554 [28JY], S7722 [30JY]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), motion to proceed, S10859 [10DE], S10931 [11DE]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 6867), motion to proceed, S10627 [19NO], S10701 [20NO]

Colloquies

Increase motor vehicle corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards: Senators Inouye and Feinstein, S1520 [4MR]

———Senators Levin, Inouye, and Feinstein, S1519 [4MR]

Letters

Awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers: by, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2124, S2125 [13MR]

Climate Security Act: several Senators, S5344 [6JN]

Kurdistan Regional Governments contract with Hunt Oil Co.: by, S6587, S6588 [11JY]

———Stephen J. Hadley, S6587 [11JY]

Role of Iraqi Government in Iraq reconstruction costs: by, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S8248 [10SE]

Technological feasibility of incorporating funding tables included in Committee on Armed Services (Senate) report into Dept. of Defense authorization legislation: James W. Fransen, Office of Legislative Counsel, S8363 [11SE]

Lists

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) staff members, S8934 [17SE]

Privilege of the floor

Barlow, Thomas, S8326 [10SE]

Buniva, Nathan, S8326 [10SE]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) staff, S8135 [8SE]

Lynch, Jamie, S8326 [10SE]

Martin, Alison, S8135 [8SE]

McGuire, Suzanne, S8135 [8SE]

Pierce, Yariv, S8217 [9SE]

Thompson, Dionne, S6080 [24JN]

Williams, Anthony, S8217 [9SE]

Yaacoub, Ramy, S8217 [9SE]

Questions and answers

Climate Security Act: Senators Levin and Boxer, S5344 [6JN]

Remarks

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3564), S6332 [27JN]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, S4240 [15MY]

Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building, Ionia, MI: designate (H.R. 5479), S6331 [27JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (S. 3406), S8890 [16SE]

Amtrak: reauthorize, S10286 [1OC]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend (H.R. 7222), S10503 [2OC]

Appropriations: making continuing, S9961 [27SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (S. 3604), motion to proceed, S9574 [26SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), House amendment, S4720 [22MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), House amendments, S6264 [26JN]

Armed Forces: anniversary of integration, S7142 [23JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, S4720 [22MY]

———improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status, S53 [22JA]

Birch Run, MI: tribute to Birch Run High School biodiesel project, S1816 [10MR]

Bloomfield Hills, MI: anniversary of Marian High School, S8273 [10SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S2092, S2097 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, S5009 [4JN]

Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities, S6987 [22JY]

———allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (S. 2058), S3999 [12MY], S5404 [10JN]

———manufacturing initiatives funding, S2097 [13MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of integration of the Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 377), S6331, S6332 [27JN]

CFTC: prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation and increase transparency with respect to energy trading on foreign exchanges conducted within the U.S., S6989 [22JY]

———prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation and increase transparency with respect to energy trading on foreign exchanges conducted within the U.S. (S. 3129), S5627 [12JN]

———provide for oversight of large trades of over-the-counter energy and agricultural contracts to prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation, S6989 [22JY]

———provide for oversight of large trades of over-the-counter energy and agricultural contracts to prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation (S. 3255), S6607 [11JY]

Cody Grater Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (H.R. 5168), S6331 [27JN]

Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance: establish, S4057, S4060 [13MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: enhance oil trading transparency (S. 2995), S3999 [12MY], S5406 [10JN]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities (S. 3577), S9494-S9496 [25SE]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7245 [24JY], S7436 [25JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S6987 [22JY]

Contracts: promote prosecution and enforcement of contracting frauds against the U.S. by suspending statute of limitations when Congress has authorized use of military force, S8230 [10SE]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (S. 2956), S3704-S3706 [1MY]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S6424 [8JY]

———prohibit granting of retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S897 [12FE]

———provide for the substitution of the U.S. in place of any electronic communications service company in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S841 [11FE]

———stay pending cases against telecommunications companies named in civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance and delay pursuit of retroactive immunity until release of report on such surveillance, S6424 [8JY]

CPSC: provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (S. 2663), S1684 [6MR]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (S. 3252), S6579 [10JY]

Davenport University: tribute to men's hockey team, S3501 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8161 [9SE], S8230, S8239, S8248, S8251, S8255, S8264, S8265 [10SE], S8361, S8362, S8363 [11SE], S8457, S8458, S8470, S8471 [12SE], S8507, S8523 [15SE], S8815, S8819, S8825, S8828 [16SE], S8933 [17SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), House amendment, S9977, S9980, S9981 [27SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), motion to proceed, S7879 [31JY], S8108, S8109 [8SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), unanimous-consent agreement, S8160, S8161 [9SE], S8929 [17SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), unanimous-consent request, S8929 [17SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4986), S53 [22JA], S429 [29JA]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 2787), S2234 [31MR]

———early warning X-band missile defense radar funding, S8251 [10SE]

———incorporation of funding tables included in Committee on Armed Services (Senate) report into authorization legislation to increase earmark transparency, S8815 [16SE]

———national missile defense system funding, S8239, S8264 [10SE]

———prohibit incorporation of funding tables included in Committee on Armed Services (Senate) report into authorization legislation, S8362, S8363 [11SE], S8825 [16SE]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (S. 3004), S8933 [17SE]

———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs, S3999 [12MY], S4057 [13MY], S5407 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), House amendment, S9961 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a pilot program to provide for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic lighthouses (S. 3555), S9420 [24SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prescribe regulations specifying content of notices provided to claimants seeking VA benefits and services (S. 3023), S8875, S8883 [16SE]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Central High School, S10471 [2OC]

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 593), S5636 [12JN]

District of Columbia: implement increase of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants (H.R. 5551), S8875 [16SE]

Dr. Bernard Daly Post Office Building, Lakeview, OR: designate (S. 3015), S6331 [27JN]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of automobile industry, S10904, S10908, S10909 [11DE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S10234, S10250, S10257 [1OC]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, S2097 [13MR]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S764 [7FE]

Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys, S7862 [31JY]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5341 [6JN]

———establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), motion to proceed, S4882 [2JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (S. 2994), S4025 [12MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S4057, S4060 [13MY]

Firearms: gun control, S539 [31JA], S1378 [28FE], S2122 [13MR], S3587 [30AP], S6320 [27JN], S7893 [31JY], S9635 [26SE]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, S4778 [22MY]

Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (S. Con. Res. 79), S3803 [6MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), S6424 [8JY]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S841 [11FE], S897 [12FE]

Foreign policy: increase investment in capacity and capability of diplomatic and development agencies, S7524 [26JY]

General Motors Corp.: anniversary, S9647 [26SE]

Grand Rapids, MI: anniversary of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, S8371 [11SE]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (S.J. Res. 45), S7170 [23JY]

Gwinn, MI: anniversary, S6324 [27JN]

Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), S3371 [24AP]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, S7862 [31JY]

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 440), S10504 [2OC]

Housing: facilitate modification and refinancing of home loans, S10234 [1OC]

———provide needed housing reform, S1363 [28FE], S2260 [1AP], S2843 [10AP], S6517 [10JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S1153 [26FE]

Ingham County, MI: anniversary of Capital Area District Library, S3023 [15AP]

Intelligence services: application of waterboarding interrogation techniques to individuals under U.S. custody or physical control, S933 [13FE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), conference report, S933 [13FE]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S933 [13FE]

Iraq: condemn Kurdistan Regional Government contracts with international oil companies, S6587 [11JY]

———elections, S6315 [27JN]

———ensure that any agreement containing a U.S. security commitment or arrangement is approved by Congress, S8819 [16SE]

———rescind certain unexpended reconstruction funds, S8248 [10SE]

Isle Royale National Park: anniversary of wolf/moose research study, S6968 [21JY]

Israel: independence anniversary, S3946 [8MY]

———recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (S. Res. 522), S3946 [8MY]

Kethledge, Raymond M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6001 [24JN]

Latvia: independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 87), S8889 [16SE]

Library of Congress: reauthorize sound recording and film preservation programs (H.R. 5893), S8875 [16SE]

Libya: resolve pending claims of Pan Am Flight 103 victims' families and other victims of Libyan terrorist attacks (S. 3370), S7980 [31JY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 3186), motion to proceed, S7507 [26JY]

Mackinac Island State Park Commission: anniversary of Historical Preservation and Museum Program (H. Con. Res. 325), S5688 [17JN]

Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry Post Office Building, Lorena, TX: designate (H.R. 3721), S6331 [27JN]

Marisol Heredia Post Office Building, El Monte, CA: designate (H.R. 4185), S6331 [27JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), motion to proceed, S6228 [26JN], S6480 [9JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), S10234, S10250, S10257 [1OC]

Michigan Technological University: tribute for offering in-state tuition to the children or spouse of any active duty military member, S277 [24JA]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian business venture, S6497 [9JY]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S1519 [4MR]

———make auto financing companies eligible for Federal assistance, S10250 [1OC]

———provide for emergency bridge loan assistance to automobile manufacturers and component suppliers (S. 3715), S10748 [20NO]

Murphy, Stephen J., III: nomination to be district judge, S6001 [24JN]

Odierno, Raymond T.: nomination to be General, U.S. Army, and assignment as Commander, Multinational Force—Iraq, S6521 [10JY]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams and encourage the International Olympic Committee to choose Chicago, IL, as site for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (S. Res. 704), S10425 [2OC]

Petraeus, David H.: nomination to be General, U.S. Army, and assignment as Commander, U.S. Central Command, S6521 [10JY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S7507 [26JY]

———gasoline price levels, S3998 [12MY], S5404 [10JN]

———gasoline price levels relative to oil futures purchasing, S3998, S3999 [12MY], S5407 [10JN]

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: designate the Beaver Basin Wilderness (S. 3017), S4183 [14MY]

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), S1519 [4MR]

———national energy policy, S3998, S3999 [12MY], S7436 [25JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2843 [10AP]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), House amendments, S6517 [10JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), motion to proceed, S1363 [28FE], S2260 [1AP]

———provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices (S. 2991), S3999 [12MY]

———provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices (S. 3044), motion to proceed, S5404, S5407 [10JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6332 [27JN]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6001 [24JN]

Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), conference report, S7870 [31JY]

Rahho, Paulos Faraj: condemn kidnapping and killing of Chaldean spiritual leader in Iraq, S2122 [13MR]

Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building, Kansas City, MO: designate (S. 3082), S6331 [27JN]

Rocky Marciano Post Office Building, Brockton, MA: designate (H.R. 5528), S6331 [27JN]

Senate: authority of officials during adjournment, S6332 [27JN]

———legislative program, S6336 [27JN], S8800 [15SE], S8890 [16SE], S10504 [2OC]

Taxation: impose windfall profit tax on oil companies, S5408 [10JN]

———provide credits for biodiesel production, clean-burning wood stoves, cellulosic ethanol, and plug-in hybrid vehicles through reductions in credits for oil companies, S2097 [13MR]

———provide for renewable energy and energy efficiency tax credits, S2092 [13MR]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), S9256 [23SE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), motion to proceed, S10904, S10908, S10909 [11DE]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S2097 [13MR], S10459 [2OC]

Terrorism: provide justice for victims of state-sponsored terrorism, S53 [22JA]

Texas Military Veterans Post Office, Humble, TX: designate (H.R. 5517), S6331 [27JN]

Tinsley, David J.: tribute (S. Res. 702), S10504 [2OC]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), House amendment, S10286 [1OC]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program, S764 [7FE], S6264 [26JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 6867), S10702 [20NO]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (S. 3507), S10427 [2OC]

University of Michigan: tribute to Gospel Chorale trip to Ghana, S3173 [18AP]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, S3587 [30AP]

Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters, S8255 [10SE]

White, Helene N.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6001 [24JN]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (H.R. 5395), S6331 [27JN]

World Refugee Day: observance, S6007 [24JN]

WUOM-Radio (Ann Arbor, MI): anniversary, S8117 [8SE]

Reports filed

Air Force Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S732 [6FE], S2130, S2131 [13MR], S3400 [24AP], S4791, S4792 [22MY], S6283 [26JN], S7029 [22JY], S7903 [31JY], S9655 [26SE], S10741 [20NO]

Army Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S732 [6FE], S2130, S2131 [13MR], S3400, S3401 [24AP], S4791, S4792 [22MY], S6283, S6284 [26JN], S7029, S7030 [22JY], S7903 [31JY], S9655, S9656 [26SE], S10741, S10742 [20NO]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3001) (S. Rept. 110-335), S4028 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3002), S4028 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3003), S4028 [12MY]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3004), S4028 [12MY]

Marine Corps: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S10742 [20NO]

Marine Corps Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S732 [6FE], S2130, S2131 [13MR], S3400, S3401 [24AP], S6283, S6284 [26JN], S7029, S7030 [22JY], S7903 [31JY]

Navy Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S733 [6FE], S2130, S2131 [13MR], S3400, S3401 [24AP], S4791, S4792 [22MY], S6283, S6284, S6285 [26JN], S7029, S7030 [22JY], S7903 [31JY], S9655, S9656 [26SE], S10741, S10742 [20NO]

Nomination of David H. McIntyre to the National Security Education Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9655 [26SE]

Nomination of Frederick S. Celec To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6283 [26JN]

Nomination of Joseph A. Benkert To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Global Security Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6283 [26JN]

Nomination of Mark J. Gerencser to the National Security Education Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9655 [26SE]

Nomination of Michael B. Donley To Be Sec. of the Air Force: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9655 [26SE]

Nomination of Nelson M. Ford To Be Under Sec. of the Army: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6283 [26JN]

Nomination of Sean J. Stackley To Be Assistant Sec. of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6283 [26JN]

Summaries

Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 2956), S3708 [1MY]

Oil Trading Transparency Act (S. 2995), S4000 [12MY]

Over-the-Counter Speculation Act (S. 3255), S6608 [11JY]

Prevent Excessive Speculation Act (S. 3577), S9496 [25SE]

Tables

Congress has extended benefits for hard-hit States in every other recession of the last 25 years, S10427 [2OC]

Texts of

S. 2956, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, S3706-S3708 [1MY]

S. 3555, National Lighthouse Stewardship Act, S9420 [24SE]

S. 3715, Auto Industry Emergency Bridge Loan Act, S10749 [20NO]

Tributes

Allard, Senator, S10428 [2OC]

Barbero, Michael P., S2228 [31MR]

Cody, Richard A., S7773 [30JY]

Cohn, Avern, S10472 [2OC]

Craig, Senator, S10429 [2OC]

Domenici, Senator, S10428 [2OC]

Hagel, Senator, S10428 [2OC]

Jackman, Galen B., S6435 [8JY]

Kalamazoo College: anniversary, S3251 [22AP]

Lewis, Kathleen McCree, S6001 [24JN]

Little, Mone, S539 [31JA]

Lorenzo, Albert L., S8273 [10SE]

Loveless, Alfred W., S5442 [10JN]

Mason, Philip P., S2611 [4AP]

Mason, Ron, S5441 [10JN]

Vagnozzi, Aldo, S1593 [5MR]

Warner, Senator, S9980 [27SE], S10427 [2OC]

Wohns, Sam, S778 [7FE]