WYDEN, RON (a Senator from Oregon)

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), S4795 [22MY], S6170 [25JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S2136, S2137 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S9428 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8196 [9SE], S8277, S8287 [10SE], S8385, S8386 [11SE], S8958 [17SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), conference report, S3806 [6MY]

Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S554 [31JA], S748 [6FE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S4895 [2JN], S5274, S5275, S5287, S5295, S5313 [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), S3516 [29AP], S3601 [30AP], S3808, S3811 [6MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S4030 [12MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S208 [23JA], S288 [24JA], S340 [25JA], S644 [5FE], S706 [6FE]

Health: provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (S. 334), S3410 [24AP]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S110 [22JA], S1004, S1056 [14FE]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2744 [8AP], S6032 [24JN]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S10977 [19DE]

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S4267 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

Who Really Pays for Health Care?—The Myth of Shared Responsibility, Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Victor R. Fuchs, Journal of American Medicine, S3075 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Abbas, Mahmoud: urge Palestinian Authority President to abrogate anti-Israel articles in the Fatah Constitution (see S. Res. 499), S2435 [3AP]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 394), S9281 [23SE]

Air pollution: establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 1177), S445 [29JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see S. 3406), S8037 [1AU]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 3519), S9025 [18SE]

Armed Forces: ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2874), S5698 [17JN]

———limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Dept. of Defense (see S. 604), S6441 [8JY]

———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), S4488 [20MY]

———provide travel and transportation allowances for family members of members of the uniformed services with serious inpatient psychiatric conditions (see S. 2689), S3893 [7MY]

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

Army Reserve: anniversary (see S. Res. 513), S2977 [14AP]

Border Patrol: protect citizens and legal residents from unreasonable searches and seizures of electronic equipment (see S. 3612), S9657 [26SE]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3070), S5448 [10JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 41), S5592 [12JN]

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]

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), S5962 [23JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 766), S10486 [2OC]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S5754 [18JN]

Collins, Francis: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2140), S7279 [24JY]

Commodity Exchange Act: ensure the application of speculation limits to speculators in energy markets (see S. 3131), S6020 [24JN]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (see S. 3268), S6973 [21JY]

———provide for the regulation of oil commodities markets (see S. 3122), S6020 [24JN]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: implement immediate ceasefire and work with international community towards comprehensive and lasting solution to crisis in eastern region (see S. Res. 713), S10743 [20NO]

CPSC: provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (see S. 2045), S1055 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see S. 2585), S920 [12FE]

———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 1800), S395 [28JA]

———take steps to appoint doctors of chiropractic as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces (see S. Con. Res. 75), S4183 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see S. 3141), S5964 [23JN]

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: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S6972 [21JY]

———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), S8856 [16SE]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 1445), S2744 [8AP]

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), S8529 [15SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in certain energy and environmental fields (see S. 3124), S5592 [12JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see S. 2523), S3305 [23AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that certain deferred disability benefits be excluded from consideration as annual income when determining eligibility for low-income housing programs (see S. 2625), S1056 [14FE]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 2799), S2346 [2AP]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 3308), S7030 [22JY]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2575), S3443 [28AP]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 935), S6504 [9JY]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 1183), S6604 [11JY]

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), S849 [11FE]

Diseases: provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 626), S2743 [8AP]

Dr. Bernard Daly Post Office Building, Lakeview, OR: designate (see S. 3015), S4181 [14MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 2059), S5698 [17JN]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see S.J. Res. 28), S2947 [10AP]

———promote transparency in adoption of new media ownership rules and establish independent panel to recommend how to increase representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership (see S. 2332), S96 [22JA]

Food: strengthen food safety inspection system by imposing stricter penalties for the slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 2770), S9416 [24SE]

Forests: establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land (see S. 2593), S658 [5FE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see S. 1003), S5962 [23JN]

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see S. 2510), S6286 [26JN]

Health care facilities: ensure continued availability of life saving trauma health care and prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting with certain costs, services, and needs (see S. 2319), S8180 [9SE]

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

Housing: establish a pilot program to preserve affordable housing options for low-income individuals (see S. 3275), S6868 [16JY]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 1328), S3892 [7MY]

Intelligence services: limit use of certain interrogation techniques, require notification of the International Committee of the Red Cross of detainees, and prohibit interrogation by contractors (see S. 3437), S8035 [1AU]

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), S5391 [9JN]

Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see S. 2633), S1123 [25FE]

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]

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

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

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

Medicaid: include all public clinics for the distribution of pediatric vaccines (see S. 2465), S3146 [17AP]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see S. 2578), S602 [4FE]

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

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see S. 3484), S8479 [12SE]

———improve access of beneficiaries to immune globulins (see S. 2990), S4970 [3JN]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 2702), S3700 [1MY]

———preserve access to physicians' services (see S. 2785), S2818 [9AP]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 329), S2817 [9AP]

———revise timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics (see S. 3367), S7780 [30JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve transparency of information on nursing and skilled nursing facilities and clarify and improve enforcement of requirements on such facilities (see S. 2641), S7906 [31JY]

———preserve access to health care (see S. 3656), S10487 [2OC]

———require background checks for nursing facility and other long-term care facility employees (see S. 1577), S6937 [17JY]

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

National Advocacy Center: funding (see S. 2942), S3976 [8MY]

National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day: designate (see S. Res. 665), S9025 [18SE]

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 719), S10743 [20NO]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see S. 2569), S445 [29JA]

National Guard: empower the National Guard, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 2760), S2297 [1AP]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 558), S4028 [12MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 698), S10176 [30SE]

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

National Physical Education and Sports Week: designate (see S. Res. 546), S3699 [1MY]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see S. Res. 546), S3699 [1MY]

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

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 557), S3975 [8MY]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 2681), S3027 [15AP]

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see S. 3608), S9657 [26SE]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see S. 368), S9204 [22SE]

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

Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see S. 2433), S5963 [23JN]

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]

———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see S. 3185), S6019 [24JN]

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

Senior citizens: attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans (see S. 2708), S5448 [10JN]

———ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 1070), S1467 [3MR]

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]

———preserve access to Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn (see S. 2819), S3081 [16AP]

States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see S. 2555), S2296 [1AP]

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]

Surplus Government property: transfer surplus Federal land administered by the Coast Guard in Oregon (see S. 3194), S6158 [25JN]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 3439), S8035 [1AU]

Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 3544), S9280 [23SE]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see S. 2314), S1819 [10MR]

———provide an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions (see S. 3429), S8529 [15SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (see S. 3125), S6605 [11JY]

———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (see S. 41), S3207 [21AP] (see S. 2209), S4283 [15MY]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see S. 1850), S7149 [23JY]

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

Tourist trade: initiate a nationally coordinated travel campaign to increase international travel to the U.S. (see S. 1661), S8529 [15SE]

21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act: reauthorize (see S. 3274), S6868 [16JY]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see S. 3507), S9027 [18SE]

Veterans: establish a commission to oversee services for post-traumatic stress and other mental health disorders, the Heroes-to-Healers Program, and grants for mental health provider recruitment (see S. 3374), S7904 [31JY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 573), S7279 [24JY]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 903), S3790 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Copyrights: provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters (see S. 3649), S10069 [29SE]

CPSC: promulgate final consumer product safety rule banning novelty lighters (see S. 3375), S7904 [31JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an award program to honor achievements in nanotechnology (see S. 3269), S6868 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see S. 3310), S7148 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior: improve administration of the Minerals Management Service (see S. 3556), S9415 [24SE]

FCC: require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (see S. 3420), S8035 [1AU]

Medicare: establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (see S. 3613), S9657 [26SE]

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see S.J. Res. 29), S1999 [12MR] (see S. Con. Res. 73), S2436 [3AP]

Native Americans: authorize the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land (see S. 3192), S6158 [25JN]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (see S. 2822), S2612 [4AP]

Oregon: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 3088), S5204 [5JN]

———designate certain lands as wilderness and provide for the exchange of certain Federal and non-Federal lands (see S. 3089), S5204 [5JN]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see S. 3148), S5753 [18JN]

Rogue River: designate certain tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see S. 3149), S5753 [18JN]

Taxation: modify rate of excise tax on certain wooden arrows designed for use by children (see S. 3055), S4792 [22MY]

———prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services (see S. 3418), S8034 [1AU]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 3249), S6560 [10JY]

Cloture motions

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7130 [23JY], S7435 [25JY]

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

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

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), motion to proceed, S4837 [22MY]

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

Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), motion to proceed, S1145 [25FE], S1166 [26FE]

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), motion to proceed, S5431 [10JN], S5564 [12JN]

National objectives: advance America's priorities (S. 3297), motion to proceed, S7509 [26JY], S7551 [28JY], S8934 [17SE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (S. 2035), motion to proceed, S7554 [28JY], S7721 [30JY]

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

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S7131 [23JY], S7436 [25JY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), motion to proceed, S3883 [7MY], S4072 [13MY]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), S3052 [16AP], S3119 [17AP]

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 incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), motion to proceed, S5564 [12JN], S5681 [17JN], S7595 [29JY], S8934 [17SE]

Terrorism: require a report setting forth the U.S. global strategy to combat and defeat al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and its affiliates (S. 2634), motion to proceed, S1145 [25FE], S1258 [27FE]

Letters

Healthy Americans Act: Peter R. Orszag, CBO and Edward K. Kleinbard, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S3660 [1MY]

National Emergency Technology Guard (NET GUARD) Program implementation: Michael Chertoff, Sec. of Homeland Security, S3174 [18AP]

Memorandums

Minerals Management Service Investigation: Earl E. Devaney, Dept. of the Interior, S9421 [24SE]

Press releases

FEMA Announces Solicitation to Pilot Citizen Corps National Emergency Technology Guard (NET GUARD) Program: Dept. of Homeland Security, S5826 [19JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (S. 22), S1417 [29FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities, S7996 [1AU]

Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), S2865 [10AP]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S6127 [25JN]

CPSC: promulgate final consumer product safety rule banning novelty lighters (S. 3375), S7914 [31JY]

Cumber, Husein: nomination to the Surface Transportation Board, S6648 [14JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an award program to honor achievements in nanotechnology (S. 3269), S6870 [16JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement National Emergency Technology Guard (NET GUARD) Program, S3173 [18AP], S5825 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: improve administration of the Minerals Management Service (S. 3556), S9420 [24SE]

———release of Inspector General report on mismanagement in Minerals Management Service Royalty-in-Kind Program, S8245 [10SE], S8462 [12SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), S2865 [10AP]

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 (H.R. 1553), S6857, S6858 [16JY]

———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 (S. 911), S1112 [25FE]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of automobile industry, S10970 [12DE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), motion to proceed, S6127 [25JN]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S261, S262 [24JA]

———require a report to Congress on any decision, order, or opinion issued by Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes a significant legal interpretation of any provision, S261, S262 [24JA]

Forests: establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments to sequester carbon and reduce emissions, S8995 [18SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S3074 [16AP]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (S. 334), S1043 [14FE], S3660, S3661 [1MY], S5508 [11JN], S6347 [7JY], S6902 [17JY], S7996-S7998 [1AU]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S1042 [14FE]

Intelligence services: application of waterboarding interrogation techniques to individuals under U.S. custody or physical control, S932 [13FE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), conference report, S932 [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, S932 [13FE]

Israel: independence anniversary, S3943 [8MY]

Johnson, Harvey E., Jr.: nomination to be FEMA Deputy Administrator, S3173 [18AP], S5825 [19JN]

Medicare: establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (S. 3613), S9676 [26SE]

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), motion to proceed, S5508 [11JN]

———improve transparency of information on nursing and skilled nursing facilities and clarify and improve enforcement of requirements on such facilities (S. 2641), S7145 [23JY]

Mount Hood National Forest: protect for future generations the recreational opportunities, forests, timber, clean water, wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat, S2865 [10AP]

———protect for future generations the recreational opportunities, forests, timber, clean water, wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat (S. 647), S1371, S1372 [28FE], S5721 [18JN]

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (S.J. Res. 29), S2008 [12MR]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (S. 2822), S2613 [4AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), S2865 [10AP]

Oregon: designate certain lands as wilderness and provide for the exchange of certain Federal and non-Federal lands (S. 3089), S5211 [5JN]

———designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 3088), S5211 [5JN]

———end commercial logging of old growth forests and expedite restoration of forests by thinning acres of dry, at-risk vegetation, S5776-S5778 [19JN]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (S. 3148), S5756 [18JN]

Portland, OR: tribute to Jefferson High School boys' basketball team, S2940 [10AP]

———tribute to Jefferson High School girls' basketball team, S2940 [10AP]

Rogue River: designate certain tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (S. 3149), S5758 [18JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, S8520 [15SE], S9244 [23SE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), S8520 [15SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), motion to proceed, S7611 [29JY]

———modify rate of excise tax on certain wooden arrows designed for use by children (S. 3055), S4797 [22MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), S8994, S8995 [18SE], S9244 [23SE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, S2957 [14AP]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), motion to proceed, S10970 [12DE]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible (S. 1111), S2957 [14AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (S. 3249), S6571 [10JY]

Veterans: establish a commission to oversee services for post-traumatic stress and other mental health disorders, the Heroes-to-Healers Program, and grants for mental health provider recruitment (S. 3374), S7914 [31JY]

Texts of

S. 2822, restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals, S2614 [4AP]

S. 3055, modify rate of excise tax on certain wooden arrows designed for use by children, S4797 [22MY]

S. 3088, Oregon Badlands Wilderness Act, S5211-S5213 [5JN]

S. 3089, Spring Basin Wilderness Act, S5213 [5JN]

S. 3148, Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act, S5757 [18JN]

S. 3149, Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, S5758-S5760 [18JN]

S. 3249, Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act, S6571 [10JY]

S. 3269, Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize Competition Act, S6871 [16JY]

S. 3375, Protect Children From Dangerous Lighters Act, S7915 [31JY]

S. 3556, Dept. of the Interior Minerals Management Service administration improvement, S9421 [24SE]

S. 3613, Independence at Home Act, S9676-S9680 [26SE]

S.J. Res. 29, support goals and ideals of National Health Care Decisions Day, S2008 [12MR]

Tributes

Byers, Boey, S1112 [25FE]

Kennedy, Senator, S4602 [21MY]

Pape, Randy, S10559 [17NO]

Russell, Nancy Neighbor, S9649 [26SE]

Smith, Senator, S10703 [20NO]