DURBIN, RICHARD (a Senator from Illinois)

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), S4702 [21MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1883, S1886, S1887 [11MR], S1918, S1939, S2000, S2014, S2015, S2017, S2018, S2019, S2021, S2023 [12MR], S2055, S2057, S2078, S2086, S2136, S2138, S2172, S2179 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7335 [24JY]

CPSC: provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (S. 2663), S1598 [5MR], S1696, S1714 [6MR]

Crime: prevent and reduce trafficking in persons (S. 1703), S10386, S10390 [1OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S6021 [24JN], S8282 [10SE], S8386, S8428, S8438, S8451 [11SE], S8480 [12SE], S8537, S8548, S8789 [15SE], S8857, S8868, S8869 [16SE], S8950 [17SE]

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

Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S734, S748 [6FE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5105 [4JN], S5205, S5206, S5224, S5225, S5275 [5JN], S5367 [6JN]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), S3554, S3601 [30AP]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3909 [7MY], S3951, S3982 [8MY], S4056 [13MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S734 [6FE], S816 [8FE], S920 [12FE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S153 [22JA], S1079 [14FE]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2495, S2499, S2515 [3AP], S2658 [7AP], S2744 [8AP], S5968 [23JN], S6027 [24JN], S6287 [26JN]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S10781 [26NO]

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern Into the House Chamber, H2860 [30AP]

Committee To Escort the President, H472 [28JA]

Articles and editorials

Across Globe, Empty Bellies Brings Rising Anger, Marc Lacey, New York (NY) Times, S3381 [24AP]

American Grad Student Dies in Iraq, CNN.com (Internet site), S6316 [27JN]

Candidates, 2 Approaches to Wall Street, Jackie Calmes, New York (NY) Times, S8822 [16SE]

Climate Change Devastation Gives Food for Thought on Earth Day, Sean McDonagh, Irish Times (publication), S3382 [24AP]

Lucy's Mom Was There, Barbara Mahany, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S4275 [15MY]

Myth of `Best in the World'—A Spate of New Research Shows the U.S. Behind Other Countries in Cancer Survival and Diabetes Care, Sharon Begley, Newsweek (publication), S4126 [14MY]

Six of the Fallen, in Words They Sent Home, Lizette Alvarez and Andrew W. Lehren, New York (NY) Times, S2397-S2400 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Africa: anniversary of bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see S. Res. 618), S7781 [30JY]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 394), S8528 [15SE]

———prohibit importation of ruminants, swine, and their products from Argentina until the Dept. of Agriculture certifies that Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease (see S. 3238), S6869 [16JY]

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

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), S4283 [15MY]

———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), S1704 [6MR]

———extend to members with dependents the second basic housing allowance for National Guard, Reserve, and retired members without dependents who are mobilized in support of a contingency operation (see S. 2930), S4030 [12MY]

———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), S4107 [13MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see S. 3356), S8385 [11SE]

———provide for enhanced reimbursement of servicemembers and veterans for certain travel expenses (see S. 2654), S1468 [3MR]

———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]

ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see S. 2867), S3792 [6MY]

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

Bankruptcy: provide that claims arising from high cost consumer credit transactions shall be subordinated to all other claims (see S. 3259), S6650 [14JY]

Bhutto, Benazir: condemn assassination and reaffirm U.S. commitment to assist the people of Pakistan in combating terrorist activity and promoting a free and democratic Pakistan (see S. Res. 445), S784 [7FE]

Bridges: improve safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, strengthen inspection standards and processes, and increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges (see S. 3338), S7479 [25JY]

Burma: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (see S. Res. 554), S3891 [7MY]

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

Business and industry: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see S. 2419), S1522 [4MR]

———require disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources and allow shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks (see S. 3389), S9027 [18SE]

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: 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]

Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see S. Res. 630), S7782 [30JY]

———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see S. 400), S4283 [15MY]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 661), S3145 [17AP]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see S. Res. 474), S1597 [5MR]

China, People's Republic of: end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (see S. Res. 504), S2744 [8AP]

———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see S. Res. 569), S4375 [19MY]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see S. 2554), S284 [24JA] (see S. 2918), S3401 [24AP]

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), S7631 [29JY]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (see S. 3268), S6722 [15JY]

Computers: improve quality of Federal and State data on availability and quality of broadband services and promote deployment of affordable broadband services (see S. 1492), S6722 [15JY]

———promote a free and open Internet by requiring network operators to treat all content equally and ensuring transparency in provision of any communications (see S. 215), S8948 [17SE]

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]

———prohibit importation of certain products containing or derived from mined or extracted columbite-tantalite or cassiterite (see S. 3058), S4792 [22MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 3068), S4793 [22MY]

Convention on Cluster Munitions: encourage U.S. signature (see S.J. Res. 37), S5525 [11JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize accomplishments of members and alumni and the contributions made to lives of the people of the U.S. (see S. Res. 548), S3699 [1MY]

CPSC: provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (see S. 2663), S1202 [26FE]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see S. 3252), S7031 [22JY]

Crime: require listing of cruelty to animals as a separate offense category by National Incident Based Reporting System, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, and Law Enforcement National Data Exchange Program (see S. 2439), S446 [29JA]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see S. Res. 331), S7150 [23JY]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (see S. 2071), S733 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see S. 2585), S4283 [15MY]

———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 1800), S7480 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education (see S. 2444), S3305 [23AP]

———provide grants to States to establish Kindergarten Plus programs (see S. 2759), S2132 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1332), S4106 [13MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to immigration detainees in custody (see S. 3005), S4028 [12MY]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (see S. 2736), S8180 [9SE]

Dept. of Justice: grant waivers or reductions in matching requirement for certain bulletproof armor vest purchases under the matching grant program for bulletproof armor vests (see S. 2511), S4029 [12MY]

———require State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funds awarded to States and political subdivisions be distributed within 120 days of the annual application period (see S. 2588), S543 [31JA]

Dept. of Labor: summer youth job programs funding (see S. 2755), S2818 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring and use fees for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects (see S. 3133), S5592 [12JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see S. 2523), S1123 [25FE]

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), S1272 [27FE]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 3308), S7907 [31JY]

———provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for guaranteed housing loans (see S. 2768), S2132 [13MR]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 538), S3442 [28AP]

Digital Television Transition Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 576), S4793 [22MY]

Disability Pride Day: designate (see S. Res. 628), S7479 [25JY]

Disasters: provide tax relief for victims of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in Midwestern States (see S. 3322), S7148 [23JY]

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), S1055 [14FE]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see S. 937), S6286 [26JN]

Drugs: target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see S. 1711), S3027 [15AP]

Ecology and environment: establish Federal policy to assist wildlife population in adapting to and surviving the effects of global warming (see S. 2204), S849 [11FE]

Economy: provide grants to middle and low-income consumers to purchase new domestically manufactured automobiles if that consumer owns, and turns into the dealer, an older, less fuel-efficient automobile (see S. 3737), S10946 [11DE]

Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see S. 3047), S6723 [15JY]

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see S. 1681), S7630 [29JY]

———treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the U.S. Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits (see S. 2775), S3028 [15AP]

Executive departments: require agencies that serve food on their premises to donate excess food to nonprofit organizations to assist in battling hunger (see S. 2420), S3402 [24AP]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see S. 594), S4375 [19MY]

FAA: improve dispute resolution relative to the personnel management system (see S. 3416), S9027 [18SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 2059), S4107 [13MY]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations and protect radio reading services (see S. 1675), S1598 [5MR]

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

Federal employees: provide for 4 weeks of paid parental leave (see S. 3140), S5657 [16JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1924), S1877 [11MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see S. 3398), S8037 [1AU]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 2844), S3258 [22AP]

———remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see S. 2994), S5040 [4JN]

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), S2000 [12MR]

———require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition (see S. 2605), S850 [11FE]

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see S. 3529), S10487 [2OC]

Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see S. 3426), S8035 [1AU]

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

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

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

Health: expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting (see S. 2723), S3207 [21AP]

———provide access to comprehensive primary health care services and improve primary health care delivery through expansion of community health center and National Health Service Corps programs (see S. 3412, 3413), S7905 [31JY]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (see S. 2932), S4284 [15MY]

Health care facilities: require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see S. 2838), S6560 [10JY]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 2485), S3402 [24AP]

———provide grants or contracts to create prescription drug education and outreach academic detailing programs (see S. 3396), S7904 [31JY]

———require pilot programs on respite care and on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and Armed Forces members with traumatic brain injury (see S. 2921), S7526 [26JY]

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

Higher Education Act: provide judicial discretion regarding suspensions of eligibility for receiving student financial assistance for persons convicted of drug offenses (see S. 2767), S6605 [11JY]

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

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 3525), S9659 [26SE]

Housing: provide needed housing reform (see S. 2636), S1124 [25FE]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2279), S2296 [1AP]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see S. 2587), S543 [31JA]

———impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engaged in genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings to enter the U.S. (see S. 3166), S5832 [19JN]

———provide relief for surviving spouses and children (see S. 3369), S7780 [30JY]

———provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures and improve conditions of detention for detainees (see S. 3114), S6972 [21JY]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see S. 1430), S5447 [10JN]

Iraq: develop a policy to address critical needs of Iraqi refugees (see S. 3177), S5962 [23JN]

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

———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]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3155), S6938 [17JY]

Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (see S. Res. 431), S329 [25JA]

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

Latvia: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 87), S5390 [9JN]

Law enforcement: provide grants to encourage entry of felony warrants into the FBI National Crime Information Center (NCIC) by State and local agencies and additional resources for extradition (see S. 3136), S8529 [15SE]

Lee Myung-bak: congratulate on election as President of the Republic of Korea (see S. Res. 444), S971 [13FE]

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 3186), S6561 [10JY]

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), S7150 [23JY]

McCarter, John W.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 25), S602 [4FE]

Medicare: require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see S. 2408), S3699 [1MY]

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), S8276 [10SE]

Mental health: improve capacity of nongovernmental organizations and individuals in foreign countries to provide appropriate mental disability and mental trauma care training (see S. 2752), S1999 [12MR]

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

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 625), S7782 [30JY]

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

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 462), S1271 [27FE]

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

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

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see S. 1926), S5657 [16JN]

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

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

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

National Public Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 509), S2947 [10AP]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 488), S2134 [13MR]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 93), S7280 [24JY]

National Support the Troops and Their Families Day: designate (see S. Res. 473), S1704 [6MR]

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

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 692), S10004 [27SE]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 2681), S3892 [7MY]

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 (see S. 2035), S6938 [17JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: establish veteran's treatment courts (see S. 3379), S7904 [31JY]

Olympic games: call on the People's Republic of China and international community to use the upcoming games to encourage Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic to cease hostilities and revive peace efforts (see S. Res. 632), S7908 [31JY]

———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 (see S. Res. 704), S10486 [2OC]

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

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see S. 3530), S10004 [27SE]

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

Pakistan: authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (see S. 3263), S7031 [22JY]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 826), S8131 [8SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 537), S3442 [28AP]

Petroleum: reduce dependence on foreign sources (see S. 3056), S4792 [22MY]

Political campaigns: regulate political outreach through automated prerecorded phone messages (see S. 2624), S919 [12FE]

Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see S. 2433), S816 [8FE]

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]

Pran, Dith: tribute (see S. Res. 515), S3306 [23AP]

Product safety: ban bisphenol A in children's products (see S. 2928), S3507 [29AP]

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

SBA: establish a Small Business Energy Emergency Disaster Loan Program (see S. 3223), S6327 [27JN]

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

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 1070), S3080 [16AP]

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), S3893 [7MY]

States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see S. 2555), S1123 [25FE]

Sudan: support, enforce, and expand U.N. embargo on arms sales to belligerents and seek political solution to conflict in Darfur (see S. Res. 660), S8528 [15SE]

———urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see S. Res. 432), S395 [28JA]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see S. 1963), S6020 [24JN]

———encourage investment in affordable housing (see S. 2666), S6363 [7JY]

———exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see S. 403), S3790 [6MY]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see S. 1627), S3791 [6MY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1556), S8529 [15SE]

———increase alternative minimum tax refundable credit amount for individuals with long-term unused credits for prior year minimum tax liability (see S. 2389), S4107 [13MY]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 557), S2231 [31MR]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see S. 584), S5447 [10JN]

———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), S10487 [2OC]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S9658 [26SE]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 1130), S3892 [7MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S4283 [15MY]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see S. 3061), S7630 [29JY]

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), S3509 [29AP]

———promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see S. 3380), S8133 [8SE]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Christian Church (see S. Res. 615), S7631 [29JY]

U.N.: direct U.S. funding to the U.N. Population Fund for essential women's health services (see S. 2682), S8132 [8SE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (see S. 2731), S2437 [3AP]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see S. 2544), S1522 [4MR] (see S. 3507), S8948 [17SE]

Veterans: facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums (see S. 2993), S3975 [8MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S1202 [26FE]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see S. 3108), S7574 [28JY]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see S. Res. 616), S8949 [17SE]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: improve (see S. 1792), S543 [31JA]

Zimbabwe: support people, condemn manipulation of electoral process, reject results of runoff election, tighten sanctions against human rights violators, and support political resolution of current crisis (see S. Res. 611), S6650 [14JY]

———support people, condemn recent violence, release and ratify Presidential election results, support peaceful resolution of current crisis, and impose sanctions against human rights violators (see S. Res. 533), S3402 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

AID: enhance capacity to undertake global development activities (see S. 3643), S10004 [27SE]

Amtrak: increase availability of domestically manufactured passenger cars for intercity rail service (see S. 3360), S7629 [29JY]

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

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see S. 3086), S5204 [5JN]

Armed Forces: increase number of nurses through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses (see S. 2705), S1596 [5MR]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see S. 3197), S6158 [25JN]

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

Consumer Credit Safety Commission: establish (see S. 3629), S9657 [26SE]

Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 3287), S6937 [17JY]

Crime: combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see S. 3434), S8035 [1AU]

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

Dept. of Education: award grants to local education agencies to improve college access (see S. 3326), S7278 [24JY]

Dept. of HHS: 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), S7148 [23JY]

———require removal of Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (see S. 3512), S8948 [17SE]

Dept. of Justice: assist State and local law enforcement agencies in locating, arresting, and prosecuting fugitives from justice (see S. 3143), S5697 [17JN]

Disability Pride Day: designate (see S. Res. 628), S7479 [25JY]

Economy: help families keep their homes by restructuring loans and modifying mortgages, and protect taxpayers by regulating dividend payments by certain financial institutions (see S. 3690), S10578 [17NO]

Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (see S. Res. 503), S2436 [3AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the safety of the food supply (see S. 3385), S7904 [31JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 3260), S6650 [14JY]

Health: ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (see S. 3312), S7148 [23JY]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible (see S. 2795), S2345 [2AP]

Illinois: integrate the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and the Great Lakes Naval Health Clinic (see S. 3713), S10742 [20NO]

International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 72), S2295 [1AP]

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

Lincoln, Abraham: observe anniversary of birth and recognize the role the Declaration of Independence played in belief development (see S. Con. Res. 65), S733 [6FE]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 454), S1055 [14FE]

National Voter Registration Act: amend to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies (see S. 3390), S7904 [31JY]

North American Occupational Safety and Health Week: designate (see S. Res. 547), S3699 [1MY]

Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (see S. Res. 458), S1121 [25FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 547), S3699 [1MY]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see S. 2881), S3144 [17AP]

Social Security: promote tobacco use cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the maternal and child health program (see S. 3206), S6285 [26JN]

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), S1055 [14FE]

``Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!'' Recognition Month: designate (see S. Res. 597), S5941 [20JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 3642), S10004 [27SE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4475 [20MY]

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

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S6918 [17JY], S6993 [22JY]

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), S1593 [5MR]

———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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9622 [26SE], S9883 [27SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), House amendment, S9850 [26SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), motion to proceed, S3169 [17AP], S3225 [22AP]

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

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 (H.R. 2831), motion to proceed, S3188 [21AP], S3288 [23AP]

Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S656 [5FE], S725 [6FE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5019 [4JN], S5333 [6JN]

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

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), S3689 [1MY], S3777 [6MY]

———authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), motion to proceed, S3411 [24AP], S3430 [28AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S302 [24JA], S388 [28JA], S813 [8FE], S890 [12FE]

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

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

LIHEAP: funding (S. 3186), motion to proceed, S7131 [23JY], S7508 [26JY]

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, S6224, S6231 [26JN]

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), S1082 [14FE], S2270 [1AP]

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

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S4150 [14MY]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), motion to proceed, S2933 [10AP], S2971 [14AP]

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, S5376 [6JN], S5410 [10JN], S5564 [12JN], S5681 [17JN], S7595 [29JY], S8934 [17SE]

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

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]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), House amendment, S10019 [27SE], S10037 [29SE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (S. 2731), motion to proceed, S6493 [9JY], S6596 [11JY]

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

Letters

Provide stimulus for economic recovery: John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, S24 [22JA]

Public Health Emergency Response Act: several health organizations, S7155 [23JY]

Second Amendment Enforcement Act: several Senators, S9445 [25SE]

Messages

International Convention Against Doping in Sport: President Bush, S751 [6FE]

Motions

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2403 [3AP]

Privilege of the floor

Gilman, Rebecca, S5636 [12JN]

Kazmierczak, Jessica, S5636 [12JN]

Simpson, Kevin, S5636 [12JN]

Thompson, Dionne, S2588 [3AP]

Tiao, Paul, S301 [24JA]

Williams, Kate, S5636 [12JN]

Remarks

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: tribute, S914 [12FE]

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish, S2880 [10AP]

Afghanistan: strengthen U.S. efforts to defeat the Taliban and terrorist networks and to develop long-term political stability and economic prosperity, S3420 [28AP]

Agee, G. Steven: nomination to be circuit judge, S4440 [20MY]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, S4234 [15MY], S5186 [5JN]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), veto, S4747 [22MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 6124), S5186 [5JN], S5436 [10JN]

AID: enhance capacity to undertake global development activities (S. 3643), S10006 [27SE]

al-Bashir, Omar: indictment by the International Criminal Court for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, S6686 [15JY]

American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: tribute to Illinois chapter Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S4302 [19MY]

American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 583), S5119 [4JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (S. 3406), S7981 [31JY], S8355 [11SE]

Amtrak: increase availability of domestically manufactured passenger cars for intercity rail service (S. 3360), S7633 [29JY]

———reauthorize, S10028 [29SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (S. 3519), S9031 [18SE]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (S. 3086), S5208-S5210 [5JN]

Appropriations: 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]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S4048 [13MY], S5130 [5JN], S5503 [11JN], S5722, S5723 [18JN]

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

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. Res. 501), S2397 [3AP]

Armed Forces Day: observance, S4273 [15MY]

Arms Export Control Act: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, assess military status of and provide assistance to Israel, and continue military cooperation with the Republic of Korea (H.R. 7177), S10396 [1OC]

Aviation: modify funding requirements for new accruals under air carrier pension plans, S3483, S3484 [29AP], S3554, S3559, S3563, S3583 [30AP], S3774-S3777 [6MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, S1445 [3MR], S2267 [1AP], S2316 [2AP], S2371, S2375-S2377, S2380, S2381, S2383, S2387, S2388, S2389, S2394, S2395 [3AP]

———amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (S. 2136), S684 [6FE]

———authorize courts to take certain actions relative to mortgage loans in bankruptcy, S2380, S2381 [3AP]

———exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (S. 3197), S6166 [25JN]

Berkeley, CA: rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (S. 2596), S751 [6FE]

Black History Month: observance, S1114 [25FE]

Boise, ID: congratulate for being chosen to host 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games (S. Res. 196), S10885 [10DE]

Bradbury, Steven G.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, S694 [6FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S620-S622 [5FE]

———deficit, S683 [6FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1926, S1927, S1969 [12MR], S2063, S2091, S2109 [13MR]

Burma: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone, S4125 [14MY]

———human rights violations, S4125 [14MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, S5584 [12JN], S7563 [28JY], S8366 [11SE], S8821 [16SE], S9000, S9001 [18SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S7245 [24JY]

———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S7245 [24JY]

Carper, Thomas C.: nomination to the Amtrak Reform Board, S694 [6FE]

CFTC: improve transparency in energy futures markets and provide authority over off-exchange retail foreign currency transactions, S5377 [9JN]

———provide greater resources and authority to improve transparency and accountability in the energy futures markets (S. 3130), S5628 [12JN]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, S5028 [4JN]

———impact of severe storms and flooding, S8838 [16SE]

———tribute to Chicago Fire Dept., rescue divers, S3227 [22AP]

China, People's Republic of: end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (S. Res. 504), S2826, S2827 [9AP]

Colleges and universities: enhance security of college campuses and require campuses to develop and test emergency response procedures and notification systems (S. 1228), S1099 [25FE]

Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance: establish, S3951, S3964 [8MY], S4048, S4059 [13MY]

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): minority party appointments (S. Res. 448), S923 [12FE]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records from investigation of tax haven financial institutions (S. Res. 642), S7981 [31JY]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S6822 [16JY], S7134, S7135 [23JY], S7207, S7238 [24JY], S7490 [26JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S6885 [17JY], S6957 [21JY], S6998 [22JY], S7095, S7121 [23JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, S7830 [31JY]

Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), S2880 [10AP]

Congress: allow Members of Congress or authorized employees to lead tours of publicly accessible areas of the Capitol complex (S. Con. Res. 107), S10957 [11DE]

Consumer Credit Safety Commission: establish (S. 3629), S9711 [26SE]

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S3420 [28AP]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S237 [24JA], S1332 [28FE]

CPSC: allow for competition in garage door safety technologies, S1583 [5MR]

———provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (S. 2663), S1499 [4MR], S1583 [5MR]

Credit: create a national licensing system for residential mortgage loan originators and develop minimum standards of conduct to be enforced by State regulators, S2384 [3AP]

———establish a national consumer credit usury rate, S2416 [3AP]

———establish a national consumer credit usury rate (S. 3287), S6941 [17JY]

———provide for enhanced disclosures to consumers and enhanced regulation of mortgage brokers, S2386 [3AP]

Crime: clarify scope of child pornography laws (S. 2869), unanimous-consent request, S7883 [31JY]

———combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (S. 3434), S8041 [1AU]

———prevent and reduce trafficking in persons (S. 1703), S10388, S10389, S10390 [1OC], S10936 [11DE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, S7140 [23JY]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (S. 2071), S861 [11FE]

Defense Production Act: extend and reauthorize (H.R. 6894), S9551, S9552 [25SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3004 [15AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: community food projects funding (S. 3597), S9553 [25SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to promote conservation of the Great Lakes (S. 3622), S9685 [26SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to local education agencies to improve college access (S. 3326), S7289 [24JY]

———extend certain waiver authority relative to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief (H.R. 6890), S9551 [25SE]

Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S6999 [22JY]

———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, S3936 [8MY], S4049 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (S. 901), S6978, S6979 [21JY]

———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 (S. 3311), S7150 [23JY]

———require removal of Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (S. 3512), S8954 [17SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), unanimous-consent agreement, S9557 [25SE]

Dept. of Justice: assist State and local law enforcement agencies in locating, arresting, and prosecuting fugitives from justice (S. 3143), S5821 [19JN]

———defend against child exploitation and pornography by improving the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, blocking illegal images, and eliminating release of certain sex offenders (S. 3344), S7578 [28JY], S7882 [31JY]

———establish a grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems (S. 1276), S9462 [25SE]

———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 (S. 1738), S9544, S9548 [25SE]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (S. 535), unanimous-consent request, S7882 [31JY]

———investigate release of memo relative to structure of clearing and settlement services in the U.S. futures industry, S774 [7FE]

———issuance of classified memos authorizing the use of certain interrogation techniques on detainees, S694 [6FE]

———prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) funding to State or local governments that have illegal immigration sanctuary policies, S2063 [13MR]

Dept. of State: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2007 (S.J. Res. 46), S10885 [10DE]

———international affairs funding, S2091 [13MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserves in Alaska (H.R. 6515), S6886 [17JY]

———establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring and use fees for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects (S. 3133), S6957 [21JY]

———prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases, S7121 [23JY], S7212 [24JY], S7590 [29JY]

———prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (S. 3239), S6886 [17JY]

———provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project (S. 3128), S9552 [25SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (H.R. 6184), S10885 [10DE]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (S. 3731), S10884 [10DE]

———permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 6532), S8112 [8SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), motion to proceed, S3221, S3222, S3225, S3226, S3232 [22AP]

———enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), unanimous-consent request, S3226 [22AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), S2880 [10AP]

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 593), S5636, S5637 [12JN]

Disasters: impact of severe storms and flooding on Midwestern States, S5645 [16JN], S5820 [19JN]

———provide tax relief for victims of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in Midwestern States (S. 3322), S7881 [31JY], S7991, S7992 [1AU]

———provide tax relief for victims of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in Midwestern States (S. 3322), unanimous-consent request, S7881 [31JY]

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 (H.R. 2831), motion to proceed, S3286 [23AP]

Diseases: improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (S. 937), S7619 [29JY]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Union Station (S. Res. 664), S10957 [11DE]

———revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), S9444, S9445 [25SE]

———revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), unanimous-consent request, S9443 [25SE]

Earth Day: observance, S3249 [22AP]

Economy: help families keep their homes by restructuring loans and modifying mortgages, and protect taxpayers by regulating dividend payments by certain financial institutions (S. 3690), S10599 [17NO]

———limit compensation for executives at companies that receive Federal bailout funds, S9176, S9177 [22SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S8516 [15SE]

———proposed Government bailout of automobile industry, S10932, S10934 [11DE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S9176, S9177 [22SE], S9263 [23SE], S9386 [24SE], S10247 [1OC]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, S23, S24 [22JA]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S589, S590 [4FE], S681, S682, S683 [6FE], S771 [7FE]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), motion to proceed, S619, S626 [5FE]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S8516 [15SE], S9176, S9177 [22SE], S9386 [24SE]

Education: ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), S3642, S3644 [30AP]

———make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 1777), S9552 [25SE]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys, S7864 [31JY]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 2191), S3249 [22AP]

———establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5027, S5028 [4JN], S5128, S5129, S5130 [5JN]

———establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), motion to proceed, S4921 [3JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S3392 [24AP]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), S3554, S3559, S3563, S3583, S3647 [30AP], S3681 [1MY], S3774, S3777 [6MY]

———authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), motion to proceed, S3483, S3484 [29AP]

Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (S. Res. 503), S2589 [3AP]

FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (S. 535), unanimous-consent request, S7882 [31JY]

Federal employees: provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia (S. 3013), S10390, S10392 [1OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the safety of the food supply (S. 3385), S7933 [31JY]

FEMA: prohibit changes in flood insurance status for St. Louis district until completion of the remapping process, S3964 [8MY]

———restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3951, S3964 [8MY], S4048, S4059 [13MY]

Firearms: gun control, S598 [4FE], S1099 [25FE]

Flag—U.S.: encourage display on Father's Day (H.R. 2356), S4288 [15MY]

Food: increase U.S. contributions to world food assistance programs, S3137 [17AP], S3380-S3382 [24AP]

Food Stamp Act: ensure judicial enforcement of provisions, S4747 [22MY]

Food stamps: increase benefits, S683 [6FE], S5436 [10JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), S1098 [25FE], S1332 [28FE]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), unanimous-consent request, S1035 [14FE]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S237, S271 [24JA], S404, S405, S432 [29JA], S589, S590 [4FE], S620, S626 [5FE]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), unanimous-consent request, S589 [4FE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S3420 [28AP]

———end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (S. 1175), S10937 [11DE]

———improve U.S. advocacy against human rights violations, S7759 [30JY]

———prohibit recruitment and use of child soldiers, designate those who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, and allow deportation of persons involved with such activities (S. 2135), House amendment, S8513, S8515, S8516 [15SE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit golden parachute payments for former executives and directors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, S8222 [10SE]

Health: ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (S. 3312), S7153 [23JY]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible (S. 2795), S2425 [3AP]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system, S4126, S4127 [14MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S5585 [12JN]

Health care professionals: provide grants or contracts to create prescription drug education and outreach academic detailing programs (S. 3396), S7952 [31JY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), S7591 [29JY]

———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, S7864 [31JY]

———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S7867 [31JY]

———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), insert S. 1642 language in lieu, S7591 [29JY]

———extend programs (S. 3352), S7578 [28JY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, S1346-S1348, S1367 [28FE], S1443, S1446 [3MR], S2266 [1AP], S2315 [2AP], S2371, S2375, S2380, S2381, S2383, S2384, S2386, S2387, S2388, S2389, S2394, S2395, S2416 [3AP], S6141 [25JN], S6592 [11JY], S7450 [25JY], S7489, S7492 [26JY]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, S8222 [10SE]

Illinois: integrate the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and the Great Lakes Naval Health Clinic (S. 3713), S10746 [20NO]

Immigration: increase number of H-1B visas, S1969 [12MR]

———prohibit unlawful detention of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents, S5501 [11JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove provision that prohibits individuals with HIV from being admissible to the U.S., S6837 [16JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S1021 [14FE]

Intelligence services: application of waterboarding interrogation techniques to individuals under U.S. custody or physical control, S947, S948 [13FE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), conference report, S947, S948 [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, S947, S948 [13FE]

International Convention Against Doping in Sport: ratification, S6980 [21JY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S1168 [26FE], S9177 [22SE]

———congressional testimony of David H. Petraeus and Ryan C. Crocker relative to assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S2776 [9AP]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), motion to proceed, S1168 [26FE], S1258 [27FE]

Israel: independence anniversary, S3945 [8MY]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (S. Res. 446), S862 [11FE]

Law enforcement: provide for investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes (S. 3348), S7578 [28JY]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend, S2880 [10AP]

LIHEAP: funding, S590 [4FE], S619 [5FE]

———funding (S. 3186), S6885, S6886 [17JY]

———funding (S. 3186), motion to proceed, S7490 [26JY]

Mackinac Island State Park Commission: anniversary of Historical Preservation and Museum Program (H. Con. Res. 325), S5638 [12JN]

Manneh, Ebrima: condemn detention by Gambian Government, S7759 [30JY]

McCarter, John W.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 25), S609 [4FE]

Medicare: provide coverage of federally recommended vaccines (S. 2464), S5708 [18JN]

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, S6183, S6225 [26JN], S6378, S6379 [8JY], S6478 [9JY]

———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), veto, S6706 [15JY]

———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), S5377 [9JN]

———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, S5546 [12JN]

———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), unanimous-consent request, S5794 [19JN]

———prevent physician fee schedule reduction, advance value based purchasing, electronic health records, and electronic prescribing, maintain and improve care access in rural areas (S. 3118), unanimous-consent request, S5710 [18JN]

———prevent reduction in physician fee schedule, advance value based purchasing, electronic health records, and electronic prescribing, and maintain and improve access to care in rural areas (S. 3118), S5546 [12JN]

Mental health: provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services (S. 558), S1099 [25FE]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, S7758 [30JY]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), S10247 [1OC]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 6983), S9262 [23SE]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 454), S1072 [14FE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 105), S10388 [1OC]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 558), S5436 [10JN]

National Mentoring Month: designate (S. Res. 728), S10957 [11DE]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (S. Res. 468), S2825 [9AP]

National objectives: advance America's priorities (S. 3297), motion to proceed, S7550, S7551, S7561, S7563 [28JY], S7757 [30JY], S7883 [31JY]

———advance America's priorities (S. 3297), unanimous-consent request, S7561 [28JY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 710), S10957 [11DE]

National Voter Registration Act: amend to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies (S. 3390), S7947 [31JY]

Native Americans: public safety and water development funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, S6638 [14JY]

News media: clarify definition of journalist relative to protection of communications from confidential sources, S7715 [30JY]

———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, S7715 [30JY]

Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (S. Res. 458), S1099, S1100 [25FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), S2880 [10AP]

Nuclear energy: increase production, S7830 [31JY]

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), S10426 [2OC]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (H.R. 7198), S10396 [1OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S4048 [13MY], S5722, S5723 [18JN], S6886 [17JY], S6999 [22JY], S7212 [24JY]

Peace Corps: anniversary, S1377 [28FE]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S3679 [1MY], S6822 [16JY], S7589 [29JY]

———gasoline price levels, S3460 [29AP], S5130 [5JN], S5377 [9JN], S5502 [11JN], S5545 [12JN], S5722 [18JN], S6546 [10JY], S6885 [17JY]

———year-end profits of oil companies, S3460 [29AP], S5545 [12JN], S7212 [24JY], S7590 [29JY]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates' economic proposals, S8822 [16SE], S9000, S9001 [18SE]

———assessment of Presidential candidates' tax proposals, S8366 [11SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S3460 [29AP], S3679 [1MY], S5583 [12JN], S6545, S6546 [10JY], S6822 [16JY], S6886 [17JY], S7000 [22JY], S7134, S7135 [23JY], S7207, S7212, S7238 [24JY], S7490 [26JY], S7589 [29JY], S7722, S7756 [30JY], S7830, S7831 [31JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S1443, S1446 [3MR], S2371, S2375, S2380, S2381, S2383, S2384, S2386, S2387, S2388, S2389, S2394, S2395, S2416 [3AP]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), House amendments, S6592 [11JY], S7450 [25JY], S7489, S7492 [26JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), motion to proceed, S1346-S1348, S1367 [28FE], S2266 [1AP], S2315 [2AP]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), unanimous-consent request, S6141 [25JN]

———promote energy security, S4048 [13MY]

———provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices (S. 2991), S3935, S3936 [8MY]

———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, S5502 [11JN], S5708 [18JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S801 [7FE]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4440 [20MY]

———Senate process for confirmation of nominees, S694 [6FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: recognize birthday of Abraham Lincoln, S914 [12FE]

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—unanimous-consent agreement, S7867 [31JY]

Protocol of Amendments to Convention on International Hydrographic Organization: ratification, S6980 [21JY]

Randazzo, Dominic and Brenda: Provena St. Mary's Hospital Foundation Servant Leaders of the Year award recipients, S4778 [22MY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (S. 2982), S9548, S9551 [25SE]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), S3136 [17AP]

———technical corrections (H.R. 1195), motion to proceed, S2934 [10AP], S3004 [15AP]

Senate: authority of officials during adjournment, S10958 [11DE]

———executive calendar, unanimous-consent agreement, S9554 [25SE]

———impact of partisanship, S1443 [3MR], S2990, S2991, S3004 [15AP], S3136 [17AP], S3647 [30AP], S3680 [1MY], S5708, S5711 [18JN], S6545, S6546 [10JY]

———legislative process, S2990, S2991, S3004 [15AP], S3136 [17AP], S3647 [30AP], S3680 [1MY], S4273 [15MY], S5027, S5028 [4JN], S5128, S5129 [5JN], S5545, S5584 [12JN], S5708 [18JN], S6225 [26JN], S6378 [8JY]

———legislative program, S589, S590 [4FE], S751 [6FE], S803 [7FE], S862 [11FE], S923 [12FE], S1021 [14FE], S2828 [9AP], S3935 [8MY], S4289 [15MY], S4993, S5120 [4JN], S5127 [5JN], S5377 [9JN], S5638 [12JN], S5707 [18JN], S6582 [10JY], S6980 [21JY], S7578 [28JY], S7981 [31JY], S9557 [25SE], S10188 [30SE], S10396 [1OC], S10887 [10DE], S10958 [11DE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and legal representation in Maine v. Douglas Rawlings, Jonathan Kreps, James Freeman, Henry Braun, Robert Shetterly, and Dudley Hendrick (S. Res. 539), S3461, S3462 [29AP]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (S. 2881), S3147 [17AP]

———make the embarkment and operation of stateless submersible or semi-submersible vessels subject to Federal prosecution (S. 3598), S9553 [25SE]

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 3029), S4288 [15MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 3029), S4288 [15MY]

Social Security: issue uniform standards for the truncation of account numbers on Medicare identification cards to protect from fraud or identity theft and prohibit display on the Internet of such account numbers, S6430 [8JY]

———promote tobacco use cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the maternal and child health program (S. 3206), S6290 [26JN]

Special Olympics: anniversary, S7565 [28JY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, S7723, S7758 [30JY]

Sudan: call for a comprehensive strategy to address the crisis in Darfur and condemn the ongoing assaults and obstruction by the Khartoum regime (S. Res. 684), S9435 [24SE]

———call for peace in Darfur region, S3959 [8MY]

———call for peace in Darfur region (S. Res. 455), S1073 [14FE], S1689 [6MR]

Take Your Daughter and Son to Work Day: observance, S3392 [24AP]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief, education deductions, State and local sales tax deduction, research and development credit, and renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives (S. 3098), S5377 [9JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), motion to proceed, S7722, S7738, S7756, S7758 [30JY], S7881 [31JY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), unanimous-consent request, S7761 [30JY], S7824, S7825 [31JY]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil companies, S3936 [8MY], S4048 [13MY], S5545 [12JN]

———include senior citizens and disabled veterans in the provision of recovery rebates to individuals, S589 [4FE], S619 [5FE], S681 [6FE]

———provide estate tax relief and reform, S1926, S1927 [12MR]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), S5120 [4JN], S5128 [5JN]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), motion to proceed, S5583, S5584 [12JN], S5708 [18JN], S7738 [30JY], S7824 [31JY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent agreement, S5636 [12JN]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), unanimous-consent request, S7991, S7992 [1AU]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), motion to proceed, S10932, S10934 [11DE]

———temporarily suspend excise tax on highway motor fuels, S3461 [29AP]

Telephones: eliminate automatic removal of telephone numbers on the Federal ``do-not-call'' registry (H.R. 3541), S750 [6FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8331 [11SE]

Tinley Park, IL: express condolences to victims and community impacted by store shootings, S598 [4FE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (H.R. 7311), S10886, S10887 [10DE], S10936 [11DE]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), House amendment, S10028 [29SE]

———infrastructure funding, S683 [6FE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S751 [6FE], S5120 [4JN]

———resolutions of ratification considered and ratified en bloc, S9554 [25SE]

TVA: anniversary (S. Res. 592), S5636 [12JN]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), S6272 [26JN]

———reauthorize (S. 2731), S4273 [15MY], S6638 [14JY], S6686 [15JY], S6837 [16JY]

———reauthorize (S. 2731), motion to proceed, S6593 [11JY]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (S. 3294), S6979, S6980 [21JY]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program, S619 [5FE], S681, S682, S683 [6FE], S771 [7FE]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), S5638 [12JN]

Union League Boys & Girls Clubs: tribute, S66 [22JA]

University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 505), S2776 [9AP]

University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team (S. Res. 508), S2827 [9AP]

Veterans: expansion of benefits to Filipino veterans who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. residents, S3221, S3222, S3232 [22AP]

Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (S. 3073), S10394 [1OC]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (S. 3642), S10004 [27SE]

Zimbabwe: support people, condemn recent violence, support peaceful resolution of current crisis, and impose sanctions against human rights violators, S6273 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2403 [3AP], S9559 [26SE], S10188 [30SE]

Reports filed

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3260) (S. Rept. 110-417), S6650 [14JY]

Resolutions of ratification

International Convention Against Doping in Sport, S6980 [21JY]

Protocol of Amendments to Convention on International Hydrographic Organization, S6980 [21JY]

Statements

Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act: David Wellstone, S9263 [23SE]

Tables

Estimated number of people per State that will exhaust unemployment benefits, S682 [6FE]

Texts of

S. 2795, Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act, S2348-S2355 [2AP]

S. 2881, Clean Cruise Ship Act, S3148-S3154 [17AP]

S. 3130, Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act, S5628 [12JN]

S. 3197, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act, S6166 [25JN]

S. 3206, Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act, S6291 [26JN]

S. 3287, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonble Credit Rates Act, S6941 [17JY]

S. 3311, Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, S7151-S7153 [23JY]

S. 3312, Public Health Emergency Response Act, S7153-S7155 [23JY]

S. 3326, Pathways to College Act, S7290 [24JY]

S. 3360, Creating American Rolling Stock (Train CARS) Act, S7633-S7636 [29JY]

S. 3385, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S7934-S7946 [31JY]

S. 3390, Student Voter Opportunity To Encourage Registration (VOTER) Act, S7947 [31JY]

S. 3434, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, S8042-S8044 [1AU]

S. 3512, Social Security Number Protection Act, S8955 [17SE]

S. 3519, Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act, S9032 [18SE]

S. 3622, Great Lakes Conservation Education Act, S9686 [26SE]

S. 3629, Consumer Credit Safety Commission Act, S9711-S9715 [26SE]

S. 3643, Increasing America's Global Development Capacity Act, S10007 [27SE]

S. 3690, Homeowner Assistance and Taxpayer Protection Act, S10600 [17NO]

S. 3713, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act, S10746 [20NO]

S. 3731, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act, S10884 [10DE]

Tributes

Allard, Senator, S10161 [30SE]

Boulanger, Mena, S4777 [22MY]

Domenici, Senator, S10161 [30SE]

Dunn, Joseph, S6544 [10JY]

Dyhrkopp, Einar, S10826 [9DE]

Gainer, Bill, S195 [23JA]

Hagel, Senator, S10160 [30SE]

Holtzman, Jerome, S7270 [24JY]

Johnson, Lyndon B., S4567 [21MY]

Kennedy, Senator, S4440 [20MY]

Molitor, Edward J., Sr., S725 [6FE]

Paone, Martin, S16 [22JA]

Simon, John Y., S7474 [25JY]

Smith, Edward M., S3434 [28AP]

Stroger, John, S65 [22JA]

Suveges, Nicole, S6316 [27JN]

Terkel, Louis (Studs), S10616 [19NO]

Thomas, Craig, S5130 [5JN]

Trevino, Lucy, S4274 [15MY]

Trevino, Rosa, S4274 [15MY]

Van Buer, Frank, S7565 [28JY]

Venning, Benjamin, S10828 [9DE]

Warner, Senator, S10159, S10160 [30SE]

Weaver, Reg, S6271 [26JN]