BYRD, ROBERT C. (a Senator from West Virginia)

Amendments

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (H.R. 7081), S10340 [1OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4378, S4415 [19MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8161, S8211 [9SE], S8312 [10SE], S8950 [17SE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5275 [5JN]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S753 [7FE], S1719 [7MR], S10975 [16DE]

Articles and editorials

Cheney Shielded Bush From Crisis, Barton Gellman, Washington (DC) Post, S8912-S8914 [17SE]

Terrence Sauvain Honored for Distinguished Public Service, Paris Wolfe, St. Ignatius Magazine, S7884 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 583), S5040 [4JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (see S. 3604), S9657 [26SE] (see S. 3689), S10578 [17NO]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 22), S1818 [10MR]

———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), S1877 [11MR]

———provide for enhanced reimbursement of servicemembers and veterans for certain travel expenses (see S. 2654), S2233 [31MR]

———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]

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

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

———authorize use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor Frank W. Buckles (see S. Con. Res. 85), S4793 [22MY] (see S. Con. Res. 89), S5524 [11JN]

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

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), S2636 [7AP]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S6869 [16JY]

Contracts: promote prosecution and enforcement of contracting frauds against the U.S. by suspending statute of limitations when Congress has authorized use of military force (see S. 2892), S3306 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see S. 2585), S5754 [18JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit issuance, administration, or enforcement of any rule, regulation, or requirement derived from a proposal submitted to OMB on occupational health risk assessments (see S. 3566), S9659 [26SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see S. 2550), S920 [12FE]

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), S3258 [22AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1001), S1122 [25FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 2059), S3146 [17AP]

Health: understand and comprehensively address inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see S. 1907), S1055 [14FE]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see S. 1906), S1055 [14FE]

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

Immigration: withhold financial aid from countries that deny or unreasonably delay acceptance of their nationals who have been ordered removed from the U.S. and prohibit issuance of visas to their nationals (see S. 2720), S7280 [24JY]

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

IRS: prohibit use of private debt collection companies (see S. 335), S5593 [12JN]

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]

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

Medicaid: temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see S. 2578), S920 [12FE]

Medicare: preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see S. 1750), S3791 [6MY]

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), S3892 [7MY]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 2883), S3144 [17AP]

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), S2818 [9AP]

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

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 826), S8275 [10SE]

Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see S. 1376), S2134 [13MR]

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]

Sudan: call for peace in Darfur region (see S. Res. 455), S2233 [31MR]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see S. 1963), S3791 [6MY]

———provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable (see S. 2369), S3443 [28AP]

Ten Commandments Weekend: recognize (see S. Res. 483), S3700 [1MY]

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

———require a report setting forth the U.S. global strategy to combat and defeat al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and its affiliates (see S. 2634), S1124 [25FE]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see S. 3083), S6938 [17JY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S919 [12FE]

Wolf, Diane: tribute (see S. Res. 419), S94 [22JA]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 573), S1703 [6MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to permit the last surviving veteran of World War I to lie in honor upon his death (see S. Con. Res. 100), S9204 [22SE]

``Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, 1867-2008'': authorize printing (see S. Res. 438), S492 [30JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see S. 3181), S5962 [23JN]

Monongahela National Forest: designate additional lands as wilderness (see S. 2581), S492 [30JA]

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

Designated acting Presidents pro tempore

Akaka, Senator, S5949 [23JN]

Bingaman, Senator, S2203 [24MR], S10985 [2JA]

Brown, Senator, S505 [31JA], S805 [8FE], S3171 [18AP], S4851 [23MY], S6309 [27JN], S6583 [11JY], S7983 [1AU], S8457 [12SE], S9559 [26SE]

Byrd, Senator, S1719 [7MR]

Cardin, Senator, S11 [18JA], S459 [30JA], S679 [6FE], S1217 [27FE], S1915 [12MR], S2313 [2AP], S2767 [9AP], S3039 [16AP], S3553 [30AP], S3839 [7MY], S4123 [14MY], S4559 [21MY], S4993 [4JN], S5377 [9JN], S5461 [11JN], S6097 [25JN], S6451 [9JY], S6799 [16JY], S7089 [23JY], S8091 [22AU], S8221 [10SE], S8897 [17SE], S9349 [24SE], S10527 [3NO], S10529 [6NO], S10787 [5DE]

Casey, Senator, S157 [23JA], S3459 [29AP], S8097 [2SE], S10509 [6OC], S10531 [10NO]

Conrad, Senator, S4855 [29MY]

Dodd, Senator, S10521 [23OC]

Dorgan, Senator, S10779 [24NO]

Durbin, Senator, S10781 [26NO]

Feingold, Senator, S8089 [19AU]

Kennedy, Senator, S3 [7JA], S2205 [27MR]

Klobuchar, Senator, S225 [24JA], S3649 [1MY]

Landrieu, Senator, S1 [3JA], S10515 [14OC]

Leahy, Senator, S2199 [18MR], S5707 [18JN], S10783 [29NO]

Levin, Senator, S8099 [5SE], S10959 [12DE]

Lieberman, Senator, S1089 [19FE]

Lincoln, Senator, S1661 [6MR], S6879 [17JY]

McCaskill, Senator, S3105 [17AP], S4291 [19MY], S6947 [21JY], S7539 [27JY]

Nelson, Senator Bill, S3213 [22AP], S8505 [15SE]

Nelson, Senator E. Benjamin, S6677 [15JY], S7709 [30JY], S10607 [19NO], S10841 [10DE]

Pryor, Senator, S993 [14FE], S1323 [28FE], S2033 [13MR], S2367 [3AP], S2829 [10AP], S3273 [23AP], S3337 [24AP], S3935 [8MY], S4211 [15MY], S4709 [22MY], S5127 [5JN], S5535 [12JN], S5771 [19JN], S6173 [26JN], S6511 [10JY], S7805 [31JY], S7984 [1AU], S8329 [11SE], S8963 [18SE], S9439 [25SE], S9881 [27SE], S10399 [2OC], S10681 [20NO], S10889 [11DE]

Reed, Senator, S5 [9JA], S9 [15JA], S2201 [21MR], S7487 [26JY], S8081 [5AU], S10517 [16OC]

Rockefeller, Senator, S1393 [29FE], S8087 [15AU], S10511 [7OC], S10975 [16DE], S10979 [23DE]

Salazar, Senator, S2591 [4AP], S7203 [24JY]

Sanders, Senator, S925 [13FE], S10519 [20OC], S10533 [13NO]

Tester, Senator, S403 [29JA], S613 [5FE], S879 [12FE], S1149 [26FE], S1487 [4MR], S1549 [5MR], S1825 [11MR], S2709 [8AP], S2985 [15AP], S3751 [6MY], S4047 [13MY], S4425 [20MY], S4901 [3JN], S5397 [10JN], S5669 [17JN], S5973 [24JN], S6371 [8JY], S6981 [22JY], S7579 [29JY], S8145 [9SE], S8809 [16SE], S9223 [23SE], S10535 [17NO], S10785 [2DE], S10821 [9DE]

Webb, Senator, S7 [11JA], S369 [28JA], S561 [4FE], S823 [11FE], S1091 [22FE], S1093 [25FE], S1437 [3MR], S1785 [10MR], S2207 [31MR], S2619 [7AP], S2955 [14AP], S3177 [21AP], S3415 [28AP], S3987 [12MY], S4853 [27MY], S4857 [2JN], S5639 [16JN], S6341 [30JN], S6343 [7JY], S6613 [14JY], S7541 [28JY], S8101 [8SE], S9169 [22SE], S10025 [29SE], S10789 [8DE]

Whitehouse, Senator, S303 [25JA], S753 [7FE], S1087 [15FE], S3735 [2MY], S5333 [6JN], S5921 [20JN], S7435 [25JY], S8085 [12AU], S10189 [1OC], S10523 [27OC], S10525 [30OC]

Wyden, Senator, S10977 [19DE]

Explanations

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Other Domestic Needs, and Imposing Certain Iraq Policy Restrictions (H.R. 2642): Senate Amendment to House Amendment 1, S4302-S4318 [19MY]

———Senate Amendment to House Amendment 2, S4318-S4337 [19MY], S6239-S6262 [26JN]

———Senate Amendment to House Amendment 3, S4337-S4372 [19MY]

Lists

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) subcommittee memberships, S7768 [30JY]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to veterans employment opportunities regulations, S3188-S3191 [21AP], S3971 [8MY]

Poems

``Adon 'Olam'', S15 [22JA]

``American Flag,'' Joseph Rodman Drake, S5653 [16JN]

``Bivouac of the Dead,'' Theodore O'Hara, S4776 [22MY]

``God, Give Us Men!'' Josiah G. Holland, S1047, S1050 [14FE]

``Hats Off!'' Henry Holcomb Bennett, S5653 [16JN]

``Little Chap Who Follows Me'', S5653 [16JN]

``Prayer in Spring,'' Robert Frost, S2119 [13MR]

``Scent of the Roses,'' Thomas Moore, S6864 [16JY]

``To Spring,'' William Blake, S2119 [13MR]

Privilege of the floor

Jaffe, Eric, S4549 [20MY]

Regulations

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act Regulations: Congressional Office of Compliance, S3191-S3203 [21AP]

Veterans Employment Opportunities Regulations: Congressional Office of Compliance, S2221-S2225 [31MR]

Remarks

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (H.R. 7081), S10214 [1OC]

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks, S2087 [13MR]

———making continuing, S9884, S9886, S9887, S9888 [27SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (S. 3689), S10619 [19NO]

———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, S4461, S4463, S4467 [20MY], S4740 [22MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), House amendments, S6239, S6262 [26JN]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, S4467 [20MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S2087, S2103 [13MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, S2103 [13MR]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of signing, S8911, S8914 [17SE]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S6469, S6474 [9JY]

———limit retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to cases where a Federal court ruled the surveillance to be constitutional, S6469 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8933 [17SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), House amendment, S9884, S9886, S9887, S9888 [27SE]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S9572 [26SE], S10256 [1OC]

———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, S626 [5FE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 2191), S4882 [2JN]

———establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5337 [6JN]

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

Father's Day: observance, S5652 [16JN]

Flag Day: observance, S5653 [16JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), S6469, S6474 [9JY]

Independence Day: observance, S6315 [27JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S1021 [14FE], S3569 [30AP]

Martin and Seibert, L.C.: anniversary, S10297 [1OC]

Memorial Day: observance, S4776 [22MY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), S10256 [1OC]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies, S6262 [26JN]

Monongahela National Forest: designate additional lands as wilderness (S. 2581), S499 [30JA]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S8915 [17SE]

Petraeus, David H.: nomination to be General, U.S. Army, and assignment as Commander, U.S. Central Command, S6533 [10JY]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2838 [10AP]

President's Day: observance, S1046 [14FE]

RAND Corp.: conduct study relative to withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, S9885 [27SE]

Real estate: provide needed housing reform, S2838 [10AP]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), S3121 [17AP]

Sauvain, Terrence E.: St. Ignatius High School John V. Corrigan '38 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient, S7883 [31JY]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S1047 [14FE]

Taxation: extend renewable energy production tax credit and encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity, S2838 [10AP]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency, S2838 [10AP]

Weather: beginning of spring, S2119 [13MR]

West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, S5819 [19JN]

Wolf, Diane: tribute (S. Res. 419), S14 [22JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3936 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S1047 [14FE]

Reports

Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items, S9572 [26SE]

Reports filed

Allocations to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 110-392), S5832 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 110-393), S5832 [19JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3181) (S. Rept. 110-396), S5962 [23JN]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 110-402), S6158 [25JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 110-423), S6868 [16JY]

Summaries

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9887 [27SE]

Tables

Congressional earmarks and congressionally directed spending items included in H.R. 2638, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S9907-S9958 [27SE]

Congressionally directed spending items in S. 3689, emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance, S10620 [19NO]

Tributes

Buckles, Frank W., S5933 [20JN]

Darman, Richard, S1050 [14FE]

Domenici, Senator, S10828 [9DE]

Farri, Vincent P., S7564 [28JY]

Hagel, Senator, S10828 [9DE]

Hall, Geraldine Tabor, S6863 [16JY]

Harness, Greg, S66 [22JA]

Helms, Jesse, S6492 [9JY]

Inouye, Senator, S1049 [14FE]

Johnson, Lyndon B., S4577 [21MY]

Kennedy, Senator, S1376 [28FE], S4461 [20MY]

Killian, Johnny H., S3689 [1MY]

Metzenbaum, Howard M., S2036 [13MR]

Mitchell, Carol, S657 [5FE]

Paone, Martin P., S657 [5FE]

Stevens, Senator, S10690 [20NO]

Warner, Senator, S10827 [9DE]