STABENOW, DEBBIE (a Senator from Michigan)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1883 [11MR], S1939, S2000, S2013, S2014, S2015, S2017, S2023 [12MR], S2050, S2055, S2060, S2067, S2079, S2136, S2175, S2184 [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), S1603 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8386 [11SE], S8541 [15SE], S8857 [16SE]

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), S816 [8FE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5246, S5247, S5306, S5328 [5JN]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), S3601, S3609 [30AP], S3723, S3725 [1MY]

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S453, S454 [29JA]

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

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S446 [29JA]

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

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2301 [1AP], S2403, S2513 [3AP], S2592, S2602 [4AP], S2706 [7AP], S5945 [20JN]

Protect America Act: extend (S. 2556), S454 [29JA]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H472 [28JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2419, Food and Energy Security Act, S609 [4FE]

Articles and editorials

As Gas Prices Soar, Elderly Face Cuts in Aid, John Leland, New York (NY) Times, S6601 [11JY]

Clinical Equivalence of Generic and Brand-Name Drugs Used in Cardiovascular Disease—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Journal of the American Medical Association, S10863-S10875 [10DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Africa: call on relevant governments, multilateral bodies, and non-state actors in Chad, the Central African Republic, and Sudan to achieve and implement a negotiated resolution to national and regional conflicts (see S. Res. 470), S2437 [3AP]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Con. Res. 104), S9658 [26SE]

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

Armed Forces: 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), S5963 [23JN]

———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see S. 1718), S2945 [10AP]

———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]

Aviation: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see S. 2505), S3027 [15AP]

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

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]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see S. Res. 662), S8856 [16SE]

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), S2819 [9AP]

Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs (Senate, Select): anniversary (see S. Res. 634), S7780 [30JY]

Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S) (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 562), S4106 [13MY]

Contracts: ensure greater transparency in the Federal contracting process and help prevent contractors that violate criminal laws from obtaining Federal contracts (see S. 2916), S3792 [6MY] (see S. 2916), S6605 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see S. 1232), S8529 [15SE]

———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), S7480 [25JY]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see S. 1760), S849 [11FE]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (see S. 2736), S2437 [3AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (see S. 1738), S8856 [16SE]

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see S. 2667), S3258 [22AP]

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

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

———take action to remedy currency manipulation by the People's Republic of China (see S. 2813), S2435 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see S. 2899), S3306 [23AP]

———ensure that certain deferred disability benefits be excluded from consideration as annual income when determining eligibility for low-income housing programs (see S. 2625), S2297 [1AP]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 2799), S7150 [23JY]

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

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 1183), S6159 [25JN]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 3187), S8036 [1AU]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see S. 937), S329 [25JA]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see S. 2983), S3790 [6MY]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 2618), S3700 [1MY]

Duhulow, Aisha I.: condemn death by stoning of a 13-year-old girl in Somalia (see S. Res. 711), S10743 [20NO]

Ecology and environment: lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and preventing extinction of a large portion of the world's plant and animal species (see S. Res. 598), S6019 [24JN]

Economy: provide for financial market investigation, oversight, and reform (see S. 3652), S10579 [17NO]

Education: provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 2227), S8180 [9SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program (see S. 2051), S2818 [9AP]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see S. 594), S1597 [5MR]

Federal employees: provide for 4 weeks of paid parental leave (see S. 3140), S6723 [15JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 2844), S4376 [19MY]

———remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see S. 2994), S3975 [8MY]

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

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see S. 3256), S8384 [11SE]

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

Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (see S. 3552), S10487 [2OC]

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

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: suspend prohibition on payments to certain farms with limited base acres and extend signup for direct and counter-cyclical payments (see S. 3538), S9280 [23SE]

Foreign policy: end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see S. 1175), S971 [13FE]

———reaffirm U.S. commitments to Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health (see S. Res. 241), S330 [25JA]

Foreign trade: require report on invasive agricultural pests and diseases and sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to trade before beginning negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see S. 2906), S3401 [24AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3539), S9280 [23SE]

Glacier National Park: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see S. 2828), S4182 [14MY]

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

Hazardous substances: prohibit, as a banned hazardous substance, certain household dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus (see S. 3022), S4795 [22MY]

Health: provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see S. 2510), S2636 [7AP]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see S. 1906), S9026 [18SE]

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

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

Intellectual property: enhance remedies for violations of laws (see S. 3325), S9659 [26SE]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see S. Res. 580), S6505 [9JY]

IRS: prohibit use of private debt collection companies (see S. 335), S3257 [22AP]

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

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

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

Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (see S. Res. 431), S446 [29JA]

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

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), S2233 [31MR]

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

———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 1589), S5963 [23JN]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 2620), S815 [8FE]

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

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see S. 3484), S9416 [24SE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 1715), S5447 [10JN]

———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see S. 2188), S4107 [13MY]

———exempt complex rehabilitation and assistive technology products from competitive acquisition program (see S. 2931), S3507 [29AP]

———improve access of beneficiaries to immune globulins (see S. 2990), S3891 [7MY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 2702), S2818 [9AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1164), S4487 [20MY]

———improve provision of telehealth services (see S. 2812), S2435 [3AP]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see S. 2320), S9026 [18SE]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 507), S1741 [7MR]

———revise timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics (see S. 3367), S9205 [22SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: preserve access to health care (see S. 3656), S10488 [2OC]

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

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1576), S3257 [22AP]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 2883), S5205 [5JN]

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

NASA: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 2159), S2134 [13MR]

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

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

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

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 481), S2133 [13MR]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 694), S10004 [27SE]

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

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

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

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

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (see S. 2817), S7906 [31JY]

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

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), S3258 [22AP]

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

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 826), S8384 [11SE]

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

Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see S. 2433), S7279 [24JY]

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

Public 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), S1122 [25FE]

Railroads: support development of high-speed rail (see S. 3700), S10659 [19NO]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 676), S9204 [22SE]

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

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]

———reauthorize and improve financing and entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 2920), S7031 [22JY]

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

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]

———permit States the option to provide nurse home visitation services under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1052), S2817 [9AP]

———preserve access to Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn (see S. 2819), S3028 [15AP]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see S. 2908), S7280 [24JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 2858), S3025 [15AP]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1410), S2296 [1AP]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses and suspend the alternative minimum tax limit on certain net operating losses (see S. 2650), S1054 [14FE]

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

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 819), S3257 [22AP]

———defer tax on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications and media businesses (see S. 3446), S8035 [1AU]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see S. 1010), S8479 [12SE]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see S. 3199), S6158 [25JN]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 912), S601 [4FE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief, education deductions, State and local sales tax deduction, research and development credit, and renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives (see S. 2886), S3144 [17AP]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see S. 1627), S919 [12FE]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see S. 2314), S816 [8FE]

———modify penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers (see S. 2851), S7906 [31JY]

———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), S9204 [22SE]

———provide an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions (see S. 3429), S8385 [11SE]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see S. 2821), S2435 [3AP]

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

———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (see S. 2209), S5593 [12JN]

———provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable (see S. 2369), S2975 [14AP]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S7480 [25JY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see S. 3331), S7781 [30JY]

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

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

Veterans: increase rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2617), S971 [13FE]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see S. 1084), S7906 [31JY]

Water pollution: address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (see S. 2766), S2818 [9AP]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see S. 3366), S7780 [30JY]

Wildlife Restoration Act: ensure adequate funding for conservation and restoration of wildlife (see S. 2670), S1271 [27FE]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see S. Res. 616), S8530 [15SE]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see S. Res. 473), S1597 [5MR]

Economy: promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure (see S. 3725), S10881 [10DE]

Medicaid: improve rehabilitation services and case management and targeted case management services (see S. 3611), S9657 [26SE]

Medicare: increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see S. 2781), S2133 [13MR]

———preserve access to physicians' services (see S. 2785), S2133 [13MR]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 589), S5447 [10JN]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 678), S9281 [23SE]

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

Taxation: allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental procedures (see S. 3717), S10743 [20NO]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see S. 3428), S8035 [1AU]

Women: support legislation promoting improved health care and access to health care (see S. Res. 638), S7905 [31JY]

Cloture motions

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

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

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

Economy: 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, S530 [31JA], S581 [4FE]

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]

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]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (S. 3101), motion to proceed, S5431 [10JN], S5564 [12JN]

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

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]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S1082 [14FE], S2270 [1AP], S6224 [26JN], S6355 [7JY], S6448 [8JY], S7131 [23JY], S7436 [25JY]

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

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

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

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

———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, S5564 [12JN], S5681 [17JN], S7595 [29JY]

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

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

Letters

Increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals under the Medicare program: Coalition for Direct Graduate Medical Education Fairness, S2158 [13MR]

———Douglas Strong, University of Michigan Health System, S2157 [13MR]

———Mark Cummings, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, S2157 [13MR]

———Peter B. Ajluni, American Osteopathic Association, S2158 [13MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, S4203 [14MY]

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, S4560 [21MY]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, S4561 [21MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S631 [5FE]

———comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, S1833, S1837 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1810 [10MR], S1833, S1837, S1854 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, S4606 [21MY]

———use projected surplus to provide tax relief to middle class families, small businesses, homeowners, hurricane disaster victims, and military personnel, S1854 [11MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, S8829 [16SE]

Business and industry: develop manufacturing policy for the 21st century relative to innovative technologies, advanced battery technology, and next generation of vehicles, S6685 [15JY], S7257 [24JY]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7257 [24JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S5727 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), S3376 [24AP]

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, S3375 [24AP]

Economy: impact of economic conditions on the middle class, S5727 [18JN], S6526, S6527 [10JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S8972 [18SE], S9567 [26SE]

———proposed Government bailout of automobile industry, S10845 [10DE], S10930 [11DE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S9567, S9568 [26SE], S10250 [1OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S516 [31JA], 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, S631, S632 [5FE]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S8972 [18SE]

FDA: increase access to lower-cost, generic versions of drugs, S10862 [10DE]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, S1404 [29FE], S2326 [2AP], S2405 [3AP], S2592 [4AP], S5987 [24JN], S6274 [26JN], S6713 [15JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S41 [22JA]

Indian Health Service: funding, S42 [22JA]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S1176 [26FE], S1239 [27FE]

———impact of financial costs of war on U.S. domestic priorities, S1239 [27FE]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), motion to proceed, S1176 [26FE], S1239 [27FE]

Kethledge, Raymond M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6002 [24JN]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 3186), motion to proceed, S7256 [24JY]

McCain, Senator: assessment of proposal to offer a cash prize for the development of a more efficient car battery for hybrid and electric vehicles, S5988 [24JN]

Medicare: exempt complex rehabilitation and assistive technology products from competitive acquisition program (S. 2931), S3510 [29AP]

———improve provision of telehealth services (S. 2812), S2438 [3AP]

———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (S. 2781), S2157 [13MR]

———preserve access to physicians' services (S. 2785), S5515 [11JN]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program, S5516 [11JN]

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, S6200-S6202 [26JN], S6420, S6421 [8JY]

———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, S6708 [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), motion to proceed, S5515, S5516 [11JN]

———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, S6420, S6421 [8JY]

———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), S5530 [11JN]

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

Motor vehicles: make auto financing companies eligible for Federal assistance, S10250 [1OC]

Murphy, Stephen J., III: nomination to be district judge, S6002 [24JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S7832 [31JY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S6600 [11JY], S7724 [30JY], S7833 [31JY]

———gasoline price levels, S5727 [18JN], S6526, S6527 [10JY]

Power resources: invest in alternative energy technologies in order to reduce dependence on foreign oil, decrease carbon emissions, and create new jobs, S4606 [21MY]

———national energy policy, S7256 [24JY], S7723 [30JY], S7832 [31JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2405 [3AP], S2592 [4AP]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), House amendments, S5987 [24JN], S6274 [26JN], S6713 [15JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), motion to proceed, S1404 [29FE], S2326 [2AP]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), unanimous-consent request, S7255 [24JY]

———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, S5430, S5431 [10JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6002 [24JN]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S3375 [24AP]

———legislative process, S3375 [24AP]

———legislative program, S5530 [11JN]

Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S1854 [11MR]

Taxation: allow certain companies to substitute alternative minimum tax and research and development tax credits in lieu of bonus depreciation deductions, S2405 [3AP], S2592 [4AP]

———exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), S2326 [2AP]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), motion to proceed, S7723 [30JY]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil companies, S5430 [10JN]

———include senior citizens and disabled veterans in the provision of recovery rebates to individuals, S631 [5FE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), motion to proceed, S5430, S5431 [10JN]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), motion to proceed, S10845 [10DE], S10930 [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, S1176 [26FE]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification (S. 2830), S2714 [8AP]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program, S516 [31JA], S631 [5FE], S2327 [2AP], S3678 [1MY], S4561 [21MY]

———rates, S8829 [16SE]

Votes: position on missed, S6713 [15JY]

White, Helene N.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6002 [24JN]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, S5516 [11JN]

———support legislation promoting improved health care and access to health care (S. Res. 638), S7975 [31JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S4239 [15MY]

Tributes

Bronner, Wally, S2611 [4AP]

Davis, Ronald M., S10734 [20NO]

Lurie, Sander, S4100 [13MY]