MENENDEZ, ROBERT (a Senator from New Jersey)

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), S4700, S4702 [21MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1839, S1878, S1883, S1885 [11MR], S1939, S1976, S2014, S2018, S2021, S2024, S2026 [12MR], S2048, S2058, S2078, S2083, S2086, S2136, S2137, S2138, S2175 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7181, S7182 [23JY], S7320, S7321, S7407, S7408, S7409, S7410, S7411, S7412, S7413, S7414, S7415, S7416, S7417, S7418, S7419, S7420, S7421 [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), S1483 [3MR], S1522, S1543 [4MR], S1561 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8196 [9SE], S8287, S8301, S8302 [10SE], S8432, S8438, S8444 [11SE], S8958 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), S3264 [22AP]

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), S554 [31JA], S748 [6FE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5041, S5105, S5106, S5107, S5109, S5110 [4JN], S5224, S5233, S5284 [5JN], S5373 [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), S3517, S3548 [29AP], S3554, S3601, S3606, S3607 [30AP], S3725 [1MY], S3813 [6MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3962, S3981, S3982 [8MY], S4056 [13MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S208, S209 [23JA], S288, S298 [24JA], S339, S340 [25JA], S451 [29JA], S536, S553 [31JA], S607 [4FE], S640 [5FE], S706 [6FE]

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

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), S2495, S2505, S2506 [3AP], S2616 [4AP], S2819 [9AP], S5908 [19JN]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), S3085 [16AP]

Articles and editorials

System of Neglect—As Tighter Immigration Policies Strain Federal Agencies, the Detainees in Their Care Often Pay a Heavy Cost, Dana Priest and Amy Goldstein, Washington (DC) Post, S5497-S5500 [11JN]

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]

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

AmeriCorps: improve educational awards provided for national service (see S. 3037), S4487 [20MY]

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see S. 2912), S3401 [24AP]

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), S5448 [10JN]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see S. 2579), S6651 [14JY]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similiar mechanism (see S. 3060), S4792 [22MY]

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

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

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see S. 678), S4793 [22MY]

———prohibit conducting auctions, implementing congestion pricing, limiting airport operations, or charging certain use fees at airports (see S. 3150), S6605 [11JY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 2092), S7574 [28JY]

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]

Biscet, Oscar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2777), S2133 [13MR]

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

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]

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

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

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

Children and youth: create conditions, structures, and supports needed to ensure permanency for unaccompanied youth (see S. 2560), S4794 [22MY]

———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see S. 400), S9025 [18SE]

———establish a grant program to provide vision care (see S. 1117), S2974 [14AP]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 803), S5040 [4JN]

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]

———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]

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

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (see S. 3268), S6938 [17JY]

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

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]

Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see S. 2458), S10487 [2OC]

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]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see S. 1638), S6972 [21JY]

———appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges (see S. 2774), S2233 [31MR]

———provide guidelines for Federal courts relative to the use of state secrets of privilege in civil cases (see S. 2533), S3699 [1MY]

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

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

Crime: combat (see S. 2237), S1468 [3MR]

Cuba Solidarity Day: observance (see S. Res. 573), S4621 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see S. 2585), S10579 [17NO]

———prohibit domestic propaganda not otherwise specifically authorized by law (see S. 3099), S5366 [6JN]

———provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see S. 3310), S7631 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 2042), S4970 [3JN]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see S. 1760), S3305 [23AP]

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), S9281 [23SE]

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), S9415 [24SE]

Dept. of State: establish the Global Service Fellowship Program (see S. 2609), S7574 [28JY]

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]

———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 (see S. 3239), S6560 [10JY]

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

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 1998), S3595 [30AP]

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

Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see S. 1069), S9026 [18SE]

Disasters: provide adequate case management services (see S. 2335), S493 [30JA]

Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see S. 1359), S10660 [19NO]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 1398), S9281 [23SE]

———issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see S. Res. 273), S5525 [11JN]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see S. 2983), S5448 [10JN]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 2618), S1878 [11MR]

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]

Education: strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs (see S. 3334), S8385 [11SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see S. 1981), S2975 [14AP]

EPA: establish an office to measure and report on greenhouse gas emissions of Federal agencies (see S. 1411), S658 [5FE]

———promulgate regulations to control hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units (see S. 2643), S1054 [14FE]

Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (see S. Res. 603), S6286 [26JN]

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), S96 [22JA]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see S. 594), S3892 [7MY]

FAA: improve dispute resolution relative to the personnel management system (see S. 3416), S10176 [30SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 2059), S95 [22JA]

FBI: establish a liaison with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 2840), S3028 [15AP]

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

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see S.J. Res. 28), S2233 [31MR]

Federal employees: provide for 4 weeks of paid parental leave (see S. 3140), S10486 [2OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 2844), S2945 [10AP]

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

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

———reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns (see S. 3634), S9657 [26SE]

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

Firefighters: assist volunteer fire companies in coping with the precipitous rise in fuel prices (see S. 3237), S6651 [14JY]

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

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

Hazardous substances: reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see S. 3040), S4487 [20MY]

Health: expand and accelerate genomics research and initiatives to improve the accuracy of disease diagnosis, increase drug safety, and identify novel treatments (see S. 976), S7906 [31JY]

———expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting (see S. 2723), S10660 [19NO]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see S. 1003), S8131 [8SE]

———increase Federal investment in public and preventive health (see S. Res. 640), S8133 [8SE]

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see S. 2510), S3027 [15AP]

———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), S4970 [3JN]

———require Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities (see S. 1067), S1385 [28FE]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see S. 2999), S8276 [10SE]

Health care professionals: establish recruitment and retention programs for public health workers and eliminate critical workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies (see S. 1882), S3402 [24AP]

———provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see S. 1120), S4970 [3JN]

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

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

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

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2279), S919 [12FE]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 1328), S543 [31JA]

———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), S6364 [7JY]

Insurance: provide for mandatory availability of life insurance that does not preclude future lawful travel (see S. 1865), S7630 [29JY]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1588), S3080 [16AP]

International Clean Technology Deployment Fund: establish (see S. 3273), S6868 [16JY]

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), S5658 [16JN]

Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see S. 2633), S1056 [14FE]

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]

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]

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

Long Path Trail: study system of trails and potential trails running from Fort Lee, NJ, to the Adirondacks in New York for addition to National Trails System (see S. 3094), S5204 [5JN]

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

Medicare: allow early access to benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of premiums for such benefits (see S. 3710), S10742 [20NO]

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see S. 3484), S9659 [26SE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 1715), S3257 [22AP]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see S. 2790), S4376 [19MY]

———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), S2135 [13MR]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 2702), S9281 [23SE]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 2102), S4107 [13MY]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see S. 2320), S8948 [17SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 450), S5754 [18JN]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban hospital wage floor (see S. 3582), S9492 [25SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 1107), S4106 [13MY]

Medicine Crow, Joseph: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3283), S10069 [29SE]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 3364), S7780 [30JY]

———integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see S. 2182), S2818 [9AP]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1576), S658 [5FE]

Motor vehicles: determine the maximum feasible fuel economy level achievable for cars and light trucks for a year based on certain gasoline price level projections (see S. 3403), S10579 [17NO]

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

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 Advocacy Center: funding (see S. 2942), S3792 [6MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 481), S2348 [2AP]

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), S1123 [25FE]

National Commission on Children and Disasters: establish (see S. 1970), S6020 [24JN]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 510), S3208 [21AP]

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

National Drug Prevention and Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 434), S445 [29JA]

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

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]

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

National Housing Act: include health centers in the list of entities eligible for mortgage insurance (see S. 2270), S7574 [28JY]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see S. 1926), S1818 [10MR]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 567), S4282 [15MY]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 585), S5204 [5JN]

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

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

National Public Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 509), S2817 [9AP]

National Resource Center on Children and Disasters: establish (see S. 1970), S6020 [24JN]

National School Lunch Act: permit simplified summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions (see S. 790), S6363 [7JY]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 518), S3259 [22AP]

National STD Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 542), S3595 [30AP]

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

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 3490), S8528 [15SE]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 441), S601 [4FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve standards for physical education (see S. 2173), S4970 [3JN]

North Aleutian Basin Planning Area: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing (see S. 1311), S3402 [24AP]

Nuclear weapons: require a comprehensive nuclear posture review (see S. 1914), S95 [22JA]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: pursue complaints of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries (see S. 2976), S5964 [23JN]

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), S7780 [30JY]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met (see S. 2568), S4794 [22MY]

Pan American World Airways: anniversary of bombing of Flight 103 and convey condolences to victims' families and friends (see S. Res. 727), S10834 [9DE]

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 537), S3510 [29AP]

Philadelphia Phillies (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 712), S10743 [20NO]

Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see S. 2433), S850 [11FE]

Power resources: provide emergency energy assistance (see S. 3292), S6972 [21JY]

———provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices (see S. 3044), S5658 [16JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify the law and ensure that children born to U.S. citizens while serving overseas in the military are eligible to become President (see S. 2678), S1468 [3MR]

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

Puerto Rico: provide for NSF and NASA utilization of the Arecibo Observatory (see S. 2862), S4893 [2JN]

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]

Santa Fe, NM: mint coins in commemoration of quadricentennial (see S. 2498), S208 [23JA]

Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (see S. 1181), S8384 [11SE]

Senior citizens: attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans (see S. 2708), S4283 [15MY]

Shipping industry: improve port and intermodal supply chain security (see S. 3174), S5941 [20JN]

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]

———expand Federal benefit eligibility for children in foster care who have attained a certain age (see S. 1512), S8179 [9SE]

———permit States the option to provide nurse home visitation services under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1052), S2974 [14AP]

———preserve access to Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn (see S. 2819), S2637 [7AP]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 2858), S4893 [2JN]

Solar energy: increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of additional photovoltaic systems (see S. 3224), S6362 [7JY]

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see S. 2238), S2975 [14AP]

———permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see S. 2555), S284 [24JA]

———provide fiscal relief through a temporary increase in the Federal medical assistance percentage and direct payments to States (see S. 2586), S817 [8FE]

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]

———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: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1556), S8131 [8SE]

———provide an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions (see S. 3429), S9027 [18SE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 638), S7279 [24JY]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see S. 2821), S2612 [4AP]

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

———provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable (see S. 2369), S3509 [29AP]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S6605 [11JY]

———temporarily suspend excise tax on highway motor fuels (see S. 2971), S3742 [2MY]

Television: address digital television transition in border States (see S. 2507), S6504 [9JY]

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), S1056 [14FE]

Tourist trade: initiate a nationally coordinated travel campaign to increase international travel to the U.S. (see S. 1661), S658 [5FE]

Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see S. 3380), S8180 [9SE]

Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of U.S. agreements with Iraq (see S. 2426), S208 [23JA]

U.N.: direct U.S. funding to the U.N. Population Fund for essential women's health services (see S. 2682), S3595 [30AP]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see S. 2684), S1467 [3MR]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see S. 2544), S284 [24JA] (see S. 3507), S10069 [29SE]

Veterans: health care funding (see S. 2639), S8856 [16SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: require air carriers and ticket brokers to notify consumers of taxes, fees, charges, and fuel surcharges in a timely manner (see S. 3736), S10946 [11DE]

Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see S. 3277), S6868 [16JY]

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

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

Credit: combat predatory lending practices and provide access to capital to those living in low-income and traditionally underserved communities (see S. 3632), S9657 [26SE]

———permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see S. 3738), S10946 [11DE]

Credit cards: protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing debt, unfair practices, and deceptive offers (see S. 2753), S1999 [12MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety through mandatory meat and poultry recall authority and improve communication about recalls with national school lunch and breakfast program participants (see S. 2952), S3698 [1MY]

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 Justice: 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), S1201 [26FE]

———provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs (see S. 3074), S4893 [2JN]

Dept. of the Interior: improve administration of the Minerals Management Service (see S. 3543), S9280 [23SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the licensing of Internet skill game facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see S. 3616), S9657 [26SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see S. 2934), S3507 [29AP]

Diseases: increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see S. 3092), S5204 [5JN]

———increase housing, awareness, and navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 2950), S3595 [30AP]

Firearms: authorize appropriate use of information in the Firearms Trace System (see S. 2769), S2133 [13MR]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see S. 2793), S2295 [1AP]

Health: stimulate social policy and community environments to improve health by encouraging policies and programs to improve community health by policy and design (see S. 3571), S9415 [24SE]

Immigration: adjust status of immediate family members of aliens who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan (see S. 3453), S8131 [8SE]

———recapture family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of such visas in the future (see S. 3414), S7905 [31JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see S. 3514), S9025 [18SE]

International law: protect U.S. citizens from unlawful arrest and detention (see S. 3594), S9493 [25SE]

Investments: promote savings by low-income taxpayers by providing a match to those who contribute to savings products and facilitate the opening of bank accounts directly on tax returns (see S. 3372), S7904 [31JY]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see S. 3593), S9492 [25SE]

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

National Public Health Coordinating Council: establish (see S. 3570), S9415 [24SE]

Petroleum: ban the export of oil produced on Federal land (see S. 3306), S7030 [22JY]

Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see S. 2679), S1384 [28FE]

Stringer, Vivian: tribute (see S. Res. 463), S1385 [28FE]

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

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Christian Church (see S. Res. 615), S6937 [17JY]

Cloture motions

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]

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]

———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]

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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]

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]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S2043 [13MR]

Privilege of the floor

Curtis, Jillian, S7795 [30JY]

Goodhart, Fern, S6581 [10JY]

Veysey, John, S7078 [22JY]

Remarks

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (S. Res. 490), S9344 [23SE]

Amtrak: reauthorize, S10164 [30SE]

Appropriations: making continuing, S9963 [27SE]

———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, S4475 [20MY], S4586 [21MY]

Biscet, Oscar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal, S1934 [12MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1803 [10MR], S1976 [12MR], S2049, S2052 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), motion to instruct conferees, S4260, S4266 [15MY]

Climate: global warming, S2937 [10AP]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7262, S7264 [24JY], S7473 [25JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S7004 [22JY]

Constellation (U.S.S.): recognize historical significance as a reminder of the participation of the U.S. in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the U.S. to end the slave trade (S. Res. 540), S9344 [23SE]

CPSC: prohibit the Commissioner or any employee from accepting payment or reimbursement for travel expenses from any entity with interests in CPSC regulations, S1561, S1576 [5MR]

———provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (S. 2663), S1561, S1576 [5MR], S1686 [6MR]

Crime: provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography (H.R. 4120), S9343 [23SE]

Cuba Solidarity Day: observance (S. Res. 573), S4706 [21MY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, S7274 [24JY]

———support removal of Turkish occupation troops (S. Res. 331), S7274 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: Homeless Education Program funding, S6540 [10JY]

Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S7006 [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 (S. 2598), S4011 [12MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: appoint a Chief Human Capital Officer (S. 2816), S9340 [23SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), House amendment, S9963 [27SE]

———establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to immigration detainees in custody (S. 3005), S5500 [11JN]

———extend other transaction authority (S. 3328), S9335 [23SE]

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 (S. 3133), S7006 [22JY]

———improve administration of the Minerals Management Service (S. 3543), S9282 [23SE]

———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), S6690 [15JY], S7006 [22JY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 391), S9963 [27SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: troubled assets relief plan contracting provisions for asset managers, S10249 [1OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), S3352 [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, S3237 [22AP]

Economy: impact of subprime mortgage lending, S8826 [16SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S8826, S8828 [16SE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S10150, S10154 [30SE], S10238, S10249 [1OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S757 [7FE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5154 [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), S3570 [30AP]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 6984), S9338, S9340 [23SE]

———implementation of NY/NJ/PA Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project, S3570 [30AP]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (S.J. Res. 28), S4268 [15MY]

Federal Protective Service: prohibit award of contracts under the contract security guard program to a business owned, controlled or operated by someone convicted of a felony (H.R. 3068), S9336 [23SE]

Firearms: authorize appropriate use of information in the Firearms Trace System (S. 2769), S2121 [13MR]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S8254 [10SE]

Gasoline: stabilize prices (S. 3202), unanimous-consent request, S6540 [10JY]

Health: increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (S. 1810), S9341 [23SE]

———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 (S. 2932), S9340 [23SE]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, S7839 [31JY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, S1405 [29FE], S2282 [1AP], S2806 [9AP], S5818 [19JN], S6520, S6540 [10JY], S7472 [25JY]

———provide needed housing reform (S. 2636), S8828 [16SE]

Immigration: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs, S2052 [13MR]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for immigration reform and enforcement, S1976-S1978 [12MR], S2052 [13MR]

———extend EB-5 regional center program (H.R. 5569), unanimous-consent request, S9008 [18SE]

———extend programs to promote legal immigration (S. 3257), S9007 [18SE]

———prohibit unlawful detention of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents, S5497, S5500 [11JN]

———recapture family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of such visas in the future (S. 3414), S9008 [18SE]

———recapture family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of such visas in the future (S. 3414), unanimous-consent request, S9008 [18SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S1172 [26FE]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), motion to proceed, S1172 [26FE]

Israel: independence anniversary, S3939 [8MY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 3186), motion to proceed, S7261 [24JY], S7472 [25JY]

Mental health: ensure new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, provided with essential services, and increase NIH research (S. 1375), unanimous-consent request, S9380, S9381 [24SE]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), S10238, S10249 [1OC]

Morales, Hector E.: nomination to be OAS U.S. Permanent Representative, S1697 [6MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 678), S9346 [23SE]

National Public Health Coordinating Council: establish (S. 3570), S9423 [24SE]

National Public Health Week: observance, S2937 [10AP]

National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 661), S9346 [23SE]

Native Americans: protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (S. 1255), S9336 [23SE]

Olympic games: urge President Bush to not attend the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Games until China ends crackdown in Tibet, S2799 [9AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow State governors to petition for increased energy exploration off their coast and allow for revenue sharing on new areas of production if price of gasoline reaches a certain level, S4260, S4266 [15MY]

———assess environmental impact of offshore oil and gas drilling, S6689 [15JY]

———lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S4011 [12MY], S5720 [18JN], S6211 [26JN], S6689 [15JY], S7006 [22JY], S7262, S7264 [24JY], S7748 [30JY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S5719 [18JN]

———gasoline price levels, S4011 [12MY], S6689 [15JY]

Point of order, S4475 [20MY]

Power resources: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production, S2049 [13MR]

———national energy policy, S4011 [12MY], S5402 [10JN], S6540 [10JY], S7006 [22JY], S7264 [24JY], S7473 [25JY], S7747 [30JY], S8993 [18SE]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2806 [9AP]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), House amendments, S5818 [19JN], S6520, S6540 [10JY], S7472 [25JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), motion to proceed, S1405 [29FE], S2282 [1AP]

———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, S5402 [10JN], S5719 [18JN], S6211 [26JN]

Pran, Dith: tribute (S. Res. 515), S3549 [29AP]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S4080, S4081, S4082 [13MY]

SBA: ensure independent operation of the Office of Advocacy and complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules (S. 2902), S3549 [29AP]

Senate: legislative program, S3550 [29AP], S7485 [25JY], S9347 [23SE]

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 (S.J. Res. 44), S6943 [17JY]

Sturgell, Robert A.: nomination to be FAA Administrator, S3570 [30AP]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), motion to proceed, S7748 [30JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 6984), S9338, S9340 [23SE]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil companies, S5402 [10JN]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency, S2806 [9AP]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), S8993 [18SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), motion to proceed, S5719 [18JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8254 [10SE], S8332 [11SE]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), House amendment, S10164 [30SE]

Treaties and agreements: resolutions of ratification considered and ratified en bloc, S9329 [23SE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (S. 2731), S6701 [15JY]

———reauthorize (S. 2731), motion to proceed, S6596 [11JY]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program, S4586 [21MY]

University of Nebraska at Omaha: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 101), S9345 [23SE]

Veterans: expansion of benefits to Filipino veterans who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. residents, S3352 [24AP]

Zimbabwe: support people, condemn recent violence, release and ratify Presidential election results, support peaceful resolution of current crisis, and impose sanctions against human rights violators (S. Res. 533), S3550 [29AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S10154 [30SE]

Tributes

Alarcon, Pablo R., S10647 [19NO]

Harding, Anthony J., S9275 [23SE]

Johnson, Lyndon B., S4569 [21MY]

Warner, Senator, S10150 [30SE]