CRAIG, LARRY E. (a Senator from Idaho)

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), S6170 [25JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1921, S2012, S2018 [12MR], S2083, S2137, S2170 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7346, S7356, S7387 [24JY], S7484 [25JY], S7702, S7703 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8201 [9SE], S8294, S8312 [10SE], S8433 [11SE], S8551 [15SE], S8950, S8951 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), S3297, S3310 [23AP]

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), S749 [6FE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5206, S5221, S5287, S5290, S5291, S5292, S5324, S5330 [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), S3725 [1MY], S3817 [6MY]

Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy: authorize certain programs and activities (S. 2483), S493 [30JA]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2613 [4AP]

Articles and editorials

Democrats Against Drilling, Wall Street Journal, S7237 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AARP: anniversary (see S. Res. 666), S9206 [22SE]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: authorize oil and gas exploration and codify certain environmental and economic protections of the Coastal Plain (see S. 2758), S3027 [15AP]

Armed Forces: commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq (see S. Res. 636), S8181 [9SE]

———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), S3306 [23AP]

———improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (see S. 2938), S3976 [8MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see S. 2579), S4107 [13MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see S. 3356), S8857 [16SE]

———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]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (see S. 2063), S446 [29JA]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3070), S4793 [22MY]

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. 89), S5524 [11JN]

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

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see S. Con. Res. 60), S2136 [13MR]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S5963 [23JN]

Colombia: welcome home Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves after being held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (see S. Res. 627), S7479 [25JY]

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

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 2543), S1056 [14FE]

———protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks (see S. 2619), S3443 [28AP]

———restore fairness relative to bail bond forfeitures (see S. 2495), S3509 [29AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats (see S. 2292), S208 [23JA]

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

Dept. of the Interior: establish a cooperative watershed management program (see S. 3085), S5204 [5JN]

———provide grants to States and tribes to reduce the risk of or compensate for livestock loss due to predation by gray wolves or other predators (see S. 2875), S6605 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans and their surviving spouses and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 3167), S5832 [19JN]

———extend demonstration projects on adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see S. 3299), S7631 [29JY]

———require a program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for service-connected post-traumatic stress and other disorders (see S. 2573), S492 [30JA]

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

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

Diseases: provide assistance to in-need countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria (see S. 2762), S2132 [13MR]

Economy: promote homeownership, manufacturing, and economic growth (see S. 12), S1419 [29FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program (see S. 2051), S95 [22JA]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 43), S6158 [25JN]

Federal employees: improve access to workers' compensation programs for injured Federal employees (see S. 1795), S1385 [28FE]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 413), S543 [31JA]

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]

Forests: authorize the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services (see S. 3302), S7150 [23JY]

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

Gasoline: stabilize prices (see S. 3202), S6285 [26JN]

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: provide for the safe development of a spent nuclear fuel repository at the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada (see S. 2551), S283 [24JA]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 1042), S1999 [12MR]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see S. 1906), S4794 [22MY]

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

Heston, Charlton: tribute (see S. Res. 512), S2945 [10AP]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 3525), S9494 [25SE]

Housing: aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis (see S. 2734), S1741 [7MR]

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

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 988), S1522 [4MR]

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: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 399), S2974 [14AP]

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

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

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 Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 482), S2133 [13MR]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 450), S970 [13FE]

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), S5205 [5JN]

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

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

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 2681), S7480 [25JY]

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

Pope Benedict XVI: U.S. visit (see S. Res. 519), S3145 [17AP]

Power resources: facilitate participation of private capital and skills in development, commercialization, and market penetration of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies (see S. 2730), S1703 [6MR]

———promote energy security (see S. 2958), S3893 [7MY]

Santa Fe, NM: mint coins in commemoration of quadricentennial (see S. 2498), S3509 [29AP]

Taxation: allow a refund of motor fuel excise taxes for actual off-highway use of certain mobile machinery vehicles (see S. 2401), S1272 [27FE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1410), S9205 [22SE]

———allow the purchase of health insurance with pre-tax dollars (see S. 2835), S2817 [9AP]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see S. 2314), S2818 [9AP]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see S. 2566), S445 [29JA]

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

———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (see S. 2209), S3509 [29AP]

———provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable (see S. 2369), S5593 [12JN]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S4794 [22MY]

———treatment of beer (see S. 1995), S2436 [3AP]

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

Veterans: enhance and improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits (see S. 2640), S1054 [14FE]

———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), S815 [8FE]

———support veteran entrepreneurs and encourage Federal agencies to improve contracting opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 575), S4793 [22MY]

Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 3073), S4793 [22MY]

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

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 903), S4182 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bregaj, Mjaftime: relief (see S. 2582), S543 [31JA]

Bregaj, Sali: relief (see S. 2582), S543 [31JA]

Bregaj-Dwyer, Nertila: relief (see S. 2582), S543 [31JA]

Idaho: permit certain commercial vehicles to use certain interstate system highways for purposes of providing significant savings in the transportation of goods (see S. 3516), S9025 [18SE]

Long, Chelsea A.: relief (see S. 2646), S1054 [14FE]

Long, Patricia M.: relief (see S. 2646), S1054 [14FE]

Long, Stephanie B.: relief (see S. 2646), S1054 [14FE]

Long, Thomas S.: relief (see S. 2646), S1054 [14FE]

Native Americans: hold certain lands in trust for the Burns Paiute Tribe (see S. 16), S10742 [20NO]

Petroleum: provide for development and inventory of certain Outer Continental Shelf resources and suspend acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 2953), S3698 [1MY]

Cloture motions

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S4135 [14MY]

Poems

``I Am the Flag,'' Howard Schnauber, S5590 [12JN]

Privilege of the floor

Jones, Carolyn, S5530 [11JN]

Jones, Colin, S454 [29JA], S3984 [8MY], S6945 [17JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), S3578 [30AP]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, S4213 [15MY]

———extend programs and suspend permanent price support authorities beyond a certain date (S. 2954), S3727 [1MY]

Appropriations: making continuing, S9961 [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 amendments, S6103 [25JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S7818 [31JY], S10416 [2OC]

Bonneville County, ID: selection of site for uranium enrichment facility, S3960 [8MY]

Children's Home Society of Idaho: anniversary, S2635 [7AP]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, S9269 [23SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7236, S7237 [24JY], S7438 [25JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S6903 [17JY], S7124 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: effect of oil and gas leasing activities in Outer Continental Shelf on military training operations, S3703 [1MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), House amendment, S9961 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide grants to States and tribes to reduce the risk of or compensate for livestock loss due to predation by gray wolves or other predators (S. 2875), S7745 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), motion to proceed, S3224 [22AP]

———enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), unanimous-consent request, S8996 [18SE]

———modify authorities to accept new applications for State home construction projects grants and authorize facility construction grants for non-institutional care programs (S. 1441), S9381 [24SE]

———provide benefits to certain Filipino World War II veterans, S9961 [27SE]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S10415 [2OC]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5161 [5JN]

———establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), motion to proceed, S4950, S4951, S4952 [3JN]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), motion to proceed, S3477 [29AP]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: temporarily extend programs (H.R. 5813), S3106 [17AP]

———temporarily extend programs (S. 2903), S3340, S3342 [24AP]

Father's Day: observance, S5590 [12JN]

Flag Day: observance, S5590 [12JN]

Forests: establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments to sequester carbon and reduce emissions, S4950, S4951, S4952 [3JN], S5161 [5JN]

Hazardous substances: provide for the safe development of a spent nuclear fuel repository at the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada (S. 2551), S416 [29JA]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, S2405 [3AP]

Idaho: permit certain commercial vehicles to use certain interstate system highways for purposes of providing significant savings in the transportation of goods (S. 3516), S9027 [18SE]

Lewis-Clark State College: tribute to baseball team, S6498 [9JY]

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, S9381 [24SE]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), S10415 [2OC]

Native Americans: hold certain lands in trust for the Burns Paiute Tribe (S. 16), S10744 [20NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S5161 [5JN], S6903 [17JY], S7236 [24JY], S7438 [25JY], S7818 [31JY], S10416 [2OC]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S3477 [29AP]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S3477 [29AP]

———gasoline price levels, S5477 [11JN], S5791 [19JN]

———gasoline price levels relative to oil futures purchasing, S5792 [19JN]

———provide for development and inventory of certain Outer Continental Shelf resources and suspend acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (S. 2953), S3701, S3703 [1MY]

———year-end profits of oil companies, S3477 [29AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, S3477 [29AP], S5161 [5JN], S5791 [19JN], S6903 [17JY], S7236, S7237, S7238 [24JY], S7604 [29JY], S7818 [31JY], S10416 [2OC]

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

———promote U.S. energy production, S7124 [23JY]

———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, S5477 [11JN]

President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors: implement recommendations, S2969 [14AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, S6103 [25JN], S9261 [23SE]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S10414 [2OC]

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

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax, S2969 [14AP]

Veterans: expansion of benefits to Filipino veterans who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. residents, S3224 [22AP]

———provide health care benefits to veterans with a service-connected disability at non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities that receive payments under Medicare or TRICARE programs (S. 815), S9381 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S9366, S9388 [24SE], S9465, S9474, S9475 [25SE], S9600, S9626-S9629 [26SE], S10221 [1OC], S10400, S10404, S10414, S10415, S10417, S10418, S10429, S10435, S10436, S10438 [2OC], S10551 [17NO], S10632 [19NO], S10718 [20NO]

Reports

90 Billion Barrels of Oil and 1,670 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Assessed in the Arctic: U.S. Geological Survey, S7237 [24JY]

Tributes

Allard, Senator, S10417 [2OC]

Crapo, Senator, S10414 [2OC]

Heston, Charlton, S3577 [30AP]

Holt, James S., S4788 [22MY]

Simplot, John R. (J.R.), S5827 [19JN]

Stevens, Senator, S10695 [20NO]