CRAPO, MIKE (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), S2083, S2170 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7346, S7356, S7373, S7374 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8211 [9SE], S8277, S8294 [10SE], S8433 [11SE], S8858 [16SE]

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 (S. 1738), S9535 [25SE]

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), S748, S749 [6FE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5274, S5275, S5287, S5290, S5306 [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), S3817 [6MY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S110 [22JA], S1004 [14FE]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2650, S2665 [7AP], S2807 [9AP], S5911, S5913 [19JN], S5964 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Armed Forces: commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq (see S. Res. 636), S7905 [31JY]

———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), S3700 [1MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see S. 3356), S8949 [17SE]

———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]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (see S. 2063), S284 [24JA]

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

Business and industry: provide emergency relief for businesses that currently employ temporary foreign workers (see S. 2839), S7574 [28JY]

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]

Civil Rights Act: clarify requirements relative to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin (see S. 2453), S2347 [2AP]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 3159), S5832 [19JN]

Crime: modernize and expand reporting requirements relative to child pornography and expand cooperation in combating child pornography (see S. 519), S2346 [2AP]

———restore fairness relative to bail bond forfeitures (see S. 2495), S4182 [14MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: carry out Conservation Reserve Program notice CRP-598, entitled the ``Voluntary Modification of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Contract for Critical Feed Use'' (see S. 3337), S7907 [31JY]

———make cost-share and incentive payments for innovative fuels management conservation practices, including grazing management, to prevent wildfires fueled by invasive species (see S. 1646), S2346 [2AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: defend against child exploitation and pornography by improving the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, blocking illegal images, and eliminating release of certain sex offenders (see S. 3344), S9416 [24SE]

———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), S5698 [17JN]

———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (see S. 431), S2346 [2AP]

———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 State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program and reallocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the U.S. (see S. 2868), S7630 [29JY]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: allow waiver of tax penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions (see S. 3121), S5592 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve basic educational assistance program (see S. 2871), S3080 [16AP]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2575), S1999 [12MR]

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: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S816 [8FE]

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), S2818 [9AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 43), S6561 [10JY]

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

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: 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]

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: improve quality of, and access to, long-term care (see S. 1980), S2818 [9AP]

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

Heston, Charlton: tribute (see S. Res. 512), S3793 [6MY]

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]

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), S7479 [25JY]

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), S5594 [12JN]

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

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

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

Medicare: provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see S. 2704), S1596 [5MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: 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 (see S. 3118), S5524 [11JN]

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

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 2504), S4622 [21MY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 625), S7575 [28JY]

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

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

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

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 559), S4028 [12MY]

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

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

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 93), S6722 [15JY]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 530), S3402 [24AP]

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

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 2681), S2946 [10AP]

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD): anniversary (see S. Res. 561), S4106 [13MY]

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

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

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

Roads and highways: improve economic opportunity and development in rural States through highway investment (see S. 3672), S10743 [20NO]

———improve highway transportation in the U.S., including rural and metropolitan areas (see S. 3673), S10743 [20NO]

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

Supreme Court: express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child (see S. Res. 626), S7479 [25JY]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 3439), S8035 [1AU]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief, education deductions, State and local sales tax deduction, research and development credit, and renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives (see S. 2886), S3144 [17AP] (see S. 3098), S5391 [9JN]

———modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see S. 3518), S9025 [18SE]

———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), S9282 [23SE]

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

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see S. 3331), S7279 [24JY]

———treatment of beer (see S. 1995), S4376 [19MY]

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

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S1468 [3MR]

Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 3073), S7630 [29JY]

Water pollution: address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (see S. 2766), S2348 [2AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

National Assisted Living Week: designate (see S. Res. 652), S8179 [9SE]

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

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 710), S10743 [20NO]

Owyhee County, ID: provide for management of certain public lands (see S. 2833), S2817 [9AP]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified expenditures paid or incurred to replace certain wood stoves (see S. 2576), S492 [30JA]

Cloture motions

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3851 [7MY]

E-mails

Promote energy independence and security: several Idaho citizens, S5746, S5747 [18JN], S5824, S5825 [19JN], S5937-S5939 [20JN], S5958-S5960 [23JN], S6009-S6011 [24JN], S6149-S6152 [25JN], S6276-S6278 [26JN], S6322-S6324 [27JN], S6357, S6358 [7JY], S6432-S6434 [8JY], S6495-S6497 [9JY], S6554 [10JY], S6599 [11JY], S6647, S6648 [14JY], S6715-S6717 [15JY], S6865, S6866 [16JY], S6931-S6933 [17JY], S6966-S6968 [21JY], S7026, S7027 [22JY], S7143-S7145 [23JY], S7275, S7276 [24JY], S7476, S7477 [25JY], S7568, S7569 [28JY], S7623-S7625 [29JY], S7770-S7772 [30JY], S7893-S7895 [31JY], S8024, S8025 [1AU], S8118, S8119 [8SE], S8174 [9SE], S8268-S8270 [10SE], S8367-S8369 [11SE], S8525, S8526 [15SE], S8845, S8846 [16SE], S8939, S8940 [17SE], S9013-S9015 [18SE], S9194-S9196 [22SE], S9270, S9271 [23SE], S9401-S9403 [24SE], S9480-S9482 [25SE], S9639-S9641 [26SE], S9996-S9998 [27SE], S10056-S10058 [29SE], S10167-S10169 [30SE], S10305-S10307 [1OC], S10470, S10471 [2OC], S10553-S10555 [17NO], S10640, S10641 [19NO], S10729-S10731 [20NO], S10802-S10804 [8DE], S10832, S10833 [9DE], S10876-S10878 [10DE], S10942, S10943 [11DE]

Poems

``Law of the Yukon,'' Robert W. Service (excerpt), S6195 [26JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, S4169 [14MY]

Alaska: anniversary of statehood, S6195 [26JN]

Australia: tribute to Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program, S847 [11FE]

Axtell, Horace P.: National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship recipient, S5520 [11JN]

BLM: payment in lieu of taxes program funding, S703 [6FE]

Boise, ID: Boise Air Traffic Control Tower recipient of FAA National Facility of the Year award, S10309 [1OC]

———express support and sympathy to victims of fire, S9271 [23SE]

———tribute to Treasure Valley Math and Science Center for participation in the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge, S6602 [11JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1550 [5MR]

Carney, Louis: Boy Scouts Silver Beaver Award recipient, S4027 [12MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S6859 [16JY], S7763-S7767 [30JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S7013 [22JY]

Congress: participation in the Congressional Health Screenings, S5689 [17JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (S. 640), S5689 [17JN]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (H.R. 1553), S6858 [16JY]

Driggs, ID: Army National Guard 938th Engineer Detachment recipient of Dept. of Defense Meritorious Unit Commendation, S8371 [11SE]

Economy: extend certain tax relief provisions, S1550 [5MR]

Endangered Species Act: improve process for listing, recovery planning, and delisting, S4169 [14MY]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (H.R. 5264), S1390 [28FE]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, S5975 [24JN]

Idaho Barley Commission: anniversary, S10804 [8DE]

Long, Deborah: Dept. of Education Distinguished Principals Award recipient for Idaho, S9016 [18SE]

Mountain Home AFB, ID: tribute to 366th Fighter Wing, S8026 [1AU]

National First Responder Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 215), S9639 [26SE]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: observance, S1199 [26FE]

Olympic games: tribute to Idaho participants, S8848 [16SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S6860 [16JY], S7014 [22JY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S5746 [18JN], S5824 [19JN], S5937 [20JN], S5958 [23JN], S6009 [24JN], S6149 [25JN], S6276 [26JN], S6322 [27JN], S6356 [7JY], S6432 [8JY], S6495 [9JY], S6554 [10JY], S6599 [11JY], S6646 [14JY], S6715 [15JY], S6858, S6864 [16JY], S6931 [17JY], S6966 [21JY], S7026 [22JY], S7143 [23JY], S7275 [24JY], S7476 [25JY], S7568 [28JY], S7623 [29JY], S7770 [30JY], S7893 [31JY], S8024 [1AU], S8118 [8SE], S8173 [9SE], S8268 [10SE], S8367 [11SE], S8525 [15SE], S8844 [16SE], S8939 [17SE], S9013 [18SE], S9194 [22SE], S9270 [23SE], S9401 [24SE], S9480 [25SE], S9639 [26SE], S9996 [27SE], S10056 [29SE], S10167 [30SE], S10305 [1OC], S10470 [2OC], S10553 [17NO], S10640 [19NO], S10729 [20NO], S10802 [8DE], S10831 [9DE], S10876 [10DE], S10942 [11DE]

———gasoline price levels, S7763 [30JY]

———gasoline price levels relative to oil futures purchasing, S6859, S6860 [16JY]

Pocatello, ID: Army National Guard First Battalion, 148th Field Artillery Unit recipient of Dept. of Defense Meritorious Unit Commendation, S8271 [10SE]

Power resources: encourage and facilitate use of renewable energy in the U.S., S10721 [20NO]

———national energy policy, S6859, S6860 [16JY], S7013 [22JY], S7763 [30JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), House amendments, S5975 [24JN]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), unanimous-consent request, S5975 [24JN]

———terminate or suspend Federal restrictions on exploration, development, or production of oil shale, S6860 [16JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, S703 [6FE], S6114 [25JN]

Taxation: delay implementation of merchant card transaction reporting requirements until cost of changes to businesses are identified, S5975 [24JN]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, S1550 [5MR]

———rates, S1550 [5MR]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, S1390 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S10414 [2OC]

Tributes

Buckland, Kelly, S1815 [10MR]

Craig, Senator, S10414, S10415 [2OC]

Freeman, Ed W., S8177 [9SE]

Kerby, Darrell, S917 [12FE]

Keys, John W., III, S5828 [19JN]

Morgan, Barbara, S6434 [8JY]

Norris, Linda, S9482 [25SE]

Portela, Stewart, S9404 [24SE]

Shadduck, Louise, S4177 [14MY]

Simplot, John R. (J.R.), S4891 [2JN]

White, Timothy, S4480 [20MY]

Whittaker, Dwight, S3251 [22AP]