BARRASSO, JOHN (a Senator from Wyoming)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S2014, S2015, S2018, S2023 [12MR], S2065, S2083, S2087, S2170, S2174, S2178 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7347, S7348, S7375 [24JY], S7631 [29JY], S9428 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8294, S8307 [10SE], S8546, S8551 [15SE]

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]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5115, S5116, S5117 [4JN], S5261, S5274, S5275, S5290 [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), S3605 [30AP], S3805, S3806, S3817 [6MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3911 [7MY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S110 [22JA], S961 [13FE]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S5904 [19JN], S6021 [24JN]

Articles and editorials

Comment Quickly on Immigration Reform, Bryce Reece, Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication), S3785 [6MY]

Lowering the Drinking Age Is Not a Good Idea, Nancy Freudenthal, Casper (WY) Star Tribune, S8938 [17SE]

Society We Live In, Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication), S4960 [3JN]

Was Chicken Little Right? Shawn Taylor, Wyoming Livestock Journal, S6917 [17JY]

You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It Too, Ken Hamilton, Wyoming Agriculture (publication), S4614 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: anniversary of bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see S. Res. 618), S7480 [25JY]

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

Agriculture: prohibit importation of ruminants, swine, and their products from Argentina until the Dept. of Agriculture certifies that Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease (see S. 3238), S6559 [10JY]

Alcoholic beverages: observe anniversary of State-based regulation and recognize State officials, public health community, and industry members for creating a successful regulatory and distribution system (see S. Res. 551), S3790 [6MY]

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]

———improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (see S. 2938), S3507 [29AP]

———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), S6505 [9JY]

———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]

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

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]

———place an artistic tribute to the speech given by Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate of the Berlin Wall (see S. Con. Res. 1), S3082 [16AP]

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

Clean Air Act: limit use of ethanol to meet the renewable fuel standard (see S. 3031), S4375 [19MY]

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

Dept. of Energy: conduct feasibility study relative to construction and operation of pipelines and carbon dioxide sequestration facilities (see S. 2144), S3508 [29AP]

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), S8529 [15SE]

Dept. of the Interior: improve administration of the Minerals Management Service (see S. 3556), S9415 [24SE]

———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), S3080 [16AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins (see S. 1986), S7480 [25JY]

———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see S. 3683, 3697), S10834 [9DE]

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), S6160 [25JN]

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

Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see S. 1382), S4029 [12MY]

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

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3539), S10177 [30SE]

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), S1877 [11MR]

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see S. 2510), S8036 [1AU]

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

Ho, Feng Shan: tribute (see S. Res. 588), S5366 [6JN]

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), S8133 [8SE]

———strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program (see S. 970), S94 [22JA]

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]

Lander Trail: anniversary (see S. Res. 623), S7279 [24JY]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 82), S5594 [12JN]

Medicare: revise timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics (see S. 3367), S7780 [30JY]

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), S5699 [17JN]

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

Mining and mineral resources: repeal reduction of mineral leasing revenues paid to certain Western States (see S. 2602), S817 [8FE]

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 Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 579), S4029 [12MY]

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

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]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (see S. 3240), S6560 [10JY]

———promote energy security (see S. 2958), S3698 [1MY] (see S. 2973), S3742 [2MY]

Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see S. 2283), S602 [4FE]

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

Taxation: provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see S. 2821), S2819 [9AP]

———provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable (see S. 2369), S4622 [21MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: establish a Board of Appeals for permits for certain water storage projects (see S. 2873), S3080 [16AP]

Dept. of Energy: temporarily suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve to increase supply and reduce costs and include additional acquisition requirements for the Reserve (see S. 2927), S3442 [28AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit the consideration of global climate change as a factor in determining whether a species is threatened or endangered (see S. 3071), S4793 [22MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (see S. 3214), S6285 [26JN] (see S. 3290), S6972 [21JY]

Ecology and environment: facilitate development, demonstration, and implementation of technology for use in removing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere (see S. 2614), S815 [8FE]

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), S7030 [22JY]

Immigration: withhold a portion of Federal highway construction and maintenance funds from States that issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants (see S. 2718), S1597 [5MR]

Tariff: acrylic fiber tow (see S. 3220, 3221), S6327 [27JN]

Taxation: exclude certain tax-exempt financing of energy transportation infrastructure from private business use tests (see S. 3171), S5833 [19JN]

Veterans: authorize assignment of pre-stabilization disability ratings to certain veterans for purposes of the payment of disability compensation (see S. 3388), S7904 [31JY]

Cloture motions

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S269 [24JA], S387 [28JA]

Remarks

Alcoholic beverages: minimum drinking age, S8938 [17SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (S. 3406), S8355 [11SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S2031 [12MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: salt cedar and Russian olive plant removal funding, S2031 [12MR]

Cheyenne, WY: require Corps of Engineers to fund cleanup of city water supply contaminated by leaching of trichloroethylene (TCE) from former nuclear missile site, S10901 [11DE]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7244 [24JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S6996 [22JY]

Craig and Susan Thomas Foundation: tribute, S1503 [4MR]

Dept. of Energy: temporarily suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve to increase supply and reduce costs and include additional acquisition requirements for the Reserve (S. 2927), S3475 [29AP]

Dept. of Labor: proposal to amend regulations governing the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program, S3785 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), S6997 [22JY]

———prohibit the consideration of global climate change as a factor in determining whether a species is threatened or endangered (S. 3071), S4804 [22MY]

Ecology and environment: facilitate carbon capture and storage technology research and development, S5428 [10JN]

———facilitate development, demonstration, and implementation of technology for use in removing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere (S. 2614), S818 [8FE], S3049 [16AP], S4614 [21MY], S4927, S4928 [3JN], S6917 [17JY]

Endangered Species Act: provide assistance to States for compliance, S2031 [12MR]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5428 [10JN]

———establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), motion to proceed, S4926, S4928 [3JN]

GAO: require report on the effectiveness of coordination of health care services provided to Indians using Federal, State, local and tribal funds, S961 [13FE]

Gasoline: stabilize prices (S. 3202), S6996 [22JY]

Honaker, Richard H.: nomination to be district judge, S6901 [17JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S961 [13FE]

Israel: independence anniversary, S4174 [14MY]

Magagna, Jim: Wyoming Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, S7567 [28JY]

Medicare: implementation of Competitive Acquisition Program, S10618 [19NO]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers, S5569 [12JN]

———withhold payment for treatment of certain preventable medical injuries developed during hospital admission, S9355 [24SE]

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 (S. 3118), S5569 [12JN]

Mining and mineral resources: repeal reduction of mineral leasing revenues paid to certain Western States, S2031 [12MR]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 482), S7621 [29JY]

Peace Corps: anniversary, S1266 [27FE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S3475 [29AP], S4926 [3JN], S5428 [10JN], S7213 [24JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, S5428 [10JN], S7213 [24JY], S7515 [26JY], S7739, S7740, S7741 [30JY]

———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities, S3937 [8MY], S7244 [24JY]

———promote energy security, S3937 [8MY]

———promote energy security (S. 2958), S6996 [22JY]

———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, S5428 [10JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6901 [17JY]

Real estate: limit Federal regulation of public and private lands and protect private property rights, S4960 [3JN]

Taxation: rates, S2031 [12MR], S2987 [15AP]

Tinsley, Del: Wyoming Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, S7625 [29JY]

Tributes

Hays, Bruce E., S9400 [24SE]

Julian, David D., S2289 [1AP]

Pickett, Tyler E., S5935 [20JN]

Thomas, Craig, S5131 [5JN]