CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Senator from Maryland)

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), S6298 [26JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1939, S2014, S2017 [12MR], S2079, S2080, S2138, S2184 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7401 [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), S1543 [4MR], S1575, S1602, S1604 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8133 [8SE], S8206 [9SE], S8312 [10SE], S8386, S8431, S8452 [11SE], S8530 [15SE], S8857, S8858 [16SE]

Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (S. 1382), S9323 [23SE]

EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 3109), S9846 [26SE]

———establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5105 [4JN], S5205, S5266, S5292, S5293, S5295 [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), S3723 [1MY], S3793, S3818 [6MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S4030 [12MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), S6170 [25JN]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S208 [23JA], S334, S340 [25JA], S574 [4FE], S707, S734 [6FE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S1056 [14FE]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2419, S2548 [3AP], S2744 [8AP]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S4118 [13MY]

Public welfare programs: extend SSI for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants and collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud (H.R. 2608), S8066 [1AU]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), S3085 [16AP], S3166 [17AP]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S11 [18JA], S459 [30JA], S679 [6FE], S1217 [27FE], S1915 [12MR], S2313 [2AP], S2767 [9AP], S3039 [16AP], S3553 [30AP], S3839 [7MY], S4123 [14MY], S4559 [21MY], S4993 [4JN], S5377 [9JN], S5461 [11JN], S6097 [25JN], S6451 [9JY], S6799 [16JY], S7089 [23JY], S8091 [22AU], S8221 [10SE], S8897 [17SE], S9349 [24SE], S10527 [3NO], S10529 [6NO], S10787 [5DE]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission, S1391 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: anniversary of bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (see S. Res. 618), S7631 [29JY]

———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), S2233 [31MR]

Air pollution: reduce air pollution from marine vessels (see S. 1499), S1055 [14FE]

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

AmeriCorps: improve educational awards provided for national service (see S. 3037), S10487 [2OC]

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see S. 2912), S3509 [29AP]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 22), S1703 [6MR]

———include service after September 11, 2001, as service qualifying for the determination of a reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see S. 2836), S7781 [30JY]

———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]

———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]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 1243), S6937 [17JY]

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

Army: select a site to establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see S. Con. Res. 95), S7573 [28JY]

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

Aviation: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see S. 2505), S2233 [31MR]

Baltimore National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2604), S784 [7FE]

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

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

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

China, People's Republic of: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see S. Res. 569), S4375 [19MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 766), S8384 [11SE]

———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 after being held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (see S. Res. 627), S7479 [25JY]

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

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 (see S. Res. 540), S3508 [29AP]

Contracts: promote prosecution and enforcement of contracting frauds against the U.S. by suspending statute of limitations when Congress has authorized use of military force (see S. 2892), S5657 [16JN]

Convention on Cluster Munitions: encourage U.S. signature (see S.J. Res. 37), S4969 [3JN]

Credit: 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), S3743 [2MY]

Crime: protect children from online predators, enhance efforts to eliminate child pornography, and help parents protect children from inappropriate material (see S. 1965), S95 [22JA]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 261), S8131 [8SE]

Dental Health Improvement Act: reauthorize (see S. 3067), S4793 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see S. 1232), S6159 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot program to promote fairness in the criminal justice system through identifying and eliminating unjustified disparities in the administration of justice (see S. 3245), S6560 [10JY]

———grant waivers or reductions in matching requirement for certain bulletproof armor vest purchases under the matching grant program for bulletproof armor vests (see S. 2511), S3976 [8MY]

Dept. of Labor: summer youth job programs funding (see S. 2755), S2637 [7AP]

Dept. of State: establish the Global Service Fellowship Program (see S. 2609), S6363 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve basic educational assistance program (see S. 2871), S3305 [23AP]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2575), S492 [30JA]

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

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

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), S2296 [1AP]

———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see S. 1734), S919 [12FE]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through baseline research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 3191), S6158 [25JN]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 727), S3508 [29AP]

EPA: accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction supplemental environmental projects (see S. 2146), S493 [30JA]

———establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (see S. 3109), S5447 [10JN]

———establish a working group to assist Federal agencies develop criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations (see S. 2549), S733 [6FE]

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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 2059), S4283 [15MY]

Federal employees: provide for 4 weeks of paid parental leave (see S. 3140), S5657 [16JN]

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

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

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 2577), S3207 [21AP]

Fish and fishing: establish a Federal grant program to provide increased health care coverage to and access for uninsured and underinsured workers and families in the commercial fishing industry (see S. 2630), S3509 [29AP]

Food: strengthen food safety inspection system by imposing stricter penalties for the slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 2770), S3743 [2MY]

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: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see S. 1818), S733 [6FE]

———prohibit, as a banned hazardous substance, certain household dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus (see S. 3022), S5658 [16JN]

———protect pregnant women and children from dangerous lead exposures (see S. 3495), S8855 [16SE]

Health: provide access to comprehensive primary health care services and improve primary health care delivery through expansion of community health center and National Health Service Corps programs (see S. 3412), S7905 [31JY]

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

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

Immigration: impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engaged in genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings to enter the U.S. (see S. 3166), S7907 [31JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 1328), S7149 [23JY]

Intellectual property: enhance remedies for violations of laws (see S. 3325), S8276 [10SE]

International law: hold surviving Nazi war criminals accountable for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity committed during World War II by encouraging foreign prosecution and extradition (see S. 3007), S4028 [12MY]

International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see S. Con. Res. 86), S5658 [16JN]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see S. 1430), S2974 [14AP]

———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), S6160 [25JN]

Iraq: address ongoing humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown resulting from mass displacement of Iraqis inside Iraq and as refugees into neighboring countries (see S. 3509), S8948 [17SE]

———develop a policy to address critical needs of Iraqi refugees (see S. 3177), S6505 [9JY]

———make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (see S. 2829), S2743 [8AP]

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

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 584), S5699 [17JN]

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), S6019 [24JN]

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

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see S. 2347), S2232 [31MR]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see S. 2578), S492 [30JA]

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

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see S. 3484), S8529 [15SE]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see S. 2790), S3893 [7MY]

———establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (see S. 3613), S9657 [26SE]

———exempt complex rehabilitation and assistive technology products from competitive acquisition program (see S. 2931), S5448 [10JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 2102), S5963 [23JN]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 507), S5390 [9JN]

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

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 2504), S4029 [12MY]

NASA: anniversary (see S. Res. 651), S8036 [1AU]

National and Community Service Act: expand and improve opportunities for service (see S. 3487), S10488 [2OC]

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), S5657 [16JN]

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

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), S3403 [24AP]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 622), S7279 [24JY]

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (see S. 2817), S3146 [17AP]

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

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 524), S3257 [22AP]

National Summer Learning Day: designate (see S. Res. 607), S6362 [7JY]

National Truancy Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 624), S7781 [30JY]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (see S. 2822), S2947 [10AP]

Oceans: protect (see S. 3314), S7148 [23JY]

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]

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 537), S3976 [8MY]

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

Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see S. 2433), S6722 [15JY]

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. 2991), S3891 [7MY] (see S. 3044), S4487 [20MY]

———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see S. 3185), S6561 [10JY]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see S. Res. 489), S2134 [13MR]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 2123), S3791 [6MY]

Public welfare programs: require States to implement a drug testing program for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 3361), S10743 [20NO]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see S. 3225), S6362 [7JY]

Santa Fe, NM: mint coins in commemoration of quadricentennial (see S. 2498), S3027 [15AP]

SBA: reauthorize and improve financing and entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 2920), S5390 [9JN]

———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see S. 3362), S7907 [31JY]

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 991), S4893 [2JN]

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]

———preserve access to Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn (see S. 2819), S3208 [21AP]

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]

South Africa: exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events and provide relief for certain members relative to admissability (see S. 2979), S5525 [11JN]

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see S. 2238), S6286 [26JN]

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

Sudan: 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: allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see S. 3684), S10660 [19NO]

———clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 3615), S9657 [26SE]

———encourage investment in affordable housing (see S. 2666), S3892 [7MY]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1689), S2296 [1AP]

———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), S3792 [6MY]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 3544), S9280 [23SE]

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

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

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S5754 [18JN]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 1130), S10660 [19NO]

———S corporation reform (see S. 3063), S4793 [22MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S1121 [25FE]

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

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see S. 3061), S6160 [25JN]

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

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

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see S. 960), S6020 [24JN]

University of Maryland: anniversary of School of Medicine (see S. Res. 671), S9204 [22SE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S817 [8FE]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 3640), S9658 [26SE]

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (see S. 686), S8131 [8SE]

Water pollution: address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (see S. 2766), S2297 [1AP]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see S. 2771), S2637 [7AP]

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

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 903), S3257 [22AP]

Zimbabwe: support people, condemn manipulation of electoral process, reject results of runoff election, tighten sanctions against human rights violators, and support political resolution of current crisis (see S. Res. 611), S6650 [14JY]

———support people, condemn recent violence, release and ratify Presidential election results, support peaceful resolution of current crisis, and impose sanctions against human rights violators (see S. Res. 533), S3444 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Charles County, MD: anniversary (see S. Res. 553), S3790 [6MY]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (see S. 2707), S1596 [5MR]

Health: establish a multi-faceted approach to improve access and eliminate disparities in oral health care (see S. 3064), S4793 [22MY]

———increase Federal investment in public and preventive health (see S. Res. 640), S7905 [31JY]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 3525), S9025 [18SE]

National Advocacy Center: funding (see S. 2942), S3594 [30AP]

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

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

Taxation: permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile (see S. 3246), S6560 [10JY]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (see S. 3532), S9204 [22SE]

Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (see S. Con. Res. 69), S1703 [6MR]

———establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see S. 3383), S7904 [31JY]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4475 [20MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8470 [12SE], S8826 [16SE]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), motion to proceed, S3169 [17AP], S3225 [22AP]

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, S3188 [21AP], S3288 [23AP]

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]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), motion to proceed, S4837 [22MY]

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, S3411 [24AP], S3430 [28AP]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), motion to proceed, S3742 [2MY], S3779 [6MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), conference report, S845 [11FE], S937 [13FE]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 3186), motion to proceed, S7131 [23JY], S7508 [26JY]

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

National objectives: advance America's priorities (S. 3297), motion to proceed, S7509 [26JY], S7551 [28JY], S8934 [17SE]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S5922 [20JN], S5978 [24JN], S6224 [26JN], S6355 [7JY], S6448 [8JY]

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

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

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

———technical corrections (H.R. 1195), motion to proceed, S2933 [10AP], S2971 [14AP]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), motion to proceed, S7554 [28JY], S7722 [30JY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), motion to proceed, S5564 [12JN], S5681 [17JN], S7595 [29JY], S8934 [17SE]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), House amendment, S10019 [27SE], S10037 [29SE]

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

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S459 [30JA], S679 [6FE], S1217 [27FE], S1915 [12MR], S2313 [2AP], S2767 [9AP], S3039 [16AP], S3553 [30AP], S3839 [7MY], S4123 [14MY], S4559 [21MY], S4993 [4JN], S5377 [9JN], S5461 [11JN], S6097 [25JN], S6451 [9JY], S6799 [16JY], S7089 [23JY], S8221 [10SE], S8897 [17SE], S9349 [24SE]

Privilege of the floor

Phan, Jeffrey, S1890 [11MR]

Remarks

Agee, G. Steven: nomination to be circuit judge, S4439 [20MY]

Ahern, Bertie: address to joint meeting of Congress by Irish Prime Minister, S3559 [30AP]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (S. 3604), S9995 [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, S4738 [22MY]

———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, S6265 [26JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S5472 [11JN], S6959 [21JY]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, S6265 [26JN]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, S1838 [11MR]

———deficit, S5010 [4JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1838 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, S5009 [4JN]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, S8909 [17SE]

Children and youth: provide disadvantaged children with dental services, S1116 [25FE], S5010 [4JN]

Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance: establish, S3965 [8MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S6959 [21JY]

Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), S2879 [10AP]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S575 [4FE]

CPSC: develop training standards for product safety inspectors, S1575 [5MR]

———provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (S. 2663), S1575 [5MR], S1738 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8931 [17SE]

———create high-level task force to study diversity in the Armed Forces, S8931 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: 21st Century Community Learning Centers funding, S1378 [28FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program, S4277 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), S3299 [23AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), S2879 [10AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S8909 [17SE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S10251, S10268 [1OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S518 [31JA]

———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, S627 [5FE]

EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 3109), S5451 [10JN]

———establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 2191), S3577 [30AP]

———establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5145 [5JN]

———establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), motion to proceed, S4873, S4875 [2JN]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), S3760, S3761 [6MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3965 [8MY]

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid prohibition on certain payments when the sum of base acres of a farm is below a certain amount (H.R. 6849), S10039 [29SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), S963 [13FE]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), S6379 [8JY]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S192 [23JA], S264 [24JA], S574, S576 [4FE], S707, S709 [6FE], S963 [13FE]

———provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the U.S., S574 [4FE]

———reduce duration of sunset provision, S574, S576 [4FE], S707, S709 [6FE]

———require a report to Congress on any decision, order, or opinion issued by Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes a significant legal interpretation of any provision, S264 [24JA]

Haynes, Catharina: nomination to be circuit judge, S2924 [10AP]

Health: expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, S1839 [11MR]

———increase Federal investment in public and preventive health (S. Res. 640), S7977 [31JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S628 [5FE]

———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), S3371 [24AP]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (S. 3525), S9036 [18SE]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, S2318 [2AP], S2419, S2420, S2421 [3AP], S5987 [24JN], S7495 [26JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S1116 [25FE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S1223 [27FE]

———congressional testimony of David H. Petraeus and Ryan C. Crocker relative to assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S2778 [9AP]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), motion to proceed, S1223 [27FE]

IRS: prohibit use of private debt collection companies (S. 335), S3023 [15AP]

Israel: independence anniversary, S3941 [8MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S5826 [19JN]

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

Lansdowne Improvement Association: anniversary, S540 [31JA]

Law enforcement officers: tribute to officers from Maryland that died in the line of duty, S4277 [15MY]

LIHEAP: funding, S628 [5FE]

Linthicum Heights, MD: anniversary, S3439 [28AP]

Medicare: extend eligibility period for ``Welcome to Medicare'' physical examination and provide for the coverage and waiver of cost-sharing for preventive services, S5557 [12JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit, S5557 [12JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), motion to proceed, S6483 [9JY]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (S. 3101), motion to proceed, S5557 [12JN]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), S10251, S10268 [1OC]

National Children's Dental Health Month: observance, S1116 [25FE]

National objectives: advance America's priorities (S. 3297), motion to proceed, S7510 [26JY]

NATO: congratulate Albania and Croatia on being invited to begin accession talks and express support for continuing to enlarge the alliance, S9478 [25SE]

NIH: funding, S5010 [4JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), S2879 [10AP]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams and encourage the International Olympic Committee to choose Chicago, IL, as site for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (S. Res. 704), S10424 [2OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S6959 [21JY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, S4277 [15MY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S3576, S3577 [30AP], S6959 [21JY]

———gasoline price levels, S5472 [11JN], S5651 [16JN]

Police Week: observance, S4277 [15MY]

Power resources: establish a new Manhattan Project for clean energy independence, S3576 [30AP]

———national energy policy, S3576, S3577 [30AP], S4009 [12MY], S6959 [21JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2419, S2420, S2421 [3AP], S2840 [10AP]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), House amendments, S5987 [24JN], S7495 [26JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), motion to proceed, S2318 [2AP]

———provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices (S. 2991), S4009 [12MY]

———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, S5472 [11JN], S5718 [18JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S10817, S10818 [8DE]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2927 [10AP], S3761 [6MY], S4439 [20MY], S6002 [24JN]

Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), S1738 [7MR]

Public debt: debt held by foreigners, S5010 [4JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S4277 [15MY]

Real estate: provide needed housing reform, S2840 [10AP]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), motion to proceed, S2999 [15AP]

Senate: legislative program, S10819 [8DE]

———permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (S. Res. 723), S10819 [8DE]

Social Security: preserve access to Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn (S. 2819), S6265 [26JN]

St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Inc.: anniversary, S4964 [3JN]

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate, S2879 [10AP]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer, S2419, S2420, S2421 [3AP], S2840 [10AP]

———extend relief from the alternative minimum tax, S5652 [16JN]

———include senior citizens and disabled veterans in the provision of recovery rebates to individuals, S627 [5FE]

———increase and extend certain renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives, S628 [5FE]

———mortgage revenue bond financing, S628 [5FE]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile (S. 3246), S6567 [10JY]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (S. 3532), S9209 [22SE]

———preserve low-income housing tax credits, S10251 [1OC]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases, S2319 [2AP]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), motion to proceed, S5472 [11JN], S5651 [16JN], S5718 [18JN]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), S10818 [8DE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), S10818 [8DE]

———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (H.R. 7006), S10818 [8DE]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), House amendment, S10039 [29SE]

Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (S. Con. Res. 69), S1712 [6MR]

———establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 3383), S7926 [31JY]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (S. 2731), S6704 [15JY]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program, S518 [31JA], S627 [5FE], S6265 [26JN]

University of Maryland, Baltimore County: anniversary of Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Scholarship Program, S2226 [31MR]

Veterans: expansion of benefits to Filipino veterans who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. residents, S3299 [23AP]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: authorize additional Federal contributions for maintaining and improving the transit system, S10039 [29SE]

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

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S537 [31JA]

Texts of

S. 3246, Fair Deal for Volunteers Act, S6567 [10JY]

S. 3383, Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act, S7927-S7929 [31JY]

S. 3525, Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act, S9037 [18SE]

S. 3532, Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere (GIVE) Act, S9210 [22SE]

Tributes

Driver, Deamonte, S1116 [25FE]

Fisher, Mary Jane, S9403 [24SE]

Harris, Kenneth N., Sr., S9233 [23SE]

Kennedy, Robert F., S5146 [5JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., S1994 [12MR]

Loving, Mildred and Richard, S4177 [14MY]

Morgan, Michael C., S7897 [31JY]

Nnamdi, Kojo, S8120 [8SE]

Summerfield, David W., S1382 [28FE]