TESTER, JON (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1839, S1885, S1886 [11MR], S2015 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S6021 [24JN], S8192, S8205 [9SE], S8319 [10SE], S8552, S8790, S8793 [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]

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

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

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5206 [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), S3793, S3808 [6MY]

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S607 [4FE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S959, S986 [13FE]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S5913 [19JN]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (S. 2731), S6668 [14JY], S6809 [16JY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S403 [29JA], S613 [5FE], S879 [12FE], S1149 [26FE], S1487 [4MR], S1549 [5MR], S1825 [11MR], S2709 [8AP], S2985 [15AP], S3751 [6MY], S4047 [13MY], S4425 [20MY], S4901 [3JN], S5397 [10JN], S5669 [17JN], S5973 [24JN], S6371 [8JY], S6981 [22JY], S7579 [29JY], S8145 [9SE], S8809 [16SE], S9223 [23SE], S10535 [17NO], S10785 [2DE], S10821 [9DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), S4970 [3JN]

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

Armed Forces: 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), S4488 [20MY]

———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]

———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see S. 2400), S395 [28JA]

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

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

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

CFTC: provide greater resources and authority to improve transparency and accountability in the energy futures markets (see S. 3130), S5833 [19JN]

Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see S. 400), S3145 [17AP]

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

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S5754 [18JN]

Coins: authorize production of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in palladium to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals (see S. 2924), S3442 [28AP]

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

Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see S. 2458), S7574 [28JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 3068), S6938 [17JY]

Courts: provide guidelines for Federal courts relative to the use of state secrets of privilege in civil cases (see S. 2533), S4283 [15MY]

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

———maintain eligibility for Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Student (PLUS) loans of borrowers who are delinquent on mortgage loan payments or involved in foreclosure proceedings (see S. 2895), S3403 [24AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain participants in the Conservation Reserve Program to participate in the Critical Feed Use Program (see S. 3435), S8035 [1AU]

———clarify eligibility for livestock indemnity payments under certain disaster assistance programs (see S. 3211), S6285 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see S. 2585), S4107 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: provide temporary financial relief for rural school districts adversely impacted by the current energy crisis (see S. 3353), S7907 [31JY]

Dept. of Energy: suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see S. 2598), S2000 [12MR]

Dept. of Justice: clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see S. 267), S3026 [15AP]

———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), S9026 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out annual inspections of canals, levees, tunnels, dikes, pumping plants, dams, and reservoirs (see S. 2842), S2945 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see S. 2899), S4108 [13MY]

———require reports on progress in addressing causes for variances in service-connected disability compensation payments (see S. 2951), S3698 [1MY]

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

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 (see S. 1843), S2347 [2AP]

Diseases: provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 626), S658 [5FE]

Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System: authorize construction (see S. 3415), S7905 [31JY]

EPA: oppose a proposed regulation now under review by OMB that would undercut air quality protections for national parks, national wilderness areas, national monuments, and national seashores (see S. Res. 729), S10881 [10DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 2059), S5448 [10JN]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see S.J. Res. 28), S1597 [5MR]

Federal employees: improve access to workers' compensation programs for injured Federal employees (see S. 1795), S2347 [2AP]

———provide for 4 weeks of paid parental leave (see S. 3140), S6560 [10JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 388), S5447 [10JN]

Forests: establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land (see S. 2593), S9658 [26SE]

Glacier National Park: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see S. 2828), S2743 [8AP]

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

Health: make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see S. 2161), S1522 [4MR]

———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see S. 358), S1877 [11MR]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 999), S6651 [14JY]

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see S. 2510), S920 [12FE]

———understand and comprehensively address inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see S. 1907), S284 [24JA]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see S. 1906), S284 [24JA]

Health care facilities: increase Federal support for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps to ensure health care access for persons living in medically-underserved areas (see S. 941), S2346 [2AP]

Health care professionals: provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see S. 1120), S5697 [17JN]

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

Higher Education Act: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (see S. 2580), S1522 [4MR]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see S. 268), S3026 [15AP]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1588), S10486 [2OC]

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]

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 3186), S6869 [16JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 82), S4488 [20MY]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 399), S4969 [3JN]

———require States to provide diabetes screening tests for adult enrollees with diabetes risk factors and ensure States offer a package of benefits for individuals with diabetes (see S. 755), S1877 [11MR]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see S. 3484), S8949 [17SE]

———expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 1161), S2134 [13MR]

———expand Rural Hospital Flexibility Program to increase the delivery of mental health services to veterans (see S. 3095), S5366 [6JN]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 2702), S3305 [23AP]

———preserve access to physicians' services (see S. 2785), S3028 [15AP]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 1605), S2346 [2AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 450), S6604 [11JY]

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

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]

NASA: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 2159), S2134 [13MR]

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 719), S10743 [20NO]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 2747), S3027 [15AP]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 462), S1271 [27FE]

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), S445 [29JA]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 482), S3306 [23AP]

National Good Neighbor Day: recognize importance (see S. Res. 650), S8036 [1AU]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 602), S6442 [8JY]

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

National Neighbor Day: recognize importance (see S. Res. 650), S8036 [1AU]

National Neighborhood Day: recognize importance (see S. Res. 650), S8036 [1AU]

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (see S. 2817), S2435 [3AP]

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

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 692), S10004 [27SE]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 2681), S3027 [15AP]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see S. 3320), S7148 [23JY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 2035), S5698 [17JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve standards for physical education (see S. 2173), S3976 [8MY]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 826), S6441 [8JY]

Petroleum: reduce dependence on foreign sources (see S. 3056), S4792 [22MY]

Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see S. 1747), S493 [30JA]

Public documents: enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public (see S. 2291), S1704 [6MR]

Roads and highways: improve economic opportunity and development in rural States through highway investment (see S. 3672), S10812 [8DE]

———improve highway transportation in the U.S., including rural and metropolitan areas (see S. 3673), S10812 [8DE]

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), S5698 [17JN]

Second Annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 479), S1876 [11MR]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 223), S6937 [17JY]

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]

———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see S. 2460), S2975 [14AP]

———preserve access to Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn (see S. 2819), S2819 [9AP]

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

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (see S. 894), S6328 [27JN]

———allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see S. 1963), S3975 [8MY]

———provide an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions (see S. 3429), S8857 [16SE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S5698 [17JN]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 1130), S2636 [7AP]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 675), S4106 [13MY]

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), S7574 [28JY]

Veterans: health care funding (see S. 2639), S1386 [28FE]

———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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S1522 [4MR]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 2959), S3698 [1MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: promote domesticated beef, establish an importers council to promote nondomestic beef, and establish new referendum requirements (see S. 3404), S7904 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorize permanent treatment for participants in chemical and biological testing conducted by Deseret Test Center and a health impact study of Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense (see S. 2937), S3507 [29AP]

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), S3080 [16AP]

Housing: expedite transfer of ownership of rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under the Housing Act so that such projects are rehabilitated and used for affordable housing (see S. 3363), S7780 [30JY]

Medicine Crow, Joseph: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3283), S6937 [17JY]

Native Americans: authorize Crow Tribe of Indians water rights settlement (see S. 3355), S7629 [29JY]

Power resources: establish pilot project offices to improve Federal permit coordination for renewable energy (see S. 3463), S8275 [10SE]

Cloture motions

Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), S2607 [4AP]

CPSC: provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (S. 2663), S1593 [5MR]

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]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), S2607 [4AP]

Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S656 [5FE], S725 [6FE]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), motion to proceed, S530 [31JA], S581 [4FE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S1045 [14FE], S1108 [25FE]

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 (H.R. 6331), motion to proceed, S6224, S6231 [26JN]

———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]

Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), S2607 [4AP]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2606 [4AP], S2726 [8AP], S5922 [20JN], S5978 [24JN], S7131 [23JY], S7436 [25JY]

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

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: provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), motion to proceed, S5376 [6JN], S5410 [10JN], 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, S403 [29JA], S613 [5FE], S879 [12FE], S1149 [26FE], S1487 [4MR], S1549 [5MR], S1825 [11MR], S2709 [8AP], S2985 [15AP], S3751 [6MY], S4047 [13MY], S4425 [20MY], S4901 [3JN], S5397 [10JN], S5669 [17JN], S5973 [24JN], S6371 [8JY], S6981 [22JY], S7579 [29JY], S8145 [9SE], S8809 [16SE], S9223 [23SE], S10535 [17NO], S10821 [9DE]

Press releases

Activity Report of the Judith Gap American Legion Auxiliary: American Legion, S3788 [6MY]

Privilege of the floor

Martin, Christopher, S4705 [21MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, S4125 [14MY]

Appropriations: 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, S4561 [21MY], S4714 [22MY]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, S4714 [22MY], S6214 [26JN]

Climate: global warming, S3673 [1MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7230 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8830 [16SE]

———provide for travel expenses of survivors to attend memorial service of Armed Forces members who die on active duty, S8830 [16SE]

Dept. of Justice: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding, S3673 [1MY], S4562 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a cooperative watershed management program (S. 3085), S5206 [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 (S. 2875), S3082 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), S3377 [24AP]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 2831), motion to proceed, S3279 [23AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S8900, S8901 [17SE]

———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, S622 [5FE]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S8900, S8901 [17SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S570 [4FE]

———provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the U.S., S570 [4FE]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, S2314 [2AP]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S959, S960 [13FE], S1014 [14FE]

Judith Gap, MT: anniversary of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 70, S3788 [6MY]

Law enforcement: ensure adequate funding for State drug task forces, S3673 [1MY], S4562 [21MY]

Montana: tribute to Air National Guard 120th Fighter Wing, S1345 [28FE]

———tribute to National Guard, S7734 [30JY]

Native Americans: encourage local, State, and Federal law enforcement to cooperate with tribal law enforcement to combat methamphetamine issues, S959, S960 [13FE]

Nigeria: detention of U.S. citizens by Nigerian State Security Service, S3063 [16AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S5409 [10JN], S5480 [11JN]

Power resources: establish pilot project offices to improve Federal permit coordination for renewable energy (S. 3463), S8900 [17SE]

———national energy policy, S3673 [1MY], S7230 [24JY], S8223 [10SE]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), motion to proceed, S2314 [2AP]

———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, S5409 [10JN], S5480 [11JN]

SEC: investigation into merger of Bear Stearns Cos., Inc., and JPMorgan Chase & Co., S2831 [10AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: funding, S7735 [30JY]

———reauthorize, S4561 [21MY]

Senate: legislative process, S3377 [24AP]

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 (S. 2886), S5480 [11JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), motion to proceed, S7734, S7735 [30JY]

———include senior citizens and disabled veterans in the provision of recovery rebates to individuals, S622 [5FE]

———make permanent the credit for producing electricity from wind, S5677 [17JN]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), motion to proceed, S5677 [17JN]

Votes: position on missed, S6431 [8JY]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (S. 2959), S3714 [1MY]

Worden, MT: tribute to Huntley Project High School, S10844 [10DE]

Texts of

S. 3085, Cooperative Watershed Management Act, S5206-S5208 [5JN]

Tributes

Mosley, Randall D., S10298 [1OC]