CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM (a Senator from New York)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1878, S1883, S1885, S1886 [11MR], S1939, S1950, S2000, S2013, S2014, S2017, S2018, S2019, S2023, S2024 [12MR], S2056, S2057, S2058, S2067, S2069, S2078, S2079, S2083, S2136, S2137, S2138, S2169, S2170, S2175, S2178, S2182, S2183, S2184 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7335 [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), S1705, S1714 [6MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the single family housing loan guarantee program (S. 2008), S1713 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S5834 [19JN], S8199, S8212 [9SE], S8277, S8285, S8286, S8289, S8300, S8302, S8310, S8312, S8316, S8319, S8323 [10SE], S8429, S8432, S8443, S8444 [11SE], S8500 [12SE], S8537, S8542, S8546, S8548, S8793 [15SE], S8950, S8959 [17SE]

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), S734, S747, S748 [6FE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5273 [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), S3517 [29AP], S3601, S3606, S3607 [30AP], S3723, S3725 [1MY], S3793, S3813, S3814 [6MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3833 [6MY], S3908, S3910 [7MY], S3962, S3981 [8MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), S6443 [8JY]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S288 [24JA], S453, S454 [29JA], S644 [5FE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S153 [22JA], S1056 [14FE]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2495, S2505, S2515 [3AP], S2613, S2616 [4AP], S2658, S2705 [7AP], S2819 [9AP], S2947 [10AP]

Protect America Act: extend (S. 2556), S454 [29JA]

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

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), S3058, S3085, S3086 [16AP]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (S. 2731), S6809, S6870, S6876 [16JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4137, Higher Education Act amendment and extension, S7591 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: 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), S2437 [3AP]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 394), S1597 [5MR]

Air pollution: establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 1177), S7573 [28JY]

———reduce air pollution from marine vessels (see S. 1499), S2818 [9AP]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 1201), S7573 [28JY]

Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Day: designate (see S. Res. 659), S8528 [15SE]

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

AmeriCorps: improve educational awards provided for national service (see S. 3037), S4487 [20MY]

Animals: establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see S. 746), S5657 [16JN]

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see S. 2052), S8131 [8SE]

———authorize commanders of wounded warrior battalions to accept charitable gifts on behalf of the wounded members assigned to such battalions (see S. 3407), S8037 [1AU]

———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), S3174 [18AP]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits available to veterans and members and enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see S. 2963), S3792 [6MY] (see S. 3008), S4028 [12MY]

———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), S2817 [9AP]

———increase number of nurses through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses (see S. 2705), S1819 [10MR]

———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), S2637 [7AP]

———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]

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

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see S. 678), S2295 [1AP]

———prohibit conducting auctions, implementing congestion pricing, limiting airport operations, or charging certain use fees at airports (see S. 3150), S6287 [26JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see S. 2136), S543 [31JA]

Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see S. 3277), S6868 [16JY]

Burma: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (see S. Res. 554), S3891 [7MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 41), S5592 [12JN]

Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (see S. 2058), S3258 [22AP]

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]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see S. Res. 662), S8856 [16SE]

China, People's Republic of: end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (see S. Res. 504), S2819 [9AP]

———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see S. Res. 569), S4375 [19MY]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see S. 2554), S284 [24JA] (see S. 2918), S3401 [24AP]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S2818 [9AP]

Collins, Francis: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2140), S7279 [24JY]

Colombia: welcome home Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves, U.S. citizens held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (see S. Res. 627), S7908 [31JY]

Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs (Senate, Select): anniversary (see S. Res. 634), S7780 [30JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize accomplishments of members and alumni and the contributions made to lives of the people of the U.S. (see S. Res. 548), S3699 [1MY]

Courts: provide guidelines for Federal courts relative to the use of state secrets of privilege in civil cases (see S. 2533), S2296 [1AP]

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

———create a national licensing system for residential mortgage loan originators and develop minimum standards of conduct to be enforced by State regulators (see S. 2595), S2946 [10AP]

———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), S3206 [21AP]

Crime: require listing of cruelty to animals as a separate offense category by National Incident Based Reporting System, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, and Law Enforcement National Data Exchange Program (see S. 2439), S5698 [17JN]

Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program: establish (see S. 3533), S9204 [22SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an award program to honor achievements in nanotechnology (see S. 3269), S8037 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see S. 2585), S816 [8FE]

———phase out the use of private military contractors (see S. 2398), S1419 [29FE]

———prohibit domestic propaganda not otherwise specifically authorized by law (see S. 3099), S5449 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see S. 3574), S9492 [25SE]

———provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see S. 3141), S6160 [25JN]

———provide grants to higher education institutions to establish programs to provide services and support to veterans who are students at such institutions (see S. 2677), S1384 [28FE]

———provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct Loans for active duty servicemembers and their spouses (see S. 1794), S849 [11FE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 2042), S6938 [17JY]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see S. 1760), S1818 [10MR]

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), S919 [12FE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit issuance, administration, or enforcement of any rule, regulation, or requirement derived from a proposal submitted to OMB on occupational health risk assessments (see S. 3566), S9659 [26SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 2799), S4030 [12MY]

———improve treatment and services provided to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders (see S. 2162), S3892 [7MY]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 3308), S7030 [22JY]

———provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for guaranteed housing loans (see S. 2768), S2132 [13MR]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1418), S5697 [17JN]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see S. 1758), S971 [13FE]

Diseases: provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 2618), S1056 [14FE]

Duhulow, Aisha I.: condemn death by stoning of a 13-year-old girl in Somalia (see S. Res. 711), S10743 [20NO]

Education: establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers (see S. 3573), S9492 [25SE]

Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours (see S. 2638), S3892 [7MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see S. 1981), S8948 [17SE]

Employment: treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the U.S. Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits (see S. 2775), S2133 [13MR]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 520), S3145 [17AP]

EPA: promulgate regulations to control hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units (see S. 2643), S7574 [28JY]

FAA: provide adequate oversight and inspection of foreign aircraft repair facilities that perform maintenance on U.S. commercial aircraft (see S. 3090), S5204 [5JN]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations and protect radio reading services (see S. 1675), S2636 [7AP]

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

FDA: finalize proposed rule on sunscreen product labeling (see S. 3425), S8035 [1AU]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see S. 3398), S7904 [31JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 1870), S7780 [30JY]

———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 2844), S7031 [22JY]

———remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see S. 2994), S3975 [8MY]

Firearms: authorize appropriate use of information in the Firearms Trace System (see S. 2769), S2133 [13MR]

Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (see S. 3552), S9414 [24SE]

Food: address emergency shortages in food banks (see S. 2431), S2135 [13MR]

———ensure safety of imported food (see S. 2418), S2135 [13MR]

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]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 974), S3791 [6MY]

———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see S. 796), S3595 [30AP]

Glacier National Park: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see S. 2828), S4182 [14MY]

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

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see S.J. Res. 45), S7149 [23JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 476), S1741 [7MR]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia (see S. 3528), S9204 [22SE]

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

———reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see S. 3040), S4487 [20MY]

Health: improve emergency medical services for children (see S. 60), S1055 [14FE]

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

———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, 3413), S7905 [31JY]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (see S. 2932), S5593 [12JN]

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

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 682), S9415 [24SE]

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

Housing: increase financial education and counseling services available to homeowners and prospective homebuyers in financial turmoil or who seek credit or other personal financial assistance (see S. 2399), S3027 [15AP]

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

Intellectual property: enhance remedies for violations of laws (see S. 3325), S9493 [25SE]

———improve management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement (see S. 522), S3304 [23AP]

Iraq: make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (see S. 2829), S3081 [16AP]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see S. 2633), S1123 [25FE]

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]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3155), S10487 [2OC]

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]

Law enforcement: provide grants to encourage entry of felony warrants into the FBI National Crime Information Center (NCIC) by State and local agencies and additional resources for extradition (see S. 3136), S9659 [26SE]

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 3186), S6561 [10JY]

Long Path Trail: study system of trails and potential trails running from Fort Lee, NJ, to the Adirondacks in New York for addition to National Trails System (see S. 3094), S5204 [5JN]

McCain, Senator: recognize as a natural born citizen of the U.S. (see S. Res. 511), S2945 [10AP]

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

———ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see S. 1951), S1818 [10MR]

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

Medicare: 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), S9416 [24SE]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 2219), S2232 [31MR]

———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see S. 1310), S1597 [5MR]

———improve access to pharmacies under part D (see S. 1954), S2436 [3AP]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see S. 2181), S1818 [10MR]

———provide for a Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers and for certain contiguous areas (see S. 2545), S207 [23JA]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see S. 2408), S2296 [1AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: preserve access to health care (see S. 3656), S10176 [30SE]

Mental health: ensure new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, provided with essential services, and increase NIH research (see S. 1375), S1122 [25FE]

———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 3364), S7780 [30JY]

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

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

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see S. 1655), S2232 [31MR]

———provide assistance to families of miners involved in mining accidents (see S. 2127), S2296 [1AP]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 2883), S5205 [5JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 675), S9204 [22SE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 675), S9204 [22SE]

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

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

National and Community Service Act: expand and improve opportunities for service (see S. 3487), S8479 [12SE]

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), S1123 [25FE]

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 563), S4106 [13MY]

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

National Innovation Council: establish (see S. 3078), S4969 [3JN]

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

National Labor Relations Act: apply protections to teaching and research assistants (see S. 2891), S3144 [17AP]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 430), S329 [25JA] (see S. Res. 728), S10881 [10DE]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 500), S2976 [14AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 678), S9281 [23SE]

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

National Public Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 509), S2817 [9AP]

National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 544), S3699 [1MY]

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

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

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), S3892 [7MY]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 1494), S1122 [25FE]

NATO: support Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine (see S. Res. 439), S1272 [27FE] (see S. Res. 523), S3206 [21AP]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (see S. 2822), S2612 [4AP]

New York: designate four counties as high-intensity drug trafficking areas (see S. 3592), S9492 [25SE]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 441), S601 [4FE]

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), S2975 [14AP]

Nurses: fund comprehensive programs to ensure an adequate supply of nurses (see S. 2064), S1818 [10MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: pursue complaints of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries (see S. 2976), S3790 [6MY]

Pakistan: authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (see S. 3263), S7781 [30JY]

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

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

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 879), S3790 [6MY]

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

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

Power resources: regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see S. 3185), S6287 [26JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify the law and ensure that children born to U.S. citizens while serving overseas in the military are eligible to become President (see S. 2678), S1468 [3MR]

Product safety: ban bisphenol A in children's products (see S. 2928), S3507 [29AP]

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), S1468 [3MR]

Railroads: support development of high-speed rail (see S. 3700), S10659 [19NO]

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

Santa Fe, NM: mint coins in commemoration of quadricentennial (see S. 2498), S3081 [16AP]

SBA: establish a Small Business Energy Emergency Disaster Loan Program (see S. 3223), S6327 [27JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 380), S2346 [2AP]

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 991), S6504 [9JY]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 2080), S7031 [22JY]

Shipping industry: improve port and intermodal supply chain security (see S. 3174), S5941 [20JN]

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), S2819 [9AP]

———provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under certain programs (see S. 2029), S2436 [3AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 206), S329 [25JA]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 2858), S6442 [8JY]

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

———provide fiscal relief through a temporary increase in the Federal medical assistance percentage and direct payments to States (see S. 2586), S1468 [3MR]

Sudan: call for a comprehensive strategy to address the crisis in Darfur and condemn the ongoing assaults and obstruction by the Khartoum regime (see S. Res. 684), S9415 [24SE]

———call for peace in Darfur region (see S. Res. 455), S1468 [3MR]

———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), S602 [4FE]

Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 912), S3791 [6MY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1556), S3145 [17AP]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see S. 584), S9025 [18SE]

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 689), S8036 [1AU]

———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]

———provide an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions (see S. 3429), S9027 [18SE]

———provide tax credit to employers headquartered in U.S., that pay fair wages, provide benefits, offset income for employees serving in Reserves, and respect the right to organize (see S. 1945), S1202 [26FE]

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

———require a report setting forth the U.S. global strategy to combat and defeat al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and its affiliates (see S. 2634), S1124 [25FE]

Tobacco products: prohibit cigarette manufacturers from making claims or representations based on data derived from the cigarette testing method established by the FTC (see S. 2685), S2946 [10AP]

Transportation: provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (see S. 2021), S3027 [15AP]

Truth in Lending Act: provide protection to consumers relative to certain subprime and high-cost loans (see S. 2452), S395 [28JA]

Tubman, Harriet: 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]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2606), S1522 [4MR]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see S. 2544), S94 [22JA] (see S. 3507), S9417 [24SE]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see S. 2471), S543 [31JA]

Veterans: provide for the health care needs of veterans in far South Texas (see S. 1838), S1385 [28FE]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see S. 2771), S3028 [15AP]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see S. 3108), S5525 [11JN]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see S. Res. 616), S9660 [26SE]

———support legislation promoting improved health care and access to health care (see S. Res. 638), S7905 [31JY]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 3462), S8275 [10SE]

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

Agriculture: provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (see S. 3653), S10069 [29SE]

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (see S. Res. 490), S2231 [31MR]

AmeriCorps: establish a program to provide college coaches to low- and middle-income high-achieving high school students (see S. 3027), S4282 [15MY]

Armed Forces: clarify effective date of active duty of Reserves members receiving an alert order anticipating a call or order to active duty for purposes of entitlement to medical and dental care (see S. 2854), S2977 [14AP]

Business and industry: require greater disclosure of senior corporate officer compensation (see S. 2866), S3026 [15AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a Wellness Trust (see S. 3674), S10324 [1OC]

Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see S. Res. 630), S7629 [29JY]

———establish a task force to address the environmental health and safety risks posed to children (see S. 3502), S8856 [16SE]

———examine and improve the child welfare workforce (see S. 2944), S3594 [30AP]

Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see S. 3511), S8948 [17SE]

Contracts: ensure greater accountability and transparency in the Federal contracting process (see S. 3139), S5657 [16JN]

———ensure greater transparency in the Federal contracting process and help prevent contractors that violate criminal laws from obtaining Federal contracts (see S. 2916), S3401 [24AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: promote community service among youth by connecting secondary school seniors to community service opportunities (see S. 3028), S4282 [15MY]

Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office, Waterville, NY: designate (see S. 3317), S7148 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants to certain health care institutions and social services programs for the acquisition of local nutritious agricultural products (see S. 3588), S9492 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see S. Con. Res. 97), S8275 [10SE]

Dept. of Education: extend loan forgiveness programs to students who volunteer to mentor at-risk children (see S. 3635), S9657 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit implementation or enforcement of proposed rule limiting patients' access to basic reproductive health care services and information (see S. 20), S10742 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see S. 3419), S8034 [1AU]

Diseases: develop comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy (see S. Con. Res. 98), S8528 [15SE]

———establish a program to evaluate HIV/AIDS programs in order to improve accountability, increase transparency, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based services (see S. 2584), S543 [31JA]

———express that availability of adequate housing is an essential component of an effective strategy to prevent and treat HIV (see S. Con. Res. 102), S9415 [24SE]

———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see S. 2877), S3144 [17AP]

Education: strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs (see S. 3334), S7279 [24JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see S. 3520), S9025 [18SE]

EPA: conduct study on black carbon emissions (see S. 3489), S8528 [15SE]

———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), S207 [23JA]

———provide grants to certain health care institutions for use in improving building and maintenance operations to engage in environmentally sustainable practices (see S. 3587), S9492 [25SE]

———revise regulations relative to lead-based paint hazards, lead-contaminated dust, and lead-contaminated soil (see S. 3513), S8948 [17SE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit States from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support (see S. 3706), S10659 [19NO]

FEMA: ensure that all trailers or mobile homes purchased meet Dept. of HUD housing program safety standards (see S. 2659), S1121 [25FE]

Food stamps: decrease period of benefit ineligibility of certain adults during their unemployment (see S. 3497), S8855 [16SE]

Health care facilities: provide loans to implement green building technologies and practices to improve employee performance, reduce health care costs, and improve patient outcomes (see S. 3586), S9492 [25SE]

Health care professionals: expand training, improve recruitment and retention, and increase incentives for those serving rural and urban underserved areas (see S. 3708), S10659 [19NO]

———require pilot programs on respite care and on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and Armed Forces members with traumatic brain injury (see S. 2921), S3442 [28AP]

Housing: encourage reasonable and responsible modifications for unworkable and impractical mortgage loans and reaffirm basic obligations of investment agents to achieve most beneficial outcomes for clients (see S. 2801), S2346 [2AP]

International relations: establish a commission on the conflict between Russia and the Republic of Georgia (see S. 3567), S9415 [24SE]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see S. 3541), S9280 [23SE]

———present with a plan to establish an oil trust (see S. 3470), S8383 [11SE]

Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see S. 3625), S9657 [26SE]

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site: adjust boundary (see S. 2535), S93 [22JA]

Medicaid: establish a State plan option to provide an all-inclusive program of care for children medically fragile or with one or more chronic conditions that impedes their ability to function (see S. 3631), S9657 [26SE]

Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 103), S9415 [24SE]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 83), S4621 [21MY]

National Healthy Schools Day: observance (see S. Res. 535), S3442 [28AP]

National HIV Testing Day: designate (see S. Res. 606), S6327 [27JN]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 468), S1467 [3MR]

National STD Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 542), S3595 [30AP]

Pan American World Airways: anniversary of bombing of Flight 103 and convey condolences to victims' families and friends (see S. Res. 727), S10834 [9DE]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 720), S10743 [20NO]

Puerto Rico: provide for NSF and NASA utilization of the Arecibo Observatory (see S. 2862), S3026 [15AP]

Radioactive substances: upgrade security at civilian nuclear facilities and of nuclear materials that could be used to construct a dirty bomb (see S. 3444), S8035 [1AU]

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see S. 3609), S9657 [26SE]

Schools: recruit, train, and support principals for high-need schools who are effective in improving student academic achievement (see S. 3707), S10659 [19NO]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see S. 19), S10742 [20NO]

———allow use of qualified mortgage revenue bonds for refinancing mortgages and provide for a temporary increase in the volume cap for such bonds (see S. 2574), S492 [30JA]

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

———provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see S. 3561), S9415 [24SE]

———temporarily suspend excise tax on highway motor fuels (see S. 2971), S3742 [2MY]

Timothy J. Russert Highway, Orchard Park, NY: designate (see S. 3145), S5753 [18JN]

Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see S. 3380), S7904 [31JY]

U.N.: direct U.S. funding to the U.N. Population Fund for essential women's health services (see S. 2682), S1419 [29FE]

Veterans: enhance housing loan authorities for veterans and otherwise assist veterans and members of the Armed Forces in avoiding the foreclosure of their homes (see S. 2992), S3891 [7MY]

———provide individualized notice about available benefits and streamline application processes for the benefits (see S. 3307), S7030 [22JY]

Cloture motions

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

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]

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

Letters

Climate Security Act: by, S5197 [5JN]

Establish a program to evaluate HIV/AIDS programs in order to improve accountability, increase transparency, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based services: Pamela W. Barnes, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, S547 [31JA]

Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act: American Dental Education Association and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, S10673 [19NO]

———Harrison C. Spencer, Association of Schools of Public Health, S10673 [19NO]

———John S. Findley, American Dental Association, S10673 [19NO]

———Lisa V. Rubenstein, Society of General Internal Medicine, S10674 [19NO]

———Michael D. Parkinson, American College of Preventive Medicine, S10672 [19NO]

———Rose M. Yuhos, National Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Organization, S10674 [19NO]

———several health care organizations, S10672 [19NO]

———Wanda D. Lipscomb, National Council for Diversity in the Health Professions, S10674 [19NO]

———Wayne Harris, Association of Minority Health Professions Schools, Inc., S10673 [19NO]

———William F. Leinweber, American Academy of Physician Assistants, S10672 [19NO]

Privilege of the floor

Gibbons, Dayna, S7197 [23JY]

Remarks

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, S89 [22JA]

AmeriCorps: establish a program to provide college coaches to low- and middle-income high-achieving high school students (S. 3027), S4284 [15MY]

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, S4719 [22MY]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, S4719 [22MY]

Army: anniversary of Residential Communities Initiative, S1198 [26FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a Wellness Trust (S. 3674), S10337 [1OC]

Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (S. Res. 630), S7638 [29JY]

———examine and improve the child welfare workforce (S. 2944), S3598 [30AP]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7137 [23JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: promote community service among youth by connecting secondary school seniors to community service opportunities (S. 3028), S4285 [15MY]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S6474 [9JY]

Dept. of Education: extend loan forgiveness programs to students who volunteer to mentor at-risk children (S. 3635), S9717 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit implementation or enforcement of proposed rule limiting patients' access to basic reproductive health care services and information (S. 20), S10745 [20NO]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (H.R. 1216), S2739 [8AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), S3353 [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, S3285 [23AP]

Diseases: establish a program to evaluate HIV/AIDS programs in order to improve accountability, increase transparency, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based services, S6702 [15JY], S6833 [16JY]

———establish a program to evaluate HIV/AIDS programs in order to improve accountability, increase transparency, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based services (S. 2584), S547 [31JA]

———establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS, S6833 [16JY]

———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (S. 2877), S3146 [17AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S8977 [18SE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S10215 [1OC]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S8977 [18SE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5182 [5JN]

———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 (S. 2549), S209 [23JA]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit States from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support (S. 3706), S10670 [19NO]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), S6474 [9JY]

Gardephe, Paul G.: nomination to be district judge, S6895 [17JY]

Health care professionals: expand training, improve recruitment and retention, and increase incentives for those serving rural and urban underserved areas (S. 3708), S10671 [19NO]

Matsumoto, Kiyo A.: nomination to be district judge, S6895 [17JY]

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, S6481 [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 (H.R. 6331), veto, S6702 [15JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), S10215 [1OC]

National Healthy Schools Day: observance (S. Res. 535), S3446 [28AP]

National Innovation Council: establish (S. 3078), S4972 [3JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, S7137 [23JY]

Schools: recruit, train, and support principals for high-need schools who are effective in improving student academic achievement (S. 3707), S10670 [19NO]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (S. 2731), S6702 [15JY], S6833 [16JY]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (S. 960), S86 [22JA]

Veterans: expansion of benefits to Filipino veterans who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. residents, S3353 [24AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Democratic Party: historic Presidential primary season, H4979 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Budget: evaluation of Presidential candidates' proposals, S4602 [21MY]

Texts of

S. Res. 630, connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth, S7638 [29JY]

Tributes

Edwards, Representative, S1198 [26FE]

Ortique, Revius O., Jr., S6153 [25JN]

Shriver, Sargent, S86 [22JA]

Sweeney, Mary, S10944 [11DE]