COLLINS, SUSAN M. (a Senator from Maine)

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), S1886 [11MR], S1939, S2014, S2015, S2018, S2019, S2021, S2024, S2025 [12MR], S2057, S2059, S2066, S2078, S2079, S2084, S2086, S2137, S2178, S2184 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7352, S7353, S7399 [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), S1604 [5MR], S1695 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8037 [1AU], S8191, S8192 [9SE], S8293, S8320 [10SE], S8480 [12SE], S8538, S8545 [15SE], S8873 [16SE], S8950 [17SE]

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

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (H.R. 5265), S9731 [26SE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5105 [4JN], S5205, S5254, S5262, S5266, S5314 [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), S3601 [30AP], S3723 [1MY]

Federal employees: provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia (S. 3013), S10387, S10392 [1OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S453, S454 [29JA]

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

Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (H.R. 928), S9428 [24SE]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2637 [7AP], S5904 [19JN], S5942, S5945 [20JN], S5965 [23JN]

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

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (S. 2606), S9040, S9166 [18SE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern Into the House Chamber, H2860 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AARP: anniversary (see S. Res. 666), S9025 [18SE]

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

Ahern, Bertie: recognize service to Ireland and U.S. visit of Irish Prime Minister (see S. Con. Res. 74), S2743 [8AP]

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: 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]

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

———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), S1596 [5MR]

———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), S1123 [25FE]

———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]

———provide for presentation of a U.S. flag to the children of members who die in service (see S. 2882), S3144 [17AP]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 1243), S2436 [3AP]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service for members of the Ready Reserve in active Federal status or on active duty for significant periods (see S. 648), S3145 [17AP]

———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]

Bhutto, Benazir: condemn assassination and reaffirm U.S. commitment to assist the people of Pakistan in combating terrorist activity and promoting a free and democratic Pakistan (see S. Res. 445), S1522 [4MR]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (see S. 2063), S4622 [21MY]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3070), S5593 [12JN]

Budget: provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority and reinstate pay-as-you-go rules (see S. 3006), S4028 [12MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 41), S5964 [23JN]

Business and industry: provide emergency relief for businesses that currently employ temporary foreign workers (see S. 2839), S3893 [7MY]

Canada: undertake bilateral discussions to negotiate agreement to conserve populations of large whales at risk of extinction that migrate along the Atlantic seaboard of North America (see S. Res. 456), S1055 [14FE]

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]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 661), S1818 [10MR]

———promote adoption of children with special needs (see S. 1462), S5447 [10JN]

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), S2636 [7AP]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S2974 [14AP]

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

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see S. 3610), S10069 [29SE]

Coast Guard: conduct evaluation and review of certain vessel discharges (see S. 2645), S4107 [13MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: clarify treatment of certain commodity futures contracts and financial instruments purchases relative to limits on excessisve speculation established by the CFTC (see S. 3248), S6560 [10JY]

Computers: improve quality of Federal and State data on availability and quality of broadband services and promote deployment of affordable broadband services (see S. 1492), S7573 [28JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 3068), S4793 [22MY]

CPSC: promulgate final consumer product safety rule banning novelty lighters (see S. 3375), S7904 [31JY]

———provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (see S. 2663), S1121 [25FE]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (see S. 2071), S96 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense: establish responsibility to plan for and respond to catastrophic incidents (see S. 3585), S9492 [25SE]

Dept. of Education: establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education (see S. 2444), S1385 [28FE]

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), S733 [6FE]

———Weatherization Assistance Program funding (see S. 3323), S7907 [31JY]

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), S9658 [26SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (see S. 3623), S9657 [26SE]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see S. Res. 472), S1521 [4MR]

———waive the transportation worker identification credential (TWIC card) requirement for certain small business merchant mariners (see S. 3377), S7904 [31JY]

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), S9493 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study to identify sites and resources to commemorate and interpret the Cold War (see S. 2561), S6938 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 3716), S10743 [20NO] (see S. 3731), S10881 [10DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see S. 2004), S1522 [4MR]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 2799), S6159 [25JN]

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

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2575), S850 [11FE]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see S. 2069), S1704 [6MR]

Disabled: increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see S. 2559), S659 [5FE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: make technical corrections and reauthorize Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (see S. 3175), S5941 [20JN]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see S. 911), S3508 [29AP]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see S. 937), S94 [22JA]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 2618), S815 [8FE]

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

EPA: clarify circumstances under which permits for discharges from certain vessels may be required and conduct a study of discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels (see S. 3298), S7030 [22JY]

———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]

———promulgate regulations to control hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units (see S. 2643), S1054 [14FE]

Executive departments: require agencies that serve food on their premises to donate excess food to nonprofit organizations to assist in battling hunger (see S. 2420), S1819 [10MR]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see S. 594), S7149 [23JY]

Families and domestic relations: extend adoption incentives program, authorize States to establish a relative guardianship program, and promote adoption of children with special needs (see S. 3038), S5698 [17JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 2059), S95 [22JA]

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

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see S. 2957), S5040 [4JN]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 495), S2612 [4AP]

Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 699), S10176 [30SE]

Fish and fishing: permit qualified withdrawals from certain capital construction fund accounts for gear or equipment required for fishery conservation or safety at life at sea (see S. 2865), S3026 [15AP]

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]

GAO: reform (see S. 2564), S445 [29JA]

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

Government: require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects (see S. 3384), S7904 [31JY]

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (see S. 2669), S1201 [26FE]

Hazardous substances: reauthorize the Select Agent Program and improve oversight of high containment laboratories (see S. 3127), S6605 [11JY]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see S. 1693), S1598 [5MR]

———ensure provision of health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see S. 1169), S4487 [20MY]

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

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible (see S. 2795), S4283 [15MY]

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see S. 2510), S2818 [9AP]

———understand and comprehensively address inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see S. 1907), S4182 [14MY]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see S. 1906), S4182 [14MY]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 2485), S2296 [1AP]

———provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 2672), S2297 [1AP]

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), S2296 [1AP]

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

Housing: protect property and security of homeowners facing foreclosure proceedings (see S. 2888), S3144 [17AP]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2279), S4029 [12MY]

Hunger: reduce (see S. 1172), S208 [23JA]

Information services: enhance information security of the Federal Government (see S. 3474), S8857 [16SE]

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), S5593 [12JN]

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), S6286 [26JN]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see S. Res. 580), S5041 [4JN]

Iraq: require future funding for reconstruction and security force training be provided as a loan (see S. Res. 506), S3028 [15AP]

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), S6364 [7JY]

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

Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1603), S7780 [30JY]

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 3186), S6287 [26JN] (see S. 3323), S7907 [31JY]

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

———improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services (see S. 3327), S8276 [10SE]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see S. 2578), S544 [31JA]

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), S8529 [15SE]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see S. 2790), S4030 [12MY]

———exempt complex rehabilitation and assistive technology products from competitive acquisition program (see S. 2931), S4795 [22MY]

———expedite the application and eligibility process for low-income subsidies under the prescription drug program and revise eligibility standards for an income-related subsidy (see S. 1102), S4106 [13MY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 2702), S2976 [14AP]

———improve access to health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see S. 2786), S3305 [23AP]

———improve access to pharmacies under part D (see S. 1954), S4487 [20MY]

———improve provision of telehealth services (see S. 2812), S5205 [5JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 2102), S4107 [13MY]

———preserve access to physicians' services (see S. 2785), S2348 [2AP]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see S. 2320), S3402 [24AP]

———provide for a minimum payment rate by Medicare Advantage organizations for services furnished by critical access hospitals and rural health clinics (see S. 630), S2743 [8AP]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see S. 2056), S2296 [1AP]

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

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 2504), S4376 [19MY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 2883), S9026 [18SE]

Motor vehicles: require a large majority of automobiles manufactured or sold in the U.S. to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol or methanol, or biodiesel (see S. 3303), S7030 [22JY]

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

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 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), S3146 [17AP]

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

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 613), S6651 [14JY]

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

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

National Nursing Home Week: designate (see S. Res. 543), S3700 [1MY]

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

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

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

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 93), S8385 [11SE]

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

NIH: make emergency supplemental appropriations (see S. 3272), S6973 [21JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve standards for physical education (see S. 2173), S3508 [29AP]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 826), S9658 [26SE]

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

Pope Benedict XVI: U.S. visit (see S. Res. 519), S3145 [17AP]

Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see S. 2433), S4107 [13MY]

Power resources: ensure parity between the temporary duty imposed on ethanol and tax credits provided on ethanol (see S. 3080), S5039 [4JN]

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), S1877 [11MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 497), S2346 [2AP]

Public utilities: ensure that the mission and functions of regional transmission organizations and independent system operators include keeping energy costs as low as reasonably possible for consumers (see S. 2660), S1121 [25FE]

Public welfare programs: ensure State support and retention of foster parents and award grants to improve foster care, kinship care, and adoptive parents (see S. 3492), S8855 [16SE]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 465), S1419 [29FE]

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

Rural areas: establish a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs (see S. 3545), S9280 [23SE]

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

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

———reauthorize and improve financing and entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 2920), S6286 [26JN]

Senior citizens: attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans (see S. 2708), S2946 [10AP]

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), S7280 [24JY]

———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), S4107 [13MY]

States: 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), S9660 [26SE]

———urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see S. Res. 432), S816 [8FE]

Tariff: footwear (see S. 2372), S7630 [29JY]

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

———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (see S. 2337), S2818 [9AP]

———encourage investment in affordable housing (see S. 2666), S4107 [13MY]

———expand availability of industrial development bonds to facilities manufacturing intangible property (see S. 2885), S5366 [6JN]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1556), S8179 [9SE]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see S. 2314), S1122 [25FE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see S. 2170), S5448 [10JN]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile (see S. 3246), S9205 [22SE]

———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 a heating oil tax credit for middle income households (see S. 3323), S7907 [31JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 638), S7279 [24JY]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see S. 2821), S2435 [3AP]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S9658 [26SE]

Technology: promote deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information technologies (see S. 1190), S5754 [18JN]

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

Trucking industry: require brokers to disclose and pay independent truckers for any fuel surcharges received from shippers that relate to fuel costs paid for by the truckers (see S. 2910), S4376 [19MY]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2606), S784 [7FE]

U.S. Housing Act: exempt qualified public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan (see S. 809), S5833 [19JN]

———reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see S. 2684), S3258 [22AP]

Veterans: health care funding (see S. 2639), S1878 [11MR]

Water pollution: address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (see S. 2766), S2612 [4AP]

———reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see S. 2067), S95 [22JA]

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]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see S. Res. 616), S8530 [15SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles (see S. 3618), S9657 [26SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend other transaction authority (see S. 3328), S7278 [24JY]

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

Economy: encourage energy efficiency, infrastructure and workforce investment, and homeownership retention, and provide certain business tax relief and incentives (see S. 3119), S5592 [12JN]

Financial institutions: apply safety and soundness regulation to investment bank holding companies and implement reporting requirements for the purchase or sale of credit default swap contracts (see S. 3691), S10659 [19NO]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3539), S9280 [23SE]

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

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

Power resources: increase energy assistance for low-income persons and extend energy tax incentives (see S. 3349), S7573 [28JY]

Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 536), S3442 [28AP]

Tariff: rayon staple fibers (see S. 3357), S7629 [29JY]

Taxation: provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (see S. 2884), S3144 [17AP]

Trucking industry: permit commercial trucks to use certain Interstate System highways to provide significant fuel savings in the transportation of goods (see S. 3059), S4792 [22MY]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 717), S10743 [20NO] (see S. Res. 726), S10834 [9DE]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and legal representation in Maine v. Douglas Rawlings, Jonathan Kreps, James Freeman, Henry Braun, Robert Shetterly, and Dudley Hendrick (see S. Res. 539), S3508 [29AP]

Remarks

American Red Cross Month: observance, S1265 [27FE]

Brunswick, ME: anniversary of Maine State Music Theatre, S7569 [28JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1980, S1981 [12MR], S2057, S2059, S2092 [13MR]

Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance: establish, S4054 [13MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: clarify treatment of certain commodity futures contracts and financial instruments purchases relative to limits on excessisve speculation established by the CFTC (S. 3248), S6570 [10JY], S7467 [25JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7467 [25JY]

Contingency Contracting Corps: establish, S8521 [15SE]

Contracts: require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, S8522 [15SE]

CPSC: prohibit the Commissioner or any employee from accepting payment or reimbursement for travel expenses from any entity with interests in CPSC regulations, S1562 [5MR]

———promulgate final consumer product safety rule banning novelty lighters (S. 3375), S7915 [31JY]

———provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, S7869 [31JY]

———provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (S. 2663), S1562 [5MR]

———provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (S. 2663), motion to proceed, S1456 [3MR]

Dental Health Improvement Act: reauthorize (S. 3067), S4803 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8521 [15SE], S8817, S8818 [16SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles (S. 3618), S9682 [26SE]

———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, S3230 [22AP], S4054 [13MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S9731 [26SE]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (S. Res. 472), S1546 [4MR]

———waive the transportation worker identification credential (TWIC card) requirement for certain small business merchant mariners (S. 3377), S7916 [31JY]

Diseases: autism research, treatment, education and intervention funding, S2059 [13MR]

Economy: encourage energy efficiency, infrastructure and workforce investment, and homeownership retention, and provide certain business tax relief and incentives (S. 3119), S5594 [12JN]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S10226, S10267 [1OC]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5019 [4JN]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S4054 [13MY]

Financial institutions: apply safety and soundness regulation to investment bank holding companies and implement reporting requirements for the purchase or sale of credit default swap contracts (S. 3691), S10549 [17NO]

———reform regulation of U.S. financial markets, S10549 [17NO]

Government: require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects (S. 3384), S7932 [31JY]

Husson College: tribute to transition to university status, S9484 [25SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S60 [22JA]

Iraq: require future funding for reconstruction be paid for by the Iraqi Government, S8817, S8818 [16SE]

LIHEAP: funding, S60 [22JA], S2057 [13MR]

———funding (S. 3186), S6819 [16JY]

Maine: tribute to production of renewable energy and commitment to energy conservation, S10267 [1OC]

Medicare: protect beneficiaries' access to home health services, S6486 [9JY]

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, S6486 [9JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), S10226, S10267 [1OC]

National Innovation Council: establish (S. 3078), S4971 [3JN]

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (S. 2817), S2445 [3AP]

Power resources: increase energy assistance for low-income persons and extend energy tax incentives (S. 3349), S7575 [28JY]

———national energy policy, S7467 [25JY]

———promote energy security, S4054 [13MY]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology, S3230-S3232 [22AP]

Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), conference report, S7869 [31JY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S4086, S4087 [13MY]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S10549 [17NO]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified expenditures paid or incurred to replace certain wood stoves, S3231 [22AP]

———provide credits for biodiesel production, clean-burning wood stoves, cellulosic ethanol, and plug-in hybrid vehicles through reductions in credits for oil companies, S1980, S1981 [12MR]

———provide for renewable energy and energy efficiency tax credits, S2092 [13MR]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief, S10267 [1OC]

———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (S. 2884), S3155 [17AP]

Trucking industry: permit commercial trucks to use certain Interstate System highways to provide significant fuel savings in the transportation of goods (S. 3059), S4797 [22MY]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (S. 2606), S789 [7FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and legal representation in Maine v. Douglas Rawlings, Jonathan Kreps, James Freeman, Henry Braun, Robert Shetterly, and Dudley Hendrick (S. Res. 539), S3461, S3462 [29AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 539, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and legal representation in Maine v. Douglas Rawlings, Jonathan Kreps, James Freeman, Henry Braun, Robert Shetterly, and Dudley Hendrick, S3462, S3514 [29AP]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, S10614 [19NO]

Domenici, Senator, S10613 [19NO]

Durant, James J., S10645 [19NO]

Smith, Senator, S10614 [19NO]

Sununu, Senator, S10965 [12DE]

Warner, Senator, S10148 [30SE]