BROWNBACK, SAM (a Senator from Kansas)
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), S4703 [21MY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1885 [11MR], S2028 [12MR], S2060, S2137 [13MR]
Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7346 [24JY], S7577 [28JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8277, S8291, S8292, S8294, S8314 [10SE], S8430, S8450 [11SE], S8537, S8547, S8553 [15SE], S8868, S8869 [16SE]
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), S3309 [23AP]
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), S749 [6FE], S797 [7FE]
EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5306 [5JN]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), S3723, S3724 [1MY]
Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy: authorize certain programs and activities (S. 2483), S1056 [14FE]
Health: increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (S. 1810), S9326, S9342 [23SE]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S46, S109 [22JA], S1037, S1056 [14FE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote respect for fundamental human rights (H.R. 5834), S9216, S9219 [22SE]
LIHEAP: funding (S. 3186), S7792 [30JY]
Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2504, S2549 [3AP], S2647, S2648, S2650 [7AP], S2807 [9AP], S6027 [24JN]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), S7792 [30JY]
Articles and editorials
Escape From Dear Leader to My Classroom in Seoul, Samuel Songhoon Lee, Washington (DC) Post, S3334 [23AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abbas, Mahmoud: urge Palestinian Authority President to abrogate anti-Israel articles in the Fatah Constitution (see S. Res. 499), S9494 [25SE]
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 3111), S5523 [11JN]
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), S2819 [9AP]
———recognize strategic importance and welcome establishment of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) (see S. Res. 480), S1999 [12MR]
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn statements regarding Israel and the Holocaust and calling for all U.N. member States to do the same (see S. Res. 449), S919 [12FE]
Air Force: prohibit funding for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract unless certain conditions are met (see S. 3203), S6285 [26JN]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see S. 3406), S7905 [31JY]
Armed Forces: authorize travel and transportation allowances for mobilized members of the Reserve components on leave for suspension of training or to meet minimal staffing requirements (see S. 2623), S1272 [27FE]
———award a military service medal to members who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in a test of atomic weapons (see S. 2218), S1055 [14FE]
———commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq (see S. Res. 636), S8181 [9SE]
———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), S3306 [23AP]
———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. 3008), S5593 [12JN]
———improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (see S. 2938), S5524 [11JN]
———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 3456), S8179 [9SE]
———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), S6869 [16JY]
———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]
———provide travel and transportation allowances for family members of members of the uniformed services with serious inpatient psychiatric conditions (see S. 2689), S3403 [24AP]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Res. 501), S2436 [3AP]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2631), S970 [13FE]
Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3070), S4793 [22MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see S. Res. 621), S7149 [23JY]
Capitol Police: tribute (see S. Res. 621), S7149 [23JY]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: implement immediate ceasefire and work with international community towards comprehensive and lasting solution to crisis in eastern region (see S. Res. 713), S10743 [20NO]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 3159), S5832 [19JN]
Copyrights: provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters (see S. 3649), S10069 [29SE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 2543), S94 [22JA]
———protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks (see S. 2619), S5657 [16JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: carry out Conservation Reserve Program notice CRP-598, entitled the ``Voluntary Modification of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Contract for Critical Feed Use'' (see S. 3337), S7479 [25JY]
Dept. of HHS: require publishing of physical activity guidelines for the general public (see S. 2748), S1999 [12MR]
Dept. of Justice: defend against child exploitation and pornography by improving the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, blocking illegal images, and eliminating release of certain sex offenders (see S. 3344), S8529 [15SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see S. 2550), S602 [4FE]
Disasters: provide tax relief for victims of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in Midwestern States (see S. 3322), S7148 [23JY]
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), S445 [29JA]
———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 3187), S9281 [23SE]
Ecology and environment: lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and preventing extinction of a large portion of the world's plant and animal species (see S. Res. 598), S6019 [24JN]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 43), S6158 [25JN]
FDA: clarify priority review voucher laws (see S. 3151), S5753 [18JN]
Gasoline: stabilize prices (see S. 3202), S6285 [26JN]
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), S3508 [29AP]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see S. 2510), S8132 [8SE]
Health care professionals: impose admitting privilege requirements with respect to physicians who perform abortions (see S. 2788), S2231 [31MR]
———provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 2672), S1271 [27FE]
Helms, Jesse: tribute (see S. Res. 608), S6362 [7JY]
Heston, Charlton: tribute (see S. Res. 512), S3793 [6MY]
Immigration: extend programs to promote legal immigration (see S. 3257), S6723 [15JY]
———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 988), S1877 [11MR]
———provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures and improve conditions of detention for detainees (see S. 3114), S5524 [11JN]
Insurance: make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program (see S. 2946), S3594 [30AP]
International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 72), S2295 [1AP]
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), S7781 [30JY]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see S. Res. 522), S3145 [17AP]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see S. Res. 571), S4487 [20MY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 584), S5204 [5JN]
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]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 82), S4029 [12MY]
Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see S. 1951), S95 [22JA]
Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see S. 3484), S9659 [26SE]
———exempt complex rehabilitation and assistive technology products from competitive acquisition program (see S. 2931), S5698 [17JN]
———improve access of beneficiaries to immune globulins (see S. 2990), S5698 [17JN]
———improve access to pharmacies under part D (see S. 1954), S543 [31JA]
———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see S. 45), S3508 [29AP]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 2), S5699 [17JN]
Metzenbaum, Howard M.: tribute (see S. Res. 485), S2133 [13MR]
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 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 622), S7279 [24JY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 667), S9025 [18SE]
Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 2681), S3443 [28AP]
Olympic games: call on the People's Republic of China and international community to use the upcoming games to encourage Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic to cease hostilities and revive peace efforts (see S. Res. 632), S7780 [30JY]
Paone, Martin P.: tribute (see S. Res. 420), S94 [22JA]
Petroleum: reduce dependence on foreign sources (see S. 3056), S4792 [22MY]
SBA: reauthorize and improve financing and entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 2920), S10487 [2OC]
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), S1055 [14FE]
———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), S446 [29JA]
Tariff: footwear (see S. 2372), S3595 [30AP]
Taxation: establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see S. 2743), S4794 [22MY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 638), S815 [8FE]
———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S5524 [11JN]
———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see S. 3331), S8385 [11SE]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S3508 [29AP]
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), S5833 [19JN]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see S. 3061), S4792 [22MY]
University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 505), S2743 [8AP]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 903), S4182 [14MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Arlington National Cemetery: authorize placement of an American braille tactile flag honoring blind civilians, military personnel, and veterans (see S. 2690), S1521 [4MR]
China, People's Republic of: rescind order to monitor hotel computers, prevent targeting individuals based on data collected from such monitoring, and protect privacy and human rights leading up to Olympic games (see S. Res. 633), S7780 [30JY]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: prohibit importation of certain products containing or derived from mined or extracted columbite-tantalite or cassiterite (see S. 3058), S4792 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the U.S. at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KS (see S. 3721), S10812 [8DE]
FDA: create a three-tiered approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients (see S. 3046), S4621 [21MY]
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]
National Center for Strategic Communications: establish (see S. 3546), S9280 [23SE]
Pope Benedict XVI: U.S. visit (see S. Res. 519), S3145 [17AP]
Radio: tribute to ``Focus on the Family'' radio program for induction into National Radio Hall of Fame (see S. Res. 641), S7905 [31JY]
Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans Post Office Building, Derby, KS: designate (see S. 2675), S1384 [28FE]
Smith Center, KS: tribute to Smith Center High School football team (see S. Res. 721), S10812 [8DE]
Ten Commandments Weekend: recognize (see S. Res. 483), S2133 [13MR]
U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: support efforts to preserve religious and cultural sites and condemn Lithuanian Government for allowing construction on a Jewish cemetery (see S. Res. 705), S10486 [2OC]
Cloture motions
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S269 [24JA], S387 [28JA]
Lists
Organizations supporting H.R. 1593, Second Chance Act, S2938 [10AP]
Poems
``Who Will Go?,'' Albert C. Caswell, S1198
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, S4206 [14MY]
———decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, S5148 [5JN]
Air Force: awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, S1491, S1492 [4MR], S1560 [5MR], S3685 [1MY], S5471 [11JN]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, S2393, S2394, S2395 [3AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1859 [11MR], S2060, S2061 [13MR]
Coal: production of carbon emissions, S5148 [5JN]
Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish, S1861 [11MR], S2060, S2061 [13MR]
Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7610 [29JY]
———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S7017 [22JY]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: human rights violations, S1047-S1049 [14FE]
Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S236 [24JA]
Crime: provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography (H.R. 4120), unanimous-consent request, S8984 [18SE]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the U.S. at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KS (S. 3721), S10815 [8DE]
Dept. of Justice: establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, and improve Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and prosecution of predators (H.R. 3845), unanimous-consent request, S8984 [18SE]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (H.R. 1593), S1894 [11MR], S2938 [10AP]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S8999 [18SE]
———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S9386 [24SE]
———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S9386 [24SE]
EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5148 [5JN]
Ethiopia: reaffirm U.S. objectives and encourage critical democratic and humanitarian principles and practices, S10466 [2OC]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), S3684 [1MY]
FDA: clarify priority review voucher laws (S. 3151), S5760 [18JN]
———create a three-tiered approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients (S. 3046), S4625 [21MY], S7620 [29JY]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S236 [24JA]
Foreign trade: require all U.S. manufacturers who use coltan to have a certificate of origin, S1047-S1049 [14FE]
Health: increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (S. 1810), S1267 [27FE], S3370 [24AP], S8983, S8984 [18SE]
———increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (S. 1810), unanimous-consent request, S8984 [18SE]
———prevent the use of genetic information from unborn children and children in the process of being adopted, S3370 [24AP]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), S3370 [24AP]
Housing: provide needed housing reform, S2393, S2394, S2395 [3AP]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S47, S48 [22JA], S1113 [25FE]
Indian Health Service: prohibit funding for abortions except under certain circumstances, S1113 [25FE]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S1251 [27FE]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), motion to proceed, S1251 [27FE]
Kansas: anniversary of the Marais des Cygnes Massacre, S5589 [12JN]
———express sympathy and support to citizens of Ellsworth, Saline, Dickinson, Riley, Clay, Geary, Pottawatomie, and Jackson Counties for damage caused by tornadoes, S5544 [12JN]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: human rights violations, S3332-S3334 [23AP], S3498-S3500 [29AP]
———removal from state sponsors of terrorism list, S6313-S6315 [27JN]
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, S7610 [29JY]
National Center for Strategic Communications: establish (S. 3546), S9283 [23SE]
Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S., S47, S48 [22JA]
Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S7838 [31JY]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S3684 [1MY], S5471 [11JN]
———gasoline price levels relative to oil futures purchasing, S5544 [12JN]
Power resources: enhance energy security of the U.S. by promoting biofuels, S3684 [1MY]
———establish national renewable energy standard and extend and create renewable energy tax incentives (S. 2642), S8999 [18SE]
———national energy policy, S5471 [11JN], S7017 [22JY], S7610, S7611 [29JY], S7836, S7838 [31JY]
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2393, S2394, S2395 [3AP]
———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, S5471 [11JN]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2835 [10AP], S5148 [5JN]
Somalia: support humanitarian assistance, protection of civilians, and accountability for abuses and urge progress toward the establishment of a viable government of national unity (S. Res. 541), S6146 [25JN]
Stephens, D. Kathleen: nomination to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, S3332-S3334 [23AP]
U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (S. 2731), S6701 [15JY]
University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 505), S2728 [8AP]
Texts of
S. 3721, prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the U.S. at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KS, S10815 [8DE]
Tributes
Byrd, Senator, S1047 [14FE]
Helms, Jesse, S6431 [8JY]
Kennedy, Thomas J., S9641
Mersman, Jeff, S1198
Vander Woude, Thomas, S8983 [18SE]