COBURN, TOM (a Senator from Oklahoma)
Amendments
Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3564), S6331, S6332 [27JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1887 [11MR], S2067, S2083, S2170, S2178, S2183 [13MR]
Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7357 [24JY]
Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), S2809, S2824 [9AP], S2868, S2871, S2872, S2874 [10AP]
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]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8201, S8211 [9SE], S8294 [10SE], S8427 [11SE], S8551, S8791 [15SE], S8868 [16SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), S10015 [27SE]
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]
Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), S2809, S2824 [9AP], S2868, S2871, S2872, S2874 [10AP]
Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S748 [6FE]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), S3726 [1MY], S3743 [2MY]
FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3909, S3927 [7MY], S3947, S3961 [8MY]
Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy: authorize certain programs and activities (S. 2483), S452, S453 [29JA], S502 [30JA]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S800 [7FE], S987, S988, S989 [13FE], S997, S998, S1040, S1056, S1079 [14FE]
Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), S2809, S2824 [9AP], S2868, S2871, S2872, S2874 [10AP]
Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2506 [3AP], S6029 [24JN]
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), S3058, S3061, S3085, S3086 [16AP]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), S10081 [29SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4137, Higher Education Act amendment and extension, S7591 [29JY]
Articles and editorials
Civil Rights-Era Murder Cases—``Another Day for Justice''—Self-Taught Legal Expert Alvin Sykes Is on a Quest To Get Long-Unpursued Suspects Into Court Before It's Too Late, Drew Jubera, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8017 [1AU]
Time To End Metro's Gravy Train, by, Washington (DC) Times, H5251 [11JN]
Ugly Heritage—Poor Man's National Park; Citizen's Burden, John J. Miller, Nation (publication), S2873 [10AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 3111), S5658 [16JN]
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), S7781 [30JY]
Appropriations: establish legislative line item veto (see S. 1186), S4106 [13MY]
Armed Forces: commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq (see S. Res. 636), S8181 [9SE]
———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]
———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]
Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see S. 2783), S3743 [2MY]
Berkeley, CA: rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see S. 2596), S733 [6FE]
Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3070), S4793 [22MY]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 41), S5834 [19JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see S. Res. 621), S7149 [23JY]
———place an artistic tribute to the speech given by Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate of the Berlin Wall (see S. Con. Res. 1), S3082 [16AP]
Capitol Police: tribute (see S. Res. 621), S7149 [23JY]
Civil Rights Act: clarify requirements relative to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin (see S. 2453), S817 [8FE]
———mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S4283 [15MY]
Clean Air Act: limit use of ethanol to meet the renewable fuel standard (see S. 3031), S4488 [20MY]
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), S7575 [28JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 2543), S94 [22JA]
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), S7575 [28JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: require completion of a certain number of miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by a certain date (see S. 2712), S1819 [10MR]
———use an employer's failure to timely resolve discrepancies with the SSA after receiving a ``no match'' notice as evidence of violation of immigration law (see S. 2710), S2135 [13MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see S. 3697), S10812 [8DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans and their surviving spouses and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 3167), S5941 [20JN]
Diseases: provide assistance to in-need countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria (see S. 2762), S2132 [13MR]
English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see S. 2715), S2233 [31MR]
———declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 1335), S543 [31JA]
Families and domestic relations: call upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children (see S. Res. 572), S4971 [3JN]
FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see S. 3156), S6869 [16JY]
———require enforcement of regulations on the broadcast of indecent programming and maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent (see S. 1780), S1202 [26FE]
Federal agencies and departments: repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see S. 2827), S4622 [21MY]
Gasoline: stabilize prices (see S. 3202), S6285 [26JN]
Helms, Jesse: tribute (see S. Res. 608), S6362 [7JY]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 3525), S9659 [26SE]
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: prohibit funds from being used in contravention of provision relative to sending or receiving information on citizenship or immigration status (see S. 2713), S1878 [11MR]
Immigration: close loophole that allowed 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from U.S. banks and ensure illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade U.S. immigration laws (see S. 2714), S1878 [11MR]
———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2717), S2000 [12MR]
———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 988), S3207 [21AP]
———impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engaged in genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings to enter the U.S. (see S. 3166), S5832 [19JN]
———increase criminal penalties for illegally reentering the U.S. (see S. 2709), S2135 [13MR]
———prohibit aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal status or immigration benefits (see S. 2722), S3893 [7MY]
———withhold financial aid from countries that deny or unreasonably delay acceptance of their nationals who have been ordered removed from the U.S. and prohibit issuance of visas to their nationals (see S. 2720), S1819 [10MR]
Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 2324), S96 [22JA]
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]
Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see S. 2719), S3893 [7MY]
Lantos, Tom: tribute (see S. Res. 446), S849 [11FE]
McCain, Senator: recognize as a natural born citizen of the U.S. (see S. Res. 511), S2945 [10AP]
Medicare: require prompt payment to pharmacies, restrict pharmacy co-branding on prescription drug cards, and provide guidelines for Medication Therapy Management Services programs under prescription drug program (see S. 1827), S6328 [27JN]
Metzenbaum, Howard M.: tribute (see S. Res. 485), S2133 [13MR]
Motor vehicles: amend definition of commercial motor vehicle to exclude certain farm vehicles (see S. 3271), S7631 [29JY]
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 Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 482), S3082 [16AP]
National Guard: authorize the provision of support for border control activities of the Dept. of Homeland Security (see S. 2716), S1819 [10MR]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 622), S7279 [24JY]
Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 2681), S1419 [29FE]
Paone, Martin P.: tribute (see S. Res. 420), S94 [22JA]
Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 879), S5447 [10JN]
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), S1522 [4MR]
Santa Fe, NM: mint coins in commemoration of quadricentennial (see S. 2498), S3509 [29AP]
Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see S. 2908), S3401 [24AP]
Supreme Court: express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child (see S. Res. 626), S7479 [25JY]
Taxation: allow the purchase of health insurance with pre-tax dollars (see S. 2835), S2817 [9AP]
———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see S. 2566), S493 [30JA]
———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see S. 1809), S1385 [28FE]
———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S6505 [9JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 656), S8383 [11SE]
USASpending.gov: improve and strengthen transparency, accessibility, and quality of public data on Internet site that lists all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds (see S. 3077), S4969 [3JN]
Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 3073), S4793 [22MY]
Water pollution: reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see S. 2067), S3699 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 3159), S5832 [19JN]
Crime: protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks (see S. 2619), S815 [8FE]
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), S7526 [26JY]
Diseases: ensure that the highest priority for HIV/AIDS-related funding is saving lives most immediately and urgently threatened by HIV/AIDS, including babies at risk of being infected at birth (see S. 2749), S1999 [12MR]
Immigration: identify and remove criminal aliens incarcerated in correctional facilities in the U.S. (see S. 2738), S1818 [10MR]
Law enforcement: provide for investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes (see S. 3348), S7573 [28JY] (see S. 3430), S8035 [1AU]
Medicare: exempt negative pressure wound therapy pumps and related supplies and accessories from the competitive acquisition program until the clinical comparability of such products can be validated (see S. 3091), S5204 [5JN]
National parks and recreation areas: ensure there are no adverse effects of a national heritage area designation to local communities and homeowners (see S. 2809), S2346 [2AP]
———require that citizens within a national heritage area are informed of the designation and that Government officials must receive permission to enter private property (see S. 2808), S2346 [2AP]
Public lands: require an annual report detailing amount of property the Federal Government owns and the cost of Government land ownership to taxpayers (see S. 2810), S2346 [2AP]
Real estate: protect the liberty and property of all Americans (see S. 2807), S2346 [2AP]
———require citizens' approval of Federal Government land grabs (see S. 2811), S2346 [2AP]
Cloture motions
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S269 [24JA], S387 [28JA]
Declarations
Declaration of Independence: read by, S6372 [8JY]
Excerpts
U.S. Constitution: Amendment 10, S10224 [1OC]
———Article I, Section 8, S10224 [1OC]
Factsheets
Myth v. Facts—Re—Global AIDS Legislation (PEPFAR), S6641 [14JY]
Letters
Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy programs and activities authorization: Peter R. Orszag, CBO, S2876 [10AP]
Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Barbara Tipton, S6895 [17JY]
———John and Pam Rawlins, S6895 [17JY]
———Lou Baber, S6895 [17JY]
———Peggy Low, S6895 [17JY]
———Samantha Jones, S6895 [17JY]
Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: Alvin Sykes, Emmett Till Justice Campaign, Inc., S7881 [31JY], S8018 [1AU]
Papers
From Good Intentions to Bad AIDS Policy—Moral Hazards of Redesigning PEPFAR: Daniel P. Moloney, S6640 [14JY]
Press releases
Reid Set To Deliver Nearly $200 Million to Nevada To Aid Military, S9233 [23SE]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6124), S5182 [5JN]
Amtrak: reauthorize (S. 294), unanimous-consent request, S7511 [26JY]
Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks, S1895 [11MR]
———legislative process, S10048, S10049 [29SE]
———making continuing, S9888 [27SE]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), House amendment, S4721 [22MY]
Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S1811 [10MR], S1895 [11MR], S3217 [22AP], S6839 [16JY]
———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, S3949, S3950 [8MY]
———deficit, S6960 [21JY], S9383 [24SE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1811 [10MR], S1895 [11MR], S2049, S2086 [13MR]
Bureau of the Census: funding, S6234 [26JN]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (H.R. 507), unanimous-consent request, S9227 [23SE]
———extend grant program for drug-endangered children (H.R. 1199), unanimous-consent request, S9228 [23SE]
Climate: global warming, S5531 [11JN]
Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance: establish, S3947, S3949, S3950 [8MY]
Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7556 [28JY]
———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, S7553 [28JY]
Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), S2866, S2868, S2869, S2871, S2872, S2873, S2874, S2877 [10AP]
Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S7859 [31JY]
———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (S. 3159), S6962 [21JY]
Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S439 [29JA]
Crime: clarify scope of child pornography laws (S. 2869), unanimous-consent request, S7882 [31JY]
———provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography (H.R. 4120), unanimous-consent request, S9228 [23SE]
———provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (S. 2304), unanimous-consent request, S9230 [23SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8362, S8363 [11SE]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S3217 [22AP]
———prohibit incorporation of funding tables included in Committee on Armed Services (Senate) report into authorization legislation, S8362, S8363 [11SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), House amendment, S9888 [27SE]
Dept. of HUD: improve congressional oversight of housing assistance programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, S2783, S2785 [9AP]
———submit a congressional report on Federal housing assistance activities, grants, and programs to ensure fiscal responsibility, S2783, S2785 [9AP]
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 (S. 3344), S7554, S7555 [28JY], S7882 [31JY]
———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), S9229 [23SE], S9352 [24SE]
———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (H.R. 923), S9352 [24SE]
———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (H.R. 923), unanimous-consent request, S7555, S7556 [28JY], S9229 [23SE]
———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (S. 535), S6953 [21JY], S7881 [31JY]
———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (S. 535), unanimous-consent request, S7882 [31JY]
Dept. of State: international affairs funding, S2086 [13MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 6532), S8230, S8260 [10SE]
Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), S2866, S2868, S2869, S2871, S2872, S2873, S2874, S2877 [10AP]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (H.R. 1727), unanimous-consent request, S9227 [23SE]
———enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (S. 1183), S10046, S10048 [29SE]
———enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (S. 1183), unanimous-consent request, S10045 [29SE]
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 (H.R. 1553), S6857 [16JY]
———ensure that the highest priority for HIV/AIDS-related funding is saving lives most immediately and urgently threatened by HIV/AIDS, including babies at risk of being infected at birth (S. 2749), S2428-S2433 [3AP]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry, S7562 [28JY]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (S. 1382), unanimous-consent request, S9227 [23SE]
Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S9226 [23SE], S9383, S9384 [24SE], S10224, S10225 [1OC]
———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S715 [6FE]
———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S9226 [23SE], S9383, S9384 [24SE]
Education: expand deficit-neutral reserve funds for higher education to enable an increase in the maximum amount for federally guaranteed student loans, S2049 [13MR]
EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5531 [11JN]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (H.R. 923), S9352 [24SE]
———establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (H.R. 923), unanimous-consent request, S7555, S7556 [28JY], S9229 [23SE]
———establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (S. 535), S6953 [21JY], S7881 [31JY]
———establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (S. 535), unanimous-consent request, S7882 [31JY]
FEMA: require persons located in flood prone areas to hold flood insurance as a condition for receiving Federal disaster assistance, S3947 [8MY]
———restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3947, S3948, S3949, S3950 [8MY]
Florida: investigate transfer of funding from I-75 widening project to Coconut Road interchange project, S3058, S3060, S3062 [16AP], S3117, S3118, S3119 [17AP]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S439 [29JA]
Government: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, S715 [6FE]
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), unanimous-consent request, S9227 [23SE]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), S3370 [24AP]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (H.R. 477), unanimous-consent request, S9228 [23SE]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, S7858 [31JY]
Holder, Eric H., Jr.: nomination to be Attorney General, S10917, S10918 [11DE]
Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (S. 1518), S2785 [9AP]
Housing: provide needed housing reform, S2783, S2785 [9AP], S7518 [26JY]
Independence Day: observance, S6372 [8JY]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S996, S999, S1000, S1001, S1018, S1019, S1027, S1028 [14FE]
Intellectual property: enhance remedies for violations of laws (S. 3325), S9469 [25SE], S9589 [26SE]
———enhance remedies for violations of laws (S. 3325), unanimous-consent agreement, S9469 [25SE]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S1178 [26FE]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), motion to proceed, S1178 [26FE]
Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations, S4721-S4725 [22MY]
———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (H.R. 5613), unanimous-consent request, S3495 [29AP]
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]
———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (S. 3101), motion to proceed, S5530 [11JN]
———prevent reduction in physician fee schedule, advance value based purchasing, electronic health records, and electronic prescribing, and maintain and improve access to care in rural areas (S. 3118), S5530 [11JN]
Mental health: ensure new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, provided with essential services, and increase NIH research (S. 1375), unanimous-consent request, S9228 [23SE]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), S10224, S10225 [1OC]
National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (S. 2756), S7556 [28JY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 579), unanimous-consent request, S3494, S3495 [29AP]
National objectives: advance America's priorities (S. 3297), S9226 [23SE]
———advance America's priorities (S. 3297), motion to proceed, S7519 [26JY], S7546, S7551, S7562, S7563, S7564 [28JY], S7883 [31JY]
———advance America's priorities (S. 3297), unanimous-consent request, S9230 [23SE]
National Park Service: require the transfer of certain funds to be used to dispose of excess, unused, and unneeded Federal property described in the candidate asset disposition list, S2874 [10AP]
National parks and recreation areas: require that citizens within a national heritage area are informed of the designation and that Government officials must receive permission to enter private property, S2872, S2873 [10AP]
Native Americans: allow tribal members to make their own health care choices, S1000, S1001, S1018, S1019, S1027 [14FE]
———grant rape and sexual assault victims the right to have assailants tested for HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, S1028 [14FE]
———prioritize resources for basic medical services at Indian health care facilities, S1027, S1028, S1029, S1030 [14FE]
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: observance, S5519 [11JN]
Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), S2866, S2868, S2869, S2871, S2872, S2873, S2874, S2877 [10AP]
Parliamentary inquiry, S7555 [28JY]
Point of order, S3948 [8MY], S6238 [26JN]
Power resources: national energy policy, S5531 [11JN], S7519 [26JY]
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2783, S2785 [9AP]
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), House amendments, S7518 [26JY]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2836 [10AP], S6894 [17JY]
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, S7871 [31JY]
Protect America Act: extend (S. 2556), S439 [29JA]
Public lands: require an annual report detailing amount of property the Federal Government owns and the cost of Government land ownership to taxpayers, S2868, S2869 [10AP]
Real estate: require citizens' approval of Federal Government land grabs, S2871, S2872 [10AP]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (S. 2982), unanimous-consent request, S9230 [23SE]
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), S3058, S3060, S3062 [16AP], S3117, S3118, S3119 [17AP]
Senate: impact of partisanship, S8230 [10SE]
———legislative priorities, S6962-S6965 [21JY]
———legislative process, S7518 [26JY]
Senate Rules: ensure amendments to authorization legislation contain offsets, S1018, S1019 [14FE]
———legislative procedure, S7554, S7555, S7556, S7557 [28JY], S9232 [23SE]
Taxation: lower corporate tax rate, S715 [6FE]
U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), S6839 [16JY]
———reauthorize (S. 2731), S6639 [14JY]
Votes: position on missed, S439 [29JA]
Reports
Systemwide Government Waste of Taxpayer Dollars, S1901-S1906 [11MR]
Statements
Real Private Property Protections in the Consolidated Natural Resources Act: Several Private Property Rights Experts, S2873 [10AP]
Tables
Estimated President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Research (PEPFAR) treatment, testing, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) costs and benchmarks, S2431 [3AP]
Tributes
French, Katy, S7814 [31JY]