ENSIGN, JOHN (a Senator from Nevada)

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), S1887 [11MR], S1918, S2020 [12MR], S2055, S2070, S2083, S2170, S2174, S2176 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7328 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8277, S8291, S8294, S8312, S8315 [10SE], S8428 [11SE], S8959 [17SE]

Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), S10952 [11DE]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S817 [8FE]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), S3609 [30AP], S3723 [1MY], S3806 [6MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3950, S3981 [8MY]

Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy: authorize certain programs and activities (S. 2483), S544 [31JA]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2419, S2544, S2548 [3AP], S2646, S2647, S2651 [7AP], S2806 [9AP], S5942 [20JN], S6044, S6075, S6076 [24JN]

Taxation: provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), S10951 [11DE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H472 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see S. 2075), S1999 [12MR]

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

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), S1203 [26FE]

Armed Forces: commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq (see S. Res. 636), 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), S4488 [20MY]

———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), S7630 [29JY]

———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]

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

Berkeley, CA: rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see S. 2596), S1123 [25FE]

Biscet, Oscar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2777), S2133 [13MR]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3070), S4894 [2JN]

Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 466), S1419 [29FE]

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

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]

Carson City, NV: promote conservation and provide for sensible development (see S. 3393), S7904 [31JY] (see S. 3603), S9493 [25SE]

Clark County, NV: release certain land from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area and grant a right-of-way across the released land for the construction and maintenance of a flood control project (see S. 2898), S3257 [22AP]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 3159), S5832 [19JN]

Crime: modernize and expand reporting requirements relative to child pornography and expand cooperation in combating child pornography (see S. 519), S8528 [15SE]

———protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks (see S. 2619), S2637 [7AP]

Cuba Solidarity Day: observance (see S. Res. 573), S4621 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend and improve the effectiveness of the employment eligibility confirmation program (see S. 3093), S6605 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study to identify sites and resources to commemorate and interpret the Cold War (see S. 2561), S659 [5FE]

———convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see S. 3595), S9493 [25SE]

———take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see S. 3724), 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), S6442 [8JY]

———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]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 3207), S6285 [26JN]

Gasoline: stabilize prices (see S. 3202), S6285 [26JN]

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

Heston, Charlton: tribute (see S. Res. 512), S2945 [10AP]

Housing: aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis (see S. 2734), S2136 [13MR]

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

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see S. Res. 522), S3145 [17AP]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see S. Res. 571), S4487 [20MY]

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

Medicare: extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see S. 1310), S2295 [1AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: 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 (see S. 3118), S5524 [11JN]

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

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

National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day: designate (see S. Res. 665), S9025 [18SE]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 2756), S3258 [22AP]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 482), S2133 [13MR]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 450), S970 [13FE]

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

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 2681), S3892 [7MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve standards for physical education (see S. 2173), S659 [5FE]

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

Public welfare programs: require States to implement a drug testing program for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 3361), S8276 [10SE]

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

Saudi Arabia: restrict nuclear cooperation (see S. 3193), S6158 [25JN]

Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act: ensure retroactive application (see S. 2632), S1819 [10MR]

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), S9206 [22SE]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see S. 2917), S4893 [2JN]

Tariff: footwear (see S. 2372), S3699 [1MY]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses and suspend the alternative minimum tax limit on certain net operating losses (see S. 2650), S1054 [14FE]

———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), S96 [22JA]

———encourage investment in affordable housing (see S. 2666), S3258 [22AP]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief, education deductions, State and local sales tax deduction, research and development credit, and renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives (see S. 3098), S5391 [9JN]

———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), S8035 [1AU]

———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), S1201 [26FE]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see S. 2792), S2295 [1AP]

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

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 2119), S602 [4FE]

Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 3073), S4793 [22MY]

X Prize Foundation: commend leadership in inspiring a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles (see S. Res. 486), S2133 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see S. 2783), S2133 [13MR]

Consumers: improve access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers (see S. 3483), S8479 [12SE]

Correctional institutions: require minimum workweek for Federal prison inmates and reform inmate work programs (see S. 3695), S10659 [19NO]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 2543), S94 [22JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend demonstration projects on adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see S. 3299), S7030 [22JY]

Iran: establish a commission to assess nuclear activities (see S. 3578), S9492 [25SE]

Nevada: ratify a water settlement agreement affecting the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (see S. 3734), S10946 [11DE]

Taxation: treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income (see S. 2628), S970 [13FE]

Cloture motions

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S4135 [14MY]

Letters

Provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production tax incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency: Faith A. Cristol, Retail Industry Leaders Association, S2802 [9AP]

———Jack N. Gerard, American Chemistry Council, S2837 [10AP]

———Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, S2837 [10AP]

———Jeffrey D. DeBoer, Real Estate Roundtable (organization), S2802 [9AP]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2802 [9AP]

———several energy organizations, S2800 [9AP]

———several energy organiztions, S2801 [9AP]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S6995 [22JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1972 [12MR], S2055, S2069, S2070 [13MR]

Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance: establish, S3950, S3960 [8MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S6995 [22JY]

Constitutional Convention: tribute to efforts and compromise displayed in constructing the U.S. Constitution, S4612 [21MY]

Cuba Solidarity Day: observance (S. Res. 573), S4706 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: increase local law enforcement funding to enforce prohibition against taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, S2069, S2070 [13MR]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of automobile industry, S10893 [11DE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5421 [10JN]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), S4098 [13MY]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3950, S3960 [8MY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, S2418, S2420 [3AP], S2595, S2596 [4AP], S2800, S2802 [9AP], S5926, S5927 [20JN], S5976 [24JN], S6141, S6142 [25JN], S6185 [26JN]

Iran: establish a commission to assess nuclear activities (S. 3578), S9496 [25SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S1236 [27FE]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), motion to proceed, S1236 [27FE]

Medicare: expand part B income test provisions to the part D prescription drug benefit requiring wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share of the premium, S1972 [12MR], S2055 [13MR]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: revise current slot and perimeter rules for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S4098 [13MY]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB, S1973 [12MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, S7815 [31JY], S9238 [23SE]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2418, S2420 [3AP], S2595, S2596 [4AP], S2800, S2802 [9AP], S2837, S2838, S2839, S2840 [10AP]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), House amendments, S5926, S5927 [20JN], S5976 [24JN], S6185 [26JN]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), unanimous-consent request, S6141, S6142 [25JN]

———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, S5421 [10JN]

Real estate: provide needed housing reform, S2837, S2838, S2839, S2840 [10AP]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S4612 [21MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer, S2420 [3AP], S2840 [10AP]

———extend renewable energy production tax credit and encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity, S2837, S2838, S2839 [10AP]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency, S2418 [3AP], S2595, S2596 [4AP], S2800, S2802 [9AP], S2832, S2837, S2838, S2839 [10AP], S5926, S5927 [20JN], S5976 [24JN], S6141 [25JN], S6185 [26JN], S7815 [31JY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), S8987 [18SE], S9238 [23SE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), motion to proceed, S10893 [11DE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (S. 2668), S10459 [2OC]

Votes: correction, S1517 [4MR]

Statements

Provide for the Limited Continuation of Clean Energy Production Tax Incentives and Incentives To Improve Energy Efficiency: Several Energy Organizations, S2801 [9AP]

Tributes

Allard, Senator, S10296 [1OC]

Egan, Joe, S4777 [22MY]

George, Lloyd and LaPrele, S10307 [1OC]

Grisier, D'Arcy, S510 [31JA]

Helms, Jesse, S7885 [31JY]