ROBERTS, PAT (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), S2021 [12MR], S2064, S2083, S2137, S2138, S2170, S2183 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7346, S7393 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8196, S8201, S8212 [9SE], S8294 [10SE], S8950, S8951, S8958 [17SE]

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]

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), S5234, S5245, S5330 [5JN]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), S3911 [7MY]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2549 [3AP], S2819 [9AP], S5942 [20JN], S6027, S6044 [24JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2419, Food and Energy Security Act, S609 [4FE]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Air Force: encourage re-competition for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract (see S. Res. 609), S6363 [7JY]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: authorize oil and gas exploration and codify certain environmental and economic protections of the Coastal Plain (see S. 2758), S3027 [15AP]

Arlington National Cemetery: authorize placement of an American braille tactile flag honoring blind civilians, military personnel, and veterans (see S. 2690), S2135 [13MR]

Armed Forces: commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq (see S. Res. 636), S8276 [10SE]

———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]

———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), S4107 [13MY]

———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 travel and transportation allowances for family members of members of the uniformed services with serious inpatient psychiatric conditions (see S. 2689), S2976 [14AP]

———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]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3070), S4793 [22MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 24), S6973 [21JY]

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]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S5205 [5JN]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see S. 3310), S8180 [9SE]

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), S1742 [7MR]

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), S8529 [15SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow waiver of tax penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions (see S. 3121), S5592 [12JN]

———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see S. 3683), S10660 [19NO]

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), S6160 [25JN]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2575), S492 [30JA]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see S. 2550), S5698 [17JN]

Digital Television Transition Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 576), S4793 [22MY]

Disasters: provide tax relief for victims of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in Midwestern States (see S. 3322), S7148 [23JY]

Economy: promote homeownership, manufacturing, and economic growth (see S. 12), S1419 [29FE]

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see S. 958), S445 [29JA]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 43), S6158 [25JN]

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), S9417 [24SE]

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), S3975 [8MY]

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see S. 2510), S6505 [9JY]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (see S. 2932), S6442 [8JY]

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

Higher Education Act: amend definition of economic hardship (see S. 2303), S4622 [21MY]

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute (see S. Res. 695), S10176 [30SE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2717), S2348 [2AP]

———increase criminal penalties for illegally reentering the U.S. (see S. 2709), S2612 [4AP]

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), S5205 [5JN]

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]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: provide specified civil penalties for violations (see S. 2878), S3144 [17AP]

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

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 799), S4106 [13MY]

Medicare: coverage of certain medical mobility devices approved as class III medical devices (see S. 1465), S5390 [9JN]

———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), S8479 [12SE]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see S. 3505), S9416 [24SE]

———revise timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics (see S. 3367), S8529 [15SE]

Members of Congress: require public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held by Members of Congress (see S. 3542), S9280 [23SE]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 2883), S9659 [26SE]

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 Airborne Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 80), S6973 [21JY] (see S. Res. 625), S8037 [1AU]

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

National Drug Prevention and Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 434), S445 [29JA]

National Methamphetamine Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 703), S10486 [2OC]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 2681), S5205 [5JN]

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

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

Power resources: promote energy security (see S. 2958), S3893 [7MY]

Radio: tribute to ``Focus on the Family'' radio program for induction into National Radio Hall of Fame (see S. Res. 641), S7905 [31JY]

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

SBA: make improvements to women's procurement program (see S. 2608), S2347 [2AP]

———reauthorize and improve financing and entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 2920), S8180 [9SE]

Smith Center, KS: tribute to Smith Center High School football team (see S. Res. 721), S10812 [8DE]

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]

Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see S. 3242), S6560 [10JY]

———footwear (see S. 2372), S96 [22JA]

Taxation: allow a refund of motor fuel excise taxes for actual off-highway use of certain mobile machinery vehicles (see S. 2401), S1056 [14FE]

———allow employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic payroll deposit individual retirement accounts and facilitate similar savings by the self-employed (see S. 1141), S8131 [8SE]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see S. 1010), S5447 [10JN]

———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), S5366 [6JN]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see S. 2170), S3207 [21AP]

———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), S9494 [25SE]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see S. 2566), S659 [5FE]

———provide an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions (see S. 3429), S9416 [24SE]

———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), S4182 [14MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 777), S3790 [6MY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see S. 3331), S8949 [17SE]

———simplify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see S. 2002), S2636 [7AP]

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), S5205 [5JN]

Veterans: support veteran entrepreneurs and encourage Federal agencies to improve contracting opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 575), S5658 [16JN]

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

Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 517), S3080 [16AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 903), S4182 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Air Force: prohibit funding for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract unless certain conditions are met (see S. 3203), S6285 [26JN]

Armed Forces: 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]

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]

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

University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 505), S2743 [8AP]

Cloture motions

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S269 [24JA], S387 [28JA]

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

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, S4205 [14MY]

Air Force: awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, S1488, S1491 [4MR]

Business Executives for National Security (organization): tribute, S2127 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S7113 [23JY]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of automobile industry, S10926 [11DE]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), motion to proceed, S3472 [29AP]

Gasoline: stabilize prices (S. 3202), S7113 [23JY]

Melgren, Eric F.: nomination to be district judge, S9593 [26SE]

Overland Park, KS: tribute to Shawnee Mission North High School Naval Junior ROTC, S5365 [6JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S5513 [11JN]

Power resources: 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, S5513 [11JN]

Taxation: provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), motion to proceed, S10926 [11DE]

University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 505), S2764 [8AP]

Votes: correction, S2058 [13MR]

Tributes

Hake, Christopher M., S2712 [8AP]

Stevens, Senator, S10692 [20NO]