LEAHY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Vermont)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8623, S8632 [31JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1374, S1443, S1464, S1471 [3FE], S1557, S1585, S1589, S1591, S1593, S1594, S1595 [4FE], S1712, S1749 [5FE], S1879 [6FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5688, S5737, S5738, S5742, S5743 [20MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4064 [31MR], S4118, S4135, S4206 [1AP]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S5028 [1MY], S5111 [5MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5362, S5379 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7418, S7423 [13JY], S7491, S7504 [14JY], S7632, S7662 [16JY], S7701, S7710 [20JY], S7781, S7782, S7803 [21JY], S7910, S7926, S7927, S7932 [22JY], S8016, S8028, S8059 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S10027 [1OC], S10218 [7OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7213 [7JY], S7230 [8JY], S7329 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S4540, S4542, S4590 [22AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12071, S12072, S12073, S12087 [1DE], S12343 [3DE], S12428, S12429 [4DE], S12627, S12640 [7DE], S12725 [8DE]

Medicare: update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), S10648 [21OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10225 [7OC], S10285, S10319 [8OC]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12071, S12072, S12073, S12087 [1DE], S12343 [3DE], S12428, S12429 [4DE], S12627, S12640 [7DE], S12725 [8DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10324 [8OC], S10787 [27OC], S10992 [2NO]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S11905 [21NO]

British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S1989 [7FE]

Committee To Escort the President, H2625 [24FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, S5804 [21MY]

———H.R. 2847, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S11186 [5NO]

———H.R. 2892, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S7312 [9JY]

———H.R. 2996, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations, S9812 [24SE]

———H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S11411 [17NO]

———H.R. 3288, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, S9541 [17SE]

———H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S10159 [6OC]

Articles and editorials

After a Devastating Birth Injury, Hope, Denise Grady, New York (NY) Times, S2790 [5MR]

Brattleboro—On-Air Celeb Johnson Honored, Susan Smallheer, Rutland (VT) Herald, S11341 [10NO]

Buddy and Julie Miller—First Couple of Americana Sings of Setbacks and Sorrows, Barry Mazor, Wall Street Journal, S4955 [30AP]

Burlington Lawyer Wins Recognition for Commitment to First Amendment, St. Albans (VT) Messenger, S13247 [15DE]

Business Monday—Bove's Wins Gold for Lasagna, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S8976 [6AU]

Constitutionality of Healthcare, Erwin Chemerinsky, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S13753 [22DE]

Couples Share Secrets of Love, Marriage, Sally Pollak, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S2139 [11FE]

Fear Was No Excuse To Condone Torture, Charles C. Crulak and Joseph P. Hoar, Miami (FL) Herald, S9322 [14SE]

Financial Fraud Is Focus of Attack by Prosecutors, David Segal, New York (NY) Times, S4534 [22AP]

Folk Goddess Descends From Her Lofty Pedestal, Stephen Holden, New York (NY) Times, S4955 [30AP]

Fraud Factor, New York (NY) Times, S4534 [22AP]

Giving Hypocrisy a Bad Name, Washington (DC) Post, S11419 [17NO]

GOP's No-Exit Strategy, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, S11547 [19NO]

Govt To Allow Peatland Plantations, Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta (Indonesia) Post, S2823 [5MR]

It's Constitution Week—Celebrate Our Freedoms, St. Johnsbury (VT) Caledonian-Record, S9549 [17SE]

John Podesta, a Seasoned Hand, Marian Burros, Politico (publication), S8091 [24JY]

LeClair To Enter U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame—St. Albans Native Is Among Class of '09, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S8267 [29JY]

Lessons From Alzeheimer's, Sally Pollak, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S10107 [5OC]

Like Father, Like Son; Fellow Botantists Have a Lot in Common, Tim Johnson, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S7063 [25JN]

My Turn—Investing in Smart Power Is Foreign Aid Well Spent, George Burrill, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S5120 [5MY]

Myers' Death Mourned, Matt Ryan, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S4800 [28AP]

No Break for Students on Rescue Squad, Joel B. Baird, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S165 [7JA]

Pembroke Will Be Honored August 9 as ``Living History'', Bennington (VT) Banner, S8678 [3AU]

Second Circuit Appeals Court Openings Need To Be Filled, Carl Tobias, McClatchy Newspapers (news service), S10610 [21OC]

Smith Leads With Grinning Style, Susan Allen, Rutland (VT) Herald, S4800 [28AP]

Stimulus Spending Remains Ripe for Fraud, Washington (DC) Times, S4534 [22AP]

Vermont Man, Daughter Make Big Papi's Day, Sam Hemingway, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S7551 [15JY]

With Obama Proceeding Reasonably To Fill Federal Judgeships, the Bottleneck Is the Senate, Carl Tobias, FindLaw.com (Internet site), S11280 [9NO]

Your E-Health Records, New York (NY) Times, S1427 [3FE]

Your Government Online, Howard Weiss-Tisman, Brattleboro (VT) Reformer, S9259 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see S. Con. Res. 26), S6806 [18JN]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see S. 1756), S10162 [6OC]

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (see S. 1375), S7070 [25JN]

AID: encourage nomination of an Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency (see S. Res. 312), S10736 [26OC]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see S. 727), S3897 [26MR]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 146), S43 [6JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 231), S388 [14JA]

Armed Forces: express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (see S. Res. 344), S11253 [6NO]

———modify the basis utilized for annual adjustments in amounts of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 1072), S7700 [20JY]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see S. 731), S3897 [26MR]

———provide for enhanced reimbursement of National Guard and Reserve members for certain travel expenses (see S. 1558), S8681 [3AU]

———require provision of medical and dental readiness services to certain members of the Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve based on medical need (see S. 1106), S7700 [20JY]

Baker, Richard A.: designate as Historian Emeritus of the Senate (see S. Res. 230), S8272 [29JY]

Bellmon, Henry: tribute (see S. Res. 293), S9930 [29SE]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see S. Res. 272), S9436 [16SE] (see S. Res. 273), S9555 [17SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S7194 [7JY]

Business and industry: disclose payments to foreign countries for commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, and express that the U.S. should disclose payments for such development on Federal land (see S. 1700), S10163 [6OC]

———provide State programs to encourage employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking throughout the U.S. (see S. 2909), S13458 [18DE]

Byrd, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S11492 [18NO]

Children and youth: update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see S. 934), S4963 [30AP]

Civil liberties: protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents (see S. 1261), S6580 [15JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 182), S212 [8JA]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 904), S4806 [28AP]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 729), S3897 [26MR]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see S. 69), S212 [8JA]

Congressional Research Service: provide Internet access to certain publications (see S. Res. 118), S4891 [29AP]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 931), S10111 [5OC]

Courts: improve operation of Federal courts (see S. 1782), S10434 [14OC]

———provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 657), S3550 [19MR]

———repeal retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance (see S. 1725), S9930 [29SE]

———repeal statutory requirement for Federal judges to receive cost-of-living increases and provide for automatic salary adjustments (see S. 2725), S11048 [3NO]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see S. 414), S2144 [11FE]

———protect consumers from usury (see S. 582), S3658 [24MR]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (see S. 1833), S11119 [4NO]

Credit cards: establish a moratorium on interest rate increases (see S. 1927), S11119 [4NO]

Crime: penalize crimes against humanity (see S. 1346), S6993 [24JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 909), S4806 [28AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 428), S2866 [6MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see S. 607), S9930 [29SE]

———establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emission reductions on private forest land (see S. 1576), S8765 [4AU]

———establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see S. 1709), S9840 [24SE]

———establish a national food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance program for agricultural producers (see S. 2758), S11290 [9NO]

———provide assistance to Haiti to end deforestation and restore the extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see S. 1183), S13383 [17DE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1345), S6993 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see S. 456), S4514 [21AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure detainees are treated humanely, provided adequate medical care, and granted certain specific rights (see S. 1550), S9931 [29SE]

———provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures and improve conditions of detention for detainees (see S. 1594), S9931 [29SE]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (see S. 118), S42 [6JA]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 1329), S9931 [29SE]

———clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence (see S. 1289), S6804 [18JN]

———enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see S. 167), S211 [8JA]

———establish a criminal justice reinvestment grant program to improve cost-effectiveness of State and local spending on prisons, jails, and corrections, and to increase public safety (see S. 2772), S11382 [16NO]

———establish a section to enforce human rights laws and make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations (see S. 1472), S9982 [30SE]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen and expand short-time compensation programs that allow for work sharing to provide employers with an alternative to layoffs (see S. 1646), S11383 [16NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a program to reunite bondholders with matured unredeemed U.S. savings bonds (see S. 827), S4311 [2AP]

———establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank (see S. 2914), S13458 [18DE]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 1156), S9734 [23SE]

———waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities for a certain period (see S. 198), S256 [9JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 1780), S10778 [27OC]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 663), S5502 [14MY]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 1668), S9932 [29SE]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 1556), S8681 [3AU]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 423), S4446 [20AP]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see S. 1425), S10777 [27OC]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see S. 181), S211 [8JA]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 1492), S8136 [27JY]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see S. 994), S7072 [25JN]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see S. 1789), S10486 [15OC]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 749), S5282 [7MY]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see S. Res. 321), S10735 [26OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see S. 634), S6993 [24JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1584), S8864 [5AU]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 416), S2144 [11FE]

FAA: prescribe regulations to ensure that crewmembers on air carriers have proper qualifications and experience (see S. 1744), S10319 [8OC]

False Claims Act: amend (see S. 458), S2423 [24FE]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations and protect radio reading services (see S. 592), S3074 [12MR]

FDA: finalize proposed rule on sunscreen product labeling (see S. 1112), S6994 [24JN]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 982), S5128 [5MY]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 372), S1432 [3FE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1102), S5822 [21MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see S. 540), S2828 [5MR]

———prohibit marketing of authorized generic drugs (see S. 501), S2558 [26FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters (see S. 787), S4310 [2AP]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see S. 850), S12161 [2DE]

Foreign policy: importance of public diplomacy (see S. Res. 49), S3552 [19MR]

Freedom of the press: highlight and promote worldwide (see S. 1739), S13383 [17DE]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see S. 604), S9555 [17SE]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see S. 924), S4891 [29AP]

Guinea: condemn assault of women and killing of political protesters, support inquiry into, and prosecution for, violence, and consider punitive measures against officials found to be complicit (see S. Res. 345), S11383 [16NO]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by U.S. citizens to allow admission to the U.S. (see S. 1376), S10435 [14OC]

Hansen, Clifford P.: tribute (see S. Res. 315), S10635 [21OC]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see S. 1765), S10521 [19OC]

Hawkins, Paula: tribute (see S. Res. 370), S12413 [4DE]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see S. 486), S2558 [26FE]

———ensure health care reform includes an option to establish a federally-backed insurance pool to create options for consumers (see S. Res. 156), S5820 [21MY]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see S. 21), S1058 [29JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 441), S2322 [13FE]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see S. Con. Res. 25), S6652 [16JN]

———require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see S. 512), S10735 [26OC]

Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see S. 1022), S5371 [12MY]

———provide improved training and primary care (see S. 1720), S9869 [25SE]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see S. 160), S43 [6JA]

Immigration: expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (see S. 1409), S9931 [29SE]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 388), S1677 [5FE]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see S. 1038), S5501 [14MY]

———strengthen the economy and provide for more effective border and employment enforcement (see S. 9), S40 [6JA]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see S. 1085), S9931 [29SE] (see S. 1247), S6542 [11JN]

Insurance: require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage (see S. 1730), S11291 [9NO]

Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see S. Con. Res. 11), S6582 [15JN]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see S. Con. Res. 29), S6650 [16JN]

Kennedy, Edward M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S9132 [8SE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see S. 560), S2964 [10MR]

Law enforcement: improve health care fraud enforcement (see S. 1959), S10850 [28OC]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see S. 941), S4963 [30AP]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see S. 718), S3897 [26MR]

Medicaid: encourage States to provide pregnant women with access to comprehensive tobacco cessation services (see S. 670), S3609 [23MR]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 833), S4445 [20AP]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see S. 973), S6453 [10JN]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 1066), S5555 [18MY]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see S. 343), S4514 [21AP]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see S. 662), S6993 [24JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 46), S40 [6JA]

———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (see S. 1776), S10488 [15OC]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 538), S2828 [5MR]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 832), S4445 [20AP]

NAACP: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 3), S994 [28JA]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see S. 951), S5013 [1MY]

National and Community Service Act: expand and improve opportunities for service (see S. 277), S2910 [9MR]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 57), S2558 [26FE]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 714), S3897 [26MR]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 25), S994 [28JA]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 317), S10635 [21OC] (see S. Res. 327), S10851 [28OC]

National FFA Organization: anniversary of membership of women (see S. Res. 319), S10635 [21OC]

National Guard: authorize availability of appropriated funds for international partnership contact activities (see S. 775), S4172 [1AP]

National Military Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 7), S5233 [6MY] (see S. Res. 336), S11118 [4NO]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 690), S3784 [25MR]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 448), S13190 [14DE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 1580), S8864 [5AU]

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (see S. Res. 8), S43 [6JA]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 204), S308 [12JA]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 525), S2766 [4MR] (see S. 1232), S6452 [10JN]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 799), S4310 [2AP]

Real estate: require certain mortgagees to make loan modifications, establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs, and create databases on foreclosures (see S. 1731), S10636 [21OC]

Russell Senate Office Building: designate the Kennedy Caucus Room (see S. Res. 264), S9326 [14SE]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see S. 1389), S10925 [29OC]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 482), S2474 [25FE]

Senior citizens: protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (see S. 1821), S10635 [21OC]

———provide emergency relief to Social Security recipients, railroad retirees, SSI beneficiaries, and certain veterans in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1685), S9554 [17SE]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see S. 998), S5281 [7MY]

———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see S. 141), S5372 [12MY]

———permit qualifying States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for certain Medicaid children's health expenditures (see S. 214), S309 [12JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 484), S4446 [20AP]

Sweeney, John: tribute (see S. Res. 266), S9371 [15SE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 1542), S9931 [29SE]

Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards (see S. 440), S2322 [13FE]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see S. 437), S2322 [13FE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 491), S4446 [20AP]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 864), S4573 [22AP]

———expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 1743), S10636 [21OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 461), S5906 [1JN]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1153), S6651 [16JN]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 1583), S10961 [30OC]

———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 1612), S9265 [10SE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 812), S11883 [20NO]

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 1313), S6887 [22JN]

———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. 243), S388 [14JA]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 260), S598 [15JA]

Tiller, George: express condolences to family and reject the use of violence to prevent access to reproductive health care or as a response to a difference in beliefs (see S. Res. 187), S6720 [17JN]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (see S. 1147), S5819 [21MY]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 584), S5066 [4MY]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see S. 1023), S6365 [9JN]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize and rename as the Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (see S. 345), S1057 [29JA]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (see S. Res. 184), S6543 [11JN]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see S. 1067), S12322 [3DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see S. 2831), S12322 [3DE]

Veterans: carry out a pilot program on training, certification, and support of family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and Armed Forces members (see S. 543), S10777 [27OC]

———enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 1547), S9931 [29SE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 546), S7071 [25JN]

Volunteer workers: support recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel (see S. 822), S6543 [11JN]

Voting: ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have an opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee ballots cast and counted (see S. 1415), S7700 [20JY]

———prevent voter caging (see S. 528), S2827 [5MR]

War of 1812: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 44), S10110 [5OC]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1740), S10736 [26OC]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 124), S4964 [30AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 846), S4965 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 39), S2229 [12FE]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (see S. 1117), S5819 [21MY]

Cordova, France A.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 9), S2080 [10FE]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges (see S. 1653), S9132 [8SE]

———authorize cost of living adjustment for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see S. 200), S272 [11JA]

———make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings (see S. 630), S3368 [18MR]

———provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see S. 417), S2144 [11FE]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see S. 327), S826 [26JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (see S. 2793), S11492 [18NO]

Dept. of Justice: improve defendants' payment of restitution to crime victims and unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and provide for equitable retirement treatment of assistant U.S. attorneys (see S. 2786), S11430 [17NO]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (see S. 386), S1677 [5FE]

———reauthorize Boys & Girls Clubs of America (see S. 2924), S13785 [22DE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 1434), S7318 [9JY]

Firearms: modify Federal regulations allowing current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (see S. 1132), S5819 [21MY]

Freedom of Information Act: require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation (see S. 612), S3163 [17MR]

Health: ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see S. 1681), S9554 [17SE]

Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice coverage to non-physician employees and officers of free clinics (see S. 1578), S8864 [5AU]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 424), S2229 [12FE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 678), S3657 [24MR]

Law enforcement: deter public corruption (see S. 49), S40 [6JA]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates and develop a strategy to address piracy (see S. Res. 108), S4574 [22AP]

National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 1361), S7070 [25JN]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see S. 1353), S7070 [25JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (see S. 1358), S7070 [25JN]

Patents: reform (see S. 515), S2691 [3MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 140), S5328 [11MY]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1490), S7868 [22JY]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see S. 379), S1542 [4FE]

Reserve Officers Association: include leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws in the Federal charter (see S. 1599), S8992 [6AU]

Rubenstein, David M.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 8), S2080 [10FE]

Rural areas: provide Federal assistance to States for rural law enforcement (see S. 150), S43 [6JA]

Smithsonian Institution: provide a vehicle maintenance building to house the Vehicle Maintenance Branch at the Suitland Collections Center (see S. 1372), S7070 [25JN]

Tariff: ski boots, cross country ski footwear, and snowboard boots (see S. 1786), S10434 [14OC]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 405), S2079 [10FE]

———extend the nonbusiness energy property credit for property placed in service in 2008 (see S. 329), S826 [26JA]

———provide a tax credit for purchase of nonroad equipment with alternative power sources (see S. 929), S4891 [29AP]

Television: reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (see S. 1670), S9371 [15SE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (see S. 1692), S9653 [22SE]

Victims of Crime Act: establish a minimum funding level for programs that ensures a reasonable growth in victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 1340), S6993 [24JN]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2760 [4MR], S2860 [6MR], S2953 [10MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1906 [7FE], S2024 [9FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, S6710 [17JN]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), S3772 [25MR]

———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), motion to proceed, S3577 [19MR], S3600 [23MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5426 [13MY], S5570 [19MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), motion to proceed, S5246 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7510 [15JY], S7635 [16JY], S7861 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, S10568 [20OC], S10669 [22OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13295 [16DE], S13407 [18DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7253 [8JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S4657 [23AP], S4740 [27AP]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), motion to proceed, S4399 [2AP]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9690 [22SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), S299 [12JA], S356 [14JA]

———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), motion to proceed, S255 [9JA], S271 [11JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9365 [15SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), conference report, S10328 [8OC], S10399 [14OC]

Goolsbee, Austan D.: nomination to the Council of Economic Advisors, S2903 [9MR]

Hamilton, David F.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11335 [10NO], S11421 [17NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S13376 [17DE]

Ogden, David W.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S2903 [9MR]

Rouse, Cecilia E.: nomination to the Council of Economic Advisors, S2904 [9MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10328 [8OC], S10351 [13OC], S11148 [5NO]

Sessions, William K., III: nomination to be U.S. Sentencing Commission Chairman, S10568 [20OC]

Sunstein, Cass R.: nomination to be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator, S9096 [7AU], S9172 [9SE]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S13376 [17DE]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (S. 1023), S6840 [19JN], S6880 [22JN], S9123 [8SE]

———establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (S. 1023), motion to proceed, S6526 [11JN], S6628 [16JN]

Letters

Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes: Joe Solmonese, Human Rights Campaign (organization), S7393 [13JY]

———Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S7393 [13JY]

Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA): Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S4738 [27AP]

———Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S4739 [27AP]

———Joseph E.B. White, Taxpayers Against Fraud (organization), S4739 [27AP]

———Richard Delonis, National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys, S4739 [27AP]

———Scott J. Grossfield, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, S4739 [27AP]

Intelligence services appropriations: Senator Feinstein, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S9451 [16SE]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice: Art Acevedo, National Latino Peace Officers Association, S8909 [6AU]

———Carmen M. Lineberger, National Black Prosecutors Association, S8908 [6AU]

———David A. Goad and Aaron D. Kennard, National Sheriffs' Association, S8909 [6AU]

———Glenn F. Ivey and David R. LaBahn, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, S8909 [6AU]

———John F. Timoney, Miami, FL, Police Chief, S8910 [6AU]

———Joseph I. Cassilly, National District Attorneys Association, S8908 [6AU]

———Leroy D. Baca, Los Angeles County, CA, Sheriff's Dept., S8909 [6AU]

———New York State Law Enforcement Council, S8910 [6AU]

———Representatives Baca, Reyes, Ortiz, and Salazar, S8910 [6AU]

———several New York County District Attorney Office employees, S8908 [6AU]

———Thomas J. Nee, National Association of Police Organizations, S8909 [6AU]

Nomination of Thomas E. Perez to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division: Anne Milgram, New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, S10133 [6OC]

———Edward M. Kennedy, S10132 [6OC]

———several State Attorneys General, S10133 [6OC]

Prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks: Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense and Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S11408 [17NO]

Prohibit funding to construct or modify any facility in the U.S. to permanently or temporarily hold any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: several Cabinet members, S11408 [17NO]

Thailand repatriation of Hmong people to Laos: several Senators, S13871 [23DE]

Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act funding: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S2753 [4MR]

Lists

Civil rights organizations supporting nomination of Elena Kagan to be Solicitor General, S3535 [19MR]

Current and former public officials supporting nomination of David W. Ogden to be Deputy Attorney General, S3043 [12MR]

Current and former public officials supporting nomination of Elena Kagan to be Solicitor General, S3535 [19MR]

Law enforcement and criminal justice organizations supporting nomination of Elena Kagan to be Solicitor General, S3535 [19MR]

Supporters of Leahy amendment on Federal assistance to prosecute hate crimes to H.R. 1391, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7394 [13JY]

Supporters of nomination of Elena Kagan to be Solicitor General, S3535 [19MR]

Supporters of nomination of Thomas J. Perrelli to be Associate Attorney General, S3053 [12MR]

Supporters of the nomination of Eric H. Holder, Jr., to be Attorney General, S1246 [2FE]

Motions

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2943 [10MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S11905 [21NO]

Poems

``Sunset on Mallet's Bay,'' David Lusk, S8631 [31JY]

Press releases

Marilyn Bergman To Step Down as President and Chairman of ASCAP After 15 Years: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, S4956 [30AP]

U.N. Special Rapporteur Report on Kenya: U.N. Press Center, S2467 [25FE]

Privilege of the floor

Chaney, Joi, S9047 [6AU]

George, Lindsay, S7425 [13JY]

Martin, Joseph J., S7426 [13JY]

Pelham, Rachel, S11817 [19NO]

Thomas, Joseph, S7664 [16JY]

Remarks

Africa: U.S. policy relative to reducing corruption and graft practices across continent, S7551 [15JY]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (S. 1756), S10164 [6OC]

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: extend Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division leniency program (H.R. 2675), S6741 [17JN]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2751, S2752, S2753 [4MR], S2790, S2793, S2803, S2813, S2818 [5MR], S2893, S2894, S2895, S2900, S2901 [9MR], S2942 [10MR], S3063-S3066 [12MR]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S12991 [11DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1426, S1427 [3FE], S1808, S1859 [6FE], S2043, S2049 [10FE], S2125, S2126 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, S2172 [12FE], S2303 [13FE], S2803 [5MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5688 [20MY], S5774, S5785, S5799, S5801 [21MY]

Berger, Irene C.: nomination to be district judge, S10757 [27OC]

Bove's of Vermont, Inc.: National Association of Specialty Food Trades Gold Sofi Award recipient, S8976 [6AU]

Breuer, Lanny A.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, S4426 [20AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3042 [12MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4163 [1AP]

Byrd, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 354), S11480 [18NO]

China: urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo, S13695 [21DE]

Climate: increase assistance to developing countries in order to assist adaptation and implementation of international climate change policies, S13456 [18DE]

Clinton, Senator: nomination to be Sec. of State, S689 [21JA]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 729), S3932 [26MR]

Colombia: increase prosecution of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members and require the Colombian Government to make reparations to victims, S2823 [5MR]

Committee on the Investigation of the Economic Crisis (Senate, Select): establish, S4553 [22AP]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): tribute, S13866 [23DE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), S3838 [26MR]

Concerns of Police Survivors (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 138), S5298 [7MY]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (S. 1117), S5823 [21MY]

Constitution Day: observance, S9548 [17SE]

Copyrights: provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters (H.R. 2344), S6740 [17JN]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges (S. 1653), S9137 [8SE], S9521 [17SE]

———authorize cost of living adjustment for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (S. 200), S272 [11JA]

———improve operation of Federal courts (S. 1782), S10437 [14OC]

———make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings (H.R. 1626), S4799 [28AP]

———make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings (S. 630), S3374 [18MR]

———provide classified information procedures for military commissions, S7988 [23JY]

———provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (S. 657), S3567 [19MR]

———provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (S. 417), S2155 [11FE], S4996 [30AP]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5570 [19MY]

Crime: conduct study to determine if States are adequately addressing hate crimes and provide limited Federal assistance in State prosecution of hate crimes, S7633 [16JY]

———improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (S. 327), S843 [26JA]

———penalize crimes against humanity (S. 1346), S7012 [24JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S7392 [13JY], S7629, S7631, S7632 [16JY], S7695 [20JY], S10615 [21OC], S10672 [22OC], S10772 [27OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (S. 909), S4810 [28AP]

Davis, Andre M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11278 [9NO]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, S9977 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7392 [13JY], S7629, S7631, S7632, S7633 [16JY], S7695 [20JY], S7824 [22JY], S7962, S7988, S8020 [23JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, S10615 [21OC], S10672 [22OC], S10772 [27OC]

———ensure proper review of National Guard and Reserve components modernization priority assessments, S10151 [6OC]

———Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program funding, S7962 [23JY]

———limit early retirement of tactical aircraft, S10151 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S10151 [6OC]

———Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles funding, S5801 [21MY]

———prohibit use of funds to construct or modify any facility in the U.S. to permanently or temporarily hold any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S11407 [17NO]

———transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Bermuda, S6647 [16JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (S. 2793), S11495 [18NO]

———impact of visa application process on transnational academic collaboration, S5226 [6MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7230 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), conference report, S10546 [20OC]

———release of Immigration and Customs Enforcement parole guidelines relative to asylum seekers, S13376 [17DE]

Dept. of HUD: strengthen regulations to prevent, detect, and prosecute certain fraudulent practices of reverse mortgage industry, S4629 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: clarify that major fraud against the Government includes Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, S4541 [22AP]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S2125 [11FE]

———establish a criminal justice reinvestment grant program to improve cost-effectiveness of State and local spending on prisons, jails, and corrections, and to increase public safety (S. 2772), S11384 [16NO]

———establish a section to enforce human rights laws and make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations (S. 1472), S11975 [21NO]

———improve defendants' payment of restitution to crime victims and unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and provide for equitable retirement treatment of assistant U.S. attorneys (S. 2786), S11434 [17NO]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S1681 [5FE], S3066 [12MR], S4532, S4535, S4541, S4542, S4543, S4544, S4553 [22AP], S4604, S4607, S4609, S4610, S4611, S4614, S4615, S4616, S4617, S4618, S4629, S4653 [23AP], S4735, S4738 [27AP], S4775 [28AP]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), House amendment, S5494 [14MY]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), motion to proceed, S4408 [20AP]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), unanimous-consent agreement, S4554 [22AP]

———Inspector General report on Civil Rights Division improper hiring practices, S321 [13JA]

———potential criminal investigation of U.S. officials associated with CIA use of certain interrogation techniques, S5799-S5801 [21MY]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, S11162 [5NO]

———reauthorize Boys & Girls Clubs of America (S. 2924), S13787 [22DE]

———review agricultural mergers and acquisitions, S10286 [8OC]

———victims' compensation and assistance programs funding, S2125, S2126 [11FE]

Dept. of State: deny U.S. admission to any foreign government official and immediate family members if credible evidence exists of corruption relative to extraction of natural resources, S12067 [1DE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations, S3063-S3066 [12MR], S12991 [11DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9542 [17SE], S9808 [24SE]

———prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S9542 [17SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: impose certain requirements on public-private investment fund programs, S4616 [23AP]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction, S4607 [23AP]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), S8966 [6AU]

———waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities for a certain period (S. 198), S261 [9JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies, S7697 [20JY]

———provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S11551 [19NO]

———provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans through reductions in U.N. contributions, S11551 [19NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11407 [17NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, S12991 [11DE]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), S228 [8JA], S694 [21JA]

———clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), motion to proceed, S558 [15JA]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (S. 1789), S10492 [15OC]

Egypt: require a report on whether foreign military financing assistance provided can be extended to counter illicit arms smuggling or to intercept smuggled weapons, S2893, S2900 [9MR]

El Salvador: elections, S3066 [12MR]

———U.S. policy, S13029 [11DE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 1584), S8870 [5AU]

Espinel, Victoria A.: nomination to be OMB Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, S12352 [3DE]

Executive Office of the President: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board funding, S2818 [5MR]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (S. 416), S2154 [11FE]

False Claims Act: limit amount that may be deducted from proceeds due to the U.S. for purposes of compensating private intervenors, S4610, S4611, S4617 [23AP]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S6500 [11JN]

Federal employees: Presidential Memorandum to provide certain benefits to domestic partners, S6713 [17JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (S. 1102), S6713 [17JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices, S1861 [6FE]

———preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (S. 540), S2846 [5MR]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: require the Inspector General to investigate activities by housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises that may have contributed to mortgage crisis, S4609 [23AP]

Financial Markets Commission: establish, S4544 [22AP]

Firearms: modify Federal regulations allowing current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (S. 1132), S5834 [21MY]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S7824 [22JY]

Foreign aid: funding for development programs in Pakistan and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, fighting global AIDS, and promoting sustainable development, S4163 [1AP]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S2790, S2793 [5MR]

———reform, S5120 [5MY]

———restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions, S959 [28JA]

Freedom of Information Act: anniversary, S7062 [25JN]

———implementation under Obama administration, S779 [22JA]

———require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation, S10547 [20OC]

———require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation (S. 612), S3175 [17MR], S7062 [25JN]

Freedom of speech: protect the rights of individuals to express their religious views, S7631, S7632 [16JY]

Geithner, Timothy F.: impact of actions as Federal Reserve Bank of New York president on suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury, S815 [26JA]

———impact of previous self-employment tax errors on suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury, S815 [26JA]

———nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, S815, S820 [26JA]

Government: investigate actions of Bush administration relative to national security and use of executive power in counterterrorism effort, S2461 [25FE], S4302 [2AP]

Haidar, Aminatou: condemn deportation to the Canary Islands by Morocco relative to conflict with Western Sahara, S12152 [2DE], S12615 [7DE]

Hamilton, David F.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11417, S11419 [17NO], S11544, S11551 [19NO]

Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, S13751-S13754 [22DE]

———ensure health care reform includes an option to establish a federally-backed insurance pool to create options for consumers (S. Res. 156), S11908 [21NO]

———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers, S11075 [4NO], S11908 [21NO], S12030 [1DE], S13694 [21DE]

———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (S. 1681), S9556 [17SE]

———health information technology funding, S1859 [6FE]

———improve health care fraud enforcement, S13692 [21DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S5805 [21MY], S11074 [4NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12030 [1DE], S12540, S12542 [6DE], S13223 [15DE], S13692 [21DE], S13751 [22DE], S13831 [23DE], S14126 [24DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11907 [21NO]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S12540, S12542 [6DE]

———strengthen privacy protections for consumer access to electronic medical records, S1426 [3FE], S2303 [13FE]

Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice coverage to non-physician employees and officers of free clinics, S13692 [21DE]

———extend Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice coverage to non-physician employees and officers of free clinics (S. 1578), S8866 [5AU]

Hemley, Robert B.: Vermont Press Association Matthew Lyon Award recipient, S13246 [15DE]

Holder, Eric H., Jr.: nomination to be Attorney General, S558 [15JA], S1243, S1249, S1250, S1259, S1262, S1264, S1265, S1266 [2FE]

Honduras: removal of President Manuel Zelaya from office, S7255 [8JY], S9867 [25SE]

Honeywell, Charlene Edwards: nomination to be district judge, S11282 [9NO]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S144 [6JA], S2441 [25FE]

IMF: funding, S5785 [21MY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 424), S2233 [12FE]

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution, S13246 [15DE]

———extend the E-verify program for employment eligibility verification, S2942 [10MR]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (S. 1038), S5520 [14MY]

———permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, S7230 [8JY], S10546 [20OC]

———strengthen the economy and provide for more effective border and employment enforcement (S. 9), S46 [6JA]

———waive restrictions on admission of aliens seeking asylum who were forced to join terrorist groups or provide material support against their will, S8854 [5AU]

Indonesia: use of peatland areas relative to effect on global warming, S2822 [5MR]

Intelligence services: address CIA use of certain interrogation techniques, S9321 [14SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1494), S9450 [16SE]

———investigate the application of enhanced interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists to gain intelligence information, S6359-S6361 [9JN]

Israel: prohibit funding for reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip unless the Dept. of State certifies that none of the funds will be diverted to Hamas, S2894, S2895, S2901 [9MR]

———support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (S. Res. 10), S182 [8JA]

Johnsen, Dawn E.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, S4427 [20AP]

Johnson, Tim: Vermont Association of Broadcasters Distinguished Service Award recipient, S11340 [10NO]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 678), S3661 [24MR]

Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Solicitor General, S3520, S3522, S3534 [19MR]

Kallon, Abdul K.: nomination to be district judge, S11974 [21NO]

Kenya: human rights violations, S2467 [25FE]

Kerlikowske, R. Gil: nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, S5269 [7MY]

Kircher, Clara Smiley: Elizabeth Seton High School, Bladensburg, MD, Hall of Fame inductee, S10696 [22OC]

Kris, David S.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, S3753 [25MR]

Lange, Roberto A.: nomination to be district judge, S10609 [21OC]

Law enforcement: deter public corruption (S. 49), S56 [6JA]

———improve health care fraud enforcement, S11908 [21NO]

———improve health care fraud enforcement (S. 1959), S10854 [28OC]

LeClair, John: U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, S8267 [29JY]

Lynch, Gerard E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S9521, S9541 [17SE]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates and develop a strategy to address piracy (S. Res. 108), S4596, S4597 [22AP]

Medicare: update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), motion to proceed, S10612 [21OC]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: funding, S3066 [12MR]

Mine Ban Treaty: support, S12066 [1DE]

Moreno, Ignacia S.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, S11186 [5NO]

Morocco: encourage resolution of conflict with Western Sahara and support referendum on self-determination for Western Sahara, S12152 [2DE], S12615 [7DE]

National Archives and Records Administration: Office of Government Information Services funding, S2818 [5MR]

National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (S. 1361), S7079 [25JN]

———reestablish position of Vice Chief, S8020 [23JY]

Nepal: human rights violations, S13376 [17DE], S13869 [23DE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 985), S4996 [30AP]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (S. 448), S4996 [30AP], S13246 [15DE]

Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: nomination to be district judge, S12031 [1DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, S4530 [22AP]

Ogden, David W.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S2995, S3019 [11MR], S3042, S3043, S3045, S3050, S3066 [12MR]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits, S10285 [8OC]

———include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (S. 1353), S7077 [25JN]

Palestinians: prohibit funding for resettlement from the Gaza Strip to the U.S., S2893, S2895 [9MR]

Patents: reform (S. 515), S2706 [3MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (S. Res. 140), S5339 [11MY]

Perez, Thomas E.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S10132, S10133 [6OC]

Perrelli, Thomas J.: nomination to be Associate Attorney General, S3050, S3051, S3052, S3053 [12MR]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S13223 [15DE]

Phish (musical group): tribute, S2865 [6MR]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominees to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division during the Bush Administration, S10134 [6OC]

———Senate process for confirmation of Dept. of Justice nominees, S4426, S4428, S4429 [20AP]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2995-S2998 [11MR], S3066 [12MR], S6329-S6332, S6345 [9JN], S9521 [17SE], S9920 [29SE], S10609 [21OC], S10757 [27OC], S11278 [9NO], S11416, S11417, S11419 [17NO], S12031 [1DE], S12801 [9DE], S13244-S13246 [15DE], S13867-S13869 [23DE]

———Senate process for confirmation of nominees, S7189 [7JY], S11186 [5NO], S11544 [19NO]

———Senate process for confirmation of U.S. Sentencing Commission nominees, S10652 [21OC]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 1490), S7871 [22JY]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (S. 379), S1544 [4FE]

Reiss, Christina: nomination to be district judge, S11974 [21NO]

Reserve Officers Association: include leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws in the Federal charter (S. 1599), S9005 [6AU], S9856 [24SE]

Rural areas: provide Federal assistance to States for rural law enforcement (S. 150), S136 [6JA]

Rural Community Assistance Partnerships: funding, S9808 [24SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10285, S10286 [8OC], S11162 [5NO]

SEC: provide additional funding for investigations and enforcement proceedings involving financial institutions, S4615 [23AP]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S2943 [10MR]

———legislative program, S985, S986 [28JA], S4552 [22AP], S8729 [4AU], S11281 [9NO]

Senior citizens: protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (S. 1821), S10641 [21OC]

Sessions, William K., III: nomination to be U.S. Sentencing Commission Chairman, S10652 [21OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S959 [28JA], S1047 [29JA]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: confirmation as Supreme Court Justice, S9074 [7AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to positions on right to keep and bear arms, S8905 [6AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to statements on gender and ethnicity, S8942 [6AU]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6329-S6332, S6345 [9JN], S6919-S6921 [23JN], S7392 [13JY], S8730 [4AU], S8788, S8850 [5AU], S8905, S8942, S8945 [6AU]

Sri Lanka: support transition to sustainable peace, protect civil society and media, facilitate access of humanitarian operations, and retain democratic principles, S1428 [3FE]

———U.S. policy, S6180 [4JN]

St. Michael's College: tribute to St. Michael's Fire and Rescue student volunteers, S165 [7JA]

Supreme Court: Samantar v. Yousuf decision allowing a Federal cause of action to be filed against a former government official now living in the U.S. under the Torture Victims Protection Act, S13869 [23DE]

Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards (S. 440), S2330 [13FE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (S. 405), S2081 [10FE]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (S. 437), S2330 [13FE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (S. 1153), S6713 [17JN]

———proposed reduction in deduction for charitable contributions, S3042 [12MR]

———provide a tax credit for purchase of nonroad equipment with alternative power sources (S. 929), S4897 [29AP]

Telecommunications: improve broadband services to underserved and rural areas, S2049 [10FE]

Television: reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (S. 1670), S9374 [15SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S9321 [14SE]

Thailand: repatriation of Hmong people to Laos, S13870 [23DE]

ThisWeKnow.org (Internet site): tribute for Sunlight Foundation Apps for America 2—Data.gov Challenge finalist, S9258 [10SE]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in China, S2790, S2793 [5MR]

———withhold U.S. contributions if U.N. implements or imposes taxation on any U.S. persons, S2806, S2813 [5MR]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (S. 1692), S9673-S9675 [22SE]

Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: funding, S2751, S2752, S2753 [4MR]

Varney, Christine A.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, S4426 [20AP]

Vermont: tribute to State legislature decision to adopt same-sex marriage through legislative process, S9977 [30SE]

Vermont Student Assistance Corp.: anniversary, S10431 [14OC]

Victims of Crime Act: establish a minimum funding level for programs that ensures a reasonable growth in victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of the Crime Victims Fund (S. 1340), S7007 [24JN]

Viken, Jeffrey L.: nomination to be district judge, S9920 [29SE]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary, S9367 [15SE]

Voting: prevent voter caging (S. 528), S2829 [5MR]

Weich, Ronald H.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs, S4903 [29AP]

West, Tony: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, S4300 [2AP], S4426 [20AP]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (S. Res. 124), S4996 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S690 [21JA], S2943, S2960 [10MR], S11905 [21NO]

Reports filed

Activities During the 110th Congress: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-11), S4061 [31MR]

Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 256), S3609 [23MR]

Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1340), S10700 [22OC]

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1434) (S. Rept. 111-44), S7317 [9JY]

Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1353), S12321 [3DE]

Expenditures: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 39), S2229 [12FE]

Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA): Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 386), S2827 [5MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 386) (S. Rept. 111-10), S3609 [23MR]

Free Flow of Information Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 448), S13032 [11DE]

Human Rights Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1472), S11253 [6NO]

Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 327), S5281 [7MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 327) (S. Rept. 111-85), S10060 [1OC]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 678), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of A. Thomas McLellan To Be Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8196 [28JY]

Nomination of Abdul K. Kallon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11593 [19NO]

Nomination of Alejandro N. Mayorkas To Be Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8196 [28JY]

Nomination of Andre M. Davis To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6185 [4JN]

Nomination of B. Todd Jones To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7069 [25JN]

Nomination of Barbara L. McQuade To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Barbara Milano Keenan To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10914 [29OC]

Nomination of Benjamin B. Tucker To Be Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal Affairs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11593 [19NO]

Nomination of Benjamin B. Wagner To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10700 [22OC]

Nomination of Beverly Baldwin Martin To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9264 [10SE]

Nomination of Brendan V. Johnson To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10318 [8OC]

Nomination of Carmen Milagros Ortiz To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10914 [29OC]

Nomination of Carter M. Stewart To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8992 [6AU]

Nomination of Charlene Edwards Honeywell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10060 [1OC]

Nomination of Christina Reiss To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11593 [19NO]

Nomination of Christine A. Varney To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3897 [26MR]

Nomination of Christopher A. Crofts To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Christopher H. Schroeder To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8196 [28JY]

Nomination of Cranston J. Mitchell to the U.S. Parole Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8196 [28JY]

Nomination of Daniel G. Bogden To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9264 [10SE]

Nomination of David E. Demag To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8992 [6AU]

Nomination of David F. Hamilton To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6185 [4JN]

Nomination of David J. Kappos To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Intellectual Property and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8992 [6AU]

Nomination of David L. Cargill, Jr., To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10060 [1OC]

Nomination of David S. Kris To Be Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2827 [5MR]

Nomination of David W. Ogden To Be Deputy Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2558 [26FE]

Nomination of Dawn E. Johnsen To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3550 [19MR]

Nomination of Deborah K.R. Gilg To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9840 [24SE]

Nomination of Dennis K. Burke To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9264 [10SE]

Nomination of Denny Chin To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12909 [10DE]

Nomination of Dolly M. Gee To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10486 [15OC]

Nomination of Edward J. Tarver To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10914 [29OC]

Nomination of Edward M. Chen To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10486 [15OC]

Nomination of Elena Kagan To Be Solicitor General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2827 [5MR]

Nomination of Eric H. Holder, Jr., To Be Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S994 [28JA]

Nomination of Florence T. Nakakuni To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9840 [24SE]

Nomination of Gerard E. Lynch To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6542 [11JN]

Nomination of Ignacia S. Moreno To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9840 [24SE]

Nomination of Irene C. Berger To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10060 [1OC]

Nomination of Jacqueline H. Nguyen To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10486 [15OC]

Nomination of James L. Santelle To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Jane B. Stranch To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11593 [19NO]

Nomination of Jeffrey L. Viken To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9264 [10SE]

Nomination of Jenny A. Durkan To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9840 [24SE]

Nomination of John Gibbons To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12909 [10DE]

Nomination of John H. Laub To Be National Institute of Justice Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of John L. Kammerzell To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12909 [10DE]

Nomination of John Morton To Be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5281 [7MY]

Nomination of John P. Kacavas To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7069 [25JN]

Nomination of Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10060 [1OC]

Nomination of Joyce White Vance To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6804 [18JN]

Nomination of Karen L. Loeffler To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10318 [8OC]

Nomination of Kenyen R. Brown To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11205 [5NO]

Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Sentencing Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11205 [5NO]

Nomination of Lanny A. Breuer To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3897 [26MR]

Nomination of Laurie O. Robinson To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10700 [22OC]

Nomination of Louis G. Butler, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Mark A. Martinez To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Mary E. Phillips To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Mary L. Smith To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6542 [11JN]

Nomination of Michael W. Cotter To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Neil H. MacBride To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9264 [10SE]

Nomination of Nicholas A. Klinefeldt To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11205 [5NO]

Nomination of Paul J. Fishman To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9840 [24SE]

Nomination of Paul R. Verkuil To Be Administrative Conference of the U.S. Chairman: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12909 [10DE]

Nomination of Peter F. Neronha To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9264 [10SE]

Nomination of Preet Bharara To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6804 [18JN]

Nomination of R. Gil Kerlikowske To Be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4669 [23AP]

Nomination of Richard G. Callahan To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12909 [10DE]

Nomination of Richard G. Seeborg To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10486 [15OC]

Nomination of Roberto A. Lange To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10060 [1OC]

Nomination of Ronald H. Weich To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4669 [23AP]

Nomination of Rosanna Malouf Peterson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12909 [10DE]

Nomination of Sanford C. Coats To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Sharon J. Lubinski To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor To Be Supreme Court Justice: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8196 [28JY]

Nomination of Stephanie M. Rose To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11205 [5NO]

Nomination of Stephen J. Smith To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Stephen M. Dettelbach To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8992 [6AU]

Nomination of Steven G. O'Donnell To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10318 [8OC]

Nomination of Susan B. Carbon To Be Dept. of Justice Violence Against Women Office Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Thomas E. Perez To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6185 [4JN]

Nomination of Thomas I. Vanaskie To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Thomas J. Perrelli To Be Associate Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2827 [5MR]

Nomination of Timothy J. Heaphy To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10060 [1OC]

Nomination of Tony West To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3897 [26MR]

Nomination of Tristram J. Coffin To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6804 [18JN]

Nomination of Victoria A. Espinel To Be OMB Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11593 [19NO]

Nomination of William K. Sessions III To Be U.S. Sentencing Commission Chair: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5281 [7MY]

Nomination of William M. Conley To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12909 [10DE]

Patent Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 515), S4309 [2AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 515) (S. Rept. 111-18), S5371 [12MY]

Performance Rights Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 379), S10486 [15OC]

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1490), S11205 [5NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1490) (S. Rept. 111-110), S13382 [17DE]

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 369), S10486 [15OC]

Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1147), S11593 [19NO]

Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 49), S3073 [12MR]

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 146) (S. Rept. 111-9), S3368 [18MR]

Reserve Officers Association Modernization Act: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1599), S9263 [10SE]

Satellite Television Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1670), S9839 [24SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1670) (S. Rept. 111-98), S11344 [10NO]

USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1692), S10361 [13OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1692) (S. Rept. 111-92), S10850 [28OC]

Rules

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2550 [26FE]

Statements

Clara Smiley Kircher Induction Into the Elizabeth Seton High School, Bladensburg, MD, Hall of Fame, S10696 [22OC]

Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA): Executive Office of the President, S4533 [22AP]

Retirement of Ron Edmonds: Ron Edmonds, Associated Press (news service), S8976 [6AU]

Texts of

S. 49, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act, S56-S58 [6JA]

S. 150, Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act, S137 [6JA]

S. 327, Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act, S843-S846 [26JA]

S. 329, extend the nonbusiness energy property credit for property placed in service in 2008, S846 [26JA]

S. 379, Performance Rights Act, S1545 [4FE]

S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA), S1682-S1684 [5FE]

S. 405, Artist-Museum Partnership Act, S2082 [10FE]

S. 417, State Secrets Protection Act, S2155-S2157 [11FE]

S. 424, Uniting American Families Act, S2234-S2236 [12FE]

S. 515, Patent Reform Act, S2707-S2715 [3MR]

S. 612, OPEN FOIA Act, S3175 [17MR]

S. 630, make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings, S3375 [18MR]

S. 678, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act reauthorization and improvement, S3662-S3669 [24MR]

S. 929, provide a tax credit for purchase of nonroad equipment with alternative power sources, S4897 [29AP]

S. 1117, Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act, S5823 [21MY]

S. 1132, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act, S5835 [21MY]

S. 1340, Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act, S7008 [24JN]

S. 1353, Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act, S7077 [25JN]

S. 1361, National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act, S7079-S7081 [25JN]

S. 1372, provide a vehicle maintenance building to house the Smithsonian Institution Vehicle Maintenance Branch at the Suitland Collections Center, S7089 [25JN]

S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, S7872-S7879 [22JY]

S. 1578, extend Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice coverage to non-physician employees and officers of free clinics, S8867 [5AU]

S. 1599, Reserve Officers Association Modernization Act, S9005 [6AU]

S. 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act, S9374-S9377 [15SE]

S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act, S9556 [17SE]

S. 2786, Enhanced Restitution Enforcement and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act, S11434-S11437 [17NO]

S. 2793, Strengthening and Updating Resources and Equipment (SURE) Act, S11495 [18NO]

S. 2924, Boys & Girls Clubs of America reauthorization, S13787 [22DE]

Tributes

Baker, Richard A., S8975 [6AU]

Bergman, Marilyn, S4956 [30AP]

Burrill, George, S5120 [5MY]

Byrd, Senator, S156 [7JA]

Collins, Judy, S4955 [30AP]

Edmonds, Ron, S8975 [6AU]

Fleisher, Leon, S2467 [25FE]

Howrigan, Harold, S9520 [17SE]

Howrigan, Robert and Virginia, S2139 [11FE]

Kennedy, Edward M., S9205 [10SE]

Lusk, David, S8631 [31JY]

Miller, Buddy and Julie, S4955 [30AP]

Myers, Al, S4800 [28AP]

Pembroke, Richard, S8678 [3AU]

Podesta, John, S8091 [24JY]

Ryan, Maggie, S7551 [15JY]

Ryan, Tom, S7551 [15JY]

Shurrab, Amer, and family, S992 [28JA]

Smith, Shap, S4799 [28AP]

Sotomayor, Celina, S9074 [7AU]

Vaughn, Clyde A., S5275 [7MY]

Vogelmann, Hubert, S7063 [25JN]

Vogelmann, Thomas, S7063 [25JN]

Wolk, Diane, S10107 [5OC]