HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY (a Senator from Texas)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8692 [3AU], S8723 [4AU]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1432, S1464 [3FE], S1579, S1584 [4FE], S1710, S1717, S1764 [5FE], S1879, S1881 [6FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5641, S5642, S5643 [19MY], S5689, S5736, S5739, S5741, S5744 [20MY], S5799 [21MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4031, S4092 [31MR], S4173, S4210, S4211, S4213 [1AP], S4259, S4281 [2AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7421 [13JY], S7503 [14JY], S7558, S7566, S7567 [15JY], S7707, S7710 [20JY], S7765 [21JY], S7855, S7871, S7928, S7932 [22JY], S7949, S8007 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9556 [17SE], S9592 [21SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11191, S11224, S11231 [5NO], S11296 [9NO], S11378 [16NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9373, S9383, S9388 [15SE]

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), S588, S628 [15JA], S728 [21JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), S8209 [28JY], S8251, S8281 [29JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S6051 [3JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12171 [2DE], S12276, S12344 [3DE], S12552 [6DE], S12710 [8DE], S12931, S12936, S12937, S12939, S12940 [10DE], S13195 [14DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10323 [8OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S995 [28JA], S1045, S1069, S1101 [29JA]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12171 [2DE], S12276, S12344 [3DE], S12552 [6DE], S12710 [8DE], S12931, S12936, S12937, S12939, S12940 [10DE], S13195 [14DE]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 328), S846, S848 [26JA]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10999 [2NO]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (S. 614), S5765 [20MY]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 3183, energy and water development appropriations, S8263 [29JY]

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

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

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S6956 [23JN]

Articles and editorials

Czarist Washington, by, Washington (DC) Post, S9307 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: ensure safety while using expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and equipment supporting U.S. military operations overseas (see S. 358), S4964 [30AP]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see S. 2807), S11883 [20NO]

———give wounded reservists the option of remaining on active duty during the transition process to continue to receive military pay and allow such members to live at home during transition (see S. 944), S9133 [8SE]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see S. 475), S5066 [4MY]

———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. 831), S9931 [29SE]

———limit requirements of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from members subsequently receiving retired or retainer pay (see S. 1008), S9734 [23SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S10318 [8OC]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see S. 731), S4965 [30AP]

———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see S. 711), S5615 [19MY]

ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see S. 205), S308 [12JA]

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]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (see S. 2853), S12804 [9DE]

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

Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see S. Res. 112), S4670 [23AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S6889 [22JN]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize a plaque commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol (see S. Res. 53), S2474 [25FE]

Coast Guard: reauthorize (see S. 1194), S6186 [4JN]

Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see S. 1282), S6720 [17JN]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1319), S6888 [22JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see S. 1932), S12805 [9DE]

———extend authority to purchase guaranteed student loans (see S. 2796), S12414 [4DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the Deputy Sec. for Health Care Fraud Prevention (see S. 2128), S11431 [17NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide additional resources to improve land ports of entry, open additional inspection lanes, and hire and retain inspectors and officers for the U.S. Southern border (see S. 2767), S11383 [16NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct U.S. representatives to the IMF and World Bank to condition loans to Antigua and Barbuda on cooperation with efforts to provide redress to Stanford Financial Group fraud victims (see S. Res. 362), S12008 [30NO]

———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see S. 64), S309 [12JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (see S. 1938), S10777 [27OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction of a full service veterans hospital in far South Texas (see S. 699), S3784 [25MR]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 1780), S10434 [14OC]

———enhance capacity to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals (see S. 252), S10570 [20OC]

———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), S9187 [9SE]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 597), S3113 [16MR]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 535), S9327 [14SE]

———waive charges for humanitarian care provided to family members accompanying severely injured veterans receiving medical care and provide assistance to family caregivers (see S. 801), S8682 [3AU]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see S. 1425), S7317 [9JY]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see S. 994), S8995 [6AU]

———modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer services, and provide cancer treatment and survivorship initiatives (see S. 717), S3897 [26MR]

Education: provide grants to promote financial and economic literacy (see S. 638), S5233 [6MY]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (see S. 1451), S7480 [14JY]

FCC: conduct a pilot program to expand the Lifeline Assistance Program to include broadband service (see S. 2879), S13033 [11DE]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see S. 34), S40 [6JA]

FDIC: increase borrowing authority (see S. 541), S3026 [11MR]

Fish and fishing: ensure sale and consumption of raw oysters and direct the FDA to conduct an education campaign on the risks associated with consuming raw oysters (see S. 2752), S11290 [9NO]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see S. 604), S7699 [20JY]

George H. O'Brien, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Medical Center, Big Spring, TX: designate (see S. 2751), S11290 [9NO]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 451), S2365 [23FE]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 226), S8272 [29JY]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see S. 1687), S9555 [17SE]

———prohibit from holding ownership interests in private companies (see S. 1242), S6582 [15JN]

———require prior congressional approval of emergency funding resulting in Government ownership of private entities (see S. 1223), S6452 [10JN]

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), S11290 [9NO]

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

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1324), S9134 [8SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 268), S10925 [29OC]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see S. 168), S211 [8JA]

———provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders (see S. 339), S994 [28JA] (see S. 1190), S6186 [4JN]

International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and local governments for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating the Lower Rio Grande Valley Flood Control Project (see S. 302), S786 [22JA]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see S. 908), S5701 [20MY]

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), S6806 [18JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 159), S6545 [11JN] (see S. Res. 198), S6846 [19JN]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: list as a state sponsor of terrorism and ensure human rights are a prominent issue in negotiations with the U.S. (see S. 837), S4575 [22AP]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 132), S1276 [2FE]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see S. 941), S9437 [16SE]

Maritime Administration: reauthorize (see S. 1308), S7142 [6JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require any savings to be reinvested back into Medicare and used to increase Federal medical assistance percentage to reduce State burdens (see S. Res. 212), S7701 [20JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 21), S11344 [10NO]

Mental health: establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of depressive and bipolar disorders (see S. 1857), S10700 [22OC]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 832), S9187 [9SE]

Monuments and memorials: require congressional approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 472), S2473 [25FE]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (see S. 554), S2910 [9MR]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see S. 951), S5373 [12MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 291), S9930 [29SE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 291), S9930 [29SE]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 269), S9436 [16SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 229), S8272 [29JY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 267), S9371 [15SE]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 125), S5014 [1MY]

NOAA: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and environmental information program to support renewable energy (see S. 2852), S13320 [16DE]

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

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 570), S5944 [2JN]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see S. 1694), S9653 [22SE]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 313), S10362 [13OC]

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

Shipping industry: improve port safety and security (see S. 1385), S7071 [25JN]

Surface Transportation Board: reauthorize (see S. 2889), S13319 [16DE]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see S. 823), S6651 [16JN]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see S. 333), S1432 [3FE]

———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), S9133 [8SE]

———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 316), S8094 [24JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 781), S4309 [2AP]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 144), S9132 [8SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 47), S256 [9JA]

Telecommunications: require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (see S. 649), S5129 [5MY]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (see S. 352), S1057 [29JA]

U.S. Authorization and Sunset Commission: establish (see S. 926), S4891 [29AP]

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]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification (see S. Res. 206), S7071 [25JN]

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), S2866 [6MR]

———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), S5502 [14MY]

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), S7558 [15JY]

———improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 1026), S5371 [12MY]

———provide Armed Forces members and their families equal access to voter registration assistance (see S. 1265), S7360 [10JY]

Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish (see S. 625), S3163 [17MR]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 422), S3163 [17MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S10701 [22OC]

Year of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: designate (see S. Res. 66), S3075 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Civil Rights Act: clarify filing period applicable to discrimination charges (see S. 166), S169 [7JA]

Correctional institutions: permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities (see S. 251), S598 [15JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see S. 74), S41 [6JA]

Highway Trust Fund: permit a State to elect to receive the State's contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program apportionment (see S. 903), S4806 [28AP]

Houston, TX: anniversary of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (see S. Res. 326), S10851 [28OC]

Medicare: utilize Value-Based Insurance Design to demonstrate that reducing copayments or coinsurance charged to beneficiaries for selected medications can increase adherence to prescribed medication (see S. 1040), S5501 [14MY]

Roads and highways: prohibit imposition of new tolls on the Federal-aid system (see S. 1115), S5818 [21MY]

Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see S. 490), S2558 [26FE]

Tariff: artificial flowers of man-made fibers assembled as multi-species bush, with or without foliage (see S. 2600), S10961 [30OC]

———artificial flowers of man-made fibers assembled as single species bush, with or without foliage (see S. 2599), S10961 [30OC]

———handheld moving coil dynamic microphones (see S. 2598), S10961 [30OC]

———lanthanum phosphate, cerium-doped lanthanum phosphate, cerium phosphate, and terbium phosphate mixtures or coprecipitates (see S. 2594), S10961 [30OC]

———men's knit-to-shape cashmere sweaters (see S. 2585), S10961 [30OC]

———men's knit-to-shape wool sweaters (see S. 2592), S10961 [30OC]

———men's or boys' knit-to-shape cashmere sweaters (see S. 2602), S10961 [30OC]

———men's or boys' knit-to-shape wool vests (see S. 2586), S10961 [30OC]

———neodymium oxide (see S. 2601), S10961 [30OC]

———sound-isolating earphones with detachable cable (see S. 2597), S10961 [30OC]

———trinexapac-ethyl technical (see S. 2596), S10961 [30OC]

———women's knit-to-shape blouses and shirts (see S. 2587), S10961 [30OC]

———women's knit-to-shape cashmere sweaters (see S. 2590), S10961 [30OC]

———women's knit-to-shape wool sweaters (see S. 2591), S10961 [30OC]

———women's or girls' knit-to-shape cashmere sweaters (see S. 2588), S10961 [30OC]

———women's or girls' knit-to-shape vests (see S. 2593), S10961 [30OC]

———women's or girls' knit-to-shape wool vests (see S. 2589), S10961 [30OC]

———yttrium phosphate and cerium phosphate mixtures or coprecipitates (see S. 2595), S10961 [30OC]

Taxation: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 689), S3784 [25MR]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see S. 35), S40 [6JA]

Telecommunications: expand broadband deployment (see S. 1447), S7480 [14JY]

Weather Mitigation Research Office: establish (see S. 601), S3113 [16MR]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S3163 [17MR]

Letters

Aircraft Maintenance Administration Facility, Columbus AFB, MS: Senator Cochran, S11406 [17NO]

Automobile manufacturer restructuring plans: Frederick A. Henderson, General Motors Corp., S6686 [17JN]

———James E. Press, Chrysler LLC, S6687 [17JN]

Dept. of Energy wind energy research funding: Daniel M. Kammen, University of California, Berkeley, S8252 [29JY]

———Denise Bode, American Wind Energy Association, S8252 [29JY]

———Michael C. Robinson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, S8251 [29JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Small Business Coalition for Affordable Healthcare, S12975 [11DE]

Prohibit assistance to any auto manufacturer which terminates agreements with a dealership without giving at least 60 days notice: James E. Press, Chrysler LLC, S5797 [21MY]

———Senator Rockefeller, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5780 [21MY]

Motions

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2663 [3MR]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S5182 [6MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S13239 [15DE]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S13239 [15DE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence, S9422 [16SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8723 [4AU]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S10880 [29OC]

Appropriations: continue funding at current levels, S2930 [10MR]

———maintain existing spending levels, adjusted for inflation, by reducing duplicative or non-essential funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S2663 [3MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2930 [10MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), motion to commit, S2663 [3MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1641 [5FE], S2039 [10FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, S2272, S2273 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5661, S5680, S5689 [20MY], S5768, S5780, S5781, S5788, S5793, S5794, S5797, S5798 [21MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), earmark declaration, S6536 [11JN]

Armed Forces: moment of silence to honor soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, S11170 [5NO]

Army: awarding of contract to Oshkosh Corp., to provide new family of medium tactical vehicles, S10053 [1OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3347 [18MR]

———deficit, S2930 [10MR], S3347 [18MR], S12862 [10DE]

———reconciliation process, S4859 [29AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4040 [31MR], S4159 [1AP], S4241, S4259, S4264 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, S4859 [29AP]

Civil Rights Act: clarify filing period applicable to discrimination charges, S558, S588 [15JA], S699, S702, S704, S709 [21JA], S740, S741, S744 [22JA]

———clarify filing period applicable to discrimination charges (S. 166), S364-S366 [14JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to farmers for losses due to drought, S8723 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S10053 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13403, S13429 [18DE]

———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, S11408, S11409 [17NO]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S., S5661 [20MY], S5768 [21MY]

Dept. of Energy: wind energy research funding, S8251 [29JY]

Dept. of HUD: allow communities receiving Community Development Block Grant Program disaster assistance allocations to use funding as a local and State match for other Federal funding available, S9532 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), conference report, S10906 [29OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit assistance to any auto manufacturer which terminates agreements with a dealership without giving at least 60 days notice, S5680, S5689 [20MY], S5768, S5780, S5781, S5788, S5793, S5794, S5797, S5798 [21MY], S6684 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: convert unused structures into housing with supportive services for homeless veterans, S11404 [17NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11190 [5NO], S11370, S11379 [16NO], S11404, S11406, S11408, S11409 [17NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9532 [17SE]

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), S588 [15JA], S693, S696, S699, S702, S704, S709 [21JA], S740, S741, S744 [22JA]

———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, S364 [14JA], S558 [15JA]

Diseases: modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer services, and provide cancer treatment and survivorship initiatives (S. 717), S3914 [26MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms, S1262, S1263 [2FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (S. 74), S74 [6JA]

Economy: Government bailout of automobile industry, S6684-S6686 [17JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), S8251 [29JY]

Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (H.R. 3357), S8525 [30JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S9422 [16SE]

Health: eliminate copays and deductibles for preventive health services for women, S12049 [1DE], S12273 [3DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S7840 [22JY], S11026 [3NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12273 [3DE], S12393 [4DE], S12533, S12535 [6DE], S12659, S12660, S12684 [8DE], S12755 [9DE], S12856, S12862, S12864 [10DE], S12973, S12975, S12976, S12977 [11DE], S13364 [17DE], S13403, S13429 [18DE], S13474 [19DE], S13656 [21DE], S13714, S13715, S13717 [22DE], S13821, S13822, S13832 [23DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S12048 [1DE], S12364, S12365, S12366, S12367, S12368, S12369 [4DE], S12755 [9DE], S13208, S13239 [15DE], S13286, S13287, S13288, S13289, S13296 [16DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), S11535, S11537 [19NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, S12659, S12660 [8DE]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S12533 [6DE]

———require guidelines relative to coverage of women's preventive services to be based on recommendations of relevant professional medical organizations, S12273 [3DE]

Highway Trust Fund: permit a State to elect to receive the State's contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program apportionment, S8525 [30JY]

Holder, Eric H., Jr.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1262, S1263 [2FE]

Kirk, Ronald: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S3332 [18MR]

LaHood, Ray: confirmation as Sec. of Transportation, S793 [22JA]

Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, S13717 [22DE]

Medicare: eliminate funding cuts, S12048 [1DE], S12856 [10DE], S13656 [21DE]

———impact of proposed funding cuts and buy-in option on States, S12862 [10DE]

———Medicare Advantage program funding, S12364, S12365, S12366, S12367, S12368, S12369, S12393 [4DE]

———prohibit use of trust fund revenues to establish new entitlement programs, S12535 [6DE]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, S7688, S7689 [20JY]

National security: proposed release of certain detainees from detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S4913 [30AP]

NATO: reinforce mission in Afghanistan, S9422 [16SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S3347 [18MR]

———Executive orders to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and limit use of certain interrogation techniques, S4913 [30AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S4159 [1AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay tax increases until health benefits begin, S12864 [10DE], S12973, S12975, S12976, S12977 [11DE], S13208, S13239 [15DE], S13286, S13287, S13288, S13289, S13296 [16DE], S13364 [17DE]

———prohibit tax increase for individuals under certain income levels, S12755 [9DE], S13208 [15DE], S13656 [21DE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S12755 [9DE]

Point of order, S13822 [23DE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (S. 1733), S10880 [29OC]

———use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, S10906 [29OC]

Senate: legislative program, S11404 [17NO]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S1045 [29JA]

———prioritize assistance for outreach and enrollment under State Children's Health Insurance Program to States with highest percentages of uninsured children, S1045 [29JA]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to positions on right to keep and bear arms, S8939 [6AU]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8939 [6AU]

States: constitutionality of restrictions on State employees' self-insurance plans, S13821, S13832 [23DE]

———impact of national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures on State employees' self-insurance plans, S13717 [22DE]

Taxation: make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes, S4159 [1AP], S4860 [29AP]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (S. 35), S53 [6JA]

———provide a point of order against legislation that imposes or increases a marriage tax penalty, S4159 [1AP], S4259 [2AP]

———rates, S3347 [18MR], S12684 [8DE], S12862 [10DE]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), S1051 [29JA]

Tompkins, Hilary Chandler: nomination to be Dept. of the Interior Solicitor, unanimous-consent request, S6688 [17JN]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of items or services, S12273 [3DE]

———recommendations on breast self-exams and mammograms, S11536, S11537 [19NO]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (S. 614), S3176 [17MR]

Reports

Ledbetter Act—Sacrificing Justice for ``Fair'' Pay: Andrew M. Grossman, Heritage Foundation, S702-S704 [21JA]

Texts of

S. 35, make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes, S53 [6JA]

S. 74, Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act, S74 [6JA]

Tributes

Billington, James H., S5904 [1JN]

Romine, B. Harl, Jr., S7410 [13JY]

Smith, Gordon, S593 [15JA]

Stevens, Ted, S593 [15JA]

Sununu, John E., S593 [15JA]