MERKLEY, JEFF (a Senator from Oregon)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1590, S1591, S1593 [4FE], S1749 [5FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5689, S5741 [20MY], S5822 [21MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4100 [31MR]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S4984 [30AP], S5130 [5MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5380 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7416 [13JY], S7491 [14JY], S7782 [21JY], S7932 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S10163 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7263 [8JY], S7319 [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), S4557, S4594 [22AP]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9582, S9593 [21SE], S9685, S9686, S9688 [22SE], S9754, S9755 [23SE], S9772, S9774 [24SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), S8253, S8273, S8281, S8285 [29JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S6284 [8JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12425 [4DE], S12552 [6DE], S12640 [7DE], S12917, S12922, S12961 [10DE], S13041 [11DE], S13384 [17DE], S13467 [18DE], S13786 [22DE], S13883 [23DE]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12425 [4DE], S12552 [6DE], S12640 [7DE], S12917, S12922, S12961 [10DE], S13041 [11DE], S13384 [17DE], S13467 [18DE], S13786 [22DE], S13883 [23DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10436 [14OC], S10862 [28OC]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1773 [6FE], S1885 [7FE], S2577 [27FE], S7333 [10JY], S9065 [7AU], S9143 [9SE], S9861 [25SE], S10587 [21OC], S11063 [4NO], S11239 [6NO], S11825 [20NO], S12971 [11DE]

Committee to escort German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, into the House Chamber, H12201 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

AID: encourage nomination of an Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency (see S. Res. 312), S10637 [21OC]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see S. 529), S5502 [14MY]

Armed Forces: enhance benefits for survivors of certain former members with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury and enhance access to mental health counseling (see S. 772), S6939 [23JN]

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

———grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see S. 1441), S10363 [13OC]

———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), S9589 [21SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S10362 [13OC]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see S. 213), S10110 [5OC]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see S. 61), S2230 [12FE]

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

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 694), S9264 [10SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S7413 [13JY]

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

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]

Clean Air Act: modify definition of the term ``renewable biomass'' (see S. 536), S4446 [20AP]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see S. 1076), S10319 [8OC]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 931), S4891 [29AP]

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

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

———empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see S. 255), S5820 [21MY]

———establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 500), S10217 [7OC]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (see S. 1833), S10702 [22OC]

Credit cards: establish a moratorium on interest rate increases (see S. 1927), S10735 [26OC]

———establish a safety star rating system for the benefit of consumers (see S. 900), S5329 [11MY]

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

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

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

Dept. of Commerce: award grants to States to establish revolving loan funds for small and medium-sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency and produce clean energy technology (see S. 1617), S8993 [6AU]

Dept. of Defense: establish registries of current and former Armed Forces members exposed to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards and provide health care to veterans exposed to such hazards (see S. 642), S3550 [19MR]

———modify share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see S. 645), S6888 [22JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see S. 497), S6650 [16JN]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (see S. 118), S10924 [29OC]

Dept. of Justice: make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see S. 1301), S6804 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: eradicate and control nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States (see S. 1519), S8135 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 1156), S5820 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 1780), S11883 [20NO]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 597), S6939 [23JN]

———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), S7140 [6JY]

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: identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see S. 571), S6939 [23JN]

———modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer services, and provide cancer treatment and survivorship initiatives (see S. 717), S4892 [29AP]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 819), S10218 [7OC]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office, Portland, OR: designate (see S. 1314), S6887 [22JN]

Ecology and environment: protect oceans and Great Lakes (see S. 858), S4573 [22AP]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2778), S11382 [16NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants for repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools, including early learning facilities at the elementary schools (see S. 1121), S8996 [6AU]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 1152), S11431 [17NO]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 2790), S11430 [17NO]

EPA: award grants for electronic device recycling research, development, and demonstration projects (see S. 1397), S12619 [7DE]

———conduct study on black carbon emissions (see S. 849), S6888 [22JN]

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

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), S7071 [25JN]

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

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see S. 354), S4670 [23AP]

———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]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 619), S13252 [15DE]

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

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see S. 566), S5701 [20MY]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see S. 561), S4807 [28AP]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see S. 850), S5821 [21MY]

Foreign aid: strengthen capacity, transparency, and accountability of U.S. foreign assistance programs to effectively adapt and respond to new challenges (see S. 1524), S9135 [8SE]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see S. 1738), S10060 [1OC]

Forests: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see S. 1501), S8866 [5AU]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 451), S10162 [6OC]

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

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see S. 1765), S10436 [14OC]

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]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (see S. 391), S1677 [5FE]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see S. Con. Res. 25), S10925 [29OC]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 268), S9655 [22SE]

Housing: allow for use of existing section 8 housing funds to preserve and revitalize affordable housing options for low-income individuals (see S. 1676), S9436 [16SE]

———express that stable and affordable housing is essential to HIV prevention, treatment, and care and commit to providing adequate funding for development of housing as a response to AIDS pandemic (see S. Con. Res. 39), S13786 [22DE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 424), S3658 [24MR]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 1790), S11883 [20NO]

Insurance: extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 2730), S12323 [3DE]

Interagency Council on Healthy Housing: establish (see S. 1658), S9264 [10SE]

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), S6889 [22JN]

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]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 654), S7139 [6JY]

———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 547), S3785 [25MR]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 671), S4671 [23AP]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 330), S8039 [23JY]

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see S. 701), S4756 [27AP]

———provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of critical access hospital designation and exempt beds provided for veterans from certain limitations (see S. 307), S4445 [20AP]

Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see S. 2781), S14138 [24DE]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 1369), S7070 [25JN]

Motor vehicles: amend definition of commercial motor vehicle to exclude certain farm vehicles (see S. 639), S3550 [19MR]

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 Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see S. 1481), S10925 [29OC]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 235), S8681 [3AU]

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 342), S11205 [5NO]

National and Community Service Act: expand and improve opportunities for service (see S. 277), S3163 [17MR]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 714), S8995 [6AU]

Native Americans: affirm date of Federal recognition of Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (see S. Res. 303), S10162 [6OC]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see S. 797), S4756 [27AP]

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see S. 817), S4311 [2AP]

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

Oregon: anniversary of statehood (see S. Res. 48), S2230 [12FE]

———designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see S. 1272), S6650 [16JN]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see S. 1270), S6650 [16JN]

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

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

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see S. 1379), S8558 [30JY]

———establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see S. 1097), S6806 [18JN]

———improve thermal energy efficiency and use (see S. 1621), S8993 [6AU]

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), S8039 [23JY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see S. 433), S9132 [8SE]

———establish an energy efficiency resource standard for retail electricity and natural gas distributors (see S. 548), S9187 [9SE]

Public welfare programs: ensure State support and retention of foster parents and award grants to improve foster care, kinship care, and adoptive parents (see S. 410), S12618 [7DE]

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), S9982 [30SE]

Renewable energy: extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, especially solar energy (see S. 2899), S13382 [17DE]

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

Schools: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see S. 1698), S9733 [23SE]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 482), S4670 [23AP]

Sustainable development: establish Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, and comprehensive planning and sustainability challenge grant programs (see S. 1619), S8993 [6AU]

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

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 1439), S12910 [10DE]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see S. 1366), S11345 [10NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 461), S12618 [7DE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1153), S6544 [11JN]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see S. 1678), S10163 [6OC]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal purposes (see S. 1728), S9981 [30SE]

———provide a Federal income tax exclusion for assistance provided to participants in State student loan programs for certain health professionals (see S. 860), S4573 [22AP]

———provide a higher education opportunity credit in place of existing education tax incentives (see S. 250), S388 [14JA]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see S. 1754), S10162 [6OC]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see S. 585), S8631 [31JY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 144), S10162 [6OC]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see S. 211), S8865 [5AU]

Tillamook County Creamery Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 232), S8557 [30JY]

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]

Transportation: require States and metropolitan planning organizations to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (see S. 575), S7640 [16JY]

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), S6582 [15JN]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see S. 2821), S12070 [1DE]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see S. 1799), S10520 [19OC]

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), S7413 [13JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: place reasonable safeguards on the use of surveillance and other authorities (see S. 1686), S9554 [17SE]

Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 1547), S11345 [10NO]

———expand homeless veterans with special needs grant program to include males with minor dependents and establish program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children (see S. 1237), S7700 [20JY]

———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see S. 658), S6888 [22JN]

———provide health care to veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards (see S. 1779), S10434 [14OC]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see S. 1160), S11345 [10NO]

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), S9327 [14SE]

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), S7781 [21JY]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 244), S8865 [5AU]

Wildlife Restoration Act: ensure adequate funding for conservation and restoration of wildlife (see S. 655), S4671 [23AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 846), S5556 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: prohibit distribution of checks or other negotiable instruments as part of a creditor solicitation to extend credit and limit consumer liability in conjunction with such solicitations (see S. 1595), S8992 [6AU]

———prohibit prepayment penalties in mortgage contracts (see S. 911), S4806 [28AP]

———prohibit yield spread premiums paid to mortgage brokers for steering borrowers to certain interest rates (see S. 912), S4806 [28AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish Clean Energy for Homes and Buildings Program to provide financial assistance to promote residential-, commercial-, and industrial-scale energy efficiency and on-site renewable technologies (see S. 1574), S8765 [4AU]

Dept. of the Interior: grant economy-related contract extensions of certain timber contracts with timber purchasers (see S. 2791), S11492 [18NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: redeploy Troubled Asset Relief Program funds into a Community Credit Renewal Fund to stimulate community bank lending (see S. 1822), S10635 [21OC]

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

GAO: review emergency credit facilities established by the FRS or any Federal Reserve bank (see S. 1803), S10570 [20OC]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see S. 2811), S11883 [20NO]

Native Americans: authorize Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Coos, and Coquille, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw, Klamath, and Burns Paiute Tribes to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land (see S. 1448), S7480 [14JY]

Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties: establish (see S. 901), S4755 [27AP]

Taxation: increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see S. 1402), S7192 [7JY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see S. 1244), S6542 [11JN]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [6JA]

Cloture motions

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S5887 [21MY]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), motion to proceed, S5918 [2JN]

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

Hayes, David J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior, S5338 [11MY], S5407 [13MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11967 [21NO], S13376 [17DE]

Koh, Harold H.: nomination to be Dept. of State Legal Adviser, S6881 [22JN], S6964 [24JN]

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

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11578 [19NO], S11967 [21NO], S13376 [17DE]

Letters

Prohibit distribution of checks or other negotiable instruments as part of a creditor solicitation to extend credit and limit consumer liability in conjunction with such solicitations: several consumer organizations, S8979 [6AU]

Small Business Jump Start Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S7195 [7JY]

———Robert Hughes, National Association for the Self-Employed, S7195 [7JY]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S7195 [7JY]

———Todd McCracken, National Small Business Association, S7196 [7JY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S1773 [6FE], S1885 [7FE], S7333 [10JY], S9065 [7AU], S9143 [9SE], S9861 [25SE], S10587 [21OC], S11063 [4NO], S11239 [6NO], S11825 [20NO], S12971 [11DE]

Privilege of the floor

Atkins, Jeanne, S11439 [17NO]

Chaney, Patrick, S8286 [29JY]

Dreyfus, Gabrielle, S7664 [16JY]

Kokolus, Nadine, S11353 [10NO]

Toepen, David, S8210 [28JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5689 [20MY], S5801 [21MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, S4919 [30AP]

California: express condolences to friends and families and mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones who gave their lives in Southern California wildfires (S. Res. 265), S9333 [14SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 39), S3319 [17MR]

Children and youth: recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (S. Res. 67), S2852 [5MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: establish, S7246 [8JY]

Cordova, France A.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 9), S3320 [17MR]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S4919, S4950, S4951 [30AP]

———prohibit distribution of checks or other negotiable instruments as part of a creditor solicitation to extend credit and limit consumer liability in conjunction with such solicitations (S. 1595), S9004 [6AU]

———prohibit prepayment penalties in mortgage contracts, S4950, S4951 [30AP]

———prohibit prepayment penalties in mortgage contracts (S. 911), S4812 [28AP]

———prohibit yield spread premiums paid to mortgage brokers for steering borrowers to certain interest rates (S. 912), S4812 [28AP]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5410 [13MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S7595 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7595 [16JY]

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), S4551 [22AP]

Dept. of the Interior: grant economy-related contract extensions of certain timber contracts with timber purchasers (S. 2791), S11494 [18NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: redeploy Troubled Asset Relief Program funds into a Community Credit Renewal Fund to stimulate community bank lending (S. 1822), S10642 [21OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11316 [10NO]

Diseases: identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (S. 571), S8979 [6AU]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 1584), S8867 [5AU]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), motion to proceed, S5998, S5999, S6001 [3JN]

———regulation of smokeless tobacco products, S5999, S6001 [3JN]

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 303), S3318 [17MR]

GAO: review emergency credit facilities established by the FRS or any Federal Reserve bank (S. 1803), S10573 [20OC]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (H.R. 44), S2853 [5MR]

Hayes, David J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior, S5405, S5407 [13MY]

Health: eliminate copays and deductibles for preventive health services for women, S12126 [2DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S6403 [10JN], S8154 [28JY], S8673, S8674 [3AU], S9697 [23SE], S9994, S9995, S9996, S9997, S9998, S9999, S10018 [1OC], S10290 [8OC], S10453 [15OC], S10597 [21OC], S10692, S10694 [22OC], S10797 [28OC], S11003 [2NO], S11107 [4NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12126 [2DE], S13459 [18DE], S13849 [23DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11841 [20NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), S11517, S11518, S11519 [19NO]

Health care professionals: nursing workforce development programs funding, S5346 [12MY]

Housing: aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure, S3765 [25MR]

Iraq: ensure funding for operations will be used in accordance with the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement, S5689 [20MY], S5801 [21MY]

Kirk, Ronald: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, unanimous-consent agreement, S3318 [17MR]

Medicare: improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers, S13849 [23DE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 57), S2852 [5MR]

National Nurses Week: observance, S5346 [12MY]

Oregon: anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 48), S2255 [12FE]

Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties: establish (S. 901), S4760 [27AP]

Perez, Thomas E.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S10125 [6OC]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S8238 [29JY]

Posner, Michael: NSF National Medal of Science award recipient, S10161 [6OC]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), S7150 [6JY]

———national energy policy, S8238 [29JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7150 [6JY]

Rubenstein, David M.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 8), S3319 [17MR]

Senate: legislative program, S2853 [5MR], S3320 [17MR], S6898 [22JN], S7150 [6JY], S9334 [14SE], S11005 [2NO]

Small business: provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals, S10597 [21OC]

Small Business Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1541), S3318 [17MR]

Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1541), S3318 [17MR]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8836 [5AU]

Taxation: extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit, S11076 [4NO]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (S. 1402), S7195 [7JY]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S13459 [18DE]

Tillamook County Creamery Association: anniversary, S8132 [27JY]

Tobacco products: discourage the use of tobacco products by children and reduce the consumption of tobacco products by youth, S5998 [3JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10616 [21OC], S11076 [4NO]

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: anniversary (S. Res. 258), S9333 [14SE]

Veterans: health care funding, S11316 [10NO]

Veterans Day: observance, S11316 [10NO]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (S. 1244), S6551 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S659 [16JA], S6857 [19JN]

Testimonies

Can Tobacco Cure Smoking? Review of Tobacco Harm Reduction: Richard H. Carmona, Public Health Service (2003), S5999-S6001 [3JN]

Texts of

S. 901, Sustainable Revenue for Oregon Counties Act, S4761-S4763 [27AP]

S. 1402, Small Business Jump Start Act, S7195 [7JY]

S. 1574, Clean Energy for Homes and Buildings Act, S8769-S8771 [4AU]

S. 1584, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, S8868-S8870 [5AU]

S. 2791, Forest Harvest Opportunity Act, S11494 [18NO]

S. 2811, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act, S11884 [20NO]

Tributes

Dewater, Richard, S4885 [29AP]

Fuller, Millard, S2140 [11FE]

Kennedy, Edward M., S9219 [10SE]

Tillery, Joshua M., S1540 [4FE]