FRANKEN, AL (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8767 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7491 [14JY], S7571 [15JY], S7710 [20JY], S7911, S7932 [22JY], S8011 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S10027, S10069, S10073 [1OC]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9655, S9688 [22SE], S9772 [24SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11257 [6NO], S11268 [9NO], S11377 [16NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S11987, S12015 [30NO], S12087 [1DE], S12161, S12168 [2DE], S12335 [3DE], S12397, S12414, S12425, S12429, S12433 [4DE], S12517 [5DE], S12552 [6DE], S12623 [7DE], S12723 [8DE], S12827 [9DE], S12917, S12934, S12940 [10DE], S13034, S13041 [11DE], S13194 [14DE], S13253 [15DE]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S11987, S12015 [30NO], S12087 [1DE], S12161, S12168 [2DE], S12335 [3DE], S12397, S12414, S12425, S12429, S12433 [4DE], S12517 [5DE], S12552 [6DE], S12623 [7DE], S12723 [8DE], S12827 [9DE], S12917, S12934, S12940 [10DE], S13034, S13041 [11DE], S13194 [14DE], S13253 [15DE]

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

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S12461 [5DE], S13402 [18DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see S. 229), S11118 [4NO]

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

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 146), S11048 [3NO]

———restore rule making it illegal for manufacturers to set a minimum price below which a retailer cannot sell the manufacturer's product (see S. 148), S8994 [6AU]

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

———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), S10162 [6OC]

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

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

Bankruptcy: protect medical debt homeowners and caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by medical problems (see S. 1624), S9841 [24SE]

———provide that claims arising from high cost consumer credit transactions shall be subordinated to all other claims (see S. 257), S10162 [6OC]

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]

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

Children and youth: ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten (see S. 240), S8865 [5AU]

———expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see S. 244), S8994 [6AU]

———improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (see S. 1554), S8631 [31JY]

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see S. 934), S9555 [17SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 182), S8197 [28JY]

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), S10110 [5OC]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 931), S9187 [9SE]

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

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), S9188 [9SE]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see S. 327), S9840 [24SE]

———increase penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting senior citizens (see S. 1659), S9654 [22SE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 428), S9326 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a national food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance program for agricultural producers (see S. 2758), S12323 [3DE]

Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see S. 559), S7318 [9JY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to improve after-school interdisciplinary education programs (see S. 2785), S11430 [17NO]

———award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see S. 1129), S11048 [3NO]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see S. 2740), S11205 [5NO]

———establish a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs (see S. 1281), S8039 [23JY]

———establish expanded learning time initiatives (see S. 1410), S8136 [27JY]

———establish Secondary School Innovation Fund (see S. 968), S8039 [23JY]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 1362), S8683 [3AU]

———provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct Loans for active duty servicemembers regardless of disbursement date (see S. 1775), S10436 [14OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see S. 1273), S8996 [6AU]

———make grants to medical schools to establish programs to recruit physicians to practice in underserved rural communities (see S. 1628), S11206 [5NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (see S. 2925), S13883 [23DE]

———provide grants to States to protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security (see S. 1661), S9841 [24SE]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 1703), S9840 [24SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Private Education Loan Ombudsman (see S. 2733), S11205 [5NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 423), S8557 [30JY]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 1492), S8040 [23JY]

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

Education: assist States in making voluntary high quality universal prekindergarten programs available to 3- to 5-year olds for at least 1 year preceding kindergarten (see S. 839), S8039 [23JY]

———encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see S. 1411), S8136 [27JY]

———encourage States to incorporate 21st century learning skills in State education programs (see S. 1029), S11345 [10NO]

———establish a program to provide tuition assistance to individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of the economic downturn (see S. 809), S8682 [3AU]

———establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers (see S. 1532), S9590 [21SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program (see S. 1052), S12161 [2DE]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see S. 634), S8766 [4AU]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 1152), S9437 [16SE]

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

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

EPA: conduct study on black carbon emissions (see S. 849), S8039 [23JY]

FAA: prohibit use of certain portable electronic devices in the cockpit of commercial aircraft during flight and conduct a study of the safety impact of distracted pilots (see S. 2745), S11205 [5NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 1422), S9187 [9SE]

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), S8765 [4AU]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see S. 566), S8765 [4AU]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 451), S8865 [5AU]

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

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

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), S10436 [14OC]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see S. 611), S11430 [17NO]

Health care facilities: provide for the treatment of certain hospitals (see S. 1479), S7779 [21JY]

———require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see S. 512), S9186 [9SE]

Homeless Assistance Act: provide education for homeless children and youths (see S. 2800), S11593 [19NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 424), S9264 [10SE]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see S. 1038), S8995 [6AU]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: reauthorize and extend (see S. 1790), S10487 [15OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1652), S10163 [6OC]

Insurance: extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 2730), S11206 [5NO]

———improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare and private health insurance (see S. 1630), S8993 [6AU]

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

Iran: allow telephone communication by and facilitate reunification with the families of detained U.S. hikers (see S. Con. Res. 45), S10162 [6OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see S. 908), S8995 [6AU]

———grant consular access by Switzerland to detained U.S. hikers, allow telephone communication, and facilitate reunification with their families (see S. Con. Res. 40), S9653 [22SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 678), S13320 [16DE]

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), S7193 [7JY]

Max J. Beilke Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Alexandria, MN: designate (see S. 1483), S9654 [22SE]

Medicaid: provide adjusted Federal medical assistance percentage rates during a transitional assistance period (see S. 2833), S12516 [5DE]

Medicare: reimburse certain midwife services (see S. 662), S8994 [6AU]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 538), S9372 [15SE]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see S. 1304), S9982 [30SE]

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

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 714), S8558 [30JY]

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

National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 329), S10924 [29OC]

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

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 369), S9186 [9SE]

Poverty: prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see S. 1608), S8992 [6AU]

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), S10218 [7OC]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see S. 2839), S12413 [4DE]

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

Schools: improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see S. 1343), S10571 [20OC]

———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]

Singh, Manmohan: recognize service to India and U.S. visit of Indian Prime Minister (see S. Res. 360), S11972 [21NO]

Social Security: provide transparency between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or supplies paid for under Medicare, Medicaid, or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 301), S8681 [3AU]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 1542), S8996 [6AU]

Taxation: provide a higher education opportunity credit in place of existing education tax incentives (see S. 250), S10570 [20OC]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see S. 1799), S12009 [30NO]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): provide for continued application of Protocol on Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities following termination of such Protocol (see S. 2727), S12161 [2DE]

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), S12070 [1DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see S. 1647), S9078 [7AU]

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), S10571 [20OC]

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]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 422), S8994 [6AU]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see S. 1244), S9327 [14SE]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 846), S8682 [3AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (see S. 1783), S10434 [14OC]

Children and youth: provide children in foster care with school stability and equal access to educational opportunities (see S. 2801), S11593 [19NO]

Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 2904), S13383 [17DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see S. 1788), S10486 [15OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess feasibility and advisability of using service dogs for treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities (see S. 1495), S7868 [22JY]

Diseases: support prevention and treatment of diabetes (see S. 2734), S11205 [5NO]

Insurance: require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage (see S. 1730), S9982 [30SE]

Labeling: require that household cleaning products and similar products bear labels that state completely and accurately all of the ingredients of such products (see S. 1697), S9733 [23SE]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see S. 2736), S11205 [5NO]

National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see S. 1737), S10060 [1OC]

Schools: recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools (see S. 2896), S13382 [17DE]

Taxation: deny deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals (see S. 1763), S10318 [8OC]

Certificates of appointment

Senate, S7168 [7JY]

Cloture motions

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

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

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

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, S12898 [10DE], S13073 [12DE]

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

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

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10910 [29OC], S10984 [2NO], S11080 [4NO]

Letters

Prohibit use of funds for contracts with contractors if such contractor requires employees or contractors to sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims: Akhil R. Amar, Erwin Chemerinsky, and Laurence H. Tribe, S10147 [6OC]

Lists

Minnesota and national organizations supporting S. 2904, Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act, S13389 [17DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S12461 [5DE], S13402 [18DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (S. 1783), S10438 [14OC]

Business and industry: limit corporate income tax deduction for health insurance company executive salaries to same amount as salary of the President of the U.S., S12504 [5DE]

Children and youth: provide children in foster care with school stability and equal access to educational opportunities (S. 2801), S11596 [19NO]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): majority party appointments, S7543 [15JY]

Contracts: prohibit use of funds for contracts with Halliburton Co., KBR Inc., or subsidiaries or affiliates, if such contractor requires employees or contractors to sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims, S10028 [1OC], S10147, S10149 [6OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S10028 [1OC], S10147, S10149 [6OC]

———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (S. 2904), S13388 [17DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (S. 1788), S10488 [15OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess feasibility and advisability of using service dogs for treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities, S11268 [9NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11268 [9NO]

Diseases: support prevention and treatment of diabetes (S. 2734), S11212 [5NO]

Health: eliminate copays and deductibles for preventive health services for women, S12051 [1DE], S12271 [3DE]

———impose a tax on higher-income individuals to offset health care costs, S13162, S13163, S13164, S13165 [14DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S11034 [3NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12051 [1DE], S12271 [3DE], S12390, S12391 [4DE], S12494, S12504 [5DE], S12611 [7DE], S13073 [12DE], S13161, S13162, S13163, S13164, S13165 [14DE], S13436 [18DE], S13816, S13818, S13849 [23DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S12051 [1DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11930 [21NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, S12611 [7DE]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S12504 [5DE]

———require guidelines relative to coverage of women's preventive services to be based on recommendations of relevant professional medical organizations, S12271 [3DE]

———require Members of Congress to enroll in a community health insurance option and forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S12390, S12391 [4DE]

Insurance: extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage (S. 2730), S11578 [19NO]

———repeal antitrust exemption for health insurance and medical malpractice insurance issuers, S13073 [12DE]

———require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage, S12504 [5DE]

———require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage (S. 1730), S9983 [30SE], S11036 [3NO]

Iran: allow telephone communication by and facilitate reunification with the families of detained U.S. hikers, S12516 [5DE]

Labeling: require that household cleaning products and similar products bear labels that state completely and accurately all of the ingredients of such products (S. 1697), S9735 [23SE]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (S. 2736), S11213 [5NO]

Medicare: create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule, S11036 [3NO]

———eliminate funding cuts, S12051 [1DE], S12494 [5DE]

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

National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (S. 1737), S10062 [1OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay tax increases until health benefits begin, S13161 [14DE]

Schools: recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools (H.R. 4354), S13437 [18DE]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8846 [5AU]

Taxation: deny deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals (S. 1763), S10320 [8OC]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of items or services, S12271 [3DE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Lieberman, Senator: failure of the Chair to grant additional time, S13369 [17DE]

Tribute, S7167 [7JY], S8892 [6AU]

Texts of

S. 1697, Household Product Labeling Act, S9735 [23SE]

S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act, S9984 [30SE]

S. 1783, Dairy COOL Act, S10438 [14OC]

S. 1788, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act, S10489 [15OC]

S. 2736, Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act, S11214 [5NO]

S. 2801, Fostering Success in Education Act, S11597-S11604 [19NO]

S. 2904, Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act, S13388 [17DE]

Tributes

Baker, Richard A., S8892 [6AU]