DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Amendments

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S9386 [15SE], S10093, S10114 [5OC], S10166 [6OC], S10182, S10192, S10207, S10208, S10210, S10211, S10223, S10224, S10225, S10226, S10227 [7OC], S10266, S10271, S10272, S10280, S10285, S10322, S10323, S10325 [8OC], S10343, S10374, S10375 [13OC], S10461, S10494 [15OC], S10788 [27OC], S11121 [4NO], S11223, S11224 [5NO], H6745 [12JN], H6807, H6808, H6809, H6810, H6811, H6812, H6813, H6814 [15JN], H6895, H6896 [16JN], H6913, H6920, H6922, H6924, H6926, H6928, H6932, H6936, H6940, H6942, H6943, H6944, H6945, H6948, H6949, H6950, H6952, H6953, H6954, H6955, H6956, H6957, H6958, H6960, H6962, H6963, H6964, H6965, H6966, H6968 [17JN], H6989, H6990, H6991, H6992, H6993, H6994, H6995, H6996, H6997, H6998, H7000, H7001, H7002, H7004, H7005, H7016 [18JN], H15432, H15443 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 544), H6862 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 552), H6917 [17JN]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

California Water Plan Aims To Save Puget Sound Orcas, E1723 [10JY]

Complete Sham, S2811 [5MR]

Endangered Law—Bush Rule Change Ignores Science—Again, S2811 [5MR]

Endangered Process, S2810 [5MR]

Endangered Species—A 9-Second Rewrite, S2811 [5MR]

Gutting the Law, S2811 [5MR]

Shredder Is Overheating in Bush's Final Months, S2812 [5MR]

Unnecessary ESA Rewrite, S2810 [5MR]

Who Needs Those Pesky Scientists?, S2810 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions

Aquaculture: establish regulatory system and research program for sustainable offshore aquaculture in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (see H.R. 4363), H15500 [16DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: initiate consultations under Endangered Species Act on existing and proposed operations of the Central Valley Project and California State Water Project (see H.R. 3999), H12287 [3NO]

Bureau of the Census: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1254), H2923 [3MR]

———make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 3131), H7836 [8JY]

Census: express importance of having a census that is complete and accurate (see H. Res. 521), H6414 [9JN]

———provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H11514 [20OC]

———require that an individual incarcerated on the date on which a decennial census is taken shall be attributed to the last place of residence prior to incarceration (see H.R. 2075), H4732 [23AP]

———require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to contain a checkbox or similar option so that respondents may indicate Caribbean extraction or descent (see S. 1083), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 2071), H4732 [23AP]

———require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to contain a checkbox or similar option so that respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent (see S. 1084), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 1504), H3401 [12MR]

———require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to contain a checkbox or similar option so that respondents may indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the U.S. (see S. 1688), S9555 [17SE] (see H.R. 3797), H11297 [13OC]

———require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to include standard functional ability questions to provide a reliable indicator of need for long-term care (see S. 1127), S5819 [21MY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 2548), H6008 [21MY]

Coastal zones: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 1905), H4520 [2AP]

———make grants to coastal States for surveys of coastal and Federal waters to identify areas suitable for exploration, development, and production of renewable energy (see H.R. 1690), H3834 [24MR]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 3503), H9278 [31JY]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 1234), S6542 [11JN] (see H.R. 1103), H1606 [13FE]

Ecology and environment: establish NOAA and a National Climate Enterprise (see H.R. 2685), H6154 [3JN]

———make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see H.R. 2222), H5061 [30AP]

Economic Development Administration: provide funding for the establishment of business incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas (see S. 1662), S9264 [10SE]

———reauthorize (see S. 430), S2229 [12FE] (see S. 2778), S11382 [16NO]

Employment: evaluate certain certification programs (see S. 175), S211 [8JA]

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H381 [15JA]

Fish and fishing: authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector (see S. 1609), S8992 [6AU] (see H.R. 3910), H11712 [22OC]

———establish a program to strengthen activities ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public is fit for human consumption (see H.R. 1370), H3055 [5MR]

———study population of South Atlantic red snapper fishery and limit departmental authority to promulgate any interim rule that prohibits fishing in South Atlantic red snapper fishery (see H.R. 3307), H8706 [23JY]

Foreign trade: improve electronic filing of export data and strengthen enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3515), H9278 [31JY]

Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: reduce matching requirement for participants (see S. 695), S3784 [25MR] (see H.R. 4393), H15501 [16DE]

Hotels, motels, etc.: establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 2248), H5168 [5MY]

Jobs Creation Coordinator: establish (see S. 824), S4311 [2AP]

Minority Business Development Agency: anniversary (see H. Res. 215), H3055 [5MR]

Minority Business Development Program: establish (see H.R. 4343), H15499 [16DE]

National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program: establish (see H.R. 3650), H9998 [25SE]

National Medal of Technology and Innovation: tribute to recipients (see H. Res. 935), H13354 [19NO]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: authorize to make grants for the establishment of information technology centers in rural areas (see H.R. 3413), H9205 [30JY]

Native Americans: adapt lessons of foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to provision of Federal economic development assistance to remote Native American communities (see S. 980), S5128 [5MY] (see H.R. 2507), H5792 [19MY]

NOAA: consolidate authorization (see H.R. 300), H88 [8JA]

———develop a research program that assists understanding of past, assesses present, and predicts future human-induced and natural processes of abrupt climate change (see S. 1667), S9326 [14SE]

———extend the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (see S. 859), S4573 [22AP] (see H.R. 844), H921 [3FE]

Oceans: promote ocean and human health (see S. 1252), S6542 [11JN]

———study and report on research on the U.S. Arctic Ocean (see S. 1562), S8681 [3AU]

Office of Imported and Domestic Product: establish (see S. 893), S4669 [23AP]

Office of Regional Economic Adjustment: establish (see S. 480), S2473 [25FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (see S. 1358), S7070 [25JN] (see H.R. 3114), H7740 [7JY]

Patents: extend a certain patent (see H.R. 2508), H5792 [19MY]

———reform (see S. 515), S2691 [3MR] (see S. 610), S3163 [17MR] (see H.R. 1260), H2923 [3MR]

Power resources: authorize a price analysis adjustment for propane (see H.R. 3716), H10456 [1OC]

Product Safety Coordinating Council: establish (see S. 893), S4669 [23AP]

Public lands: expand authorities to provide service-learning activities, establish an Indian Youth Service Corps grant program, restore natural and scenic resources, and train managers and enthusiasts (see S. 1442), S7359 [10JY]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see S. 1694), S9653 [22SE] (see H.R. 3348), H8872 [27JY] (see H.R. 3633), H9899 [23SE]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: eliminate cost-sharing requirements for certain grants to communities suffering economic injury due to defense-related funding reductions (see H.R. 4294), H14826 [11DE]

———maximize efficiency in administering governmental functions (see H.R. 4293), H14826 [11DE]

Science: establish an award program to honor achievements in nanotechnology (see S. 596), S3113 [16MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2847), H6742 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (see H. Res. 544), H6805 [15JN] (see H. Res. 552), H6902 [16JN]

Small business: 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] (see H.R. 3083), H7703 [26JN]

Taxation: implement on-going appropriations for withdrawals from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3447), H9275 [31JY]

Telecommunications: require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (see S. 649), S3550 [19MR] (see H.R. 3125), H7836 [8JY]

Television: resume timely processing and distribution of television converter box coupons by increasing its fiscal authority to make payments (see S. 300), S786 [22JA]

Transportation: require the Depts. of Transportation and Commerce to submit reports on commercial and passenger vehicle traffic at certain points of entry (see H.R. 1965), H4522 [2AP]

Cloture motions

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

Factsheets

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6890 [16JN]

Letters

Domestic energy policy impact on certain Endangered Species Act regulations: Senator Murkowski, S5401-S5403 [13MY]

Require Depts. of the Interior or Commerce to follow existing public notice and comment statutes to modify Endangered Species Act rule relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule: Senator Begich, H2650 [25FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations: President Obama, H6913 [17JN]

Lists

Organizations supporting reversal of rules on interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule, S2746 [4MR]

Top ten reasons to support the science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies provisions of H.R. 1105, omnibus appropriations, S2730 [4MR]

Motions

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10210 [7OC], S10272 [8OC], S11170, S11171 [5NO], H6897 [16JN], H7000, H7002, H7003, H7004, H7006, H7007, H7009, H7010, H7011, H7012, H7013, H7014, H7015, H7017 [18JN]

Remarks in House

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: prohibit funding for certain Economic Development Administration, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and NIST programs, H6942, H6943 [17JN]

Appropriations: eliminate earmarks from appropriations legislation, H6963-H6969 [17JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: initiate consultations under Endangered Species Act on existing and proposed operations of the Central Valley Project and California State Water Project (H.R. 3999), H12293 [4NO]

Bureau of the Census: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 1254), E532 [3MR]

———funding, E1484 [18JN]

———make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (H.R. 3131), H8160 [15JY]

———prohibit funding for relocation from Dept. of Commerce to the Executive Office of the President, H6949, H6950 [17JN]

———prohibit funding for use of statistical sampling in the decennial census, H6955, H6956 [17JN]

———proposed jurisdictional change from Dept. of Commerce to Executive Office of the President, H3443 [17MR], E273 [13FE]

Census: prohibit altering of data collected from same-sex married couples in States where such marriages are legal, H6893 [16JN]

———require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to contain a checkbox or similar option so that respondents may indicate Caribbean extraction or descent (H.R. 2071), H6786 [15JN], E1696 [9JY]

———use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census, H6978 [18JN]

Cho, Howard: Dept. of Commerce Minority Manufacturer of the Year Award recipient, E2457 [6OC]

Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (H.R. 2548), H6420 [10JN], E1367 [10JN]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (H.R. 3503), E2159 [31JY]

Ecology and environment: establish NOAA and a National Climate Enterprise (H.R. 2685), E1304 [3JN], E2985 [14DE]

Economic Development Administration: District of Columbia Eastern Market restoration and upgrade funding, H8658 [23JY]

Endangered Species Act: require Depts. of the Interior or Commerce to follow existing public notice and comment statutes to modify rule relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule, H2649, H2650 [25FE]

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (H.J. Res. 18), E93 [15JA]

Fish and fishing: study population of South Atlantic red snapper fishery and limit departmental authority to promulgate any interim rule that prohibits fishing in South Atlantic red snapper fishery (H.R. 3307), H13117 [18NO]

International Trade Administration: funding, H6896, H6897 [16JN]

Locke, Gary F.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, H3442 [17MR]

Minority Business Development Agency: anniversary (H. Res. 215), H9526, H9527 [15SE], E2270 [15SE], E2288 [16SE], E2310 [17SE]

National Climate Service: prohibit funding to establish or implement, H6954, H6955 [17JN]

NOAA: extend the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (H.R. 844), H2883, H2884 [2MR]

———implementation of report entitled ``Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project'', E1723 [10JY]

———Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund funding, H6912 [17JN]

———prohibit funding for implementation of report entitled ``Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project'', H6945-H6948 [17JN], E1527 [23JN]

———Western Pacific Fishery Demonstration Projects funding, H6920, H6921 [17JN]

OMB: require executive departments and independent agencies to track and report undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts, H6945 [17JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (H.R. 3114), H7723-H7725 [7JY], E1671 [8JY]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1260), H8093-H8097 [14JY], E536 [3MR]

Point Pleasant Beach, NJ: prohibit funding for Partnership for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Initiative project, H6962, H6963 [17JN], E1487 [18JN]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (H.R. 3633), E2344 [23SE]

———extend (S. 1694), H11987-H11989, H11992 [28OC], E2667 [29OC]

SBA: establish Rural Entrepreneurship Advisory Council, H5857 [20MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H6948, H6949, H6951-H6953, H6961 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6886-H6898 [16JN], H6919-H6969 [17JN], H6977, H6978, H6979-H7018 [18JN], H15431-H15473 [16DE], E1463 [17JN], E1484, E1487, E1488, E1491, E1492, E1494, E1496, E1500 [18JN], E1509, E1511, E1516 [19JN], E1527 [23JN], E1866 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 544), H6854-H6864 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 552), H6910-H6918 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1350 [9JN], E1393 [12JN], E1404, E1405, E1406, E1407, E1408, E1409, E1410, E1411, E1412, E1413, E1414, E1415, E1416, E1417, E1418, E1419, E1420, E1421, E1422, E1423, E1424, E1426, E1428, E1429, E1430 [15JN], E1433, E1434, E1435, E1436, E1437, E1438, E1440, E1441, E1442, E1443, E1444, E1445, E1446, E1447, E1448, E1449, E1450, E1452, E1453, E1454, E1455, E1461, E1462, E1463, E1465, E1466, E1468, E1469, E1472, E1476 [17JN], E1483, E1486, E1489, E1492, E1493, E1496, E1498 [18JN], E1503, E1504 [19JN], E1519, E1520, E1524, E1529 [23JN], E1556, E1568 [24JN], E1575, E1588, E1589 [26JN], E1644, E1649, E1658 [7JY], E1664, E1675, E1680 [8JY], E1726 [10JY], E1730 [13JY], E1755 [14JY], E1861 [21JY]

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: impact of regulations, H13117 [18NO]

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to National Trademark Expo, E1071 [6MY]

University of Miami: Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science recipient of Dept. of Commerce grant for construction of marine science research facility, H8390 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: eliminate earmarks from appropriations legislation, S7053 [25JN]

Census: require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to contain a checkbox or similar option so that respondents may indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the U.S., S10192-S10194, S10203 [7OC], S10402 [14OC], S10461, S10465 [15OC], S11146, S11152 [5NO]

———require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to contain a checkbox or similar option so that respondents may indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the U.S. (S. 1688), S9564 [17SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S8265 [29JY]

Economic Development Administration: funding, S11285 [9NO]

———reauthorize (S. 430), S2243 [12FE]

———reauthorize (S. 2778), S11389 [16NO]

Employment: evaluate certain certification programs (S. 175), S220 [8JA]

Endangered Species Act: require Depts. of the Interior or Commerce to follow existing public notice and comment statutes to modify rule relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule, S2677, S2679 [3MR], S2745 [4MR], S2782, S2800, S2803, S2809-S2813 [5MR], S5367 [12MY], S5401 [13MY]

Fish and fishing: authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector (S. 1609), S9009 [6AU]

GAO: review and audit Federal funds received by Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S10211 [7OC]

Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: funding, S1650 [5FE]

———reduce matching requirement for participants (S. 695), S3789 [25MR]

Jobs Creation Coordinator: establish (S. 824), S4385 [2AP]

Kerry, Cameron F.: nomination to be Dept. of Commerce General Counsel, S5042 [1MY]

Kumar, Suresh: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, S11130 [4NO]

Locke, Gary F.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S3734 [24MR]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: expand eligibility for Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, S2015 [9FE]

NOAA: develop a research program that assists understanding of past, assesses present, and predicts future human-induced and natural processes of abrupt climate change (S. 1667), S9329 [14SE]

———extend the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (S. 859), S4578 [22AP]

———funding, S11172 [5NO]

Oceans: promote ocean and human health (S. 1252), S6558 [11JN]

———study and report on research on the U.S. Arctic Ocean (S. 1562), S8685 [3AU]

Office of Inspector General: funding through reductions in Herbert C. Hoover Building renovation and modernization funding, S10343, S10344, S10345 [13OC], S11153, S11170 [5NO]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (H.R. 3114), S7664 [16JY]

———authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (S. 1358), S7044 [25JN]

Patents: reform (S. 515), S2706-S2716 [3MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3577 [19MR], S4903 [29AP], S5882 [21MY], S7109, S7110 [25JN], S9092, S9095 [7AU], S9275 [10SE], S11196 [5NO], S14139 [24DE]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (S. 1694), S9680 [22SE], S10439 [14OC]

Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction Grant Program: prohibit funding, S10266-S10268, S10271 [8OC]

Sanchez, Francisco J.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, unanimous-consent agreement, S4524 [21AP]

Science: establish an award program to honor achievements in nanotechnology (S. 596), S3115 [16MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S10272, S10284 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S8265 [29JY], S10079, S10093-S10105 [5OC], S10181-S10188, S10192-S10195, S10199, S10203, S10207-S10212 [7OC], S10265-S10273, S10280, S10284-S10288, S10328 [8OC], S10339-S10352 [13OC], S10386, S10402, S10417 [14OC], S10461, S10465 [15OC], S11131, S11145-S11186 [5NO], S11248 [6NO], S11285 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), motion to recommit, S10272, S10284 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), unanimous-consent agreement, S10054 [1OC], S11168 [5NO]

———prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S10207 [7OC]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, S2730-S2732 [4MR]

Telecommunications: require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (S. 649), S3557 [19MR]

Under Sec. of Commerce for Travel Promotion: establish, S9162, S9163 [9SE]

Reports

Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in Conference Report on H.R. 2847, Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations, S10212 [7OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2847, Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 544) (H. Rept. 111-155), H6805 [15JN]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 111-158), H6902 [16JN]

NOAA John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program Extension: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 859) (S. Rept. 111-70), S8992 [6AU]

Nomination of April S. Boyd To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4669 [23AP]

Nomination of Cameron F. Kerry To Be Dept. of Commerce General Counsel: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4669 [23AP]

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

Nomination of Dennis F. Hightower To Be Deputy Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8864 [5AU]

Nomination of Eric L. Hirschhorn To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Export Administration: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Francisco J. Sanchez To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5818 [21MY]

Nomination of Gary F. Locke To Be Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S3550 [19MR]

Nomination of Jane Lubchenco To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S3073 [12MR]

Nomination of John D. Porcari To Be Deputy Sec. of Transportation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of John R. Fernandez To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Economic Development: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S8992 [6AU]

Nomination of Lawrence E. Strickling To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Communications and Information: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Rebecca M. Blank To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Economic Affairs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of Scott B. Quehl To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Administration: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Scott B. Quehl To Be Dept. of Commerce Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Suresh Kumar To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Trade Promotion and U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Director: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

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

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

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3093) (H. Rept. 111-149), H6742 [12JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2847) (S. Rept. 111-34), S7069 [25JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10272 [8OC], S11172 [5NO], H7012 [18JN]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S8265 [29JY]

Correction to the table of sponsors and cosponsors of earmark requests for H.R. 1105, omnibus appropriations, H2791 [25FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 215, Dept. of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency anniversary, H9526 [15SE]

H. Res. 544, consideration of H.R. 2847, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H6854 [16JN]

H. Res. 552, consideration of H.R. 2847, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H6910 [17JN]

H.R. 2847, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S10093-S10104 [5OC], S11175-S11186 [5NO]

H.R. 3114, Patent and Trademark Office use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, H7723 [7JY]

S. 430, Economic Development Administration reauthorization, S2243 [12FE]

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

S. 596, Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize Competition Act, S3116 [16MR]

S. 610, Patent Reform Act, S3166-S3175 [17MR]

S. 859, NOAA John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program extension, S4578 [22AP]

S. 1252, promote ocean and human health, S6559 [11JN]

S. 1358, Patent and Trademark Office use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, S7044 [25JN]

S. 1609, Longline Catcher Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act, S9009 [6AU]

S. 1667, Abrupt Climate Change Research Act, S9330 [14SE]

S. 1694, Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program extension, S10439 [14OC], H11987 [28OC]

S. Res. 1694, Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program extension, S9680 [22SE]