WYDEN, RON (a Senator from Oregon)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1444, S1465 [3FE], S1564, S1582, S1585, S1586, S1590, S1593, S1595 [4FE], S1714, S1716, S1745, S1749 [5FE], S1835, S1868, S1879 [6FE]

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

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4100 [31MR], S4174 [1AP], S4259, S4391, S4396 [2AP]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), 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), S7419 [13JY], S7491, S7502 [14JY], S7563, S7565 [15JY], S7642 [16JY], S7701, S7710 [20JY], S7781, S7800, S7803 [21JY], S7921, S7932 [22JY], S7999, S8041 [23JY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7213 [7JY], S7275 [8JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S4671 [23AP]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9685, S9686 [22SE], S9755, S9756 [23SE], S9772, S9774 [24SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12087 [1DE], S12167, S12253, S12254 [2DE], S12278 [3DE], S12419 [4DE], S12516 [5DE], S12552 [6DE], S12641 [7DE], S12726 [8DE], S12911, S12916, S12917 [10DE], S13048 [11DE], S13253, S13260 [15DE], S13384, S13399 [17DE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (S. Res. 71), S12087, S12088 [1DE]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12087 [1DE], S12167, S12253, S12254 [2DE], S12278 [3DE], S12419 [4DE], S12516 [5DE], S12552 [6DE], S12641 [7DE], S12726 [8DE], S12911, S12916, S12917 [10DE], S13048 [11DE], S13253, S13260 [15DE], S13384, S13399 [17DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S11050 [3NO]

Articles and editorials

City Club Remembers Wendell J. Wyatt, Portland (OR) City Club Bulletin, S2136 [11FE]

Ex-Congressman Wendell Wyatt Dies at 91, Joan Harvey, Portland (OR) Oregonian, S2136 [11FE]

How We Can Achieve Bipartisan Health Reform, S8894 [6AU]

North Coast Mourns Former Oregon Congressman Wendell Wyatt, Patrick Webb, Astoria (OR) Daily Astorian, S2137 [11FE]

Wendell Wyatt Served With Dignity, Astoria (OR) Daily Astorian, S2137 [11FE]

Wendell Wyatt—Success Through Personal Values, Portland (OR) Oregonian, S2136 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 1834), S10736 [26OC]

Antitrust policy: 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), S5943 [2JN]

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

Armed Forces: ensure safety while using expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and equipment supporting U.S. military operations overseas (see S. 358), S2323 [13FE]

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

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see S. 475), S3551 [19MR]

———limit requirements of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from members subsequently receiving retired or retainer pay (see S. 1008), S12008 [30NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 455), S7318 [9JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S6805 [18JN]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see S. 731), S4808 [28AP]

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

———reduce minimum distance of travel necessary for reimbursement of covered military health care system beneficiaries for specialty health care (see S. 476), S3785 [25MR]

———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see S. 711), S7360 [10JY]

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]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S6846 [19JN]

Business and industry: terminate preemption of State and local laws that prohibit or regulate gaming or the operation of bucket shops or derivatives trading (see S. 2763), S11344 [10NO]

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), S256 [9JA]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see S. 1076), S8273 [29JY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see S. 564), S2965 [10MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see S. 564), S2965 [10MR]

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

Courts: create a Federal cause of action to determine if defamation exists under U.S. law when defamation actions are brought in foreign courts against U.S. persons based on publications or speech in the U.S. (see S. 449), S5232 [6MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 909), S5014 [1MY]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see S. 1089), S5700 [20MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see S. 428), S2474 [25FE]

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

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), S4807 [28AP]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 2843), S12618 [7DE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see S. 497), S12160 [2DE]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see S. 456), S5943 [2JN]

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: establish a program to reunite bondholders with matured unredeemed U.S. savings bonds (see S. 827), S11206 [5NO]

———provide subpoena authority to the Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 836), S4445 [20AP]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 1156), S10736 [26OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 1939), S11345 [10NO]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 1780), S12322 [3DE]

———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), S3550 [19MR]

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

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 1668), S11345 [10NO]

———provide for automatic enrollment of demobilizing members of the National Guard and Reserves in health care and dental care programs (see S. 1798), S11383 [16NO]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 423), S2910 [9MR]

———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), S4446 [20AP]

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), S3025 [11MR]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see S. 994), S11493 [18NO]

Economy: protect homeowners and consumers by reducing foreclosures, ensuring availability of credit for homeowners, businesses, and consumers, and reforming the financial regulatory system (see S. 3), S39 [6JA]

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

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 121), S5129 [5MY]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 416), S2691 [3MR]

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

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 599), S3987 [30MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 619), S12008 [30NO]

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

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), S2965 [10MR]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 843), S5821 [21MY]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see S. 850), S7700 [20JY]

Forests: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see S. 1501), S8136 [27JY]

GAO: reaffirm and clarify authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see S. 385), S1677 [5FE]

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

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 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), S10363 [13OC]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see S. 21), S4445 [20AP]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions (see S. 1150), S5819 [21MY]

———require any proposal for health care reform slow the long-term growth of health care costs and reduce the growth rate of Federal health care spending (see S. Res. 231), S8557 [30JY]

Health care facilities: expand pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers (see S. 631), S3611 [23MR]

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

Insurance: improve consumer protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance (see S. 1177), S6030 [3JN]

Intelligence services: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, limit use of certain interrogation techniques, prohibit interrogation by contractors, and notify International Red Cross of detainees (see S. 147), S43 [6JA]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see S. 1065), S8135 [27JY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see S. 908), S4806 [28AP]

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), S3551 [19MR]

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]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 654), S3987 [30MR]

———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 547), S7318 [9JY]

———improve and protect rehabilitative and case management services to improve the health and welfare of the most vulnerable seniors and children (see S. 1217), S7413 [13JY]

———provide for a demonstration project on reimbursements for stabilization of emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned or operated institutions for mental diseases (see S. 1130), S5819 [21MY]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 671), S3609 [23MR]

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see S. 421), S2323 [13FE]

———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see S. 648), S7556 [15JY]

———extend certain laws to provide regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see S. 935), S4963 [30AP]

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see S. 701), S3785 [25MR]

———improve access to health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see S. 1355), S7070 [25JN]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see S. 254), S3610 [23MR]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see S. 662), S3550 [19MR]

———require that certain tests performed by an independent laboratory of a specimen collected by a hospital be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory (see S. 1220), S6364 [9JN]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 999), S6994 [24JN]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 832), S8766 [4AU]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 796), S7869 [22JY]

Motor vehicles: amend definition of commercial motor vehicle to exclude certain farm vehicles (see S. 639), S4671 [23AP]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see S. 1304), S9555 [17SE]

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

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

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see S. 2097), S12619 [7DE]

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

National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S8994 [6AU]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1672), S11345 [10NO]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 125), S5067 [4MY]

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]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see S. 797), S4310 [2AP]

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

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

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

Power resources: promote biogas production (see S. 306), S787 [22JA]

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

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 482), S3898 [26MR]

Senior citizens: establish long-term services and supports through single-entry point systems, evidence based disease prevention and health promotion programs, and enhanced nursing home diversion programs (see S. 1257), S7072 [25JN]

———expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals (see S. 245), S2558 [26FE]

Social Security: ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see S. 1034), S5435 [13MY]

St. Louis (M.S.): anniversary of return to Europe after its Jewish refugee passengers were refused admittance to the U.S. (see S. Res. 111), S5233 [6MY]

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

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

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 461), S4755 [27AP]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1203), S6255 [8JN]

———impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Federal emergency economic assistance and limit amount of compensation that employees may defer from taxation (see S. 651), S3550 [19MR]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 322), S826 [26JA]

———modify requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for nonbusiness energy property (see S. 1792), S11431 [17NO]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (see S. 243), S5435 [13MY]

———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see S. 2755), S11431 [17NO]

———treat trees and vines producing fruit, nuts, or other crops as placed in service in the year in which it is planted for purposes of special allowance for depreciation (see S. 1461), S7639 [16JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see S. 211), S2144 [11FE]

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]

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), S6257 [8JN]

21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act: reauthorize (see S. 1482), S7779 [21JY]

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), S7141 [6JY]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see S. 263), S3658 [24MR]

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: 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), S2965 [10MR]

———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see S. 658), S10487 [15OC]

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

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]

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

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act: technical corrections (see S. 2871), S13320 [16DE]

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 422), S2229 [12FE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S3658 [24MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S10924 [29OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: establish requirements for retention of members who seek to remain in the military following injury or disability incurred in the line of duty (see S. 1440), S7359 [10JY]

———grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see S. 1441), S7359 [10JY]

———provide for retention on active duty after demobilization of members of Reserve components following extended deployments in contingency operations or homeland defense mission (see S. 1426), S7317 [9JY]

BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (see S. 1140), S5819 [21MY]

Clean Air Act: convert renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard (see S. 1095), S5700 [20MY]

———modify definition of the term ``renewable biomass'' (see S. 536), S2828 [5MR]

Conservation of energy: establish EnergySmart transport corridors to promote measures that will increase energy efficiency of Interstate Highway System and reduce pollutants (see S. 1098), S5700 [20MY]

Copyrights: provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters (see S. 1145), S5819 [21MY]

CPSC: promulgate final consumer product safety rule banning novelty lighters (see S. 723), S3897 [26MR]

Credit cards: establish a safety star rating system for the benefit of consumers (see S. 900), S4755 [27AP]

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

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), S2964 [10MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish EnergyGrant Competitive Education Program (see S. 1096), S5700 [20MY]

———establish the Reenergize America Loan Program (see S. 1092), S5700 [20MY]

———repeal the ultra-deepwater and unconventional onshore natural gas and other petroleum research and development program (see S. 499), S2558 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (see S. 2925), S13785 [22DE]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in Hermiston, OR, water recycling and reuse project (see S. 1573), S8765 [4AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in hospitals (see S. 1427), S7317 [9JY]

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

Forest Service: convey certain land to Wallowa, OR (see S. 1139), S5819 [21MY]

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

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]

Intelligence services: enable transfer of full-time equivalent positions to elements of the intelligence community to replace employees who are temporarily absent to participate in foreign language training (see S. 1387), S7071 [25JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see S. Res. 71), S2910 [9MR]

Medicare: establish a demonstration project to examine whether community-level public health interventions can result in lower rates of chronic disease for individuals entering the program (see S. 1181), S6185 [4JN]

———establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (see S. 1131), S5819 [21MY]

———establish shared decision making standards and requirements and a pilot program for the implementation of shared decision making (see S. 1133), S5819 [21MY]

———provide coverage of intensive lifestyle treatment (see S. 1640), S8993 [6AU]

———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), S787 [22JA]

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

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

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]

———restore forest landscapes, protect old growth forests, and manage national forests in the eastside forests (see S. 2895), S13382 [17DE]

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]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see S. 1097), S5700 [20MY]

Rogue River: designate certain tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see S. 1271), S6650 [16JN]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 1674), S9371 [15SE]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 1439), S7359 [10JY]

Taxation: allow the cost of labor for building envelope improvements to be included for purposes of the nonbusiness energy property tax credit (see S. 2829), S12322 [3DE]

———provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see S. 1091), S5700 [20MY]

———provide for an energy carrier production tax credit (see S. 1094), S5700 [20MY]

———provide incentives for increasing motor vehicle fuel efficiency (see S. 1093), S5700 [20MY]

———provide tax credit parity for electricity produced from renewable resources (see S. 1090), S5700 [20MY]

———provide the same tax treatment of commercial and noncommercial investors in oil and natural gas and related commodities (see S. 1588), S8992 [6AU]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 1192), S6186 [4JN]

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

Transportation: provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (see S. 238), S388 [14JA]

Veterans: establish a commission to oversee services for post-traumatic stress and other mental health disorders, the Heroes-to-Healers Program, and grants for mental health provider recruitment (see S. 1429), S7317 [9JY]

Cloture motions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S6171 [4JN], S6244 [8JN], S6412 [10JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S13477, S13478 [19DE], S13646 [21DE], S13716 [22DE], S13834 [23DE]

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

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

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S13477, S13478 [19DE], S13646 [21DE], S13716 [22DE], S13834 [23DE]

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

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

Letters

Allow employers to provide a free choice voucher to employees to purchase any plan under the health insurance exchange: Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S12996 [11DE]

Clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters: Senator Feingold, S4319 [2AP]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice: Katherine Gonzalez-Valentiin, Federal Bar Association Hon. Raymond L. Acosta Puerto Rico Chapter, S8849 [5AU]

Require Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients to repay excessive bonuses paid to employees and pay an excise tax on amounts not repaid: Edward Kleinbard, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S1478 [4FE]

Press releases

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor To Be Supreme Court Justice: Hispanic National Bar Association, S8849 [5AU]

Remarks

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), S3386 [19MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1241, S1242 [2FE], S1478, S1479 [4FE], S1655 [5FE], S1798, S1855 [6FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, S2193 [12FE]

BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 1140), S5846 [21MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S3971 [30MR], S4259 [2AP], S4642 [23AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize a plaque in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol (H. Con. Res. 135), S7372 [10JY]

———engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (H. Con. Res. 131), S7372 [10JY]

Clean Air Act: convert renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard (S. 1095), S5704-S5706 [20MY]

———modify definition of the term ``renewable biomass'' (S. 536), S2833 [5MR]

Conservation of energy: establish EnergySmart transport corridors to promote measures that will increase energy efficiency of Interstate Highway System and reduce pollutants (S. 1098), S5704-S5706 [20MY]

Courts: allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (S. 1107), S7372 [10JY]

CPSC: promulgate final consumer product safety rule banning novelty lighters (S. 723), S3924 [26MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5364 [12MY]

Credit cards: establish a safety star rating system for the benefit of consumers (S. 900), S4757 [27AP]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7733 [21JY]

———F-22 aircraft program funding, S7733 [21JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish EnergyGrant Competitive Education Program (S. 1096), S5704-S5706 [20MY]

———establish the Reenergize America Loan Program (S. 1092), S5704-S5706 [20MY]

———repeal the ultra-deepwater and unconventional onshore natural gas and other petroleum research and development program (S. 499), S2570 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish the Long-Term Care Worker Recruitment and Investment Demonstration Program, S1798 [6FE]

Dept. of Justice: clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence (S. 1289), S7373 [10JY]

———establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (S. 2925), S13788 [22DE]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in Hermiston, OR, water recycling and reuse project (S. 1573), S8769 [4AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: require Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients to repay excessive bonuses paid to employees and pay an excise tax on amounts not repaid, S1478, S1479 [4FE], S1835, S1855 [6FE], S2193 [12FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, S3386 [19MR]

———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), S559-S561 [15JA]

Economy: provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects, S7552 [15JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), motion to proceed, S5938 [2JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters (S. 787), S4318 [2AP]

Forest Service: convey certain land to Wallowa, OR (S. 1139), S5845 [21MY]

Health: allow employers to provide a free choice voucher to employees to purchase any plan under the health insurance exchange, S12875 [10DE], S12996, S12998 [11DE], S13852 [23DE]

———allow individuals the option to purchase low-cost insurance plans that provide essential, basic coverage, S12996, S12998 [11DE]

———allow individuals to purchase catastrophic insurance plans regardless of age, S12875 [10DE]

———create an incentive for insurers to maintain lower premium fees, S12875 [10DE], S12996, S12998 [11DE]

———health information technology funding, S1242 [2FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4787 [28AP], S5270-S5272 [7MY], S6350 [9JN], S6615 [16JN], S7353, S7354 [10JY], S8068 [24JY], S8170, S8172 [28JY], S8219, S8221 [29JY], S8670, S8674 [3AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12875 [10DE], S12996, S12997, S12998 [11DE], S13420 [18DE], S13571 [20DE], S13852 [23DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S12361 [4DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11878 [20NO], S11910 [21NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent request, S12993 [11DE]

———provide affordable, guaranteed health coverage, S4642 [23AP]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (S. 391), S2609 [2MR], S3542 [19MR], S3971 [30MR], S8068 [24JY], S8219, S8221 [29JY]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: funding, S4259 [2AP]

Housing: allow for use of existing section 8 housing funds to preserve and revitalize affordable housing options for low-income individuals (S. 1676), S9439 [16SE]

Intelligence services: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, limit use of certain interrogation techniques, prohibit interrogation by contractors, and notify International Red Cross of detainees (S. 147), S158 [7JA]

———enable transfer of full-time equivalent positions to elements of the intelligence community to replace employees who are temporarily absent to participate in foreign language training (S. 1387), S7099 [25JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (S. Res. 71), S2914 [9MR]

Medicare: establish a demonstration project to examine whether community-level public health interventions can result in lower rates of chronic disease for individuals entering the program (S. 1181), S6189 [4JN]

———establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project, S11910 [21NO], S13852 [23DE]

———establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (S. 1131), S5829 [21MY]

———establish shared decision making standards and requirements and a pilot program for the implementation of shared decision making (S. 1133), S5836 [21MY]

———improve access to health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (S. 1355), S7077 [25JN]

———Medicare Advantage program funding, S12361 [4DE]

———provide coverage of intensive lifestyle treatment (S. 1640), S9043 [6AU]

———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 (S. 307), S791 [22JA]

Military Families Appreciation Day: observance, S5279 [7MY]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1369), S7086 [25JN]

Oregon: anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 48), S2254 [12FE]

———designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (S. 1272), S6652 [16JN]

———restore forest landscapes, protect old growth forests, and manage national forests in the eastside forests (S. 2895), S13385 [17DE]

———tribute to National Guard 41st Bridgade, S4961 [30AP]

———tribute to Three Sisters Scenic Bikeway, S13874 [23DE]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (S. 1270), S6652 [16JN]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (S. 1097), S5704-S5706 [20MY]

Rogue River: designate certain tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (S. 1271), S6652 [16JN]

Sebelius, Kathleen: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S2609 [2MR], S4787 [28AP]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (S. 1674), S9379 [15SE]

———provide for progressive indexing and longevity indexing of old-age insurance benefits for newly retired and aged surviving spouses (S. 426), S2239 [12FE]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8847, S8849 [5AU]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (S. 1439), S7360 [10JY]

Taxation: allow the cost of labor for building envelope improvements to be included for purposes of the nonbusiness energy property tax credit (S. 2829), S12324 [3DE]

———provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (S. 1091), S5704-S5706 [20MY]

———provide for an energy carrier production tax credit (S. 1094), S5704-S5706 [20MY]

———provide incentives for increasing motor vehicle fuel efficiency (S. 1093), S5704-S5706 [20MY]

———provide tax credit parity for electricity produced from renewable resources (S. 1090), S5704-S5706 [20MY]

———provide the same tax treatment of commercial and noncommercial investors in oil and natural gas and related commodities (S. 1588), S8997 [6AU]

———renew credit for renewable energy production, S1241 [2FE]

Tillamook County Creamery Association: anniversary, S8758 [4AU]

Transportation: provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, S12068 [1DE]

———provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (S. 238), S390 [14JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S8069 [24JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice: Federal Bar Association, Hon. Raymond L. Acosta Puerto Rico Chapter, S8849 [5AU]

Statements

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor To Be Supreme Court Justice: Several Past Presidents, Hispanic National Bar Association, S8849 [5AU]

Texts of

S. 307, Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act, S791 [22JA]

S. 499, Withdraw Energy Addicting New Subsidies (WEANS) Act, S2570 [26FE]

S. 536, modify definition of the term ``renewable biomass'' under the Clean Air Act, S2834 [5MR]

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

S. 723, Protect Children From Dangerous Lighters Act, S3924 [26MR]

S. 900, Credit Card Safety Star Act, S4757-S4760 [27AP]

S. 1090, Renewable Energy Parity and Investment Remedy (REPAIR) Act, S5706 [20MY]

S. 1091, Storage Technology of Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) Act, S5706 [20MY]

S. 1092, Reenergize America Loan Program Act, S5707 [20MY]

S. 1093, Oil Independence, Limiting Subsidies, and Accelerating Vehicle Efficiency (OILSAVE) Act, S5708 [20MY]

S. 1094, Renewable Energy Alternative Production (REAP) Act, S5710 [20MY]

S. 1095, America's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Act, S5711 [20MY]

S. 1096, Dept. of Energy EnergyGrant Competitive Education Program establishment, S5713 [20MY]

S. 1097, Community College Energy Training Act, S5714 [20MY]

S. 1098, EnergySmart Transport Corridors Act, S5714 [20MY]

S. 1131, Independence at Home Act, S5830-S5834 [21MY]

S. 1133, Empowering Medicare Patient Choices Act, S5836-S5840 [21MY]

S. 1139, Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act, S5846 [21MY]

S. 1140, La Pine Land Conveyance Act, S5846 [21MY]

S. 1181, Healthy Living and Healthy Aging Demonstration Project Act, S6190 [4JN]

S. 1369, Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, S7087 [25JN]

S. 1588, Stop Tax-Breaks for Oil Profiteering (STOP) Act, S8998 [6AU]

S. 2829, allow the cost of labor for building envelope improvements to be included for purposes of the nonbusiness energy property tax credit, S12324 [3DE]

S. 2925, Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act, S13788-S13790 [22DE]

Tributes

Wyatt, Wendell, S2135 [11FE]