WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON (a Senator from Rhode Island)

Addresses

Health Care Delivery System Reform: Daniel E. Smith, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, S4138 [1AP]

———Timothy J. Gardner, American Heart Association, S4138 [1AP]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8632 [31JY], S8693, S8697 [3AU]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1374, S1443, S1444, S1449, S1462, S1464 [3FE], S1556, S1593 [4FE], S1679, S1737, S1740, S1752 [5FE]

———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), S4135, S4149, S4201, S4206, S4211 [1AP]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S4980 [30AP], S5067 [4MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5338 [11MY], S5362, S5379 [12MY], S5437 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7491 [14JY], S7871, S7915, S7932 [22JY], S8028 [23JY]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), S5220, S5243 [6MY]

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

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), S4591 [22AP]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9687 [22SE], S9755 [23SE], S9773 [24SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12087 [1DE], S12168 [2DE], S12304, S12344 [3DE], S12414, S12429, S12430, S12433 [4DE], S12520 [5DE], S12640 [7DE], S12709, S12720, S12726 [8DE], S12827 [9DE], S12917 [10DE], S13199 [14DE], S13263, S13273 [15DE], S13396 [17DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10319 [8OC]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12087 [1DE], S12168 [2DE], S12304, S12344 [3DE], S12414, S12429, S12430, S12433 [4DE], S12520 [5DE], S12640 [7DE], S12709, S12720, S12726 [8DE], S12827 [9DE], S12917 [10DE], S13199 [14DE], S13263, S13273 [15DE], S13396 [17DE]

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

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S239 [9JA], S633 [16JA]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S1472 [3FE]

Samuel B. Kent impeachment trial committee, S6961 [24JN]

Senate National Security Working Group, S3806 [25MR]

U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, S3092 [12MR]

Articles and editorials

Asian Nations Could Outpace U.S. in Developing Clean Energy, Steven Mufson, Washington (DC) Post, S8240 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see S. 229), S8197 [28JY]

African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see S. Con. Res. 26), S6722 [17JN]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 318), S10635 [21OC]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see S. 1756), S12071 [1DE]

AID: conduct a pilot program to promote production and use of fuel-efficient stoves engineered to produce less black carbon than traditional stoves (see S. 1396), S9654 [22SE]

———encourage nomination of an Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency (see S. Res. 312), S10436 [14OC]

———enhance capacity to undertake global development activities (see S. 355), S1058 [29JA]

American Sail Training Association: tribute (see S. Res. 158), S9135 [8SE]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see S. 1567), S8681 [3AU]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see S. 727), S11493 [18NO]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see S. 529), S2827 [5MR]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 146), S3113 [16MR]

———provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 146), S3986 [30MR]

———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), S3986 [30MR]

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

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. 644), S3550 [19MR] (see S. 831), S4445 [20AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S6888 [22JN]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see S. 61), S41 [6JA]

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

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 694), S8995 [6AU]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S6940 [23JN]

Business and industry: disclose payments to foreign countries for commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, and express that the U.S. should disclose payments for such development on Federal land (see S. 1700), S9733 [23SE]

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

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 (see S. Con. Res. 24), S6544 [11JN]

CFTC: establish and regulate a market for the trading of greenhouse gases (see S. 1399), S7558 [15JY]

Children and youth: ensure children benefit from any health care insurance reform (see S. Res. 170), S6255 [8JN]

———reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 1859), S12323 [3DE]

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), S3987 [30MR]

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

Corp. for National and Community Service: develop capacity and infrastructure for mentoring programs (see S. 545), S2909 [9MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners (see S. 1749), S10637 [21OC]

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

———make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings (see S. 630), S3368 [18MR]

———provide for substitution of the U.S. in certain civil actions relating to electronic service providers and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see S. 876), S4669 [23AP]

———provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see S. 417), S2144 [11FE]

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

———establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 500), S3610 [23MR]

———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), S10111 [5OC]

———protect consumers from usury (see S. 582), S3611 [23MR]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (see S. 1833), S10852 [28OC]

Credit cards: establish a moratorium on interest rate increases (see S. 1927), S10961 [30OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: modify share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see S. 645), S7139 [6JY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1345), S6993 [24JN]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 1362), S7070 [25JN]

———provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct Loans for active duty servicemembers regardless of disbursement date (see S. 1775), S10362 [13OC]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 1158), S5820 [21MY]

———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), S2365 [23FE]

———establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see S. 682), S3657 [24MR]

———establish Federal standards for health insurance forms and provide transparency and accountability in the group and individual health insurance markets (see S. 1050), S6187 [4JN]

———establish Federal standards for health insurance forms and provide transparency and accountability in the group and individual health insurance markets, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1050), S6257 [8JN]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see S. 1273), S9187 [9SE]

———establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1352), S7070 [25JN]

———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see S. 660), S4575 [22AP]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 1317), S12009 [30NO]

———enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see S. 167), S211 [8JA]

———establish a competitive grant program to assist local criminal prosecutors' offices in investigating and prosecuting crimes of real estate fraud (see S. 1724), S9930 [29SE]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (see S. 386), S4445 [20AP]

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see S. 1301), S9841 [24SE]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen and expand short-time compensation programs that allow for work sharing to provide employers with an alternative to layoffs (see S. 1646), S12322 [3DE]

Dept. of State: establish the Global Service Fellowship Program and authorize Volunteers for Prosperity (see S. 589), S3074 [12MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: expand authority and responsibilities of the Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 400), S4172 [1AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), S5372 [12MY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 423), S6581 [15JN]

———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), S5128 [5MY]

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

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 987), S5232 [6MY]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see S. 697), S3784 [25MR]

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: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 1492), S9135 [8SE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 984), S5436 [13MY]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 819), S5556 [18MY]

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

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 952), S8766 [4AU]

———establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification (see S. 1933), S10776 [27OC]

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

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), S4513 [21AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see S. 634), S5066 [4MY]

———promote environmental education (see S. 866), S4573 [22AP]

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), S4964 [30AP]

EPA: require satisfaction of certain conditions before issuing to producers of mid-level ethanol blends a waiver from certain Clean Air Act requirements (see S. 1666), S9326 [14SE]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit secret modifications and revocations of the law (see S. 2929), S13883 [23DE]

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

False Claims Act: amend (see S. 458), S2423 [24FE]

FBI: authorize additional field agents to investigate financial crimes (see S. 481), S2474 [25FE]

———prevent destruction of terrorist and criminal National Instant Criminal Background Check System records (see S. 2820), S12070 [1DE]

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), S3552 [19MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see S. 540), S2828 [5MR]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 619), S13383 [17DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see S. 696), S5372 [12MY]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters (see S. 787), S4310 [2AP]

———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 878), S12708 [8DE]

Financial Markets Commission: establish (see S. 298), S1677 [5FE]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see S. 566), S5436 [13MY]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 843), S4513 [21AP]

———prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (see S. 1526), S8196 [28JY]

Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (see S. 1214), S6364 [9JN]

———improve conservation of sharks (see S. 850), S5372 [12MY]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see S. 1535), S8558 [30JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 311), S2322 [13FE]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 316), S11119 [4NO]

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

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 451), S9264 [10SE]

Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 105), S4445 [20AP]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S3609 [23MR]

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

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see S. 1765), S10318 [8OC]

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), S2910 [9MR]

———ensure health care reform includes an option to establish a federally-backed insurance pool to create options for consumers (see S. Res. 156), S5820 [21MY]

———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]

———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), S40 [6JA]

———improve Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement (see S. 966), S5065 [4MY]

———provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia (see S. 353), S3114 [16MR]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see S. 488), S2592 [27FE]

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), S3368 [18MR]

———recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see S. Con. Res. 25), S6940 [23JN]

Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see S. 1022), S5371 [12MY]

———increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see S. 1174), S6030 [3JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 268), S9372 [15SE]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 653), S6939 [23JN]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 808), S4310 [2AP]

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

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 388), S1677 [5FE]

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

Insurance: extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 2730), S11431 [17NO]

———impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see S. 442), S2691 [3MR]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see S. 623), S4964 [30AP]

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

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 688), S3658 [24MR]

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]

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: ensure management of bluefin tuna fishery adheres to certain scientific advice to support conservation, recovery, and spawning efforts (see S. Res. 346), S11290 [9NO]

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), S7141 [6JY]

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

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see S. 908), S7140 [6JY]

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]

King, Lawrence: condemn murder and encourage efforts to address bullying, harassment, and discrimination on school campuses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see S. Con. Res. 7), S2322 [13FE]

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]

Levinson, Robert: urge Iran to intensify cooperation relative to investigation of his disappearance, commend Switzerland for ongoing assistance, and express sympathy to family (see S. Con. Res. 4), S2828 [5MR]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S3550 [19MR]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see S. 718), S4515 [21AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 654), S5328 [11MY]

———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 547), S2909 [9MR]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 833), S7140 [6JY]

———provide adjusted Federal medical assistance percentage rates during a transitional assistance period (see S. 2833), S12322 [3DE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 950), S8094 [24JY]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 330), S894 [27JA]

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

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

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 769), S4172 [1AP]

———improve quality and efficiency through measurement of readmission rates and resource use and provide payments to certain groups of providers and suppliers for hospitalization relative to high cost diagnoses (see S. 295), S2767 [4MR]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 700), S4808 [28AP]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see S. 565), S10110 [5OC]

———reduce coverage gap in prescription drug coverage through savings resulting from negotiation of prescription drug prices (see S. 266), S598 [15JA]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see S. 662), S6888 [22JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 46), S40 [6JA]

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: rename as Medicare Payment and Access Commission, restructure as independent executive agency, and reform (see S. 1110), S6257 [8JN] (see S. 1380), S7319 [9JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests (see S. 1511), S9373 [15SE]

———protect and improve prescription drug benefits provided to dual eligible individuals (see S. 1634), S9135 [8SE]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 999), S6453 [10JN]

———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 538), S4514 [21AP]

———integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see S. 1188), S6185 [4JN]

———provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see S. 324), S826 [26JA]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 832), S4445 [20AP]

Mining and mineral resources: require U.S.-registered companies selling products using columbite-tantalite, coltan, cassiterite, and wolframite to disclose the country-of-origin of such materials to the SEC (see S. 891), S9733 [23SE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 1012), S5282 [7MY]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see S. 1304), S9265 [10SE]

National and Community Service Act: expand and improve opportunities for service (see S. 277), S652 [16JA]

National Boating Day: observance (see S. Res. 199), S6941 [23JN]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 1365), S7070 [25JN] (see S. 1598), S8992 [6AU]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 306), S10162 [6OC]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 714), S4173 [1AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 317), S10702 [22OC] (see S. Res. 327), S10851 [28OC]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 263), S9373 [15SE]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1672), S10521 [19OC]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 277), S9589 [21SE]

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

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

Pakistan: authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (see S. 962), S5821 [21MY]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 348), S11290 [9NO]

Patents: reform (see S. 515), S2691 [3MR]

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

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

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 799), S4310 [2AP]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see S.J. Res. 12), S2623 [2MR]

Real estate: require certain mortgagees to make loan modifications, establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs, and create databases on foreclosures (see S. 1731), S9982 [30SE]

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

Securities: allow for private right of action against secondary violators that provide substantial assistance in aiding-and-abetting securities fraud (see S. 1551), S8997 [6AU]

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 473), S2473 [25FE]

Senior citizens: expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals (see S. 245), S5282 [7MY]

———provide emergency relief to Social Security recipients, railroad retirees, SSI beneficiaries, and certain veterans in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1685), S9554 [17SE]

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see S. 936), S4963 [30AP]

———ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 937), S4963 [30AP]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (see S. 1820), S10702 [22OC]

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), S3610 [23MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 484), S2474 [25FE]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. Res. 339), S11205 [5NO]

Sweeney, John: tribute (see S. Res. 266), S9437 [16SE]

Tariff: acid blue 80 (see S. 2697), S10990 [2NO]

———ammonium polyphosphate (see S. 2700), S10990 [2NO]

———phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt (see S. 2702), S10991 [2NO]

———phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt with synergists and encapsulating agents (see S. 2701), S10990 [2NO]

———phosphinic acid, diethyl-, zinc salt (see S. 2699), S10990 [2NO]

———pigment orange 43 (see S. 2698), S10990 [2NO]

———pigment red 187 (see S. 2696), S10990 [2NO]

———provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see S. 496), S2692 [3MR]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 405), S2079 [10FE]

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

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 493), S10061 [1OC]

———expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 1743), S12071 [1DE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1153), S6651 [16JN]

———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (see S. 2927), S13883 [23DE]

———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 1612), S9931 [29SE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 812), S4575 [22AP]

———provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component parts (see S. 271), S894 [27JA]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 260), S598 [15JA]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see S. 506), S2623 [2MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see S. 211), S308 [12JA]

Tiller, George: express condolences to family and reject the use of violence to prevent access to reproductive health care or as a response to a difference in beliefs (see S. Res. 187), S6720 [17JN]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 584), S6888 [22JN]

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

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize and rename as the Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (see S. 345), S3114 [16MR]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see S. Res. 356), S12071 [1DE]

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]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see S. 1647), S9078 [7AU] (see S. 1699), S9733 [23SE] (see S. 2831), S12322 [3DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (see S. 1692), S10062 [1OC]

Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 1547), S10111 [5OC]

———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]

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), S7870 [22JY]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 1516), S8094 [24JY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 624), S7262 [8JY]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 462), S3369 [18MR]

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), S5282 [7MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S10991 [2NO]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 846), S4513 [21AP]

Zimbabwe: provide humanitarian assistance, support democratic progress, and maintain sanctions against those responsible for ongoing illegal activities during political transition (see S. Res. 176), S6364 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), S8993 [6AU]

———provide that claims arising from high cost consumer credit transactions shall be subordinated to all other claims (see S. 257), S598 [15JA]

Climate: establish regional institutes as centers of excellence for research, planning, and related efforts to assess and prepare for the impacts of climate change on ocean and coastal areas (see S. 810), S4310 [2AP]

Courts: improve operation of Federal courts (see S. 1782), S10434 [14OC]

Credit: empower States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see S. 255), S598 [15JA]

Dept. of HHS: include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see S. 830), S4445 [20AP]

———optimize delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce (see S. 1020), S5371 [12MY]

———provide assistance for graduate medical education funding for women's hospitals (see S. 1742), S10061 [1OC]

Dept. of Justice: clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence (see S. 1289), S6804 [18JN]

———establish a criminal justice reinvestment grant program to improve cost-effectiveness of State and local spending on prisons, jails, and corrections, and to increase public safety (see S. 2772), S11382 [16NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Temporary Economic Recovery Adjustment Panel to recoup excessive deferred executive compensation from Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (see S. 431), S2229 [12FE]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see S. 2847), S12708 [8DE]

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see S. 1606), S8992 [6AU]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see S. 1428), S7317 [9JY]

Health: establish a health information technology and privacy system (see S. 444), S2322 [13FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 441), S2322 [13FE]

Local Initiatives Support Corp.: authorize funds to carry out Community Safety Initiative (see S. 595), S3113 [16MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide the authorized representative of a deceased beneficiary full access to information with respect to the deceased beneficiary's benefits (see S. 1680), S9554 [17SE]

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

National Marina Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S7639 [16JY]

Patents: create an exception from infringement for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture (see S. 1368), S7070 [25JN]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see S. 1379), S7070 [25JN]

School Social Work Week: designate (see S. Res. 58), S2558 [26FE]

States: allow voluntary development of qualifying best practices for health care and provide differential rates of payment favoring treatment consistent with such practices under Medicare and Medicaid (see S. 438), S2322 [13FE]

Tariff: pigment orange 74 (see S. 2704), S10991 [2NO]

———pigment yellow 97 (see S. 2707), S10991 [2NO]

———pigment yellow 151 (see S. 2709), S10991 [2NO]

———pigment yellow 154 (see S. 2703), S10991 [2NO]

———pigment yellow 180 (see S. 2706), S10991 [2NO]

———pigment yellow 191 (see S. 2705), S10991 [2NO]

———pigment yellow 194 (see S. 2708), S10991 [2NO]

Taxation: provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see S. 1245), S6542 [11JN]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see S. 528), S2827 [5MR]

Cloture motions

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (S. 146), S5887 [21MY]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2760 [4MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5607 [19MY], S5771 [21MY]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), S3772 [25MR]

———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), motion to proceed, S3577 [19MR], S3600 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7510 [15JY], S7635 [16JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, S10568 [20OC], S10669 [22OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S9975 [30SE]

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

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]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9690 [22SE]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), motion to proceed, S349 [13JA], S559 [15JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), conference report, S10328 [8OC], S10399 [14OC]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S5887 [21MY], S6171 [4JN], S6244 [8JN], S6412 [10JN]

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

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

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

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

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

Hill, Christopher R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Iraq, S4301 [2AP], S4434 [20AP]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S2461 [25FE]

———provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), motion to proceed, S2347 [13FE], S2397 [24FE]

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

Medicare: update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), motion to proceed, S10465 [15OC], S10614 [21OC]

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

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

Solis, Representative: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S2347 [13FE]

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]

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

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), motion to proceed, S6526 [11JN], S6628 [16JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), motion to proceed, S10653 [21OC], S10771 [27OC]

Letters

Clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence: M. Faith Burton, Dept. of Justice, S6810 [18JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S239 [9JA], S633 [16JA]

Poems

``Acquainted With the Night,'' Robert Frost, S9228 [10SE]

Press releases

More Americans Acquiring Medical Infections and Experiencing Medical Errors: Consumer Reports (publication), S4138 [1AP]

Privilege of the floor

Keefe, Maura, S237 [8JA]

Reardon, Judy, S237 [8JA]

Yudin, Michael, S237 [8JA]

Remarks

Afghanistan: develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence, S10846 [28OC]

Agent Orange Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 248), S9060 [6AU]

Air pollution: use of budget reconciliation for global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S4141, S4148 [1AP]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S3144 [17MR]

American Legion Day: designate (S. Res. 260), S9274, S9275 [10SE]

American Society of Mechanical Engineers: anniversary of codes and standards development (S. Res. 179), S6391 [9JN]

Appropriations: eliminate unnecessary spending on projects that neither create jobs nor provide economic stimulus, S1839 [6FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1510 [4FE], S1839 [6FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, S2271, S2272 [13FE], S2354 [23FE]

Armed Forces: provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve, S11308 [10NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, S4925 [30AP]

———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 (S. 1624), S9022 [6AU]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3514 [19MR]

———deficit, S197 [8JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4136, S4137, S4141, S4148 [1AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, S4863 [29AP]

Business and industry: provide incentives for innovative energy-efficient technologies and products, S8241 [29JY]

California: modify date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria is deemed to be held in trust and provide for the conduct of certain activities on the land (S. 338), S3091 [12MR]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 40), S9059 [6AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 37), S3092 [12MR]

CBO: report on the public debt, S197 [8JA]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (S. Res. 178), S6390 [9JN]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): majority party appointments, S5168 [5MY]

Courts: improve operation of Federal courts (S. 1782), S10437 [14OC]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S4925 [30AP]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5487, S5488 [14MY]

———restore State power to enforce maximum interest rates against out-of-State lenders, S5487, S5488 [14MY]

Daschle, Thomas A.: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S195 [8JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S8005 [23JY]

———clarify preference for trying certain enemy combatants by military commission, S8005 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13298 [16DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7238 [8JY]

Dept. of Justice: clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence (S. 1289), S6809 [18JN]

———establish a criminal justice reinvestment grant program to improve cost-effectiveness of State and local spending on prisons, jails, and corrections, and to increase public safety (S. 2772), S11384 [16NO]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S4740 [27AP]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, S11166 [5NO]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005 (S.J. Res. 3), S150 [6JA]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9791 [24SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Temporary Economic Recovery Adjustment Panel to recoup excessive deferred executive compensation from Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (S. 431), S3144 [17MR]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, S1118 [30JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S10866 [28OC]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (H.R. 1016), insert S. 423 language in lieu, S9059 [6AU]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (S. 423), S9058 [6AU]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (S. 1492), S9584 [21SE]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S3514 [19MR]

———importance of job creation, S1510 [4FE]

EPA: prohibit listing carbon dioxide as a pollutant subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act except for mobile sources, S9791 [24SE]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (S. 2847), S12710 [8DE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), motion to proceed, S5994 [3JN]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), unanimous-consent agreement, S6389 [9JN]

FEMA: prohibit earmarking of grants for Emergency Operations Centers and Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program, S7238 [8JY]

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (S. 1606), S9007 [6AU]

Government: investigate actions of Bush administration relative to national security and use of executive power in counterterrorism effort, S2462 [25FE]

Health: eliminate copays and deductibles for preventive health services for women, S12130 [2DE]

———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 (S. 1681), S10628 [21OC]

———health information technology funding, S1510-S1512 [4FE]

———impact of media coverage on public perception of health care reform, S11823 [19NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S195 [8JA], S2354 [23FE], S4137 [1AP], S4863 [29AP], S6835 [19JN], S7182, S7184 [7JY], S7578 [15JY], S8126 [27JY], S8173 [28JY], S8537 [30JY], S8667, S8668, S8670, S8675 [3AU], S8971, S8974 [6AU], S9113, S9115 [8SE], S10017 [1OC], S10293, S10295, S10297 [8OC], S10419, S10421, S10422, S10423, S10424 [14OC], S10514 [19OC], S10692, S10693, S10694, S10695 [22OC], S10839, S10841, S10842, S10843, S10844, S10845, S10846 [28OC], S11109 [4NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12130, S12132, S12133, S12134, S12135 [2DE], S12301, S12305, S12306, S12313 [3DE], S12386, S12393 [4DE], S12892 [10DE], S13136 [13DE], S13369 [17DE], S13569 [20DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11823 [19NO], S11919 [21NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent agreement, S11824 [19NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), S11308, S11309 [10NO]

———require guidelines relative to coverage of women's preventive services to be based on recommendations of relevant professional medical organizations, S12130 [2DE]

Hill, Christopher R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Iraq, S4473 [21AP]

Holder, Eric H., Jr.: nomination to be Attorney General, S282 [12JA], S1261 [2FE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (S. Res. 326), S10865 [28OC]

Independent Medicare Advisory Board: establish, S13369 [17DE]

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), S159 [7JA]

International Labour Organization: anniversary of adoption of Convention 182, ``Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour'' (S. Res. 177), S6390 [9JN]

Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Solicitor General, S3530 [19MR]

Kennedy, Edward M.: authorize printing of tributes, S9275 [10SE]

Kumar, Rajiv: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders Award recipient, S10569 [20OC]

Martinez, Mel: authorize printing of tributes, S9275 [10SE]

Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, S12305, S12306 [3DE], S12393 [4DE]

Morality and ethics: importance of accountability in government and society, S710 [21JA]

National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 259), S9273, S9274 [10SE]

National Day of Encouragement: designate (S. Res. 261), S9275 [10SE]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (S. Res. 245), S9272 [10SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 327), S10865 [28OC]

National Estuaries Day: designate (S. Res. 247), S9273 [10SE]

Native American Heritage Day: designate (H.J. Res. 40), S6389 [9JN]

Native Americans: repeal the Bennett Freeze ban on construction to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (S. 39), S3091 [12MR]

NATO: anniversary of accession of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland as members (S. Res. 60), S3091 [12MR]

Ogden, David W.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S3049 [12MR]

Olympic Day: observance (S. Res. 178), S6390 [9JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that Social Security trust fund and Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program revenues be reserved for their intended purposes, S12301 [3DE], S12386 [4DE]

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (S. Res. 8), S151 [6JA]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S8240, S8241 [29JY]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Philadelphia Zoo (S. Res. 75), S3091, S3092 [12MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, S8240, S8241 [29JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9275 [10SE], S10863 [28OC]

Providence, RI: New Urban Arts (arts studio) recipient of President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Coming Up Taller Award, S11116 [4NO]

Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Day, S6358 [9JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 3617), S10866 [28OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S11166 [5NO]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S12311, S12312 [3DE], S13569-S13571 [20DE]

———legislative program, S152 [6JA], S6392 [9JN], S8148 [27JY], S10866 [28OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and legal representation in California v. Amir Shervin (S. Res. 250), S9060, S9061 [6AU]

———authorize testimony and legal representation in U.S. v. Edward Bloomer, Frank Cordaro, Elton Davis, Chester Guinn, and Renee Espeland (S. Res. 180), S6391 [9JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S874, S877, S879 [27JA]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S7293 [9JY], S8742 [4AU]

Speicher, Michael S. (Scott): tribute (S. Res. 249), S9060 [6AU]

SSA: reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (H.R. 3325), S9059 [6AU]

Supreme Court: impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions, S10629 [21OC]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12311 [3DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent agreement, S11824 [19NO]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of items or services, S12130 [2DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), motion to proceed, S10815 [28OC]

World Alzheimer's Day: observance, S9584 [21SE]

Zimbabwe: provide humanitarian assistance, support democratic progress, and maintain sanctions against those responsible for ongoing illegal activities during political transition (S. Res. 176), S6389 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S7543 [15JY], S12313 [3DE]

Statements

Health Care Delivery System Reform: American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, and Consumers Union, S4139 [1AP]

Summaries

Economic Case for Health Care Reform: Council of Economic Advisers, S7183 [7JY]

Tributes

Harkin, Senator, S12313 [3DE]

Kennedy, Edward M., S9115 [8SE], S9227 [10SE]

Obama, President, S709 [21JA]

Pell, Claiborne, S22 [6JA]

Salazar, Senator, S638 [16JA]