WEBB, JIM (a Senator from Virginia)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1432 [3FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5735 [20MY], S5822, S5879 [21MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4224 [1AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7484, S7495 [14JY], S7642 [16JY], S7701 [20JY], S7782, S7798 [21JY], S7841, S7924, S7928, S7929, S7931, S7932 [22JY], S8027 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S10052, S10070, S10073, S10074 [1OC]

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), S9756 [23SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11256 [6NO], S11296 [9NO], S11378 [16NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), S8282 [29JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S6054 [3JN], S6219, S6227 [4JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12619 [7DE], S12805 [9DE], S13034 [11DE]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S2493 [25FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10571 [20OC], S11121 [4NO]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S940 [27JA], S978 [28JA]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12619 [7DE], S12805 [9DE], S13034 [11DE]

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), S6820 [18JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10324 [8OC]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S275 [12JA], S797 [26JA], S1235 [2FE], S2349 [23FE], S2597 [2MR], S2873 [9MR], S3097 [16MR], S3583 [23MR], S10333 [13OC]

Committee to escort British Prime Minister Gordon Brown into the House Chamber, H2928 [4MR]

Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S8024 [23JY]

———S. 454, Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act, S5495 [14MY]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission, S11887 [20NO]

Articles and editorials

Alternative Tax Showdown, New York (NY) Times, S877 [27JA]

Equity for Private Equity; Legislation To Raise Taxes on Fund Managers' Income, Washington (DC) Post, S876 [27JA]

Equity Managers' Loophole; Billion-Dollar Breaks, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, S877 [27JA]

No Pay, No Patch, Washington (DC) Post, S877 [27JA]

Private-Equity Tax Breaks, a Call To Be Up in Arms, Washington (DC) Post, S875 [27JA]

Raising Taxes on Private Equity, New York (NY) Times, S876 [27JA]

Wealth Money Managers Make More, Get Taxed Less, USA Today, S876 [27JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Appalachian Development Highway System: complete construction (see S. 1534), S8271 [29JY]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 2743), S11205 [5NO]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S10520 [19OC]

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]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (see S. 2853), S12910 [10DE]

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

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (see S. 479), S2473 [25FE]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see S. 435), S7139 [6JY]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see S. Res. 167), S6030 [3JN] (see S. Res. 171), S6256 [8JN]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see S. 1838), S10700 [22OC]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (see S. 1833), S11345 [10NO]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 428), S4514 [21AP]

Dept. of Energy: create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development (see S. 2776), S11382 [16NO]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1207), S6721 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 669), S3609 [23MR]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see S. 362), S1124 [30JA]

———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), S3987 [30MR]

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]

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), S9841 [24SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 1422), S7317 [9JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 599), S7193 [7JY]

Financial institutions: encourage banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected by contaminated drywall to allow temporary forebearance without penalty on mortgage payments (see S. Res. 352), S11344 [10NO]

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

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see S. 604), S8681 [3AU]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 451), S8197 [28JY]

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

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

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 388), S3986 [30MR]

Kennedy, Edward M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S9132 [8SE]

Libya: express that Libya should apologize for the welcome home ceremony held to celebrate the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi (see S. Res. 253), S9265 [10SE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 317), S2965 [10MR]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 832), S4892 [29AP]

Mongolia: support democracy and economic development and expand relations with U.S. (see S. Res. 192), S6805 [18JN]

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see S. 2097), S10916 [29OC]

National Archives and Records Administration: anniversary (see S. Res. 197), S6845 [19JN]

———authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (see S. 2872), S13032 [11DE]

National Park Service: authorize a grant program to acquire land in the National Capital region for conservation, environmental, and recreational purposes (see S. 1525), S8196 [28JY]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see S. 1224), S6452 [10JN]

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

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 1232), S10319 [8OC]

Power resources: ensure parity between the temporary duty imposed on ethanol and tax credits provided on ethanol (see S. 622), S3611 [23MR]

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

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see S. 518), S9327 [14SE]

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

Taxation: allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see S. 333), S894 [27JA]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 461), S11290 [9NO]

———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), S2474 [25FE]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 1400), S12805 [9DE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 812), S4965 [30AP]

Telephones: require cell phone early termination fees to be pro-rated over the term of a subscriber's contract (see S. 2825), S12321 [3DE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (see S. 1147), S11291 [9NO]

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), S8682 [3AU]

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]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 407), S2080 [10FE]

Victims of Crime Act: establish a minimum funding level for programs that ensures a reasonable growth in victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 1340), S10435 [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), S7781 [21JY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant congressional consent and approval to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see S.J. Res. 19), S8196 [28JY] (see S.J. Res. 25), S14138 [24DE]

Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds (see S. 1745), S10991 [2NO]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S5372 [12MY]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 846), S7413 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see S. 572), S3025 [11MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the General of the Army George Catlett Marshall National Historic Site at Dodona Manor in Leesburg, VA (see S. 1750), S10110 [5OC]

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (see S. Res. 297), S10061 [1OC]

Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see S. 1468), S7639 [16JY]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see S. 354), S1058 [29JA]

Ferschke, Hotaru Nakama: relief (see S. 1774), S10361 [13OC]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 113), S4670 [23AP]

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

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see S. 1178), S6030 [3JN]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 491), S2558 [26FE]

Veterans: provide that utilization of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance shall not be subject to certain time limits (see S. 847), S4513 [21AP]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (see S. Res. 123), S4964 [30AP]

Cloture motions

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), motion to proceed, S3096 [12MR], S3109 [16MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13295 [16DE], S13407 [18DE]

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]

Obituaries

Franklin, John Hope: Economist (publication), S4501 [21AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S275 [12JA], S797 [26JA], S1235 [2FE], S2349 [23FE], S2597 [2MR], S2873 [9MR], S3097 [16MR], S3583 [23MR], S10333 [13OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5657 [20MY]

Armed Forces: issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (S. 572), S3031 [11MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4250 [2AP]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5358 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7819 [22JY], S8001 [23JY]

———prohibit use of funds to construct or modify any facility in the U.S. to permanently or temporarily hold any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S11408 [17NO]

———repeal sunset on authority to purchase rayon fiber from foreign sources for the purpose of making fire-resistant uniforms, S8001 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development (S. 2776), S11388 [16NO]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, S11165 [5NO], S11248 [6NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (S.J. Res. 5), S566 [15JA]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11331 [10NO], S11408 [17NO]

Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (S. 1468), S7644 [16JY]

Ferschke, Hotaru Nakama: relief (S. 1774), S10366 [13OC]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S7819 [22JY]

———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas, S5358 [12MY]

FRS: require Board of Governors to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S4250 [2AP]

Hill, Christopher R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Iraq, S4493 [21AP]

Marine Corps: anniversary, S11322 [10NO]

NAACP: anniversary, S2210 [12FE]

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (S. 2097), S11322 [10NO]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (S. 714), S3900, S3903 [26MR], S11013 [3NO]

Naval Station Mayport, FL: St. Johns River channel dredging funding, S11331 [10NO]

Pakistan: prohibit use of funds to support, expand, or assist the development or deployment of nuclear weapons program in Pakistan, S5657 [20MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S11165 [5NO], S11248 [6NO]

Senate: earmark process, S3018 [11MR]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S875 [27JA], S978, S979 [28JA]

———treat certain income received by hedge fund managers as ordinary income and reduce increase in tobacco excise taxes to fund State Children's Health Insurance Program extension, S875 [27JA], S978, S979 [28JA]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (S. 491), S2565 [26FE]

Vietnam: anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, S4929 [30AP]

———promote freedom and democracy, S4929 [30AP]

Texts of

S. 491, Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act, S2565 [26FE]

S. 1468, Adult Education and Economic Growth Act, S7645-S7650 [16JY]

Tributes

Ausberry, Marshal, Sr., S2172 [12FE]

Franklin, John Hope, S4500 [21AP]