VITTER, DAVID (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8633 [31JY], S8659, S8660, S8692 [3AU]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2643 [2MR], S2692, S2718, S2719, S2720, S2721 [3MR], S2762, S2767 [4MR], S2924 [10MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1406, S1442, S1444, S1449, S1462, S1465, S1471 [3FE], S1536, S1543, S1579, S1584, S1593 [4FE], S1709, S1737, S1740, S1764 [5FE], S1808, S1865, S1875, S1880 [6FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5641, S5642 [19MY], S5702, S5733, S5738, S5740 [20MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (2008), S1687 [5FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4007 [30MR], S4090, S4100 [31MR], S4202, S4203, S4210 [1AP], S4255, S4259, S4288, S4389, S4390, S4394, S4395 [2AP]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), S3803 [25MR], S3830 [26MR]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S4946, S4947, S4984 [30AP], S5030 [1MY], S5175 [6MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5361, S5383 [12MY], S5531 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7425 [13JY], S7566 [15JY], S7635, S7660, S7662, S7663 [16JY], S7701, S7710 [20JY], S7801 [21JY], S7849, S7853, S7925, S7930, S7932 [22JY], S7976, S8047, S8053 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S9983 [30SE], S10073 [1OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7210, S7213 [7JY], S7231, S7269, S7273, S7275 [8JY], S7302, S7328, S7331 [9JY]

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), S4554, S4555, S4590, S4592 [22AP]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9570 [17SE], S9592, S9593 [21SE], S9687, S9689 [22SE], S9784, S9854 [24SE]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), S8874 [5AU], S8956 [6AU]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11296 [9NO], S11334, S11351 [10NO], S11438 [17NO]

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), S316 [12JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9298 [11SE], S9350, S9383 [15SE], S9411, S9441 [16SE]

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), S727, S728 [21JA], S772 [22JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), S8147 [27JY], S8205, S8206, S8208 [28JY], S8253, S8283 [29JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S6032, S6051 [3JN], S6218, S6226 [4JN]

Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (H.R. 3357), S8286 [29JY], S8508 [30JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S11973 [21NO], S12073 [1DE], S12152, S12166 [2DE], S12337, S12340 [3DE], S12521 [5DE], S12600, S12627, S12630 [7DE], S12710, S12734 [8DE], S13464 [18DE]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S2490, S2493 [25FE], S2559 [26FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10192, S10207, S10224, S10226, S10227 [7OC], S10322, S10323 [8OC], S10461 [15OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S854, S929, S933, S936, S942, S943 [27JA], S955, S1000 [28JA], S1009, S1099 [29JA]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S11973 [21NO], S12073 [1DE], S12166 [2DE], S12337, S12340 [3DE], S12521 [5DE], S12600, S12627, S12630 [7DE], S12710, S12734 [8DE], S13464 [18DE]

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), S6661, S6663, S6664 [16JN]

Appointments

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]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S6956 [23JN]

Articles and editorials

Bank of America Casts Wider Net for Hispanics, Miriam Jordan and Valerie Bauerlein, Wall Street Journal, S5421 [13MY]

Bill's Charity Work Helped Vitter's State, S684 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 346), S1057 [29JA]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: clarify the low-income housing tax credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election (see S. 1326), S6938 [23JN]

Amtrak: permit passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage (see S. 1638), S9135 [8SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 1834), S10992 [2NO]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 146), S43 [6JA]

Armed Forces: 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), S5555 [18MY]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S6994 [24JN]

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]

Borel, Calvin: tribute (see S. Res. 129), S5128 [5MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 20), S10061 [1OC]

———establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (see S. 169), S211 [8JA]

———reduce the deficit by establishing 5-year discretionary spending caps and strengthened pay-as-you-go procedures (see S. 2911), S13458 [18DE]

Business and industry: prohibit employers from enforcing binding arbitration to settle work-related rape claims (see S. 2915), S13458 [18DE]

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

Census: require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to contain a checkbox or similar option so that respondents may indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the U.S. (see S. 1688), S10111 [5OC]

Children and youth: reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 1859), S11206 [5NO]

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

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see S. 1076), S11345 [10NO]

Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see S. 1282), S6720 [17JN]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1319), S6888 [22JN]

Consumer Product Safety Act: exempt second-hand sellers of certain products from lead content and certification requirements (see S. 374), S1542 [4FE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 738), S5014 [1MY]

Correctional institutions: permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities (see S. 251), S2027 [9FE]

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

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see S. 739), S4447 [20AP]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 1179), S6185 [4JN]

———protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet (see S. 436), S12008 [30NO]

Dept. of Defense: limit immigration rights of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 1071), S5614 [19MY]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S. (see S. 370), S8272 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 1351), S7069 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: 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), S6804 [18JN]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to financial disclosure and transparency by labor union management (see S.J. Res. 24), S13458 [18DE]

Dept. of the Interior: eradicate and control nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States (see S. 1519), S8135 [27JY]

———prohibit the consideration of global climate change as a factor in determining whether a species is threatened or endangered (see S. 724), S3897 [26MR]

———provide financial assistance to Louisiana for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine (see S. 1965), S12414 [4DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct U.S. representatives to the IMF and World Bank to condition loans to Antigua and Barbuda on cooperation with efforts to provide redress to Stanford Financial Group fraud victims (see S. Res. 362), S12008 [30NO]

———prohibit additional Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC and distribute federally-owned shares of such companies' stock to taxpayers (see S. 1198), S6255 [8JN]

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 2787), S11430 [17NO]

———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see S. 64), S309 [12JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (see S. 1938), S10925 [29OC]

———establish and maintain national clearinghouse for alcohol and controlled substances testing records of commercial motor vehicle operators (see S. 1113), S6032 [3JN]

———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see S. 841), S7140 [6JY]

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]

———enhance capacity to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals (see S. 252), S2230 [12FE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 423), S2229 [12FE]

———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), S2828 [5MR]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 987), S12008 [30NO]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 332), S2322 [13FE]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see S. 994), S5281 [7MY]

———promote research, awareness, and education about cerebral cavernous malformations (see S. Res. 148), S5503 [14MY]

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), S5013 [1MY]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2778), S11382 [16NO]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see S. 74), S41 [6JA]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see S. 992), S5232 [6MY]

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), S10521 [19OC]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see S. 34), S40 [6JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: prevent certain delays by pharmaceutical companies in allowing introduction of generic drugs (see S. 1778), S10434 [14OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 1311), S11291 [9NO]

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]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 371), S1431 [3FE] (see S. 845), S4513 [21AP]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see S. 850), S11493 [18NO]

———prohibit additional requirements for the control of Vibrio vulnificus applicable to post-harvest processing of oysters (see S. 2735), S11205 [5NO]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see S. 604), S6650 [16JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 451), S6256 [8JN]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see S. 1687), S9555 [17SE]

———prohibit from holding ownership interests in private companies (see S. 1242), S6542 [11JN]

———require prior congressional approval of emergency funding resulting in Government ownership of private entities (see S. 1223), S6452 [10JN]

———require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see S. 1167), S6030 [3JN]

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

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

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products (see S. 1660), S10521 [19OC]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see S. 468), S4514 [21AP]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 45), S40 [6JA]

———prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (see S. 1259), S6652 [16JN]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see S. 726), S3897 [26MR]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see S. 1348), S7069 [25JN]

Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see S. 1505), S8038 [23JY]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see S. 1459), S7639 [16JY]

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), S7557 [15JY]

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

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see S. 2737), S11205 [5NO]

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

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 132), S12322 [3DE]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see S. 941), S12909 [10DE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 14), S7482 [14JY]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (see S. Res. 294), S9982 [30SE]

Medicare: 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), S4671 [23AP]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see S. 254), S3986 [30MR]

———reduce fraud (see S. 975), S5127 [5MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require any savings to be reinvested back into Medicare and used to increase Federal medical assistance percentage to reduce State burdens (see S. Res. 212), S7701 [20JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 620), S3163 [17MR]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 832), S5556 [18MY]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see S. 1304), S12161 [2DE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see S. 951), S5013 [1MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 291), S9930 [29SE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 291), S9930 [29SE]

National Aerospace Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 242), S9327 [14SE]

National Boating Day: observance (see S. Res. 199), S6994 [24JN]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 134), S5232 [6MY]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 163), S2027 [9FE] (see S. 1365), S7070 [25JN] (see S. 1598), S8992 [6AU]

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see S. 305), S787 [22JA]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 229), S8272 [29JY]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see S. 1485), S8866 [5AU]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see S. 478), S2473 [25FE]

———protect employer rights (see S. 1227), S6452 [10JN]

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

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 1232), S6452 [10JN]

Power resources: promote biogas production (see S. 306), S10635 [21OC]

———provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy (see S. 1333), S6993 [24JN]

———provide disaster assistance for power transmission and distribution facilities (see S. 1069), S5614 [19MY]

Roy Rondeno, Sr., Post Office Building, New Orleans, LA: designate (see S. 2874), S13383 [17DE]

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

Science: prohibit human-animal hybrids (see S. 1435), S7318 [9JY]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see S. 1389), S7142 [6JY]

Senate Rules: require all legislative matters be available and scored by CBO for a certain period before consideration by any subcommittee, committee, or on the floor (see S. 1772), S10637 [21OC] (see S. Res. 307), S10217 [7OC]

Ships and vessels: require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls (see S. 685), S6805 [18JN]

Social Security: reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 326), S826 [26JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 484), S2965 [10MR]

———require Congress to approve a totalization agreement before the agreement, giving foreign workers Social Security benefits, can go into effect (see S. 42), S40 [6JA]

Tariff: footwear (see S. 730), S7412 [13JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see S. 857), S4573 [22AP]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see S. 823), S5503 [14MY]

———eliminate reduction in credit rate for certain facilities producing electricity from renewable resources (see S. 1030), S10852 [28OC]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see S. 551), S2909 [9MR]

———expand application of the homebuyer credit (see S. 253), S787 [22JA]

———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use and modify credit period for producing electricity from open-loop biomass (see S. 870), S10851 [28OC]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see S. 1222), S6364 [9JN]

———extend bonus depreciation deduction applicable to the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see S. 2761), S11344 [10NO]

———extend increased rehabilitation credit for structures in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see S. 1861), S10700 [22OC]

———extend placed-in-service date requirement for low-income housing credit for certain disaster areas (see S. 1761), S10217 [7OC]

———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 316), S826 [26JA]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 812), S7556 [15JY]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see S. 1230), S6452 [10JN]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see S. 1582), S8864 [5AU]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 781), S4309 [2AP]

———reduce tax on beer (see S. 1058), S5502 [14MY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 144), S1677 [5FE]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see S. 1610), S8993 [6AU]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 47), S40 [6JA]

———repeal sunset of adoption credit expansion and adoption assistance programs and allow credit to be claimed in the year expenses are incurred, regardless of when the adoption becomes final (see S. 2816), S11972 [21NO]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates (see S. 567), S3025 [11MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 292), S719 [21JA]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see S. 632), S4064 [31MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see S. 211), S5906 [1JN]

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), S5371 [12MY]

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]

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: modify State responsibilities (see S. 1443), S7359 [10JY]

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), S3370 [18MR]

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), S7413 [13JY]

———improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 1026), S5702 [20MY]

———provide Armed Forces members and their families equal access to voter registration assistance (see S. 1265), S6581 [15JN]

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), S2423 [24FE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S3898 [26MR]

Workforce Investment Act: make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program (see S. 1238), S6542 [11JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S10852 [28OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology Initiative: funding (see S. 107), S42 [6JA]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind stimulus funds rejected by State and local governments and return them to the Treasury for debt reduction (see S. 1323), S6938 [23JN]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 22), S894 [27JA]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals born in the U.S. to those with one parent that is a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or an active member of the U.S. military (see S.J. Res. 6), S652 [16JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 85), S41 [6JA]

Contracts: ensure efficiency and fairness in awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts (see S. 1419), S7317 [9JY]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 90), S41 [6JA]

———provide for full and open competition for Federal contracts related to natural disaster reconstruction efforts (see S. 1420), S7317 [9JY]

Corps of Engineers: determine the most effective manner to carry out the Lake Pontchartrain flood control project and authorize construction of a new pumping station (see S. 1471), S7699 [20JY]

Crime: require that all individuals convicted of a felony under State law provide a DNA sample (see S. 106), S42 [6JA]

Dept. of HUD: authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (see S. 89), S41 [6JA]

———permit use of funds from the Community Development Block Grant Program to be used to remediate damage from installation of tainted drywall (see S. 2850), S12708 [8DE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 2795), S11492 [18NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see S.J. Res. 5), S337 [13JA]

———prohibit Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from funding Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see S. 1710), S9840 [24SE]

Discrimination: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 96), S42 [6JA]

Ethics in Government Act: establish criminal penalties for knowingly and willingly falsifying or failing to file or report certain required information (see S. 105), S42 [6JA]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see S.J. Res. 13), S2691 [3MR]

Firearms: modernize process by which interstate firearms transactions are conducted by Federal firearms licensees (see S. 556), S2964 [10MR]

Fish and fishing: ensure sale and consumption of raw oysters and direct the FDA to conduct an education campaign on the risks associated with consuming raw oysters (see S. 2752), S11290 [9NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 15), S5232 [6MY]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration and set criminal penalties for such actions (see S.J. Res. 2), S43 [6JA]

Food: ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products (see S. 92), S41 [6JA]

Health: enroll Members of Congress who participate in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program in any public plan (see S. Res. 243), S8865 [5AU]

Health care professionals: impose admitting privilege requirements with respect to physicians who perform abortions (see S. 98), S42 [6JA]

Highway Trust Fund: temporarily protect solvency (see S. 1344), S6993 [24JN]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: prohibit funds from being used in contravention of provision on sending or receiving information on citizenship or immigration status (see S. 95), S42 [6JA]

Immigration: close loophole that allowed 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from U.S. banks and ensure illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade U.S. immigration laws (see S. 84), S41 [6JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 88), S41 [6JA]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip and condemn the end of the ceasefire by Hamas (see S. Res. 6), S43 [6JA]

Medicare: apply an alternative payment amount for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters (see S. 852), S4573 [22AP]

———stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services (see S. 1522), S8196 [28JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 1), S43 [6JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 102), S42 [6JA]

Mexico: reduce amount of financial assistance in response to illegal border crossings into the U.S. (see S. 91), S41 [6JA]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: authorize hunting under certain circumstances (see S. 489), S2558 [26FE]

Monuments and memorials: require congressional approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 472), S2473 [25FE]

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 204), S6993 [24JN]

National Labor Relations Act: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees (see S. 1184), S6185 [4JN]

National security: prohibit admission of aliens who were detained as enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless the President determines that such admission is consistent with U.S. national security (see S. 108), S42 [6JA]

National TEA Party Day: designate (see S. Res. 98), S4311 [2AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 80), S41 [6JA]

Political action committees: prohibit authorized committees and leadership committees from employing immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee (see S. 104), S42 [6JA]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 570), S3025 [11MR]

Public welfare programs: require States to implement a drug testing program for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 97), S42 [6JA]

Schools: amend procedures regarding military recruiter access to secondary school student recruiting information (see S. 87), S41 [6JA]

———express support for prayer at school board meetings (see S. Res. 5), S43 [6JA]

———require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired (see S. 1586), S8992 [6AU]

Senate: require disclosure and payment of noncommercial air travel (see S. 103), S42 [6JA]

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see S. 1116), S5819 [21MY]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see S. 81), S41 [6JA]

———establish a procedure to safeguard trust funds (see S. 86), S41 [6JA]

———provide that wages and self-employment income earned by individuals who were illegally in the U.S. shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see S. 115), S42 [6JA]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program and limit income eligibility expansions under that program until the lowest income eligible individuals are enrolled (see S. 82), S41 [6JA]

Supreme Court: express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child (see S. Res. 4), S43 [6JA]

Tariff: azoxystrobin (see S. 2192), S10918 [29OC]

———chloroacetone (see S. 2338), S10921 [29OC]

———cyclopentanone (see S. 2341), S10921 [29OC]

———DEMBB (see S. 2469), S10923 [29OC]

———glyoxylic acid (see S. 2342), S10921 [29OC]

———men's footwear covering the ankle with waterproof molded soles (see S. 2343), S10921 [29OC]

———mesotrione (see S. 2346), S10921 [29OC]

———methyoxyacetic acid (see S. 2345), S10921 [29OC]

———prodiamine (see S. 2470), S10923 [29OC]

———s-metolachlor (see S. 2347), S10921 [29OC]

———2-acetylnicotinic acid (see S. 2340), S10921 [29OC]

———2-nitrophenol (see S. 2339), S10921 [29OC]

———women's footwear covering the ankle with waterproof molded soles (see S. 2344), S10921 [29OC]

Taxation: allow investment of certain coins in individual retirement accounts and other individually directed pension plan accounts (see S. 1769), S10318 [8OC]

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see S. 2051), S10915 [29OC]

———expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses (see S. 101), S42 [6JA]

———expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses, adjust contributions for inflation, and make expansion of such accounts permanent (see S. 83), S41 [6JA]

———provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures (see S. 99), S42 [6JA]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for long-term care insurance premiums (see S. 94), S42 [6JA]

———provide deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for home schooling expenses (see S. 100), S42 [6JA]

Voting: establish standards for distribution of voter registration application forms and require organizations to register with the State prior to distributing such forms (see S. 1103), S5700 [20MY]

Cloture motions

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S13132 [13DE]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S13132 [13DE]

Letters

Authorize and remove impediments to the repayment of funds received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5058 [4MY]

Extend placed-in-service date requirement for low-income housing tax credit for certain disaster areas: by, S13872 [23DE]

Fair Pay Act: several business organizations, S773 [22JA]

FRS authority to specify acceptable forms of identification for opening of credit card accounts: Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), S5422 [13MY]

Troubled Asset Relief Program: several organizations, S586 [15JA]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4647 [23AP]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9647 [22SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), S7053 [25JN]

Remarks

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S6138-S6140 [4JN], S11319 [10NO]

Appropriations: eliminate unnecessary spending on projects that neither create jobs nor provide economic stimulus, S1407 [3FE], S1521 [4FE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2820 [5MR], S2881, S2883 [9MR], S2923, S2946, S2947 [10MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), unanimous-consent request, S2946 [10MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1407 [3FE], S1521 [4FE], S1807, S1808, S1841, S1854 [6FE]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): prohibit use of funds from the supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus, S1807, S1854 [6FE]

———registration as a national partner in assisting in the decennial census, S7397 [13JY]

Budget: deficit, S11917 [21NO]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S13835 [23DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4154 [1AP], S4255, S4256, S4288 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to instruct conferees, S4647, S4656 [23AP]

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

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), S3830, S3834 [26MR]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects, S773, S774 [22JA]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) or any affiliated organization, S3830, S3834 [26MR]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S4946, S4947 [30AP], S5057, S5058 [4MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5361 [12MY], S5421, S5422 [13MY]

———specify acceptable forms of identification for opening of credit card accounts, S5361 [12MY], S5421, S5422 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7814 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7231 [8JY], S7299, S7305, S7306 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), conference report, S10552 [20OC]

———prevent Customs and Border Protection seizure of imported prescription drugs for personal use, S7305, S7306 [9JY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to restrict implementation or enforcement of public housing community service requirement, S9350, S9351 [15SE], S9402 [16SE]

———prohibit housing assistance funds in New Orleans, LA, from benefitting those convicted of selling drugs, domestic violence offenses and members of violent gangs, S9412 [16SE], S9532, S9533 [17SE]

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), S4555 [22AP]

———prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding to communities that violate Federal immigration regulations, S10207 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to delay implementation of the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, S9647 [22SE], S9724 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9646 [22SE], S9784, S9786, S9798 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2996), motion to recommit, S9647 [22SE], S9724 [23SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize and remove impediments to the repayment of funds received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, S4555 [22AP], S4946 [30AP], S5057, S5058 [4MY]

———disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (S.J. Res. 5), S322 [13JA], S585 [15JA]

———provide for expenditure of remaining Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for the benefit of consumers, S4255 [2AP]

———return Troubled Asset Relief Program funds not set aside for purchasing toxic assets to the Treasury for debt reduction, S4154 [1AP], S4255, S4256 [2AP]

———terminate the Troubled Asset Relief Program, S8956, S8963 [6AU]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), S8956, S8963 [6AU]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9350, S9351 [15SE], S9402, S9412 [16SE], S9532, S9533 [17SE]

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), S773, S774 [22JA]

Employment: make permanent the E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation, S10552 [20OC]

Executive Office of the President: ensure that the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change is not directing actions of departments and agencies, S9784, S9786, S9798 [24SE]

———prohibit funding for administrative expenses for unconfirmed official unless the President certifies the official agrees to testify before and provide information to congressional committees, S9798 [24SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S6415 [10JN]

Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (H.R. 3357), S8508, S8511, S8512, S8528 [30JY]

FHA: provide that the primary and foundational responsibility is to safeguard and preserve its own solvency, S4947 [30AP], S5057, S5058 [4MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S7814 [22JY]

Groves, Robert M.: nomination to be Census Director, S7397 [13JY]

Health: eliminate copays and deductibles for preventive health services for women, S12120 [2DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12119, S12151, S12152 [2DE], S12661 [8DE], S12759 [9DE], S13219 [15DE], S13459 [18DE], S13603 [20DE], S13718, S13719 [22DE], S13835 [23DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11917 [21NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, S12661 [8DE]

Highway Trust Fund: temporarily protect solvency, S8508, S8511, S8512, S8528 [30JY]

———temporarily protect solvency (S. 1344), S7604, S7605 [16JY]

———temporarily protect solvency (S. 1344), unanimous-consent request, S7605 [16JY], S8225, S8226 [29JY]

Immigration: clarify employer responsibilities when their employees' names and Social Security numbers do not match SSA records, S7231 [8JY]

Lafourche Parish, LA: tribute to Lafourche Parish Police Social Services Section, S4509 [21AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), motion to commit, S7053, S7055 [25JN]

Louisiana: tribute to Abortion Recovery Awareness Month, S4751 [27AP]

Medicare: eliminate funding cuts, S13718 [22DE]

———Medicare Advantage program funding, S13719 [22DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments, S2820 [5MR], S2881, S2883 [9MR], S2923, S2946, S2947 [10MR], S3128 [17MR], S7053 [25JN]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (S. 620), S3150 [17MR]

Metairie, LA: tribute to St. Catherine of Siena School cheerleading squad, S3072 [12MR]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S6415 [10JN], S7299 [9JY], S12759 [9DE], S13219 [15DE]

Point of order, S8512 [30JY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (S. 1733), S11319 [10NO]

———ensure that cost of producing energy from domestic sources does not increase, S4647, S4656 [23AP]

———ensure that efforts to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment do not increase costs of producing energy from domestic sources or increase cost of using energy, S4154 [1AP]

———establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (S. 570), S6138-S6140 [4JN]

Public welfare programs: implement drug testing programs for recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds, S4288 [2AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10192, S10207 [7OC], S10402 [14OC], S10461 [15OC], S11146 [5NO]

Senate Rules: require that amendments and CBO scoring of health care reform legislation be available on the Internet for a certain period as the legislation proceeds, S13604 [20DE]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S13459 [18DE]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: nullify recommendations on breast self-exams and mammograms, S12119, S12151, S12152 [2DE]

Tributes

Atkins, Aubie L., Jr., S5695 [20MY]

Goff, Rhonda, S6252 [8JN]