LAUTENBERG, FRANK R. (a Senator from New Jersey)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1374, S1443, S1462, S1463, S1464 [3FE], S1678, S1736 [5FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5737, S5741 [20MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4273, S4315, S4393, S4396 [2AP]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), S3936 [26MR]

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

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5436 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7491 [14JY], S7563, S7567 [15JY], S7781, S7794 [21JY], S7870, S7871, S7927, S7929 [22JY], S8010, S8027, S8028, S8041, S8054 [23JY]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9684 [22SE], S9751 [23SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S6052 [3JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman (S. Res. 37), S3731, S3736 [24MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12071, S12087 [1DE], S12170 [2DE], S12397, S12418, S12425, S12431 [4DE], S12520 [5DE], S12619, S12640 [7DE], S12947 [10DE], S13384 [17DE]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S2496, S2498 [25FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10224 [7OC]

Ships and vessels: require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls (S. 685), S8282 [29JY]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12071, S12087 [1DE], S12170 [2DE], S12397, S12418, S12425, S12431 [4DE], S12520 [5DE], S12619, S12640 [7DE], S12947 [10DE], S13384 [17DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10324 [8OC], S10992 [2NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, S5804 [21MY]

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

———H.R. 2892, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S7312 [9JY]

———H.R. 3183, energy and water development appropriations, S8263 [29JY]

———H.R. 3288, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, S9541 [17SE]

Senate National Security Working Group, S2917 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: commend the Five Million Afghan Women Campaign, ensure full participation of women in elections, and encourage U.S. support for women's awareness of governance and political participation (see S. Res. 251), S9078 [7AU]

———promote empowerment of women (see S. 229), S8631 [31JY]

African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see S. Con. Res. 26), S6543 [11JN]

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), S10162 [6OC]

AID: encourage nomination of an Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency (see S. Res. 312), S10778 [27OC]

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 (see S. 1168), S6652 [16JN]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 1834), S10635 [21OC]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see S. 727), S3897 [26MR]

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

Armed Forces: exclude combat pay from income for purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and the special supplemental nutrition program under WIC (see S. 581), S8681 [3AU]

———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. 831), S4445 [20AP]

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

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see S. 213), S2080 [10FE]

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

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

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S7194 [7JY]

Bush, President: review controversial ``midnight regulations'' (see S. 8), S40 [6JA]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see S. 259), S8272 [29JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 92), S4313 [2AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 182), S212 [8JA]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see S. 1076), S10571 [20OC]

Coast Guard: reauthorize (see S. 1194), S11431 [17NO]

Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 170), S211 [8JA]

Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see S. 970), S7140 [6JY]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see S. 414), S3898 [26MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see S. 559), S4574 [22AP]

———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 2904), S13383 [17DE]

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

———establish Secondary School Innovation Fund (see S. 968), S7557 [15JY]

———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]

———require Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see S. 471), S4446 [20AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 1158), S10571 [20OC]

———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), S4447 [20AP]

———establish Federal standards for health insurance forms and provide transparency and accountability in the group and individual health insurance markets (see S. 1050), S5822 [21MY]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see S. 1273), S8682 [3AU]

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

———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 the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 783), S4310 [2AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow discretion to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure and to modify such penalty (see S. 765), S13252 [15DE]

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), S10777 [27OC]

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), S4808 [28AP]

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

———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), S3074 [12MR]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 122), S4964 [30AP]

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: coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see S. 621), S8272 [29JY]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see S. 1545), S10163 [6OC]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 1492), S8866 [5AU]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see S. 571), S3115 [16MR]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see S. 994), S7140 [6JY]

———increase housing, awareness, and navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 706), S11119 [4NO]

———modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer services, and provide cancer treatment and survivorship initiatives (see S. 717), S4964 [30AP]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 984), S9589 [21SE]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 819), S5372 [12MY]

Economy: improve lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream (see S. 2), S39 [6JA]

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

Education: increase access to early childhood education and after school programs, advance elementary and secondary education reform, strengthen math and science instruction, and make higher education more affordable (see S. 7), S40 [6JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see S. 634), S5821 [21MY]

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

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 1152), S5820 [21MY]

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

FAA: prohibit use of certain portable electronic devices in the cockpit of commercial aircraft during flight and conduct a study of the safety impact of distracted pilots (see S. 2745), S11205 [5NO]

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

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]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 619), S14138 [24DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see S. 696), S12708 [8DE]

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

Firearms: 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: improve conservation of sharks (see S. 850), S8273 [29JY]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see S. 1535), S12009 [30NO]

Foreign aid: strengthen capacity, transparency, and accountability of U.S. foreign assistance programs to effectively adapt and respond to new challenges (see S. 1524), S10435 [14OC]

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

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

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 451), S9869 [25SE]

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

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see S. 924), S5616 [19MY]

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

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

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

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see S. 486), S3164 [17MR]

———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), S11206 [5NO]

———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]

———guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans (see S. 4), S39 [6JA]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see S. Con. Res. 25), S7701 [20JY]

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

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

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see S. 160), S2365 [23FE]

Housing: express that stable and affordable housing is essential to HIV prevention, treatment, and care and commit to providing adequate funding for development of housing as a response to AIDS pandemic (see S. Con. Res. 39), S12161 [2DE]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1652), S9188 [9SE]

Insurance: extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 2730), S12161 [2DE]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see S. 623), S3163 [17MR]

———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), S5701 [20MY]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1235), S6994 [24JN]

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), S10362 [13OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see S. 908), S7869 [22JY]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see S. Res. 10), S212 [8JA]

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), S6846 [19JN]

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

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see S. 560), S2964 [10MR]

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), S2624 [2MR]

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), S9132 [8SE]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see S. 718), S3897 [26MR]

Medicaid: encourage States to provide pregnant women with access to comprehensive tobacco cessation services (see S. 670), S3609 [23MR]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 833), S9733 [23SE]

———provide a demonstration program to reduce frequent use of health services by beneficiaries with chronic illnesses by providing coordinated care management and community support services (see S. 1781), S10736 [26OC]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 683), S4671 [23AP]

Medicare: cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care (see S. 1295), S9187 [9SE]

———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see S. 1221), S7700 [20JY]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see S. 511), S7193 [7JY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 769), S5821 [21MY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 700), S4447 [20AP]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 1066), S8558 [30JY]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see S. 1218), S6364 [9JN]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see S. 662), S7699 [20JY]

Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see S. 2781), S13785 [22DE]

———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]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 9), S2623 [2MR]

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

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 and Community Service Act: expand and improve opportunities for service (see S. 277), S3551 [19MR]

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see S. 305), S9733 [23SE]

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 200), S8040 [23JY]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 714), S9133 [8SE]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see S. Res. 245), S8994 [6AU]

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

National Early Educator Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4891 [29AP]

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

National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 1361), S9134 [8SE]

National objectives: modernize infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in need (see S. 1), S39 [6JA]

National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see S. 990), S9982 [30SE]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see S. Res. 210), S11050 [3NO]

National security: restore and enhance (see S. 6), S40 [6JA]

National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 296), S10436 [14OC]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see S. 1334), S6993 [24JN]

NTSB: authorize appropriations (see S. 2768), S11344 [10NO]

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

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

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

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 204), S308 [12JA]

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]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see S. 1694), S10218 [7OC]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see S. 433), S9132 [8SE]

Roads and highways: reduce Federal highway funds available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle (see S. 1536), S10363 [13OC]

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

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

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 473), S2767 [4MR]

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), S9079 [7AU]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see S. 588), S11883 [20NO]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 484), S2767 [4MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 686), S11382 [16NO]

Surface Transportation Board: reauthorize (see S. 2889), S13319 [16DE]

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

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), S2828 [5MR]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 493), S4574 [22AP]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1360), S10488 [15OC]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1153), S10961 [30OC]

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

———make permanent and expand the additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers (see S. 1268), S6650 [16JN]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 144), S7193 [7JY]

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: establish national purposes and goals for Federal surface transportation activities and programs and create a national surface transportation plan (see S. 1036), S5501 [14MY]

———require States and metropolitan planning organizations to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (see S. 575), S7640 [16JY]

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), S6721 [17JN]

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), S12709 [8DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: place reasonable safeguards on the use of surveillance and other authorities (see S. 1686), S10736 [26OC]

Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 1547), S12709 [8DE]

———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), S3115 [16MR]

———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), S2424 [24FE]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see S. 1160), S7141 [6JY]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see S. 528), S3370 [18MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 624), S13883 [23DE]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 422), S3114 [16MR]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S4575 [22AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Books: authorize collection of nonmonetary book donations in Senate office buildings to assist elementary school students in the District of Columbia area (see S. Res. 69), S2910 [9MR]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 40), S2229 [12FE]

Dept. of HHS: improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see S. 1445), S7480 [14JY]

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), S6887 [22JN]

Dept. of Transportation: condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see S. 2920), S13698 [21DE]

Diseases: improve asthma management, education, and research (see S. 1760), S10217 [7OC]

———prevent, treat, and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups relative to diabetes (see S. 844), S4513 [21AP]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: require manufacturers of bottled water to submit annual reports (see S. 2848), S12708 [8DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 878), S4669 [23AP]

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

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman (see S. Res. 37), S2144 [11FE]

Health: reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see S. 611), S3163 [17MR]

Immigration: provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status (see S. 1736), S10060 [1OC]

Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see S. 643), S3550 [19MR]

Maritime Administration: reauthorize (see S. 1308), S6845 [19JN]

Medicare: require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban and rural State hospital wage index floor (see S. 1108), S5700 [20MY]

National Reading Month: designate (see S. Res. 69), S2910 [9MR]

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

Oceans: develop and coordinate interagency ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish ocean acidification program within NOAA (see S. 173), S211 [8JA]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: establish (see S. 159), S43 [6JA]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see S. 779), S4172 [1AP]

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]

Shipping industry: improve port and intermodal supply chain security (see S. 915), S4807 [28AP]

———improve port safety and security (see S. 1385), S7071 [25JN]

Ships and vessels: require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls (see S. 685), S3658 [24MR]

Tariff: chemicals (see S. 2714), S10991 [2NO]

———dimethyl malonate (see S. 2711), S10991 [2NO]

———diphenyl (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphine oxide (see S. 2719), S10991 [2NO]

———D-Mannose (see S. 2712), S10991 [2NO]

———ethene, tetrafluoro-oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl esters, reduced (see S. 2721), S10991 [2NO]

———granulated polytetrafluoroethylene resin from Italy (see S. 2713), S10991 [2NO]

———ion exchange resins (see S. 2710), S10991 [2NO]

———ion exchange resins (cationic H form) (see S. 2718), S10991 [2NO]

———neopor expandable polystyrene (see S. 2715), S10991 [2NO]

———1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethene, oxidized, polymerized (see S. 2720), S10991 [2NO]

———palm fatty acid distillate (see S. 2717), S10991 [2NO]

———polyethylenimine based preparations (see S. 2716), S10991 [2NO]

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

Transportation: prevent imposition of unreasonable transportation terminal fees (see S. 1764), S10318 [8OC]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [6JA]

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]

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

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

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9365 [15SE]

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

Groves, Robert M.: nomination to be Census Director, S7336 [10JY], S7402 [13JY]

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]

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

Sessions, William K., III: nomination to be U.S. Sentencing Commission Chairman, S10568 [20OC]

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

Eulogies

Kenneth P. (Joshua) Gorelick, S8032 [23JY]

Letters

Importation of prescription drugs: Margaret A. Hamburg, FDA, S13227 [15DE]

Permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents: Russell B. Laine, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S7691 [20JY]

———Thomas M. Menino and Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (organization), S7690 [20JY]

Lists

Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S4660 [23AP], S10985 [2NO]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Privilege of the floor

Mastrangelo, Joseph, S7664 [16JY]

Mock, Jennifer, S8877 [5AU]

Remarks

Amtrak: permit passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage, S9364 [15SE]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2814 [5MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1386 [3FE]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S4660 [23AP], S10985 [2NO]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4273, S4274 [2AP]

Business and industry: limit corporate income tax deduction for health insurance company executive salaries to same amount as salary of the President of the U.S., S12505 [5DE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S7623 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7623 [16JY], S7689, S7690, S7691 [20JY], S7821 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7233 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9804, S9808 [24SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9364 [15SE]

EPA: prohibit listing carbon dioxide as a pollutant subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act except for mobile sources, S9804 [24SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S6020 [3JN], S6411 [10JN]

FEMA: prohibit earmarking of grants for Emergency Operations Centers and Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program, S7233 [8JY]

Firearms: allow Amtrak passengers to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage, S4274 [2AP]

———establish background check procedures for gun shows (S. 843), S4519 [21AP]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S7689, S7690 [20JY], S7821 [22JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S10465 [15OC], S11105 [4NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12505 [5DE], S12666 [8DE], S13225, S13227, S13229, S13232, S13238 [15DE]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, S12666 [8DE]

Infrastructure: transportation, water, and sewer system projects funding, S1386 [3FE]

Iran: prohibit funding for contracts with companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector, S2814 [5MR]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (S. Res. 10), S349 [13JA]

McCarthy, Regina: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, S6025 [3JN]

Middle East: support the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, S349 [13JA]

NAACP: anniversary, S2587 [27FE]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, S7689 [20JY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S13225, S13227, S13229, S13232, S13238 [15DE]

Point of order, S4274 [2AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit the selling or counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony (S. 60), S350 [13JA]

Railroads: include freight and passenger rail funding in deficit-neutral reserve fund for investments in infrastructure, S4273 [2AP]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S9124 [8SE]

———legislative program, S351 [13JA]

Ships and vessels: require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls (S. 685), S3686 [24MR], S8267 [29JY]

Social Security: eliminate exemption for certain States to cover children under State Children's Health Insurance Program whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the Federal poverty level, S1029 [29JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S1029 [29JA]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8806 [5AU]

Tobacco products: prohibit use of flavors, herbs, and spices in cigarettes, S6411 [10JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: white nose syndrome research funding, S9808 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S9123, S9124 [8SE]

Tributes

Gorelick, Kenneth P. (Joshua), S8032 [23JY]

Inouye, Senator, S10670 [22OC]

Kennedy, Edward M., S9212 [10SE]

Moses, Sybil, S1540 [4FE]

Ross, Eric F., S5905 [1JN]