DURBIN, RICHARD (a Senator from Illinois)

Addresses

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: read by, S2171 [12FE]

Sandra Day O'Connor Recipient of University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government: by, S5551 [18MY]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S9983 [30SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1374, S1403, S1432, S1443 [3FE], S1557 [4FE], S1707, S1755 [5FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5683, S5743 [20MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4064 [31MR], S4118, S4173 [1AP], S4278, S4396 [2AP]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S4980 [30AP], S5067 [4MY], S5233 [6MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5379, S5388, S5389 [12MY], S5446 [13MY], S5503, S5533 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7491 [14JY], S7710 [20JY], S7799 [21JY], S7932 [22JY], S8010, S8041 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S10041, S10070 [1OC], S10112 [5OC], S10163 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9687 [22SE], S9774 [24SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11273, S11296, S11297 [9NO], S11362, S11390 [16NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9445 [16SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S6126 [3JN], S6284 [8JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12161, S12167 [2DE], S12278 [3DE], S12425 [4DE], S12518 [5DE], S12639 [7DE], S12709, S12710, S12717, S12739, S12740, S12741 [8DE], S12805, S12820, S12827 [9DE], S12924 [10DE], S13253, S13260 [15DE], S13320 [16DE], S13384, S13385 [17DE]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S2495 [25FE], S2522, S2574 [26FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10211, S10226 [7OC], S10325 [8OC]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12161, S12167 [2DE], S12278 [3DE], S12425 [4DE], S12518 [5DE], S12639 [7DE], S12709, S12710, S12717, S12739, S12740, S12741 [8DE], S12805, S12820, S12827 [9DE], S12924 [10DE], S13253, S13260 [15DE], S13320 [16DE], S13384, S13385 [17DE]

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

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S11305 [10NO]

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

Committee to escort German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, into the House Chamber, H12201 [3NO]

Committee To Escort the President, H2625 [24FE]

Committee to escort the President, H9390 [9SE]

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

———H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8730 [4AU]

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

———H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S10159 [6OC]

Senate National Security Working Group, S2917 [9MR]

Articles and editorials

Costly New Drugs—A Crisis for One Family, a Quandry for U.S., Stltoday.com (Internet site), S11263 [9NO]

Health Care Rationing Rhetoric Overlooks Reality, David Leonhardt, New York (NY) Times, S6681 [17JN]

Health Gap Kills 3,200 Black Chicagoans Every Year, Monifa Thomas, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S13420 [18DE]

Moment Ted Kennedy Would Not Want To Lose, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Washington (DC) Post, S13480 [19DE]

Poll Reveals Trauma of Joblessness in U.S., Michael Luo and Megan Thee-Brenan, New York (NY) Times, S13355 [17DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see S. 1756), S10162 [6OC]

AID: conduct a pilot program to promote production and use of fuel-efficient stoves engineered to produce less black carbon than traditional stoves (see S. 1396), S7138 [6JY]

———encourage nomination of an Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency (see S. Res. 312), S10362 [13OC]

———establish the Health Technology Program (see S. 1591), S8992 [6AU]

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]

Antitrust policy: restore rule making it illegal for manufacturers to set a minimum price below which a retailer cannot sell the manufacturer's product (see S. 148), S11493 [18NO]

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

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

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see S. 475), S4312 [2AP]

———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), S10162 [6OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S6939 [23JN]

ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see S. 205), S308 [12JA]

Aung San Suu Kyi: call for release by Burmese Government (see S. Res. 160), S5820 [21MY]

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

Bankruptcy: protect medical debt homeowners and caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by medical problems (see S. 1624), S10925 [29OC]

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

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

Bread for the World (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 157), S5820 [21MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S6364 [9JN]

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

Business and industry: disclose payments to foreign countries for commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, and express that the U.S. should disclose payments for such development on Federal land (see S. 1700), S10363 [13OC]

———promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see S. 777), S7412 [13JY]

———strengthen American manufacturing through improved industrial energy efficiency (see S. 661), S4312 [2AP]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 92), S4063 [31MR]

Children and youth: recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see S. Res. 67), S2828 [5MR]

———reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 1859), S10736 [26OC]

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see S. 934), S5233 [6MY]

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

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 904), S4806 [28AP]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see S. 1076), S10218 [7OC]

Concerns of Police Survivors (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 138), S5282 [7MY]

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

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 657), S3550 [19MR]

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

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

———prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (see S. 895, 896), S4721 [24AP]

———protect consumers from usury (see S. 582), S3073 [12MR]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents (see S. 165), S169 [7JA]

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 428), S2623 [2MR]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (see S. 256), S598 [15JA]

Dept. of Defense: modify share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see S. 645), S4575 [22AP]

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

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see S. 1655), S9186 [9SE]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1345), S13383 [17DE]

———require Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see S. 471), S2473 [25FE]

Dept. of HHS: 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), S3658 [24MR]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see S. 1273), S7482 [14JY]

———optimize delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce (see S. 1020), S9134 [8SE]

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see S. 1002), S10777 [27OC]

———publish physical activity guidelines for the general public (see S. 1810), S13698 [21DE]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (see S. 118), S42 [6JA]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 1329), S6938 [23JN]

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

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see S. 495), S2692 [3MR]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (see S. 386), S4574 [22AP]

———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: conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (see S. 1629), S12414 [4DE]

———establish a pilot program to provide for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic lighthouses (see S. 715), S4447 [20AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Temporary Economic Recovery Adjustment Panel to recoup excessive deferred executive compensation from Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (see S. 431), S3551 [19MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see S. 1135), S5819 [21MY]

———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), S5329 [11MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance capacity to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals (see S. 252), S598 [15JA]

———establish a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility (see S. 793), S5615 [19MY]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 663), S3550 [19MR]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 597), S4515 [21AP]

———increase annual amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see S. 2760), S13252 [15DE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 423), S5701 [20MY]

———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]

———waive charges for humanitarian care provided to family members accompanying severely injured veterans receiving medical care and provide assistance to family caregivers (see S. 801), S8094 [24JY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1966), S10850 [28OC]

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: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 1492), S10961 [30OC]

Early Detection Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 38), S8994 [6AU]

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]

———restore fiscal discipline and begin to address long-term fiscal challenges (see S. 10), S40 [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]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see S. Res. 321), S10735 [26OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (see S. 1480), S7779 [21JY]

———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]

EPA: award grants for electronic device recycling research, development, and demonstration projects (see S. 1397), S8996 [6AU]

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 1422), S9654 [22SE]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations and protect radio reading services (see S. 592), S3074 [12MR]

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), S2424 [24FE]

———modify computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System (see S. 469), S7481 [14JY]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 599), S9372 [15SE]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see S. 696), S8995 [6AU]

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

Feed America Day: designate (see S. Res. 334), S11206 [5NO]

Financial institutions: establish a small dollar loan-loss guarantee fund that institutions could access in order to mitigate risk associated with such loans (see S. 2824), S12160 [2DE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 94), S4063 [31MR]

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

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

Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see S. 1421), S7317 [9JY]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see S. 1535), S13252 [15DE]

Food: provide for enhanced foodborne illness surveillance and food safety capacity and establish regional food safety centers of excellence (see S. 1269), S6650 [16JN]

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see S. 384), S1677 [5FE]

———strengthen capacity, transparency, and accountability of U.S. foreign assistance programs to effectively adapt and respond to new challenges (see S. 1524), S10991 [2NO]

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

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

Freedom of the press: highlight and promote worldwide (see S. 1739), S10436 [14OC]

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), S4891 [29AP]

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

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by U.S. citizens to allow admission to the U.S. (see S. 1376), S7070 [25JN]

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

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

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see S. 1428), S10961 [30OC]

———reduce emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products (see S. 1660), S12709 [8DE]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see S. 486), S2558 [26FE]

———ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see S. Con. Res. 6), S2828 [5MR]

———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), S9554 [17SE]

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

———improve emergency medical services for children (see S. 408), S5615 [19MY]

———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children (see S. 319), S826 [26JA]

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

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see S. Con. Res. 25), S6806 [18JN]

———require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see S. 512), S2691 [3MR]

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

———provide grants or contracts to create prescription drug education and outreach academic detailing programs (see S. 767), S4172 [1AP]

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

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 653), S5615 [19MY]

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), S43 [6JA]

Immigration: adjust status for immediate family of Armed Forces members who served honorably in Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (see S. 2757), S11290 [9NO]

———allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 424), S6030 [3JN]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see S. 168), S211 [8JA]

———eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated (see S. 815), S4311 [2AP]

———strengthen the economy and provide for more effective border and employment enforcement (see S. 9), S40 [6JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1652), S10736 [26OC]

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

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

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), S10435 [14OC]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see S. Res. 71), S5616 [19MY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see S. 908), S5129 [5MY]

Iraq: support religious and ethnic minorities (see S. Res. 322), S10735 [26OC]

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), S3551 [19MR]

Jordan: anniversary of relations with U.S. and accession to the throne of King Abdullah II (see S. Res. 376), S13319 [16DE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 678), S3657 [24MR]

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

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

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

Law enforcement: increase the number of Federal law enforcement officials investigating and prosecuting financial fraud (see S. 331), S894 [27JA]

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S3611 [23MR]

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

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 18), S4574 [22AP]

MASON DE-529 (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp in commemoration of crew (see S. Con. Res. 33), S7870 [22JY]

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

———establish programs to improve the quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care (see S. 225), S599 [15JA]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 833), S4445 [20AP]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 683), S3657 [24MR]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 700), S5233 [6MY]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see S. 662), S6993 [24JN]

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

———restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (see S. 1171), S6187 [4JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 542), S2866 [6MR] (see S. 620), S3163 [17MR]

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

Mining and mineral resources: require U.S.-registered companies selling products using columbite-tantalite, coltan, cassiterite, and wolframite to disclose the country-of-origin of such materials to the SEC (see S. 891), S4669 [23AP]

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

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

National 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), S652 [16JA]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 57), S2558 [26FE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 281), S9733 [23SE]

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

National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 364), S12008 [30NO]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 317), S10635 [21OC] (see S. Res. 327), S10851 [28OC]

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

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish (see S. 1010), S5282 [7MY]

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

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 263), S9326 [14SE]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S9982 [30SE]

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), S6940 [23JN]

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

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

NATO: anniversary (see S. Res. 20), S1678 [5FE]

———anniversary of accession of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland as members (see S. Res. 60), S2911 [9MR]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 690), S4964 [30AP]

NIH: establish Office of Mitochondrial Disease (see S. 2858), S12804 [9DE]

NOAA: establish a black carbon and other aerosols research program (see S. 1538), S10925 [29OC]

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

Pakistan: authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (see S. 962), S5329 [11MY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1401), S8558 [30JY]

Peace Corps: improve and expand (see S. 1382), S7142 [6JY]

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 525), S2766 [4MR] (see S. 1232), S6452 [10JN]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 369), S1431 [3FE]

Poland: anniversary of relations with U.S. (see S. Res. 9), S4173 [1AP]

———anniversary of the end of Communist rule (see S. Res. 139), S5328 [11MY]

Political campaigns: regulate political outreach through automated prerecorded phone messages (see S. 1077), S5614 [19MY]

Power resources: improve economy and security of the U.S. by reducing dependence on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming (see S. 5), S39 [6JA]

Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: support goals and objectives (see S. Con. Res. 23), S6257 [8JN]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1490), S11253 [6NO]

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

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

Science: provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities (see S. 583), S3073 [12MR]

Senate: constitutional amendment to require special elections to fill vacant seats (see S.J. Res. 7), S2910 [9MR]

———require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 482), S2474 [25FE]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 795), S9264 [10SE]

———promote labor force participation of older Americans to increase retirement security, reduce shortage of experienced workers, maintain economic growth, and improve nation's fiscal outlook (see S. 281), S719 [21JA] (see S. 502), S2592 [27FE]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 1674), S9437 [16SE]

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

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

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 446), S2322 [13FE] (see S. Res. 339), S11205 [5NO]

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

Tariff: footwear (see S. 730), S9133 [8SE]

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

———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]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 1583), S10961 [30OC]

———impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on sale-in, lease-out (SILO) and lease-in, lease-out (LILO) transactions (see S. 1341), S10362 [13OC]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 1400), S7192 [7JY]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see S. 1589), S10521 [19OC]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see S. 2882), S13251 [15DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal purposes (see S. 1728), S10702 [22OC]

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 1313), S6887 [22JN]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (see S. 243), S719 [21JA]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see S. 585), S3073 [12MR]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 144), S389 [14JA]

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

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 825), S11345 [10NO]

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]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (see S. 1147), S11119 [4NO]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 584), S11430 [17NO]

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), S6365 [9JN]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize and rename as the Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (see S. 345), S5282 [7MY]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see S. Res. 356), S12323 [3DE]

21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act: reauthorize (see S. 1482), S8766 [4AU]

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), S11493 [18NO]

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

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: place reasonable safeguards on the use of surveillance and other authorities (see S. 1686), S9554 [17SE]

Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 1547), S8557 [30JY]

———enhance disability compensation for certain disabled veterans with difficulties using prostheses and those in need of regular aid and attendance for residuals of traumatic brain injury (see S. 1015), S5328 [11MY]

———establish veterans' treatment courts (see S. 902), S9437 [16SE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 546), S2965 [10MR]

———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see S. 658), S5555 [18MY]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see S. 1160), S5906 [1JN]

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), S7558 [15JY]

Water pollution: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see S. 933), S4963 [30AP]

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 422), S2474 [25FE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S4447 [20AP]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see S. 1374), S7070 [25JN]

World MRSA Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S10110 [5OC]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 124), S4964 [30AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S11493 [18NO]

World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 81), S6454 [10JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Antarctic Treaty: anniversary of signing (see S. Res. 365), S12070 [1DE]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see S. 1212), S6364 [9JN]

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

Business and industry: require a supermajority shareholder vote to approve excessive compensation of any employee of a publicly-traded company (see S. 1006), S5281 [7MY]

Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, IL: provide for joint use, transfer of property and personnel, and joint funding authority between the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs (see S. 1322), S6938 [23JN]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 178), S6364 [9JN]

Colleges and universities: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 1125), S5819 [21MY]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 729), S3897 [26MR]

Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr., Post Office Building, Springfield, IL: designate (see S. 234), S388 [14JA]

Controlled Substances Act: prevent abuse of dextromethorphan (see S. 1383), S7070 [25JN]

Courts: allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (see S. 1107), S5700 [20MY]

Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 500), S2558 [26FE]

Crime: combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see S. 470), S2473 [25FE]

———penalize crimes against humanity (see S. 1346), S6993 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance to Haiti to end deforestation and restore the extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see S. 1183), S6185 [4JN]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants for the creation, update, or adaptation of open textbooks (see S. 1714), S9840 [24SE]

———award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see S. 1129), S5819 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see S. 497), S2558 [26FE]

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

———establish recruitment and retention programs for public health workers and eliminate critical workforce shortages in public health agencies and centers (see S. 1143), S5819 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a section to enforce human rights laws and make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations (see S. 1472), S7699 [20JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve quality of care provided to veterans in departmental medical facilities and encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities (see S. 246), S388 [14JA]

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

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

Diseases: coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see S. 621), S3163 [17MR]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 819), S4311 [2AP]

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

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (see S. 510), S2691 [3MR]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see S. 566), S2965 [10MR]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1432), S7317 [9JY]

Health: ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (see S. 957), S5014 [1MY]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see S. 979), S5128 [5MY]

Health care facilities: provide patient-centered medical homes to improve effectiveness and efficiency in medical assistance under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1114), S5700 [20MY]

Immigration: reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs (see S. 887), S4669 [23AP]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see S. Res. 38), S2229 [12FE]

Lithuania: anniversary (see S. Res. 70), S2910 [9MR]

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

———permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals (see S. 1585), S8864 [5AU]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see S. 565), S2965 [10MR]

Nurses: fund comprehensive programs to ensure an adequate supply of nurses (see S. 1512), S8039 [23JY]

Olympic Day: observance (see S. Res. 178), S6364 [9JN]

Political campaigns: establish a revenue source for fair elections financing of Senate campaigns by providing an excise tax on amounts paid pursuant to contracts with the Government (see S. 751), S4062 [31MR]

———reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 752), S4063 [31MR]

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

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

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

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (see S. 1820), S10635 [21OC]

Social Security: promote tobacco use cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the maternal and child health program (see S. 770), S4172 [1AP]

Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse, Rockford, IL: designate (see S. 387), S1677 [5FE] (see S. 520), S2691 [3MR]

Taxation: deny a deduction for excessive compensation of any employee of an employer (see S. 1007), S5281 [7MY]

———provide tax credit to employers headquartered in U.S., that pay fair wages, provide benefits, offset income for employees serving in Reserves, and respect the right to organize (see S. 829), S4445 [20AP]

U.S. Olympic Committee: establish Urban Youth Sport Initiative (see S. Res. 100), S4311 [2AP]

Veterans: carry out a pilot program on training, certification, and support of family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and Armed Forces members (see S. 543), S2866 [6MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 624), S3163 [17MR]

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

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [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]

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

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2760 [4MR], S2860 [6MR], S2953 [10MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1906 [7FE], S2024 [9FE]

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

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5426 [13MY], S5570 [19MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7510 [15JY], S7635 [16JY], S7861 [22JY]

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

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

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

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S4657 [23AP], S4740 [27AP]

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

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

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

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, S12898 [10DE], S13073 [12DE]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), S8213 [28JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10910 [29OC], S10984 [2NO], S11080 [4NO]

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

Colloquies

Withdrawal of amendment during Senate floor reading (1992): Brock Adams and Bob Packwood, S13312 [16DE]

Interviews

Amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences: with American Banker (publication), H2992, H3005 [5MR]

Letters

Amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences: several organizations, S4936 [30AP]

Crimes Against Humanity Act: several organizations, S7012 [24JN]

Financial Product Safety Commission Act: several organizations, S2978 [10MR]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice: Nan Aron, Alliance for Justice, S8914 [6AU]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Marcia D. Greenberger, National Women's Law Center, S8915 [6AU]

Omnibus appropriations for certain New York projects: Senator Schumer, S12897 [10DE]

Protecting Consumers From Unreasonble Credit Rates Act: several organizations, S2572 [26FE]

Lists

Republican non-relevant amendments offered to legislation in 2009, S7520 [15JY]

Memorandums

Foundation for the Minority Party's Rights in the Senate: Senator Gregg, S13312 [16DE]

Messages

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With France: President Obama, S9189 [9SE]

Notices

Congressional Record: correction, S9190 [9SE]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S11305 [10NO]

Privilege of the floor

Avanni, Arex, S7214 [7JY]

Paolucci, Rob, S12016 [30NO]

Peltola, Jeff, S12016 [30NO]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S778 [22JA]

Adler, Robert S.: nomination to the CPSC, S5273 [7MY]

African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (S. Con. Res. 26), S6765 [18JN]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (S. Res. 318), S10651 [21OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8729 [4AU]

AID: encourage nomination of an Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency (S. Res. 312), S11335 [10NO]

———enhance capacity to undertake global development activities (S. 355), S1066 [29JA], S5274 [7MY], S11335 [10NO]

Air pollution: prohibit global warming pollution emission cap and trade program from increasing electric and gasoline prices, S4025 [31MR]

———use of budget reconciliation for global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S4025 [31MR]

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), S3352 [18MR]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S3145 [17MR]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on economy, S9174 [9SE]

Amtrak: permit passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage, S9355-S9357 [15SE]

Antarctic Treaty: anniversary of signing (S. Res. 365), S12089 [1DE]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (S. 1212), S6416 [10JN]

Appropriations: maintain existing spending levels, adjusted for inflation, by reducing duplicative or non-essential funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S2672 [3MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2650, S2651 [3MR], S2728 [4MR], S2787, S2788 [5MR], S2856 [6MR], S2928, S2929, S2930, S2939, S2941, S2945 [10MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), motion to commit, S2672 [3MR]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S12896 [10DE], S12989 [11DE], S13068, S13070 [12DE], S13130 [13DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1427 [3FE], S1501 [4FE], S1619, S1620, S1628, S1637, S1661 [5FE], S1854 [6FE], S2092, S2094 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, S2170, S2204, S2206 [12FE], S2258, S2263, S2300, S2311 [13FE], S2859 [6MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5592 [19MY], S5654, S5681, S5685, S5686 [20MY], S5769, S5770, S5794 [21MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, S6783 [18JN]

Armed Forces: express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, S11306 [10NO]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, S9427 [16SE]

Army: ensure contract work done under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program complies with certain electrical, water quality, and sexual assault prevention and prosecution standards, S10042 [1OC]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): investigate alleged criminal activities, S10630 [21OC], S10748, S10762 [27OC], S10812 [28OC], S11025 [3NO]

———prohibit use of funds from the supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus, S1854 [6FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, S4796-S4799 [28AP], S4881-S4883 [29AP], S4915, S4922, S4931, S4933 [30AP], S5176 [6MY], S8786-S8788 [5AU]

———amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (S. 61), S65 [6JA]

Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (S. Res. 112), S10650 [21OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3632-S3634 [24MR], S3773 [25MR]

———deficit, S1637 [5FE], S10388 [14OC], S10467 [15OC], S12035 [1DE]

———reconciliation process, S4865 [29AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4025, S4047 [31MR], S4162 [1AP], S4278 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, S4865, S4874 [29AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S4830 [28AP]

Business and industry: require a supermajority shareholder vote to approve excessive compensation of any employee of a publicly-traded company (S. 1006), S5290 [7MY]

Byrd, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 354), S11475 [18NO]

Callahan, Dan: Missouri Valley Conference Most Courageous Award recipient, S11262 [9NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: accept a statue of Ronald Reagan from the people of California for placement (H. Con. Res. 101), S4705 [23AP]

———authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a bust of Sojourner Truth (H. Con. Res. 86), S4705 [23AP]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor bicentennial of birth of Abraham Lincoln (H. Con. Res. 27), S1472 [3FE]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 54), S4226 [1AP]

Carter, Ashton B.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, S4658 [23AP]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (S. Res. 22), S946 [27JA]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (S. Res. 302), S10118 [5OC]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, S6700 [17JN]

Chrysler LLC: impact of bankruptcy filing and pending merger with Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., S5176 [6MY]

Clarence Center, NY: express condolences for victims and gratitude to emergency responders of Continental Flight 3407 crash, S2263 [13FE]

Climate: global warming, S4529 [22AP]

Clinton, Senator: ensure greater transparency relative to possible conflict of interest concerning the William J. Clinton Foundation in role of Sec. of State, S687 [21JA]

———nomination to be Sec. of State, S687 [21JA]

Clinton, William J.: evaluation of economic policies, S2094 [11FE]

Coal: FutureGen project funding, S3017 [11MR]

Colleges and universities: allow certain religious activities on campuses receiving economic stimulus funds, S1661 [5FE]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (S. 1125), S5825 [21MY]

Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr., Post Office Building, Springfield, IL: designate (S. 234), S389 [14JA]

Committees of the Senate: authorizing expenditures (S. Res. 73), S2954 [10MR]

———constitute majority party membership (S. Res. 257), S9189 [9SE]

———majority party appointments (S. Res. 18), unanimous-consent agreement, S794 [22JA]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), S3749, S3776 [25MR]

———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), motion to proceed, S3594 [23MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S4883-S4885 [29AP]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (H. Con. Res. 41), S2166 [11FE]

Controlled Substances Act: prevent abuse of dextromethorphan (S. 1383), S7097 [25JN]

Corps of Engineers: extend the authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits (H.R. 4165), S12969 [10DE]

Correctional institutions: permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities (S. 251), S10115, S10117 [5OC]

Courts: allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (S. 1107), S5723 [20MY]

———allow certain detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to be brought to the U.S. for trial and possible imprisonment, S6320 [9JN], S6417, S6432, S6433, S6434, S6437 [10JN]

———role and responsibilities of Federal judges, S6699 [17JN]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007, S5794 [21MY]

Credit: allow merchants to offer a discount over credit cards for individuals paying with cash, check, or debit card, S5464 [14MY]

———establish a national consumer credit usury rate, S4796-S4799 [28AP]

———establish a national consumer credit usury rate (S. 500), S2570 [26FE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), S2859 [6MR], S3522-S3524 [19MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability, S13020 [11DE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S4741-S4743 [27AP], S4881-S4883 [29AP], S4915, S4922, S4931, S4933 [30AP], S5176 [6MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5347 [12MY], S5464 [14MY]

Crime: combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (S. 470), S2475 [25FE]

———penalize crimes against humanity (S. 1346), S7010 [24JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S7515, S7520, S7521, S7522 [15JY], S7589, S7632 [16JY], S10631 [21OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (S. 909), unanimous-consent request, S7522 [15JY]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 302), S10118 [5OC]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (S. 428), S4529 [22AP]

———U.S. policy, S4529 [22AP]

Cyprus: support reunification agreement, S2612 [2MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding for Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program, S8729 [4AU]

———provide assistance to Haiti to end deforestation and restore the extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (S. 1183), S6646 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7515, S7519, S7520, S7521, S7522 [15JY], S7589, S7632 [16JY], S7769 [21JY], S7812, S7818, S7825 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), unanimous-consent request, S7522 [15JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, S10631 [21OC]

———clarify preference for trying certain enemy combatants by military commission, S10387 [14OC]

———close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S6247-S6249 [8JN], S6320 [9JN], S6417, S6432, S6433, S6434, S6437 [10JN]

———F-22 aircraft program funding, S7519, S7520, S7521 [15JY]

———high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles funding, S10157 [6OC]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), conference report, S5684, S5685 [20MY]

———limit release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pending a threat assessment of each detainee, S5655, S5681, S5685, S5686 [20MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S9971 [30SE], S10042 [1OC], S10157 [6OC], S10417 [14OC], S13297 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13298 [16DE], S13352, S13355, S13356 [17DE], S13402, S13405, S13406, S13407, S13413, S13416, S13419, S13435, S13436 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), unanimous-consent agreement, S10114, S10115 [5OC]

———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, S11395, S11409 [17NO]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S., S5592 [19MY], S5654 [20MY], S5769, S5770 [21MY], S10557 [20OC]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants for the creation, update, or adaptation of open textbooks (S. 1714), S9850 [24SE]

———award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (S. 1129), S5826 [21MY]

———District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program funding for vouchers to provide school choice, S2787 [5MR], S2856-S2858 [6MR], S2928, S2929, S2930, S2939, S2945 [10MR], S5344 [12MY], S12989 [11DE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (S. 497), S2567 [26FE]

———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 (S. 682), S3673 [24MR]

———establish recruitment and retention programs for public health workers and eliminate critical workforce shortages in public health agencies and centers (S. 1143), S5850 [21MY]

———lift ban rendering individuals having HIV inadmissible to the U.S., S7550 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7288 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), conference report, S10557, S10558 [20OC]

Dept. of Justice: community-based street-level violence prevention funding, S10287 [8OC]

———establish a section to enforce human rights laws and make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations (S. 1472), S7702 [20JY], S13243 [15DE]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S4774 [28AP]

———potential criminal investigation of U.S. officials associated with CIA use of certain interrogation techniques, S5655 [20MY]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, S11158 [5NO]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9796, S9797 [24SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (S.J. Res. 5), S565, S584 [15JA]

———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, S8224 [29JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, S6783 [18JN]

———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), S8895 [6AU]

———voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, S9174 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance ability to recruit and retain health care administrators and providers in underserved rural areas, S11326 [10NO]

———improve quality of care provided to veterans in departmental medical facilities and encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, S11023 [3NO]

———improve quality of care provided to veterans in departmental medical facilities and encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities (S. 246), S394 [14JA]

———provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S11272 [9NO], S11324 [10NO], S11531 [19NO]

———provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans through reductions in U.N. contributions, S11531 [19NO]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (H.R. 1016), House amendment, S10376, S10378 [13OC]

———waive charges for humanitarian care provided to family members accompanying severely injured veterans receiving medical care and provide assistance to family caregivers (S. 801), S11262 [9NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11272 [9NO], S11325, S11326 [10NO], S11377 [16NO], S11395, S11409 [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, S3352 [18MR]

———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), S428 [15JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9355 [15SE], S9416 [16SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, S12896 [10DE], S12989 [11DE], S13068, S13070 [12DE], S13130 [13DE]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (S. 1425), S7408 [13JY]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (S. 987), S5234 [6MY]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (S. 1966), S11196 [5NO]

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), S697 [21JA], S737 [22JA], S803 [26JA], S6699 [17JN]

Diseases: coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (S. 621), S3180 [17MR]

District of Columbia: prohibit funding for needle exchange programs, S12989 [11DE]

———restore right to keep and bear arms, S2453 [25FE]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 335), S11376 [16NO]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (S. 1789), S10490 [15OC]

Duckworth, L. Tammy: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, S4600 [22AP]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S13419 [18DE]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, S186 [8JA], S737-S739 [22JA]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S5587 [19MY]

Employment: make permanent the E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation, S10748 [27OC], S10813 [28OC]

———prohibit funding for implementation of Executive order relative to employee notice of rights under Federal labor laws, S2941 [10MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), S8224, S8256 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), conference report, S10417, S10418 [14OC]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for administrative expenses for unconfirmed official unless the President certifies the official agrees to testify before and provide information to congressional committees, S9796, S9797 [24SE]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4217), S12969 [10DE]

False Claims Act: amend (S. 458), S2428 [24FE]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues, S2517, S2523, S2524 [26FE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S2692 [3MR], S11396 [17NO]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S6147 [4JN], S6401, S6405, S6412 [10JN], S6498 [11JN]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), motion to proceed, S5938 [2JN], S6006, S6007 [3JN]

FDIC: increase borrowing authority (S. 541), unanimous-consent request, S3352 [18MR]

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), S8506, S8510, S8511, S8512, S8524, S8529 [30JY]

Feed America Day: designate (S. Res. 334), S11376 [16NO]

Financial institutions: handling of foreclosure crisis and impact on the economy, S9174 [9SE]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (S. 566), S2974 [10MR], S6700 [17JN]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S7812, S7818, S7825 [22JY]

Foreign aid: funding for development programs in Pakistan and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, fighting global AIDS, and promoting sustainable development, S4162 [1AP]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S2788 [5MR]

———restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions, S956, S957 [28JA]

Foreign countries: human rights violations, S5795 [21MY]

GAO: review and audit Federal funds received by Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S10211 [7OC]

Geithner, Timothy F.: nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, S819 [26JA]

Gensler, Gary: nomination to be CFTC Chairman, S5587 [19MY]

———nomination to be CFTC Chairman, unanimous-consent agreement, S5561 [18MY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: observance, S9727 [23SE]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), S13408, S13410 [18DE]

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations, S11064 [4NO]

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (S. 1751), S10118 [5OC]

Hamburg, Margaret A.: confirmation as FDA Commissioner, S5609 [19MY]

———nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S5561 [18MY]

Hamilton, David F.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11469 [18NO]

Hayes, David J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior, S5405, S5407 [13MY]

Health: ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (S. 1681), S10630 [21OC]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (S. 979), S5133-S5135 [5MY]

———grants to support community-based doula programs, S13850 [23DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4785 [28AP], S6321 [9JN], S6401 [10JN], S6614 [16JN], S6679 [17JN], S6905 [23JN], S6975-S6977 [24JN], S7156 [7JY], S7221 [8JY], S7589 [16JY], S7681 [20JY], S7754 [21JY], S7838 [22JY], S8175 [28JY], S8506 [30JY], S8895 [6AU], S9106 [8SE], S9144 [9SE], S9631 [22SE], S9776 [24SE], S9949 [30SE], S10173 [7OC], S10335 [13OC], S10388, S10418 [14OC], S10467 [15OC], S10565 [20OC], S10714, S10715 [26OC], S10749, S10756, S10761 [27OC], S10813, S10841, S10842, S10843, S10845 [28OC], S10965, S10979 [2NO], S11026, S11043 [3NO], S11070, S11071 [4NO], S11262 [9NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12110, S12147, S12148, S12149, S12150, S12151, S12152 [2DE], S12304, S12305, S12306 [3DE], S12486, S12499, S12501 [5DE], S12524, S12526, S12539 [6DE], S12593, S12595, S12596 [7DE], S12671 [8DE], S12779, S12780 [9DE], S12981, S12982, S12983, S12984, S13018 [11DE], S13082, S13083 [12DE], S13133 [13DE], S13211 [15DE], S13311, S13313 [16DE], S13352 [17DE], S13402, S13411, S13419, S13420, S13436 [18DE], S13473, S13479, S13480 [19DE], S13558, S13561, S13583, S13586, S13610 [20DE], S13647 [21DE], S13715 [22DE], S13818, S13833, S13850 [23DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S12035, S12037, S12065 [1DE], S12105, S12108 [2DE], S12291 [3DE], S12393 [4DE], S12779 [9DE], S13297 [16DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11831 [20NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent agreement, S12259 [2DE], S12303 [3DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent request, S12981 [11DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), S10894 [29OC], S11373, S11374 [16NO], S11394 [17NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, S12671 [8DE], S12989 [11DE]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S12109, S12110 [2DE], S12499, S12501 [5DE], S12526, S12539 [6DE]

Health care facilities: provide patient-centered medical homes to improve effectiveness and efficiency in medical assistance under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1114), S5729 [20MY]

Highway Trust Fund: temporarily protect solvency, S8510, S8511, S8512 [30JY]

Hill, Christopher R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Iraq, S4480 [21AP]

Holder, Eric H., Jr.: nomination to be Attorney General, S283 [12JA], S884 [27JA]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S2452 [25FE], S2517, S2522, S2523, S2524 [26FE]

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

Housing: aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure, S2651 [3MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures and preserve home values, S4931 [30AP]

Hudson River: recognize quadricentennial celebration of discovery to honor, commemorate, and celebrate the historic ties of the U.S. and the Netherlands (H. Con. Res. 178), S10117 [5OC]

Illinois: observance of Carbon Day, S9365 [15SE]

Immigration: clarify employer responsibilities when their employees' names and Social Security numbers do not match SSA records, S7288 [9JY]

Insurance: extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage, S13297, S13298 [16DE]

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

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, S4480 [21AP]

IRS: allow use of private debt collection companies, S2728 [4MR]

James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Chicago, IL: designate, S11325 [10NO]

Jasper Against Batten (organization): tribute to research funding efforts for Batten Disease and other rare diseases, S10105 [5OC]

Jordan: anniversary of relations with U.S. and accession to the throne of King Abdullah II (S. Res. 376), S13340 [16DE]

Koh, Harold H.: nomination to be Dept. of State Legal Adviser, S6974 [24JN]

LaHood, Ray: confirmation as Sec. of Transportation, S794 [22JA]

Lakewood, WA: express condolences to families of slain police officers (S. Res. 366), S12259 [2DE]

Lamont, Thomas R.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, S5561 [18MY]

Levinson, Robert: urge Iran to intensify cooperation relative to investigation of his disappearance, commend Switzerland for ongoing assistance, and express sympathy to family (S. Con. Res. 4), S2915, S2916 [9MR]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (S. Res. 38), S2169, S2171 [12FE]

———recognize the importance of the Gettysburg Address, S2171 [12FE]

Lithuania: anniversary (S. Res. 70), S3033 [11MR]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (S. 718), S4226 [1AP]

Marion, IL: allegations of malpractice at Marion VA Medical Center, S11023 [3NO]

Medicare: delay date on which accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies (H.R. 3663), S10117 [5OC]

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

———eliminate funding cuts, S12035, S12037, S12065 [1DE], S12105, S12108, S12148 [2DE], S12291 [3DE], S12524 [6DE]

———Medicare Advantage program funding, S10173 [7OC], S11394 [17NO], S12305, S12306 [3DE], S12393 [4DE]

———permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals (S. 1585), S8871 [5AU]

———prohibit reduction of guaranteed benefits and apply any savings to extend solvency of trust funds, reduce premiums, improve or expand guaranteed benefits, and protect access to providers, S12595 [7DE]

———prohibit use of trust fund revenues to establish new entitlement programs, S12596 [7DE]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (S. 565), S2973 [10MR]

———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), S10382 [13OC]

Meyer, Amy: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Service to America National Security and International Affairs Medal recipient, S9976 [30SE]

Miami University: anniversary (S. Res. 35), S2166 [11FE]

Mining and mineral resources: require U.S.-registered companies selling products using columbite-tantalite, coltan, cassiterite, and wolframite to disclose the country-of-origin of such materials to the SEC (S. 891), S4745 [27AP]

Moldova: ensure a fair and democratic election process for parliamentary elections (S. Res. 56), S4227 [1AP]

Morton, John: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S4905 [29AP]

Motor vehicles: allow third-party arbitration to determine reinstatement of automobile dealership franchises with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, S13130 [13DE]

Mulloy, Patrick A.: nomination to U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, unanimous-consent agreement, S11377 [16NO]

NAACP: anniversary, S2209 [12FE]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, S10055 [1OC]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (S. 951), S10055 [1OC]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (S. Res. 113), S4704 [23AP]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 291), S11061 [3NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 291), S11061 [3NO]

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (S. 2097), S11324 [10NO]

National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 364), S12016 [30NO]

National FFA Organization: anniversary of membership of women (S. Res. 319), S10651, S10652 [21OC]

National Mentoring Month: designate (S. Res. 383), S13705 [21DE]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 295), S10381, S10382 [13OC]

National Reading Education Assistance Dogs Day: designate (S. Res. 338), S11377 [16NO]

National security: proposed release of certain detainees from detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S5419 [13MY], S6150 [4JN], S6247 [8JN]

National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 382), S13704, S13705 [21DE]

NATO: anniversary (S. Res. 20), S4227 [1AP]

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (S. Con. Res. 10), S2916 [9MR]

News media: encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership and ensure public airwaves are used in the public interest, S2517, S2523 [26FE]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, S3156 [17MR]

———reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict, S3156 [17MR]

Nurses: fund comprehensive programs to ensure an adequate supply of nurses (S. 1512), S8042 [23JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S7680 [20JY]

———evaluation of economic policies, S3632-S3634 [24MR], S4883-S4885 [29AP], S7155 [7JY]

———Executive orders to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and limit use of certain interrogation techniques, S5418-S5420 [13MY], S6150 [4JN], S7680 [20JY]

———proposal to reform U.S. financial regulatory system, S6700 [17JN]

———speech to schoolchildren, S9105 [8SE]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government recipient, S5551 [18MY]

Ogden, David W.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S3016 [11MR]

———nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, unanimous-consent agreement, S2986 [10MR]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1243), S9189 [9SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay tax increases until health benefits begin, S13297 [16DE]

———prohibit tax increase for individuals under certain income levels, S12779 [9DE]

———prohibit use of surplus Social Security trust fund revenues and long-term care insurance premiums to fund such Act, S12304 [3DE]

Perez, Thomas E.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, unanimous-consent agreement, S10115 [5OC]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S12780 [9DE], S13082, S13083 [12DE]

Point of order, S8530 [30JY], S9798 [24SE]

Poland: anniversary of relations with U.S. (S. Res. 9), S4227 [1AP]

Political campaigns: establish a revenue source for fair elections financing of Senate campaigns by providing an excise tax on amounts paid pursuant to contracts with the Government (S. 751), S4073 [31MR]

———reform financing of Senate elections (S. 752), S10630 [21OC]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), S7681 [20JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S792 [22JA], S2986 [10MR], S5561 [18MY], S10115 [5OC], S10652 [21OC]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6346 [9JN], S11469 [18NO]

———Senate process for confirmation of nominees, S5406, S5407 [13MY]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (S. 799), S4344 [2AP]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (H.J. Res. 26), S10708 [22OC]

———confer honorary citizenship (S.J. Res. 12), S2645 [2MR]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 313), S10382 [13OC]

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago: tribute, S3541 [19MR]

Reinsch, William A.: nomination to U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, unanimous-consent agreement, S11377 [16NO]

Reserve Officers Association: include leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws in the Federal charter (S. 1599), S9189 [9SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 3617), S9973, S9974 [30SE]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: repeal rescission of unobligated balances, S8529 [30JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10211 [7OC], S10287 [8OC], S10417 [14OC], S11158 [5NO]

Sebelius, Kathleen: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S4785 [28AP]

Secret Service: transfer statutory entitlements to pay and hours of work for current members from District of Columbia Code to U.S. Code (S. 1510), S10378 [13OC]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S13352 [17DE]

———importance of bipartisanship, S2263 [13FE]

———legislative process, S2650, S2651 [3MR], S10813 [28OC], S13311, S13313 [16DE]

———legislative program, S794 [22JA], S947 [27JA], S1472 [3FE], S2166 [11FE], S2169 [12FE], S2917 [9MR], S2986, S2987 [10MR], S3806 [25MR], S4228 [1AP], S4705 [23AP], S4830 [28AP], S4905 [29AP], S5562 [18MY], S9190 [9SE], S10118 [5OC], S10383 [13OC], S11061 [3NO], S11099 [4NO], S11390 [16NO], S12016 [30NO], S12090 [1DE], S12259, S12260 [2DE], S12523 [6DE], S12969 [10DE], S13068 [12DE], S13341 [16DE], S13408, S13410 [18DE], S13706 [21DE]

———tribute to staff, S5178 [6MY]

Senate Rules: prohibit consideration of a congressionally directed spending item if inclusion of such language is conditioned on the vote of any Senator, S13833 [23DE]

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (S. 473), S2479 [25FE]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (S. 1820), S10637 [21OC]

Smith, Mary L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division, S11470 [18NO]

Social Security: eliminate State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage for legal immigrants and increase coverage for low-income American children, S1026, S1027 [29JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S803 [26JA], S852, S885 [27JA], S956, S957 [28JA], S1026, S1027 [29JA]

———prohibit retroactive payments to individuals during periods for which such individuals are prisoners, fugitive felons, or probation or parole violators (H.R. 4218), S12969 [10DE]

———promote tobacco use cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the maternal and child health program (S. 770), S4179 [1AP]

Solis, Representative: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S2413 [24FE]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to circuit court ruling on employment discrimination case of firefighters in New Haven, CT, S8917 [6AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to positions on right to keep and bear arms, S8917 [6AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to statements on gender and ethnicity, S8915 [6AU]

———investiture as Supreme Court Justice, S9105 [8SE]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6346 [9JN], S6699 [17JN], S7155 [7JY], S7280 [9JY], S7589 [16JY], S8914, S8915 [6AU]

Southers, Erroll G.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration, S13782 [22DE]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, S3156 [17MR]

Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse, Rockford, IL: designate (S. 387), S1684 [5FE]

Steel Day: observance, S9547 [17SE]

Sunstein, Cass R.: nomination to be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator, S9173 [9SE]

Supreme Court: impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions, S10630 [21OC]

Taxation: deny a deduction for excessive compensation of any employee of an employer (S. 1007), S5291 [7MY]

———extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit, S11025 [3NO]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4217), S12969 [10DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12981, S12982, S12983, S12984 [11DE], S13402 [18DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent agreement, S12259 [2DE], S12303 [3DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent request, S12981 [11DE]

———provide a point of order against additional estate tax relief unless an equal amount of aggregate tax relief is provided to middle-income individuals, S4278 [2AP]

———provide tax credit to employers headquartered in U.S., that pay fair wages, provide benefits, offset income for employees serving in Reserves, and respect the right to organize (S. 829), S4448 [20AP]

Tenenbaum, Inez Moore: nomination to be CPSC Chair, S5273 [7MY]

Thomson, IL: proposal to convert Thomson Correctional Center into a Federal prison with a separate unit to house some detainees previously held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S11374-S11376 [16NO], S11395 [17NO], S13310 [16DE]

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), S6906 [23JN], S9165 [9SE]

———establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (S. 1023), motion to proceed, S6679, S6700 [17JN]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9189 [9SE]

Trinity College: tribute to men's squash team (S. Res. 120), S4905 [29AP]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in China, S2788 [5MR]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S13355, S13356 [17DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10418 [14OC], S10536, S10564 [20OC], S10630 [21OC], S10966, S10979 [2NO], S11024, S11044 [3NO]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), motion to proceed, S10717 [26OC], S10748, S10762 [27OC], S10812, S10843 [28OC]

———rates, S9174 [9SE]

Unemployment Trust Fund: temporarily protect solvency, S8529 [30JY]

University of Georgia: tribute to women's gymnastics team (S. Res. 119), S4904 [29AP]

Veterans: carry out a pilot program on training, certification, and support of family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and Armed Forces members (S. 543), S2866 [6MR]

Veterans Day: observance, S11262 [9NO], S11306 [10NO]

Votes: position on missed, S3348 [18MR], S4430 [20AP], S4617 [23AP], S6645 [16JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (S. 624), S3185 [17MR]

Werfel, Daniel J.: nomination to be OMB Office of Federal Financial Management Controller, S10382 [13OC]

World MRSA Day: designate (S. Res. 301), S10117 [5OC]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 358), S12089 [1DE]

Wyeth, Andrew: tribute (S. Res. 23), S946 [27JA]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 846), S7408 [13JY], S10380 [13OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5177 [6MY]

Reports filed

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1432) (S. Rept. 111-43), S7317 [9JY]

Judicial Survivors Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1107), S7069 [25JN]

Statements

Federal Assistance To States, Local Jurisdictions, and Indian Tribes To Prosecute Hate Crimes: Several Religious Leaders, S7520 [15JY]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor To Be Supreme Court Justice: LatinoJustice PRLDEF (organization), S8914 [6AU]

Texts of

S. 61, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act, S66 [6JA]

S. 330, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S895 [27JA]

S. 355, Increasing America's Global Development Capacity Act, S1066 [29JA]

S. 387, Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse, Rockford, IL, S1684 [5FE]

S. 470, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, S2476-S2479 [25FE]

S. 473, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act, S2480-S2483 [25FE]

S. 497, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act, S2568 [26FE]

S. 500, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonble Credit Rates Act, S2571 [26FE]

S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S2693-S2705 [3MR]

S. 565, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act, S2974 [10MR]

S. 566, Financial Product Safety Commission Act, S2975-S2978 [10MR]

S. 621, Congenital Heart Futures Act, S3180-S3182 [17MR]

S. 624, Water for the World Act, S3186-S3188 [17MR]

S. 682, Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, S3673-S3675 [24MR]

S. 729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S3930-S3932 [26MR]

S. 751, Fair Elections Revenue Act, S4074 [31MR]

S. 752, Fair Elections Now Act, S4074-S4080 [31MR]

S. 770, Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act, S4180 [1AP]

S. 799, America's Red Rock Wilderness Act, S4345-S4349 [2AP]

S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act, S4379-S4385 [2AP]

S. 829, Patriot Employers Act, S4448 [20AP]

S. 846, award Congressional Gold Medal to Muhammad Yunus, S4520 [21AP]

S. 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, S4689-S4693 [23AP]

S. 957, Public Health Emergency Response Act, S5020-S5022 [1MY]

S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act, S5135-S5142 [5MY]

S. 987, International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act, S5234-S5236 [6MY]

S. 1006, Excessive Pay Shareholder Approval Act, S5291 [7MY]

S. 1007, Excessive Pay Capped Deduction Act, S5291 [7MY]

S. 1107, Judicial Survivors Protection Act, S5724 [20MY]

S. 1114, Medical Homes Act, S5729-S5732 [20MY]

S. 1125, Student Voter Opportunity To Encourage Registration (Student VOTER) Act, S5825 [21MY]

S. 1129, Pathways to College Act, S5827-S5829 [21MY]

S. 1143, Public Health Workforce Development Act, S5850-S5852 [21MY]

S. 1183, Haiti Reforestation Act, S6191-S6193 [4JN]

S. 1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, S6366-S6371 [9JN]

S. 1322, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act, S6942-S6944 [23JN]

S. 1346, Crimes Against Humanity Act, S7011 [24JN]

S. 1383, Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act, S7098 [25JN]

S. 1425, Global Resources and Opportunities for Women To Thrive (GROWTH) Act, S7321-S7324 [9JY]

S. 1472, Human Rights Enforcement Act, S7703 [20JY]

S. 1512, Nurse Training and Retention Act, S8043 [23JY]

S. 1585, permit Medicare pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals, S8871 [5AU]

S. 1714, Open College Textbook Act, S9850 [24SE]

S. 1820, Clean Cruise Ship Act, S10638-S10641 [21OC]

Tributes

Brueggeman, Charles E., S14136 [24DE]

Burke, Joseph, S2313 [13FE]

Burris, Senator, S565 [15JA]

Byrd, Senator, S157 [7JA]

Coleman, Norm, S7279 [9JY]

Edmondson, Eric, S11324 [10NO]

Gaul, Mary Margaret, S3156 [17MR]

Houbolt, John C., S10055 [1OC]

Inouye, Senator, S2672 [3MR], S10670 [22OC]

Kennedy, Edward M., S9144 [9SE], S9202 [10SE], S10756 [27OC], S13480 [19DE]

Kennedy, Senator, S3157 [17MR]

Leahy, Senator, S2960 [10MR]

Martinez, Senator, S9149 [9SE]

Mosley, Steven, S4717 [24AP]

Obama, President, S737 [22JA]

Reid, Senator, S4904 [29AP]

Sarbanes, Christine D., S3628 [24MR]

Sinnott, Martin, S5430 [13MY]

Szabo, Joseph C., S4904 [29AP]

Velasquez, Arturo, Sr., S4502 [21AP]