MENENDEZ, ROBERT (a Senator from New Jersey)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1443, S1444, S1464 [3FE], S1543, S1557, S1558, S1582, S1591, S1592, S1593 [4FE], S1678, S1679, S1736, S1737, S1738, S1740, S1741, S1755, S1758 [5FE], S1865 [6FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5740, S5741 [20MY], S5822 [21MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4064, S4102 [31MR], S4118, S4225 [1AP], S4258, S4396 [2AP]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), S3805 [25MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5385, S5386, S5388 [12MY], S5437, S5444, S5447 [13MY], S5504, S5532 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7491 [14JY], S7563, S7567 [15JY], S7801, S7806 [21JY], S7927, S7929 [22JY], S8011 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S9990 [30SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7272, S7275 [8JY]

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

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11256 [6NO], S11331 [10NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9384, S9385 [15SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), S8208 [28JY], S8285 [29JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12397, S12425, S12431 [4DE], S12518, S12521 [5DE], S12637, S12638, S12639, S12640 [7DE], S12709 [8DE], S12805, S12831 [9DE], S12947 [10DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S11207 [5NO]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12397, S12425, S12431 [4DE], S12518, S12521 [5DE], S12637, S12638, S12639, S12640 [7DE], S12709 [8DE], S12805, S12831 [9DE], S12947 [10DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10324 [8OC], S10992, S11000 [2NO]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H2625 [24FE]

Committee to escort the President, H9390 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see S. Con. Res. 26), S6806 [18JN]

AID: encourage nomination of an Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency (see S. Res. 312), S10488 [15OC]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see S. Res. 117), S4891 [29AP]

Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act: add Paraguay as a beneficiary country (see S. 780), S4313 [2AP]

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

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

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

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 2743), S11595 [19NO]

———exclude combat pay from income for purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and the special supplemental nutrition program under WIC (see S. 581), S4514 [21AP]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 455), S13190 [14DE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S6721 [17JN]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see S. 1169), S7641 [16JY]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see S. 213), S6256 [8JN]

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

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

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 694), S8865 [5AU]

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), S7641 [16JY]

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

Business and industry: address reimbursement of certain costs to automobile dealers (see S. 1253), S7141 [6JY]

———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), S10521 [19OC]

———provide State programs to encourage employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking throughout the U.S. (see S. 2909), S13458 [18DE]

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

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

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see S. Res. 84), S4671 [23AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see S. 259), S7318 [9JY]

Children and youth: update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see S. 934), S9555 [17SE]

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

Citizenship Day: support ideals and goals (see S. Res. 271), S9436 [16SE]

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

Climate: reduce global warming pollution through international climate finance and investment (see S. 2835), S12322 [3DE]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 729), S3987 [30MR]

Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see S. 970), S5329 [11MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: develop capacity and infrastructure for mentoring programs (see S. 545), S10991 [2NO]

———establish Encore Service programs, Encore Fellowship programs, and Silver Scholarship programs (see S. 467), S3114 [16MR]

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

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

Credit cards: establish a moratorium on interest rate increases (see S. 1927), S10735 [26OC]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 909), S5067 [4MY]

Cuba: express solidarity with writers, journalists, and librarians of Cuba on World Press Freedom Day and call for release of Cubans imprisoned for exercising rights associated with freedom of the press (see S. Res. 149), S5502 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: modify share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see S. 645), S5066 [4MY]

———provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see S. 559), S2964 [10MR]

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

Dept. of Education: establish Secondary School Innovation Fund (see S. 968), S5065 [4MY]

———require Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see S. 471), S11118 [4NO]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 1158), S11048 [3NO]

———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), S10520 [19OC]

———establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 1523), S11206 [5NO]

———establish Federal standards for health insurance forms and provide transparency and accountability in the group and individual health insurance markets (see S. 1050), S6544 [11JN]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see S. 1445), S7558 [15JY]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (see S. 118), S10924 [29OC]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see S. 1327), S6938 [23JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a competitive grant program to assist local criminal prosecutors' offices in investigating and prosecuting crimes of real estate fraud (see S. 1724), S11206 [5NO]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (see S. 386), S4755 [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (see S. 1623), S8993 [6AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank (see S. 2914), S13458 [18DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance capacity to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals (see S. 252), S10635 [21OC]

———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), S4312 [2AP]

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

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 535), S4670 [23AP]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see S. 1425), S9590 [21SE]

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: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see S. 1545), S12413 [4DE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 1492), S7868 [22JY]

———modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer services, and provide cancer treatment and survivorship initiatives (see S. 717), S4892 [29AP]

———prevent, treat, and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups relative to diabetes (see S. 844), S10318 [8OC]

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

Ecology and environment: establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification (see S. 1933), S12619 [7DE]

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]

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see S. 1478), S11119 [4NO]

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: improve academic content standards for physical education (see S. 634), S4515 [21AP]

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

———provide grants for repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools, including early learning facilities at the elementary schools (see S. 1121), S13191 [14DE]

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]

Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see S. 818), S9079 [7AU]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 1422), S9437 [16SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 982), S5556 [18MY]

FDIC: increase borrowing authority (see S. 541), S3610 [23MR]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 599), S11493 [18NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 619), S13698 [21DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see S. 696), S5129 [5MY]

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

———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 878), S5436 [13MY]

Fifth Summit of the Americas: support (see S. Res. 90), S3986 [30MR]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 298), S10061 [1OC]

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), S13883 [23DE]

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

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

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see S. 850), S8135 [27JY]

Foreign aid: strengthen capacity, transparency, and accountability of U.S. foreign assistance programs to effectively adapt and respond to new challenges (see S. 1524), S8196 [28JY]

Foreign policy: importance of public diplomacy (see S. Res. 49), S3164 [17MR]

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

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 451), S5372 [12MY]

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

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

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

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

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

———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]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see S. 21), S40 [6JA]

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

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see S. 468), S3898 [26MR]

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

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

———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]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see S. 1038), S13191 [14DE]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1652), S10062 [1OC]

Insurance: extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 2730), S11595 [19NO]

———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]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1235), S6652 [16JN]

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), S8135 [27JY]

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

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

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]

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

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

Levinson, Robert: urge Iran to intensify cooperation relative to investigation of his disappearance, commend Switzerland for ongoing assistance, and express sympathy to family (see S. Con. Res. 4), S1432 [3FE]

Libya: express that Libya should apologize for the welcome home ceremony held to celebrate the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi (see S. Res. 253), S9132 [8SE]

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 18), S4671 [23AP]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 833), S4965 [30AP]

———provide a demonstration program to reduce frequent use of health services by beneficiaries with chronic illnesses by providing coordinated care management and community support services (see S. 1781), S10434 [14OC]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 683), S8994 [6AU]

Medicare: establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (see S. 1131), S8135 [27JY]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see S. 254), S8197 [28JY]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see S. 662), S7481 [14JY]

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

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 538), S2828 [5MR]

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

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

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

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

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

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

National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S9135 [8SE]

National Hispanic Media Week: designate (see S. Res. 325), S10777 [27OC]

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

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 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 267), S9371 [15SE]

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

National School Psychology Week: designate (see S. Res. 210), S9135 [8SE]

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

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 690), S3784 [25MR]

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

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

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include nonprofit and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see S. 1353), S12009 [30NO]

OPIC: reauthorize programs (see S. 705), S3785 [25MR]

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

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

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

———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]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see S. 593), S9295 [11SE]

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

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see S. 433), S4755 [27AP]

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), S10736 [26OC]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 313), S10362 [13OC]

Roads and highways: reduce Federal highway funds available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle (see S. 1536), S8271 [29JY]

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

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 473), S3074 [12MR]

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

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

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

Ships and vessels: require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls (see S. 685), S8272 [29JY]

Singh, Manmohan: recognize service to India and U.S. visit of Indian Prime Minister (see S. Res. 360), S11972 [21NO]

Social Security: 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), S8766 [4AU]

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

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 686), S8682 [3AU]

Sustainable development: establish Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, and comprehensive planning and sustainability challenge grant programs (see S. 1619), S8993 [6AU]

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

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see S. 857), S11493 [18NO]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see S. 823), S5944 [2JN]

———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), S3551 [19MR]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1360), S10571 [20OC]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1153), S5820 [21MY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1203), S6255 [8JN]

———impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Federal emergency economic assistance and limit amount of compensation that employees may defer from taxation (see S. 651), S3550 [19MR]

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

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

———provide a higher education opportunity credit in place of existing education tax incentives (see S. 250), S599 [15JA]

———provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see S. 1091), S6582 [15JN]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 781), S4756 [27AP]

———provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component parts (see S. 271), S787 [22JA]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 249), S670 [20JA]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 144), S2423 [24FE]

———repeal provision prohibiting the crediting of interest to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1474), S7699 [20JY]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 825), S13190 [14DE]

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

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 1192), S6186 [4JN]

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), S8997 [6AU]

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), S6257 [8JN]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see S. 1799), S10520 [19OC]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see S. Res. 356), S11594 [19NO]

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), S11291 [9NO]

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

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: 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), S4173 [1AP]

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

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

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 462), S2910 [9MR]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 422), S2229 [12FE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S4756 [27AP]

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), S7780 [21JY]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 846), S4722 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: require air carriers and ticket agents to notify consumers of taxes and fees applicable to airline tickets and prohibit imposition of fuel surcharges that do not correlate to fuel costs (see S. 2823), S12160 [2DE]

Business and industry: increase corporate responsibility (see S. 2813), S11883 [20NO]

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

Children and youth: establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (see S. 2840), S12413 [4DE]

———provide grants to States to establish or expand quality programs providing home visitation for low-income women expecting children and families with young children (see S. 1267), S6650 [16JN]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 128), S5128 [5MY]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see S. 1076), S5614 [19MY]

Computers: promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives (see S. 1047), S5501 [14MY]

Credit: permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see S. 241), S388 [14JA]

Credit cards: protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing debt, unfair practices, and deceptive offers (see S. 392), S1864 [6FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 892), S4669 [23AP]

Dept. of Energy: conduct a study of video game console energy efficiency (see S. 1696), S9733 [23SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a women's medical home demonstration project (see S. 1303), S6804 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure detainees are treated humanely, provided adequate medical care, and granted certain specific rights (see S. 1550), S8557 [30JY]

Dept. of Justice: make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see S. 1301), S6804 [18JN]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for licensing of Internet poker and other online skill games, establish consumer protections, and enforce the tax code (see S. 1597), S8992 [6AU]

———reallocate a portion of the Troubled Asset Relief Program to increase certain lending (see S. 2855), S12804 [9DE]

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

Diseases: identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see S. 571), S3025 [11MR]

———increase housing, awareness, and navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 706), S3785 [25MR]

FAA: prohibit use of certain portable electronic devices in the cockpit of commercial aircraft during flight and conduct a study of the safety impact of distracted pilots (see S. 2732), S11205 [5NO]

Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (see S. 1354), S7070 [25JN]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 316), S10635 [21OC]

Garcia, Hector P.: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 48), S13320 [16DE]

Health: include consumer protections in health care reform legislation (see S. Con. Res. 32), S7071 [25JN]

———prevent health care facility-acquired infections (see S. 1305), S6804 [18JN]

———protect health care workers and first responders at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections, such as MRSA (see S. 1299), S6804 [18JN]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see S. Con. Res. 25), S6364 [9JN]

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

Housing: express that stable and affordable housing is essential to HIV prevention, treatment, and care and commit to providing adequate funding for development of housing as a response to AIDS pandemic (see S. Con. Res. 39), S9372 [15SE]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see S. 1085), S5700 [20MY] (see S. 1247), S6542 [11JN]

International law: protect U.S. citizens from unlawful arrest and detention (see S. 1549), S8557 [30JY]

Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for all international uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see S. Res. 169), S6186 [4JN]

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

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

Mexico: support efforts to combat drug trafficking (see S. Res. 72), S2965 [10MR]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see S. 1481), S7779 [21JY]

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

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 269), S9436 [16SE]

Newark, NJ: tribute to East Side High School hockey team (see S. Res. 219), S7779 [21JY]

Peace Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 274), S9555 [17SE]

Public utilities: promote energy independence, increase competition, democratize energy generation, and provide for the connection of certain small electric energy generation systems (see S. 989), S5232 [6MY]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see S. 1593), S8992 [6AU]

Tariff: Albrite DMHP (see S. 2015), S10914 [29OC]

———allyl isosulfocynate (see S. 2038), S10915 [29OC]

———anisic aldehyde (see S. 2033), S10915 [29OC]

———Bricorr 288 (see S. 2016), S10914 [29OC]

———capers (see S. 2019, 2020), S10914 [29OC]

———Cetalox (see S. 2045), S10915 [29OC]

———coflake (see S. 2017), S10914 [29OC]

———5-methyl-2-(methylethyl)cyclohexyl-2-hydroxypropanoate (see S. 2025), S10914 [29OC]

———4-hexylresorcinol (see S. 2036), S10915 [29OC]

———Frescolat MGA (see S. 2027), S10914 [29OC]

———giardiniera prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar (see S. 2023), S10914 [29OC]

———horizontal machining center (see S. 2014), S10914 (see S. 2047), S10915 [29OC]

———menthyl anthranilate (see S. 2029), S10914 [29OC]

———methyl cinnamate (see S. 2030), S10914 [29OC]

———methyl salicylate (see S. 2034), S10915 [29OC]

———1,2 hexanediol (see S. 2040), S10915 [29OC]

———1,2 octanediol and 1,2 hexanediol mixture (see S. 2041), S10915 [29OC]

———1,2 pentanediol (see S. 2024), S10914 [29OC]

———organic pigments and dyes (see S. 2018), S10914 [29OC]

———o-tert-butylcyclohexanol (see S. 2031), S10915 [29OC]

———pepperoncini prepared or preserved by vinegar (see S. 2022), S10914 [29OC]

———pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar (see S. 2021), S10914 [29OC]

———p-methylacetophenone (see S. 2032), S10915 [29OC]

———reconstituted tobacco (see S. 2042), S10915 [29OC]

———reliquidation of certain entries of industrial nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom (see S. 2046), S10915 [29OC]

———reliquidation of certain entries relative to orange juice from Brazil (see S. 2044), S10915 [29OC]

———sensitizing dyes (see S. 2037), S10915 [29OC]

———3-amino-1,2-propanediol (see S. 2043), S10915 [29OC]

———thymol (see S. 2028), S10914 [29OC]

———trimethyl cyclo hexanol (see S. 2035), S10915 [29OC]

———2,2-dimethyl-3-(3-methylphenyl)proponal (see S. 2039), S10915 [29OC]

———2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid (see S. 2026), S10914 [29OC]

Taxation: allow a new refundable credit for equipment used to manufacture solar energy property and waive application of the subsidized financing rules to such property (see S. 284), S719 [21JA]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see S. 1408), S7261 [8JY]

———impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on sale-in, lease-out (SILO) and lease-in, lease-out (LILO) transactions (see S. 1341), S6993 [24JN]

———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see S. 2755), S11290 [9NO]

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]

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

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

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

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]

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

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S5887 [21MY]

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

Hayes, David J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior, S5338 [11MY], S5407 [13MY]

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

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10328 [8OC], S10351 [13OC], S11148 [5NO]

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

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), S6840 [19JN], S6880 [22JN], S9123 [8SE]

Letters

Lift Cuban travel restrictions: by, S2934 [10MR]

———Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury, S2933 [10MR]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice: Alma Morales Riojas, MANA, A National Latina Organization, S8936 [6AU]

———Armando A. Contreras, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S8742 [4AU]

———Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, S8741 [4AU]

———Gabriela D. Lemus, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), S8740 [4AU]

———Henry L. Solano, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (organization), S8740 [4AU]

———Joseph A. McMillan, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, S8741 [4AU]

———Louis J. Freeh, Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP, S8745 [4AU]

———Lydia Lopez Maestas, MANA de Albuquerque (organization), S8936 [6AU]

———Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S8744 [4AU]

———Rafael Fantauzzi, National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc., S8740 [4AU]

———Ronal W. Serpas, Nashville, TN, Metropolitan Police Dept., S8935 [6AU]

———Ronald B. Moreno, ASPRIA Association, Inc., S8937 [6AU]

———Rosa Navejar, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S8742 [4AU]

———Russell B. Lane, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S8936 [6AU]

———Sandalio Gonzalez, Federal Hispanic Law Enforcement Officers Association, S8741 [4AU]

———Sandra Talavera, Women of El Barrio (organization), S8936 [6AU]

———U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S8741 [4AU]

———William J. Bratton, Major Cities Chiefs Association, S8936 [6AU]

Urge settlement of discrimination claims brought by Hispanic and minority farmers: Timothy C. Pigman, S11473 [18NO]

Motions

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10210 [7OC]

Privilege of the floor

Bryant, Craig, S4522 [21AP]

Epstein, Jonathan, S7573 [15JY]

McCabe, Ashley, S8777 [4AU]

McDermott, Christa, S8777 [4AU]

Moreau, Megan, S13276 [15DE]

Starks, Joia, S8777 [4AU]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2615, S2618 [2MR], S2809 [5MR], S2932, S2933, S2935 [10MR]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S12899, S12901 [10DE], S13026, S13029 [11DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1796, S1818, S1819 [6FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, S2202 [12FE], S6753 [18JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5789 [21MY]

Budget: deficit, S4053 [31MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4053 [31MR]

Civil Rights Act: clarify filing period applicable to discrimination charges, S705 [21JA]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5409 [13MY]

Credit cards: protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing debt, unfair practices, and deceptive offers, S5409 [13MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S7540 [15JY]

Cuba: anniversary of revolution, S2613 [2MR]

———human rights violations, S2613-S2617 [2MR], S2809 [5MR], S4909 [30AP], S12900, S12901 [10DE], S13026-S13028 [11DE]

———lift travel restrictions, S2933 [10MR]

———payment terms for the shipment of agricultural commodities or products from the U.S., S12899, S12901 [10DE]

———Radio and TV Marti funding, S13026-S13028 [11DE]

———U.S. policy, S2613, S2615, S2618 [2MR], S2809 [5MR], S4909 [30AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: urge settlement of discrimination claims brought by Hispanic and minority farmers, S11472, S11474 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7540 [15JY], S7820 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13452 [18DE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (S. 892), S4748 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7310 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding to communities that violate Federal immigration regulations, S10210 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished in a non-departmental facility (H.R. 1377), S13468, S13469 [18DE]

———State veterans cemeteries construction grants funding, S11331 [10NO]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, S12899, S12901 [10DE], S13026, S13029 [11DE]

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), S705 [21JA]

FEMA: flood risk mapping, assessment, and planning program subcontracting practices, S7310 [9JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S7820 [22JY]

Foreign aid: strengthen capacity, transparency, and accountability of U.S. foreign assistance programs to effectively adapt and respond to new challenges (S. 1524), S8200 [28JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12674 [8DE], S12786 [9DE], S13224, S13238 [15DE], S13452, S13459 [18DE], S13689 [21DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11957 [21NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, S12674 [8DE]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish, S1796 [6FE]

Hill, Christopher R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Iraq, S4490 [21AP]

Hunting and trapping: commend hunters, sportsmen's associations, meat processors, hunger relief organizations, and certain State agencies for programs that provide game meat to feed the hungry (S. Res. 374), S13469 [18DE]

Iran: prohibit funding for contracts with companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector, S2809 [5MR]

Israel: role of the Holocaust in Israel's history and challenges of anti-Semitism, S6613 [16JN]

———support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (S. Res. 10), S188 [8JA]

Medicaid: provide the same temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage for all States and permit States to choose the period for receiving the increase, S1818, S1819 [6FE]

NAACP: anniversary, S8533 [30JY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of George E. Smith for physics, S10160 [6OC]

———recognition of Willard S. Boyle for physics, S10160 [6OC]

Pakistan: ensure transparency and accountability in provision and use of U.S. economic assistance, S5789 [21MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S12786 [9DE], S13224, S13238 [15DE]

Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (H. Con. Res. 218), S13469 [18DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10210 [7OC]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S13452 [18DE]

———legislative program, S9276 [10SE], S13061 [11DE], S13469 [18DE]

Social Security: eliminate exemption for certain States to cover children under State Children's Health Insurance Program whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the Federal poverty level, S1019 [29JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S958 [28JA], S1019 [29JA]

Solis, Representative: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S2402 [24FE]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6910 [23JN], S7618 [16JY], S8738 [4AU], S8935 [6AU]

Stringer, C. Vivian: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, S9324 [14SE]

Taxation: impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on sale-in, lease-out (SILO) and lease-in, lease-out (LILO) transactions (S. 1341), S7008 [24JN]

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

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), motion to proceed, S10809 [28OC]

Votes: position on missed, S5275 [7MY], S8549 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S13061 [11DE]

Tributes

Cooper, David K., S4909 [30AP]

Hovnanian, Kevork S., S10057 [1OC]

Kennedy, Edward M., S9228 [10SE]

Lautenberg, Senator, S9124 [8SE]

McDonough, Frank M., S9730 [23SE]

Rozzell, Mary Ellen, S3547 [19MR]

Saxton, Jim, S783 [22JA]