ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D., IV (a Senator from West Virginia)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1463, S1464 [3FE], S1577, S1582, S1583, S1593, S1595, S1597, S1611 [4FE], S1717, S1739, S1745, S1762, S1764 [5FE], S1879, S1881 [6FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4090 [31MR], S4201, S4206 [1AP], S4254, S4313, S4314 [2AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7419 [13JY], S7504 [14JY], S7567 [15JY], S7803 [21JY], S7999 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7212 [7JY], S7303 [9JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11346 [10NO], S11383, S11384 [16NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12087 [1DE], S12343 [3DE], S12429 [4DE], S12517 [5DE], S12556, S12561 [6DE], S12639 [7DE], S12720, S12723, S12724, S12725, S12734 [8DE], S13266, S13268, S13273 [15DE], S13490 [19DE]

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

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S1058 [29JA]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12087 [1DE], S12343 [3DE], S12429 [4DE], S12517 [5DE], S12556, S12561 [6DE], S12639 [7DE], S12720, S12723, S12724, S12725, S12734 [8DE], S13266, S13268, S13273 [15DE], S13490 [19DE]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 328), S846, S848 [26JA]

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), S6851 [19JN]

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

Appointments

Committee on Taxation (Joint), S2500 [25FE]

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, S2575 [26FE]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S9334 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agent Orange Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 248), S8994 [6AU]

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

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

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

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S10318 [8OC]

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]

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

Children and youth: ensure children benefit from any health care insurance reform (see S. Res. 170), S6545 [11JN]

———expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see S. 244), S4445 [20AP]

Children's Dental Health Month: support (see S. Con. Res. 8), S2474 [25FE]

Coast Guard: reauthorize (see S. 1194), S6186 [4JN]

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

———develop coastal and ocean observation system, improve warnings of natural hazards, enhance homeland security, support maritime operations, and improve coastal and marine resource management (see S. 171), S211 [8JA]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 2859), S12804 [9DE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Summer of Service grant programs (see S. 466), S2423 [24FE]

———improve educational awards provided for national service (see S. 464), S2423 [24FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish registries of current and former Armed Forces members exposed to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards and provide health care to veterans exposed to such hazards (see S. 642), S4173 [1AP]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (see S. 454), S5128 [5MY]

———modify share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see S. 645), S4447 [20AP]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see S. 167), S4445 [20AP]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (see S. 386), S4445 [20AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 1254), S9327 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow distinction between severity of the loss of a dominant hand and a non-dominant hand for traumatic injury protection under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see S. 347), S1057 [29JA]

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

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

———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), S4310 [2AP]

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), S8996 [6AU]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 416), S13458 [18DE]

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

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 982), S5907 [1JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see S. 540), S5014 [1MY]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see S. 850), S11594 [19NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 15), S7319 [9JY]

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: 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), S10736 [26OC]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 653), S5821 [21MY]

Insurance: require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage (see S. 1730), S9982 [30SE]

Intelligence services: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, limit use of certain interrogation techniques, prohibit interrogation by contractors, and notify International Red Cross of detainees (see S. 147), S43 [6JA]

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), S2910 [9MR]

Maritime Administration: reauthorize (see S. 1308), S7142 [6JY]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see S. 421), S2323 [13FE]

———reduce coverage gap in prescription drug coverage through savings resulting from negotiation of prescription drug prices (see S. 266), S8994 [6AU]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 542), S2965 [10MR]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see S. 1304), S8040 [23JY]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see S. 951), S7700 [20JY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 235), S8681 [3AU]

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

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 314), S10520 [19OC]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 285), S9840 [24SE]

National Guard: authorize availability of appropriated funds for international partnership contact activities (see S. 775), S7262 [8JY]

National Miner's Day: designate (see S. Res. 337), S11118 [4NO]

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

National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see S. Res. 340), S11292 [9NO]

NOAA: establish a coordinated and comprehensive Federal ocean and coastal mapping program (see S. 174), S211 [8JA]

———establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program (see S. 172), S211 [8JA]

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 1580), S9265 [10SE]

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

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: make certain decisions reviewable by the Court of International Trade and ensure consideration of petitions to enforce U.S. trade rights (see S. 363), S1276 [2FE]

Peace Corps: improve and expand (see S. 1382), S9327 [14SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 140), S5328 [11MY]

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

Public welfare programs: ensure State support and retention of foster parents and award grants to improve foster care, kinship care, and adoptive parents (see S. 410), S2144 [11FE]

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), S10778 [27OC]

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

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

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

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

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

South Charleston, WV: observance of Armed Forces Day (see S. Res. 146), S5436 [13MY]

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

———provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, middle class tax relief, estate tax relief, and permanently extend certain expiring provisions (see S. 722), S3897 [26MR]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 144), S7555 [15JY]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see S. 1610), S10778 [27OC]

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

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see S. 24), S168 [7JA]

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), S5503 [14MY]

21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act: reauthorize (see S. 1482), S7779 [21JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (see S. Res. 184), S6543 [11JN]

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

———provide health care to veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards (see S. 1779), S10434 [14OC]

Weather Mitigation Research Office: establish (see S. 601), S8557 [30JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S5014 [1MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S9134 [8SE]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 846), S9133 [8SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 1859), S10700 [22OC]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 47), S2230 [12FE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see S. 1151), S5820 [21MY]

———enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see S. 1111), S5700 [20MY]

———establish Federal standards for health insurance forms and provide transparency and accountability in the group and individual health insurance markets (see S. 1050), S5501 [14MY]

———establish Office of Health Plan Management to administer the Consumer Choice Health Plan to provide an affordable and accountable public option for consumers (see S. 1278), S6719 [17JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a program to reunite bondholders with matured unredeemed U.S. savings bonds (see S. 827), S4311 [2AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (see S. 1938), S10777 [27OC]

———use Highway Trust Fund to extend authorization of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (see S. 1496), S7868 [22JY]

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

Drugs: increase Federal oversight of methadone (see S. 754), S4063 [31MR]

Education: encourage States to incorporate 21st century learning skills in State education programs (see S. 1029), S5435 [13MY]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of National Cybersecurity Advisor (see S. 778), S4172 [1AP]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (see S. 1451), S7480 [14JY]

Families and domestic relations: allow children in foster care to be placed with their parents in residential family treatment centers that provide safe environments for treating addiction and promoting healthy parenting (see S. 1286), S6804 [18JN]

FCC: conduct a pilot program to expand the Lifeline Assistance Program to include broadband service (see S. 2879), S13033 [11DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: prohibit marketing of authorized generic drugs (see S. 501), S2558 [26FE]

Health: improve Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement (see S. 966), S5065 [4MY]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions (see S. 1150), S5819 [21MY]

———provide for use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers (see S. 890), S4669 [23AP]

Information technology: ensure free flow of commerce through secure cyber communications, continued development of Internet and Intranet communications, and development of cybersecurity specialists (see S. 773), S4172 [1AP]

Insurance: eliminate annual and lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see S. 1149), S5819 [21MY]

———improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare and private health insurance (see S. 1630), S8993 [6AU]

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

Medicaid: provide for an automatic increase in the Federal matching rate during periods of national economic downturn to help States cope with increases in costs (see S. 1377), S7070 [25JN]

Medicare: allow early access to benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of premiums for such benefits (see S. 960), S5014 [1MY]

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: rename as Medicare Payment and Access Commission, restructure as independent executive agency, and reform (see S. 1110), S5700 [20MY] (see S. 1380), S7070 [25JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: protect and improve prescription drug benefits provided to dual eligible individuals (see S. 1634), S8993 [6AU]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 1012), S5282 [7MY]

NOAA: establish a black carbon and other aerosols research program (see S. 1538), S8272 [29JY]

———establish a comprehensive greenhouse gas observation and analysis system (see S. 1539), S8272 [29JY]

Oceans: promote ocean and human health (see S. 1252), S6542 [11JN]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see S. 1694), S9653 [22SE]

Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see S. 958), S5014 [1MY]

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

Taxation: extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 1583), S8864 [5AU]

———modify requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for nonbusiness energy property (see S. 1792), S10487 [15OC]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 1357), S7070 [25JN]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (see S. 328), S826 [26JA] (see S. 352), S1057 [29JA]

———reauthorize extension of statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks and amend the Communications Act relative to such transmissions (see S. 2764), S11344 [10NO]

Transportation: ensure that the prohibition on disclosure of maritime transportation security information is not used inappropriately to shield certain other information from public disclosure (see S. 1274), S6650 [16JN]

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

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 348), S1057 [29JA]

West Virginia: extend certain hydroelectric project (see S. 959), S5014 [1MY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [6JA]

Cloture motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8619 [31JY], S8661 [3AU]

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

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

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), motion to proceed, S4399 [2AP]

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

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

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

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), motion to proceed, S6526 [11JN], S6628 [16JN]

Letters

Dept. of Justice report on CIA detention and interrogation program: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S4562 [22AP]

Prohibit assistance to any auto manufacturer which terminates agreements with a dealership without giving at least 60 days notice: by, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5780 [21MY]

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act: by, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5908 [1JN]

Travel Promotion Act: by, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), H11057 [7OC], H12483-H12485 [6NO]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Prefaces

Dept. of Justice Report on CIA Detention and Interrogation Program: by, S4562 [22AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2952 [10MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1641 [5FE], S1818, S1853 [6FE], S1885, S1904 [7FE]

Berger, Irene C.: nomination to be district judge, S10750 [27OC]

Blair, Dennis C.: nomination to be Director of National Intelligence, S1003 [28JA]

Byrd, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 354), S11475, S11480 [18NO]

Children and youth: reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (S. 1859), S10705 [22OC]

Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas, S424 [15JA]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or for construction of any facility for such detainees in the U.S., S1641 [5FE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct research on indicators of child well-being (S. 1151), S5872 [21MY]

———enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (S. 1111), S5727 [20MY]

———establish Federal standards for health insurance forms and provide transparency and accountability in the group and individual health insurance markets (S. 1050), S5523 [14MY]

———establish Office of Health Plan Management to administer the Consumer Choice Health Plan to provide an affordable and accountable public option for consumers (S. 1278), S6722 [17JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7296 [9JY]

———reduce funding for Customs and Border Protection Advanced Training Center Leadership Academy, Harpers Ferry, WV, S7296 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice: report on CIA detention and interrogation program, S4561 [22AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (S. 1938), S10785 [27OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (S. 362), S1127 [30JA]

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), S424 [15JA]

Drugs: increase Federal oversight of methadone (S. 754), S4080 [31MR]

Education: encourage States to incorporate 21st century learning skills in State education programs (S. 1029), S5439 [13MY]

Families and domestic relations: allow children in foster care to be placed with their parents in residential family treatment centers that provide safe environments for treating addiction and promoting healthy parenting (S. 1286), S6807 [18JN]

FCC: conduct a pilot program to expand the Lifeline Assistance Program to include broadband service (S. 2879), S13038 [11DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: prohibit marketing of authorized generic drugs (S. 501), S2569 [26FE]

Health: improve Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement (S. 966), S5076 [4MY]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions (S. 1150), S5862 [21MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S13367 [17DE], S13819 [23DE]

———provide for use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers (S. 890), S4694 [23AP]

Heatwole, Dawn and David: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S9731 [23SE]

Independent Medicare Advisory Board: establish, S13367 [17DE]

Insurance: eliminate annual and lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (S. 1149), S5861 [21MY]

———improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare and private health insurance (S. 1630), S9027 [6AU]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (S. 623), S3183 [17MR]

Medicaid: funding, S1641 [5FE]

———provide for an automatic increase in the Federal matching rate during periods of national economic downturn to help States cope with increases in costs (S. 1377), S7089 [25JN]

———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, S1853 [6FE]

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: rename as Medicare Payment and Access Commission, restructure as independent executive agency, and reform (S. 1110), S5724 [20MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: protect and improve prescription drug benefits provided to dual eligible individuals (S. 1634), S9029 [6AU]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments, S2952 [10MR]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (S. 1012), S5295 [7MY]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (S. 1304), S8030 [23JY]

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (S. 2097), S11326 [10NO]

National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System: establish, S424 [15JA]

NOAA: establish a black carbon and other aerosols research program (S. 1538), S8276 [29JY]

———establish a comprehensive greenhouse gas observation and analysis system (S. 1539), S8277 [29JY]

———establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program, S424 [15JA]

Oceans: develop and coordinate interagency ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish ocean acidification program within NOAA, S424 [15JA]

———promote ocean and human health (S. 1252), S6558 [11JN]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (S. 1694), S9680 [22SE]

Schapiro, Mary L.: nomination to the SEC, S849 [26JA]

Senate: legislative program, S850 [26JA], S1885 [7FE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Vincent J. Fumo (S. Res. 21), S849, S850 [26JA]

Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (S. 958), S5022 [1MY]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S821 [26JA]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8927 [6AU]

Taxation: provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 1357), S7078 [25JN]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 328), S847, S848 [26JA]

———move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), S1050, S1051 [29JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S9179 [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), motion to proceed, S6644 [16JN]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (S. 348), S1063 [29JA]

West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, S6797 [18JN]

———tribute to West Virginia School of Excellence award recipients, S7067 [25JN]

Reports

CIA Detention and Interrogation Program: Dept. of Justice, S4563-S4566 [22AP]

Reports filed

Coast Guard Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S3073 [12MR], S6804 [18JN], S10776 [27OC], S13382 [17DE]

Coast Guard Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1194) (S. Rept. 111-95), S10959 [30OC]

Commercial Space Transportation Liability Regime Extension: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 3819), S13785 [22DE]

Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 588) (S. Rept. 111-72), S9132 [8SE]

Expenditures: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. Res. 47), S2229 [12FE]

FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1451) (S. Rept. 111-82), S9930 [29SE]

Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 212) (S. Rept. 111-64), S8759 [4AU]

Maritime Administration Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1308) (S. Rept. 111-73), S9186 [9SE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Authorizations Extension Funded by the Highway Trust Fund: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1496), S7868 [22JY]

NOAA John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program Extension: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 859) (S. Rept. 111-70), S8992 [6AU]

NOAA Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5699 [20MY], S8864 [5AU], S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Albert DiClemente to the Amtrak Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Aneesh Chopra To Be Office of Science and Technology Policy Associate Director: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of Anne M. Northup to the CPSC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8864 [5AU]

Nomination of Anne S. Ferro To Be Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminstration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S10776 [27OC]

Nomination of Anthony R. Coscia to the Amtrak Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Christopher A. Hart to the NTSB: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8864 [5AU]

Nomination of Christopher P. Bertram To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8864 [5AU]

Nomination of Cynthia L. Quarterman To Be Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Adminstration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S10776 [27OC]

Nomination of Daniel R. Elliott III to the Surface Transportation Board: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8864 [5AU]

Nomination of David L. Strickland To Be National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Deborah A.P. Hersman To Be NTSB Chairman: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7777 [21JY]

Nomination of Deborah A.P. Hersman to the NTSB: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7777 [21JY]

Nomination of Dennis F. Hightower To Be Deputy Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8864 [5AU]

Nomination of Edith Ramirez to the FTC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Elizabeth M. Robinson To Be NASA Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S10776 [27OC]

Nomination of Erroll G. Southers To Be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S10776 [27OC]

Nomination of Gary F. Locke To Be Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S3550 [19MR]

Nomination of Inez Moore Tenenbaum To Be CPSC Chairman: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S6804 [18JN]

Nomination of Inez Moore Tenenbaum to the CPSC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S6804 [18JN]

Nomination of J. Randolph Babbitt To Be FAA Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of Jane Lubchenco To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S3073 [12MR]

Nomination of John D. Porcari To Be Deputy Sec. of Transportation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of John P. Holdren To Be Office of Science and Technology Policy Director: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S3073 [12MR]

Nomination of Julie S. Brill to the FTC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Julius Genachowski to the FCC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S6804 [18JN]

Nomination of Lawrence E. Strickling To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Communications and Information: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of Mark R. Rosekind to the NTSB: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Meredith Attwell Baker to the FCC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7777 [21JY]

Nomination of Michael A. Khouri to the Federal Maritime Commission: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Mignon L. Clyburn to the FCC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7777 [21JY]

Nomination of Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Patricia D. Cahill to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8864 [5AU]

Nomination of Patrick D. Gallagher To Be NIST Director: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S10776 [27OC]

Nomination of Paul K. Martin To Be NASA Inspector General: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S10776 [27OC]

Nomination of Philip E. Coyle III To Be Office of Science and Technology Policy Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Polly Trottenberg To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Transportation Policy: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7777 [21JY]

Nomination of Rebecca M. Blank To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Economic Affairs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., to the Federal Maritime Commission: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7777 [21JY]

Nomination of Robert M. McDowell to the FCC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S6804 [18JN]

Nomination of Robert S. Adler to the CPSC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8864 [5AU]

Nomination of Scott B. Quehl To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Administration: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Scott B. Quehl To Be Dept. of Commerce Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Suresh Kumar To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Trade Promotion and U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Director: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Susan L. Kurland To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8864 [5AU]

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 668) (S. Rept. 111-90), S10634 [21OC]

Oil Spill Prevention Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 685) (S. Rept. 111-26), S6580 [15JN]

Safe Prisons Communications Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 251) (S. Rept. 111-79), S9839 [24SE]

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 380) (S. Rept. 111-65), S8759 [4AU]

Travel Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1023) (S. Rept. 111-25), S6255 [8JN]

Truth in Caller ID Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 30) (S. Rept. 111-96), S10989 [2NO]

Weather Mitigation Research Office: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 601) (S. Rept. 111-57), S7868 [22JY]

Rules

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2222 [12FE]

Tables

``Coverage Facts'' label for health insurance, S5528 [14MY]

Texts of

S. 623, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act, S3183, S3185 [17MR]

S. 890, Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act, S4694-S4696 [23AP]

S. 958, MediKids Health Insurance Act, S5023-S5027 [1MY]

S. 966, National Health Care Quality Act, S5076-S5080 [4MY]

S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act, S5524-S5527 [14MY]

S. 1110, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act, S5725-S5727 [20MY]

S. 1111, Special Disability Workload Liability Resolution Act, S5727 [20MY]

S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act, S5861 [21MY]

S. 1150, Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act, S5863-S5872 [21MY]

S. 1151, State Child Well-Being Research Act, S5873 [21MY]

S. 1252, promote ocean and human health, S6559 [11JN]

S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act, S6723-S6727 [17JN]

S. 1377, provide for an automatic increase in the Federal matching rate during periods of national economic downturn to help States cope with increases in costs, S7090 [25JN]

S. 1538, Black Carbon and Other Aerosols Research Act, S8276 [29JY]

S. 1539, Greenhouse Gas Observation and Analysis System Act, S8277 [29JY]

S. 1630, Affordable Access to Prescription Medications Act, S9027-S9029 [6AU]

S. 1634, Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Improvement Act, S9030-S9038 [6AU]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S156 [7JA], S11443 [18NO]

Dubee, Melvin, S782 [22JA]

Giles, Betty, S9586 [21SE]

Kennedy, Edward M., S9226 [10SE]

Weinstein, Deborah, S8191 [28JY]