FEINGOLD, RUSSELL D. (a Senator from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8693, S8697 [3AU]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2719 [3MR], S2924 [10MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1422, S1450 [3FE], S1751, S1752, S1766 [5FE], S1827 [6FE]

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

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4102 [31MR], S4390 [2AP]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), S3935 [26MR]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S5028 [1MY], S5109 [5MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7425 [13JY], S7502 [14JY], S7558, S7564 [15JY], S7701 [20JY], S7795, S7802 [21JY], S7921, S7922 [22JY], S8006, S8027, S8028 [23JY]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), S5243 [6MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S9938 [29SE], S9983 [30SE], S10070, S10072 [1OC], S10163 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7179, S7212 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9570 [17SE], S9753 [23SE], S9773 [24SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11224 [5NO], S11295 [9NO], S11363, S11364, S11377 [16NO], S11406 [17NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), S309 [12JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9383 [15SE]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12073, S12087 [1DE], S12168 [2DE], S12334, S12335 [3DE], S12419 [4DE], S12516 [5DE], S12910 [10DE], S13034 [11DE], S13260 [15DE]

SBA: extend and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 1233), S7432 [13JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10226, S10227 [7OC]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12073, S12087 [1DE], S12168 [2DE], S12334, S12335 [3DE], S12419 [4DE], S12516 [5DE], S12910 [10DE], S13034 [11DE], S13260 [15DE]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (S. 1023), S6661 [16JN], S6732 [17JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10706 [22OC]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Feingold Questions Obama `Czars', S9498 [17SE]

Outrageous, Roll Call (publication), S2484 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see S. 1756), S10852 [28OC]

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (see S. 1375), S10062 [1OC]

Agriculture: provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (see S. 1783), S10434 [14OC]

AID: encourage nomination of an Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency (see S. Res. 312), S10571 [20OC]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 353), S11344 [10NO]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (see S. 1064), S6031 [3JN]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 1834), S10778 [27OC]

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

———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), S10735 [26OC]

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

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see S. 357), S1124 [30JA]

———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), S5066 [4MY]

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

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), S2365 [23FE]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see S. 61), S309 [12JA]

———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), S10571 [20OC]

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

Budget: establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (see S. 169), S10162 [6OC]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see S. 1600), S10435 [14OC]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S6806 [18JN]

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), S9733 [23SE]

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

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see S. Res. 84), S4515 [21AP]

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

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), S6031 [3JN]

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), S5614 [19MY]

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), S3897 [26MR]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see S. 69), S3025 [11MR]

Congressional Research Service: provide Internet access to certain publications (see S. Res. 118), S4891 [29AP]

Consumers: improve access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers (see S. 202), S308 [12JA]

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

———provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see S. 417), S2144 [11FE]

———provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss certain complaints under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court in Conley v. Gibson (see S. 1504), S9372 [15SE]

———repeal retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance (see S. 1725), S9930 [29SE]

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 428), S2691 [3MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers (see S. 460), S2423 [24FE]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish a uniform efficiency descriptor and accompanying test methods for water heaters (see S. 2908), S13458 [18DE]

Dept. of the Interior: promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see S. 2779), S12009 [30NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit recipients of Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance from using such funds for lobbying or political contributions, and improve corporate governance (see S. 133), S256 [9JA]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (see S. 1683), S10163 [6OC]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health (see S. 1155), S10571 [20OC]

———furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (see S. 1518), S8996 [6AU]

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

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: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see S. 994), S7072 [25JN]

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

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 952), S10636 [21OC]

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]

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]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 121), S4964 [30AP]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see S. 1555), S8631 [31JY]

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), S7781 [21JY]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see S. 540), S3658 [24MR]

Financial institutions: prohibit certain affiliations between commercial banking and investment banking companies (see S. 2886), S13319 [16DE]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 356), S2028 [9FE]

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]

———improve conservation of sharks (see S. 850), S8995 [6AU]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 311), S5906 [1JN]

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), S10926 [29OC]

———importance of public diplomacy (see S. Res. 49), S3370 [18MR]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see S. 1027), S5435 [13MY]

———renew and extend provisions relative to the identification of trade enforcement priorities (see S. 1982), S10851 [28OC]

Fort McCoy, WI: anniversary (see S. Res. 65), S6454 [10JN]

Freedom of the press: highlight and promote worldwide (see S. 1739), S10363 [13OC]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see S. 604), S7556 [15JY]

———require Board of Governors to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities (see S. 513), S2828 [5MR]

GAO: reaffirm and clarify authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see S. 385), S2028 [9FE]

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

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see S. 924), S5944 [2JN]

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), S7317 [9JY]

———prohibit sale of household dishwashing detergent containing high levels of phosphorus (see S. 675), S3657 [24MR]

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 (see S. 1681), S9554 [17SE]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 441), S2322 [13FE]

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

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 268), S9437 [16SE]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 653), S10701 [22OC]

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), S2229 [12FE]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see S. 1038), S5501 [14MY]

———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]

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), S10163 [6OC]

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

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), S4064 [31MR]

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]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates and develop a strategy to address piracy (see S. Res. 108), S4574 [22AP]

Medicaid: extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 547), S6581 [15JN]

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

Medicare: create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (see S. 1249), S6721 [17JN]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see S. 511), S8039 [23JY]

———provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of critical access hospital designation and exempt beds provided for veterans from certain limitations (see S. 307), S4670 [23AP]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 542), S2965 [10MR] (see S. 620), S3163 [17MR]

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]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see S. 1304), S7319 [9JY]

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

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 200), S7558 [15JY]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see S. Res. 245), S9265 [10SE]

National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 310), S10318 [8OC]

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 FFA Organization: anniversary of membership of women (see S. Res. 319), S10635 [21OC]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish (see S. 1010), S5616 [19MY]

National Labor Relations Act: apply protections to teaching and research assistants (see S. 813), S4311 [2AP]

National Learn and Serve Challenge: support goals (see S. Con. Res. 46), S10217 [7OC]

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

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 380), S13458 [18DE] (see S. Res. 383), S13698 [21DE]

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

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 143), S5372 [12MY]

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

National School Psychology Week: designate (see S. Res. 210), S7701 [20JY]

New York, NY: tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see S. Res. 17), S652 [16JA]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see S. 553), S4721 [24AP]

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act: implement developing countries assistance provisions and promote economical and environmentally sustainable means of meeting the energy demands of developing countries (see S. 1675), S9983 [30SE]

Nuclear weapons: enhance ability of Congress to oversee previously identified matters pertaining to nuclear nonproliferation (see S. 1931), S10962 [30OC]

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

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

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

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: amend composition of Board of Directors (see S. 1544), S8557 [30JY]

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]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 752), S7318 [9JY]

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), S8040 [23JY]

Product safety: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A (see S. 753), 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), S10637 [21OC]

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

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

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 1542), S8557 [30JY]

Taxation: 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), S388 [14JA]

———provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see S. 2794), S12071 [1DE]

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

Telecommunications: prohibit unsolicited text message spam (see S. 788), S5944 [2JN]

Telephones: require cell phone early termination fees to be pro-rated over the term of a subscriber's contract (see S. 2825), S12321 [3DE]

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]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see S. 2821), S12070 [1DE]

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]

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: anniversary (see S. Res. 258), S9264 [10SE]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see S. 528), S2827 [5MR]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S5328 [11MY]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (see S. 665), S3609 [23MR]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk, milk protein concentrate, or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 666), S3609 [23MR]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto (see S. 524), S2766 [4MR]

Armed Forces: give wounded reservists the option of remaining on active duty during the transition process to continue to receive military pay and allow such members to live at home during transition (see S. 944), S4963 [30AP]

Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act: reauthorize (see S. 1164), S5943 [2JN]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see S. 197), S256 [9JA]

Budget: control Federal spending (see S. 1808), S10570 [20OC]

Buy American Act: increase requirement for American-made content and tighten waiver provisions (see S. 2890), S13319 [16DE]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see S. 650), S3550 [19MR]

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]

Commission on Measures of Household Economic Security: establish (see S. 2875), S13032 [11DE]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see S. 564), S2965 [10MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see S. 564), S2965 [10MR]

Congress: provide greater accountability of taxpayers' dollars by curtailing congressional earmarking (see S. 162), S43 [6JA]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: further adopt developed technologies and encourage small business partnerships in the development of energy through biorefineries (see S. 223), S337 [13JA]

———prohibit the use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (see S. 667), S3609 [23MR]

Dept. of Education: establish Volunteer Teacher Advisory Committee (see S. 1137), S5819 [21MY]

Dept. of State: establish the Global Service Fellowship Program and authorize Volunteers for Prosperity (see S. 589), S3074 [12MR]

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]

———recognize Langston golf course in Washington, DC, for important legacy and contributions to African-American golf history (see S. Res. 162), S5820 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs (see S. 315), S826 [26JA]

Education: authorize a connecting education and emerging professions demonstration grant program (see S. 178), S211 [8JA]

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

Employment: evaluate certain certification programs (see S. 175), S211 [8JA]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit secret modifications and revocations of the law (see S. 2929), S13883 [23DE]

FDA: establish a user fee for follow-up reinspections (see S. 1477), S7779 [21JY]

FEC: disapprove rule relative to travel on private aircraft by candidates for the office of President, Vice President, and Senator (see S.J. Res. 23), S13383 [17DE]

Federal Election Administration: establish (see S. 1648), S9078 [7AU]

Federal Transit Administration: improve the Job Access and Reverse Commute program (see S. 176), S211 [8JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters (see S. 787), S4310 [2AP]

Foreign Intelligence and Information Commission: establish (see S. 1528), S8196 [28JY]

Health: ensure provision of health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see S. 698), S3784 [25MR]

———promote development of health care cooperatives to help businesses pool the health care purchasing power of employers (see S. 1165), S5943 [2JN]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals (see S. 1173), S6030 [3JN]

Intelligence services: improve congressional oversight and committee structure by granting appropriations authority to intelligence committees (see S. Res. 164), S5943 [2JN]

La Follette, Robert M., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 964), S5065 [4MY]

———mint commemorative coins (see S. 945), S4963 [30AP]

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

Medicare: amend special needs plans and the alignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible individuals (see S. 1307), S6845 [19JN]

———improve the provision of services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see S. 712), S3897 [26MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 317), S826 [26JA]

National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 220), S7869 [22JY] (see S. Res. 262), S9295 [11SE]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 144), S5372 [12MY]

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see S. Res. 350), S11344 [10NO]

SBA: extend the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see S. 177), S211 [8JA]

Senate: constitutional amendment to require special elections to fill vacant seats (see S.J. Res. 7), S1058 [29JA]

———require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 482), S2474 [25FE] (see S. 1858), S10700 [22OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see S. 285), S719 [21JA]

———increase national limitation on qualified energy conservation bonds and clarify that certain programs constitute a qualified conservation purpose (see S. 222), S337 [13JA]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 1570), S8765 [4AU]

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), S5614 [19MY]

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]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 1986), S10851 [28OC]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 1516), S8094 [24JY]

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

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

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]

Cloture motions

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

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 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]

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

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

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

Letters

Accountability of certain unconfirmed Presidential officials or advisers and constitutionality of such appointments: by, S9498 [17SE]

Clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters: by, S4319 [2AP]

Lists

College and university international programs supporting Feingold amendment to H.R. 1388, Serve America Act, on Volunteers for Prosperity Program authorization, S3751 [25MR]

Organizations supporting S. 1173, Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, S6035 [3JN]

Volunteer organizations supporting Feingold amendment to H.R. 1388, Serve America Act, on Volunteers for Prosperity Program authorization, S3751 [25MR]

Privilege of the floor

Baldwin, Spencer, S10648 [21OC]

Sheahen, Kyle, S10648 [21OC]

Proposals

U.S. Army suicide prevention, S3543-S3545 [19MR]

Remarks

Afghanistan: develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence, S10680 [22OC], S10820-S10822 [28OC]

———impact of U.S. military efforts on stability of Pakistan, S8980 [6AU]

Africa: condemn ongoing attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, support those who have suffered, and protect civilians from further attacks, S10633 [21OC]

———ensure that military actions of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) against the Lord's Resistance Army are consistent with long-term political strategies and foreign policy objectives, S3067 [12MR]

———U.S. policy, S889 [27JA]

Agriculture: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (S. 665), S3613 [23MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8728, S8729 [4AU]

Air pollution: use of budget reconciliation for global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S4289 [2AP]

Alaska: include certain non-Federal land in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, S422 [15JA]

American Education Week: observance, S11589 [19NO]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (S. 146), S131 [6JA]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto (S. 524), S2768 [4MR], S2819 [5MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2819 [5MR]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S13028 [11DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1422, S1423 [3FE], S1479, S1504 [4FE], S1659 [5FE], S1795, S1827 [6FE], S2042 [10FE], S2126 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5663 [20MY], S5801 [21MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, S6782 [18JN]

Armed Forces: express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, S11425 [17NO]

———give wounded reservists the option of remaining on active duty during the transition process to continue to receive military pay and allow such members to live at home during transition (S. 944), S4968 [30AP]

Army: awarding of contract to Oshkosh Corp., to provide new family of medium tactical vehicles, S10157 [6OC]

———increase authorized end strength for active duty personnel, S7865 [22JY]

Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act: reauthorize (S. 1164), S5947 [2JN]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (S. 197), S258 [9JA]

Black History Month: observance, S2073 [10FE]

Blair, Dennis C.: nomination to be Director of National Intelligence, S1052 [29JA]

Budget: control Federal spending (S. 1808), S10573 [20OC], S10613 [21OC]

———reconciliation process, S4873 [29AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4289 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, S4873 [29AP]

Burundi: elections, S8678 [3AU]

Buy American Act: increase requirement for American-made content and tighten waiver provisions (S. 2890), S13322 [16DE]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (S. 650), S3558-S3560 [19MR]

Clinton, Sec. of State: trip to Africa, S9175 [9SE], S10633 [21OC]

Clinton, Senator: ensure greater transparency relative to possible conflict of interest concerning the William J. Clinton Foundation in role of Sec. of State, S686 [21JA]

———nomination to be Sec. of State, S686 [21JA]

Commission on Measures of Household Economic Security: establish (S. 2875), S13035 [11DE]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (S. 564), S2970 [10MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (S. 564), S2970 [10MR]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), S3749, S3751 [25MR]

Congo, Democratic People's Republic of the: U.N. report on violations of sanctions, arms embargo, and human rights, S13030 [11DE]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: human rights violations, S10633 [21OC]

Congress: provide greater accountability of taxpayers' dollars by curtailing congressional earmarking (S. 162), S144 [6JA]

Congressional Oversight Panel: submit report on farm loan restructuring, S5108 [5MY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (S. 931), S4897 [29AP]

Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (S. 417), S2157 [11FE]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S5108 [5MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farm Service Agency loan program funding, S1795 [6FE]

———further adopt developed technologies and encourage small business partnerships in the development of energy through biorefineries (S. 223), S341 [13JA]

———Office of Advocacy and Outreach funding, S8728, S8729 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7865 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), S8089 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, S10680 [22OC]

———enhance suicide prevention programs, S3542 [19MR]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), S5266 [7MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S10023 [1OC], S10157 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13475 [19DE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S., S5663 [20MY]

———submit a report to Congress analyzing alternative designs for major military construction projects to secure nuclear weapons facilities, S11364 [16NO]

Dept. of Education: establish Volunteer Teacher Advisory Committee (S. 1137), S5843 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7179 [7JY], S7235, S7236, S7238, S7239 [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), S4633 [23AP]

Dept. of State: establish the Global Service Fellowship Program and authorize Volunteers for Prosperity, S3750 [25MR]

———establish the Global Service Fellowship Program and authorize Volunteers for Prosperity (S. 589), S3082 [12MR]

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 (S. 1623), S9021 [6AU]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9805 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2996), conference report, S10905 [29OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (S.J. Res. 5), S578 [15JA]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), S8965 [6AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs (S. 315), S833 [26JA]

———provide grants to community-based organizations and State and local government entities to conduct outreach programs to veterans in underserved areas, S11364 [16NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11364 [16NO], S11406, 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 (S. 22), S422 [15JA]

———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), motion to proceed, S266 [11JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, S13028 [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), S769 [22JA]

Education: authorize a connecting education and emerging professions demonstration grant program (S. 178), S222 [8JA]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (S. Res. 321), S11379 [16NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (S. 1480), S7783 [21JY]

Employment: evaluate certain certification programs (S. 175), S220 [8JA]

Executive Office of the President: ensure that the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change is not directing actions of departments and agencies, S9805 [24SE]

———prohibit secret modifications and revocations of the law (S. 2929), S13884 [23DE]

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

FDA: establish a user fee for follow-up reinspections (S. 1477), S7783 [21JY]

FEC: disapprove rule relative to travel on private aircraft by candidates for the office of President, Vice President, and Senator (S.J. Res. 23), S13390-S13392 [17DE]

Federal Election Administration: establish (S. 1648), S9083 [7AU]

Federal Transit Administration: improve the Job Access and Reverse Commute program (S. 176), S220 [8JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters (S. 787), S4317 [2AP]

FEMA: prohibit earmarking of grants for Emergency Operations Centers and Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program, S7179 [7JY], S7235, S7236, S7238, S7239 [8JY]

Foreign Intelligence and Information Commission: establish (S. 1528), S8202 [28JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S8981 [6AU], S9970 [30SE], S10023 [1OC]

Gaylord A. Nelson Wilderness: redesignate as the Gaylord Nelson Wilderness, S422 [15JA]

Geithner, Timothy F.: impact of previous self-employment tax errors on suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury, S815 [26JA]

———nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, S815 [26JA]

Gompert, David C.: impact of interpretation of statutory obligations to notify Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) of intelligence activities on suitability to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, S11339 [10NO]

———nomination to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, S11339 [10NO]

Health: develop a global health strategy, S2361 [23FE]

———eliminate copays and deductibles for preventive health services for women, S12275 [3DE]

———ensure provision of health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (S. 698), S3790 [25MR]

———integrate long-term care strategies into a comprehensive health care reform agenda, S7299-S7301 [9JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4873 [29AP], S6772 [18JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12275 [3DE], S12386 [4DE], S12776 [9DE], S13778 [22DE], S13851 [23DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S12292 [3DE]

———promote development of health care cooperatives to help businesses pool the health care purchasing power of employers (S. 1165), S5948 [2JN]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals (S. 1173), S6033 [3JN]

Holder, Eric H., Jr.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1253 [2FE]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), S2523, S2527 [26FE]

Intelligence services: improve congressional oversight and committee structure by granting appropriations authority to intelligence committees (S. Res. 164), S5950 [2JN]

International Women's Day: observance, S2906 [9MR]

Kenya: human rights violations, S3365 [18MR], S6026 [3JN]

Kirk, Ronald: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S3333 [18MR]

Koh, Harold H.: nomination to be Dept. of State Legal Adviser, S6963 [24JN]

La Follette, Robert M., Sr.: mint commemorative coins (S. 945), S4969-S4971 [30AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 191), S9970 [30SE]

Lynn, William J., III: grant of waiver from Executive order prohibiting registered lobbyists from seeking or accepting employment with an executive agency that they recently lobbied, S2122 [11FE]

———nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S2122 [11FE]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates and develop a strategy to address piracy (S. Res. 108), S4718 [24AP]

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (S. Con. Res. 18), S4598 [22AP]

McChrystal, Stanley A.: nomination to be International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan Commander, S6537 [11JN]

Medicaid: clarify definition of individuals considered newly eligible, S13778 [22DE]

Medicare: eliminate funding cuts, S12292 [3DE]

———improve the provision of services to beneficiaries in rural areas (S. 712), S3899 [26MR]

———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), motion to proceed, S10613 [21OC]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (S. 317), S834 [26JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (S. 620), S3149 [17MR], S3331 [18MR]

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), S4697 [23AP], S13030 [11DE]

Motor vehicles: prioritize preservation of U.S. jobs in restructuring plans of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, S5255 [7MY]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails, S422 [15JA]

National Women's History Month: observance, S3069 [12MR]

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (S. Res. 350), S11354 [10NO]

Obama, President: commend leadership relative to inter-agency strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan and require release of certain information before an increase in U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, S10023 [1OC]

Panetta, Leon E.: nomination to be CIA Director, S2316 [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that Social Security trust fund and Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program revenues be reserved for their intended purposes, S12386 [4DE]

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (S. Res. 8), S151 [6JA]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S12776 [9DE]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness, S422 [15JA]

———designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (S. 799), S4349 [2AP]

Rwanda: anniversary of genocide, S4437 [20AP]

SBA: extend the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 177), S221 [8JA]

Senate: constitutional amendment to require special elections to fill vacant seats (S.J. Res. 7), S1067-S1069 [29JA]

———require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (S. 482), S2484 [25FE]

———require supermajority vote point of order against unauthorized earmarks in appropriations bills and recipients of Federal funds to disclose money spent on lobbyists, S1479, S1504 [4FE], S1659 [5FE]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S1049 [29JA]

Somalia: develop a strategy to address piracy and terrorism, S12410 [4DE]

———U.S. policy, S8980 [6AU]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8836 [5AU]

Sri Lanka: support transition to sustainable peace, protect civil society and media, facilitate access of humanitarian operations, and retain democratic principles, S6026 [3JN]

Sudan: call for peace in Darfur region, S255 [9JA]

———urge full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, S255 [9JA]

Supreme Court: impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions, S10626 [21OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (S. 285), S720 [21JA]

———increase national limitation on qualified energy conservation bonds and clarify that certain programs constitute a qualified conservation purpose, S1827 [6FE], S2126 [11FE]

———increase national limitation on qualified energy conservation bonds and clarify that certain programs constitute a qualified conservation purpose (S. 222), S341 [13JA]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (S. 1570), S8767 [4AU]

U.N.: release of U.N. Special Rapporteur Report on Kenya, S6026 [3JN]

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 (S. 1067), S5616 [19MY]

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 (S. 1686), S9562-S9564 [17SE]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (S. 1986), S10859 [28OC]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (S. 1516), S8095 [24JY]

Washington County, UT: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality economic development, S422 [15JA]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (S. Res. 244), S8981 [6AU]

World Refugee Day: observance, S6844 [19JN]

Yemen: U.S. policy, S8980 [6AU]

Zimbabwe: provide humanitarian assistance, support democratic progress, and maintain sanctions against those responsible for ongoing illegal activities during political transition, S10106 [5OC]

Statements

Selected Senate Statements Concerning Travel on Corporate Jets by Federal Candidates During Debate on Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (2007), S13392 [17DE]

Texts of

S. 162, Fiscal Discipline, Earmark Reform, and Accountability Act, S145 [6JA]

S. 178, Connecting Education and Emerging Professions Act, S223-S226 [8JA]

S. 197, Crane Conservation Act, S259-S261 [9JA]

S. 285, exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations, S721 [21JA]

S. 317, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, S835 [26JA]

S. 524, Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act, S2768-S2771 [4MR]

S. 564, Wartime Treatment Study Act, S2971-S2973 [10MR]

S. 650, Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, S3560-S3563 [19MR]

S. 712, Rural Medicare Equity Act, S3899 [26MR]

S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act, S4898 [29AP]

S. 1164, Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act reauthorization, S5948 [2JN]

S. 1165, Promoting Health Care Purchasing Cooperatives Act, S5949 [2JN]

S. 1173, Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, S6034 [3JN]

S. 1516, Democracy Restoration Act, S8096 [24JY]

S. 1648, Federal Election Administration Act, S9083-S9089 [7AU]

S. 1986, Same Day Registration Act, S10860 [28OC]

S. 2929, Executive Order Integrity Act, S13885 [23DE]

Tributes

Bacon, Kenneth H., S9259 [10SE]

Biden, Vice President, S714 [21JA]

Clinton, Sec. of State, S714 [21JA]

Cornell, Robert, S5497 [14MY]

Des Forges, Alison, S2364 [23FE]

Gordon, Myron, S11289 [9NO]

Kennedy, Edward M., S9126 [8SE]

Miller, Midge, S4721 [24AP]

Obama, President, S714 [21JA]

Salazar, Sec. of the Interior, S714 [21JA]

Stower, Harvey, S10056 [1OC]

Suzman, Helen, S255 [9JA]