BROWN, SHERROD (a Senator from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8683 [3AU], S9983 [30SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1374, S1432, S1443, S1445, S1463 [3FE], S1528, S1556, S1557, S1577, S1589, S1593 [4FE], S1679, S1707, S1755 [5FE], S1866 [6FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5675, S5736, S5737, S5741 [20MY], S5799, S5881 [21MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4064, S4091 [31MR], S4118, S4200, S4205, S4212, S4220, S4224 [1AP], S4254, S4267, S4271, S4284, S4388 [2AP]

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

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5386 [12MY], S5471 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7491, S7493, S7495 [14JY], S7561, S7566, S7570 [15JY], S7718 [20JY], S7870, S7911 [22JY], S8012, S8028, S8041 [23JY]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9441 [16SE]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12071, S12073 [1DE], S12167, S12172, S12253 [2DE], S12278, S12335, S12343, S12344, S12345, S12346 [3DE], S12414, S12416, S12423, S12429, S12431 [4DE], S12521 [5DE], S12552, S12556 [6DE], S12627, S12640, S12644 [7DE], S12728 [8DE], S12910, S12934 [10DE], S13041, S13042, S13047, S13048 [11DE], S13253 [15DE], S13384, S13385, S13399 [17DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10224, S10225 [7OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S980, S1000 [28JA]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12071, S12073 [1DE], S12167, S12172, S12253 [2DE], S12278, S12335, S12343, S12344, S12345, S12346 [3DE], S12414, S12416, S12423, S12429, S12431 [4DE], S12521 [5DE], S12552, S12556 [6DE], S12627, S12640, S12644 [7DE], S12728 [8DE], S12910, S12934 [10DE], S13041, S13042, S13047, S13048 [11DE], S13253 [15DE], S13384, S13385, S13399 [17DE]

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

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1007 [29JA]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, S4465 [20AP]

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), S10162 [6OC]

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

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

Armed Forces: enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1450), S7480 [14JY]

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

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see S. 475), S3987 [30MR]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see S. 572), S3025 [11MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S10111 [5OC]

———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see S. 711), S4515 [21AP]

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), S2965 [10MR]

Bell, Griffin B.: tribute (see S. Res. 15), S652 [16JA]

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

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 694), S8995 [6AU]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see S. Res. 272), S9436 [16SE] (see S. Res. 273), S9555 [17SE]

Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see S. Res. 112), S4670 [23AP]

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

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

Bush, President: review controversial ``midnight regulations'' (see S. 8), S169 [7JA]

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

———strengthen American manufacturing through improved industrial energy efficiency (see S. 661), S3550 [19MR]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize a plaque commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol (see S. Res. 53), S2474 [25FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see S. 693), S9133 [8SE]

Children and youth: ensure children benefit from any health care insurance reform (see S. Res. 170), S6255 [8JN]

———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), S6452 [10JN]

———provide grants to States to establish or expand quality programs providing home visitation for low-income women expecting children and families with young children (see S. 1267), S7142 [6JY]

———reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 1859), S13320 [16DE]

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see S. 934), S4963 [30AP]

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

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

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

Columbus Crew (soccer team): tribute (see S. Res. 61), S2623 [2MR]

Contracts: provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against U.S. contractors performing abroad relative to Armed Forces members or civilians performing work for the U.S. in connection with contractor activities (see S. 2782), S11430 [17NO]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges (see S. 1653), S9132 [8SE]

———create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships (see S. 193), S256 [9JA]

———provide in personam jurisdiction in actions against contractors performing contracts abroad relative to seriously injured individuals working for the U.S. in connection with contractor activities (see S. 526), S10217 [7OC]

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

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a national food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance program for agricultural producers (see S. 2758), S11431 [17NO]

———provide assistance to Haiti to end deforestation and restore the extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see S. 1183), S11049 [3NO]

Dept. of Commerce: reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see S. 695), S3784 [25MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see S. 1932), S12910 [10DE]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see S. 1655), S9437 [16SE]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see S. 2740), S11205 [5NO]

———establish a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs (see S. 1281), S9134 [8SE]

———establish expanded learning time initiatives (see S. 1410), S7261 [8JY]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see S. 627), S8766 [4AU]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 1362), S9437 [16SE]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 2843), S12618 [7DE]

———study impact of energy and climate policy on the competitiveness of energy-intensive manufacturing and measures to mitigate those effects (see S. 1189), S6185 [4JN]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 1158), S6187 [4JN]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see S. 456), S4446 [20AP]

———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]

———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see S. 660), S8135 [27JY]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 1057), S5502 [14MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see S. 453), S2365 [23FE]

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

Dept. of Justice: make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see S. 1301), S9654 [22SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish a Climate Worker and Community Assistance Program (see S. 2742), S11205 [5NO]

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

———expand authority and responsibilities of the Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 400), S2027 [9FE]

———identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 1254), S6652 [16JN]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 910), S4806 [28AP]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess feasibility and advisability of using service dogs for treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities (see S. 1495), S7868 [22JY]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 663), S5066 [4MY]

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

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

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 423), S4807 [28AP]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 1204), S10435 [14OC]

———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), S4447 [20AP]

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

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see S. 1762), S10217 [7OC]

———help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see S. 697), S3784 [25MR]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see S. 181), S211 [8JA]

Diseases: coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see S. 621), S10636 [21OC]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see S. 1545), S9135 [8SE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 1492), S10363 [13OC]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see S. 994), S8766 [4AU]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 984), S5329 [11MY]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 819), S7140 [6JY]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 981), S5436 [13MY]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see S. 1789), S10778 [27OC]

Economy: improve lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream (see S. 2), S169 [7JA]

———promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure (see S. 224), S337 [13JA]

———protect homeowners and consumers by reducing foreclosures, ensuring availability of credit for homeowners, businesses, and consumers, and reforming the financial regulatory system (see S. 3), S169 [7JA]

———restore fiscal discipline and begin to address long-term fiscal challenges (see S. 10), S169 [7JA]

Education: encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see S. 1411), S7261 [8JY]

———establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers (see S. 1532), S8271 [29JY]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see S. 1468), S7639 [16JY]

———increase access to early childhood education and after school programs, advance elementary and secondary education reform, strengthen math and science instruction, and make higher education more affordable (see S. 7), S169 [7JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program (see S. 1052), S9437 [16SE]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see S. 1197), S6255 [8JN]

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

———provide grants for repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools, including early learning facilities at the elementary schools (see S. 1121), S10362 [13OC]

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]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 2790), S11430 [17NO]

———provide funding for unemployment and training activities for dislocated workers and adults (see S. 269), S598 [15JA]

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

EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean water programs (see S. 854), S4573 [22AP]

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

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see S. 2847), S13459 [18DE]

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

FDIC: increase borrowing authority (see S. 541), S2828 [5MR]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 599), S7412 [13JY]

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

———prohibit marketing of authorized generic drugs (see S. 501), S2558 [26FE]

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

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

FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see S. 732), S3897 [26MR]

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), S12413 [4DE]

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), S10852 [28OC]

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]

———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see S. 1606), S11291 [9NO]

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

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 451), S4446 [20AP]

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

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see S. 924), S4891 [29AP]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see S. 237), S388 [14JA]

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

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see S. 1765), S10318 [8OC]

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

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

———authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see S. 616), S7780 [21JY]

———guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans (see S. 4), S169 [7JA]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see S. 408), S4514 [21AP]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see S. 726), S3897 [26MR]

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

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see S. Con. Res. 25), S6940 [23JN]

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

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

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see S. 388), S2767 [4MR]

———strengthen the economy and provide for more effective border and employment enforcement (see S. 9), S169 [7JA]

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

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

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 688), S5701 [20MY]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see S. 908), S7193 [7JY]

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

Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see S. Con. Res. 11), S3551 [19MR]

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

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

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see S. 718), S4447 [20AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 654), S6581 [15JN]

———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 547), S5906 [1JN]

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

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

———provide incentives for increased use of HIV screening tests (see S. 1446), S9437 [16SE]

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

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]

———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 671), S5282 [7MY]

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (see S. 1249), S6806 [18JN]

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1249), S7141 [6JY]

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

———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see S. 1221), S6806 [18JN]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see S. 511), S4063 [31MR]

———extend certain laws to provide regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see S. 935), S7360 [10JY]

———extend reasonable cost contracts (see S. 1079), S7141 [6JY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 700), S3784 [25MR]

———provide coverage of intensive lifestyle treatment (see S. 1640), S9983 [30SE]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see S. 254), S12008 [30NO]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see S. 662), S5129 [5MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 46), S4755 [27AP]

———restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (see S. 1171), S6544 [11JN]

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

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 534), S4892 [29AP]

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

Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see S. 2781), S11430 [17NO]

———establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of depressive and bipolar disorders (see S. 1857), S10700 [22OC]

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

Miami University: anniversary (see S. Res. 35), S2144 [11FE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 832), S5372 [12MY]

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), S13883 [23DE]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see S. 1304), S9134 [8SE]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see S. 951), S5013 [1MY]

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

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

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

National and Community Service Act: expand and improve opportunities for service (see S. 277), S3074 [12MR]

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

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 1598), S11291 [9NO]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 306), S10162 [6OC]

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

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

National Miner's Day: designate (see S. Res. 337), S12009 [30NO]

National objectives: modernize infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in need (see S. 1), S169 [7JA]

National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see S. 990), S6365 [9JN]

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

National security: restore and enhance (see S. 6), S169 [7JA]

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

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 151), S5702 [20MY]

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

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish committee with responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies (see S. 1210), S6255 [8JN]

Peace Corps: improve and expand (see S. 1382), S12805 [9DE]

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

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

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

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

Poverty: prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see S. 1608), S8992 [6AU]

Power resources: improve economy and security of the U.S. by reducing dependence on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming (see S. 5), S169 [7JA]

———promote biogas production (see S. 306), S787 [22JA]

———reduce greenhouse gas emissions from uncapped domestic sources through partnerships between manufacturing and agricultural industries to invest in projects to capture and store carbon (see S. 2729), S11118 [4NO]

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]

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

Ralph Regula Federal Office Building and Courthouse, Canton, OH: designate (see S. 273), S598 [15JA]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see S. 779), S6888 [22JN]

———improve economic opportunity and development in rural States through highway investment (see S. 308), S787 [22JA]

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

SBA: extend and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see S. 1233), S7141 [6JY]

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

Schools: improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see S. 1293), S6804 [18JN]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see S. 1698), S9733 [23SE]

———recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools (see S. 2896), S13382 [17DE]

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

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see S. 473), S2559 [26FE]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 795), S4808 [28AP]

———establish long-term services and supports through single-entry point systems, evidence based disease prevention and health promotion programs, and enhanced nursing home diversion programs (see S. 1257), S7262 [8JY]

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

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

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 1674), S9869 [25SE]

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

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 686), S4447 [20AP]

Spielman, Stefanie: tribute (see S. Res. 363), S12008 [30NO] (see S. Res. 375), S13190 [14DE]

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

Tariff: artificial flowers of man-made fibers assembled as clips (see S. 2370), S10921 [29OC]

———butylated reaction product of p-cresol and DCPD (dicyclopentadiene) (see S. 2361), S10921 [29OC]

———chemicals (see S. 2359), S10921 [29OC]

———50 percent amide neutralized phosphated polyester polymer, 50 percent solvesso 100 (see S. 2366), S10921 [29OC]

———50 percent homopolymer, 3-(dimethylamino) propyl amide, di-me sulfate-quarternized 50 percent polyricinoleic acid (see S. 2364), S10921 [29OC]

———fire retardant materials used to make mattresses (see S. 2360), S10921 [29OC]

———40 percent polymer acid salt/polymer amide 60 percent butyl acetate (see S. 2368), S10921 [29OC]

———frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like, the foregoing of plastics (see S. 2349), S10921 [29OC]

———1,3-propanediaminium, N-[3-[[[dimethyl[3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-pro-penyl)amino]propyl]ammonio]acety ]amino]propyl]-2-hydroxy-N,N,N',N',N'-pentamethyl-, trichloride, polymer with 2-propenamide (see S. 2355), S10921 [29OC]

———1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers) mixture (see S. 2356), S10921 [29OC]

———parts of frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like (see S. 2382), S10922 [29OC]

———plastic laminate sheets (see S. 2369), S10921 [29OC]

———polymer acid salt/polymer amide (see S. 2365), S10921 [29OC]

———RC retarder 1092 (see S. 2354), S10921 [29OC]

———reusable surgical drapes of textile materials (see S. 2348), S10921 [29OC]

———reusable surgical wrappers of textile materials (see S. 2383), S10922 [29OC]

———Rhenogran CLD-80 (see S. 2353), S10921 [29OC]

———Rhenogran Diuron-80 (see S. 2352), S10921 [29OC]

———Rhenogran Geniplex-70 (see S. 2351), S10921 [29OC]

———Rhenogran TP-50 (see S. 2350), S10921 [29OC]

———thermostabilizer KL3-2049 (see S. 2362), S10921 [29OC]

———12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid, reaction product with N,N-dimethyl, 1,3-propanediamine, dimethyl sulfate, quarternized (see S. 2367), S10921 [29OC]

———2-cyclo-hexylidene-2-phenyl acetonitrile (see S. 2357), S10921 [29OC]

———warp knit open-work fabric (see S. 2358), S10921 [29OC]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see S. 823), S6651 [16JN]

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

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 491), S4063 [31MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 864), S4671 [23AP]

———deny deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals (see S. 1763), S10318 [8OC]

———expand availability of industrial development bonds to facilities manufacturing intangible property (see S. 158), S43 [6JA]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1153), S11345 [10NO]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see S. 1678), S9983 [30SE]

———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (see S. 2927), S13883 [23DE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 812), S10991 [2NO]

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

———provide a higher education opportunity credit in place of existing education tax incentives (see S. 250), S388 [14JA]

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

———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), S5329 [11MY]

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

Tiller, George: express condolences to family and reject the use of violence to prevent access to reproductive health care or as a response to a difference in beliefs (see S. Res. 187), S6720 [17JN]

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

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

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see S. 1067), S5944 [2JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see S. 1647), S9078 [7AU] (see S. 1699), S9733 [23SE] (see S. 2831), S13383 [17DE]

Veterans: carry out a pilot program on training, certification, and support of family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and Armed Forces members (see S. 543), S4063 [31MR]

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

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see S. 1118), S5819 [21MY]

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

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

War of 1812: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 44), S10110 [5OC]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 624), S7139 [6JY]

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

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1740), S10061 [1OC]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S3552 [19MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S10924 [29OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: modify certain retirement pay and grade authorities for services performed after retirement eligibility (see S. 794), S4310 [2AP]

Bridges: require corrosion mitigation and prevention plans for bridges receiving Federal funding (see S. 1701), S9733 [23SE]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see S. 777), S4172 [1AP]

China: ensure linguistic, cultural, and religious rights, call for release of political and religious prisoners, and cease harassment of Uyghur people (see S. Res. 155), S5820 [21MY]

Colleges and universities: provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see S. 1603), S8992 [6AU]

Dakar, Maha: relief (see S. 415), S2144 [11FE]

Dept. of Commerce: award grants to States to establish revolving loan funds for small and medium-sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency and produce clean energy technology (see S. 1617), S8993 [6AU]

———establish Office of Regional Economic Adjustment (see S. 480), S2473 [25FE]

Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see S. 1791), S10487 [15OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program to facilitate production of clean, renewable energy from municipal solid waste (see S. 1172), S6030 [3JN]

———reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund and provide for the re-enrichment of certain uranium tailings (see S. 1061), S5555 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see S. 602), S3113 [16MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Private Education Loan Ombudsman (see S. 2733), S11205 [5NO]

———provide Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for a voluntary employees' beneficiary association for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 1663), S9295 [11SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility (see S. 793), S4310 [2AP]

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 287), S9840 [24SE]

Economic Development Administration: provide funding for the establishment of business incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas (see S. 1662), S9264 [10SE]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide compensation for certain persons injured while employed at the Feed Materials Production Center or the Piqua Organic Moderated Reactor (see S. 1800), S10570 [20OC]

Food industry: improve safety of meat and poultry products through enhanced traceability (see S. 425), S2229 [12FE]

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

Gallaudet University: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 12), S3609 [23MR]

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]

———provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia (see S. 353), S1058 [29JA]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see S. 488), S2558 [26FE]

Health care professionals: establish and carry out a pediatric specialty loan repayment program (see S. 1206), S6255 [8JN]

Higher Education Act: authorize refinancing of private education loans under the Federal student loan program (see S. 1541), S8557 [30JY]

———provide for college retention challenge grants (see S. 1460), S7639 [16JY]

Insurance: extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 2730), S11118 [4NO]

Medicare: cover hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services (see S. 1837), S10700 [22OC]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (see S. 554), S2910 [9MR]

National Consumer Cooperative Bank: treat the nonprofit corporation affiliate as a community development financial institution (see S. 1068), S5614 [19MY]

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

Renewable energy: create jobs and reduce dependence on foreign and unsustainable energy sources by promoting the production of green energy (see S. 137), S43 [6JA]

Schools: improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see S. 1343), S6993 [24JN]

Small business: provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals (see S. 93), S42 [6JA]

Small Business Act: temporarily raise limits on certain loans (see S. 1817), S10570 [20OC]

Small Business Investment Act: temporarily raise limits on certain loans (see S. 1817), S10570 [20OC]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see S. 998), S5281 [7MY]

———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see S. 2759), S11344 [10NO]

Tariff: acetoacet-o-chloro anilide (see S. 2317), S10920 [29OC]

———acetoacet-p-anisidine (see S. 2286), S10920 [29OC]

———allyl pentaerythritol (see S. 2277), S10919 [29OC]

———alpha oxy napthoic acid (see S. 2316), S10920 [29OC]

———basic red 1—1 (see S. 2289), S10920 [29OC]

———Boltorn H20, H30, H40, H2085 (see S. 2294), S10920 [29OC]

———Boltorn H2003, H2004, H2100, H3100, H311 (see S. 2293), S10920 [29OC]

———Boltorn U3000 (see S. 2301), S10920 [29OC]

———butyl ethyl propanediol 70L (BEPD70L) (see S. 2276), S10919 [29OC]

———butyl ethyl propanediol (BEPD) (see S. 2278), S10919 [29OC]

———capa 4000-series (see S. 2302), S10920 [29OC]

———capa homopolymers (see S. 2299), S10920 [29OC]

———capa 2505 (see S. 2292), S10920 [29OC]

———caprolactone-butanediol copolymers (see S. 2304), S10920 [29OC]

———caprolactone-diethylene glycol copolymers (see S. 2298), S10920 [29OC]

———caprolactone-hexanediol copolymers (see S. 2295), S10920 [29OC]

———caprolactone-neopentyl glycol copolymers (see S. 2297), S10920 [29OC]

———caprolactone-polybutylene glycol copolymers (see S. 2296), S10920 [29OC]

———caprolactone-trimethylolpropane (TMP) copolymers (see S. 2303), S10920 [29OC]

———cyclic trimethylolpropane (TMP) formal (see S. 2283), S10920 [29OC]

———ditrimethylolpropane (DiTMP) (see S. 2279), S10919 [29OC]

———extruders used in the production of radial tires (see S. 2307), S10920 [29OC]

———4,4'-oxydiphthalic anhydride (ODPA) (see S. 2314), S10920 [29OC]

———4 chloro aniline (see S. 2284), S10920 [29OC]

———GPA-30, 2,4,6 trisaminophenol (see S. 2300), S10920 [29OC]

———manufacturing equipment (see S. 2305), S10920 [29OC]

———manufacturing equipment for molding (see S. 2308), S10920 [29OC]

———manufacturing equipment used for working iron or steel (see S. 2306), S10920 [29OC]

———1,8 naphthalimide (see S. 2285), S10920 [29OC]

———1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene (RODA) (see S. 2315), S10920 [29OC]

———p-amino benzamide (see S. 2288), S10920 [29OC]

———p-chloro-o-nitro aniline (see S. 2290), S10920 [29OC]

———pigment green 7 crude (see S. 2287), S10920 [29OC]

———polyol R6405 (see S. 2280), S10919 [29OC]

———p-toluene sulfonyl chloride (see S. 2310), S10920 [29OC]

———sawing machines (see S. 2291), S10920 [29OC]

———sector mold press machines (see S. 2309), S10920 [29OC]

———3,3 dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (see S. 2312), S10920 [29OC]

———3 chloro 4 methyl aniline (see S. 2318), S10920 [29OC]

———trimethylolpropane oxetane (see S. 2311), S10920 [29OC]

———trimethylolpropane (TMP) diallyl ether (see S. 2281), S10920 [29OC]

———trimethylolpropane (TMP) monoallyl ether (see S. 2282), S10920 [29OC]

———2,5-dichloro-e, 6-bis(9-ethyl-3-carbazolylamino)-1,4-benzoquinone(dianil) (see S. 2313), S10920 [29OC]

Taxation: increase credit for health insurance costs of eligible individuals, expand such credit to individuals covered under COBRA, and extend period of COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals (see S. 29), S169 [7JA]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 227), S8272 [29JY]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see S. 1766), S10318 [8OC]

———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]

University of Findlay: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 106), S4514 [21AP]

USEC Privatization Act: entitle affected pension plan participants to payment for benefit increases not received (see S. 1063), S5555 [18MY]

Veterans: prohibit discrimination and acts of reprisal against persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services (see S. 1607), S8992 [6AU]

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

Cloture motions

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

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, S12898 [10DE], S13073 [12DE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Letters

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice: Ray Schoenke, American Hunters & Shooters Association, S8754 [4AU]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S1007 [29JA]

Privilege of the floor

Baron, Alan, S7807 [21JY]

Brown, Danielle, S7807 [21JY]

Campos, Jose, S8608 [30JY]

Clough, Ryan, S7807 [21JY]

Frick, Lindsey, S8608 [30JY]

Gerhardt, Michael J., S8777 [4AU]

Halataei, Allison, S7807 [21JY]

Harding, Lauren, S8608 [30JY]

Klein, Jessica, S7807 [21JY]

Konar, Kirsten, S7807 [21JY]

Lenn, Michael, S7807 [21JY]

Park, Chan, S8777 [4AU]

Ritchie, Branden, S7807 [21JY]

Sanchez, Conor, S8608 [30JY]

Stauder, Paul, S8608 [30JY]

Stayman, Laura, S8608 [30JY]

Tahtakran, Phillip, S7807 [21JY]

Remarks

Adkins, Brian: American Foreign Service Association Memorial Plaque Ceremony honoree, S5007 [1MY]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S3150 [17MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S8124 [27JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2948 [10MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1528 [4FE], S1799, S1840 [6FE], S2102 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, S2522 [26FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (S. 336), S881 [27JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5675 [20MY]

Armed Forces: guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (S. 475), S8778 [4AU]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve, S11308 [10NO]

Baker, Richard A.: designate as Historian Emeritus of the Senate (S. Res. 230), S8500 [29JY]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (S. 777), S4191 [1AP], S7773 [21JY]

Buy American Act: clarify that provisions will be applied consistent with international trade agreement obligations, S1528 [4FE]

———compliance, S2522 [26FE]

Cassidy, Chris: tribute (S. Res. 222), S8618 [30JY]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (S. Res. 167), S6164 [4JN]

———U.S. policy, S6164 [4JN]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Cuyahoga River fire, S6876 [22JN]

———commend efforts of health care professionals and volunteers to provide free health care to the underinsured and uninsured, S8526 [30JY]

———tribute to Fashion Week Cleveland, S385 [14JA]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): make temporary appointments (S. Res. 359), S11976 [21NO]

Committees of the Senate: minority party appointments (S. Res. 218), S7807 [21JY]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), motion to proceed, S3634 [24MR]

Courts: make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings (H.R. 1626), S4763 [27AP]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S5056 [4MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5474 [14MY]

Decade of Vision: designate (S. Res. 209), S7214 [7JY]

Defense Production Act: reauthorize (S. 1677), S9481 [16SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Food and Nutrition Service (H. Con. Res. 164), S7807, S7808 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7808 [21JY], S7959 [23JY]

———Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program funding, S7959 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13424 [18DE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S. (S. 370), star print, S8500 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1552), S8618 [30JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10518 [19OC]

Dept. of Justice: convey a parcel of land held by the Bureau of Prisons in Miami-Dade County, FL, to facilitate construction of a new educational facility that includes a secure parking (H.R. 838), S8211 [28JY]

———establish a section to enforce human rights laws and make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations (S. 1472), S11974, S11976 [21NO]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), unanimous-consent agreement, S4763 [27AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize a major medical facility project at the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, WA (S. 509), S7573 [15JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), S9952 [30SE]

Diseases: pediatric cancer research funding, S9952 [30SE]

———revise and extend program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS (S. 1793), S10524, S10525 [19OC]

District of Columbia: U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue meeting, S8124 [27JY]

Domestic policy: develop U.S. manufacturing policy, S9125 [8SE], S9319 [14SE]

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: anniversary (S. Res. 287), S9853 [24SE]

Economic Development Administration: funding, S11285 [9NO]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S2102 [11FE]

———Government bailout of automobile industry, S6876 [22JN]

Eng, Carla: SBA Ohio Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5497 [14MY]

EPA: Clean Water State Revolving Funds program funding, S1799 [6FE]

FDA: increase access to lower-cost, generic versions of biologic drugs, S7180 [7JY], S7335 [10JY], S7391 [13JY], S7593-S7595 [16JY], S8186 [28JY]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S5567 [19MY], S6497 [11JN]

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

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), unanimous-consent agreement, S6228 [4JN]

Findlay, OH: flood mitigation and flood prevention planning funding, S10947 [30OC]

Food industry: improve safety of meat and poultry products through enhanced traceability (S. 425), S2236 [12FE]

Foreign Affairs Day: observance, S5007 [1MY]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, S3061 [12MR], S3754 [25MR], S4627 [23AP], S4743-S4745 [27AP]

———U.S. deficit, S3754 [25MR], S4743-S4745 [27AP]

Fort Carson, CO: tribute to Armed Forces members killed in military action in Afghanistan, S10308 [8OC]

Gallaudet University: anniversary, S3587 [23MR]

General Motors Corp.: decision to open production plants in China, S5484 [14MY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (H.R. 621), S10530 [19OC]

Health: eliminate copays and deductibles for preventive health services for women, S12121 [2DE]

———ensure health care reform includes an option to establish a federally-backed insurance pool to create options for consumers (S. Res. 156), S5875 [21MY]

———impose a tax on higher-income individuals to offset health care costs, S13162, S13163, S13164 [14DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S5007 [1MY], S5061 [4MY], S5224 [6MY], S6176, S6177 [4JN], S6332 [9JN], S6701-S6703 [17JN], S6793 [18JN], S6834 [19JN], S6924 [23JN], S7035 [25JN], S7188 [7JY], S7335 [10JY], S7391 [13JY], S7548-S7550 [15JY], S7593-S7595 [16JY], S7847 [22JY], S8163, S8186 [28JY], S8233, S8263 [29JY], S8526, S8544 [30JY], S8667 [3AU], S8713 [4AU], S9070 [7AU], S9124 [8SE], S9145 [9SE], S9286 [11SE], S9424 [16SE], S9542-S9544 [17SE], S9634 [22SE], S9952 [30SE], S10034 [1OC], S10195, S10197 [7OC], S10273, S10288, S10292, S10295, S10297, S10298, S10299 [8OC], S10423, S10424, S10427 [14OC], S10460 [15OC], S10516 [19OC], S10656, S10691, S10692, S10693, S10694, S10695 [22OC], S11001 [2NO], S11029 [3NO], S11070, S11071, S11072 [4NO], S11191 [5NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), S10353 [13OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S11967-S11969 [21NO], S12121 [2DE], S12306 [3DE], S12368, S12391, S12392 [4DE], S12501, S12508 [5DE], S12611 [7DE], S12792 [9DE], S12871 [10DE], S13011 [11DE], S13161, S13162, S13163, S13164 [14DE], S13234 [15DE], S13283 [16DE], S13582, S13583 [20DE], S13666 [21DE], S14135 [24DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S12106 [2DE], S12284 [3DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11828 [20NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), S11307, S11308, S11309 [10NO], S11372, S11373 [16NO], S11517 [19NO]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (S. 726), S6793 [18JN]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S12501 [5DE]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (S. 488), S2564 [26FE]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of routine care for clinical trial participants, S13283 [16DE]

———require Members of Congress to enroll in a community health insurance option and forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S12368, S12391 [4DE]

Health care professionals: establish and carry out a pediatric specialty loan repayment program (S. 1206), S6266 [8JN]

Heyman, David: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Policy, S6228 [4JN]

Higdon, Ann: Civic Ventures (organization) Purpose Prize recipient, S10912 [29OC]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), S9907 [29SE]

———authorize refinancing of private education loans under the Federal student loan program (S. 1541), S9908 [29SE]

———provide for college retention challenge grants (S. 1460), S9907 [29SE]

Honolulu, HI: recognize reopening of Hawaiian Hall on the anniversary of Bishop Museum (S. Res. 195), S8618 [30JY]

IMF: oppose loans that do not exempt certain spending by governments of heavily indebted poor countries from certain budget caps and restraints, S5675 [20MY]

Insurance: extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage, S13424 [18DE]

Kirk, Ronald: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S3061 [12MR]

Labor Day: observance, S9124 [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 (S. 560), S3062 [12MR]

Lake Erie Crushers (baseball team): tribute, S10035 [1OC]

Lewis, Cathy: Voices of Ohio's Children (organization) Champion for Children Award recipient, S5063 [4MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (S. Res. 38), S2183 [12FE]

Medicare: allow geographic reclassification of certain cancer hospitals in order to receive higher reimbursements, S981, S982 [28JA]

———eliminate funding cuts, S12106 [2DE], S12284 [3DE]

———funding, S11070 [4NO]

———Medicare Advantage program funding, S11072-S11074 [4NO], S12306 [3DE], S12392 [4DE]

———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), unanimous-consent agreement, S10517 [19OC]

Motor vehicles: impact of plant closings relative to restructuring plans of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, S6495 [11JN]

———improve safety of motorcoaches (S. 554), S2912 [9MR]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, S7672 [20JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (H.R. 2245), S7808 [21JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (S. 951), S7672 [20JY]

———tribute to Glenn Research Center for contributions to successful Ares I rocket test, S11342 [10NO]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 314), S10530, S10531 [19OC]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 228), S8499 [29JY]

National Eye Institute: anniversary (S. Res. 209), S7214 [7JY]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 240), S8779 [4AU]

National Guard: Ohio 179th Airlift Wing recipient of Air Force General Thomas D. White Environmental Quality Award, S3894 [26MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 229), S8499 [29JY]

National Learn and Serve Challenge: support goals (S. Con. Res. 46), S10439 [14OC]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 211), S7573 [15JY]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 239), S8778, S8779 [4AU]

National Teacher Day: establish (H. Res. 952), S5061 [4MY]

National Work and Family Month: designate (S. Res. 296), S10440 [14OC]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (H.J. Res. 44), S8778 [4AU]

Nuclear weapons: observance of a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S11113 [4NO]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: provide a temporary waiver of recovery of certain pension overpayments to participants or beneficiaries, S1840 [6FE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S12792 [9DE], S12871 [10DE], S13234 [15DE]

Piketon, OH: American Centrifuge Plant funding, S2948 [10MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S8777 [4AU], S10438 [14OC], S11974 [21NO], S12645 [7DE]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (S. 1694), S10439 [14OC]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: provide that claims of the U.S. to certain documents shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances (S. 692), S10439 [14OC]

Russell Senate Office Building: designate the Kennedy Caucus Room (S. Res. 264), S9319 [14SE]

Schools: improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (S. 1343), S7008 [24JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S11285 [9NO]

Senate: legislative program, S4763 [27AP], S6229 [4JN], S7215 [7JY], S7574 [15JY], S7808 [21JY], S8500 [29JY], S8618 [30JY], S8779 [4AU], S10440, S10441 [14OC], S10531 [19OC], S11977 [21NO], S12646 [7DE]

———provide point of order on legislation that eliminates or reduces ability to keep health plan or choice of doctor or decreases enrollment in private insurance while increasing enrollment in government plan (S. 1572), S8779 [4AU]

Singh, Manmohan: recognize service to India and U.S. visit of Indian Prime Minister (S. Res. 360), S11976 [21NO]

Social Security: establish an incentive program to encourage enrollment in the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S871 [27JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S867, S869, S871 [27JA], S980, S981, S982 [28JA]

———prohibit Federal matching payment for Medicaid or State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage of noncitizen children or pregnant women relative to State enrollment of low-income uninsured children, S867 [27JA]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards, S4160 [1AP]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8753 [4AU]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S11967-S11969 [21NO]

———prohibit excise tax on certain health insurance plans, S13011 [11DE]

———rates, S13164 [14DE]

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), S6876 [22JN]

———establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (S. 1023), unanimous-consent agreement, S6228 [4JN]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: nullify recommendations on breast self-exams and mammograms, S12121 [2DE]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, S5795-S5797 [21MY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S11028 [3NO]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), motion to proceed, S10811 [28OC]

University of Washington: tribute to women's softball team (S. Res. 168), S6228, S6229 [4JN]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant congressional consent and approval to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 19), S8211, S8212 [28JY]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, S4781 [28AP]

Youngstown, OH: inclusion on Entrepreneur (publication) Best Cities to Start a Business list, S7772 [21JY]

Texts of

S. 777, Strengthening Employment Clusters To Organize Regional Success (SECTORS) Act, S4192-S4195 [1AP]

S. 1472, Human Rights Enforcement Act, S11974, S11976 [21NO]

Tributes

Cummings, DeAnthony, S9907 [29SE]

DeVore, C. Brent, S5497 [14MY]

Kennedy, Edward M., S9222 [10SE]

Kuglics, Matthew J., S10695 [22OC]

Simmons, Bradley G., S13031 [11DE]

Zimpher, Nancy, S6028 [3JN]