STABENOW, DEBBIE (a Senator from Michigan)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8691, S8695 [3AU]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2778 [4MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1374, S1432, S1443, S1462, S1463, S1465 [3FE], S1537, S1556, S1557, S1564, S1577, S1580, S1582, S1583, S1592, S1593, S1595, S1596, S1597, S1598 [4FE], S1678, S1709, S1717, S1749, S1752 [5FE], S1866, S1870, S1875, S1880 [6FE]

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

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4090 [31MR], S4174, S4212 [1AP], S4254, S4267 [2AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7491 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9687 [22SE], S9773, S9842 [24SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S5953 [2JN], S6078, S6124, S6126 [3JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12071, S12073 [1DE], S12343 [3DE], S12391, S12416, S12418, S12419, S12425, S12428, S12432 [4DE], S12517, S12519, S12521 [5DE], S12552 [6DE], S12619, S12626, S12631 [7DE], S12717, S12726 [8DE], S12806, S12832 [9DE], S12911 [10DE], S13194 [14DE], S13384, S13385 [17DE], S13883 [23DE]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S1100, S1101 [29JA]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12071, S12073 [1DE], S12343 [3DE], S12391, S12416, S12418, S12419, S12425, S12428, S12432 [4DE], S12517, S12519, S12521 [5DE], S12552 [6DE], S12619, S12626, S12631 [7DE], S12717, S12726 [8DE], S12806, S12832 [9DE], S12911 [10DE], S13194 [14DE], S13384, S13385 [17DE], S13883 [23DE]

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), S6722 [17JN]

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

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H2625 [24FE]

Committee to escort the President, H9390 [9SE]

Articles and editorials

Women's Heart Disease—It's the Leading Killer, but Patient Care Lags That for Men—As Cardiac Science Advances, Women Find Treatment Lagging, Judith Graham, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S2231 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see S. 229), S12070 [1DE]

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

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 318), S10635 [21OC]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 353), S11431 [17NO]

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

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

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S10435 [14OC]

Aviation: recognize and clarify State authority to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services (see S. 848), S6939 [23JN]

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

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

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

Bread for the World (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 157), S5908 [1JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S7641 [16JY]

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

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see S. 777), S13320 [16DE]

———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), S4515 [21AP]

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

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see S. 435), S9079 [7AU]

———reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 1859), S11595 [19NO]

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

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

Credit: protect consumers from usury (see S. 582), S5907 [1JN]

Credit cards: establish a moratorium on interest rate increases (see S. 1927), S10961 [30OC]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 909), S5556 [18MY]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see S. 1089), S8995 [6AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see S. 607), S10520 [19OC]

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]

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

Dept. of Defense: modify share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see S. 645), S6543 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1345), S6993 [24JN]

———establish a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs (see S. 1281), S7262 [8JY]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 1362), S7070 [25JN]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program to demonstrate the commercial application of integrated systems for long-term geological storage of carbon dioxide (see S. 1013), S5944 [2JN]

———improve innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide additional options for deploying energy technologies (see S. 949), S4963 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see S. 456), S4670 [23AP]

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

———establish grants for newly accredited allopathic medical schools to increase the supply of physicians (see S. 1771), S11049 [3NO]

———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), S6940 [23JN]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see S. 1273), S6650 [16JN]

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see S. 1002), S9079 [7AU]

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), S9186 [9SE]

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

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

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (see S. 386), S4514 [21AP]

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

———provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to increase number of law enforcement officers in cities with the highest crime rates (see S. 1424), S7317 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a pilot program to provide for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic lighthouses (see S. 715), S3897 [26MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide rules for the modification or disposition of certain assets by real estate mortgage investment conduits under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 376), S1542 [4FE]

———redeploy Troubled Asset Relief Program funds into a Community Credit Renewal Fund to stimulate community bank lending (see S. 1822), S12161 [2DE]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 1156), S12805 [9DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance capacity to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals (see S. 252), S11344 [10NO]

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

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

———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), S11345 [10NO]

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

———waive charges for humanitarian care provided to family members accompanying severely injured veterans receiving medical care and provide assistance to family caregivers (see S. 801), S11345 [10NO]

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: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 332), S1432 [3FE]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see S. 1545), S8996 [6AU]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 1492), S8136 [27JY]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see S. 994), S5281 [7MY]

———modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer services, and provide cancer treatment and survivorship initiatives (see S. 717), S4447 [20AP]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 984), S7072 [25JN]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 819), S4448 [20AP]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 981), S7072 [25JN]

Economy: improve lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream (see S. 2), S39 [6JA]

———protect homeowners and consumers by reducing foreclosures, ensuring availability of credit for homeowners, businesses, and consumers, and reforming the financial regulatory system (see S. 3), S39 [6JA]

———restore fiscal discipline and begin to address long-term fiscal challenges (see S. 10), S40 [6JA]

Education: increase access to early childhood education and after school programs, advance elementary and secondary education reform, strengthen math and science instruction, and make higher education more affordable (see S. 7), S40 [6JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see S. 866), S8197 [28JY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1584), S8997 [6AU]

———provide funding for a Green Job Corps program, YouthBuild Build Green Grants, and Green-Collar Youth Opportunity Grants (see S. 268), S598 [15JA]

———provide funding for summer and year-round youth jobs and training programs (see S. 267), S598 [15JA]

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

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

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: prohibit marketing of authorized generic drugs (see S. 501), S2692 [3MR]

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

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

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see S. 561), S5233 [6MY]

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]

———conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (see S. 1214), S6364 [9JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 15), S5373 [12MY]

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see S. 384), S9132 [8SE]

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

———require report on invasive agricultural pests and diseases and sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to trade before beginning negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see S. 594), S3074 [12MR]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 451), S2365 [23FE]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for the design, acquisition, and construction of a combined buoy tender-icebreaker to replace icebreaking capacity (see S. 1024), S5371 [12MY]

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

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

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see S. 2129), S10916 [29OC]

Guinea: condemn assault of women and killing of political protesters, support inquiry into, and prosecution for, violence, and consider punitive measures against officials found to be complicit (see S. Res. 345), S11290 [9NO]

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

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

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

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

———ensure health care reform includes an option to establish a federally-backed insurance pool to create options for consumers (see S. Res. 156), S5820 [21MY]

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

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

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions (see S. 1150), S6453 [10JN]

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

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (see S. 391), S1677 [5FE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 487), S3551 [19MR]

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

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see S. 450), S2322 [13FE]

Health care facilities: expand pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers (see S. 631), S3368 [18MR]

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

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

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 653), S9133 [8SE]

Hunting and trapping: commend hunters, sportsmen's associations, meat processors, hunger relief organizations, and certain State agencies for programs that provide game meat to feed the hungry (see S. Res. 374), S13320 [16DE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: reauthorize and extend (see S. 1790), S10487 [15OC]

Insurance: extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 2730), S12071 [1DE]

———require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage (see S. 1730), S11291 [9NO]

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

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see S. Res. 10), S256 [9JA]

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), S7073 [25JN]

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

Keweenaw National Historical Park: decrease matching funds requirement and authorize further appropriations (see S. 135), S42 [6JA]

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), S6186 [4JN]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 654), S9133 [8SE]

———establish programs to improve the quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care (see S. 225), S337 [13JA]

———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 547), S2909 [9MR]

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

———provide adjusted Federal medical assistance percentage rates during a transitional assistance period (see S. 2833), S13383 [17DE]

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

Medicare: assist low-income beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program (see S. 1185), S6365 [9JN]

———distribute additional residency positions (see S. 973), S5907 [1JN]

———establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (see S. 1131), S8996 [6AU]

———extend certain laws to provide regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see S. 935), S4963 [30AP]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 769), S4172 [1AP]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket threshold of the prescription drug program (see S. 1201), S6255 [8JN]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 687), S3658 [24MR]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 700), S4064 [31MR]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 1066), S5702 [20MY]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see S. 565), S4574 [22AP]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see S. 254), S2424 [24FE]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see S. 662), S3658 [24MR]

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

———utilize Value-Based Insurance Design to demonstrate that reducing copayments or coinsurance charged to beneficiaries for selected medications can increase adherence to prescribed medication (see S. 1040), S5501 [14MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 534), S12805 [9DE]

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), S13698 [21DE]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 999), S5281 [7MY]

———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 538), S8865 [5AU]

———promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations (see S. 811), S7193 [7JY]

———provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see S. 324), S8765 [4AU]

NAACP: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 3), S1542 [4FE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see S. 951), S7481 [14JY]

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

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

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

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

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

National objectives: modernize infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in need (see S. 1), S39 [6JA]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see S. Res. 210), S7641 [16JY]

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

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

Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see S. 797), S6939 [23JN]

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), S10110 [5OC]

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), S9555 [17SE]

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

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

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: designate the Beaver Basin Wilderness (see S. 109), S42 [6JA]

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

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

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

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

River Raisin National Battlefield Park: designate (see S. 110), S42 [6JA]

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

SBA: increase loan limits and provide for low-interest refinancing for small businesses (see S. 2869), S13252 [15DE]

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

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 795), S4965 [30AP]

———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), S6543 [11JN]

———provide emergency relief to Social Security recipients, railroad retirees, SSI beneficiaries, and certain veterans in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1685), S10218 [7OC]

Social Security: exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board from coverage (see S. 492), S9186 [9SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 484), S4964 [30AP]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 686), S5907 [1JN]

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

Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 394), S2230 [12FE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1019), S12161 [2DE]

———allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards (see S. 440), S5282 [7MY]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see S. 823), S4311 [2AP]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see S. 437), S4721 [24AP]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see S. 333), S894 [27JA]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 864), S4573 [22AP]

———allow the cost of labor for building envelope improvements to be included for purposes of the nonbusiness energy property tax credit (see S. 2829), S12322 [3DE]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see S. 551), S2909 [9MR]

———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use and modify credit period for producing electricity from open-loop biomass (see S. 870), S10061 [1OC]

———expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see S. 2857), S12804 [9DE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 913), S8039 [23JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 461), S7071 [25JN]

———extend and modify the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles (see S. 2854), S13383 [17DE]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (see S. 2748), S11345 [10NO]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see S. 1678), S9436 [16SE]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 1583), S10218 [7OC]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1203), S6366 [9JN]

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

———make permanent and expand the additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers (see S. 1268), S6650 [16JN]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 812), S4722 [24AP]

———modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see S. 676), S3657 [24MR]

———modify requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for nonbusiness energy property (see S. 1792), S10925 [29OC]

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 1313), S7194 [7JY]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 781), S4575 [22AP]

———provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component parts (see S. 271), S598 [15JA]

———provide tax credit parity for electricity produced from renewable resources (see S. 1090), S7557 [15JY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 144), S1677 [5FE]

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

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see S. 632), S5328 [11MY]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 825), S7481 [14JY]

———treat trees and vines producing fruit, nuts, or other crops as placed in service in the year in which it is planted for purposes of special allowance for depreciation (see S. 1461), S11206 [5NO]

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

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve: expand boundaries (see S. 380), S10110 [5OC]

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]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see S. 1023), S7072 [25JN]

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]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see S. 1647), S9078 [7AU] (see S. 2831), S12414 [4DE]

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

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

Wildlife Restoration Act: ensure adequate funding for conservation and restoration of wildlife (see S. 655), S3550 [19MR]

Women: ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market (see S. 969), S5283 [7MY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S3163 [17MR]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see S. 1374), S7413 [13JY]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 846), S8135 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 205), S6993 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see S. 1709), S9840 [24SE]

———establish a national food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance program for agricultural producers (see S. 2758), S11290 [9NO]

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

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 1158), S5820 [21MY]

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]

Economy: improve assistance for areas affected by long-term economic deterioration and severe economic dislocation relative to the manufacturing industry sector and expand the national emergency grants program (see S. 341), S994 [28JA]

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

Food Protection Training Institute: establish (see S. 1101), S5700 [20MY]

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]

———include Public Health Advisory Committee on Trade in trade advisory committee system and require public health organizations be included in relevant sectoral or functional advisory committees (see S. 1644), S8994 [6AU]

Health: ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see S. Con. Res. 6), S2144 [11FE]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see S. 468), S2473 [25FE]

———improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (see S. 179), S211 [8JA]

Medicaid: establish a chronic care improvement demonstration program for beneficiaries with severe mental illnesses (see S. 1136), S5819 [21MY]

———improve and protect rehabilitative and case management services to improve the health and welfare of the most vulnerable seniors and children (see S. 1217), S6364 [9JN]

Medicare: preserve care for ventilator-dependent patients (see S. 716), S3897 [26MR]

———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (see S. 1776), S10362 [13OC]

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

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 284), S9733 [23SE]

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

National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see S. 990), S5232 [6MY]

Nurses: expand the advanced practice registered nurse workforce (see S. 1569), S8681 [3AU]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Deputy U.S. Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement, a Trade Enforcement Division, and a Chief Manufacturing Negotiator (see S. 1466), S7639 [16JY]

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

Power resources: 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]

Roads and highways: waive certain requirements to assist States with a high unemployment rate in carrying out Federal-aid highway construction projects (see S. 1641), S8993 [6AU]

Social Security: encourage use of certified health information technology by providers in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 264), S598 [15JA]

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

Taxation: exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see S. 1509), S8039 [23JY]

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

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see S. 1582), S8864 [5AU]

———provide for the treatment of S corporations for purposes of election of the alternative tax on qualifying shipping activities (see S. 1656), S9186 [9SE]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 249), S388 [14JA]

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

Cloture motions

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

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

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]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), motion to proceed, S4399 [2AP]

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

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

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

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

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), motion to proceed, S13376 [17DE]

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

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

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

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

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S13376 [17DE]

Letters

Advanced practice registered nurse workforce expansion: several organizations, S8688 [3AU]

Heart Disease Education, Analysis and Research, and Treatment (HEART) for Women Act: David A. Josserand and Timothy J. Gardner, American Heart Association, S2231 [12FE]

National centers of excellence for the treatment of depressive and bipolar disorders establishment: Charles F. Reynolds III, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, S10704 [22OC]

———David L. Shern, Mental Health America (organization), S10704 [22OC]

———Robert Gebbia and Paula J. Clayton, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, S10705 [22OC]

———Robert L. Hendren, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, S10705 [22OC]

Support goals and ideals of African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month: Michael J. Boo, National Marrow Donor Program (organization), S7023 [24JN]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4653 [23AP]

Privilege of the floor

Bowen, Matt, S10863 [28OC]

Remarks

African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 205), S7022 [24JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8727 [4AU]

Air pollution: use of budget reconciliation for global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S4638 [23AP]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S3327 [18MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2817 [5MR], S2946 [10MR]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S13130 [13DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1386 [3FE], S1634, S1644, S1670, S1671 [5FE], S1788, S1797, S1798 [6FE], S2097 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5798 [21MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, S6705 [17JN], S6784 [18JN]

Birth control: restore nominal prices of oral contraceptives for family planning clinics that do not receive Federal funding and university-based clinics, S2817 [5MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3327 [18MR], S3757 [25MR], S3885 [26MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4156 [1AP], S4267, S4280 [2AP], S4638, S4653 [23AP]

Byrd, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 354), S11478 [18NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: unveiling of bust of Sojourner Truth in the Capitol rotunda, S5175 [6MY]

Climate: develop policy to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, S4156 [1AP]

———global warming, S4267 [2AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, S8727 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7624 [16JY], S7743 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13297, S13298 [16DE], S13373 [17DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit additional Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC and distribute federally-owned shares of such companies' stock to taxpayers, S8225 [29JY]

———prohibit assistance to any auto manufacturer which terminates agreements with a dealership without giving at least 60 days notice, S5798 [21MY]

———terminate the Troubled Asset Relief Program, S8959 [6AU]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, S5933 [2JN], S6705 [17JN], S6784 [18JN]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (S. 1135), S5841 [21MY]

———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), S8719 [4AU], S8950, S8953, S8959, S8961, S8962, S8964, S8966 [6AU]

———move up termination date and delay new funding pending status report for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, S8950, S8961 [6AU]

———voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle funding through reductions in budgetary discretionary spending caps, S8950 [6AU]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, S13130 [13DE]

Ecology and environment: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment, S4653 [23AP]

Economy: prohibit use of taxpayer funds for bailout of automobile industry, S4280 [2AP]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, S297, S299 [12JA]

———stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S3539-S3541 [19MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), S8225 [29JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), motion to proceed, S5933 [2JN]

Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (H.R. 3357), S8518 [30JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters (S. 787), S9926 [29SE]

Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (S. 1214), S9926 [29SE]

Global Youth Service Days: designate (S. Res. 105), S4465 [20AP]

Hamilton, David F.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11416 [17NO]

Health: eligibility of physician group practices for electronic medical records technology incentives, S1670, S1671 [5FE]

———eliminate copays and deductibles for preventive health services for women, S12131 [2DE], S12272 [3DE]

———improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (S. 179), S226 [8JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S7624-S7626 [16JY], S7743 [21JY], S10262, S10290 [8OC], S10807 [28OC], S11108 [4NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12055 [1DE], S12131, S12132, S12133 [2DE], S12272 [3DE], S12391, S12392, S12396 [4DE], S12484, S12485, S12506 [5DE], S12670 [8DE], S12756 [9DE], S12890, S12892 [10DE], S13374 [17DE], S13459 [18DE], S13481 [19DE], S13598 [20DE], S13737 [22DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S12055 [1DE], S12372 [4DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11586 [19NO], S11839, S11842 [20NO], S11955 [21NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, S12670 [8DE]

———require guidelines relative to coverage of women's preventive services to be based on recommendations of relevant professional medical organizations, S12131 [2DE], S12272 [3DE]

Infrastructure: transportation, water, and sewer system projects funding, S1386 [3FE]

Lansing, MI: anniversary of Union Missionary Baptist Church, S10633 [21OC]

Levin, Senator: tribute to casting 11,000th vote, S5572 [19MY]

Medicare: eliminate funding cuts, S12055 [1DE]

———Medicare Advantage program funding, S12372, S12391, S12392, S12396 [4DE]

———solvency, S12484 [5DE]

———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), S10366 [13OC]

———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), motion to proceed, S10604, S10612 [21OC]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments, S2946 [10MR]

Mental health: establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of depressive and bipolar disorders (S. 1857), S10704 [22OC]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team, S4156 [1AP]

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

———require dealers to dispose of trade-in vehicles received through consumer voucher program by either donating the vehicle to a charitable organization or a low-income family, S8953, S8962 [6AU]

National Hunting and Fishing Day: observance, S9926 [29SE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 104), S4464 [20AP]

Nurses: expand the advanced practice registered nurse workforce (S. 1569), S8688 [3AU]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S12756 [9DE]

Power resources: reduce greenhouse gas emissions from uncapped domestic sources through partnerships between manufacturing and agricultural industries to invest in projects to capture and store carbon (S. 2729), S11202 [5NO]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S11416 [17NO]

Renewable energy: create jobs and reduce dependence on foreign and unsustainable energy sources by promoting the production of green energy, S4638 [23AP]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 131), S4465 [20AP]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: repeal rescission of unobligated balances, S8518 [30JY]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S13373 [17DE], S13598 [20DE]

———legislative process, S10807-S10809 [28OC]

———legislative program, S5175 [6MY]

Small business: health insurance premium rates, S13737 [22DE]

Social Security: encourage use of certified health information technology by providers in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 264), S616 [15JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S971 [28JA]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8790 [5AU]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S13744 [22DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12890 [10DE], S13459 [18DE]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases, S8959 [6AU]

———provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component parts, S1634, S1644 [5FE]

———rates, S3327 [18MR]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of items or services, S12131 [2DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S13373 [17DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10290 [8OC], S10460 [15OC], S11015 [3NO]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), motion to proceed, S10807 [28OC]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), unanimous-consent request, S10355 [13OC]

Votes: position on missed, S7402 [13JY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (S. 422), S2230 [12FE]

Workforce Investment Act: formula grants funding, S1797, S1798 [6FE]

Texts of

S. 1135, Drive America Forward Act, S5841-S5843 [21MY]

Tributes

Alexander, Senator, S3539 [19MR]

Crowley, Steven J., S7477 [14JY]

Ellis, Brian, S7477 [14JY]

Giraud, Matt, S5229 [6MY]

Kennedy, Edward M., S9220 [10SE]