MURRAY, PATTY (a Senator from Washington)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8607 [30JY], S8623 [31JY], S8694 [3AU]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1374, S1443, S1458 [3FE], S1498, S1542, S1557, S1577, S1591, S1610 [4FE], S1678, S1679, S1749, S1755 [5FE], S1879 [6FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5734 [20MY], S5822, S5881 [21MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4006 [30MR], S4206, S4212 [1AP], S4258 [2AP]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5447 [13MY], S5537 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7491, S7493 [14JY], S7710 [20JY], S7806 [21JY], S7932 [22JY], S8028, S8051, S8053 [23JY]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), S5244 [6MY], S5256 [7MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7201 [7JY], S7308, S7331 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), S9685 [22SE], S9755 [23SE], S9772 [24SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9388 [15SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (S. 1422), S11352, S11353 [10NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12071 [1DE], S12631 [7DE], S12709 [8DE], S12922, S12923 [10DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10374, S10375 [13OC]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S12071 [1DE], S12631 [7DE], S12709 [8DE], S12922, S12923 [10DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10324 [8OC], S10737 [26OC], S10992 [2NO]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H2625 [24FE]

Committee to escort the President, H9390 [9SE]

Conferee: H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, S5804 [21MY]

———H.R. 2892, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S7312 [9JY]

———H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S11411 [17NO]

———H.R. 3183, energy and water development appropriations, S8263 [29JY]

———H.R. 3288, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, S9541 [17SE]

———H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S10159 [6OC]

U.S.-China Interparliamentary Group, S10327 [8OC]

Articles and editorials

Teens Awash in Credit Card Debt, Les Blumenthal, Olympia (WA) Olympian, S3552 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: express that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed (see S. Con. Res. 19), S4670 [23AP]

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

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

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see S. 1756), S12009 [30NO]

AID: encourage nomination of an Administrator and empower and strengthen the Agency (see S. Res. 312), S10436 [14OC]

———enhance capacity to undertake global development activities (see S. 355), S1058 [29JA]

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), S7640 [16JY]

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]

BLS: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 30), S6938 [23JN]

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

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

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

Children and youth: 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), S388 [14JA]

———provide children in foster care with school stability and equal access to educational opportunities (see S. 2801), S11593 [19NO]

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

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 904), S4806 [28AP]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see S. 1076), S13191 [14DE]

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

Concerns of Police Survivors (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 138), S5282 [7MY]

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

———modify rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges (see S. 1228), S11383 [16NO]

Credit cards: establish a moratorium on interest rate increases (see S. 1927), S13785 [22DE]

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

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), S5700 [20MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see S. 428), S5820 [21MY]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (see S. 256), S2365 [23FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see S. 607), S10777 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: modify share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see S. 645), S5502 [14MY]

———provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see S. 559), S4807 [28AP]

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

———establish Secondary School Innovation Fund (see S. 968), S5065 [4MY]

———require Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see S. 471), S2473 [25FE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 1158), S7413 [13JY]

———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), S3658 [24MR]

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

Dept. of Labor: strengthen and expand short-time compensation programs that allow for work sharing to provide employers with an alternative to layoffs (see S. 1646), S11431 [17NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit recipients of Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance from using such funds for lobbying or political contributions, and improve corporate governance (see S. 133), S170 [7JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (see S. 1506), S8038 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance capacity to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals (see S. 252), S598 [15JA]

———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]

———provide for an apprenticeship and on-job training program under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 2769), S11344 [10NO]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 423), S4574 [22AP]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 535), S6030 [3JN]

———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), S5701 [20MY]

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

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: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see S. 1473), S8040 [23JY]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 1492), S8996 [6AU]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see S. 571), S5907 [1JN]

———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]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 984), S9265 [10SE]

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]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 749), S4062 [31MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see S. 634), S5066 [4MY]

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

———provide grants for repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools, including early learning facilities at the elementary schools (see S. 1121), S7780 [21JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 1152), S5820 [21MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1584), S8864 [5AU]

———provide family and medical leave to caregivers of regular component servicemembers and veterans with service-related injuries and allow exigency leave for all foreign-deployed members (see S. 1543), S8557 [30JY]

Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see S. 818), S4311 [2AP]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 416), S2366 [23FE]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see S. 2847), S13320 [16DE]

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

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 599), S4064 [31MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: establish the Puget Sound Program Office (see S. 2739), S11205 [5NO]

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), S2965 [10MR]

Fish and fishing: authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector (see S. 1609), S8992 [6AU]

———improve conservation of sharks (see S. 850), S13190 [14DE]

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

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 451), S9436 [16SE]

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

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

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]

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

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

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

———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]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see S. 468), S4755 [27AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see S. 611), S3552 [19MR]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see S. Con. Res. 25), S7641 [16JY]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 628), S3368 [18MR]

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]

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

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 1790), S11049 [3NO]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 688), S3658 [24MR]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see S. 1065), S8631 [31JY]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see S. Res. 71), S7870 [22JY]

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

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

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 132), S42 [6JA]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see S. 718), S3987 [30MR]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 654), S8272 [29JY]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 683), S4671 [23AP]

———require coverage for freestanding birth center services (see S. 1423), S10777 [27OC]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 671), S4447 [20AP]

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

———reimburse certain midwife services (see S. 662), S4515 [21AP]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 542), S2866 [6MR] (see S. 620), S3163 [17MR]

Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see S. 2781), S12414 [4DE]

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

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

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 342), S11205 [5NO]

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

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 57), S2558 [26FE]

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

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

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 142), S5371 [12MY]

National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S8994 [6AU]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 276), S9589 [21SE]

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

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

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

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

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

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S. Res. 55), S2474 [25FE]

Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see S. 797), S11048 [3NO]

———modify certain Indian land leases in Washington (State) (see S. 2906), S13458 [18DE]

———settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 1388), S7071 [25JN]

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (see S. Con. Res. 10), S2910 [9MR]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 448), S3986 [30MR]

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see S. 817), S4311 [2AP]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 151), S5502 [14MY]

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), S7194 [7JY]

Peace Corps: improve and expand (see S. 1382), S10435 [14OC]

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

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

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

Schools: 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]

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

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

Tariff: footwear (see S. 730), S3897 [26MR]

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

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see S. 823), S6720 [17JN]

———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), S6453 [10JN]

———allow tax-exempt bond financing for fixed-wing emergency medical aircraft (see S. 1497), S7868 [22JY]

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

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 461), S3164 [17MR]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1153), S10571 [20OC]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see S. 23), S168 [7JA]

———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 316), S826 [26JA]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see S. 1230), S8766 [4AU]

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

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

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

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see S. 1610), S8993 [6AU]

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

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

Tiller, George: express condolences to family and reject the use of violence to prevent access to reproductive health care or as a response to a difference in beliefs (see S. Res. 187), 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), S6257 [8JN]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize and rename as the Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (see S. 345), S2559 [26FE]

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]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 2106), S12619 [7DE]

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), S11493 [18NO]

Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 1547), S8557 [30JY]

———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), S3026 [11MR]

———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]

Voting: ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have an opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee ballots cast and counted (see S. 1415), S7558 [15JY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 624), S3163 [17MR]

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 422), S2691 [3MR]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S10777 [27OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

AID: establish the Health Technology Program (see S. 1591), S8992 [6AU]

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (see S. 721), S3897 [26MR]

Children and youth: ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten (see S. 240), S388 [14JA]

Dept. of Education: establish a comprehensive literacy program (see S. 2740), S11205 [5NO]

Dept. of HHS: implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative (see S. 586), S3073 [12MR]

———make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery (see S. 652), S3550 [19MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize grants for use in response to homeland security events of national and international significance (see S. 1187), S6185 [4JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide assistance to community depository institutions under the Public-Private Investment Program (see S. 2867), S12909 [10DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize a major medical facility project at the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, WA (see S. 509), S2623 [2MR]

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

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 1204), S6255 [8JN]

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

———provide grants to promote financial and economic literacy (see S. 638), S3550 [19MR]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see S. 2887), S13319 [16DE]

Employment: 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] (see S. 2923), S13785 [22DE]

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

Fairbanks, Kristine M.: tribute (see S. Res. 150), S5502 [14MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see S. 1422), S7317 [9JY]

Forests: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see S. 1501), S7869 [22JY]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see S. 733), S3898 [26MR]

Homeless Assistance Act: provide education for homeless children and youths (see S. 2800), S11593 [19NO]

Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 635), S3368 [18MR]

Immigration: require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see S. 1335), S6993 [24JN]

Jackson, Anne Marie: tribute (see S. Res. 150), S5502 [14MY]

Lakewood, WA: express condolences to families of slain police officers (see S. Res. 366), S12160 [2DE]

Medicare: improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers (see S. 382), S1542 [4FE]

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

National Mesothelioma Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 288), S9869 [25SE]

National Pipeline Safety Day: designate (see S. Res. 181), S6452 [10JN]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 16), S652 [16JA] (see S. Res. 381), S13458 [18DE]

Native Americans: transfer certain land to the U.S. to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe (see S. 443), S2322 [13FE]

Ng, Nelson K.: tribute (see S. Res. 150), S5502 [14MY]

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act: reauthorize (see S. 668), S3609 [23MR]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users and care takers through State take-back disposal programs and prohibit drug label recommendations on disposal by flushing (see S. 1336), S6993 [24JN]

Ships and vessels: modify vessels eligible for a fishery endorsement (see S. 1124), S5819 [21MY]

———promote secure ferry transportation (see S. 930), S4891 [29AP]

Tariff: boots constructed by hand of natural rubber (see S. 1935), S10776 [27OC]

University of Washington: tribute to women's softball team (see S. Res. 168), S6186 [4JN]

Veterans: expand homeless veterans with special needs grant program to include males with minor dependents and establish program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children (see S. 1237), S6542 [11JN]

———improve benefits for former POW (see S. 977), S5128 [5MY]

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

Cloture motions

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), motion to proceed, S3096 [12MR], S3109 [16MR]

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]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5607 [19MY], S5771 [21MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, S6710 [17JN]

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

———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), motion to proceed, S3577 [19MR], S3600 [23MR]

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 Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), S9975 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13295 [16DE], S13407 [18DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7253 [8JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), 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 Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9365 [15SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, S12898 [10DE], S13073 [12DE]

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]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), conference report, S10328 [8OC], S10399 [14OC]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), S5887 [21MY], S6171 [4JN], S6244 [8JN], S6412 [10JN]

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

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

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

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, S11967 [21NO]

Hill, Christopher R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Iraq, S4301 [2AP], S4434 [20AP]

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

———provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (S. 160), motion to proceed, S2347 [13FE], S2397 [24FE]

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

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]

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

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

Solis, Representative: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S2347 [13FE]

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), motion to proceed, S11578 [19NO], S11967 [21NO]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (S. 1023), S6840 [19JN], S6880 [22JN], S9123 [8SE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10910 [29OC], S10984 [2NO], S11080 [4NO]

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

Colloquies

Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act: by, S7320 [9JY]

Letters

Transportation, water, and sewer system projects funding: Americans for Transportation Mobility (organization), S1381 [3FE]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, S1381 [3FE]

Motions

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), S8964 [6AU]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9348 [15SE]

Press releases

Odyssey Expresses Appreciation to Senator Murray for Securing $3 Million for New Transportation Educational Initiatives and Programming: Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center, S9342 [15SE]

Privilege of the floor

Burkard, Richard, S13061 [11DE]

Goodman, Dedre, S9272 [10SE]

Katz, Deborah, S9048 [6AU]

Szymanski, David, S8210 [28JY]

Waszczak, Joanne, S9272 [10SE]

Remarks

AID: establish the Health Technology Program (S. 1591), S9001 [6AU]

Air Force: urge Dept. of Defense to factor in subsidies to Airbus S.A.S. when considering cost estimates for military air refueling tankers proposals, S9412 [16SE]

Amtrak: permit passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage, S9401 [16SE]

Appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction, S2660 [3MR]

———continue funding at current levels, S2653 [3MR]

———eliminate earmarks from appropriations legislation, S9344, S9348 [15SE]

———legislative process, S9354 [15SE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), S2653 [3MR], S2755 [4MR], S2794, S2817 [5MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration correction, S2903 [9MR]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), motion to commit, S2660 [3MR]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S12880 [10DE], S13071 [12DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1374, S1380, S1381, S1387 [3FE], S1518 [4FE], S1796, S1797, S1798 [6FE], S2167 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, S2299 [13FE]

Armed Forces: express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, S11320 [10NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3127 [17MR]

———freeze and limit future growth of non-defense and non-veterans spending, S4655 [23AP]

———prohibit consideration of any budget resolution that increases public debt by a certain amount, S4654 [23AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), S4009 [31MR], S4287 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, S4858 [29AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to instruct conferees, S4654, S4655 [23AP]

Children and youth: ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten (S. 240), S649 [16JA]

———expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (S. 244), S649 [16JA]

Coast Guard: eliminate the long range maritime radio navigation system (LORAN-C) program, S7244, S7245, S7246 [8JY]

Committee To Escort the President: appoint, S2432 [24FE]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), S5182, S5183 [6MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), S5346 [12MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S7607 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7476 [14JY], S7607 [16JY], S7730 [21JY]

———F-22 aircraft program funding, S7476 [14JY], S7730 [21JY]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), S5225 [6MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13361 [17DE]

Dept. of HHS: implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative (S. 586), S3079 [12MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure contracts are competitively awarded, S7308 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), S7238, S7241, S7244, S7245, S7246, S7248, S7249 [8JY], S7288, S7290, S7291, S7297, S7307, S7308, S7309, S7310, S7311 [9JY]

———reduce funding for Customs and Border Protection Advanced Training Center Leadership Academy, Harpers Ferry, WV, S7291 [9JY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding for the Brownfields Economic Development Initiative, S9407 [16SE]

———prohibit funding to restrict implementation or enforcement of public housing community service requirement, S9351 [15SE], S9402 [16SE]

———prohibit housing assistance funds in New Orleans, LA, from benefitting those convicted of selling drugs, domestic violence offenses and members of violent gangs, S9533 [17SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (S.J. Res. 5), S574 [15JA]

Dept. of Transportation: allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement projects, S9398 [16SE]

———prohibit use of surface transportation funds on enhancement projects if Highway Trust Fund does not contain amounts sufficient to cover unfunded highway authorizations, S9398 [16SE]

———prohibit use of surface transportation funds on enhancement projects such as transportation museums, S9398 [16SE]

———rescind any unobligated stimulus funds in non-highway spending accounts, S9535 [17SE]

———waive minimum grant size under the discretionary grant program for passenger and freight rail transportation and infrastructure projects, S2299 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, S11321 [10NO], S11525 [19NO]

———provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S11322 [10NO], S11525 [19NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11320 [10NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S9408, S9409 [16SE]

———corrections to sponsorship of earmark requests included in conference report on appropriations legislation, S13071 [12DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), S9252, S9255 [10SE], S9292 [11SE], S9308, S9318 [14SE], S9341, S9344, S9348, S9349, S9351, S9354 [15SE], S9397, S9398, S9400, S9401, S9402, S9407, S9416, S9417 [16SE], S9531, S9532, S9533, S9535, S9540 [17SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, S12880 [10DE], S13071 [12DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), motion to recommit, S9408, S9409 [16SE], S9535 [17SE]

———redirect all earmarked funds to Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) in order to modernize the air traffic control system, S9344, S9348 [15SE]

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, S358 [14JA]

Education: provide grants to promote financial and economic literacy (S. 638), S3552, S3553 [19MR], S5346 [12MY]

Europe: urge governments to suspend subsidies to Airbus S.A.S., S6683 [17JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (S. 1422), S11353 [10NO]

Federal Highway Administration: State allocation funding distribution, S9535 [17SE]

FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program funding, S7309 [9JY]

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

———prohibit earmarking of grants for Emergency Operations Centers and Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program, S7238, S7241 [8JY]

———prohibit funding for Whitefish, MT, Emergency Operations Center, S7249 [8JY], S7290 [9JY]

———Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant funding to rehire and retain firefighters, S7309 [9JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S2794 [5MR]

Gallaudet University: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 12), S3735 [24MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman (S. Res. 37), S3736 [24MR]

Health: eliminate copays and deductibles for preventive health services for women, S12028 [1DE], S12273 [3DE], S12665 [8DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4858 [29AP], S6400 [10JN], S7771 [21JY], S7860 [22JY], S8152 [28JY], S10172 [7OC], S10264 [8OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S12028 [1DE], S12273 [3DE], S12665 [8DE], S13360 [17DE], S13750 [22DE], S13815, S13849, S13850 [23DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11830 [20NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, S12665 [8DE]

———protect rights of patients and health care providers relative to provision of health care without violating their religious beliefs or moral convictions, S4287 [2AP]

Homeless Assistance Act: clarify definition of homeless, S5182, S5183 [6MY]

———provide education for homeless children and youths (S. 2800), S11595 [19NO]

———reauthorize, S5182, S5183 [6MY]

Immigration: clarify employer responsibilities when their employees' names and Social Security numbers do not match SSA records, S7288 [9JY]

Infrastructure: transportation, water, and sewer system projects funding, S1374, S1380, S1381, S1387 [3FE]

Kerlikowske, R. Gil: nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, S5267 [7MY]

Lakewood, WA: express condolences to families of slain police officers, S12043 [1DE], S12613 [7DE]

Locke, Gary F.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S3734 [24MR]

Military Spouse Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 135), S5247 [6MY]

Milwaukee, WI: transit projects funding, S2817 [5MR]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 83), S3735, S3736 [24MR]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 134), S5247 [6MY]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance, S9290 [11SE]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (S. Res. 133), S5246 [6MY]

National Pipeline Safety Day: designate (S. Res. 181), S6398-S6400 [10JN]

Newspapers: impact of replacing paper editions with online editions, S3135 [17MR]

North Dakota: commend efforts of people fighting floods (S. Res. 132), S5246 [6MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S3127 [17MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: definition of ``full time'' employment, S13849, S13850 [23DE]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: pipeline safety programs funding, S9535 [17SE]

Point of order, S8962 [6AU]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9355 [15SE]

Safe Streets Campaign (organization): anniversary, S9428 [16SE]

Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer: printing of last edition, S3135 [17MR]

Senate: legislative program, S3736 [24MR], S5247 [6MY], S7332 [9JY], S11439 [17NO]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S960 [28JA]

Solis, Representative: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S2399, S2411 [24FE]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8792 [5AU]

Taxation: provide a point of order against consideration of legislation that increases taxes for middle-income individuals, S4655 [23AP]

———provide a point of order against legislation that increases income tax rates on small businesses, S4655 [23AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S9290 [11SE]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in China, S2794 [5MR]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), S10536 [20OC], S11028 [3NO]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), motion to proceed, S10759 [27OC]

Veterans Day: observance, S11320 [10NO]

Workforce Investment Act: formula grants funding, S1796, S1797, S1798 [6FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2348 [13FE], S4859 [29AP], S8792 [5AU]

Reports filed

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3288) (S. Rept. 111-69), S8864 [5AU]

Statements

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, S7245 [8JY]

Tables

Infrastructure spending and job creation by State, S1375 [3FE]

Texts of

S. 267, Summer and Year-Round Jobs for Youth Stimulus Act, S617 [15JA]

S. 268, Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act, S617-S619 [15JA]

S. 269, Retooling America's Workers for a Green Economy Act, S619 [15JA]

S. 443, Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act, S2330 [13FE]

S. 635, designate Illabot Creek segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S3377 [18MR]

S. 668, Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act reauthorization, S3615 [23MR]

S. 721, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act, S3920 [26MR]

S. 1422, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act, S7320 [9JY]

S. 1591, 21st Century Global Health Technology Act, S9002 [6AU]

S. 2923, Youth Jobs Act, S13786 [22DE]

Tributes

Cahill, Michael G., S11321 [10NO]

Conrad, Senator, S4859 [29AP]

Dumett, Ardis, S892 [27JA]

Hickok, Steve, S4440 [20AP]

Kennedy, Edward M., S9217 [10SE]

Rogoff, Peter M., S7410 [13JY]

Vanzandt, Vickie, S4440 [20AP]

Villanueva, Tomas, S13316 [16DE]