COBURN, TOM (a Senator from Oklahoma)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4153 [24MY], S4195, S4229, S4231, S4232 [25MY], S4410, S4426, S4443, S4444, S4451, S4452 [26MY], S4504 [27MY]
Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S28, S57 [20JA], S156 [22JA], S238 [26JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1879, S1882, S1883, S1884, S1887 [23MR], S1942, S1944, S1958, S1966, S2032, S2035, S2036, S2037, S2044, S2051, S2065 [24MR], S2070, S2131 [25MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), S5713 [30JN], S6444 [28JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S10415 [16DE]
Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2276, S2281, S2302, S2309, S2316 [14AP]
Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (H. Con. Res. 255), S2595, S2600 [22AP]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S629 [22FE]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8855, S8859 [13DE]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S7986, S7989 [17NO]
Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S3366, S3368, S3373 [6MY], S3537, S3551, S3566 [11MY], S3646, S3655 [12MY], S3926 [18MY]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S629 [22FE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S997, S1033, S1092 [3MR], S1312 [9MR], S4746, S4759 [9JN], S4886 [14JN], S5115 [17JN], S6034, S6035 [20JY]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S8855, S8859 [13DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1402 [10MR], S1434, S1471, S1472 [11MR], S1606, S1628, S1629 [16MR], S1674, S1675 [17MR], S1807, S1808 [22MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 14), S7786 [29SE]
Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium (see S. 2990), S481 [4FE]
Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 455), S7508 [27SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 27), S482 [4FE]
———provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 3474), S4745 [9JN]
———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending (see S. 3095), S1360 [10MR]
Bureau of the Census: provide for a 5-year term of office for the Director of the Census and provide for authority and duties of the Director and Deputy Director of the Census (see S. 3167), S2115 [25MR]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 29), S3909 [18MY]
Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S5489 [28JN]
Citizen Diplomacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 603), S6549 [30JY]
Dept. of HHS: provide for use of unobligated discretionary stimulus funds to address AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) waiting lists and other cost containment measures impacting State programs (see S. 3401), S4143 [24MY] (see S. 4006), S8477 [3DE]
Dept. of Justice: combat online infringement of intellectual property (see S. 3804), S7269 [21SE]
———compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see S. 3122), S2518 [21AP]
———prohibit funding for prosecution in Article III courts of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. 2977), S439 [2FE]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see S. 504), S3831 [17MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 2938), S51 [20JA]
Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see S. 1789), S2241 [13AP]
EPA: delay implementation of certain final rules in States until accreditation classes are held in the States for a certain period (see S. 3296), S3091 [4MY]
———disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see S.J. Res. 26), S122 [21JA]
FCC: encourage continued investment and innovation in communications networks by establishing a new competition analysis-based regulatory framework (see S. 3624), S6078 [21JY]
Federal agencies and departments: improve management and oversight of contracts and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system (see S. 3323), S3358 [6MY]
———provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 3826), S7352 [22SE]
Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 3501), S6078 [21JY]
———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 3502), S6079 [21JY]
Intelligence services: improve congressional oversight and committee structure by granting appropriations authority to intelligence committees (see S. Res. 164), S198 [25JA]
Iran: establish a program to support a transition to a freely elected, open democracy (see S. 3008), S797 [25FE]
———establish a program to support a transition to a freely elected, open democracy, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 3008), S1170 [4MR]
Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see S. 2737), S4212 [25MY]
———support right of self-defense and condemn outside efforts to break blockade of Gaza, Hamas' rejection of Middle East peace processes, and Iran's support of Hamas (see S. Res. 548), S4939 [15JN]
Japan: support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products (see S. Res. 452), S1458 [11MR]
Mathias, Charles McC., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 397), S251 [26JA]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 3074), S1169 [4MR]
Murtha, John P.: tribute (see S. Res. 413), S536 [9FE]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 647), S7507 [27SE]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 647), S7507 [27SE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 595), S6302 [27JY]
National Mediation Board: disapprove rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (see S.J. Res. 30), S3536 [11MY]
Oklahoma: commend National Guard Agribusiness Development Team for efforts to modernize agriculture and sustainable farming practices in Afghanistan (see S. Res. 430), S1018 [3MR]
———tribute to Army and Air National Guard members for their service and sacrifice since September 11, 2001 (see S. Res. 420), S698 [23FE] (see S. Res. 624), S7134 [15SE]
OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see S. 3257), S7901 [15NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: promote accountability and transparency concerning implementation (see S. 3924), S7970 [17NO]
———repeal (see S. 3152), S2020 [24MR]
———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 3829), S7420 [23SE]
———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 3653), S6302 [27JY]
Poland: express sympathy to citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership (see S. Res. 479), S2295 [14AP]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3578), S5849 [14JY]
Social Security: limit access to account numbers (see S. 3789), S7620 [28SE]
———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see S. 3574), S5786 [13JY]
States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see S. 4020), S8787 [10DE]
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: amend (see S. 3751), S7422 [23SE]
Stevens, Ted: tribute (see S. Res. 617), S7000 [12AU]
Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see S. Con. Res. 63), S5320 [23JN]
Taxation: provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 781), S5786 [13JY]
———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see S. 632), S3091 [4MY]
Terrorism: strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see S. 3034), S6078 [21JY]
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: oppose ratification based on incompatibility with the U.S. Constitution, sovereignty, and the independence of families (see S. Res. 519), S4145 [24MY]
Uganda: express that the ``Anti-Homosexuality Bill'' under consideration, imposing long term imprisonment and the death penalty for certain acts, threatens the protection of fundamental human rights (see S. Res. 409), S482 [4FE]
Venezuela: condemn repression of peaceful demonstrators, urge democratic reforms, and encourage vigilance against violations of constitutional, civil, and human rights (see S. Res. 428), S857 [1MR]
West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (see S. Res. 487), S2377 [15AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funding of insurance plans or health care programs that cover abortion (see S. 3723), S6883 [5AU]
Appropriations: require Congress to establish a searchable database on a public Internet site for congressional earmarks (see S. 3335), S3535 [11MY]
Diseases: ensure U.S. global HIV/AIDS assistance prioritizes saving lives by focusing on access to treatment (see S. 3627), S6078 [21JY]
Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (see S. 3173), S2115 [25MR]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food without creating new Government bureaucracy (see S. 3832), S7420 [23SE]
Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (see S. 3790), S7134 [15SE]
Members of Congress: disclose delinquent tax liability, require an ethics inquiry, and garnish wages of a Member with Federal tax liability (see S. 3791), S7134 [15SE]
———freeze pay of Members and fully offset the cost of the extension of unemployment benefits (see S. 3158), S1874 [23MR]
———prevent automatic salary adjustments until the Federal budget deficit is eliminated (see S. 3143), S1750 [18MR]
Senate: require notification on the Senate website that certain legislation is intended to be passed by unanimous consent (see S. Res. 622), S7134 [15SE]
Social Security: prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 3900), S7787 [29SE]
Cloture motions
Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), motion to proceed, S2091 [25MR]
Letters
Broadcasting Board of Governors nominations: by, S3158 [5MY]
Continuing Extension Act: by, S2192 [12AP]
Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act: by, S6022 [20JY]
Global Food Security Act: by, S4612 [7JN]
Help Find the Missing Act: by, S4844 [10JN]
HIV vaccine development: by, S3904 [18MY]
Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless Veterans With Children Act: by, S5504 [29JN]
National Criminal Justice Commission Act: by, S6390 [28JY]
Nomination of Benita Y. Pearson to be district judge: Farm Animal Welfare Coalition, S10877 [21DE]
———Steve Foglesong, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, S10876 [21DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Alliance of Specialty Medicine, S37 [20JA]
———by, S39 [20JA]
———David M. Pariser, American Academy of Dermatology and AAD Association, S38 [20JA]
———several organizations, S36, S37 [20JA]
Senate Rules on legislative process relative to appropriations: by, S7253 [21SE]
Supreme Court decision in Graham v. Florida on sentencing of juvenile offenders: by, S4714 [9JN]
Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act: by, S7948 [17NO]
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act: by, S3903 [18MY]
Lists
Physician organizations that oppose H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S36 [20JA]
Relinquishing of objections to executive nominations by Senator Coburn, S5715 [30JN]
Motions
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), S10245, S10249 [15DE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S2071 [25MR]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S10245, S10249 [15DE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S6035 [20JY], S6062 [21JY]
Remarks
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S10244 [15DE]
Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (S. 529), unanimous-consent request, S7672 [29SE]
Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium, S8232 [29NO]
———increase earmark transparency and accountability (H.R. 3268), S7672 [29SE]
———making continuing, S7705 [29SE], S10877 [21DE]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4195, S4196, S4197 [25MY], S4407, S4408, S4427 [26MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), unanimous-consent request, S3386 [7MY]
———offset emergency supplemental spending for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program by eliminating wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S4196-S4199 [25MY], S4407, S4408 [26MY]
Ashe, Victor H.: nomination to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, S3429 [7MY]
Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (H.R. 388), unanimous-consent request, S7672 [29SE]
Budget: deficit, S1330-S1332 [10MR], S2275 [14AP], S7672 [29SE], S8231 [29NO], S8628 [8DE]
———eliminate wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S229, S238, S241, S243 [26JA], S7394, S7396 [23SE], S7705 [29SE], S10237, S10238 [15DE]
———finance additional unemployment insurance and other Federal programs by eliminating certain low priority expenditures, S2341 [15AP]
———finance additional unemployment insurance and other Federal programs through certain tax loophole closures, S2341 [15AP]
———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S226, S229, S238, S241, S242, S243, S244 [26JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1935, S1936, S1942, S1973, S1975, S1998 [24MR], S2071 [25MR]
———rescind certain unspent and uncommitted Federal funds, S243, S244 [26JA]
———rescind certain unspent Federal funds to pay for additional emergency unemployment compensation and certain other Federal programs, S2275-S2278 [14AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (S. 2925), S8695 [9DE]
Dept. of State: international affairs funding, S238 [26JA]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), S7705 [29SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms, S2071 [25MR]
———clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (S. 669), S7672 [29SE]
———clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (S. 3162), unanimous-consent request, S2003 [24MR]
———provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), House amendment, S2572 [22AP]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), House amendment, S10877 [21DE]
Diseases: development of an HIV vaccine, S3904 [18MY]
———ensure U.S. global HIV/AIDS assistance prioritizes saving lives by focusing on access to treatment (S. 3627), S6085 [21JY]
Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), motion to proceed, S2091 [25MR]
———provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3173), S2138, S2149 [26MR]
———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2097 [25MR], S2275, S2286 [14AP], S2341 [15AP]
———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), motion to proceed, S2103 [25MR], S2140, S2148, S2149 [26MR], S2191, S2192 [12AP]
———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), unanimous-consent request, S2096, S2098, S2102 [25MR], S2138, S2144 [26MR]
EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S4826 [10JN]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8628 [8DE], S8946 [13DE], S10237, S10238, S10244 [15DE]
———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4915), unanimous-consent request, S2140 [26MR]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S7337 [22SE], S7394, S7396, S7397, S7398 [23SE], S8093 [18NO], S8231, S8232 [29NO], S8263 [30NO]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), motion to proceed, S8014 [18NO]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), unanimous-consent request, S7336 [22SE], S7394 [23SE], S8267 [30NO]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food without creating new Government bureaucracy, S8232 [29NO], S8263 [30NO]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food without creating new Government bureaucracy (S. 3832), S7397 [23SE]
Federal employees: freeze salaries and bonuses for one year, S4198 [25MY]
———make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (S. 3790), S7136 [15SE], S7672 [29SE]
Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S3335 [6MY], S3499 [11MY]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (S. 850), unanimous-consent request, S7672 [29SE]
Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (S. 384), S4611 [7JN]
GAO: conduct investigations to identify duplicative Government programs and report on recommendations for either consolidation or elimination of such programs, S226, S229, S238, S241 [26JA], S1331 [10MR]
Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises, S3499 [11MY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S1132, S1133, S1134 [4MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S36, S39 [20JA], S1276 [9MR]
———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S1132 [4MR], S1276 [9MR]
Health care professionals: reduce cost of health care and ensure patient access to doctors by ending excessive malpractice verdicts through common-sense lawsuit reform, S1935 [24MR]
———tribute, S1810 [22MR]
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day: observance, S3904 [18MY]
Isaacson, Walter: nomination to be Broadcasting Board of Governors Chairman, S3429 [7MY]
Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S4715 [9JN], S6717 [4AU]
Lynton, Michael: nomination to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, S3429 [7MY]
Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (S. 1748), unanimous-consent request, S7672 [29SE]
McCue, Susan: nomination to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, S3429 [7MY]
Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S1132 [4MR]
———Medicare Advantage program funding, S1133 [4MR]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S1973, S1975 [24MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate fraudulent payments for prescription drugs and prohibit Federal coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for child molesters and rapists and of drugs to induce abortion, S1942, S1998 [24MR]
Members of Congress: disclose delinquent tax liability, require an ethics inquiry, and garnish wages of a Member with Federal tax liability (S. 3791), S7136 [15SE], S7672 [29SE]
———enroll in Medicaid, S1936 [24MR]
———office operations funding, S242 [26JA]
Mulhaupt, Dennis: nomination to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, S3429 [7MY]
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: recommendations, S8628 [8DE]
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (H.R. 5481), unanimous-consent request, S7716 [29SE]
NOAA: extend the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (S. 859), unanimous-consent request, S7672 [29SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs, S2003 [24MR]
Pearson, Benita Y.: nomination to be district judge, S10876 [21DE]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S3388, S3390, S3397 [7MY]
Public debt: debt held by foreigners, S1332 [10MR]
Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S3388, S3390, S3391, S3392, S3393, S3394, S3395, S3396 [7MY]
———require notification on the Senate website that certain legislation is intended to be passed by unanimous consent (S. Res. 622), S7137 [15SE]
———require posting of all spending on Senate public website, S997 [3MR], S1149 [4MR], S1276, S1285 [9MR], S6065 [21JY]
Senate Rules: eliminate secret holds on Presidential nominations, S3388, S3390, S3397 [7MY]
Social Security: prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 3900), S7804 [29SE]
Stranch, Jane Branstetter: nomination to be circuit judge, S7082 [14SE]
Supreme Court: decision in Graham v. Florida on sentencing of juvenile offenders, S4714 [9JN]
Taxation: ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (S. 3148), unanimous-consent request, S2003 [24MR]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S997 [3MR], S1149 [4MR], S1276, S1285 [9MR], S1330 [10MR]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S5059, S5076, S5089, S5092 [17JN], S6056, S6065 [21JY]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8628 [8DE], S8946 [13DE], S10237, S10238 [15DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4915), unanimous-consent request, S2140 [26MR]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S8628, S8634 [8DE], S10237, S10238, S10244 [15DE]
———offset costs of extending certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code by eliminating wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S5076, S5089, S5092 [17JN]
———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (S. 632), S7672 [29SE]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S2097, S2102 [25MR], S2140, S2148 [26MR], S2191, S2192 [12AP], S6056 [21JY]
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 (S. 1237), S5715 [30JN]
Walsh, Michael J.: nomination to be major general, unanimous-consent request, S2142 [26MR]
Wimbush, S. Enders: nomination to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, S3429 [7MY]
Tributes
Cullum, Blanquita, S5957
Feingold, Senator, S10877 [21DE]
Kimpel, James F. (Jeff), S5739
Treat, Jane, S3397 [7MY]