CRAPO, MIKE (a Senator from Idaho)
Amendments
Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S28, S57 [20JA], S341 [28JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1958, S1965, S1966, S2009, S2020, S2032, S2033, S2034, S2035, S2036, S2037 [24MR], S2131, S2132 [25MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S7294, S7295 [21SE]
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], S5787 [13JY], S6116 [21JY], S6398 [28JY]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S629 [22FE]
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), S2816 [29AP], S3009 [30AP], S3100 [4MY], S3173, S3217, S3264 [5MY], S3328 [6MY], S3429 [7MY], S3488, S3524, S3537, S3566 [11MY], S3590, S3625, S3654 [12MY], S3732, S3736, S3742, S3743 [13MY], S3832 [17MY], S3926 [18MY]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 373), S202, S203 [25JA]
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), S956 [2MR], S1098, S1102, S1107 [3MR], S1161, S1170, S1192 [4MR], S1269 [8MR], S1289 [9MR], S4746 [9JN], S4860 [10JN]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1403, S1406 [10MR], S1671, S1675 [17MR]
———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 4337), S8646 [8DE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4170 [25MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abandoned Infants Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 3817), S7791 [29SE]
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 14), S7786 [29SE]
———prohibit taxpayer funding of insurance plans or health care programs that cover abortion (see S. 3723), S6883 [5AU]
American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 542), S4529 [27MY]
Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see S. 1567), S4212 [25MY]
Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium (see S. 2990), S481 [4FE]
Armed Forces: establish the Military Family-Friendly Employer Award for employers that have workplace flexibility policies to assist spouses and caregivers of service members (see S. 3811), S7267 [21SE]
———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]
Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see S. 3654), S6886 [5AU]
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 2853), S123 [21JA]
Boise, ID: reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir (see S. 3099), S1358 [10MR]
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), S7035 [13SE]
———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending (see S. 3095), S1360 [10MR]
Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S5489 [28JN]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (see S. 3817), S7791 [29SE]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act: reauthorize (see S. 3817), S7791 [29SE]
Clean Air Act: modify definition of the term ``renewable biomass'' (see S. 3381), S3831 [17MY]
Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: amend effective date of provisions relative to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general use prepaid cards (see S. 3549), S5745 [12JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Natural Resources Conservation Service (see S. Con. Res. 62), S2803 [29AP]
Dept. of Commerce: authorize a price analysis adjustment for propane (see S. 3409), S5203 [21JN]
Dept. of Energy: carry out programs to develop and demonstrate two small modular nuclear reactor designs (see S. 2812), S53 [20JA]
———create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development (see S. 2776), S743 [24FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see S. 1273), S1359 [10MR]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 3058), S945 [2MR]
Dept. of Justice: compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see S. 3122), S1751 [18MR]
———establish public-private Meth Project Prevention Campaign Grant Program (see S. 3278), S2802 [29AP]
———improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 3224), S2423 [19AP]
———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 3376), S3716 [13MY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see S. 504), S3716 [13MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a program to reunite bondholders with matured unredeemed U.S. savings bonds (see S. 827), S393 [1FE]
———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 2938), S51 [20JA]
Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see S. 841), S482 [4FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report on establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site in the northern Rockies or Dakotas (see S. 3035), S1620 [16MR]
Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 507), S3092 [4MY]
Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see S. 3703), S6736 [4AU]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 3265), S3359 [6MY]
Endangered species: remove certain portions of the distinct population segment of the Rocky Mountain gray wolf from the list of threatened species or the list of endangered species (see S. 3825), S7352 [22SE]
———remove gray wolf from lists of endangered species or threatened species (see S. 3919), S7788 [29SE]
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]
———establish the Columbia Basin Restoration Program (see S. 3550), S5538 [29JN]
———finalize proposed rule to amend spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline requirements for the dairy industry (see S. 3622), S6652 [3AU]
———investigate and address cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and children (see S. 3861), S7902 [15NO]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 3817), S7791 [29SE]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: clarify authorized use of registered pesticides (see S. 3735), S7268 [21SE]
Feed America Day: designate (see S. Res. 646), S7446 [24SE]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 485), S10304 [15DE]
Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see S. 3942), S7899 [15NO]
Forest Service: reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of national forests and adjacents lands (see S. 2798), S393 [1FE]
———revise the Recreation Residence Program as it applies to units derived from public domain by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see S. 3929), S7902 [15NO]
GAO: conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (see S. 704), S2295 [14AP]
Haiti: tribute to general aviation pilots and industry for contributions made in response to earthquake relief efforts (see S. Con. Res. 61), S2708 [27AP]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 3213), S3984 [19MY]
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]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal tax on unearned investment income Medicare contribution (see S. 3712), S6883 [5AU]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 629), S7175 [16SE]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 653), S6201 [22JY]
Hydroelectric power: improve (see S. 3570), S5786 [13JY]
Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (see S. 2966), S340 [28JA]
———reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood River Ranch (see S. 3100), S1358 [10MR]
Iran: establish a program to support a transition to a freely elected, open democracy (see S. 3008), S797 [25FE]
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]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 654), S1874 [23MR]
Mining and mineral resources: reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (see S. 3521), S5994 [19JY]
Motor vehicles: prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 3039), S8599 [7DE]
Murtha, John P.: tribute (see S. Res. 413), S536 [9FE]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 599), S6397 [28JY]
National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 689), S8128 [19NO]
National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 554), S4989 [16JN]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 663), S7789 [29SE]
National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see S. 1553), S252 [26JA]
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]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 597), S6397 [28JY]
National Search and Rescue Week: designate (see S. Res. 526), S3782 [14MY]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 644), S7446 [24SE]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 530), S3782 [14MY]
National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 618), S7089 [14SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see S. 3152), S1873 [23MR]
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]
Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see S. 3993), S8348 [1DE]
———establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 570), S440 [2FE]
Public lands: permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see S. 1241), S2643 [26AP]
Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 671), S7789 [29SE]
Roads and highways: improve highway mobility in rural States (see S. 3485), S4938 [15JN]
Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court: express the undermining of U.S. sovereignty, declare that the U.S. should not ratify, and discourage U.S. representation at review conference in Uganda (see S. Con. Res. 59), S2518 [21AP]
RV Centennial Celebration Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 410), S2209 [12AP]
Senior citizens: improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see S. 1548), S3717 [13MY]
Small business: reaffirm Congress' intent that Federal contracting officers have discretion to choose among any small business development and contracting programs when awarding contracts (see S. 3190), S2804 [29AP]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3578), S5849 [14JY]
Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see S. 2962), S483 [4FE]
States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see S. 4020), S10304 [15DE]
Stevens, Ted: tribute (see S. Res. 617), S7000 [12AU]
Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see S. Con. Res. 63), S9023 [14DE]
Taxation: clarify capital gain or loss treatment of the sale or exchange of mitigation credits earned by restoring wetlands (see S. 2876), S1813 [22MR]
———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see S. 3664), S6397 [28JY]
———increase limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see S. 3640), S6200 [22JY]
———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (see S. 3948), S7968 [17NO]
———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 3773), S7034 [13SE]
———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 3510), S6737 [4AU]
———permanently extend the deductibility of mortgage insurance premiums (see S. 3692), S6651 [3AU]
———permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see S. 3350), S3643 [12MY]
———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see S. 2755), S1874 [23MR]
———provide an investment tax credit for biomass heating property (see S. 3188), S2115 [25MR]
———provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 3621), S6078 [21JY]
———provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see S. 2794), S858 [1MR]
———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see S. 3262), S2708 [27AP]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 3339), S3535 [11MY]
———temporarily increase investment tax credit for geothermal energy property (see S. 3788), S7134 [15SE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 3047), S796 [25FE]
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), S4851 [10JN]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 3572), S8298 [30NO]
Water: prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (see S. 3038), S795 [25FE]
Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 3363), S3716 [13MY]
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]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 3237), S2518 [21AP]
———award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S2020 [24MR]
Year of the Lung: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 432), S1018 [3MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: cover a larger share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program in the case of a State program during its first three years of operation (see S. 3139), S1750 [18MR]
Idaho: establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (see S. 3294), S3006 [30AP]
Monuments and memorials: require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see S. 3660), S6397 [28JY]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 547), S4745 [9JN]
National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see S. Res. 648), S7508 [27SE] (see S. Res. 670), S7789 [29SE]
Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see S. 3705), S6736 [4AU]
Taxation: provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see S. 3146), S1812 [22MR]
Victims of Crime Act: recognize anniversary and contributions to the Crime Victims Fund through criminal prosecutions by U.S. Attorneys' Financial Litigation Units (see S. Res. 391), S122 [21JA]
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
Proposed consolidation of the Boise, ID, Terminal Radar Approach Control with Salt Lake City, UT: Patricia Gilbert and Mark Griffin, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, S1796 [22MR]
Motions
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), S1840 [23MR]
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), S3809 [17MY]
Remarks
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: tribute to Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility recipients, S7346
Budget: deficit, S1838 [23MR]
———eliminate wasteful spending and provide for comprehensive budget reform, S8995 [14DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), motion to commit, S1838, S1839, S1840 [23MR], S1994 [24MR]
Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, S615
Endangered species: remove gray wolf from lists of endangered species or threatened species (S. 3919), S10888, S10889 [21DE]
FAA: proposed consolidation of the Boise, ID, Terminal Radar Approach Control with Salt Lake City, UT, S1796, S1797 [22MR]
———reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system, S1796, S1797 [22MR]
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), S3462 [10MY], S3590, S3591 [12MY], S3804, S3809 [17MY]
Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, S3462 [10MY], S3804-S3806, S3809 [17MY]
Idaho: tribute to Idaho Commission on the Arts Governor's Awards in the Arts recipients, S7263
Idaho Wheat Commission: anniversary, S191
Kagan, Elena: evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to positions on right to keep and bear arms, S6743 [4AU]
———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6742 [4AU]
Olympic games: tribute to Idaho participants, S3004 [30AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit tax increase for individuals under certain income levels, S1838, S1839, S1840 [23MR], S1994 [24MR]
Real estate: exempt qualified mortgages from credit risk retention requirements based on asset class and type of loan, S3590, S3591 [12MY]
Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1796, S1797 [22MR]
Votes: position on missed, S1665 [17MR]
Tributes
Andrus, Doug M., Jr., S7263
Bird, John D., II, S3711
Fellen, Sue, S5436
Flanz, Ken, S8054 [18NO]
Huddleston, Lewis M., S6297
McKinney, Helen, S7889
Medema, Leanne, S5957
Oppenheimer, Jane Falk, S8123
Smeed, Ralph, S7131
Stennett, Clint, S7955