DeMINT, JIM (a Senator from South Carolina)
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], S4469 [26MY]
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), S2036 [24MR]
Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), S752 [24FE], S804 [25FE]
Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), S10540 [17DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S7362 [22SE]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), S7709, S7756 [29SE]
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), S5794, S5795 [13JY], S5861 [14JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S10308 [15DE], S10413, S10415 [16DE]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S629 [22FE], S1531, S1532 [15MR]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8848 [13DE], S9024 [14DE]
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], S3014 [30AP], S3100 [4MY], S3260, S3272 [5MY], S3328, S3366 [6MY], S3488, S3537 [11MY], S3699 [13MY]
Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Family Maintenance: ratification, S7719, S7758 [29SE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S629 [22FE], S1531, S1532 [15MR]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1108 [3MR], S1262, S1271 [8MR]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S8848 [13DE], S9024 [14DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1402 [10MR], S1429 [11MR]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10819, S10820, S10821 [20DE]
Appointments
G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., impeachment trial committee, S1647 [17MR]
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: require Congress to establish a searchable database on a public Internet site for congressional earmarks (see S. 3335), S3644 [12MY]
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), S7421 [23SE]
Budget: establish an expedited procedure for consideration of a bill returning spending levels to 2007 levels (see S. Con. Res. 57), S2295 [14AP]
Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S5489 [28JN]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see S. 504), S4529 [27MY]
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]
Iran: establish a program to support a transition to a freely elected, open democracy (see S. 3008), S797 [25FE]
Israel: 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), S4991 [16JN]
Mathias, Charles McC., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 397), S251 [26JA]
Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments until the Federal budget deficit is eliminated (see S. 3143), S1813 [22MR]
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]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: promote accountability and transparency concerning implementation (see S. 3924), S7970 [17NO]
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]
Social Security: prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 3900), S7787 [29SE]
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), S7176 [16SE]
Taxation: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 296), S7789 [29SE]
———repeal sunset of adoption credit expansion and adoption assistance programs and allow credit to be claimed in the year expenses are incurred, regardless of when the adoption becomes final (see S. 2816), S1360 [10MR]
University of South Carolina: tribute to baseball team (see S. Res. 575), S5699 [30JN]
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
Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium (see S. 2990), S481 [4FE]
Aviation: improve air safety by authorizing limited use by air carriers of information collected through cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders and prohibit tampering with such devices (see S. 3048), S823 [26FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 27), S482 [4FE] (see S.J. Res. 38), S6651 [3AU]
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: 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]
Foreign aid: temporarily prohibit U.S. loans to the IMF to be used to provide financing for any member state of the European Union (see S. 3383), S3908 [18MY]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see S. 2939), S51 [20JA]
ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties (see S. 4003), S8397 [2DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see S. 3152), S1873 [23MR]
Taxation: permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 3975), S8063 [18NO]
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), S3473 [10MY]
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]
Motions
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), S10247 [15DE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4500 [27MY]
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), S2075 [25MR]
Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), S774 [25FE]
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), S6340 [27JY]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S10247 [15DE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S5084 [17JN], S6035 [20JY], S6063 [21JY]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S6739 [4AU]
Remarks
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S10247 [15DE]
Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium, S1429 [11MR], S1601 [16MR]
———extend expiration date for continuing appropriations, S7709, S7715 [29SE]
———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending, S7708 [29SE]
———making continuing, S7708, S7715 [29SE]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4174, S4175 [25MY], S4468 [26MY], S4499 [27MY]
Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S1805 [22MR]
Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S311 [28JA]
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), motion to commit, S2075 [25MR]
Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), House amendment, S752 [24FE], S774 [25FE]
Coast Guard: tribute to crew of U.S.C.G.C. Oak for response to aftermath of earthquake in Haiti, S390 [1FE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S10951 [22DE]
Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (S. 3463), unanimous-consent request, S8683 [9DE]
Demeo, Marisa J.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court associate judge, S2454 [20AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., S4499 [27MY]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for Federal lawsuit against Arizona immigration enforcement legislation, S6062, S6066 [21JY]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), S7708, S7715 [29SE]
Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S913 [2MR]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S9278 [14DE], S10247 [15DE]
———improve airline safety and pilot training (H.R. 3371), unanimous-consent request, S5652, S5653, S5654 [30JN]
———reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system, S1805 [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), S2486 [21AP], S3339 [6MY], S3492, S3494 [11MY], S3673 [13MY]
———provide an orderly and transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions, S3673 [13MY]
FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported, S3492 [11MY]
———require GAO audit of the FRS Board of Governors and publication of information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S3339 [6MY], S3492, S3494 [11MY]
Greenville, SC: anniversary of Greenville Scottish Games, S3640
Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, S2487 [21AP]
Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce, S2075 [25MR]
Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6721 [4AU]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in certain States except by express authorization of Congress, S774 [25FE]
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (H.R. 5481), unanimous-consent request, S5654 [30JN]
———authorize subpoena power (S. 3462), unanimous-consent request, S5654 [30JN]
Senate Rules: eliminate secret holds on Presidential nominations or legislation, S4174, S4175 [25MY]
———require all legislative matters be available and scored by CBO for a certain period before consideration by any subcommittee, committee, or on the floor, S4174, S4175 [25MY]
Taxation: expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (H.R. 5623), S5651 [30JN]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1271 [8MR]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S5651 [30JN], S6062, S6066 [21JY]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment—motion to refer, S5084 [17JN], S5300 [23JN]
———extend estate tax relief, S10247 [15DE]
———extend expiring tax cuts, S6762, S6763, S6764 [5AU]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S9278 [14DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1429 [11MR], S1601 [16MR], S1805 [22MR]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment, S6762, S6763, S6764 [5AU]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), motion to commit, S6739 [4AU]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S9278 [14DE], S10247 [15DE]
———make permanent the extension of capital gains and dividend rates, S5084 [17JN], S5300 [23JN]
———permanently extend estate tax relief, S6062, S6066 [21JY]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): amend preamble to strike language relative to interrelationship between strategic offensive arms and strategic defensive arms, S10483 [17DE]
———prohibit constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense systems, S10483 [17DE], S10951 [22DE]
———renewal, S10440, S10483 [17DE], S10951 [22DE]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S6062 [21JY]
University of South Carolina: tribute to baseball team (S. Res. 575), S5651 [30JN]
Tributes
Brownback, Senator, S10398 [16DE]
Bunning, Senator, S10398 [16DE]
Mikolajcik, Thomas R., S2473