DORGAN, BYRON L. (a Senator from North Dakota)

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), S4458 [26MY]

Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S155 [22JA]

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), S5714 [30JN], S5749 [12JY], S5787 [13JY], S6116 [21JY]

Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), S8172 [19NO]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8873, S8886 [13DE], S10304 [15DE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S8131 [19NO]

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], S3111 [4MY], S3172 [5MY], S3328, S3380 [6MY], S3429 [7MY], S3710, S3728 [13MY], S3861, S3909, S3941, S3944 [18MY]

Native Americans: protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (H.R. 725), S5365 [23JN]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1094 [3MR], S1189, S1191 [4MR], S1267 [8MR], S4860, S4864 [10JN]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S8873, S8886 [13DE], S10304 [15DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1674 [17MR]

Appointments

Committee to escort Mexican President, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, into the House Chamber, H3662 [20MY]

Committee To Escort the President, H414 [27JA]

President's Export Council, S1563 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 676), S7970 [17NO]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 591), S6202 [22JY]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see S. 4023), S8853 [13DE]

———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see S. 3201), S2588 [22AP]

———include service after September 11, 2001, as service qualifying for the determination of a reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see S. 831), S2477 [20AP]

———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]

Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S5489 [28JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see S. 3479), S5440 [24JN]

Citizen Diplomacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 603), S6549 [30JY]

Conservation of energy: improve energy efficiency of appliances, lighting, and buildings (see S. 3059), S1262 [8MR]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 3419), S4212 [25MY]

Dept. of Education: establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see S. 3732), S6883 [5AU]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 3320), S5320 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior: reform management of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 3516), S5202 [21JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see S. 504), S4529 [27MY]

Dept. of Transportation: condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see S. 2920), S2588 [22AP]

———establish grant program to improve traffic safety of teen drivers (see S. 3679), S6548 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (see S. 3162), S2019 [24MR]

———exclude amounts received for service-related disabilities from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (see S. 3246), S3984 [19MY]

———increase annual amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see S. 2760), S53 [20JA]

Disabled: increase access to modern communications technologies by blind and deaf individuals (see S. 3304), S3091 [4MY]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 1492), S1874 [23MR]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 749), S1359 [10MR]

EPA: suspend action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions (see S. 3072), S3473 [10MY]

FDA: strengthen regulation of dietary supplements that may pose safety risk unknown to consumers (see S. 3002), S482 [4FE]

Federal employees: extend eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to certain adult dependents of Federal employees and annuitants (see S. 3341), S4213 [25MY]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S1874 [23MR]

Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see S. Res. 392), S122 [21JA]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 3709), S7969 [17NO]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3737), S7790 [29SE]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 653), S6025 [20JY]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1235), S2708 [27AP]

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]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 2814), S5700 [30JN]

Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see S. 2781), S1360 [10MR]

Motor vehicles: prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 3039), S2478 [20AP]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 435), S1169 [4MR]

Murtha, John P.: tribute (see S. Res. 413), S536 [9FE]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (see S. 3462), S4658 [8JN]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 612), S6884 [5AU]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 528), S3782 [14MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 541), S5203 [21JN]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 597), S6397 [28JY]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see S. Res. 631), S7509 [27SE]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 517), S3407 [7MY]

National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see S. Res. 648), S7508 [27SE] (see S. Res. 670), S7789 [29SE]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 369), S743 [24FE]

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]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (see S. 3295), S3536 [11MY]

Power resources: extend certain tax incentives for alcohol used as fuel and additional duties on ethanol (see S. 3231), S7135 [15SE]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see S. 3813), S7267 [21SE]

Roads and highways: improve highway mobility in rural States (see S. 3485), S4938 [15JN]

SBA: establish a Native American entrepreneurial development program (see S. 3534), S5439 [24JN]

———reform and improve the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see S. 3020), S2209 [12AP]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 3390), S7901 [15NO]

Stevens, Ted: tribute (see S. Res. 617), S7000 [12AU]

Sudan: implement Comprehensive Peace Agreement between Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army and call for urgent and aggressive actions to establish peace in all regions (see S. Res. 404), S622 [22FE]

Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see S. Con. Res. 63), S5965 [15JY]

Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see S. 2936), S51 [20JA]

———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (see S. 3816), S7267 [21SE]

———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (see S. 3148), S2020 [24MR]

———provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 3621), S6078 [21JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 3572), S6885 [5AU]

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

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: ensure amounts appropriated for BIA remain available for a certain period (see S. 3761), S6884 [5AU]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 3058), S945 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see S. 3235), S2477 [20AP]

Emergency Trade Deficit Commission: establish (see S. 3893), S7787 [29SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 3635), S6200 [22JY]

Energy Policy Act: streamline Indian energy development, enhance programs to support Indian energy development and efficiency, and make technical corrections (see S. 3752), S6884 [5AU]

Motor vehicles: establish a program to accelerate, provide incentives for, and examine the challenges and opportunities associated with the deployment of electric drive vehicles (see S. 3442), S4529 [27MY] (see S. 3495), S4938 [15JN] (see S. 3511), S5153 [18JN]

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 689), S8128 [19NO]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 402), S358 [29JA]

National Principals Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 607), S6884 [5AU]

Native Americans: authorize appropriations for certain programs (see S. 3997), S8348 [1DE]

———improve access to capital, bonding authority, and job training and promote native community development financial institutions and small business opportunities (see S. 3471), S4745 [9JN]

Pick-Sloan Tribal Commission for Comprehensive Resolution: establish (see S. 3648), S6245 [26JY]

Sports: clarify relationship between the policies of leagues or associations and State or local law regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs (see S. 3851), S7618 [28SE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S6190 [22JY]

Becker, Craig: nomination to the NLRB, S527 [9FE]

Brainard, Lael: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs, S2413 [19AP]

Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S174, S175 [25JA]

Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), House amendment, S726 [24FE], S773 [25FE]

Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), House amendment, S10386 [16DE], S10665 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), motion to proceed, S7159 [16SE], S7246 [21SE], S8683 [9DE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), motion to proceed, S7454 [24SE], S7585 [28SE]

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), S6073 [21JY], S6189 [22JY], S6973 [5AU], S7061, S7062 [14SE], S7158 [16SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), House amendment, S10771 [19DE], S10853 [21DE]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2288 [14AP], S2364 [15AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), motion to proceed, S2099 [25MR], S2200 [12AP]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S559 [11FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S610 [22FE], S1479 [11MR], S1501 [15MR]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8528 [4DE], S8702 [9DE], S8846 [13DE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S8049 [18NO], S8229 [29NO]

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), motion to proceed, S2553 [22AP], S2622, S2629 [26AP], S2707 [27AP], S2729 [28AP]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE]

Johnson, Martha N.: nomination to be GSA Administrator, S349 [28JA], S466 [4FE]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (S. 3628), motion to proceed, S6191 [22JY], S6285 [27JY], S7388 [23SE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (S. 3991), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8626 [8DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S559 [11FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S610 [22FE], S1479 [11MR], S1501 [15MR]

Smith, M. Patricia: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, S349 [28JA], S386 [1FE]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7438 [24SE], S7584 [28SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4878 [14JN], S4975 [16JN], S5096 [17JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3985), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8627 [8DE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8528 [4DE], S8702 [9DE], S8846 [13DE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10771 [19DE], S10888 [21DE]

Letters

Ensure amounts appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for BIA remain available for a certain period: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6853 [5AU]

Michael J. Walsh suitability to be major general relative to Corps of Engineers authorities: Jo-Ellen Darcy and R.L. Van Antwerp, Corps of Engineers, S2283, S2285 [14AP]

———Senator Vitter, S2283, S2284 [14AP]

Remarks

Afghanistan: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, S5676 [30JN]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: ensure amounts appropriated for BIA remain available for a certain period (S. 3761), S6853 [5AU]

———ensure amounts appropriated for BIA remain available for a certain period (S. 3761), unanimous-consent request, S6852 [5AU]

American Sail Training Association: tribute (S. Res. 158), S1409 [10MR]

Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium, S8260 [30NO]

———making continuing (S.J. Res. 42), S10367 [16DE]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4402 [26MY]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, S11028 [22DE]

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): welcome leaders to the U.S. for summit, broaden U.S. engagement, and reinforce democracy efforts in Burma (S. Res. 640), S7426 [23SE]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S1693, S1734 [18MR], S1764 [19MR], S1805 [22MR], S6376 [28JY]

Bernanke, Ben S.: impact of previous decisions as Federal Reserve Board Chair on suitability to serve additional term, S321 [28JA]

———nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S114 [21JA], S175 [25JA], S321 [28JA]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish, S103 [21JA]

Budget: deficit, S11 [20JA], S2195-S2197 [12AP], S5166 [21JN], S5806 [14JY], S6177 [22JY], S6236-S6238 [26JY], S8377 [2DE]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S103 [21JA]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps, S1347 [10MR], S1658 [17MR], S1695, S1704 [18MR]

Buffalo, NY: safety issues raised in NTSB investigation of Continental Flight 3407 crash, S410 [2FE]

Business and industry: eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, S1352 [10MR], S7068-S7071 [14SE]

Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), House amendment, S727, S729 [24FE]

Cayman Islands: assessment as a tax secrecy jurisdiction that allows citizens and companies to avoid taxes and other financial disclosures, S4721 [9JN]

China: equalize trade practices and tariff rates with the U.S., S413 [2FE]

Climate: global warming, S4402 [26MY]

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S8377-S8380 [2DE]

Courts: decision in Comcast v. FCC on the authority to regulate broadband access and consumer protections on the Internet, S2286, S2287 [14AP]

———provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, S7703 [29SE]

———provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts (S. 3754), unanimous-consent request, S6851, S6852 [5AU]

———settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, S999 [3MR], S1648 [17MR], S2282 [14AP], S4959, S4960 [16JN], S6179 [22JY], S6799, S6801, S6803, S6851 [5AU]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (S. 428), S1718 [18MR], S5808 [14JY], S5951 [15JY], S7702 [29SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (S. 3754), unanimous-consent request, S6851, S6852 [5AU]

Dept. of Defense: success of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, S2563 [22AP], S10357 [16DE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice, S1597 [16MR]

Dept. of Energy: nuclear energy and renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, S4402 [26MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (S. 3058), S7412 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), S6561 [2AU]

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), S5675 [30JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), House amendment, S2566, S2573 [22AP]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2097 [25MR], S2229 [13AP], S2286 [14AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), motion to proceed, S2195, S2197 [12AP]

Earl Wilson, Jr., Post Office, St. Louis, MO: designate (H.R. 6400), S10365 [16DE]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, S2195-S2197 [12AP], S3591-S3594 [12MY]

———impact of failure to extend Bush administration tax cuts, S7410 [23SE], S7876 [15NO]

———impact of tax cuts, S5806 [14JY], S6177-S6179 [22JY], S6236-S6238 [26JY], S8366 [2DE]

———importance of job creation, S413 [2FE], S5808 [14JY], S6238 [26JY], S7017, S7018 [13SE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S600, S611 [22FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S10 [20JA]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), S4404 [26MY], S5167 [21JN]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, S5807 [14JY], S5930 [15JY]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S11 [20JA], S176 [25JA]

———stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S7017, S7018 [13SE]

Education: tribute to special education teachers (S. Res. 702), S10367 [16DE]

Emil Bolas Post Office, Wadsworth, OH: designate (H.R. 4602), S10365 [16DE]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S1352 [10MR], S7068-S7071 [14SE]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), S729 [24FE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8530, S8531 [4DE], S8846 [13DE], S10403 [16DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), unanimous-consent agreement, S7388 [23SE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 5900), S6541, S6543 [30JY]

———improve airline safety and pilot training (H.R. 3371), unanimous-consent request, S5652, S5653, S5654 [30JN]

———improve training and increase minimum flight hours for commercial pilots, S1703 [18MR]

———Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, S1343 [10MR], S1444 [11MR]

———reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system, S1343, S1347 [10MR], S1427, S1444 [11MR], S1586, S1597 [16MR], S1648, S1649, S1658 [17MR], S1693, S1703, S1704, S1717, S1734 [18MR], S1760, S1764, S1773 [19MR], S1805, S1809 [22MR], S5809 [14JY], S6376-S6378 [28JY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S8260 [30NO]

FDIC: amend the definition of the term ``assessment base'' to include a financial entity's total assets in determination of deposit insurance premiums, S3149 [5MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (H.R. 2142), S10359, S10364 [16DE]

Financial institutions: address concept of ``too big to fail'' through stricter limits on leverage and liabilities and through improved capital assessment and financial reporting, S2997, S2998 [30AP], S3080 [4MY], S3303 [6MY]

———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), S2404 [19AP], S2997, S2998 [30AP], S3079 [4MY], S3148, S3149 [5MY], S3303, S3337 [6MY], S3591, S3595 [12MY], S3670, S3672 [13MY], S3874, S3875, S3877, S3884, S3890, S3893 [18MY]

———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), motion to proceed, S2577 [22AP], S2684 [27AP], S2730 [28AP]

———limit proprietary trading activity of banks, S139-S142 [22JA]

———prohibit naked credit default swaps, S2998 [30AP], S3079 [4MY], S3874, S3877-S3879, S3884, S3890, S3893 [18MY]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking, S115 [21JA]

First Lieutenant Robert Wilson Collins Post Office Building, Tyrone, GA: designate (S. 3592), S10365 [16DE]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, S7337, S7340 [22SE]

———U.S. deficit, S5807 [14JY], S7467 [27SE]

FRS: publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S3670, S3672 [13MY]

———require Board of Governors to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S175 [25JA], S3080 [4MY]

———require GAO audit of the FRS Board of Governors and publication of information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S3337 [6MY]

George C. Marshall Post Office, Uniontown, PA: designate (H.R. 5605), S10365 [16DE]

Gulf of Mexico: clean up oil spill from accidental explosion of oil rig, S4636 [8JN], S4722 [9JN]

———create system to resolve claims of economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident and renegotiate lease relative to incident to increase existing liability limits, S4841 [10JN]

———require BP P.L.C., to establish a gulf coast recovery fund to cover cleanup efforts and damage claims associated with Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, S4636 [8JN], S4722 [9JN], S4962 [16JN]

———require BP P.L.C., to reimburse all costs incurred by the Federal Government in assisting with cleanup efforts in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, S4841 [10JN]

Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts, S114 [21JA]

———express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (S. Res. 392), S132 [21JA]

Hurricanes: observe anniversary of Hurricane Rita, support survivors, offer condolences to families of victims, recognize contributions of affected communities, and reaffirm commitment to rebuilding efforts (S. Res. 641), S7426 [23SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: reauthorize and extend, S6179 [22JY]

James M. ``Jimmy'' Stewart Post Office Building, Indiana, PA: designate (H.R. 5606), S10365 [16DE]

Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 5655), S10365 [16DE]

Johnson, Martha N.: nomination to be GSA Administrator, S468 [4FE]

Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S5809 [14JY], S6622 [3AU]

Lance Corporal Alexander Scott Arredondo, U.S. Marine Corps Post Office Building, Jamaica Plain, MA: designate (H.R. 5877), S10365 [16DE]

Motor vehicles: establish a program to accelerate, provide incentives for, and examine the challenges and opportunities associated with the deployment of electric drive vehicles (S. 3442), S5168 [21JN], S7703 [29SE], S8023-S8025 [18NO]

———establish a program to accelerate, provide incentives for, and examine the challenges and opportunities associated with the deployment of electric drive vehicles (S. 3495), S6562 [2AU], S7121 [15SE]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (S. Res. 496), S2573 [22AP]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (H.R. 5481), unanimous-consent request, S7717 [29SE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury (S. 4036), S10364 [16DE]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 550), S4866 [10JN]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 602), S6543 [30JY]

National Institute of Nursing Research: anniversary (S. Res. 642), S7426 [23SE]

National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week: designate (S. Res. 643), S7426 [23SE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 497), S2573 [22AP]

Native Americans: allow Federal Government to reassume criminal jurisdiction over certain Native American reservations, S5412 [24JN]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, S5410, S5411, S5412 [24JN]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (S. 797), S6179 [22JY]

———protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (H.R. 725), S5410, S5411, S5412 [24JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Liu Xiaobo for peace, S8549 [6DE]

Obama, President: television address in response to Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, S4962 [16JN]

Petraeus, David H.: nomination to be General and Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, S5676 [30JN]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), S10364 [16DE]

Point of order, S1722 [18MR]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (S. 1733), S11 [20JA], S1764-S1767 [19MR], S2230 [13AP], S7120-S7122 [15SE]

———extend certain tax incentives for alcohol used as fuel and additional duties on ethanol, S8366 [2DE]

———national energy policy, S4402-S4404 [26MY], S5167-S5169 [21JN], S6561-S6563 [2AU], S8023-S8025 [18NO]

———promote clean energy technology development, enhanced energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development (S. 1462), S5676 [30JN], S6378 [28JY], S6562 [2AU]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S1408 [10MR], S1778 [19MR], S2574 [22AP], S4865 [10JN]

———Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S411-S413 [2FE], S468 [4FE], S2402, S2403, S2408 [19AP]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With New Zealand: ratification, S5976 [15JY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (S. 3813), S7411 [23SE], S8023 [18NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization, S611 [22FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S600, S611 [22FE]

Securities: regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets and improve market transparency, S3595 [12MY]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S8677-S8680 [9DE]

———impact of partisanship, S7411 [23SE]

———legislative program, S133 [21JA], S1413 [10MR], S1780 [19MR], S4866 [10JN], S7427, S7428 [23SE]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (H.R. 3360), S4865 [10JN]

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 3253), S2573 [22AP]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 3253), S2573 [22AP]

SSA: reduce backlog of disability claims filed under Social Security, S1648 [17MR]

Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building, Carlstadt, NJ: designate (H.R. 5133), S10365 [16DE]

Supreme Court: decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., on restricting time limits on employees seeking redress for wage discrimination, S6622 [3AU]

Tax Convention With Malta: ratification, S5976 [15JY]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7464 [27SE], S7701, S7702 [29SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S999 [3MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4959, S4960 [16JN], S5069 [17JN], S5675 [30JN], S6063 [21JY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), unanimous-consent agreement, S5976 [15JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8530, S8531 [4DE], S8846 [13DE], S10403 [16DE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), unanimous-consent agreement, S7388 [23SE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 5900), S6541, S6543 [30JY]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1347 [10MR], S1427, S1444 [11MR], S1586, S1597 [16MR], S1648, S1649, S1658 [17MR], S1693, S1695, S1703, S1704, S1717, S1721, S1734 [18MR], S1760, S1764, S1773 [19MR], S1805, S1809 [22MR], S5809 [14JY]

———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S8530, S8531 [4DE], S8846 [13DE], S10403 [16DE]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 3773), S8022 [18NO]

———permanently extend estate tax relief, S6178 [22JY]

———provide relief to improve competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses and eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, S413 [2FE], S999-S1001 [3MR], S5069-S5071 [17JN]

———rates, S6236-S6238 [26JY]

———reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections (H.R. 4994), unanimous-consent request, S6851 [5AU]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S7464, S7467 [27SE]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S5807 [14JY]

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., S727, S729 [24FE]

U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, S7339 [22SE], S7467 [27SE], S7877 [15NO]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): impact on national security and nuclear proliferation activities by other countries, S10780-S10782 [20DE]

———renewal, S2541, S2563-S2566 [22AP], S2999-S3001 [30AP], S4841-S4843 [10JN], S7875 [15NO], S8218 [29NO], S8366 [2DE], S10356 [16DE], S10716 [19DE], S10780 [20DE], S10957, S10963 [22DE]

———require Presidential certification of nuclear weapons complex and delivery systems modernization, S10957 [22DE]

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 (S. 1067), S1409, S1411 [10MR]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S2097 [25MR], S2195, S2197 [12AP], S5675 [30JN], S6063 [21JY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), S5806 [14JY]

Victims of Crime Act: recognize anniversary and contributions to the Crime Victims Fund through criminal prosecutions by U.S. Attorneys' Financial Litigation Units (S. Res. 391), S132 [21JA]

Walsh, Michael J.: nomination to be major general, S2282, S2285-S2286 [14AP], S2403 [19AP], S2460, S2461, S2462 [20AP], S2541, S2552, S2554, S2555 [22AP], S3964, S3965 [19MY]

———nomination to be major general, unanimous-consent request, S2403 [19AP], S2462, S2463 [20AP], S2550 [22AP]

———suitability to be major general relative to Corps of Engineers authorities, S2282, S2285-S2286 [14AP], S2403 [19AP], S2460, S2461, S2462, S2463 [20AP], S2541, S2550, S2552, S2554, S2555 [22AP], S3964 [19MY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant congressional consent and approval to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 25), S131, S132 [21JA]

Water: reduce lead in drinking water (S. 3874), S10364 [16DE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (S. Res. 451), S1780 [19MR]

World Veterinary Year: designate (S. Res. 583), S7426 [23SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Regent, ND: anniversary, S4936 [15JN]

Tribute, S10, S12 [20JA], S177 [25JA], S7468 [27SE], S8271 [30NO], S8680, S8708 [9DE], S8734 [10DE], S10291 [15DE], S10390, S10392 [16DE], S10505 [17DE], S10686 [18DE], S10736 [19DE], S10782 [20DE], S10992-S10994, S11014, S11021 [22DE]

Reports filed

Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1105) (S. Rept. 111-115), S51 [20JA]

Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2802), S8348 [1DE]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2802) (S. Rept. 111-356), S8396 [2DE]

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Coos, and Coquille, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw, Klamath, and Burns Paiute Tribes 99-Year Lease Authority for Trust Land: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1448) (S. Rept. 111-245), S6647 [3AU]

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 375) (S. Rept. 111-118), S122 [21JA]

Dept. of the Interior Authority Reaffirmation To Take Land Into Trust for Indian Tribes: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1703) (S. Rept. 111-247), S6881 [5AU]

Determine Blood Quantum Requirement for Membership in the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 5811) (S. Rept. 111-359), S8712 [9DE]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3635) (S. Rept. 111-228), S6200 [22JY]

Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (HEARTH) Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3235), S10814 [20DE]

Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 443) (S. Rept. 111-161), S1358 [10MR]

Indian Land Leases in Washington (State) Modification: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2906) (S. Rept. 111-246), S6647 [3AU]

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Clarification Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4445) (S. Rept. 111-379), S10814 [20DE]

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3553) (S. Rept. 111-299), S7351 [22SE]

Lumbee Recognition Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1735) (S. Rept. 111-116), S51 [20JA]

Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1011) (S. Rept. 111-162), S1458 [11MR]

Nomination of Cynthia Chavez Lamar to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of David T. Matsuda To Be Maritime Administration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of JoAnn L. Balzer to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Lillian A. Sparks To Be Dept. of HHS Adminstration for Native Americans Commissioner: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S569 [11FE]

Nomination of Michael P. Huerta To Be FAA Deputy Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Tracie L. Stevens To Be National Indian Gaming Commission Chairman: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Leases of Up to 99 Years for Lands Held in Trust: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3903) (S. Rept. 111-371), S10410 [16DE]

Pick-Sloan Tribal Commission Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3648) (S. Rept. 111-357), S8641 [8DE]

7th Generation Promise—Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1635) (S. Rept. 111-166), S2115 [25MR]

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1388) (S. Rept. 111-204), S4849 [10JN]

Support International Tiger Conservation Efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 680), S10814 [20DE]

Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 965) (S. Rept. 111-117), S51 [20JA]

White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 313) (S. Rept. 111-119), S122 [21JA]

Resolutions of ratification

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With New Zealand, S5976 [15JY]

Tax Convention With Malta, S5976 [15JY]

Tributes

Byrd, Robert C., S5475 [28JN]

Carroll, Jacob, S7876 [15NO]

Gore, Elizabeth, S6546 [30JY]

Metzger, Syl, S6023 [20JY]