HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY (a Senator from Texas)
Addresses
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Award Ceremony for Presentation of Congressional Gold Medal: by, S1333 [10MR]
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), S4182, S4185, S4225, S4226, S4229 [25MY], S4443 [26MY], S4479, S4531 [27MY]
Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S28, S57 [20JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1944, S2010, S2032, S2034 [24MR], S2077 [25MR]
Consumers: protect from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet (S. 3386), S8305, S8306 [30NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S7218 [20SE], S7293, S7297 [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), S5866 [14JY], S5994 [19JY], S6444, S6454 [28JY], S6528 [29JY], S7046 [13SE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S10415 [16DE]
Disabled: increase access to modern communications technologies by blind and deaf individuals (S. 3304), S6962 [5AU]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), S10522 [17DE]
———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S629 [22FE]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8869 [13DE]
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), S2980 [29AP], S3009 [30AP], S3049 [3MY], S3100, S3107 [4MY], S3173, S3217, S3262 [5MY], S3373, S3374 [6MY], S3524, S3538 [11MY], S3575, S3645 [12MY], S3710, S3732 [13MY], S3806, S3832, S3839 [17MY]
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), S4746 [9JN], S5211 [21JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S8869 [13DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1471, S1472 [11MR], S1620 [16MR], S1674 [17MR], S1807 [22MR]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10693 [18DE]
Appointments
Committee to escort Mexican President, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, into the House Chamber, H3662 [20MY]
Articles and editorials
Feud Over NASA Threatens America's Edge in Space, Andy Pasztor, Wall Street Journal, S2337 [15AP]
Losing It in Space, Washington (DC) Times, S2337 [15AP]
Military's Foundation Must Be Made in U.S.A., by, Politico (publication), S5764 [13JY]
No-Cost Stimulus, Wall Street Journal, S3863 [18MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funding of insurance plans or health care programs that cover abortion (see S. 3723), S6883 [5AU]
Armed Forces: honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see S. Res. 441), S1169 [4MR]
———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 455), S2518 [21AP]
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 2853), S155 [22JA]
Budget: reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending (see S. 3095), S1360 [10MR]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 29), S4213 [25MY]
Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S5489 [28JN]
Citizen Diplomacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 603), S6549 [30JY]
Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3728), S6883 [5AU]
Crime: amend stalking laws (see S. 3727), S6883 [5AU]
Dept. of HHS: extend expenditure deadline for Social Services Block Grant Program funds provided for recovery from Hurricane Ike (see S. 3774), S7089 [14SE]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for prosecution in Article III courts of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. 2977), S622 [22FE]
———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), S3831 [17MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 2938), S51 [20JA]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize certain maritime programs (see S. 3566), S5965 [15JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 3875), S7787 [29SE]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 684), S8063 [18NO]
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]
FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 3814), S7267 [21SE]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 590), S6078 [21JY]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see S. 2129), S7508 [27SE]
Gulf of Mexico: honor workers who died on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform and extend condolences to the families and loved ones of the deceased crew members (see S. Res. 523), S3643 [12MY]
———recognize economic and environmental impacts of BP P.L.C., oil spill and urge BP to give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services from States directly impacted (see S. Res. 582), S5850 [14JY] (see S. Res. 588), S6025 [20JY]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 3213), S2377 [15AP]
Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 3501), S7619 [28SE]
———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 3502), S6398 [28JY]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 629), S7175 [16SE]
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 (see S. Res. 641), S7421 [23SE]
Immigration: refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in U.S. security or foreign policy interests, review all visa applications before adjudication, and provide for immediate dissemination of visa revocation information (see S. 2944), S122 [21JA] (see S. 3077), S1169 [4MR]
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]
Japan: support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products (see S. Res. 452), S1458 [11MR]
Law enforcement: establish a program to provide southern border security assistance grants and appoint additional judges in southern border States (see S. 3273), S2758 [28AP]
Mathias, Charles McC., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 397), S251 [26JA]
Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see S. 2781), S53 [20JA]
Murtha, John P.: tribute (see S. Res. 413), S536 [9FE]
NASA: prohibit funding for termination of the Constellation Program (see S. 3180), S2162 [26MR]
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 Chess Day: designate (see S. Res. 672), S7789 [29SE]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 635), S7267 [21SE]
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), S5113 [17JN]
National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 517), S3407 [7MY]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 475), S2162 [26MR]
NTSB: authorize appropriations (see S. 2768), S3783 [14MY]
Outer Continental Shelf: reform management of energy and mineral resources, improve oil spill compensation, and terminate moratorium on deepwater drilling (see S. 3643), S6303 [27JY]
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]
Ships and vessels: provide for greater maritime transportation security (see S. 3639), S6200 [22JY]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3578), S6246 [26JY]
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]
Taxation: 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), S6246 [26JY]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 3339), S4083 [20MY]
———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), S5538 [29JN]
———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), S4145 [24MY]
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
Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 3261), S2708 [27AP]
Dept. of the Interior: expedite review and appropriate approval of applications for shallow water drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico, Beaufort Sea, and Chukchi Sea (see S. Res. 608), S6884 [5AU]
Education: provide an alternate distribution of Education Jobs Fund by Texas (see S. 4009), S8537 [4DE]
———repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas (see S. 3768), S7033 [13SE]
Gulf of Mexico: waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 3512), S5153 [18JN]
Maritime Center of Expertise for Maritime Oil Spill and Hazardous Substance Release Response: establish (see S. 3614), S5993 [19JY]
NASA: reauthorize manned space flight activities (see S. 3068), S1018 [3MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal certain limitations on tax health care benefits (see S. 3673), S6520 [29JY]
Petroleum: require studies and reports by the CPSC and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the impact of increasing the use of ethanol-blended gasoline (see S. 3916), S7788 [29SE]
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (see S. 3524), S5319 [23JN]
Television: reauthorize extension of statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks and amend the Communications Act relative to such transmissions (see S. 3191), S2162 [26MR]
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
Exempt insurance company affiliates of depository institutions from proprietary trading restrictions: Daniel J. Keniry, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) (organization), S4137 [24MY]
———H. Gene Overstreet, Non Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A., S4136 [24MY]
———John (Doc) McCauslin, Air Force Sergeants Association, S4137 [24MY]
———Nick Marine, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, S4137 [24MY]
Manned space flight funding: Neil Armstrong, James Lovell, and Eugene Cernan, S2336 [15AP]
———several astronauts and NASA leaders, S2336 [15AP]
Permit community banks to remain under FRS supervision: Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S3522 [11MY]
———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3522 [11MY]
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), S2010 [24MR]
Economy: 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), S4136 [24MY]
Remarks
Afghanistan: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, S5647 [30JN]
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S10250 [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), S4422 [26MY]
Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S1735 [18MR], S1803 [22MR], S1868 [23MR]
Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S302 [28JA]
Budget: deficit, S302 [28JA], S4971 [16JN]
———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S77 [21JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1826, S1827, S1828 [23MR], S1945, S1998, S2010 [24MR], S2078 [25MR]
———rescind funds from certain Federal programs to pay for additional emergency unemployment compensation, S10250 [15DE]
Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (S. 3261), S2709 [27AP]
Consumers: protect from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet (S. 3386), S8053
Dept. of Defense: overseas military construction funding, S5762-S5764 [13JY], S7098 [15SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, S77 [21JA]
Economy: impact of tax cuts, S8388 [2DE]
———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, S5880 [15JY]
———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), motion to instruct conferees, S4136, S4138 [24MY]
Education: repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas (S. 3768), S7039 [13SE]
EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S4821 [10JN]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8970 [14DE], S10250 [15DE]
———proposed consolidation of the Boise, ID, Terminal Radar Approach Control with Salt Lake City, UT, S1797 [22MR]
———reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system, S1342 [10MR], S1430 [11MR], S1735 [18MR], S1795, S1797, S1802, S1803 [22MR], S1868 [23MR]
FCC: broadband policy on neutrality, S10889-S10891 [21DE]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S8224 [29NO]
FDIC: amend the definition of the term ``assessment base'' to include a financial entity's total assets in determination of deposit insurance premiums, S3073, S3075 [4MY], S3153, S3154 [5MY], S3296 [6MY]
FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program, S5679 [30JN]
———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3347), S5517 [29JN]
Financial institutions: exempt insurance company affiliates of depository institutions from proprietary trading restrictions, S4136, S4138 [24MY]
———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), S2489, S2490 [21AP], S3073, S3075 [4MY], S3138, S3139, S3153, S3154 [5MY], S3296 [6MY], S3521, S3522, S3528, S3529 [11MY], S3574 [12MY], S3807 [17MY], S3862 [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, S2743 [28AP]
———permit community banks to remain under FRS supervision, S2489, S2490 [21AP], S3138, S3139 [5MY], S3521, S3522, S3528, S3529 [11MY], S3574 [12MY]
FRS: exempt small businesses from regulation by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S3862 [18MY]
———require GAO audit of the FRS Board of Governors and publication of information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S3138 [5MY]
FTC: preserve enforcement and regulatory authority while coordinating regulatory efforts with the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S3807 [17MY]
Gulf of Mexico: impact of response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on the environment and future offshore drilling policies, S5095 [17JN]
———waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S5095 [17JN]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S1580-S1582 [16MR]
———use of budget reconciliation process to revise health care reform legislation, S1580-S1582 [16MR]
Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6686 [4AU]
Medicare: prohibit use of trust fund revenues to establish new entitlement programs and require any savings to be reinvested back into Medicare, S1826, S1827, S1828 [23MR]
NASA: funding, S10250 [15DE]
———long-term plan, S2335-S2340 [15AP]
———manned space flight funding, S2221 [13AP]
———reauthorize manned space flight activities (S. 3068), S1024-S1026 [3MR], S2221 [13AP], S2335-S2340 [15AP]
National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities, S4422 [26MY]
———improve border security through reductions in unobligated appropriations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S4423 [26MY]
Parliamentary inquiry, S1798 [22MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States the right to opt out of federally-imposed health insurance mandate, S1945, S1998 [24MR]
———repeal taxable year limitation on small business tax credit, S2078 [25MR]
Petraeus, David H.: nomination to be General and Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, S5647 [30JN]
Petroleum: require studies and reports by the CPSC and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the impact of increasing the use of ethanol-blended gasoline (S. 3916), S7811 [29SE]
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (S. 3524), S5321 [23JN]
Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11020 [22DE]
———legislative program, S1798 [22MR]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and rescind unspent Federal funds to offset loss in revenues, S8224 [29NO]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4971 [16JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8970 [14DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1430 [11MR], S1598, S1599 [16MR], S1652 [17MR], S1735 [18MR], S1795, S1797, S1802, S1803 [22MR], S1868 [23MR]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S8970 [14DE], S10250 [15DE]
———repeal sunset on marriage penalty relief and make election to deduct State and local sales taxes permanent, S2010 [24MR]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): amend preamble to strike language relative to interrelationship between strategic offensive arms and strategic defensive arms, S10670, S10671 [18DE]
———prohibit constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense systems, S10961 [22DE]
———renewal, S10670, S10671 [18DE], S10961 [22DE]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): presentation of Congressional Gold Medal, S1332 [10MR]
Reports
Defense Planning—DOD Needs To Review the Costs and Benefits of Basing Alternatives for Army Forces in Europe: John H. Pendleton, GAO, S7099-S7102 [15SE]
Statements
Postpone Space Shuttle Retirement: Lee Archambault, S2337 [15AP]
Texts of
S. 3068, Human Space Flight Capability Assurance and Enhancement Act, S1026-S1030 [3MR]
Tributes
Bennett, Senator, S11020 [22DE]
Bond, Senator, S11021 [22DE]
Brownback, Senator, S11021 [22DE]
Bunning, Senator, S11020 [22DE]
Byrd, Robert C., S5529 [29JN], S6240 [26JY]
Cochran, Jacqueline, S1332 [10MR]
Dodd, Senator, S11021 [22DE]
Dorgan, Senator, S11021 [22DE]
Gregg, Senator, S11021 [22DE]
Rankin, B.M., Jr. (Mack), S3712
Stevens, Ted, S7569 [28SE]