RISCH, JAMES E. (a Senator from Idaho)
Amendments
Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S123 [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), S2009, S2036 [24MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S7295, S7296, 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), S5793 [13JY], S5966 [15JY], 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], S3165 [5MY], S3328 [6MY], S3488, S3537 [11MY]
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), S1102 [3MR], S4746 [9JN]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1403, S1406 [10MR], S1460 [11MR], S1675 [17MR]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10521, S10644 [17DE], S10685 [18DE], S10740, S10741 [19DE], S10899, S10932 [21DE]
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]
———prohibit taxpayer funding of insurance plans or health care programs that cover abortion (see S. 3723), S6883 [5AU]
Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium (see S. 2990), S481 [4FE]
Armed Forces: commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq and support members serving in harm's way (see S. Res. 439), S1229 [5MR]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 27), S482 [4FE]
———establish an expedited procedure for consideration of a bill returning spending levels to 2007 levels (see S. Con. Res. 57), S2295 [14AP]
———provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 3474), S6520 [29JY]
———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), S4443 [26MY]
Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S5489 [28JN]
Clean Air Act: modify definition of the term ``renewable biomass'' (see S. 3381), S3985 [19MY]
Crime: combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see S. 470), S8128 [19NO]
Cuba: recognize life of political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died in custody, and call for continued focus on promotion of human rights in Cuba (see S. Con. Res. 54), S1517 [15MR]
Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 3058), S1360 [10MR]
Dept. of Justice: compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see S. 3122), S1618 [16MR]
———establish public-private Meth Project Prevention Campaign Grant Program (see S. 3278), S5440 [24JN]
———improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 3224), S2423 [19AP]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see S. 504), S3716 [13MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 910), S1670 [17MR]
———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 2938), S123 [21JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: approve certain education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3171), S2115 [25MR]
———report on establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site in the northern Rockies or Dakotas (see S. 3035), S1778 [19MR]
Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see S. 1395), S4144 [24MY]
———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]
———finalize proposed rule to amend spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline requirements for the dairy industry (see S. 3622), S6737 [4AU]
FAA: prescribe regulations to ensure that crewmembers on air carriers have proper qualifications and experience (see S. 1744), S1360 [10MR]
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]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: clarify authorized use of registered pesticides (see S. 3735), S7268 [21SE]
Forest Service: 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), S7788 [29SE]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S1813 [22MR]
Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 3501), S6737 [4AU]
———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 3502), S6737 [4AU]
Housing: provide assistance to owners of manufactured homes constructed prior to 1976 to purchase Energy Star qualified manufactured homes (see S. 1320), S271 [27JA]
———provide assistance to owners of manufactured homes constructed prior to 1976 to purchase Energy Star qualified manufactured homes, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1320), S1262 [8MR]
Hydroelectric power: improve (see S. 3570), S5850 [14JY]
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]
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]
Japan: support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products (see S. Res. 452), S1458 [11MR]
Jones Act: repeal to allow foreign-flagged vessels to ship goods between waterborne ports of the U.S. (see S. 3525), S5319 [23JN]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn unprovoked military attack against South Korea and reaffirm alliance with South Korea (see S. Res. 693), S8397 [2DE]
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), S2020 [24MR]
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), S5965 [15JY]
Monuments and memorials: require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see S. 3660), S6397 [28JY]
Murtha, John P.: tribute (see S. Res. 413), S536 [9FE]
National Environmental Policy Act: prohibit use to document, predict, or mitigate the climate effects of specific Federal actions (see S. 3230), S2477 [20AP]
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), S4886 [14JN]
National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 540), S4442 [26MY]
National Stuttering Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 524), S3716 [13MY]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 373), S123 [21JA]
National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see S. Res. 670), S7789 [29SE]
Olympic Day: designate (see S. Res. 552), S5320 [23JN]
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]
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), S2803 [29AP]
Radio Free Asia: permanently authorize (see S. 3104), S1458 [11MR]
Roads and highways: improve economic opportunity and development in rural States through highway investment (see S. 308), S2518 [21AP]
———improve highway mobility in rural States (see S. 3485), S4938 [15JN]
———improve highway transportation in the U.S., including rural and metropolitan areas (see S. 309), S2518 [21AP]
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]
Small Business Development Center network: anniversary (see S. Res. 638), S7352 [22SE]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 3293), S2803 [29AP]
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), S7206 [20SE]
Taxation: extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1203), S483 [4FE]
———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 3773), S7090 [14SE]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see S. 3146), S1812 [22MR]
———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see S. 2755), S1671 [17MR]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 781), S2424 [19AP]
———provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 3621), S6078 [21JY]
———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), S2759 [28AP]
———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see S. 632), S4082 [20MY]
Terrorism: strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see S. 3034), S6549 [30JY]
Transportation: improve transit services in rural States (see S. 1144), S2588 [22AP]
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), S4443 [26MY]
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 the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S2296 [14AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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]
Dept. of Education: prohibit promulgating regulations or guidance regarding the meaning of the term ``gainful employment'' under certain sections of the Higher Education Act (see S. 3837), S7420 [23SE]
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]
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]
Letters
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) renewal: several Strategic Posture Commission members, S10710 [19DE]
Remarks
Bayview, ID: anniversary, S4439 [26MY]
Budget: eliminate wasteful spending and provide for comprehensive budget reform, S8996 [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), S1828 [23MR], S2009 [24MR]
———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, S1841 [23MR]
Dept. of Education: prohibit promulgating regulations or guidance regarding the meaning of the term ``gainful employment'' under certain sections of the Higher Education Act (S. 3837), S7422 [23SE]
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 (S. 3825), S7358 [22SE]
———remove gray wolf from lists of endangered species or threatened species (S. 3919), S10888 [21DE]
EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S4804 [10JN]
FAA: proposed consolidation of the Boise, ID, Terminal Radar Approach Control with Salt Lake City, UT, S1796 [22MR]
———reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system, S1796 [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), S3811 [17MY]
Health: repeal limitation on itemized medical expense deductions, S2009 [24MR]
Medicare: prohibit use of trust fund revenues to establish new entitlement programs and require any savings to be reinvested back into Medicare, S1828 [23MR]
Middleton, ID: anniversary, S2111 [25MR]
Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of public lands, add lands to wilderness areas, release wilderness study areas, and designate new areas for recreation, S10686 [18DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit tax increase for individuals under certain income levels, S1838, S1841 [23MR]
Senate Rules: eliminate secret holds on Presidential nominations or legislation, S3811 [17MY]
Springfield, ID: anniversary, S6871 [5AU]
Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1796 [22MR]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): amend preamble to acknowledge interrelationship between nonstrategic and strategic offensive arms, S10685 [18DE], S10707, S10710, S10723 [19DE]
———provide for return of stolen U.S. military equipment, S10899, S10901, S10902, S10903 [21DE]
———renewal, S10457, S10458 [17DE], S10685 [18DE], S10707, S10710, S10723 [19DE], S10899, S10901, S10902, S10903 [21DE]
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