SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Senator from New York)

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), S4238 [25MY], S4416, S4449, S4463, S4465 [26MY]

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), S8684 [9DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S7206 [20SE]

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), S5621 [29JN], S5712 [30JN], S5860 [14JY], S5974 [15JY], S6444, S6449, S6451 [28JY], S7045 [13SE], S7135 [15SE]

Drugs: require a northern border counternarcotics strategy (H.R. 4748), S10805, S10823 [20DE]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8402, S8421 [2DE], S8873 [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), S2765 [28AP], S2978 [29AP], S3042, S3048 [3MY], S3093, S3107, S3109, S3115 [4MY], S3200 [5MY], S3360, S3361, S3362, S3377, S3382 [6MY], S3478, S3484 [10MY], S3538, S3549, S3554, S3558 [11MY], S3619, S3648, S3652 [12MY], S3731 [13MY], S3814, S3836 [17MY], S3909, S3912, S3925, S3940 [18MY], S4012 [19MY]

National security: making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 5875), S6843, S6933 [5AU]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), S11039 [22DE]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), S10413 [16DE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S955, S959 [2MR], S1019, S1102 [3MR], S1188 [4MR], S1270 [8MR], S1312 [9MR], S4699 [8JN], S4851, S4859 [10JN], S4939 [15JN], S5113 [17JN], S5448 [24JN]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S8402, S8421 [2DE], S8873 [13DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1472, S1474, S1477 [11MR], S1605 [16MR], S1807 [22MR], S6529 [29JY], S6587 [2AU]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H414 [27JA]

Conferee: H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4170 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (see S. 1783), S1262 [8MR]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 3424), S8713 [9DE]

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. 3065), S1312 [9MR] (see S. 4023), S8853 [13DE]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 455), S7508 [27SE]

Aviation: prohibit air carriers from charging fees for carry-on baggage and require disclosure of passenger fees (see S. 3195), S2296 [14AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 29), S6202 [22JY]

Business and industry: remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker (see S. 3345), S4885 [14JN]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 477), S2208 [12AP]

Children and youth: provide assistance to eradicate severe forms of trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see S. 3184), S7421 [23SE]

———reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 1859), S483 [4FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3772), S7135 [15SE]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see S. 1076), S52 [20JA]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see S. 3553), S5699 [30JN]

———take action on the Chicago waterway system to prevent migration of bighead and silver carps into Lake Michigan (see S. 2946), S393 [1FE]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments if they are inconsistent with U.S. law and provide victims of such suits a means to clear their name (see S. 3518), S5268 [22JN]

———protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (see S. 3017), S698 [23FE]

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]

Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (see S. 3463), S4885 [14JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools (see S. 3123), S1618 [16MR]

———establish a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see S. 3986), S8298 [30NO]

Dept. of Commerce: award grants to States to establish revolving loan funds for small and medium-sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency and produce clean energy technology (see S. 1617), S7034 [13SE]

———establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see S. 3225), S2423 [19AP]

Dept. of Defense: reform energy policy (see S. 3585), S6026 [20JY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to State educational agencies for activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering education (see S. 3043), S859 [1MR]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see S. 3914), S7788 [29SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see S. 3434), S4623 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 1158), S3165 [5MY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 3320), S5745 [12JY]

———establish grants for newly accredited allopathic medical schools to increase the supply of physicians (see S. 1771), S53 [20JA]

———provide grants to eligible medical schools for constructing, renovating, or improving facilities to increase the supply of physicians (see S. 3133), S1670 [17MR]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: adjust status for certain Haitian orphans paroled into the U.S. after the earthquake (see S. 3411), S4850 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: combat online infringement of intellectual property (see S. 3804), S7205 [20SE]

———establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (see S. 2925), S6885 [5AU]

———fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see S. 3019), S698 [23FE]

———provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see S. 3805), S7205 [20SE]

———reauthorize Boys & Girls Clubs of America (see S. 2924), S271 [27JA]

———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), S3984 [19MY]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 1156), S52 [20JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see S. 3583), S6398 [28JY]

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

———improve processing of claims for disability compensation (see S. 3517), S7619 [28SE]

———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3447), S7619 [28SE]

———increase annual amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see S. 2760), S1170 [4MR]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 535), S7268 [21SE]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 987), S4144 [24MY]

Disabled: increase access to modern communications technologies by blind and deaf individuals (see S. 3304), S6737 [4AU]

Distracted Driving Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 510), S3006 [30AP]

Education: establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job (see S. 3206), S2295 [14AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (see S. 1480), S621 [22FE]

EPA: establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 2995), S481 [4FE]

———finalize proposed rule to amend spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline requirements for the dairy industry (see S. 3622), S6078 [21JY]

———reauthorize and modify the diesel emissions reduction program (see S. 3973), S8062 [18NO]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see S. 3036), S1360 [10MR]

FDA: finalize proposed rule on sunscreen product labeling (see S. 1112), S4885 [14JN]

Federal aid programs: exclude child care from the determination of the limit on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 3667), S6886 [5AU]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require restitution for victims of criminal violations (see S. 3466), S5490 [28JN]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 485), S10304 [15DE]

Firearms: prevent gun trafficking (see S. 2878), S945 [2MR]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see S. 850), S7205 [20SE]

Floods: delay effective date of the mandatory purchase requirement for new flood hazard areas (see S. 3994), S8348 [1DE]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 316), S484 [4FE]

Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 3725), S6883 [5AU]

Gulf of Mexico: amend Jones Act and related statutes with respect to the liability of vessel owners and operators for damages (see S. 3600), S6026 [20JY]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 3709), S7790 [29SE]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S2477 [20AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 629), S7175 [16SE]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 653), S5744 [12JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: tribute (see S. Res. 529), S3782 [14MY]

Housing: provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits and allow the low income housing credit to be carried back 5 years (see S. 3326), S3537 [11MY]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2982), S537 [9FE]

Immigration: improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders (see S. 3858), S7618 [28SE]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 3786), S7134 [15SE]

Israel: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see S. Res. 571), S5489 [28JN]

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]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (see S. 3119), S1618 [16MR]

Martin G. `Marty' Mahar Post Office, Troy, NY: designate (see S. 3012), S620 [22FE]

Mathias, Charles McC., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 397), S251 [26JA]

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 3000), S482 [4FE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 2814), S7900 [15NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests (see S. 1511), S7789 [29SE]

Motor vehicles: authorize States or political subdivisions thereof to regulate fuel economy and emissions standards for taxicabs (see S. 1741), S1813 [22MR]

———prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 3039), S4530 [27MY]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 51), S796 [25FE]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see S. 1481), S5744 [12JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see S. 3227), S2423 [19AP]

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

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

National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 596), S6397 [28JY]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see S. 1553), S6201 [22JY]

National Museum of American Jewish History: tribute (see S. Res. 546), S4991 [16JN]

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 Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see S. 2749), S1751 [18MR]

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

National Urban League: anniversary (see S. Res. 609), S7135 [15SE]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 653), S7618 [28SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: authorize Drug Free Communities enhancement grants to address major emerging drug issues or local drug crises (see S. 3031), S2296 [14AP]

Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3305), S3091 [4MY] (see S. 3472), S4745 [9JN]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 511), S3474 [10MY]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (see S. 3397), S6584 [2AU]

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]

Public safety officers: provide adequate benefits to officers injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 2885), S3473 [10MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see S. 3813), S7791 [29SE]

Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see S. 3849), S7618 [28SE]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: eliminate cost-sharing requirements for certain grants to communities suffering economic injury due to defense-related funding reductions (see S. 3030), S2477 [20AP]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 671), S7789 [29SE]

RV Centennial Celebration Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 410), S3537 [11MY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see S. 3739), S7969 [17NO]

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

Senate: prohibit text messaging by employees while driving on official business (see S. Res. 390), S122 [21JA]

Ships and vessels: ensure fairness in admiralty and maritime law (see S. 3755), S7509 [27SE]

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

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

———allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see S. 3014), S620 [22FE]

———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), S1874 [23MR]

———expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see S. 3324), S3358 [6MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 3976), S8128 [19NO] (see S. 3985), S8244 [29NO]

———extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include insulated siding (see S. 3349), S3643 [12MY]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see S. 3398), S7421 [23SE]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see S. 3319), S3984 [19MY]

———provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits (see S. 3141), S1750 [18MR]

———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see S. 3215), S2377 [15AP]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3306), S3091 [4MY]

Transportation: provide emergency operating funds for public transportation (see S. 3412), S4211 [25MY]

Truth in Lending Act: establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans (see S. 3245), S2587 [22AP]

Tubman, Harriet: tribute (see S. Res. 455), S1516 [15MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 3572), S6079 [21JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see S. 3981), S8244 [29NO]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation and extend exemption from employer Social Security taxes for previously unemployed individuals and credit for retention of such individuals (see S. 3706), S6736 [4AU]

Veterans: improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 3234), S7090 [14SE]

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), S5202 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: require renewable energy projects receiving stimulus funds to rely on domestic materials and to create and preserve jobs in the U.S. (see S. 3069), S1018 [3MR]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 3843), S7507 [27SE]

Civil rights: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, and the ``Freedom Summer'' of 1964 (see S. Con. Res. 68), S5744 [12JY]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approve regulations to implement the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act relative to certain employees covered by the Congressional Accountability Act (see S. Con. Res. 77; S. Res. 700), S8787 [10DE]

———approve regulations to implement the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act relative to certain employees covered by the Congressional Accountability Act (S. Res. 700), technical correction (see S. Res. 705), S11037 [22DE]

Consumers: regulate debt settlement services (see S. 3264), S2708 [27AP]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3728), S6883 [5AU]

Corps of Engineers: require a study to determine the feasibility of mitigating damages relative to Federal navigation work conducted at Oklahoma Beach, NY (see S. 3256), S2642 [26AP]

CPSC: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's jewelry containing cadmium, barium, or antimony (see S. 2975), S439 [2FE]

Credit: increase maximum mortgage loan limits for FHA multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas (see S. 3700), S6736 [4AU]

Crime: create a penalty for automobile insurance fraud (see S. 3546), S5538 [29JN]

———impose penalties for unauthorized recording or distribution of images produced using advanced imaging technology during airport screenings or upon entry to Federal buildings (see S. 4037), S10410 [16DE]

———protect children from registered sex offenders (see S. 4029), S10304 [15DE]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to local and tribal governments for hiring child protective services workers (see S. 4028), S10304 [15DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: expand National Domestic Preparedness Consortium to include the National Center for Security and Preparedness (see S. 3236), S2518 [21AP]

Dept. of Justice: extend pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks (see S. 2950), S197 [25JA]

Dept. of State: designate the Pakistani Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 3560), S5699 [30JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing Lifetime Savings Accounts (see S. 3577), S5849 [14JY]

———identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 3134), S1670 [17MR]

Drugs: require a northern border counternarcotics strategy (see S. 3467), S4744 [9JN]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: treatment of municipalities and school districts as consumers (see S. 3898), S7787 [29SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see S. 3708), S6882 [5AU]

National Book Festival: anniversary (see S. Res. 628), S7175 [16SE]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: extend the Child Safety Pilot Program (see S. 3998), S8348 [1DE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support mission and goals (see S. Res. 486), S2377 [15AP]

National security: making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (see S. 3721), S6883 [5AU]

Navy Corpsman Jeffrey L. Wiener Post Office Building, Lynbrook, NY: designate (see S. 3567), S5744 [12JY]

New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 2948), S197 [25JA]

``Nomination and Election of the President and Vice-President of the U.S.'': authorize printing of revised edition (see S. Res. 589), S6078 [21JY]

Pensions: allow multiemployer plans to amortize losses from certain fraudulent investment schemes over a certain period (see S. 3006), S536 [9FE]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (see S. 3295), S3006 [30AP] (see S. 3628), S6078 [21JY]

Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building, Riverhead, NY: designate (see S. 2945), S122 [21JA]

SBA: make grants to small business concerns to assist the commercialization of research developed with funds received under the second phase of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see S. 3228), S2477 [20AP]

``Senate Election Law Guidebook'': authorize printing (see S. Res. 704), S10693 [18DE]

Shipping industry: repeal certain limitations of liability (see S. 3478), S4849 [10JN]

Steinbrenner, George M.: tribute (see S. Res. 580), S5786 [13JY]

Taxation: extend exemption for employer payroll taxes relative to employment of new hires (see S. 3623), S6078 [21JY]

———modify credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles by maintaining level of credit for vehicles placed in service after 2009 and by allowing credit for certain off-highway vehicles (see S. 3608), S5993 [19JY]

———provide a temporary suspension of limitation on charitable contributions and extend the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 2937), S51 [20JA]

———provide an exemption from employer Social Security taxes relative to previously unemployed individuals and a credit for the retention of such individuals for a certain period (see S. 2983), S481 [4FE]

———provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated (see S. 3892), S7787 [29SE]

———provide tax relief for persons with investment losses due to fraud or embezzlement (see S. 3166), S2115 [25MR]

———provide that fees charged for baggage carried into the cabin of an aircraft are subject to the excise tax imposed on transportation of persons by air (see S. 3205), S2295 [14AP]

Telecommunications: institute an identification requirement for the purchase of pre-paid mobile devices (see S. 3427), S4442 [26MY]

Terrorism: award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 3238), S2518 [21AP]

———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), S742 [24FE]

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), S4197 [25MY], S4483 [27MY], S6190 [22JY]

Brainard, Lael: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs, S2367 [15AP]

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

Chin, Denny: nomination to be circuit judge, S2367 [15AP]

Demeo, Marisa J.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court associate judge, S2367 [15AP]

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], S6973 [5AU], S7061, S7062 [14SE], S7158 [16SE]

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]

———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, S5774 [13JY], S5880 [15JY]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8528, S8529 [4DE]

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], S3964, S3974 [19MY], S4042 [20MY]

———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, S2629 [26AP], S2707 [27AP], S2729 [28AP]

Keenan, Barbara Milano: nomination to be circuit judge, S820 [26FE], S908 [2MR]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8669 [9DE]

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]

Schroeder, Christopher H.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy, S2367 [15AP]

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]

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), S1225 [5MR], S1292 [9MR], S1339 [10MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S5525 [29JN], S5679 [30JN], S6011 [20JY]

———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, S8529 [4DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment, S6498 [29JY], S6572 [2AU], S6684 [4AU]

Vanaskie, Thomas I.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2367 [15AP]

Histories

Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (S. 1415), S4513-S4521 [27MY]

Motions

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S1634 [17MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S1634 [17MR]

Notices

Congressional Record: final issue publication, S8659 [9DE], S8729 [10DE], S8837 [13DE], S8963 [14DE], S10235 [15DE], S10311 [16DE], S10421 [17DE], S10647 [18DE], S10705 [19DE], S10773 [20DE], S10849 [21DE], S10935 [22DE], H8265 [9DE], H8287 [13DE], H8295 [14DE], H8355 [15DE], H8521 [16DE], H8599 [17DE], H8787 [21DE], H8943 [22DE]

Privilege of the floor

Clark, Miles, S6965 [5AU]

McFarland, Katharine, S6965 [5AU]

Saxe, Liz, S6965 [5AU]

Stanley, Jacquelyn, S6965 [5AU]

Zayas, David, S6965 [5AU]

Zevin, Avi, S6965 [5AU]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4478, S4479, S4480 [27MY]

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, S10657 [18DE]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (H.R. 5827), S6995 [12AU]

Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S303 [28JA]

Budget: deficit, S8385 [2DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1945 [24MR]

Chin, Denny: nomination to be circuit judge, S2542 [22AP]

China: U.S. policy, S7601 [28SE]

Committees of the Senate: minority party appointments (S. Res. 429), S970 [2MR]

Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), House amendment, S10657 [18DE]

Credit unions: raise limits on member business loans, S6381 [28JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Law Enforcement Support Center funding, S6839 [5AU]

———U.S. Customs and Border Protection Southwest border staffing funding, S6839 [5AU]

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), S6172 [22JY], S6381 [28JY], S6496 [29JY]

———identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 3134), S7601 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (S. 3162), S2096 [25MR]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S901 [2MR]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S8385 [2DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S686 [23FE], S718, S724 [24FE], S1502 [15MR], S1634 [17MR]

Education: establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job, S6682 [4AU]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S4800 [10JN]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8456 [3DE], S8516, S8517, S8525 [4DE]

———implement NTSB recommendations following investigation of the loss of control of Continental Flight 3407, S1713 [18MR]

———reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system, S1713 [18MR]

FDIC: establish Division for Consumer Financial Protection, S3305 [6MY]

Federal Land Disposal Account: reinstate funds (S. 3762), S6995 [12AU]

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), S3076 [4MY], S3305 [6MY], S3676 [13MY]

———reform the way initial credit ratings are assigned, S3676 [13MY]

Haiti: provide customs support services (H.R. 5160), S3384 [6MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S2096 [25MR]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S10657 [18DE]

———reform fees and taxes of certain visa programs, S6839 [5AU], S6997-S6999 [12AU]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), conference report, S5406 [24JN]

Kagan, Elena: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6760 [5AU]

Law enforcement: expand Operation Streamline to Tucson, AZ, sector to increase prosecution and imprisonment of illegal border crossers, S4478, S4479 [27MY], S6839 [5AU]

Lohier, Raymond J., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10724 [19DE]

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, S688 [23FE], S6760 [5AU]

NASA: encourage placement of retired space shuttle at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, NY, S2096 [25MR]

National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities, S4478 [27MY]

———improve border security through reductions in unobligated appropriations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S4478, S4480 [27MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 5875), S6838, S6839, S6840, S6843 [5AU]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 5875), unanimous-consent agreement, S6839 [5AU]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 6080), S6996-S6999 [12AU]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), motion to proceed, S8615 [8DE], S8663 [9DE], S10475 [17DE]

Point of order, S4478, S4479, S4480 [27MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (S. 3295), S3029 [3MY], S3628 [12MY]

———prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (S. 3628), motion to proceed, S6230 [26JY], S6276, S6278, S6280 [27JY], S7387 [23SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S5641 [30JN]

Rehabilitation Act: provide a technical adjustment to funding for independent living centers (H.R. 5610), S6278 [27JY]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), House amendment, S10657 [18DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S686 [23FE], S718, S724 [24FE], S1502 [15MR], S1634 [17MR]

Senate: authority of officials during adjournment, S6999 [12AU]

———impact of partisanship, S8325 [1DE]

———legislative program, S970 [2MR], S1502 [15MR], S3384 [6MY], S7001 [12AU]

———moment of silence in tribute to Ted Stevens, S6995 [12AU]

Steinbrenner, George M.: tribute (S. Res. 580), S5764 [13JY]

Stevens, Ted: tribute (S. Res. 617), S6995, S6996 [12AU]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S6276, S6278 [27JY], S7387 [23SE]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7488 [27SE]

———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (S. 3148), S2096 [25MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S5251 [22JN]

———extend exemption for employer payroll taxes relative to employment of new hires (S. 3623), S8332, S8333, S8334 [1DE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8456 [3DE], S8516, S8517, S8525 [4DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1713 [18MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment, S6682 [4AU], S6760 [5AU]

———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S8456 [3DE], S8516, S8517, S8525 [4DE]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 3773), S8325, S8326, S8327, S8332, S8333, S8334 [1DE]

———provide an exemption from employer Social Security taxes relative to previously unemployed individuals and a credit for the retention of such individuals for a certain period, S686 [23FE], S718 [24FE]

———rates, S8332, S8333, S8334 [1DE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10475 [17DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S901 [2MR], S5251 [22JN], S8456 [3DE], S8516, S8517 [4DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (S. 3981), S8324, S8326 [1DE]

Voting: ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have an opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee ballots cast and counted (S. 1415), S4513 [27MY]

Reports filed

Nomination of William J. Boarman To Be Public Printer: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S6024 [20JY]

Summaries

Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act (S. 3295), S3030 [3MY]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 68, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, and the ``Freedom Summer'' of 1964, S5748 [12JY]

Tributes

Byrd, Robert C., S5641 [30JN]

Dodd, Senator, S8282 [30NO]