WEBB, JIM (a Senator from Virginia)

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), S4229, S4230 [25MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S6529 [29JY], S7220 [20SE], S8351 [1DE]

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), S5625 [29JN], S5749 [12JY], S6446, S6448 [28JY]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S9023 [14DE]

Ferschke, Hotaru Nakama: relief (S. 1774), S8478, S8510 [3DE]

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), S2814 [29AP], S3200 [5MY], S3360, S3361 [6MY], S3539 [11MY], S3619 [12MY], S3909 [18MY], S4084 [20MY]

Medicare: reform payments and coverage for hospice care (H.R. 3454), S7639 [28SE]

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), S892 [1MR], S4888 [14JN]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S9023 [14DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1475 [11MR], S1671 [17MR]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S7851 [15OC]

Articles and editorials

Tax the Windfall Banking Bonuses, Martin Wolf, Financial Times (publication), S989 [3MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): welcome leaders to the U.S. for summit, broaden U.S. engagement, and reinforce democracy efforts in Burma (see S. Res. 640), S7421 [23SE]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see S. 3654), S6302 [27JY]

Blue Ridge Parkway: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 66), S5699 [30JN]

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

Civil liberties: reaffirm centrality of freedoms of expression and press as cornerstones of U.S. foreign policy, encourage international Internet freedom, and condemn cyber attacks and censorship by China (see S. Res. 405), S440 [2FE]

Dept. of Education: 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), S5203 [21JN]

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

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 3058), S1874 [23MR]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for prosecution in Article III courts of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. 2977), S439 [2FE]

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

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

———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3447), S6520 [29JY]

———repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic pay (see S. 3486), S7090 [14SE]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 332), S8298 [30NO]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see S. 1789), S252 [26JA]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1584), S1359 [10MR]

EPA: reauthorize and modify the diesel emissions reduction program (see S. 3973), S9023 [14DE]

———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), S4745 [9JN]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 654), S7618 [28SE]

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

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see S. 653), S6201 [22JY]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2982), S6397 [28JY]

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

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

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

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 595), S6302 [27JY]

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see S. Res. 463), S1812 [22MR]

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), S3037 [3MY]

Radio Free Asia: permanently authorize (see S. 3104), S1813 [22MR]

Roads and highways: protect and conserve lands contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway (see S. 2951), S251 [26JA]

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

Taxation: impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Federal emergency economic assistance and limit deduction allowable for such bonuses (see S. 2994), S481 [4FE]

———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), S2424 [19AP]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 144), S482 [4FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 1192), S393 [1FE]

Terrorism: call on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other Central Asian countries to effectively monitor and regulate the manufacture, sale, transport, and use of ammonium nitrate fertilizer (see S. Res. 570), S5489 [28JN]

Thailand: anniversary of the Fulbright Program (see S. Res. 469), S2116 [25MR]

Treaties and agreements: provide legislative authority to implement defense trade cooperation treaties with the United Kingdom and Australia (see S. 3581), S6652 [3AU]

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

Aviation: enable consumers to compare airfares and other costs, eliminate tax loophole that incentivizes airlines to charge baggage fees, and oversee and collect data on lost and stolen baggage (see S. 3691), S6651 [3AU]

Federal firefighters: provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay (see S. 3365), S3716 [13MY]

Flags: ensure the right of an individual to display the Service flag on residential property not be abridged (see S. 3477), S4849 [10JN]

Japan: commemorate anniversary of U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security and express appreciation for enhancing peace, prosperity, and security in the Asia-Pacific region (see S. Res. 564), 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]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 4001), S8396 [2DE]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 496), S2587 [22AP]

Petersburg National Battlefield: modify boundary (see S. 2953), S251 [26JA]

Radford University: anniversary (see S. Res. 456), S1619 [16MR]

Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see S. 2970), S358 [29JA]

———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (see S. 3148), S1812 [22MR]

Thailand: urge peaceful and democratic resolution of political problems (see S. Res. 538), S4143 [24MY]

Cloture motions

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]

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

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8702 [9DE], S8846 [13DE]

Letters

Bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients: Andrew M. Cuomo, New York Attorney General, S1149 [4MR]

Proposed allowance of additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: James E. Bennett, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, S1801 [22MR]

Replace current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality in the military with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation: Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S10653 [18DE]

———by, S10653 [18DE]

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), S4414 [26MY]

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, S10652 [18DE]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S1800 [22MR]

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), S1954, S2003 [24MR]

China: U.S. policy, S7597 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development (S. 2776), S4816 [10JN]

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

———clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (S. 3162), unanimous-consent request, S2003 [24MR]

———require complete congressional review process prior to funding a presumption of service connection between exposure of veterans to Agent Orange and certain medical conditions, S4414 [26MY]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S4815, S4817 [10JN]

———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 (S. 3072), S4816, S4817 [10JN]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system, S1800 [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), S2994, S2995 [30AP], S3580 [12MY]

International law: dispute between Japan and China over sovereignty of Senkaku Islands, S7597 [28SE]

Keenan, Barbara Milano: nomination to be circuit judge, S770 [25FE], S907 [2MR]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (S. 714), S6353 [28JY], S7597 [28SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs, S2003 [24MR]

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act: anniversary, S5664 [30JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S907 [2MR]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), House amendment, S10652 [18DE]

Senate: legislative program, S1798 [22MR]

Taxation: ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (S. 3148), S1814 [22MR], S2096 [25MR]

———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (S. 3148), unanimous-consent request, S2003 [24MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S989 [3MR], S1147 [4MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1800 [22MR]

———impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Federal emergency economic assistance and limit deduction allowable for such bonuses, S989 [3MR], S1147-S1149 [4MR], S2994, S2995 [30AP], S3580 [12MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, S2995 [30AP]

Tributes

Byrd, Robert C., S5689 [30JN]