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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD INDEX
General instructions

Set in 7 point on 8 point, Record measure (168 points, 14 picas).

Cap lines and italic lines are set flush left.

Entries are indented 1 em, with overs 2 ems.

Bill introductions are to be identified as to sponsor or cosponsor.

Bullet following page number in index identifies unspoken material.

Pages are identified as S (Senate), H (House), and E (Extensions).

Pages in bound Record index are entered numerically, without S, H, or E prefixes.

Abbreviations and acronyms—

(for use on notation of content line)

Abbreviations

Streets: St.; Ave.; Ct; Dr.; Blvd.; Rd.; Sq.; Ter.

Names: Jr.; Sr.; II (etc.)

Businesses: Co.; Corp. (includes all Federal corporations); Inc.; Ltd.; Bros.

States: See rule 9.13.

Dept. of Agriculture Sec. of Agriculture.
Dept. of Commerce Sec. of Commerce.
Dept. of Defense Sec. of Defense.
Dept. of Education Sec. of Education.
Dept. of Energy Sec. of Energy.
Dept. of Health and Human Services Sec. of Health and …
Dept. of Homeland Security Sec. of Homeland Security
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Sec. of Housing and …
Dept. of the Interior Sec. of the Interior.
Dept. of Justice Attorney General.
Dept. of Labor Sec. of Labor.
Dept. of State Sec. of State.
Dept. of Transportation Sec. of Transportation.
Dept. of the Treasury Sec. of the Treasury.
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Sec. of Veterans Affairs.
Acronyms
  1. Agency for International Development
    AID
  2. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
    AIDS
  3. American Association of Retired Persons
    AARP
  4. American Bar Association
    ABA
  5. American Civil Liberties Union
    ACLU
  6. American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
    AFL-CIO
  7. American Medical Association
    AMA
  8. British Broadcasting Corp
    BBC
  9. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
    ATF
  10. Bureau of Indian Affairs
    BIA
  11. Bureau of Land Management
    BLM
  12. Bureau of Labor Statistics
    BLS
  13. Cable News Network
    CNN
  14. Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network
    C-SPAN
  15. Central Intelligence Agency
    CIA
  16. Civil Service Retirement System
    CSRS
  17. Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
    CHAMPUS
  18. Commodity Credit Corp
    CCC
  19. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    CFTC
  20. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
    CERCLA
  21. Congressional Budget Office
    CBO
  22. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
    COBRA
  23. Consumer Product Safety Commission
    CPSC
  24. Daughters of the American Revolution
    DAR
  25. Deoxyribonucleic acid
    DNA
  26. Disabled American Veterans
    DAV
  27. Drug Enforcement Administration
    DEA
  28. Employee Retirement Income Security Act
    ERISA
  29. Environmental Protection Agency
    EPA
  30. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    EEOC
  31. Export-Import Bank
    Eximbank
  32. Federal Aviation Administration
    FAA
  33. Federal Bureau of Investigation
    FBI
  34. Federal Communications Commission
    FCC
  35. Federal Crop Insurance Corp
    FCIC
  36. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
    FDIC
  37. Federal Election Commission
    FEC
  38. Federal Emergency Management Agency
    FEMA
  39. Federal Employee Retirement System
    FERS
  40. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    FERC
  41. Federal Housing Administration
    FHA
  42. Federal Insurance Contribution Act
    FICA
  43. Federal National Mortgage Association
    Fannie Mae
  44. Federal Reserve System
    FRS
  45. Federal Trade Commission
    FTC
  46. Food and Drug Administration
    FDA
  47. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
    GATT
  48. General Services Administration
    GSA
  49. Government Accountability Office
    GAO
  50. Government Printing Office
    GPO
  51. Gross national product
    GNP
  52. Health maintenance organization(s)
    HMO(s)
  53. Human immunodeficiency virus
    HIV
  54. Internal Revenue Service
    IRS
  55. International Business Machines Corp
    IBM
  56. International Monetary Fund
    IMF
  57. International Trade Commission
    ITC
  58. Legal Services Corp
    LSC
  59. Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
    LIHEAP
  60. Missing in action
    MIA(s)
  61. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    NASA
  62. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
    NAACP
  63. National Broadcasting Co
    NBC
  64. National Collegiate Athletic Association
    NCAA
  65. National Institute of Standards and Technology
    NIST
  66. National Institutes of Health
    NIH
  67. National Labor Relations Board
    NLRB
  68. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    NOAA
  69. National Railroad Passenger Corp
    Amtrak
  70. National Rifle Association
    NRA
  71. National Security Council
    NSC
  72. National Science Foundation
    NSF
  73. National Transportation Safety Board
    NTSB
  74. North American Free Trade Agreement
    NAFTA
  75. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    NATO
  76. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    NRC
  77. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    OSHA
  78. Office of Management and Budget
    OMB
  79. Office of Personnel Management
    OPM
  80. Office of Thrift Supervision
    OTS
  81. Organization of American States
    OAS
  82. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
    OPEC
  83. Overseas Private Investment Corp
    OPIC
  84. Palestine Liberation Organization
    PLO
  85. Parent-Teachers Association
    PTA
  86. Prisoner of war
    POW
  87. Public Broadcasting Service
    PBS
  88. Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization Act
    RICO
  89. Reserve Officers' Training Corps
    ROTC
  90. Securities Exchange Commission
    SEC
  91. Small Business Administration
    SBA
  92. Social Security Administration
    SSA
  93. Supplemental security income
    SSI
  94. Tennessee Valley Authority
    TVA
  95. United Auto Workers
    UAW
  96. United Nations
    U.N.
  97. United Nations Children's Fund
    UNICEF
  98. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
    UNESCO
  99. Veterans of Foreign Wars
    VFW
  100. Voice of America
    VOA
  101. Women, Infants, and Children Program
    WIC
  102. World Health Organization
    WHO
  103. Young Men's Christian Association
    YMCA
  104. Young Women's Christian Association
    YWCA
Spacing

Biweekly Record index folioed in upper right and left corner; no extra spacing.

Bound Record index folioed in upper right and left corner; no extra spacing.

History of Bills folioed in upper right and left corner using H.B. numbers; no extra spacing.

Bound History of Bills folioed in lower right and left corner, first folio numerically higher than the last folio of index; no extra spacing.

Capitalization

Capitalize principal words after these formats:

  • Addresses
  • Analyses
  • Appendices
  • Articles and editorials
  • Biographies
  • Book reviews
  • Booklets
  • Brochures
  • Conference reports
  • Descriptions
  • Documents
  • Essays
  • Essays: Voice of Democracy
  • Eulogies
  • Explanations
  • Factsheets
  • Forewords
  • Histories
  • Homilies
  • Hymns
  • Memorandums
  • Messages
  • Oaths of office
  • Pamphlets
  • Papers
  • Platforms
  • Poems
  • Prayers
  • Prayers by visitors
  • Prefaces
  • Press releases
  • Proclamations
  • Reports
  • Report filed
  • Resolutions of ratification
  • Resumes
  • Sermons
  • Songs
  • Statements
  • Studies
  • Summaries
  • Surveys
  • Synopses
  • Testimonies
  • Transcripts
  • Treaties

Lowercase after these formats:

  • Advertisements
  • Affidavits
  • Agenda
  • Agreements
  • Amendments
  • Announcements
  • Appointments
  • Awards
  • Bills and resolutions
  • Bills and resolutions cosponsored
  • Bills and resolutions introduced
  • Bills and resolutions relative to
  • Briefs
  • Briefings
  • Broadcasts
  • Bulletins
  • Certificates of election
  • Chronologies
  • Citations
  • Civilian
  • Cloture motions
  • Colloquies
  • Commentaries
  • Comments
  • Communications from
  • Communiques
  • Comparisons
  • Cost estimates
  • Court decisions
  • Court documents
  • Declarations
  • Dedications
  • Definitions
  • Descriptions
  • Designated acting Presidents pro tempore
  • Designated acting Speaker pro tempore
  • Digests
  • Dispatches
  • Examples
  • Excerpts
  • Executive orders
  • Financial statements
  • Granted
  • Granted in the House
  • Granted in the Senate
  • Guidelines
  • Hearings
  • Inscriptions
  • Interviews
  • Introductions
  • Invocations
  • Journals
  • Letters
  • Lists
  • Meetings
  • Military
  • Motions
  • Newsletters
  • Notices
  • Obituaries
  • Opinion polls
  • Orders
  • Outlines
  • Petitions
  • Petitions and memorials
  • Press conferences
  • Privilege of the floor
  • Programs
  • Projects
  • Proposals
  • Questionnaires
  • Questions
  • Questions and answers
  • Quotations
  • Recorded
  • Regulations
  • Remarks
  • Remarks in House
  • Remarks in House relative to
  • Remarks in Senate
  • Remarks in Senate relative to
  • Resignations
  • Resolutions by organizations
  • Results
  • Reviews
  • Rollcalls
  • Rosters
  • Rules
  • Rulings of the chair
  • Schedules
  • Subpoena notices
  • Subpoenas
  • Tables
  • Tests
  • Texts of
  • Transmittals
  • Tributes
  • Voting record
Punctuation

Comma precedes folio figures.

If numbers of several bills are given, use this form: (see S. 24, 25); (see H.R. 217, 218), etc.; that is, do not repeat S. or H.R. with each number.

In consecutive numbers (more than two) use an en dash to connect first with last: S46-S48, 518-520.

Quotes are used for book titles.

A 3-em dash is used as a ditto for word or words leading up to colon:

Taxation: capital gains

———rates earned income

———tax credit rates
Roman and italic

Use italic for Members of Congress descriptive data:

CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Senator from Maryland);
EMANUEL, RAHM (a Representative from Illinois).

Names of vessels in italic:

Brooklyn (U.S.S.);
Savannah (vessel);
Columbia (space shuttle).
Flush cap lines

All cap lines are separate entries. They are set flush with overs indented 2 ems:

  • CARDIN, BENJAMIN (a Senator from Maryland)
  • EMANUEL, RAHM (a Representative from Illinois)
  • PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (George W. Bush)
  • VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Richard B. Cheney)
  • COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS (House)
  • COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (Senate)
  • FARMERS see Agriculture
  • SENATE related term(s) Committees of the Senate; Legislative Branch of the Government; Members of Congress; Votes in Senate
  • DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR related term(s) Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation
  • PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
  • VOTES IN HOUSE
  • VOTES IN SENATE
No. XII
Congressional Record Index
PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
Vol. 154 JULY 21 TO AUGUST 8, 2008 Nos. 119 to 132
Note.—For debate and action on bills and resolutions see "History of Bills and Resolutions" at end of Index, under numbers referred to in Index entry.
Dates, Issue Numbers, and Pages Included in Index XII
July 21 No. 119 S6947–S6980 H6731-H6734 E1507-E1511 D919-D922
July 22 No. 120 S6981–S7088 H6735-H6826 E1513-E1527 D923-D930
July 23 No. 121 S7089–S7201 H6827-H7059 E1529-E1547 D931-D940
July 24 No. 122 S7203–S7434 H7061-H7166 E1549-E1554 D941-D948
July 25 No. 123 S7435–S7485 E1555-E1572 D950-D956
July 26 No. 124 S7487–S7537 D958-D960
July 27 No. 125 S7539 D961-D962
July 28 No. 126 S7541–S7578 H7167-H7169 E1573-E1577 D963-D966
July 29 No. 127 S7579–S7708 H7171-H7330 E1579-E1591 D968-D980
July 30 No. 128 S7709–S7804 H7331-H7631 E1593-E1625 D981-D994
July 31 No. 129 S7805–S7982 H7633-H7707 E1627-E1640 D996-D1008
July 31 (Pt. II)* No. 129 H7709-H7790 D996-D1008
August 1 No. 130 S7983-S8079 H7791-H7810 E1641-E1703 D1009-D1016
August 5 No. 131 S8081 D1017-D1018
August 8 No. 132 S8083 D1019-D1020
*Continuation of proceedings
NOTE: Elements in brackets which follow page numbers in the Index refer to the dates of the Congressional Record in which those pages may be found. Unspoken material is indicated by a bullet (•).
  • AARP (organization)
  • Letters
    • Evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries, H7592 [30JY]
  • Press releases
    • Medicare Trigger Ignores Real Problem- Skyrocketing
    • Health Care Costs, H7125 [24JY]
  • ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)
  • Bills and resolutions cosponsored
    • Armed Forces: tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7308 [29JY]
    • Bulgaria: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1383), H7630 [30JY]
    • Bureau of Prisons: provide stab-resistant personal body armor to all correctional officers and require such officers to wear such armor while on duty (see H.R. 6462), H6734 [21JY]
    • Diseases: improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H7308 [29JY]
    • Education: strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs (see H.R. 6617), H7164 [24JY]
    • Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6826), H7808 [1AU]
    • ———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 6800), H7807 [1AU]
    • Motor vehicles: encourage increased production of natural gas vehicles and provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicle infrastructure (see H.R. 6570), H7630 [30JY]
    • Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 407), H7788 [31JY]
    • Power resources: open Outer Continental shelf areas to oil and gas leasing, curb excessive energy speculation, and require Strategic Petroleum Reserve sale and acquisitions of certain fuels (see H.R. 6670), H7628 [30JY]
    • ———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7785 [31JY]
    • U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H7789 [31JY]
    • Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H7629 [30JY]
  • Remarks
    • Pearl Harbor, HI: anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (H. Res. 1139), H6773, H6774 [22JY]
  • ABORTION
  • Remarks in House
    • China, People's Republic of: mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, H7344, H7345 [30JY]
    • Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H7283 [29JY], H7611 [30JY], H7776 [31JY], E1545 [23JY], E1701 [1AU]
    • U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: prohibit use of funds for any organization or program which supports or participates in the management of coerced abortions or involuntary sterilization, H7116 [24JY]

  • Remarks in Senate
    • Dept. of HHS: proposed regulation to change the definition of abortion, S7141 [23JY]
  • ACCESS, COMPARISON, CARE, AND ETHICS FOR SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS (ACCESS) ACT
  • Remarks in Senate
    • Enact (S. 3046), S7620 [29JY], S8021 [1AU]
  • ACCESS FOR ALL AMERICA ACT
  • Bills and resolutions
    • Enact (see S. 3412, 3413), S7905 [31JY]
  • Remarks in Senate
    • Enact (S. 3413), S7971-S7973 [31JY]
  • ACHIEVING OUR IDEA ACT
  • Remarks in House
    • Enact (H.R. 1896), E1701 [1AU]
  • ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)
  • Bills and resolutions cosponsored
    • Bangladesh: elections (see H. Res. 1402), H7788 [31JY]
    • China, People's Republic of: call for end to human rights abuses of citizens, cease repression of Tibetan and Uyghur people, and end support for Governments of Sudan and Burma (see H. Res. 1370), H7309 [29JY]
    • Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7809 [1AU]
    • Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see H.R. 6577), H7165 [24JY]
    • Human rights: defeat campaign by some members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to divert the U.N. Durban Review Conference from a review of problems in their own and other countries (see H. Res. 1361), H7059 [23JY]
    • Immigration: modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 5630), H7629 [30JY]
    • New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 6594). H7630 [30JY]
    • Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 407), H7809 [1AU]
    • Religion: support spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed in the letter from leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope Benedict XVI response (see H. Con. Res.374), H7165 [24JY]
  • Bills and resolutions introduced
    • Syria: express concern regarding continued violations of political, civil, and human rights and call for release of prisoners of conscience and other political prisoners (see H. Res. 1398), H7788 [31JY]
  • ADAMS, MICHAEL F.
  • Letters
    • Higher Education Opportunity Act, S7854 [31JY]
  • ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. (a Representative from Alabama)
  • Bills and resolutions cosponsored
    • Crime: provide for the use of information in the National Directory of New Hires in enforcing sex offender registration laws (see H.R. 6539), H7165 [24JY]
    • Dept. of the Interior: establish oil and gas leasing program for public lands within the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6758), H7787 [31 J Y]
    • House of Representatives: prohibit adjournment until approval of a bill to establish a comprehensive national energy plan addressing energy conservation and expansion of renewable and conventional energy sources (see H. Res. 1391), H7629 [30JY]
    • National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H7790 [31JY]
    • Power resources: expedite exploration and development of oil and gas from Federal lands (see H.R. 6379),H7629[30JY]
    • ———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H6824 [22JY]
    • ———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7809 [1AU]
    • Schools: withhold Federal funds from schools that permit or require the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance or the National Anthem in a language other than English (see H.R. 6783), H7806 [1AU]
    • Social Security: extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 6788), H7806 [1AU]
  • Bills and resolutions introduced
    • Power resources: enhance energy independence through the usage of existing resources and technology (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7787 [31JY]
  • ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, U.S. COURTS see Courts
  • ADOPTION see Families and Domestic Relations
  • ADRIAN, MI
  • Remarks in House
    • Sand Creek Telephone Co.: anniversary, E1703 [1AU]
  • ADVANCING AMERICA'S PRIORITIES ACT
  • Bills and resolutions
    • Enact (see S. 3297), S7030 [22JY]
  • Cloture motions
    • Enact (S. 3297): motion to proceed, S7509 [26JY], S7551 [28JY]
  • Letters
    • Provisions: Lynne Zeitlin Hale, Nature Conservancy (organization), S7548 [28JY]
    • ———Molly McCammon, National Federation of Regional Associations for Coastal and Ocean Observing, S7547 [28JY]
    • ———Peter R. Orszag, CBO, S7510 [26JY], S7543 [28JY]
    • ———several ocean and coastal research, education, and conservation organizations, S7547 [28JY]
  • Motions
    • Enact (S. 3297), S7509 [26JY]
  • Remarks in Senate
    • Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and improve, S7545 [28JY], S7888 [31JY]
    • Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways.

In history of bills, sequence is: Senate bills, Senate joint resolutions, Senate concurrent resolutions, and Senate resolutions; then House bills, House joint resolutions, House concurrent resolutions, and House resolutions: S. 14, S.J. Res. 7, S. Con. Res. 26, S. Res. 5, H. 980, H.J. Res. 9, H. Con. Res. 16, and H. Res. 50.

History of Bills and Resolutions
Dates, Issue Numbers and Bills Introduced in Index VIII
May 12 No. 77 S. 3001-3009 S. Con. Res. 82 S. Res. 558-560
H.R. 6021-6024
May 13 No. 78 S. 3010-3014 S.J. Res. 32 S. Res. 561-563
H.R. 6025-6046 H. Con. Res. 348 H. Res. 1187-1193
May 19 No. 82 S. 3030-3034 S. Res. 569-570
H.K. 6083-6084 H. Con. Res. 354 H. Res. 1208-1209
May 21 No. 84 S. 3045-3047 S.J. Res. 33 S. Con. Res. 83 S. Res. 572-573
H.R. 6104-6122 H.J. Res. 86-87 H. Con. Res. 360 H. Res. 1217-1219
May 22 No. 85 S. 3048-3073 S.J. Res. 34-36 S. Con. Res. 84-85 S. Res. 574-579
H.R. 6123-6166 H.J. Res. 88-89 H. Con. Res. 361-365 H. Res. 1220-1232
Bills receiving legislative action during this Index period numerically precede new bills introduced.

SENATE BILLS


  • S. 11—A bill to provide liability protection to volunteer pilot nonprofit organizations that fly for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
    • Cosponsors added, S4621 [21MY]
  • S. 2062—A bill to amend the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
    • Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged, S814 [8FE]
    • Amendments, S850 [11FE], S4836, S4839, S4844 [22MY]
    • Passed Senate amended, S4839 [22MY]

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS


  • S.J. Res. 17—A joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and trans-boundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
    • Debated, H4067 [19MY]
    • Text, H4067 [19MY]
    • Rules suspended. Passed House, H4402 [21MY]
    • Message from the House, S4790 [22MY]
  • S.J. Res. 28—A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
    • By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Collins, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Obama, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Biden, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Stevens), S1597 [5MR]
    • Cosponsors added, S1704 [6MR], S1878 [11MR], S2136 [13MR], S2233 [31MR], S234S [2AP], S2947 [10AP], S3081 [16AP], S3700 [1MY]
    • Reported (S. Rept. 110-334), S3975 [8MY]
    • Passed Senate amended, S4267 [15MY]
    • Text, S4270 [15MY]
    • Message from the Senate, H4065 [19MY]
    • Held at the desk, H4065 [19MY]

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS


  • S. Con. Res. 82—A concurrent resolution supporting he Local Radio Freedom Act; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
    • By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Allard, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Webb), S4029 [12MY]
  • S. Con. Res. 85—A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol to honor Frank W. Buckles, the last surviving United States veteran of the First World War.
    • By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mrs. Dole, Mr. McCain, Mr. Warner, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Burr), S4793 [22MY]

    • Text, S4810, S4848 [22MY]
    • Agreed to in the Senate, S4848 [22MY]

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS


  • SENATE RESOLUTIONS
  • S. Res. 496—A resolution honoring the 60th anniversary of the commencement of the carving of the Crazy Horse Memorial; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
    • By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Johnson), S2346 [2AP]
    • Text, S2362 [2AP], S4427 [20MY]
    • Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S4427 [20MY]
  • S. Res. 562—A resolution honoring Concerns of Police Survivors as the organization begins its 25th year of service to family members of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
    • By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Brown, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Craig, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Thune), S4106 [13MY]
    • Text,S4114, S4121[13MY]
    • Agreed to in the Senate, S4120 [13MY]

*


  • H.R. 158—A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
    • Cosponsors added, H3108 [6MY], H4061 [15MY]
  • H.R. 503—A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Agriculture.
    • By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Markey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Shays, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Bean, Ms. Matsui, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Berman, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Sherman, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Israel, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Carson, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Linder), H670 [17JA]
    • Cosponsors added, H1055 [30JA], H1153 [31JA], H1565 [13FE], H1668 [14FE], H1896 [16FE], H2165 [5MR], H2621 [15MR], H2821 [21MR], H3279 [28MR], H3363 [29MR], H3476 [17AP], H3724 [20AP], H4553 [7MY], H5054 [15MY], H5927 [24MY], H6181 [7JN], H6439, H6476 [14JN], H6828 [20JN], H7202 [26JN], H8121 [18JY], H8821 [27JY], H9656 [2AU], H10696 [20SE], H11028 [27SE]
  • H.R. 4841—A bill to approve, ratify, and confirm the settlement agreement entered into to resolve claims by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians relating to alleged interences with the water resources of the Tribe, to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and perform the Settlement Agreement and related waivers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
    • Cosponsors added, H390 [22JA], H480 [28JA], H558 [29JA]
    • Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 110-649), H4059[15MY]
    • Debated, H4075 [19MY]
    • Text,H4075 [19MY]
    • Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H4401 [21MY]
    • Message from the House, S4790 [22MY]
    • Passed Senate, S7197 [23JY]
  • H.R. 6081—A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide benefits for military personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
    • By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Altmire, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Cohen, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. Doggett), H4064 [16MY]
    • Cosponsors added, H4151 [19MY]
    • Debated, H4160 [20MY]
    • Text, H4160 [20MY]
    • Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H4187 [20MY]
    • Message from the House, S4617 [21MY]
    • Passed Senate, S4772 [22MY]
    • Message from the Senate, H4821 [22MY]
  • H.R. 6166—A bill to impose certain limitations on the receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
    • By Mr. WITTMAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Donnelly),