NELSON, BILL (a Senator from Florida)

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), S4416, S4443, S4448, S4449, S4451, S4465 [26MY], S4557 [27MY]

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

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S2116 [25MR]

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 (S. Con. Res. 54), S1755 [18MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S7179 [16SE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), S7756 [29SE]

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], S5708, S5713 [30JN], S5749 [12JY], S6203 [22JY], S6448, S6451 [28JY], S6521 [29JY], S6961, S6972 [5AU], S7046 [13SE], S7055 [14SE]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8886 [13DE], S9023 [14DE]

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), S2974, S2980 [29AP], S3109 [4MY], S3166, S3269 [5MY], S3482 [10MY], S3539 [11MY], S3645, S3652 [12MY], S3931, S3932 [18MY], S4084 [20MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1095, S1097, S1098, S1107, S1111 [3MR], S1170 [4MR], S4859, S4860, S4863 [10JN], S4888 [14JN], S4947 [15JN], S5448 [24JN]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S8886 [13DE], S9023 [14DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1472 [11MR], S1806, S1809 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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. 4023), S10410 [16DE]

———establish a temporary prohibition on termination of TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see S. 3846), S7901 [15NO]

BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission: establish (see S. 3344), S3644 [12MY]

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

Consumers: protect from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet (see S. 3386), S3983 [19MY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: expand Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program and Technology Innovation Program to include projects with potential for commercial exploitation in foreign markets (see S. 3084), S4990 [16JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle power generation systems (see S. 2900), S537 [9FE]

Dept. of HHS: extend expenditure deadline for Social Services Block Grant Program funds provided for recovery from Hurricane Ike (see S. 3774), S7269 [21SE]

Dept. of the Interior: improve administration of the Minerals Management Service (see S. 3431), S4442 [26MY]

———prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling (see S. 3541), S5539 [29JN]

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

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see S. 3284), S7090 [14SE]

Ecology and environment: establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification (see S. 1933), S2209 [12AP]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see S. 3605), S7901 [15NO]

EPA: investigate and address cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and children (see S. 3861), S7618 [28SE]

FCC: provide public safety providers additional spectrum to support national, interoperable wireless broadband network and authorize incentive auctions to fund such a network (see S. 3756), S7901 [15NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure safe and proper use of dispersants in the event of an oil spill or release of hazardous substances (see S. 3661), S6585 [2AU]

———expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 1311), S5993 [19JY]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 3814), S7267 [21SE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S1813 [22MR]

Gulf of Mexico: honor workers who died on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform and extend condolences to the families and loved ones of the deceased crew members (see S. Res. 523), S3643 [12MY]

———recognize economic and environmental impacts of BP P.L.C., oil spill and urge BP to give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services from States directly impacted (see S. Res. 582), S5850 [14JY] (see S. Res. 588), S6025 [20JY]

Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see S. Res. 392), S122 [21JA]

———extend certain trade preferences and encourage foreign investment (see S. 2978), S440 [2FE]

———provide customs support services (see S. 3275), S2804 [29AP]

———recognize importance of recovery, rehabilitation, and rebuilding following humanitarian crisis due to earthquake (see S. Res. 414), S570 [11FE]

———tribute to general aviation pilots and industry for contributions made in response to earthquake relief efforts (see S. Con. Res. 61), S2759 [28AP]

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

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

Japan: support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products (see S. Res. 452), S1458 [11MR]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 678), S2208 [12AP]

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]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see S. 718), S1311 [9MR]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see S. 3708), S7901 [15NO]

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

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (see S. 3462), S4745 [9JN]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 3641), S10410 [16DE]

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

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

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 528), S3782 [14MY]

Oceans: improve ability to sustain healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness, prevention, response, restoration, and research (see S. 3597), S6202 [22JY]

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

Peace Corps: improve and expand (see S. 1382), S2424 [19AP]

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), S3006 [30AP]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: clarify authority of States to adopt renewable energy incentives (see S. 3923), S7970 [17NO]

Securities: prohibit proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds and address conflicts of interest with respect to certain securitizations (see S. 3098), S2424 [19AP]

Ships and vessels: extend period during which the EPA and States are prohibited from requiring Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for certain discharges incidental to normal operation (see S. 3372), S3716 [13MY]

Social Security: increase payments for temporary assistance to U.S. citizens returned from foreign countries and provide funding to avoid shortfalls in Medicare cost-sharing program (see S. 2949), S197 [25JA]

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

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 deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 405), S3473 [10MY]

———eliminate oil and gas company preferences (see S. 3405), S4143 [24MY]

———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (see S. 3148), S2020 [24MR]

———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see S. 3664), S7421 [23SE]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 1400), S154 [22JA]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 3510), S5112 [17JN]

———provide a special rule for allocating the cover over of distilled spirits taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see S. 3208), S2377 [15AP]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see S. 1349), S7206 [20SE]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1349), S7421 [23SE]

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

———reform rules relative to fractional charitable donations of tangible personal property (see S. 1605), S3717 [13MY]

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

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), S6201 [22JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 3572), S6885 [5AU]

Uganda: express that the ``Anti-Homosexuality Bill'' under consideration, imposing long term imprisonment and the death penalty for certain acts, threatens the protection of fundamental human rights (see S. Res. 409), S622 [22FE]

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

Bowden, Bobby: tribute (see S. Res. 401), S340 [28JA]

Charities: provide an exception from payout requirements for certain supporting organizations under the Pension Protection Act (see S. 3453), S4572 [28MY]

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), S1359 [10MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County certain federally owned land in Florida (see S. 3050), S857 [1MR]

———establish the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund (see S. 3568), S5744 [12JY]

Dept. of Commerce: study the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery and limit authority to promulgate any interim rules for the fishery (see S. 3045, 3046), S796 [25FE]

Fish and fishing: mitigate the economic impact of transition to sustainable fisheries on fishing communities (see S. 3594), S5963 [15JY]

Florida: release Federal reversionary interests retained on certain lands, authorize interchange of National Forest System land and State land, and authorize a certain additional conveyance (see S. 3070), S1018 [3MR]

Miami Dade College: anniversary (see S. Res. 626), S7175 [16SE]

NOAA: improve ability to respond to releases of subsea oil and gas (see S. 3569), S5744 [12JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: suspend certain activities until the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed (see S. 3308), S3164 [5MY]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging relating to gasoline and diesel fuels in areas affected by major disasters (see S. 3547), S5538 [29JN]

Power resources: provide royalty relief (see S. 3687), S6584 [2AU]

Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see S. 2931), S51 [20JA]

———encourage investment in commercial spaceflight facilities and equipment, research, and job training (see S. 3785), S7134 [15SE]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 3125), S1619 [16MR]

———limit certain executive compensation paid by systemically significant financial institutions (see S. 3149), S1812 [22MR]

———provide an investment tax credit for advanced biofuel production (see S. 3338), S3535 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Sollars v. Reid, et al. (see S. Res. 467), S1874 [23MR]

Cloture motions

Becker, Craig: nomination to the NLRB, S527 [9FE]

Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), House amendment, S10386 [16DE], S10665 [18DE]

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]

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], S6473 [29JY], S6973 [5AU], S7062 [14SE]

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]

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

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE], S7929 [17NO]

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), motion to proceed, S2553 [22AP], S2622 [26AP]

Johnson, Martha N.: nomination to be GSA Administrator, S349 [28JA], S466 [4FE]

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]

Smith, M. Patricia: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, S349 [28JA], S386 [1FE]

Taxation: 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, S4878 [14JN]

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

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10771 [19DE], S10888 [21DE]

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), S4571 [28MY]

Armed Forces: tribute, S11026 [22DE]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish, S169 [25JA]

Budget: eliminate wasteful spending and provide for comprehensive budget reform, S8998 [14DE]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S169 [25JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1962, S1988, S1989 [24MR]

Business and industry: effect of health care legislation on professional employer organizations, S1989 [24MR]

CFTC: set hard caps on speculative position limits for futures on energy commodities, S2410 [19AP]

Cuba: independence anniversary, S4078 [20MY]

———recognize life of political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died in custody, and call for continued focus on promotion of human rights in Cuba (S. Con. Res. 54), S1368 [10MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund (S. 3568), S5746 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), motion to proceed, S7231 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: call for investigation into BP P.L.C., contradictory statements relative to ability to respond to oil spills, S4041 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: improve administration of the Minerals Management Service (S. 3431), S4400 [26MY], S5299 [23JN]

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), S6181 [22JY], S6475, S6508 [29JY], S6568 [2AU], S7055 [14SE]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients, S1213 [5MR]

Disasters: oil spill cleanup and relief funding, S4571 [28MY]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), motion to proceed, S2189 [12AP]

Economy: importance of job creation, S137 [22JA]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S1501 [15MR]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S2189 [12AP]

Education: student loans and financial aid programs funding, S1988 [24MR]

Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (S. Res. 153), S2370 [15AP]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8998 [14DE], S10237 [15DE]

Financial institutions: eliminate special treatment of derivatives in bankruptcy and liquidation process, S2410 [19AP]

———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), S2409 [19AP]

———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, S2741 [28AP]

Fish and fishing: mitigate the economic impact of transition to sustainable fisheries on fishing communities (S. 3594), S5967 [15JY]

Florida: impact of Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico on travel and tourism, S4602 [7JN]

Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to Colombia, S7232 [21SE]

Gulf of Mexico: clean up oil spill from accidental explosion of oil rig, S4601 [7JN], S5299 [23JN], S5421 [24JN], S5505 [29JN]

———Federal response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion, S5505 [29JN]

———impact of response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on the environment and future offshore drilling policies, S4899 [15JN]

———require BP P.L.C., to establish a gulf coast recovery fund to cover cleanup efforts and damage claims associated with Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, S4899 [15JN]

Haiti: establish refugee status for injured orphaned Haitian children to be airlifted for surgeries in the U.S., S137 [22JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S529 [9FE]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S2370 [15AP]

International law: hold surviving Nazi war criminals accountable for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity committed during World War II by encouraging foreign prosecution and extradition (S. 1704), S2370 [15AP]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 3729), S7698-S7700 [29SE], S8369 [2DE]

———funding, S529 [9FE], S1254-S1256 [8MR], S5732 [12JY], S6017 [20JY]

———manned space flight funding, S529 [9FE], S1254-S1256 [8MR]

NOAA: baseline environmental monitoring and assessments of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico funding, S4571 [28MY]

———improve ability to respond to releases of subsea oil and gas (S. 3569), S5747 [12JY]

Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (S. 3305), S3134 [5MY], S3685 [13MY], S3851, S3852 [18MY], S4178 [25MY], S4602 [7JN]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (S. 3472), S5053 [17JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: suspend certain activities until the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed (S. 3308), S3134 [5MY]

Porteous, G. Thomas, Jr.: impeachment, S10287 [15DE]

Religion: importance of prayer, S7368 [23SE]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 4053), S11000 [22DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S1501 [15MR]

Small business: establish exemptions to information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, S7055 [14SE]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, S7055 [14SE]

Taxation: allow Gulf Coast States' businesses affected by oil spill to carry back losses for 5 years, S6568 [2AU]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit, S8269 [30NO]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1213 [5MR]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes, S1499 [15MR]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8998 [14DE], S10237 [15DE]

———limit certain executive compensation paid by systemically significant financial institutions, S2189 [12AP], S2409 [19AP]

———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S8998 [14DE], S10237 [15DE]

———retention of newly hired employee payroll tax exemption by companies working with professional employer organizations, S1501 [15MR]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10437 [17DE], S10949 [22DE]

———require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon modernization plan, S10949 [22DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S2189 [12AP]

———rates, S137 [22JA]

WikiLeaks (Internet site): release of classified documents to the news media, S8270 [30NO]

———release of Dept. of Defense classified documents to the news media related to Pakistan and Afghanistan, S6567 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Sollars v. Reid, et al. (S. Res. 467), S1921 [23MR]

Texts of

S. 3569, Subsea Hydrocarbon Imagery and Planning Act, S5748 [12JY]

S. 3594, Fishery Conservation Transition Act, S5967 [15JY]

S. Res. 467, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Sollars v. Reid, et al., S1878, S1921 [23MR]

Tributes

Byrd, Robert C., S5530 [29JN]

Hamilton, Samuel D., S856 [1MR]

Hunter, Joel, S7368 [23SE]

Mixon, Kelly J., S11026 [22DE]