[House Calendars, Final - 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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SENATE BILLS
S. 5 (H. Res. 96).--
To amend the procedures that apply to
consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer
outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 25, 2005. Reported
Feb. 3, 2005; Rept. 109-14. Considered Feb. 7, 8, 9, 2005.
Passed Senate Feb. 10, 2005; Roll No. 9: 72-26. Received in
House and held at desk Feb. 14, 2005. Passed House Feb. 17,
2005; Roll No. 38: 279-149. Presented to the President Feb.
17, 2005. Approved Feb. 18, 2005. Public Law 109-2.
S. 10.--
To enhance the energy security of the
United States, and for other purposes. Reported from Energy
and Natural Resources June 9, 2005; Rept. 109-121.
S. 21.--
To provide for homeland security grant
coordination and simplification, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan.
25, 2005. Reported amended May 24, 2005; Rept. 109-71.
S. 22 (H.R. 5).--
To improve patient
access to health care services and provide improved medical
care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system
places on the health care delivery system. Ordered placed on
the calendar May 4, 2006.
S. 23.--
To improve women's access to health care
services and provide improved medical care by reducing the
excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery
of obstetrical and gynecological services. Ordered placed on
the calendar May 4, 2006.
S. 37.--
To extend the special postage stamp for
breast cancer research for 2 years. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 24, 2005. Reported
Sept. 26, 2005; Rept. 109-140. Passed Senate Sept. 27, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Government Reform and in
addition to Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services Sept. 28,
2005. Committees discharged. Passed House Oct. 27, 2005.
Presented to the President Oct. 31, 2005. Approved Nov. 11,
2005. Public Law 109-100.
S. 39.--
To establish a coordinated national ocean
exploration program within the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 25, 2005. Reported Apr. 13, 2005; Rept.
109-57. Passed Senate amended July 1, 2005. Received in House
and referred to Science and in addition to Resources July 11,
2005.
S. 45.--
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to
lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction
treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, and
for other purposes. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Jan. 24, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
July 19, 2005. Received in House and held at desk July 21,
2005. Rules suspended. Passed House July 27, 2005; Roll No.
435: 429-0. Presented to the President July 29, 2005. Approved
Aug. 2, 2005. Public Law 109-56.
S. 47.--
To provide for the exchange of certain
Federal land in the Santa Fe National Forest and certain non-
Federal land in the Pecos National Historical Park in the
State of New Mexico. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Jan. 24, 2005. Reported Feb. 23, 2005; Rept. 109-7. Passed
Senate July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 48.--
To reauthorize appropriations for the New
Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2005.
Reported amended Mar. 17, 2005; Rept. 109-41.
S. 50 (H.R. 1674).--
To authorize and strengthen the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's tsunami
detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program, and for
other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 24, 2005. Reported amended Apr. 19, 2005;
Rept. 109-59. Passed Senate amended July 1, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Science and in addition to Resources,
and Transportation and Infrastructure July 11, 2005.
S. 52.--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey a parcel of real property to Beaver County, Utah.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2005.
Reported Mar. 30, 2005; Rept. 109-43. Passed Senate July 26,
2005. Received in House and referred to Resources July 27,
2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2005. Presented to
the President Dec. 12, 2005. Approved Dec. 20, 2005. Public
Law 109-130.
S. 54.--
To amend the National Trails System Act to
require the Secretary of the Interior to update the
feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic
trails, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 24, 2005. Reported amended Mar. 30, 2005; Rept.
109-44. Passed Senate amended July 26, 2005. Received in House
and referred to Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 55 (H.R. 774).--
To adjust the boundary of Rocky
Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2005. Reported Mar. 8,
2005; Rept. 109-19. Passed Senate July 26, 2005. Received in
House and held at desk July 27, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed
House Oct. 18, 2005. Presented to the President Oct. 19, 2005.
Approved Oct. 26, 2005. Public Law 109-93.
S. 56.--
To establish the Rio Grande Natural Area
in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2005. Reported Mar. 30,
2005; Rept. 109-45. Passed Senate July 26, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Resources July 27, 2005. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2006. Presented to the
President Oct. 2, 2006. Approved Oct. 12, 2006. Public Law
109-337.
S. 57 (H.R. 481).--
To further the purposes of the
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act
of 2000. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24,
2005. Reported Mar. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-20. Indefinitely
postponed July 26, 2005. See H.R. 481 for further action.
S. 63.--
To establish the Northern Rio Grande
National Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan.
24, 2005. Reported amended Feb. 16, 2005; Rept. 109-1.
S. 65.--
To amend the age restrictions for pilots.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 24,
2005. Reported amended Mar. 30, 2006; Rept. 109-225.
S. 74 (H.R. 38).--
To designate a portion of
the White Salmon River as a component of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Jan. 24, 2005. Reported Feb. 23, 2005; Rept. 109-8.
Indefinitely postponed July 26, 2005. See H.R. 38 for further
action.
S. 97.--
To provide for the sale of bentonite in
Big Horn County, Wyoming. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 24, 2005. Reported Mar. 14, 2005; Rept. 109-37.
Passed Senate July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 99.--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to contract with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the
storage of the city's water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2005.
Reported Mar. 10, 2005; Rept. 109-27. Indefinitely postponed
July 26, 2005.
S. 101.--
To convey to the town of Frannie, Wyoming,
certain land withdrawn by the Commissioner of Reclamation.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2005.
Reported Mar. 30, 2005; Rept. 109-46. Passed Senate July 26,
2005. Received in House and referred to Resources July 27,
2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 15, 2006. Presented
to the President Nov. 21, 2006. Approved Dec. 1, 2006. Public
Law 109-380.
S. 103.--
To respond to the illegal production,
distribution, and use of methamphetamine in the United States,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 24,
2005. Reported amended July 28, 2005; no written report.
S. 113.--
To modify the date as of which certain tribal
land of the Lytton Rancheria of California is deemed to be
held in trust. Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 24, 2005.
Reported Sept. 12, 2005; Rept. 109-136.
S. 119.--
To provide for the protection of unaccompanied
alien children, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Jan. 24, 2005. Reported amended Apr. 14, 2005; no
written report. Passed Senate amended Dec. 22 (Legislative day
of Dec. 21), 2005. Received in House and referred to the
Judiciary Dec. 22, 2005.
S. 125 (H.R. 787).--
To designate the United States
courthouse located at 501 I Street in Sacramento, California,
as the ``Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse''. Referred
to Environment and Public Works Jan. 24, 2005. Reported Feb.
16, 2005; no written report. Passed Senate Feb. 17, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Mar. 1, 2005.
S. 128 (H.R. 233).--
To designate certain public land in
Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Lake, and Napa Counties in the
State of California as wilderness, to designate certain
segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County,
California as a wild or scenic river, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2005.
Reported Mar. 30, 2005; Rept. 109-47. Passed Senate amended
July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred to Resources
July 27, 2005.
S. 134.--
To adjust the boundary of Redwood National Park
in the State of California. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 24, 2005. Reported Mar. 9, 2005; Rept. 109-23.
S. 136.--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
provide supplemental funding and other services that are
necessary to assist certain local school districts in the
State of California in providing education services for
students attending schools located within Yosemite National
Park, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the
boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2005.
Reported amended Apr. 28, 2005; Rept. 109-63. Passed Senate
amended July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources and in addition to Education and the Workforce July
27, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2005.
Presented to the President Dec. 12, 2005. Approved Dec. 20,
2005. Public Law 109-131.
S. 147 (S. 3064).--
To express the policy of the
United States regarding the United States relationship with
Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition
by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity.
Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 25, 2005. Reported amended May
16, 2005; Rept. 109-68. Returned to the calendar Sept. 6,
2005.
S. 148 (H.R. 1065).--
To establish a United States Boxing
Commission to administer the Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 25,
2005. Reported Apr. 13, 2005; Rept. 109-58. Passed Senate May
9, 2005. Received in House and referred to Education and the
Workforce and in addition to Energy and Commerce May 10, 2005.
S. 152.--
To enhance ecosystem protection and the range
of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish
River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain
lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 25,
2005. Reported amended Mar. 10, 2005; Rept. 109-28. Passed
Senate amended July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred
to Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 153.--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct a resource study of the Rim of the Valley Corridor in
the State of California to evaluate alternatives for
protecting the resources of the Corridor, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 25,
2005. Reported Feb. 23, 2005; Rept. 109-9. Passed Senate July
26, 2005. Received in House and referred to Resources July 27,
2005.
S. 156 (H.R. 362).--
To designate the Ojito Wilderness
Study Area as wilderness, to take certain land into trust for
the Pueblo of Zia, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Jan. 25, 2005. Reported amended Feb. 28,
2005; Rept. 109-13. Passed Senate amended July 26, 2005.
Received in House and held at desk July 27, 2005. Rules
suspended. Passed House Oct. 18, 2005. Presented to the
President Oct. 19, 2005. Approved Oct. 26, 2005. Public Law
109-94.
S. 158 (H.R. 5160).--
To establish the Long Island Sound
Stewardship Initiative. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Jan. 25, 2005. Reported Dec. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-185.
S. 161.--
To provide for a land exchange in the State of
Arizona between the Secretary of Agriculture and Yavapai Ranch
Limited Partnership. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Jan. 25, 2005. Reported Mar. 16, 2005; Rept. 109-40. Passed
Senate July 26, 2005. Received in House and held at desk July
27, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 15, 2005.
Presented to the President Nov. 17, 2005. Approved Nov. 22,
2005. Public Law 109-110.
S. 163.--
To establish the National Mormon Pioneer
Heritage Area in the State of Utah, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 25, 2005.
Reported amended Feb. 16, 2005; Rept. 109-2.
S. 166.--
To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act
of 1996 to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of
Reclamation in the Deschutes River Conservancy, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 25,
2005. Reported Oct. 27, 2005; Rept. 109-164. Passed Senate
Nov. 16, 2005. Received in House and referred to Resources
Mar. 28, 2006.
S. 167.--
To provide for the protection of intellectual
property rights, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Jan. 25, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Feb. 1, 2005. Received in House and referred to the
Judiciary and in addition to House Administration Feb. 2,
2005. Reported from the Judiciary Apr. 12, 2005; Rept. 109-33,
Pt. I. House Administration discharged. Apr. 12, 2005. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 19, 2005.
Presented to the President Apr. 22, 2005. Approved Apr. 27,
2005. Public Law 109-9.
S. 172.--
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as
medical devices, and for other purposes. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Jan. 26, 2005. Reported amended
July 27, 2005; Rept. 109-110. Passed Senate amended July 29,
2005. Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce
Sept. 6, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 26, 2005.
Presented to the President Oct. 28, 2005. Approved Nov. 9,
2005. Public Law 109-96.
S. 176.--
To extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of
Alaska. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 26,
2005. Reported Mar. 10, 2005; Rept. 109-29. Passed Senate July
26, 2005. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce July 27, 2005. Reported Sept. 26, 2006; Rept. 109-
681. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 26,
2006. Presented to the President Sept. 28, 2006. Approved Oct.
5, 2006. Public Law 109-297.
S. 177.--
To further the purposes of the Reclamation
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner
of Reclamation, to carry out an assessment and demonstration
program to control salt cedar and Russian olive, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 26,
2005. Reported Mar. 7, 2005; Rept. 109-15.
S. 178 (H.R. 1711).--
To provide assistance to the State of New
Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water plans,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 26, 2005. Reported Mar. 7, 2005; Rept. 109-16.
Passed Senate July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 182.--
To provide for the establishment of the Uintah
Research and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur National Monument
in the States of Colorado and Utah, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 26, 2005.
Reported amended Mar. 17, 2005; Rept. 109-42. Passed Senate
amended July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 188.--
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2005 through 2011 to
carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 26, 2005. Reported Mar. 17,
2005; no written report. Passed Senate amended May 23, 2005.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary May 24, 2005.
S. 193 (H.R. 310).--
To increase the penalties for
violations by television and radio broadcasters of the
prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and
profane language. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 26, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate May 18, 2006. Received in House and referred to Energy
and Commerce May 19, 2006. Considered under suspension of
rules June 6, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House June 7,
2006; Roll No. 230: 379-35. Presented to the President June 8,
2006. Approved June 15, 2006. Public Law 109-235.
S. 200 (H.R. 2099).--
To establish the Arabia Mountain National
Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 26, 2005.
Reported amended Feb. 16, 2005; Rept. 109-3.
S. 203 (H. Con. Res. 456).--
To reduce
temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium
produced on Federal lands, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 31, 2005. Reported Feb. 16,
2005; Rept. 109-4. Passed Senate amended July 26, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Resources July 27, 2005.
Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment July 24, 2006;
Roll No. 395: 323-39. Senate agreed to House amendment Sept.
29, 2006. Presented to the President Oct. 2, 2006. Approved
Oct. 12, 2006. Public Law 109-338.
S. 204.--
To establish the Atchafalaya National Heritage
Area in the State of Louisiana. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 31, 2005. Reported Feb. 16, 2005; Rept. 109-5.
S. 205.--
To authorize the American Battle Monuments
Commission to establish in the State of Louisiana a memorial
to honor the Buffalo Soldiers. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 31, 2005. Reported amended Mar. 9, 2005; Rept.
109-24. Passed Senate amended July 26, 2005. Received in House
and referred to Resources July 27, 2005. Committee discharged.
Passed House Dec. 19 (Legislative day of Dec. 18), 2005.
Presented to the President Dec. 22, 2005. Approved Dec. 30,
2005. Public Law 109-152.
S. 206 (H.R. 383).--
To designate the Ice Age Floods
National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 31, 2005. Reported amended
Oct. 19, 2005; Rept. 109-144. Passed Senate amended Nov. 16,
2005. Received in House and referred to Resources Nov. 17,
2005.
S. 207.--
To adjust the boundary of the Barataria
Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and
Preserve in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 31, 2005.
Reported Mar. 9, 2005; Rept. 109-25. Passed Senate July 26,
2005. Received in House and referred to Resources July 27,
2005.
S. 212.--
To amend the Valles Caldera Preservation Act to
improve the preservation of the Valles Caldera, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 31,
2005. Reported Feb. 23, 2005; Rept. 109-10. Passed Senate July
26, 2005. Received in House and referred to Resources July 27,
2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2005. Presented to
the President Dec. 12, 2005. Approved Dec. 20, 2005. Public
Law 109-132.
S. 213.--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain Federal land to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 31, 2005.
Reported amended Oct. 27, 2005; Rept. 109-166. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 16, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources Nov. 17, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
27, 2006. Presented to the President Oct. 2, 2006. Approved
Oct. 11, 2006. Public Law 109-324.
S. 214.--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
cooperate with the States on the border with Mexico and other
appropriate entities in conducting a hydrogeologic
characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority
transboundary aquifers, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 31, 2005. Reported Mar. 7,
2005; Rept. 109-17. Passed Senate amended July 26, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Resources July 27, 2005.
Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment Dec. 6, 2006.
Senate agreed to House amendment Dec. 9 (Legislative day of
Dec. 8), 2006. Senate agreed to House amendment Dec. 9
(Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to the President
Dec. 20, 2006. Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-448.
S. 225.--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
undertake a program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the
effects of avalanches on recreational users of public land.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 1, 2005.
Reported amended Feb. 23, 2005; Rept. 109-11. Passed Senate
amended July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources and in addition to Agriculture, and Government
Reform July 27, 2005.
S. 229.--
To clear title to certain real property in New
Mexico associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb.
1, 2005. Reported Mar. 7, 2005; Rept. 109-18. Passed Senate
July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred to Resources
July 27, 2005. Reported Nov. 18, 2005; Rept. 109-311.
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S. 231.--
To authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to
participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in
Oregon, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 1, 2005. Reported Mar. 10, 2005; Rept. 109-30.
Passed Senate July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 232.--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist in the
implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at
non-Federal water projects, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 1, 2005. Reported Mar.
10, 2005; Rept. 109-31. Passed Senate July 26, 2005. Received
in House and referred to Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 242.--
To establish 4 memorials to the Space Shuttle
Columbia in the State of Texas. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 1, 2005. Reported amended Oct. 19, 2005; Rept.
109-145. Passed Senate amended Nov. 16, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Resources Nov. 16, 2005.
S. 243.--
To establish a program and criteria for
National Heritage Areas in the United States, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 1,
2005. Reported Mar. 9, 2005; Rept. 109-26. Passed Senate
amended July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 244.--
To extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of
Wyoming. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 1,
2005. Reported Mar. 10, 2005; Rept. 109-32. Passed Senate July
26, 2005. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce July 27, 2005. Reported Sept. 26, 2006; Rept. 109-
682. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 26,
2006. Presented to the President Sept. 28, 2006. Approved Oct.
5, 2006. Public Law 109-298.
S. 249.--
To establish the Great Basin National Heritage
Route in the States of Nevada and Utah. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 1, 2005. Reported Feb. 16, 2005; Rept.
109-6.
S. 250 (H.R. 366) (H. Res. 946).--
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational
and Technical Education Act of 1998 to improve the Act.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Feb. 1,
2005. Reported amended Mar. 9, 2005; Rept. 109-65. Passed
Senate amended Mar. 10, 2005; Roll No. 43: 99-0. Received in
House and held at desk Mar. 14, 2005. Passed House with
amendments July 12, 2006. House insisted on its amendments and
asked for a conference July 12, 2006. Senate disagreed to
House amendments and agreed to a conference July 13, 2006.
Conference report filed in the House July 25, 2006; Rept. 109-
597. Senate agreed to conference report July 26, 2006. House
considered conference report July 27, 2006. House agreed to
conference report July 29 (Legislative day of July 28), 2006;
Roll No. 426: 399-1. Presented to the President Aug. 2, 2006.
Approved Aug. 12, 2006. Public Law 109-270.
S. 251.--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water
resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek
Sub-basins in Oregon. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Feb. 1, 2005. Reported amended Oct. 27, 2005; Rept. 109-165.
Passed Senate amended Nov. 16, 2005. Received in House and
referred to Resources Nov. 17, 2005.
S. 252.--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain land in Washoe County, Nevada, to the Board of
Regents of the University and Community College System of
Nevada. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 1, 2005.
Reported Mar. 14, 2005; Rept. 109-38. Passed Senate July 26,
2005. Received in House and referred to Resources July 27,
2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 13, 2005. Presented
to the President Sept. 14, 2005. Approved Sept. 21, 2005.
Public Law 109-69.
S. 253.--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain land to the land to the Edward H. McDaniel
American Legion Post No. 22 in Pahrump, Nevada, for the
construction of a post building and memorial park for use by
the American Legion, other veterans' groups, and the local
community. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 1,
2005. Reported amended Mar. 14, 2005; Rept. 109-39. Passed
Senate amended July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred
to Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 254 (H.R. 541).--
To direct the Secretary of
Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada,
and the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to
Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 1, 2005.
Reported Feb. 23, 2005; Rept. 109-12. Indefinitely postponed
July 26, 2005. See H.R. 541 for further action.
S. 256 (H. Res. 211).--
To amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 1, 2005.
Reported amended Feb. 17, 2005; no written report. Considered
Feb. 28, Mar. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 2005. Passed Senate amended
Mar. 10, 2005; Roll No. 44: 74-25. Received in House and held
at desk Mar. 14, 2005. Referred to the Judiciary and in
addition to Financial Services Mar. 15, 2005. Reported from
the Judiciary Apr. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-31, Pt. I. Financial
Services discharged. Apr. 8, 2005. Union Calendar. Passed
House Apr. 14, 2005; Roll No. 108: 302-126. Presented to the
President Apr. 15, 2005. Approved Apr. 20, 2005. Public Law
109-8.
S. 260.--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
provide technical and financial assistance to private
landowners to restore, enhance, and manage private land to
improve fish and wildlife habitats through the Partners for
Fish and Wildlife Program. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Feb. 2, 2005. Reported amended June 22, 2005; Rept. 109-
86. Passed Senate amended June 27, 2005. Received in House and
referred to Resources June 28, 2005. Reported July 13, 2006;
Rept. 109-562. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 20, 2006. Presented to the President Sept. 25, 2006.
Approved Oct. 3, 2006. Public Law 109-294.
S. 263.--
To provide for the protection of
paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 2,
2005. Reported amended Mar. 11, 2005; Rept. 109-36. Passed
Senate amended July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred
to Resources and in addition to Agriculture July 27, 2005.
S. 264.--
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize certain
projects in the State of Hawaii. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 2, 2005. Reported Mar. 10, 2005; Rept.
109-33. Passed Senate amended July 26, 2005. Received in House
and referred to Resources July 27, 2005. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 13, 2005. Presented to the President Sept.
14, 2005. Approved Sept. 21, 2005. Public Law 109-70.
S. 265.--
To amend the Public Health Service Act to add
requirements regarding trauma care, and for other purposes.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Feb. 2,
2005. Reported Feb. 2, 2006; Rept. 109-215.
S. 268.--
To provide competitive grants for training
court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for
realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and
for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Feb. 2, 2005. Reported amended June 27, 2005;
Rept. 109-93. Passed Senate amended July 1, 2005. Received in
House and held at desk July 11, 2005.
S. 272 (H.R. 539).--
To designate certain National Forest
System land in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components
of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 3, 2005. Reported amended
Mar. 10, 2005; Rept. 109-34. Passed Senate amended July 26,
2005. Received in House and held at desk July 27, 2005.
S. 276.--
To revise the boundary of the Wind Cave
National Park in the State of South Dakota. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Feb. 3, 2005. Reported Mar. 8, 2005;
Rept. 109-21. Passed Senate July 26, 2005. Received in House
and referred to Resources July 27, 2005. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 13, 2005; Roll No. 467: 295-106. Presented
to the President Sept. 15, 2005. Approved Sept. 21, 2005.
Public Law 109-71.
S. 279.--
To amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide
for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction. Referred to Indian
Affairs Feb. 3, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources July 27, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6,
2005. Presented to the President Dec. 12, 2005. Approved Dec.
20, 2005. Public Law 109-133.
S. 285 (H.R. 5574).--
To reauthorize the Children's Hospitals
Graduate Medical Education Program. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Feb. 3, 2005. Reported amended
May 11, 2005; Rept. 109-66. Passed Senate amended July 26,
2005. Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce
July 27, 2005.
S. 288 (H.R. 3204).--
To extend Federal funding for operation of
State high risk health insurance pools. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Feb. 3, 2005. Reported amended
Feb. 10, 2005; Rept. 109-121.
S. 289.--
To authorize an annual appropriation of
$10,000,000 for mental health courts through fiscal year 2011.
Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 3, 2005. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Apr. 18, 2005. Received in House and referred to
the Judiciary Apr. 19, 2005.
S. 301.--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
provide assistance in implementing cultural heritage,
conservation, and recreational activities in the Connecticut
River watershed of the States of New Hampshire and Vermont.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7, 2005.
Reported amended Mar. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-22. Passed Senate
amended July 26, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 302.--
To make improvements in the Foundation for the
National Institutes of Health. Referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Feb. 7, 2005. Reported amended May 26,
2005; Rept. 109-75. Passed Senate amended July 27, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce July 28,
2005.
S. 306.--
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of
genetic information with respect to health insurance and
employment. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Feb. 7, 2005. Reported amended Feb. 10, 2005; no written
report. Considered Feb. 16, 2005. Passed Senate amended Feb.
17, 2005; Roll No. 11: 98-0. Received in House and held at
desk Mar. 1, 2005.
S. 310 (H.R. 540).--
To direct the Secretary of the
Interior to convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and
Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation
District in the State of Nevada. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 8, 2005. Reported Dec. 8, 2005; Rept.
109-188. Passed Senate Dec. 16, 2005. Received in House and
held at desk Dec. 17, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House July
24, 2006. Presented to the President July 26, 2006. Approved
Aug. 3, 2006. Public Law 109-265.
S. 335.--
To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 9,
2005. Reported June 23, 2005; Rept. 109-87. Passed Senate July
14, 2005. Received in House and referred to Education and the
Workforce July 19, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec.
14, 2005. Presented to the President Dec. 16, 2005. Approved
Dec. 22, 2005. Public Law 109-143.
S. 339.--
To reaffirm the authority of States to regulate
certain hunting and fishing activities. Referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 9, 2005. Reported Apr. 21, 2005; no written
report.
S. 360.--
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 10,
2005. Reported amended Sept. 15, 2005; Rept. 109-137.
S. 361.--
To develop and maintain an integrated system of
ocean and coastal observations for the Nation's coasts, oceans
and Great Lakes, improve warnings of tsunamis and other
natural hazards, enhance homeland security, support maritime
operations, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Feb. 10, 2005. Reported Apr. 19,
2005; Rept. 109-60. Passed Senate amended July 1, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Resources and in addition to
Science July 11, 2005.
S. 362.--
To establish a program within the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States
Coast Guard to help identify, determine sources of, assess,
reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on
the marine environment and navigation safety, in coordination
with non-Federal entities, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 10, 2005. Reported
amended Apr. 13, 2005; Rept. 109-56. Passed Senate amended
July 1, 2005. Received in House and referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure and in addition to Resources July 11, 2005.
Reported with amendment from Resources Dec. 8, 2005; Rept.
109-332, Pt. I. Reported with amendment from Transportation
and Infrastructure July 25, 2006; Pt. II. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment Sept. 27, 2006.
Senate agreed to House amendment Dec. 9 (Legislative day of
Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2006.
Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-449.
S. 363.--
To amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to establish vessel ballast
water management requirements, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 10,
2005. Reported amended Nov. 16, 2005; Rept. 109-181.
S. 364.--
To establish a program within the National
Oceanic Atmospheric Administration to integrate Federal
coastal and ocean mapping activities. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Feb. 10, 2005. Reported amended
July 13, 2005; Rept. 109-102.
S. 374.--
To provide compensation to the Lower Brule and
Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal
land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River.
Referred to Indian Affairs Feb. 14, 2005. Reported amended
Sept. 20, 2006; Rept. 109-344.
S. 378.--
To make it a criminal act to willfully use a
weapon with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury
to any person while on board a passenger vessel, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 15, 2005. Reported
amended Apr. 21, 2005; no written report.
S. 382.--
To amend title 18, United States Code, to
strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 15, 2005. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Apr. 29 (Legislative day of Apr.
28), 2005. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary and
in addition to Agriculture May 2, 2005.
S. 384.--
To extend the existence of the Nazi War Crimes
and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working
Group for 2 years. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 15,
2005. Passed Senate Feb. 16, 2005. Received in House and
referred to Government Reform Feb. 17, 2005. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 14, 2005; Roll No. 68: 391-0. Presented to
the President Mar. 18, 2005. Approved Mar. 25, 2005. Public
Law 109-5.
S. 392 (H.R. 1259).--
To authorize the President to award a gold
medal on behalf of Congress, collectively, to the Tuskegee
Airmen in recognition of their unique military record, which
inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces. Referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb. 16, 2005. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Oct. 4, 2005. Received in House and
referred to Financial Services Oct. 6, 2005.
S. 394.--
To promote accessibility, accountability, and
openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title
5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of
Information Act), and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 16, 2005. Reported Sept. 21, 2006; no written
report.
S. 397 (H. Res. 493).--
To prohibit civil liability actions from being
brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors,
dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages,
injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their
products by others. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 17,
2005. Considered July 27, 28, 2005. Passed Senate amended July
29, 2005; Roll No. 219: 65-31. Received in House and held at
desk Sept. 6, 2005. Passed House Oct. 20, 2005; Roll No. 534:
283-144. Presented to the President Oct. 25, 2005. Approved
Oct. 26, 2005. Public Law 109-92.
S. 403 (H. Res. 1039).--
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking
minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring
the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. Ordered
placed on the calendar Feb. 17, 2005. Considered July 21,
2006. Passed Senate amended July 25, 2006; Roll No. 216: 65-
34. Received in House and held at desk July 25, 2006. Passed
House with amendment Sept. 26, 2006; Roll No. 479: 264-153.
S. 418 (H.R. 458).--
To protect members of the Armed
Forces from unscrupulous practices regarding sales of
insurance, financial, and investment products. Referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb. 17, 2005. Reported
amended July 13, 2006; Rept. 109-282. Passed Senate amended
July 19, 2006. Received in House and held at desk July 20,
2006. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 20, 2006.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 21, 2006; Roll No. 463:
418-3. Presented to the President Sept. 25, 2006. Approved
Sept. 29, 2006. Public Law 109-290.
S. 432 (H.R. 921).--
To establish a digital and wireless
network technology program, and for other purposes. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 17, 2005.
Reported June 27, 2005; Rept. 109-94. Passed Senate July 1,
2005. Received in House and held at desk July 11, 2005.
S. 435.--
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook
in the State of Connecticut for study for potential addition
to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 17,
2005. Reported amended Dec. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-189. Passed
Senate amended Dec. 16, 2005. Received in House and referred
to Resources Dec. 17, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov.
13, 2006. Presented to the President Nov. 21, 2006. Approved
Nov. 27, 2006. Public Law 109-370.
S. 442.--
To provide for the Secretary of Homeland
Security to be included in the line of Presidential
succession. Referred to Rules and Administration Feb. 17,
2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate July 26, 2005.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary July 27, 2005.
S. 443.--
To improve the investigation of criminal
antitrust offenses. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 17, 2005.
Reported Oct. 20, 2005; no written report. Passed Senate Oct.
25, 2005. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Oct.
26, 2005.
S. 447.--
To authorize the conveyance of certain Federal
land in the State of New Mexico. Referred to Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry Feb. 17, 2005. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate July 27, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources July 28, 2005.
S. 449.--
To facilitate shareholder consideration of
proposals to make Settlement Common Stock under the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act available to missed enrollees,
eligible elders, and eligible persons born after December 18,
1971, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Feb.
17, 2005. Reported July 28, 2005; Rept. 109-112. Passed Senate
Dec. 14, 2005. Received in House and referred to Resources
Dec. 14, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 28, 2006.
Presented to the President Mar. 2, 2006. Approved Mar. 13,
2006. Public Law 109-179.
S. 457.--
To require the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget to issue guidance for, and provide
oversight of, the management of micropurchases made with
Governmentwide commercial purchase cards, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 18, 2005. Reported amended May 19, 2006; no
written report. Passed Senate amended June 6, 2006. Received
in House and held at desk June 6, 2006.
S. 466.--
To deauthorize a certain portion of the project
for navigation, Rockland Harbor, Maine. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Feb. 18, 2005. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate amended Sept. 5, 2006. Received in
House and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Sept.
6, 2006.
S. 467 (H.R. 4314).--
To extend the applicability of the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb. 18, 2005. Reported amended
Nov. 16, 2005; no written report. Passed Senate amended Nov.
18 (Legislative day of Nov. 17), 2005. Received in House and
held at desk Nov. 18, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House with
amendment Dec. 7, 2005; Roll No. 612: 371-49. House insisted
on its amendment and asked for a conference Dec. 7, 2005.
Senate agreed with amendment to the House amendment Dec. 16,
2005. House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment
under suspension of the rules Dec. 17, 2005. Presented to the
President Dec. 19, 2005. Approved Dec. 22, 2005. Public Law
109-144.
S. 476.--
To authorize the Boy Scouts of America to
exchange certain land in the State of Utah acquired under the
Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Mar. 1, 2005. Reported amended Apr. 20,
2006; Rept. 109-231. Passed Senate amended Sept. 29, 2006.
Received in House and held at desk Sept. 29, 2006.
S. 485 (H.R. 2362).--
To reauthorize and amend the National
Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 1, 2005. Reported Oct. 27, 2005; Rept. 109-161.
Passed Senate amended Nov. 16, 2005. Received in House and
held at desk Nov. 17, 2005.
S. 491.--
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of firefighter to
include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty
limitations. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 2, 2005. Reported
June 16, 2005; no written report.
S. 494 (H.R. 1317).--
To amend chapter 23 of title 5, United
States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information
protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a
statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements
that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain
disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the
Special Counsel, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 2, 2005. Reported May
25, 2005; Rept. 109-72.
S. 501.--
To provide a site for the National Women's
History Museum in the District of Columbia. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 3, 2005.
Reported July 18, 2005; Rept. 109-104. Passed Senate amended
July 29, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Sept. 6, 2005.
S. 517.--
To establish a Weather Modification Operations
and Research Board, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 3, 2005. Reported
amended Dec. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-202.
S. 518 (H.R. 1132).--
To provide for the establishment of a
controlled substance monitoring program in each State.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 3,
2005. Reported amended July 29, 2005; Rept. 109-117.
S. 525.--
To amend the Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990 to reauthorize the Act, to improve early
learning opportunities and promote school preparedness, and
for other purposes. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Mar. 3, 2005. Reported amended Aug. 31, 2005; Rept.
109-130.
S. 536.--
To make technical corrections to laws relating
to Native Americans, and for other purposes. Referred to
Indian Affairs Mar. 7, 2005. Reported May 12, 2005; Rept. 109-
67.
S. 539 (H.R. 1332) (H.R. 1334).--
To amend title 28, United States
Code, to provide the protections of habeas corpus for certain
incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy, and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 8, 2005.
S. 544 (H.R. 3205).--
To amend title IX of the Public Health
Service Act to provide for the improvement of patient safety
and to reduce the incidence of events that adversely effect
patient safety. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Mar. 8, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended July 21, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Energy and Commerce July 21, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 27, 2005; Roll No. 434: 428-3. Presented to the
President July 28, 2005. Approved July 29, 2005. Public Law
109-41.
S. 555.--
To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing
and exporting cartels illegal. Referred to the Judiciary Mar.
8, 2005. Reported Apr. 14, 2005; no written report.
S. 559.--
To make the protection of vulnerable
populations, especially women and children, who are affected
by a humanitarian emergency a priority of the United States
Government, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Relations Mar. 8, 2005. Reported amended May 25, 2006; no
written report.
S. 570.--
To amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social
Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to
improve access to information about individuals' health care
options and legal rights for care near the end of life, to
promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that
individuals' wishes are known should the become unable to
speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in
disseminating information about and assisting in the
preparation of advance directives, which include living wills
and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 10, 2005.
S. 571.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1915 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New
York, as the ``Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 9, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate June
29, 2005. Received in House and referred to Government Reform
June 29, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House July 25, 2005.
Presented to the President July 29, 2005. Approved Aug. 2,
2005. Public Law 109-50.
S. 572.--
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
give additional biosecurity responsibilities to the Department
of Homeland Security. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 9, 2005. Reported amended Sept. 27,
2005; Rept. 109-209.
S. 584.--
To require the Secretary of the Interior to
allow the continued occupancy and use of certain land and
improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 9, 2005. Reported amended
Oct. 19, 2005; Rept. 109-146. Passed Senate amended Nov. 16,
2005. Received in House and held at desk Nov. 17, 2005.
Referred to Resources Dec. 6, 2005. Reported Apr. 25, 2006;
Rept. 109-426. Private Calendar. Passed House May 2, 2006.
Presented to the President May 4, 2006. Approved May 12, 2006.
Private Law 109-1.
S. 589.--
To establish the Commission on Freedom of
Information Act Processing Delays. Referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 10, 2005. Reported Mar. 17, 2005; no written report.
S. 590 (H.R. 1236).--
To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 750 4th Street in Sparks,
Nevada, as the ``Mayor Tony Armstrong Memorial Post Office''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar.
10, 2005. Committee discharged. Ordered placed on the calendar
June 29, 2005.
S. 592 (H.R. 4080).--
To extend the contract for the Glendo Unit
of the Missouri River Basin Project in the State of Wyoming.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 10, 2005.
Reported amended Oct. 27, 2005; Rept. 109-167. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 16, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources Nov. 16, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr.
25, 2006. Presented to the President Apr. 27, 2006. Approved
May 5, 2006. Public Law 109-219.
S. 598.--
To reauthorize provisions in the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
relating to Native Hawaiian low-income housing and Federal
loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing. Referred to
Indian Affairs Mar. 10, 2005. Reported Mar. 16 (Legislative
day of Mar. 15), 2006; Rept. 109-221. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 4, 2006. Committee discharged.
Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 4, 2006.
S. 600.--
To authorize appropriations for the Department
of State and international broadcasting activities for fiscal
years 2006 and 2007, for the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2006
and 2007, for foreign assistance programs for fiscal years
2006 and 2007, and for other purposes. Reported from Foreign
Relations Mar. 10, 2005; Rept. 109-35. Considered Apr. 5, 6,
2005. Returned to the calendar Apr. 26, 2005.
S. 606.--
To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate methyl
tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to
increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase
the Nation's energy independence, and for other purposes.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 11, 2005.
Reported amended May 26, 2005; Rept. 109-74.
S. 629.--
To amend chapter 97 of title 18, United States
Code, relating to protecting against attacks on railroads and
other mass transportation systems. Referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 15, 2005. Reported amended Apr. 25, 2005; no written
report.
S. 632 (H.R. 1053).--
To authorize the extension of
unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment
(permanent normal trade relations treatment) to the products
of Ukraine, and for other purposes. Referred to Finance Mar.
16, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Nov. 18, 2005.
Indefinitely postponed Mar. 9, 2006. See H.R. 1053 for further
action.
S. 633.--
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to
mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled
for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United
States. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Mar.
16, 2005. Reported May 23, 2006; no written report. Passed
Senate May 25, 2006. Received in House and held at desk June
6, 2006.
S. 643.--
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to
reauthorize State mediation programs. Referred to Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry Mar. 16, 2005. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Apr. 21, 2005. Received in House and held at
desk Apr. 25, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House June 13,
2005; Roll No. 241: 371-2. Presented to the President June 17,
2005. Approved June 29, 2005. Public Law 109-17.
S. 648.--
To amend the Reclamation States Emergency
Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought
assistance. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 17,
2005. Reported Dec. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-190. Passed Senate Dec.
16, 2005. Received in House and referred to Resources Dec. 17,
2005.
S. 652.--
To provide financial assistance for the
rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development of an exhibit
to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin
Franklin. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 17,
2005. Reported Oct. 19, 2005; Rept. 109-147. Passed Senate
Nov. 16, 2005. Received in House and referred to Resources
Nov. 17, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed House Dec. 19
(Legislative day of Dec. 18), 2005. Presented to the President
Dec. 22, 2005. Approved Dec. 30, 2005. Public Law 109-153.
S. 653 (S. 686).--
For the relief of the
family of Theresa Marie Schiavo. Passed Senate Mar. 17, 2005.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Mar. 20, 2005.
S. 655.--
To amend the Public Health Service Act with
respect to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Mar. 17, 2005. Reported amended June 27, 2005;
Rept. 109-91. Passed Senate amended July 27, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Energy and Commerce July 28, 2005.
Reported with amendment June 20, 2006; Rept. 109-510. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment July
11, 2006. Senate agreed to House amendment July 13, 2006.
Presented to the President July 18, 2006. Approved July 26,
2006. Public Law 109-245.
S. 660.--
To provide for the acknowledgement of the
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Referred to Indian Affairs Mar. 17, 2005. Reported Sept. 13,
2006; Rept. 109-334.
S. 661.--
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for the modernization of the United States Tax Court,
and for other purposes. Referred to Finance Mar. 17, 2005.
Reported amended Apr. 28, 2005; Rept. 109-64.
S. 662 (H.R. 22) (H.R. 6407).--
To reform the postal laws
of the United States. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 17, 2005. Reported amended July 14,
2005; no written report. Returned to the calendar Feb. 9,
2006. See H.R. 22 for further action.
S. 667.--
To reauthorize and improve the program of block
grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families,
improve access to quality child care, and for other purposes.
Reported from Finance Mar. 17, 2005; Rept. 109-51.
S. 686 (H. Res. 182) (S. 653).--
To provide for the relief of the
parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo. Passed Senate Mar. 20, 2005.
Received in House and held at desk Mar. 20, 2005. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 21 (Legislative day of Mar. 20),
2005; Roll No. 90: 203-58. Presented to the President Mar. 21,
2005. Approved Mar. 21, 2005. Public Law 109-3.
S. 687.--
To regulate the unauthorized installation of
computer software, to require clear disclosure to computer
users of certain computer software features that may pose a
threat to user privacy, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 20, 2005. Reported
amended June 12, 2006; Rept. 109-262.
S. 695.--
To suspend temporarily new shipper bonding
privileges. Referred to Finance Apr. 4, 2005. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2005. Received in House and
held at desk Nov. 17, 2005.
S. 705.--
To establish the Interagency Council on Meeting
the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, and for other
purposes. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr.
5, 2005. Reported amended Nov. 15, 2005; Rept. 109-178. Passed
Senate amended Nov. 17, 2005. Received in House and held at
desk Nov. 17, 2005.
S. 706.--
To convey all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the land described in this Act to the
Secretary of the Interior for the Prairie Island Indian
Community in Minnesota. Referred to Indian Affairs Apr. 5,
2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate July 26, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure July 27, 2005.
S. 707.--
To reduce preterm labor and delivery and the
risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to
pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by
prematurity. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Apr. 5, 2005. Reported amended July 31, 2006; Rept.
109-298. Passed Senate amended Aug. 1, 2006. Received in House
and referred to Energy and Commerce Aug. 2, 2006. Failed of
passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
Dec. 9 (Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006. Committee
discharged. Passed House with amendment Dec. 9 (Legislative
day of Dec. 8), 2006. Senate agreed to House amendment Dec. 9
(Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to the President
Dec. 20, 2006. Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-450.
S. 714.--
To amend section 227 of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227) relating to the prohibition on junk
fax transmissions. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Apr. 6, 2005. Reported amended June 7, 2005;
Rept. 109-76. Passed Senate amended June 24, 2005. Received in
House and held at desk June 24, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed
House June 28, 2005. Presented to the President June 30, 2005.
Approved July 9, 2005. Public Law 109-21.
S. 716.--
To amend title 38, United States Code, to
enhance services provided by vet centers, to clarify and
improve the provision of bereavement counseling by the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 6, 2005. Reported Nov. 16,
2005; Rept. 109-180. Passed Senate Dec. 22 (Legislative day of
Dec. 21), 2005. Received in House and referred to Veterans'
Affairs Dec. 22, 2005.
S. 728 (H.R. 2864).--
To provide for the consideration and
development of water and related resources, to authorize the
Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and
for other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Apr. 6, 2005. Reported amended Apr. 26, 2005; Rept. 109-61.
Considered July 18, 19, 2006. Returned to the calendar July
19, 2006. See H.R. 2864 for further action.
S. 731.--
To recruit and retain more qualified
individuals to teach in Tribal Colleges or Universities.
Referred to Indian Affairs Apr. 6, 2005. Reported amended Dec.
12, 2005; Rept. 109-205.
S. 732 (H.R. 3).--
To authorize funds to
Federal aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit
programs, and for other purposes. Reported from Environment
and Public Works Apr. 6, 2005; Rept. 109-53.
S. 757.--
To amend the Public Health Service Act to
authorize the Director of the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the
development and operation of research centers regarding
environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of
breast cancer. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Apr. 11, 2005. Reported amended July 24, 2006; Rept.
109-290.
S. 761.--
To rename the Snake River Birds of Prey
National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the Morley
Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in
honor of the late Morley Nelson, an international authority on
birds of prey, who was instrumental in the establishment of
this National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 12, 2005.
Reported Oct. 27, 2005; Rept. 109-162. Passed Senate Nov. 16,
2005. Received in House and referred to Resources Nov. 17,
2005.
S. 775.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 123 W. 7th Street in Holdenville,
Oklahoma, as the ``Boone Pickens Post Office''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 13, 2005.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate June 29, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Government Reform June 29, 2005. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 25, 2005. Presented to the
President July 29, 2005. Approved Aug. 2, 2005. Public Law
109-51.
S. 777.--
To designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the
State of Maryland as the ``Catoctin Mountain National
Recreation Area'', and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Apr. 13, 2005. Reported amended Oct. 27,
2005; Rept. 109-171. Passed Senate amended Nov. 16, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Resources Nov. 17, 2005.
S. 792.--
To establish a National sex offender
registration database, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Apr. 14, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended July 28, 2005. Received in House and referred to the
Judiciary July 29 (Legislative day of July 28), 2005.
S. 801.--
To designate the United States courthouse
located at 300 North Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida, as
the ``John Milton Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse''.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Apr. 14, 2005.
Reported May 24, 2006; no written report. Passed Senate June
27, 2006. Received in House and held at desk June 28, 2006.
S. 811 (H.R. 2808).--
To require the Secretary of the Treasury
to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln. Referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Apr. 15, 2005. Reported June 28, 2006; no
written report. Passed Senate June 29, 2006. Received in House
and held at desk June 29, 2006.
S. 819 (H.R. 3967).--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South
Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal,
industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Apr. 15, 2005. Reported Oct. 27, 2005;
Rept. 109-168. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2005. Received in House
and referred to Resources Nov. 17, 2005. Rules suspended.
Passed House Nov. 13, 2006; Roll No. 518: 387-0. Presented to
the President Nov. 21, 2006. Approved Nov. 27, 2006. Public
Law 109-371.
S. 829.--
To allow media coverage of court proceedings.
Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 18, 2005. Reported Mar. 30,
2006; no written report.
S. 839.--
To repeal the law that gags doctors and denies
women information and referrals concerning their reproductive
health options. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 20, 2005.
S. 843.--
To amend the Public Health Service Act to
combat autism through research, screening, intervention and
education. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Apr. 19, 2005. Reported amended Aug. 3, 2006; Rept. 109-318.
Passed Senate amended Aug. 3, 2006. Received in House and
referred to Energy and Commerce Sept. 6, 2006. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendment Dec. 6, 2006. Senate
agreed to House amendment Dec. 7, 2006. Presented to the
President Dec. 11, 2006. Approved Dec. 19, 2006. Public Law
109-416.
S. 844.--
To expand access to preventive health care
services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the
number of abortions, and improve access to women's health
care. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 20, 2005.
S. 845.--
To amend title 10, United States Code, to
permit retired servicemembers who have a service-connected
disability to receive disability compensation and either
retired pay or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to
eliminate the phase-in period with respect to such concurrent
receipt. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 20, 2005.
S. 846.--
To provide fair wages for America's workers.
Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 20, 2005.
S. 847.--
To lower the burden of gasoline prices on the
economy of the United States and circumvent the efforts of
OPEC to reap windfall oil profits. Ordered placed on the
calendar Apr. 20, 2005.
S. 848.--
To improve education, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 20, 2005.
S. 851.--
To reduce budget deficits by restoring budget
enforcement and strengthening fiscal responsibility. Ordered
placed on the calendar Apr. 20, 2005.
S. 852.--
To create a fair and efficient system to
resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos
exposure, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Apr. 19, 2005. Reported amended June 16, 2005; Rept. 109-97.
Considered Feb. 8, 9, 13, 14, 2006.
S. 858.--
To reauthorize Nuclear Regulatory Commission
user fees, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works Apr. 20, 2005. Reported amended July 1, 2005;
Rept. 109-100.
S. 860.--
To amend the National Assessment of Educational
Progress Authorization Act to require State academic
assessments of student achievement in United States history
and civics, and for other purposes. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 20, 2005. Reported amended
Sept. 26, 2006; Rept. 109-348.
S. 863.--
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to
mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of the bestowal
of the Nobel Peace Prize on President Theodore Roosevelt, and
for other purposes. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Apr. 20, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Dec. 16, 2005. Received in House and held at desk Dec.
17, 2005.
S. 864.--
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to
modify provisions relating to nuclear safety and security, and
for other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Apr. 20, 2005. Reported amended July 1, 2005; Rept. 109-98.
S. 865.--
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to
reauthorize the Price-Anderson provisions. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Apr. 20, 2005. Reported amended
July 1, 2005; Rept. 109-99.
S. 867 (H.R. 289).--
To designate the facility of the
United States Postal Service located at 8200 South Vermont
Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Sergeant First
Class John Marshall Post Office Building''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 21, 2005.
Committee discharged. Ordered placed on the calendar June 29,
2005.
S. 870.--
To prohibit energy market manipulation. Ordered
placed on the calendar Apr. 22, 2005.
S. 871.--
To amend title 10, United States Code, to
ensure that the strength of the Armed Forces and the
protections and benefits for members of the Armed Forces and
their families are adequate for keeping the commitment of the
people of the United States to support their servicemembers,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr.
22, 2005.
S. 872.--
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign
corporations attributable to imported property. Ordered placed
on the calendar Apr. 22, 2005.
S. 873.--
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act
to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug
prices under the medicare program. Ordered placed on the
calendar Apr. 22, 2005.
S. 874.--
To establish a national health program
administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer
health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal
employees, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Apr. 22, 2005.
S. 879.--
To make improvements to the Arctic Research and
Policy Act of 1984. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 21, 2005. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate amended May 16, 2006. Received in House and
referred to Science May 17, 2006.
S. 881 (H.R. 1797).--
To provide for equitable compensation to
the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for
the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the
Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian
Affairs Apr. 21, 2005. Reported Dec. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-200.
S. 891.--
To extend the water service contract for the
Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin
Program, Nebraska. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Apr. 22, 2005. Reported Oct. 27, 2005; Rept. 109-169. Passed
Senate Nov. 16, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources Nov. 17, 2005.
S. 892 (H.R. 324).--
To designate the facility of the
United States Postal Service located at 321 Montgomery Road in
Altamonte Springs, Florida, as the ``Arthur Stacey Mastrapa
Post Office Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 22, 2005. Committee discharged.
Ordered placed on the calendar June 29, 2005.
S. 893.--
To make technical corrections in the Anabolic
Steroid Control Act of 2004. Passed Senate Apr. 25, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to the Judiciary Apr. 26, 2005.
S. 895.--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
establish a rural water supply program in the Reclamation
States to provide a clean, safe affordable, and reliable water
supply to rural residents. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 25, 2005. Reported amended Oct. 19, 2005; Rept.
109-148. Passed Senate amended Nov. 16, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Resources Nov. 17, 2005. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendments Dec. 6, 2006. Senate
agreed to House amendments Dec. 9 (Legislative day of Dec. 8),
2006. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2006. Approved Dec.
22, 2006. Public Law 109-451.
S. 898 (H.R. 1812).--
To amend the Public Health Service Act to
authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient
navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care
outcomes, and for other purposes. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 25, 2005. Reported amended
May 25, 2005; Rept. 109-73.
S. 904.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1560 Union Valley Road in West
Milford, New Jersey, as the ``Brian P. Parrello Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 26, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
June 29, 2005. Received in House and referred to Government
Reform June 29, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House July 26,
2005. Presented to the President July 29, 2005. Approved Aug.
2, 2005. Public Law 109-52.
S. 907.--
To amend chapter 53 of title 49, United States
Code, to improve the Nation's public transportation and for
other purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Apr. 26, 2005; Rept. 109-62.
S. 939.--
To expedite payments of certain Federal
emergency assistance authorized pursuant to the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and to
direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to exercise certain
authority provided under that Act. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 28, 2005. Reported
amended Sept. 27, 2005; Rept. 109-320. Passed Senate amended
Oct. 27, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Oct. 27, 2005.
S. 955.--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability
and feasibility of including in the National Park System
certain sites in Williamson County, Tennessee, relating to the
Battle of Franklin. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Apr. 28, 2005. Reported amended Oct. 19, 2005; Rept. 109-149.
S. 958.--
To amend the National Trails System Act to
designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of
Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a
National Historic Trail. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 28, 2005. Reported amended Oct. 19, 2005; Rept.
109-150. Passed Senate amended Nov. 16, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Resources Nov. 17, 2005.
S. 959.--
To establish the Star-Spangled Banner and War
of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 28, 2005. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate amended Dec. 16, 2005. Received in House and
referred to Government Reform Dec. 17, 2005.
S. 967.--
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
ensure that prepackaged news stories contain announcements
that inform viewers that the information within was provided
by the United States Government, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Apr. 28,
2005. Reported amended Dec. 20, 2005; Rept. 109-210.
S. 975.--
To provide incentives to increase research by
private sector entities to develop medical countermeasures to
prevent, detect, identify, contain, and treat illnesses,
including those associated with biological, chemical, nuclear,
or radiological weapons attack or an infectious disease
outbreak, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar May 9, 2005.
S. 976.--
Striking the Specific Privatization Criteria in
ORBIT for Intelsat Separated Entities (New Skies) and Inmarsat
and Other Technical Corrections. Passed Senate Apr. 29
(Legislative day of Apr. 28), 2005. Received in House and
referred to Energy and Commerce May 2, 2005.
S. 989.--
To ensure that a Federal employee who takes
leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of
the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall
continue to receive pay in an amount which, when taken
together with the pay and allowances such individual is
receiving for such service, will be no less than the basic pay
such individual would then be receiving if no interruption in
employment had occurred. Ordered placed on the calendar May
11, 2005.
S. 994.--
To authorize the Attorney General to make
grants to improve the ability of State and local governments
to prevent the abduction of children by family members, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 11, 2005.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended Nov. 16, 2006.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Dec. 5, 2006.
S. 997.--
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest,
Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 11, 2005.
Reported amended July 31, 2006; Rept. 109-299. Passed Senate
amended Dec. 7, 2006. Received in House and held at desk Dec.
8, 2006.
S. 1003.--
To amend the Act of December 22, 1974, and for other
purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs May 11, 2005. Reported
amended Dec. 12, 2005; Rept. 109-206. Passed Senate amended
May 2, 2006. Received in House and held at desk May 2, 2006.
Referred to Resources May 3, 2006.
S. 1017 (H.R. 4588).--
To reauthorize grants for the water resources
research and technology institutes established under the Water
Resources Research Act of 1984. Referred to Environment and
Public Works May 12, 2005. Reported amended June 27, 2005;
Rept. 109-90. Passed Senate amended Sept. 27, 2005. Received
in House and referred to Resources Sept. 27, 2005.
S. 1021 (H.R. 27).--
To reauthorize the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, and for other purposes. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions May 12, 2005. Reported
amended Sept. 7, 2005; Rept. 109-134. Returned to the calendar
June 29, 2006. See H.R. 27 for further action.
S. 1025.--
To amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for
the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal
reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes'' to
authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 12, 2005.
Reported amended Dec. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-192. Passed Senate
amended Dec. 16, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources Dec. 17, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
20, 2006. Presented to the President Sept. 25, 2006. Approved
Oct. 5, 2006. Public Law 109-299.
S. 1035.--
To authorize the presentation of commemorative
medals on behalf of Congress to Native Americans who served as
Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United
States was involved during the 20th century in recognition of
the service of those Native Americans to the United States.
Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May 13, 2005.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 20, 2006. Received
in House and held at desk Sept. 20, 2006.
S. 1042 (H.R. 1815) (S. 1043) (S. 1044) (S. 1045).--
To
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year
for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Reported from
Armed Services May 17, 2005; Rept. 109-69. Considered July 20,
21, 22, 25, 26, 2005. Returned to the calendar July 27, 2005.
Considered Nov. 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 2005. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 15, 2005; Roll No. 326: 98-0. Received in House
and held at desk Dec. 6, 2005.
S. 1043 (H.R. 1815) (S. 1042).--
To authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of
Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year
for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Reported from
Armed Services May 17, 2005; no written report. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 15, 2005. Received in House and held at desk Dec.
6, 2005.
S. 1044 (S. 1042).--
To authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2006 for military construction, and for other
purposes. Reported from Armed Services May 17, 2005; no
written report. Passed Senate amended Nov. 15, 2005. Received
in House and held at desk Dec. 6, 2005.
S. 1045 (S. 1042).--
To authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2006 for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, and for other purposes. Reported from Armed Services
May 17, 2005; no written report. Passed Senate amended Nov.
15, 2005. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 6, 2005.
S. 1047 (H.R. 902).--
To require the Secretary of the Treasury
to mint coins in commemoration of each of the Nation's past
Presidents and their spouses, respectively to improve
circulation of the $1 coin, to create a new bullion coin, and
for other purposes. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs May 17, 2005. Reported July 29, 2005; no written
report. Passed Senate amended Nov. 18, 2005. Received in House
and held at desk Nov. 18, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House
Dec. 13, 2005; Roll No. 624: 291-113. Presented to the
President Dec. 15, 2005. Approved Dec. 22, 2005. Public Law
109-145.
S. 1052.--
To improve transportation security, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation May
17, 2005. Reported amended Feb. 27, 2006; Rept. 109-216.
S. 1053 (H.R. 513).--
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as
political committees, and for other purposes. Reported from
Rules and Administration May 17, 2005; no written report.
S. 1057 (H.R. 5312).--
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
to revise and extend that Act. Referred to Indian Affairs May
17, 2005. Reported amended Mar. 16 (Legislative day of Mar.
15), 2006; Rept. 109-222.
S. 1061.--
To provide for secondary school reform, and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar May 19, 2005.
S. 1062.--
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. Ordered
placed on the calendar May 19, 2005.
S. 1063.--
To promote and enhance public safety and to
encourage the rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation May 18, 2005.
Reported amended Dec. 20, 2005; Rept. 109-211.
S. 1084.--
To eliminate child poverty, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar May 20, 2005.
S. 1085.--
To provide for paid sick leave to ensure that
Americans can address their own health needs and the health
needs of their families. Ordered placed on the calendar May
20, 2005.
S. 1086.--
To improve the national program to register and
monitor individuals who commit crimes against children or sex
offenses. Referred to the Judiciary May 19, 2005. Reported
amended Oct. 20, 2005; no written report. Passed Senate
amended May 4, 2006. Received in House and held at desk May 8,
2006.
S. 1095.--
To amend chapter 113 of title 18, United States
Code, to clarify the prohibition on the trafficking in goods
or services, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
May 20, 2005. Reported amended Nov. 3, 2005; no written
report. Passed Senate amended Nov. 10, 2005. Received in House
and referred to the Judiciary Nov. 14, 2005.
S. 1096 (H.R. 1307).--
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate portions of the Musconetcong River in the State of
New Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources May 23, 2005. Reported Dec. 8, 2005; Rept.
109-193. Passed Senate amended Dec. 16, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Resources Dec. 17, 2005. Committee
discharged. Passed House Dec. 9 (Legislative day of Dec. 8),
2006. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2006. Approved Dec.
22, 2006. Public Law 109-452.
S. 1098.--
To prevent abuse of the special allowance subsidies
under the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Ordered
placed on the calendar May 24, 2005.
S. 1102.--
To extend the aviation war risk insurance program
for 3 years. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
May 23, 2005. Reported Mar. 27, 2006; Rept. 109-223.
S. 1107 (H.R. 2123).--
To reauthorize the Head Start Act, and for
other purposes. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions May 23, 2005. Reported amended Aug. 31, 2005; Rept.
109-131.
S. 1110 (H.R. 2567).--
To amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act
to require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a
bittering agent in order to render the coolant or antifreeze
unpalatable. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
May 24, 2005. Reported amended Mar. 14, 2006; Rept. 109-220.
S. 1120.--
To reduce hunger in the United States by half by
2010, and for other purposes. Referred to Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry May 25, 2005. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate amended Dec. 8, 2006. Received in House and held
at desk Dec. 8, 2006.
S. 1127.--
To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to
Congress all documentation related to the Secretary's
recommendations for the 2005 round of defense base closure and
realignment. Ordered placed on the calendar May 26, 2005.
S. 1129.--
To provide authorizations of appropriations for
certain development banks, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations May 26, 2005. Reported amended Dec. 8, 2006;
no written report.
S. 1131.--
To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land
within the State of Idaho, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources May 26, 2005. Reported amended
Apr. 20, 2006; Rept. 109-232. Passed Senate amended Sept. 29,
2006. Received in House and referred to Resources Sept. 29,
2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 13, 2006. Presented
to the President Nov. 21, 2006. Approved Nov. 27, 2006. Public
Law 109-372.
S. 1140.--
To designate the State Route 1 Bridge in the State
of Delaware as the ``Senator William V. Roth, Jr. Bridge''.
Referred to Environment and Public Works May 26, 2005.
Reported June 9, 2005; no written report. Passed Senate June
15, 2005. Received in House and referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure June 16, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House
Nov. 13, 2006. Presented to the President Nov. 21, 2006.
Approved Dec. 1, 2006. Public Law 109-381.
S. 1154.--
To extend the Acadia National Park Advisory
Commission, to provide improved visitor services at the park,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 26, 2005. Reported amended Oct. 19, 2005; Rept.
109-151. Passed Senate amended Nov. 16, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Resources Nov. 17, 2005.
S. 1165.--
To provide for the expansion of the James Campbell
National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Referred to
Environment and Public Works June 6, 2005. Reported amended
Dec. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-191. Passed Senate amended Dec. 16,
2005. Received in House and referred to Resources Dec. 17,
2005. Reported Apr. 25, 2006; Rept. 109-429. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House May 16, 2006. Presented to the
President May 18, 2006. Approved May 25, 2006. Public Law 109-
225.
S. 1170.--
To establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River National
Cave Conservation Area. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 6, 2005. Reported amended Oct. 27, 2005; Rept.
109-163. Passed Senate amended Nov. 16, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Resources Nov. 16, 2005.
S. 1181.--
To ensure an open and deliberate process in Congress
by providing that any future legislation to establish a new
exemption to section 552 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) be
stated explicitly within the text of the bill. Referred to the
Judiciary June 7, 2005. Reported June 13, 2005; no written
report. Passed Senate June 24, 2005. Received in House and
referred to Government Reform June 24, 2005.
S. 1182.--
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
health care for veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs June 7, 2005. Reported amended Nov. 10,
2005; Rept. 109-177. Passed Senate amended Dec. 22
(Legislative day of Dec. 21), 2005. Received in House and
referred to Veterans' Affairs Dec. 22, 2005.
S. 1184.--
To waive the passport fees for a relative of a
deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit
the grave of such member or to attend a funeral or memorial
service for such member. Referred to Foreign Relations June 7,
2005. Reported Nov. 4, 2005; no written report. Passed Senate
Dec. 22 (Legislative day of Dec. 21), 2005. Received in House
and referred to International Relations Dec. 22, 2005. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 14, 2006. Presented to the
President Mar. 16, 2006. Approved Mar. 24, 2006. Public Law
109-210.
S. 1197.--
To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of
1994. Referred to the Judiciary June 8, 2005. Reported amended
Sept. 12, 2005; no written report. Passed Senate amended Oct.
4, 2005. Received in House and held at desk Oct. 6, 2005.
S. 1206 (H.R. 504).--
To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 4960 West Washington
Boulevard in Las Angeles, California, as the ``Ray Charles
Post Office Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 9, 2005. Committee discharged.
Ordered placed on the calendar June 29, 2005.
S. 1207 (H.R. 120).--
To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 30777 Rancho California Road
in Temecula, California, as the ``Dalip Singh Saund Post
Office Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 9, 2005. Committee discharged.
Ordered placed on the calendar June 29, 2005.
S. 1215.--
To authorize the acquisition of interests in
underdeveloped coastal areas in order better to ensure their
protection from development. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation June 9, 2005. Reported amended Mar. 27, 2006;
Rept. 109-224.
S. 1219 (H.R. 2978).--
To authorize certain tribes in the State of
Montana to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of
water rights to meet the water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural
Water Association, Inc. Reported from Indian Affairs Jan. 24,
2006; Rept. 109-213. Passed Senate Feb. 1, 2006. Received in
House and referred to Resources Feb. 7, 2006. Rules suspended.
Passed House Dec. 5, 2006. Presented to the President Dec. 8,
2006. Approved Dec. 18, 2006. Public Law 109-410.
S. 1230.--
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for the extension of the Highway Trust Fund and the
Aquatic Resources Trust Fund expenditure authority and related
taxes and to provide for excise tax reform and simplification,
and for other purposes. Reported from Finance June 14, 2005;
Rept. 109-82.
S. 1231.--
To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act to modify provisions relating to the National
Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education. Referred to
Indian Affairs June 14, 2005. Reported amended July 29, 2005;
Rept. 109-118. Passed Senate amended Dec. 12, 2005. Received
in House and held at desk Dec. 13, 2005. Referred to Education
and the Workforce and in addition to Resources Dec. 14, 2005.
S. 1234 (H.R. 1220).--
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2005,
the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity
compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs June 14, 2005. Reported Sept.
21, 2005; Rept. 109-138. Passed Senate amended Nov. 16, 2005.
Received in House and passed Nov. 16, 2005. Presented to the
President Nov. 18, 2005. Approved Nov. 22, 2005. Public Law
109-111.
S. 1235 (H.R. 2046) (H.R. 3665).--
To amend chapters 19 and 37 of title 38,
United States Code, to extend the availability of $400,000 in
coverage under the servicemembers' life insurance and
veterans' group life insurance programs, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs June 14, 2005.
Reported amended Sept. 21, 2005; Rept. 109-139. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 28, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Sept. 29, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed
House with amendments May 22, 2006; Roll No. 177: 372-0.
Senate agreed to House amendments May 25, 2006. Presented to
the President June 7, 2006. Approved June 15, 2006. Public Law
109-233.
S. 1238 (H.R. 2875).--
To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to
provide for the conduct of projects that protect forests, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
June 14, 2005. Reported amended Oct. 19, 2005; Rept. 109-152.
Passed Senate amended Nov. 16, 2005. Received in House and
held at desk Nov. 17, 2005. Passed House Dec. 19 (Legislative
day of Dec. 18), 2005. Presented to the President Dec. 22,
2005. Approved Dec. 30, 2005. Public Law 109-154.
S. 1250.--
To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act of
2000. Referred to Environment and Public Works June 15, 2005.
Reported amended Aug. 31, 2005; Rept. 109-123. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 9, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources Sept. 12, 2005.
S. 1265.--
To make grants and loans available to States and
other organizations to strengthen the economy, public health,
and environment of the United States by reducing emissions
from diesel engines. Referred to Environment and Public Works
June 16, 2005. Reported amended Sept. 7, 2005; Rept. 109-133.
S. 1266 (H.R. 3199).--
To permanently authorize certain provisions of
the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA
PATRIOT) Act of 2001, to reauthorize a provision of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, to
clarify certain definitions in the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978, to provide additionaI investigative
tools necessary to protect the national security, and for
other purposes. Reported from Intelligence June 16, 2005;
Rept. 109-85.
S. 1275.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 7172 North Tongass Highway, Ward
Cove, Alaska, as the `Alice R. Brusich Post Office Building'.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June
21, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate July 1, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Government Reform July 11,
2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 25, 2006. Presented
to the President Sept. 27, 2006. Approved Oct. 5, 2006. Public
Law 109-300.
S. 1280 (H.R. 889).--
To authorize appropriations for fiscal
years 2006 and 2007 for the United States Coast Guard, and for
other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation June 21, 2005. Reported amended July 28, 2005;
Rept. 109-114. Returned to the calendar Oct. 27, 2005. See
H.R. 889 for further action.
S. 1281 (H.R. 3070) (H. Con. Res. 324).--
To authorize
appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration for science, aeronautics, exploration,
exploration capabilities, and the Inspector General, and for
other purposes, for fiscal years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and
2010. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation June
21, 2005. Reported amended July 26, 2005; Rept. 109-108.
Passed Senate amended Sept. 28, 2005. Received in House and
held at desk Sept. 28, 2005. Passed House with amendment Nov.
18, 2005. House insisted on its amendment and asked for a
conference Nov. 18, 2005. Senate disagreed to House amendment
and agreed to a conference Dec. 12, 2005. Conference report
filed in the House Dec. 16, 2005; Rept. 109-354. House agreed
to conference report under suspension of the rules Dec. 17,
2005. Senate agreed to conference report Dec. 22 (Legislative
day of Dec. 21), 2005. Presented to the President Dec. 23,
2005. Approved Dec. 30, 2005. Public Law 109-155.
S. 1282.--
To amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to
strike the privatization criteria for INTELSAT separated
entities, remove certain restrictions on separated and
successor entities to INTELSAT, and for other purposes. Passed
Senate June 21, 2005. Received in House and referred to Energy
and Commerce June 21, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed House
June 29, 2005. Presented to the President June 30, 2005.
Approved July 12, 2005. Public Law 109-34.
S. 1285 (H.R. 2967).--
To designate the Federal building located at
333 Mt. Elliott Street in Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Rosa
Parks Federal Building''. Referred to Environment and Public
Works June 22, 2005. Reported Oct. 26, 2005; no written
report. Passed Senate amended Oct. 26, 2005. Received in House
and held at desk Oct. 27, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House
Nov. 2, 2005. Presented to the President Nov. 9, 2005.
Approved Nov. 11, 2005. Public Law 109-101.
S. 1288 (H.R. 4294).--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
enter into cooperative agreements to protect natural resources
of units of the National Park System through collaborative
efforts on land inside and outside of units of the National
Park System. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 22,
2005. Reported amended Apr. 20, 2006; Rept. 109-233. Passed
Senate amended Sept. 29, 2006. Received in House and referred
to Resources Sept. 29, 2006.
S. 1291.--
To provide for the acquisition of subsurface mineral
interests in land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and land
held in trust for the Tribe. Referred to Indian Affairs June
23, 2005. Reported July 29, 2005; Rept. 109-116.
S. 1295.--
To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide
for accountability and funding of the National Indian Gaming
Commission. Referred to Indian Affairs June 23, 2005. Reported
Aug. 31, 2005; Rept. 109-122. Passed Senate Dec. 12, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Resources Dec. 13, 2005.
S. 1307 (H.R. 3045).--
To implement the Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade Agreement. Referred to
Finance June 23, 2005. Reported June 29, 2005; Rept. 109-128.
Considered June 29, 2005. Passed Senate June 30, 2005; Roll
No. 170: 54-45.
S. 1310 (H.R. 3124).--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase
the diameter of a natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources June 24, 2005. Reported amended Dec. 8,
2005; Rept. 109-194. Passed Senate amended Dec. 16, 2005.
Received in House and held at desk Dec. 17, 2005. Passed House
Dec. 19 (Legislative day of Dec. 18), 2005. Presented to the
President Dec. 22, 2005. Approved Dec. 30, 2005. Public Law
109-156.
S. 1312.--
To amend a provision relating to employees of the
United States assigned to, or employed by, and Indian tribe,
and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs June 27,
2005. Reported Dec. 15, 2005; Rept. 109-208. Passed Senate
amended Dec. 16, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Resources and in addition to the Judiciary Dec. 17, 2005.
S. 1315.--
To require a report on progress toward the
Millennium Development Goals, and for other purposes. Referred
to Foreign Relations June 27, 2005. Reported amended Nov. 7,
2005; no written report. Passed Senate amended Dec. 22
(Legislative day of Dec. 21), 2005. Received in House and held
at desk Dec. 22, 2005.
S. 1316.--
To authorize the Small Business Administration to
provide emergency relief to shellfish growers affected by
toxic red tide losses. Passed Senate June 27, 2005. Received
in House and held at desk June 28, 2005.
S. 1317 (H.R. 2520).--
To provide for the collection and maintenance
of cord blood units for the treatment of patients and
research, and to amend the Public Health Service Act to
authorize the Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Cell Transplantation
Program to increase the number of transplants for recipients
suitable matched to donors of bone marrow and cord blood.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions June 27,
2005. Reported amended July 11, 2005; Rept. 109-129.
S. 1321.--
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the excise tax on telephone and other communications. Referred
to Finance June 28, 2005. Reported amended Sept. 15, 2006;
Rept. 109-336.
S. 1323.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located on Lindbald Avenue, Girdwood, Alaska,
as the ``Dorothy and Connie Hibbs Post Office Building''.
Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs June 28, 2005.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate July 1, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Government Reform July 11, 2005. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 25, 2006. Presented to the
President Sept. 27, 2006. Approved Oct. 5, 2006. Public Law
109-301.
S. 1326.--
To require agencies and persons in possession of
computerized data containing sensitive personal information,
to disclose security breaches where such breach poses a
significant risk of identity theft. Referred to the Judiciary
June 28, 2005. Reported Oct. 20, 2005; no written report.
S. 1332 (S. 1789).--
To prevent and mitigate identity
theft; to ensure privacy; and to enhance criminal penalties,
law enforcement assistance, and other protections against
security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally
identifiable information. Ordered placed on the calendar July
1 (Legislative day of June 30), 2005.
S. 1338.--
To require the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Reclamation and the United States
Geological Survey, to conduct a study on groundwater resources
in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources June 29, 2005. Reported amended
Oct. 27, 2005; Rept. 109-170. Passed Senate amended Nov. 16,
2005. Received in House and referred to Resources Nov. 17,
2005.
S. 1339 (H.R. 3179).--
To reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp
Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994. Referred to
Environment and Public Works June 30, 2005. Reported Aug. 31,
2005; Rept. 109-124. Passed Senate Sept. 9, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Resources Sept. 12, 2005. Reported Oct.
7, 2005; Rept. 109-246.
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S. 1340.--
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration
Act to extend the date after which surplus funds in the
wildlife restoration fund become available for apportionment.
Referred to Environment and Public Works June 30, 2005.
Reported Aug. 31, 2005; Rept. 109-125. Passed Senate Sept. 9,
2005. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 12, 2005. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 20, 2005. Presented to the
President Sept. 22, 2005. Approved Sept. 29, 2005. Public Law
109-75.
S. 1346.--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study of maritime sites in the State of Michigan. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources June 30, 2005. Reported amended
Apr. 20, 2006; Rept. 109-234. Passed Senate amended Sept. 29,
2006. Received in House and referred to Resources Sept. 29,
2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2006. Presented to
the President Dec. 11, 2006. Approved Dec. 20, 2006. Public
Law 109-436.
S. 1354.--
To establish commissions to review the facts and
circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European
Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees
during World War II. Referred to the Judiciary June 30, 2005.
Reported Nov. 17, 2005; no written report.
S. 1368 (H.R. 3020).--
To extend the existence of the Parole
Commission, and for other purposes. Passed Senate July 1,
2005. Received in House and held at desk July 11, 2005. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 21, 2005. Presented to the
President Sept. 22, 2005. Approved Sept. 29, 2005. Public Law
109-76.
S. 1374.--
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
provide for a border preparedness pilot program on Indian
land. Ordered placed on the calendar July 12, 2005.
S. 1375.--
To amend the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to
modify provisions relating to criminal proceedings and civil
actions, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar July 12, 2005. Passed Senate July 28, 2005. Received
in House and referred to Resources and in addition to the
Judiciary July 29, 2005.
S. 1378.--
To amend the National Historic Preservation Act to
provide appropriation authorization and improve the operations
of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources July 11, 2005. Reported amended
Apr. 20, 2006; Rept. 109-235. Passed Senate amended Sept. 29,
2006. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 29, 2006.
Passed House Dec. 9 (Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006.
Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2006. Approved Dec. 22,
2006. Public Law 109-453.
S. 1382 (H.R. 374).--
To require the Secretary of the Interior
to accept the conveyance of certain land, to be held in trust
for the benefit of the Puyallup Indian tribe. Ordered placed
on the calendar July 13, 2005. Passed Senate Oct. 24, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Resources Oct. 25, 2005.
Rules suspended. Passed House May 9, 2006. Presented to the
President May 11, 2006. Approved May 18, 2006. Public Law 109-
224.
S. 1389 (H.R. 3199).--
To reauthorize and improve the USA PATRIOT Act.
Referred to the Judiciary July 13, 2005. Reported amended July
22, 2005; no written report.
S. 1390 (H.R. 5622).--
To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act
of 2000, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation July 13, 2005. Reported amended Nov. 17,
2005; Rept. 109-182. Passed Senate amended Dec. 15, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Resources Dec. 15, 2005.
S. 1394 (H.R. 2745).--
To reform the United Nations, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar July 14, 2005.
S. 1395 (H.R. 184).--
To amend the Controlled Substances Import
and Export Act to provide authority for the Attorney General
to authorize the export of controlled substances from the
United States to another country for subsequent export from
that country to a second country, if certain conditions and
safeguards are satisfied. Passed Senate July 13, 2005.
Received in House and held at desk July 14, 2005. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 27, 2005. Presented to the
President July 29, 2005. Approved Aug. 2, 2005. Public Law
109-57.
S. 1400.--
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and
the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater
infrastructure in the United States. Referred to Environment
and Public Works July 14, 2005. Reported amended Dec. 8, 2005;
Rept. 109-186.
S. 1408.--
To strengthen data protection and safeguards,
require data breach notification, and further prevent identity
theft. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation July
14, 2005. Reported amended Dec. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-203.
S. 1409.--
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of
1996 to modify the grant program to improve sanitation in
rural and Native villages in the State of Alaska. Referred to
Environment and Public Works July 14, 2005. Reported amended
Oct. 24, 2005; Rept. 109-159. Passed Senate amended Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2006. Received in House and
held at desk Nov. 9, 2006. Referred to Energy and Commerce and
in addition to Transportation and Infrastructure Nov. 13,
2006.
S. 1410 (H.R. 518).--
To reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory
Bird Conservation Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works July 14, 2005. Reported Sept. 6,
2005; Rept. 109-132.
S. 1413.--
To redesignate the Crowne Plaza in Kingston,
Jamaica, as the Colin L. Powell Residential Plaza. Passed
Senate July 15, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure July 19, 2005. Rules
suspended. Passed House Oct. 6, 2005. Presented to the
President Oct. 7, 2005. Approved Oct. 13, 2005. Public Law
109-89.
S. 1415.--
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to protect
captive wildlife and make technical corrections. Referred to
Environment and Public Works July 18, 2005. Reported amended
Aug. 31, 2005; Rept. 109-126. Passed Senate amended Sept. 9,
2005. Received in House and referred to Resources Sept. 12,
2005.
S. 1418.--
To enhance the adoption of a nationwide inter
operable health information technology system and to improve
the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United
States. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
July 18, 2005. Reported amended July 27, 2005; Rept. 109-111.
Passed Senate amended Nov. 18 (Legislative day of Nov. 17),
2005. Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce
Nov. 18, 2005.
S. 1420 (H.R. 3423).--
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act with respect to medical device user fees. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions July 18, 2005. Reported
amended July 25, 2005; Rept. 109-107.
S. 1445.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 520 Colorado Avenue in Arriba,
Colorado, as the ``William H. Emery Post Office''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 21, 2005.
Reported Dec. 16, 2005; no written report. Passed Senate Mar.
3, 2006. Received in House and referred to Government Reform
Mar. 6, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House June 12, 2006.
Presented to the President June 16, 2006. Approved June 23,
2006. Public Law 109-237.
S. 1446 (H.R. 3058).--
Making appropriations for the government of the
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole
or in part against the revenues of said District for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations July 21, 2005; Rept. 109-106.
S. 1462 (H.R. 3127) (S. 3884).--
To promote peace and
accountability in Sudan, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations July 21, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate amended Nov. 18, 2005. Received in House and held at
desk Nov. 18, 2005.
S. 1480.--
To establish the treatment of actual rental proceeds
from leases of land acquired under an Act providing for loans
to Indian tribes and tribal corporations. Passed Senate July
26, 2005. Received in House and referred to Resources July 27,
2005.
S. 1481.--
To amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to
provide for probate reform. Passed Senate July 26, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Resources July 27, 2005.
Committee discharged. Passed House Dec. 19 (Legislative day of
Dec. 18), 2005. Presented to the President Dec. 22, 2005.
Approved Dec. 30, 2005. Public Law 109-157.
S. 1482 (H.R. 327).--
To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to
provide for binding arbitration for Gila River Indian
Community Reservation Contracts. Passed Senate July 26, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 1483.--
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Technical Education Act of 1998 to modify the definition of
``Indian student count''. Passed Senate July 26, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Education and the Workforce
July 27, 2005.
S. 1484.--
To amend the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Indian Tribes
Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990. Passed Senate July 26,
2005. Received in House and referred to Resources July 27,
2005.
S. 1485.--
To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to extend the
authorization of certain leases. Passed Senate July 26, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Resources July 27, 2005.
S. 1496.--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
pilot program under which up to 15 States may issue electronic
Federal migratory bird hunting stamps. Referred to Environment
and Public Works July 26, 2005. Reported amended Dec. 8, 2005;
Rept. 109-187. Passed Senate amended Dec. 16, 2005. Received
in House and referred to Resources Dec. 17, 2005. Reported
July 13, 2006; Rept. 109-556. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House July 24, 2006; Roll No. 394: 358-4. Presented to
the President July 28, 2006. Approved Aug. 3, 2006. Public Law
109-266.
S. 1509.--
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add
non-human primates to the definition of prohibited wildlife
species. Referred to Environment and Public Works July 27,
2005. Reported June 19, 2006; Rept. 109-263. Passed Senate
July 11, 2006. Received in House and referred to Resources
July 12, 2006.
S. 1516 (H.R. 1630).--
To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation July 27,
2005. Reported amended Oct. 18, 2005; Rept. 109-143.
S. 1517.--
To permit Women's Business Centers to re-compete for
sustainability grants. Passed Senate July 27, 2005. Received
in House and referred to Small Business July 28, 2005.
S. 1529.--
To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal
land in the city of Yuma, Arizona. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources July 28, 2005. Reported amended July 31,
2006; Rept. 109-300. Passed Senate amended Dec. 7, 2006.
Received in House and held at desk Dec. 8, 2006. Passed House
Dec. 9 (Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to the
President Dec. 20, 2006. Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law
109-454.
S. 1531.--
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and
related activities concerning elder falls. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions July 28, 2005. Reported amended
Dec. 5, 2006; Rept. 109-362.
S. 1535.--
To amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable
Compensation Act to provide compensation to members of the
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe
Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes. Referred to
Indian Affairs July 28, 2005. Reported amended Sept. 20, 2006;
Rept. 109-343. Passed Senate amended Dec. 7, 2006. Received in
House and held at desk Dec. 8, 2006.
S. 1548.--
To provide for the conveyance of certain Forest
Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources July 28, 2005. Reported amended
July 31, 2006; Rept. 109-301. Passed Senate amended Dec. 7,
2006. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 8, 2006.
S. 1552.--
To amend Public Law 97-435 to extend the
authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to release
certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain
land conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington
University until December 31, 2009. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources July 28, 2005. Reported Dec. 8, 2005; Rept.
109-195. Passed Senate Dec. 16, 2005. Received in House and
referred to Resources Dec. 17, 2005.
S. 1554.--
To establish an intergovernmental grant program to
identify and develop homeland security information, equipment,
capabilities, technologies, and services to further the
homeland security of the United States and to address the
homeland security needs of Federal, State, and local
governments. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 29, 2005. Reported amended June 29, 2006; no
written report.
S. 1558.--
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to
protect family members of filers from disclosing sensitive
information in a public filing and extend the public filing
requirement for 5 years. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 29, 2005. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate amended Nov. 10, 2005. Received in House and
referred to the Judiciary Nov. 14, 2005.
S. 1566 (H.R. 4473).--
To reauthorize the Commodity Exchange Act, and
for other purposes. Reported from Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry July 29, 2005; Rept. 109-119.
S. 1567.--
To reauthorize and improve surface transportation
safety programs, and for other purposes. Reported from
Commerce, Science and Transportation July 29, 2005; Rept. 109-
120.
S. 1578 (H.R. 3153).--
To reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan
River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 29, 2005.
Reported Dec. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-196. Passed Senate Dec. 16,
2005. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 17, 2005. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 8, 2006. Presented to the
President Mar. 9, 2006. Approved Mar. 20, 2006. Public Law
109-183.
S. 1608.--
To enhance Federal Trade Commission enforcement
against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and
deception, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation July 29, 2005. Reported Mar. 14,
2006; Rept. 109-219. Passed Senate Mar. 16 (Legislative day of
Mar. 15), 2006. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce Mar. 28, 2006. Committee discharged. Passed House
with amendment Dec. 9 (Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006.
Senate agreed to House amendment Dec. 9 (Legislative day of
Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2006.
Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-455.
S. 1613.--
To amend the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of
1999 to extend the termination date for mandatory price
reporting. Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Sept. 6, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 13,
2005. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 14, 2005.
S. 1614.--
To extend the authorization of programs under the
Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Referred
to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Sept. 6, 2005.
Reported amended Nov. 17, 2005; Rept. 109-218.
S. 1627.--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct a special resources study to evaluate resources along
the coastal region of the State of Delaware and to determine
the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the
National Park System in Delaware. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Sept. 7, 2005. Reported Oct. 19, 2005; Rept.
109-153. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2005. Received in House and
referred to Resources Nov. 17, 2005.
S. 1634 (H.R. 3650).--
To allow United States courts to conduct
business during emergency conditions, and for other purposes.
Passed Senate Sept. 8, 2005. Received in House and held at
desk Sept. 8, 2005.
S. 1681.--
To provide for reimbursement of communities for
purchases of supplies distributed to Katrina Survivors.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 13, 2005.
S. 1682.--
To provide for reimbursement for business revenue
lost as a result of a facility being used as an emergency
shelter for Katrina Survivors. Ordered placed on the calendar
Sept. 13, 2005.
S. 1683.--
To provide relief for students affected by Hurricane
Katrina. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 13, 2005.
S. 1684.--
To clarify which expenses relating to emergency
shelters for Katrina Survivors are eligible for Federal
reimbursement. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 13, 2005.
S. 1688.--
To provide 100 percent Federal financial assistance
under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance
programs for States providing medical or child health
assistance to survivors of Hurricane Katrina, to provide for
an accommodation of the special needs of such survivors under
the medicare program, and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar Sept. 13, 2005.
S. 1696 (H.R. 3768).--
To provide tax relief for the victims of
Hurricane Katrina, to provide incentives for charitable
giving, and for other purposes. Referred to Finance Sept. 13,
2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended Sept. 15,
2005. Proceedings vacated. Ordered placed on the calendar
Sept. 15, 2005.
S. 1699 (H.R. 32).--
To amend title 18, United States
Code, to provide criminal penalties for trafficking in
counterfeit marks. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 14, 2005.
Reported amended Nov. 3, 2005; no written report. Passed
Senate amended Nov. 10, 2005. Received in House and held at
desk Nov. 14, 2005.
S. 1700.--
To establish an Office of the Hurricane Katrina
Recovery Chief Financial Officer, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
14, 2005. Reported amended Sept. 27, 2005; no written report.
S. 1708.--
To modify requirements relating to the authority of
the Administrator of General Services to enter into emergency
leases during major disasters and other emergencies. Referred
to Environment and Public Works Sept. 15, 2005. Reported Jan.
26, 2006; Rept. 109-214.
S. 1709.--
To provide favorable treatment for certain projects
in response to Hurricane Katrina, with respect to revolving
loans under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Sept.
15, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended Sept.
27, 2005. Received in House and referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Energy and Commerce Sept.
27, 2005.
S. 1713.--
To make amendments to the Iran Nonproliferation Act
of 2000 related to International Space Station payments.
Referred to Foreign Relations Sept. 15, 2005. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 21, 2005. Received in House
and held at desk Sept. 21, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House
with amendments Oct. 26, 2005. Senate agreed to House
amendments Nov. 8, 2005. Presented to the President Nov. 17,
2005. Approved Nov. 22, 2005. Public Law 109-112.
S. 1715.--
To provide relief for students and institutions
affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Sept. 19, 2005.
S. 1716.--
To provide emergency health care relief for
survivors of Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 19, 2005.
S. 1718 (H.R. 3761).--
To provide special rules for disaster relief
employment under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for
individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Ordered placed on
the calendar Sept. 20, 2005.
S. 1725.--
To strengthen Federal leadership, provide grants,
enhance outreach and guidance, and provide other support to
State and local officials to enhance emergency communications
capabilities, to achieve communications interoperability, to
foster improved regional collaboration and coordination, to
promote more efficient utilization of funding devoted to
public safety communications, to promote research and
development by both the public and private sectors for first
responder communications, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 19, 2005.
Reported amended Sept. 29, 2005; no written report.
S. 1726.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 324 Main Street in Grambling,
Louisiana, shall be known and designated as the ``Coach Eddie
Robinson Post Office Building''. Referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Sept. 20, 2005. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2006.
Received in House and held at desk Nov. 9, 2006. Referred to
Government Reform Nov. 13, 2006.
S. 1736.--
To provide for the participation of employees in the
judicial branch in the Federal leave transfer program for
disasters and emergencies. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Sept. 20, 2005. Reported Sept. 27, 2005;
Rept. 109-158. Passed Senate Oct. 19, 2005. Received in House
and referred to Government Reform Oct. 20, 2005. Reported May
2, 2006; Rept. 109-449. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House May 22, 2006. Presented to the President May 25,
2006. Approved May 31, 2006. Public Law 109-229.
S. 1738.--
To expand the responsibilities of the Special
Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to provide
independent objective audits and investigations relating to
the Federal programs for Hurricane Katrina recovery. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 21, 2005.
Reported amended Sept. 27, 2005; no written report.
S. 1745.--
To expand the availability of resources under the
Community Services Block Grant Act for individuals affected by
Hurricane Katrina. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 22,
2005.
S. 1748.--
To establish a congressional commission to examine
the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation
wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United
States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make
immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the
future. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 22, 2005.
S. 1752.--
To amend the United States Grain Standards Act to
reauthorize that Act. Passed Senate Sept. 22, 2005. Received
in House and held at desk Sept. 26, 2005. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 28, 2005. Presented to the President Sept.
30, 2005. Approved Sept. 30, 2005. Public Law 109-83.
S. 1753.--
To establish a unified national hazard alert system,
and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Sept. 22, 2005. Reported amended Dec. 8, 2005;
Rept. 109-204.
S. 1758.--
To amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974, to
provide for sale and assignment of loans and underlying
security, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Sept. 22,
2005. Received in House and referred to Resources Sept. 26,
2005.
S. 1760 (H.R. 4195).--
To authorize early repayment of obligations to
the Bureau of Reclamation within Rogue River Valley Irrigation
District or within Medford Irrigation District. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 22, 2005. Reported Dec. 8,
2005; Rept. 109-197.
S. 1761.--
To clarify the liability of government contractors
assisting in rescue, recovery, repair, and reconstruction work
in the Gulf Coast region of the United States affected by
Hurricane Katrina or other major disasters. Ordered placed on
the calendar Sept. 26, 2005.
S. 1764.--
To provide for the continued education of students
affected by Hurricane Katrina. Passed Senate Sept. 22, 2005.
Received in House and referred to Education and the Workforce
and in addition to Transportation and Infrastructure, and the
Budget Sept. 26, 2005.
S. 1768.--
To permit the televising of Supreme Court
proceedings. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 26, 2005.
Reported Mar. 30, 2006; no written report.
S. 1771.--
To express the sense of Congress and to improve
reporting with respect to the safety of workers in the
response and recovery activities related to Hurricane Katrina,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept.
27, 2005.
S. 1773.--
To resolve certain Native American claims in New
Mexico, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs
Sept. 26, 2005. Reported amended May 3, 2006; Rept. 109-252.
Passed Senate amended May 24, 2006. Received in House and
referred to Resources May 25, 2006. Reported Sept. 6, 2006;
Rept. 109-633. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 12, 2006. Presented to the President Sept. 15, 2006.
Approved Sept. 27, 2006. Public Law 109-286.
S. 1777.--
To provide relief for the victims of Hurricane
Katrina. Reported from Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 27, 2005; no written report. Passed Senate
amended Feb. 15, 2006. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the
Judiciary Feb. 15, 2006. Passed House with amendment Mar. 2,
2006. Senate agreed to House amendment Mar. 3, 2006. Presented
to the President Mar. 6, 2006. Approved Mar. 6, 2006. Public
Law 109-176.
S. 1778 (H.R. 4635).--
To extend medicare cost-sharing for qualifying
individuals through September 2006, to extend the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families Program, transitional medical
assistance under the Medicaid Program, and related programs
through March 31, 2006, and for other purposes. Referred to
Finance Sept. 27, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 29, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means Sept.
29, 2005.
S. 1783 (H.R. 2830).--
To amend the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
reform the pension funding rules, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 28, 2005. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 16, 2005; Roll No. 328: 97-2.
S. 1785.--
To amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code
(relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify
the distinction between a hull and a deck, to provide factors
for the determination of the protectability of a revised
design, to provide guidance for assessments of substantial
similarity, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Sept. 28, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Nov. 18,
2005. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Nov. 18,
2005. Rules suspended. Passed House with amendments Dec. 6,
2006.
S. 1786.--
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make
emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid under
title 49, United States Code, for repairs and costs related to
damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Passed Senate Sept.
28, 2005. Received in House and referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Sept. 29, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House
Oct. 6, 2005; Roll No. 509: 420-0. Presented to the President
Oct. 7, 2005. Approved Oct. 7, 2005. Public Law 109-87.
S. 1789 (S. 1332).--
To prevent and mitigate identity
theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security
breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement
assistance, and other protections against security breaches,
fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable
information. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 29, 2005.
Reported amended Nov. 17, 2005; no written report.
S. 1792 (H.R. 3770).--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 205 West Washington Street in Knox,
Indiana, as the ``Grant W. Green Post Office Building''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
29, 2005. Reported Dec. 16, 2005; no written report. Passed
Senate Mar. 3, 2006. Received in House and held at desk Mar.
6, 2006.
S. 1802.--
To provide for appropriate waivers, suspensions, or
exemptions from provisions of title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to
individual account plans affected by Hurricane Katrina or
Rita. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 30, 2005.
S. 1803 (H.R. 2475).--
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2006 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of
the United States Government, the Intelligence Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Reported from Intelligence Sept. 29, 2005; Rept. 109-142.
Referred to Armed Services Sept. 29, 2005. Reported amended
Oct. 27, 2005; Rept. 109-173. Referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Nov. 1, 2005. Committee discharged.
Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 16, 2005.
S. 1820 (H.R. 4054).--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 6110 East 51st Place in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, as the ``Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office''. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 5, 2005.
Reported Dec. 16, 2005; no written report. Passed Senate Mar.
3, 2006. Received in House and held at desk Mar. 6, 2006.
Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2006. Presented to the
President Dec. 11, 2006. Approved Dec. 18, 2006. Public Law
109-411.
S. 1829.--
To repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26,
1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 6, 2005. Reported Apr. 20, 2006; Rept.
109-236. Passed Senate Sept. 29, 2006. Received in House and
referred to Resources Sept. 29, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed
House with amendments Dec. 6, 2006.
S. 1830.--
To amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments
Act of 2003, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 6, 2005. Reported amended Apr. 20,
2006; Rept. 109-237. Passed Senate amended Sept. 29, 2006.
Received in House and held at desk Sept. 29, 2006.
S. 1838 (H.R. 3699).--
To provide for the sale, acquisition,
conveyance, and exchange of certain real property in the
District of Columbia to facilitate the utilization,
development, and redevelopment of such property, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Oct. 6, 2005. Reported amended Aug. 3, 2006; Rept.
109-359.
S. 1848.--
To promote remediation of inactive and abandoned
mines, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works Oct. 6, 2005. Reported amended Sept. 27, 2006;
Rept. 109-351.
S. 1858.--
To provide for community disaster loans. Passed
Senate Oct. 7 (Legislative day of Oct. 6), 2005. Received in
House and passed Oct. 7, 2005. Presented to the President Oct.
7, 2005. Approved Oct. 7, 2005. Public Law 109-88.
S. 1860.--
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve
energy production and reduce energy demand through improved
use of reclaimed waters, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 7 (Legislative day of Oct.
6), 2005. Reported amended Dec. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-198.
S. 1869.--
To reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act,
and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Oct. 17, 2005. Reported amended Nov. 15, 2005; Rept.
109-179. Passed Senate amended Dec. 16, 2005. Received in
House and referred to Resources Dec. 17, 2005. Reported Apr.
25, 2006; Rept. 109-428. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House May 16, 2006. Presented to the President May 18,
2006. Approved May 25, 2006. Public Law 109-226.
S. 1871.--
To repeal the increased micropurchase threshold.
Reported from Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct.
17, 2005; no written report.
S. 1873 (H.R. 5533).--
To prepare and strengthen the biodefenses of
the United States against deliberate, accidental, and natural
outbreaks of illness, and for other purposes. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Oct. 17, 2005. Reported
amended Oct. 24, 2005; no written report.
S. 1876 (H.R. 4057).--
To provide that attorneys employed by the
Department of Justice shall be eligible for compensatory time
off for travel under section 5550b of title 5, United States
Code. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Oct. 17, 2005. Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended
Dec. 6, 2006. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 7, 2006.
S. 1886.--
To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to
certain foreign recipients. Passed Senate Oct. 18, 2005.
Received in House and referred to International Relations Oct.
19, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2005.
Presented to the President Dec. 12, 2005. Approved Dec. 20,
2005. Public Law 109-134.
S. 1892 (H.R. 4292).--
To amend Public Law 107-153 to modify a certain
date. Referred to Indian Affairs Oct. 19, 2005. Reported Dec.
8, 2005; Rept. 109-201. Passed Senate amended Dec. 16, 2005.
Received in House and held at desk Dec. 17, 2005. Passed House
Dec. 19 (Legislative day of Dec. 18), 2005. Presented to the
President Dec. 22, 2005. Approved Dec. 30, 2005. Public Law
109-158.
S. 1894.--
To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security
Act to provide for the making of foster care maintenance
payments to private for-profit agencies. Passed Senate Oct.
19, 2005. Received in House and referred to Ways and Means
Oct. 20, 2005. Considered under suspension of rules Nov. 8,
2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 9, 2005; Roll No.
582: 408-1. Presented to the President Nov. 17, 2005. Approved
Nov. 22, 2005. Public Law 109-113.
S. 1899.--
To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family
Violence Prevention Act to identify and remove barriers to
reducing child abuse, to provide for examinations of certain
children, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs
Oct. 20, 2005. Reported amended May 18, 2006; Rept. 109-255.
Passed Senate amended Aug. 3, 2006. Received in House and
referred to Resources and in addition to the Judiciary Sept.
6, 2006.
S. 1902.--
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize
funding for the establishment of a program on children and the
media within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to
study the role and impact of electronic media in the
development of children.. Referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Oct. 20, 2005. Reported amended Sept. 5,
2006; Rept. 109-323. Passed Senate amended Sept. 13, 2006.
Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce Sept.
14, 2006.
S. 1904.--
To provide elementary and secondary education
assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane
Katrina. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 21, 2005.
S. 1905.--
To clarify Foreign Service Grievance Board
procedures. Passed Senate Oct. 20, 2005. Received in House and
held at desk Oct. 25, 2005.
S. 1913.--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease
a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use
as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 25, 2005. Reported amended Apr. 20, 2006; Rept.
109-238. Passed Senate amended Sept. 29, 2006. Received in
House and referred to Resources Sept. 29, 2006.
S. 1932 (H.R. 4241) (H. Res. 640) (H. Res. 653).--
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a)
of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2006 (H. Con. Res. 95). Reported from the Budget Oct. 27,
2005; no written report. Considered Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 2, 2005.
Passed Senate amended Nov. 3, 2005; Roll No. 303: 52-47.
Received in House and held at desk Nov. 14, 2005. Passed House
with amendment Nov. 18 (Legislative day of Nov. 17), 2005.
Senate disagreed to House amendment and asked for a conference
Dec. 14, 2005. House insisted on its amendment and agreed to a
conference Dec. 16, 2005. Conference report filed in the House
Dec. 19 (Legislative day of Dec. 18), 2005; Rept. 109-362.
House agreed to conference report Dec. 19 (Legislative day of
Dec. 18), 2005; Roll No. 670: 212-206. Conference report
considered in Senate Dec. 19, 20, 2005. Conference report
defeated in Senate by operation of the Budget Act Dec. 21,
2005. Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment Dec. 21,
2005; Roll No. 363: 51-50. House agreed to Senate amendment to
House amendment pursuant to H. Res. 653 Feb. 1, 2006.
Presented to the President Feb. 7, 2006. Approved Feb. 8,
2006. Public Law 109-171.
S. 1950.--
To promote global energy security through increased
cooperation between the United States and India in
diversifying sources of energy, stimulating development of
alternative fuels, developing and deploying technologies that
promote the clean and efficient use of coal, and improving
energy efficiency. Referred to Foreign Relations Nov. 1, 2005.
Reported amended May 25, 2006; no written report. Passed
Senate amended July 24, 2006. Received in House and referred
to International Relations July 25, 2006.
S. 1953.--
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect the
retirement security of American workers by ensuring that
pension benefits are funded and that pension assets are
adequately diversified and by providing workers with adequate
access to, and information about, their pension plans, and for
other purposes. Reported from Finance Nov. 2, 2005; Rept. 109-
174.
S. 1955.--
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security
Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to expand health
care access and reduce costs through the creation of small
business health plans and through modernization of the health
insurance marketplace. Referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Nov. 2, 2005. Reported amended Apr. 27, 2006; no
written report. Considered May 10, 11, 2006. Returned to the
calendar July 27 (Legislative day of July 26), 2006.
S. 1960 (H.R. 3084).--
To protect the health and safety of all
athletes, to promote the integrity of professional sports by
establishing minimum standards for the testing of steroids and
other performance-enhancing substances and methods by
professional sports leagues, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Nov. 4, 2005.
S. 1961.--
To extend and expand the Child Safety Pilot Program.
Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 4, 2005. Reported Nov. 17,
2005; no written report. Passed Senate Nov. 18, 2005. Received
in House and referred to the Judiciary Nov. 18, 2005.
S. 1969.--
To express the sense of the Senate regarding
Medicaid reconciliation legislation to be reported by a
conference committee during the 109th Congress. Ordered placed
on the calendar Nov. 8, 2005.
S. 1970 (H.R. 3085).--
To amend the National Trails System Act to
update the feasibility and suitability study originally
prepared for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and
provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land
components, and campgrounds associated with that trail, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Nov. 7, 2005. Reported amended Apr. 20, 2006; Rept. 109-239.
S. 1988.--
To authorize the transfer of items in the War
Reserves Stockpile for Allies, Korea. Passed Senate Nov. 9,
2005. Received in House and referred to International
Relations and in addition to Armed Services Nov. 14, 2005.
Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 18, 2005. Presented to the
President Dec. 22, 2005. Approved Dec. 30, 2005. Public Law
109-159.
S. 1989.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 57 Rolfe Square in Cranston, Rhode
Island, shall be known and designated as the ``Holly A.
Charette Post Office''. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Nov. 10, 2005. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Nov. 18, 2005. Received in House and referred to
Government Reform Nov. 18, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House
Feb. 14, 2006; Roll No. 9: 408-0. Presented to the President
Feb. 17, 2006. Approved Feb. 27, 2006. Public Law 109-175.
S. 1998.--
To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance
protections relating to the reputation and meaning of the
Medal of Honor and other military decorations and awards, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 10, 2005.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 7 (Legislative day
of Sept. 6), 2006. Received in House and referred to the
Judiciary Sept. 8, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6,
2006. Presented to the President Dec. 11, 2006. Approved Dec.
20, 2006. Public Law 109-437.
S. 2003.--
To make permanent the authorization for watershed
restoration and enhancement agreements. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Nov. 14, 2005. Reported amended July 31,
2006; Rept. 109-302. Passed Senate amended Dec. 7, 2006.
Received in House and held at desk Dec. 8, 2006.
S. 2006.--
To provide for recovery efforts relating to
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for Corps of Engineers projects.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Nov. 14, 2005.
Reported amended Nov. 17, 2005; no written report.
S. 2008 (H.R. 4954) (S. 2459).--
To improve cargo security, and
for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 16,
2005.
S. 2010.--
To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the
Social Security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-
private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect,
treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and
exploitation, and for other purposes. Referred to Finance Nov.
15, 2005. Reported amended Sept. 19, 2006; Rept. 109-337.
S. 2012 (H.R. 5946).--
To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of
Commerce for the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act for fiscal years 2006 through 2012, and for
other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Nov. 15, 2005. Reported amended Apr. 4, 2006;
Rept. 109-229. Passed Senate amended June 19, 2006. Received
in House and held at desk June 19, 2006.
S. 2013.--
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
implement the Agreement on the Conservation and Management of
the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Nov. 15, 2005. Reported
Feb. 27, 2006; Rept. 109-217. Passed Senate amended June 6,
2006. Received in House and held at desk June 6, 2006.
S. 2015.--
To provide a site for construction of a national
health museum, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment
and Public Works Nov. 15, 2005. Reported Dec. 21, 2005; Rept.
109-212.
S. 2020 (H.R. 4297).--
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to
section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2006. Reported from Finance Nov. 16, 2005; no
written report. Considered Nov. 16, 17, 2005. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 18 (Legislative day of Nov. 17), 2005; Roll No.
347: 64-33.
S. 2023.--
To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to improve
that Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works Nov. 16, 2005. Reported amended June 29, 2006;
Rept. 109-272.
S. 2027 (H.R. 4340).--
To implement the United States-Bahrain Free
Trade Agreement. Referred to Finance Nov. 16, 2005. Reported
Dec. 8, 2005; Rept. 109-199.
S. 2028 (H.R. 4417).--
To provide for the reinstatement of a license
for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Nov. 17, 2005.
Reported amended July 31, 2006; Rept. 109-303. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 16, 2006. Received in House and held at desk Dec.
5, 2006.
S. 2029.--
To amend and enhance certain maritime programs of
the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.
Reported from Commerce, Science and Transportation Nov. 17,
2005; Rept. 109-183.
S. 2032 (H.R. 5808) (S. 2791).--
To authorize the Secretary of
Homeland Security to award grants to public transportation
agencies to improve security, and for other purposes. Reported
from Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Nov. 17, 2005; no
written report.
S. 2035 (H.R. 4377).--
To extend the time required for construction of
a hydroelectric project in the State of Idaho, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Nov. 17,
2005. Reported amended July 31, 2006; Rept. 109-304.
S. 2036 (H.R. 4152).--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 320 High Street in Clinton,
Massachusetts, as the ``Raymond J. Salmon Post Office''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov.
17, 2005. Reported Dec. 16, 2005; no written report.
S. 2039.--
To provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and
public defenders. Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 17, 2005.
Reported May 25, 2006; no written report.
S. 2041.--
To provide for the conveyance of a United States
Fish and Wildlife Service administrative site to the city of
Las Vegas, Nevada. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Nov. 17, 2005. Reported June 6, 2006; Rept. 109-260. Passed
Senate July 11, 2006. Received in House and held at desk July
12, 2006. Referred to Resources Sept. 12, 2006.
S. 2054.--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study of water resources in the State of Vermont. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Nov. 18, 2005. Reported amended
July 31, 2006; Rept. 109-305. Passed Senate amended Dec. 7,
2006. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 8, 2006.
S. 2064.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 122 South Bill Street in
Francesville, Indiana, as the Malcolm Melville ``Mac''
Lawrence Post Office. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Nov. 18, 2005. Reported Dec. 16, 2005; no
written report. Passed Senate Mar. 3, 2006. Received in House
and held at desk Mar. 6, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 14, 2006. Presented to the President Mar. 16, 2006.
Approved Mar. 23, 2006. Public Law 109-207.
S. 2068.--
To preserve existing judgeships on the Superior
Court of the District of Columbia. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 18, 2005. Reported July
31, 2006; Rept. 109-316. Passed Senate Aug. 3, 2006. Received
in House and referred to Government Reform Sept. 6, 2006.
S. 2078.--
To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to clarify
the authority of the National Indian Gaming Commission to
regulate class III gaming, to limit the lands eligible for
gaming, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs
Nov. 18, 2005. Reported amended June 6, 2006; Rept. 109-261.
S. 2089.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1271 North King Street in Honolulu,
Oahu, Hawaii, as the ``Hiram L. Fong Post Office Building''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Dec.
13, 2005. Reported Dec. 16, 2005; no written report. Passed
Senate Mar. 3, 2006. Received in House and held at desk Mar.
6, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 7, 2006. Presented
to the President Mar. 9, 2006. Approved Mar. 20, 2006. Public
Law 109-203.
S. 2093.--
To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental and Native American
Public Policy Act of 1992 to provide funds for training in
tribal leadership, management, and policy, and for other
purposes. Passed Senate Dec. 13, 2005. Received in House and
held at desk Dec. 13, 2005.
S. 2094.--
To reauthorize certain provisions relating to Indian
tribal justice systems. Passed Senate Dec. 13, 2005. Received
in House and referred to Resources and in addition to the
Judiciary Dec. 13, 2005.
S. 2116.--
To transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to
the Supreme Court. Passed Senate Dec. 15, 2005. Passed Senate
Dec. 15, 2005. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 15,
2005. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Dec. 16,
2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 28, 2006. Presented
to the President Mar. 30, 2006. Approved Apr. 11, 2006. Public
Law 109-214.
S. 2120.--
To ensure regulatory equity between and among all
dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in
federally regulated milk marketing areas and into certain non-
federally regulated milk marketing areas from federally
regulated areas, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Dec.
16, 2005. Received in House and referred to Agriculture Dec.
16, 2005. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 28, 2006; Roll
No. 69: 285-128. Presented to the President Mar. 30, 2006.
Approved Apr. 11, 2006. Public Law 109-215.
S. 2125.--
To promote relief, security, and democracy in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Referred to Foreign
Relations Dec. 16, 2005. Reported May 23, 2006; no written
report. Passed Senate amended June 29, 2006. Received in House
and referred to International Relations July 10, 2006. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendment Dec. 6, 2006. Senate
agreed to House amendment Dec. 9 (Legislative day of Dec. 8),
2006. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2006. Approved Dec.
22, 2006. Public Law 109-456.
S. 2127 (H.R. 3682).--
To redesignate the Mason Neck National Wildlife
Refuge in the State of Virginia as the ``Elizabeth Hartwell
Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge''. Referred to Environment
and Public Works Dec. 16, 2005. Reported May 25, 2006; Rept.
109-258.
S. 2128.--
To provide greater transparency with respect to
lobbying activities, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Dec. 16, 2005.
Reported amended Mar. 3, 2006; no written report.
S. 2141.--
To make improvements to the Federal Insurance
Deposit Act. Passed Senate Dec. 17, 2005. Received in House
and held at desk Dec. 17, 2005. Referred to Financial Services
and in addition to the Judiciary Feb. 28, 2006.
S. 2145 (H.R. 5695).--
To enhance security and protect against
terrorist attacks at chemical facilities. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Dec. 19, 2005. Reported
amended June 26, 2006; Rept. 109-332.
S. 2146.--
To extend relocation expenses test programs for
Federal employees. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 20, 2005. Reported July 21, 2006;
Rept. 109-289. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2006. Received in House
and referred to Government Reform Aug. 2, 2006. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 28, 2006. Presented to the
President Oct. 2, 2006. Approved Oct. 11, 2006. Public Law
109-325.
S. 2150.--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Bureau of Land Management Land to the City of Eugene,
Oregon. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 20,
2005. Reported amended July 31, 2006; Rept. 109-306. Passed
Senate amended Dec. 7, 2006. Received in House and held at
desk Dec. 8, 2006. Passed House Dec. 9 (Legislative day of
Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2006.
Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-457.
S. 2166.--
To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make
grants to States to restore and replace election
administration supplies, materials, records, equipment, and
technology which were damaged, destroyed, or dislocated as a
result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. Referred to
Rules and Administration Dec. 21, 2005. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Feb. 9, 2006. Received in House and referred to
House Administration Feb. 14, 2006.
S. 2167 (H.R. 4647).--
To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the
sunset of certain provisions of that Act and the lone wolf
provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004 to July 1, 2006. Passed Senate Dec. 21, 2005.
Received in House and passed with amendment Dec. 22, 2005.
Senate agreed to House amendment Dec. 22, 2005. Presented to
the President Dec. 28, 2005. Approved Dec. 30, 2005. Public
Law 109-160.
S. 2170.--
To provide for global pathogen surveillance and
response. Passed Senate Dec. 21, 2005. Received in House and
held at desk Dec. 22, 2005.
S. 2178 (H.R. 4943).--
To make the stealing and selling of telephone
records a criminal offense. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 18,
2006. Reported Mar. 2, 2006; no written report.
S. 2197.--
To improve the global competitiveness of the United
States in science and energy technology, to strengthen basic
research programs at the Department of Energy, and to provide
support for mathematics and science education at all levels
through the resources available through the Department of
Energy, including at the National Laboratories. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 26, 2006. Reported amended
Apr. 24, 2006; Rept. 109-249.
S. 2200.--
To establish a United States-Poland parliamentary
youth exchange program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations Jan. 26, 2006. Reported amended May 25,
2006; no written report. Passed Senate amended Sept. 7
(Legislative day of Sept. 6), 2006. Received in House and
referred to International Relations Sept. 8, 2006.
S. 2205 (H.R. 4301).--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain parcels of land acquired for the Blunt
Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the initial stage of
the Oahe Unit, James Division, South Dakota, to the Commission
of Schools and Public Lands and the Department of Game, Fish,
and Parks of the State of South Dakota for the purpose of
mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the condition that the
current preferential leaseholders shall have an option to
purchase the parcels from the Commission, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 26,
2006. Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended Dec. 7,
2006. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 8, 2006. Passed
House Dec. 9 (Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to
the President Dec. 20, 2006. Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public
Law 109-458.
S. 2228 (H.R. 4456).--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 2404 Race Street, Jonesboro,
Arkansas, as the ``Hattie W. Caraway Post Office''. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 31, 2006.
Reported June 22, 2006; no written report.
S. 2245.--
To establish an Indian youth telemental health
demonstration project. Referred to Indian Affairs Feb. 6,
2006. Reported Apr. 24, 2006; Rept. 109-250. Passed Senate May
11, 2006. Received in House and referred to Resources and in
addition to Energy and Commerce May 12, 2006.
S. 2250.--
To award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Norman E.
Borlaug. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb.
7, 2006. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 27, 2006.
Received in House and referred to Financial Services Sept. 28,
2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2006. Presented to
the President Dec. 11, 2006. Approved Dec. 14, 2006. Public
Law 109-395.
S. 2253.--
To require the Secretary of the Interior to offer
the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7, 2006.
Reported Apr. 20, 2006; Rept. 109-240.
S. 2271.--
To clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders
can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who
receive national security letters are not required to disclose
the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or
electronic communication service providers unless they provide
specific services, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on
the calendar Feb. 13, 2006. Considered Feb. 16, 27, 28 2006.
Passed Senate amended Mar. 1, 2006; Roll No. 25: 95-4.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary and in
addition to Intelligence, and Financial Services Mar. 1, 2006.
Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 7, 2006; Roll No. 20: 280-
138. Presented to the President Mar. 8, 2006. Approved Mar. 9,
2006. Public Law 109-178.
S. 2273 (S. 2320).--
To make available funds included in
the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Act of 1981 program for fiscal year 2006,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb.
13, 2006.
S. 2275.--
To temporarily increase the borrowing authority of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the
national flood insurance program. Passed Senate Feb. 10
(Legislative day of Feb. 9), 2006. Received in House and held
at desk Feb. 14, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House with
amendment Feb. 15, 2006. Senate agreed to House amendment Mar.
16 (Legislative day of Mar. 15), 2006. Presented to the
President Mar. 17, 2006. Approved Mar. 23, 2006. Public Law
109-208.
S. 2292.--
To provide relief for the Federal judiciary from
excessive rent charges. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 15,
2006. Reported Apr. 27, 2006; no written report.
S. 2320 (S. 2273).--
To make available funds included in
the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 17, 2006.
Considered Mar. 2, 3, 6, 2006. Passed Senate amended Mar. 7,
2006. Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce
and in addition to Education and the Workforce Mar. 7, 2006.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 15, 2006. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 16, 2006; Roll No. 66: 287-128.
Presented to the President Mar. 17, 2006. Approved Mar. 20,
2006. Public Law 109-204.
S. 2321 (H.R. 2872).--
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to
mint coins in commemoration of Louis Braille. Referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb. 17, 2006. Reported
June 21, 2006; no written report. Passed Senate June 29, 2006.
Received in House and held at desk June 29, 2006.
S. 2322.--
To amend the Public Health Service Act to make the
provision of technical services for medical imaging
examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more
accurate, and less costly. Referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Feb. 17, 2006. Reported amended Dec. 5,
2006; Rept. 109-363. Passed Senate amended Dec. 6, 2006.
Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce Dec. 7,
2006.
S. 2348.--
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a
licensee to notify the Atomic Energy Commission, and the State
and county in which a facility is located, whenever there is
an unplanned release of fission products in excess of
allowable limits. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Mar. 1, 2006. Reported amended Sept. 25, 2006; Rept. 109-347.
S. 2349 (H.R. 4975).--
To provide greater transparency in the
legislative process. Reported from Rules and Administration
Mar. 1, 2006; no written report. Considered Mar. 6, 7, 8, 9,
28, 2006. Passed Senate amended Mar. 29, 2006; Roll No. 82:
90-8. Received in House and held at desk Mar. 30, 2006. Passed
House with amendments May 23, 2006. Senate disagreed to House
amendments and asked for a conference May 23, 2006.
S. 2363.--
To extend the educational flexibility program under
section 4 of the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of
1999. Passed Senate Mar. 2, 2006. Received in House and held
at desk Mar. 6, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 14,
2006. Presented to the President Mar. 16, 2006. Approved Mar.
24, 2006. Public Law 109-211.
S. 2370 (H.R. 4681).--
To promote the development of democratic
institutions in areas under the administrative control of the
Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations Mar. 6, 2006. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate amended June 23, 2006. Received in House and held at
desk June 26, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 7,
2006. Presented to the President Dec. 11, 2006. Approved Dec.
21, 2006. Public Law 109-446.
S. 2373.--
To provide for the sale of approximately 132 acres
of public land to the City of Green River, Wyoming, at fair
market value. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 6,
2006. Reported amended July 31, 2006; Rept. 109-307. Passed
Senate amended Dec. 7, 2006. Received in House and held at
desk Dec. 8, 2006.
S. 2376 (H.R. 3934).--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New
York, as the ``Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 7,
2006. Reported June 22, 2006; no written report.
S. 2389.--
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit
the unlawful acquisition and use of confidential customer
proprietary network information, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 8, 2006.
Reported amended May 9, 2006; Rept. 109-253.
S. 2403.--
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
include in the boundaries of the Grand Teton National Park
land and interests in land of the GT Park Subdivision, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar.
13, 2006. Reported amended July 31, 2006; Rept. 109-308.
Passed Senate amended Dec. 7, 2006. Received in House and held
at desk Dec. 8, 2006.
S. 2430.--
To amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife
Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of
recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration
Study. Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 16
(Legislative day of Mar. 15), 2006. Reported amended June 27,
2006; Rept. 109-270. Passed Senate amended July 11, 2006.
Received in House and referred to Resources July 12, 2006.
Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment Sept. 27, 2006.
Senate agreed to House amendment Sept. 30 (Legislative day of
Sept. 29), 2006. Presented to the President Oct. 3, 2006.
Approved Oct. 11, 2006. Public Law 109-326.
S. 2447.--
To redesignate the White Rocks National Recreation
Area in the State of Vermont as the ``Robert T. Stafford White
Rocks National Recreation Area''. Passed Senate Mar. 16
(Legislative day of Mar. 15), 2006. Received in House and
referred to Resources Mar. 28, 2006.
S. 2453 (S. 3886) (S. 3929).--
To establish
procedures for the review of electronic surveillance programs.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 16 (Legislative day of Mar.
15), 2006. Reported amended Sept. 13, 2006; no written report.
S. 2454 (H.R. 4437) (S. 2611).--
To amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 16
(Legislative day of Mar. 15), 2006. Considered Mar. 29, 30,
31, Apr. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 2006.
S. 2455 (S. 3874).--
To provide in statute for the conduct
of electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists for the
purposes of protecting the American people, the Nation, and
its interests from terrorist attack while ensuring that the
civil liberties of United States citizens are safeguarded, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 16
(Legislative day of Mar. 15), 2006. Reported Sept. 13, 2006;
no written report.
S. 2459 (H.R. 4954) (S. 2008).--
To improve cargo security, and
for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 27, 2006. Reported amended May 5,
2006; no written report.
S. 2463.--
To designate as wilderness certain National Forest
System land in the State of New Hampshire. Referred to
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Mar. 28, 2006. Passed
Senate Sept. 19, 2006. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 19, 2006. Received in House and referred to
Resources and in addition to Agriculture Sept. 19, 2006.
S. 2464.--
To revise a provision relating to a repayment
obligation of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation under the Fort
McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990,
and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Mar. 28,
2006. Reported July 19, 2006; Rept. 109-284. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 13, 2006. Received in House and referred to
Resources Sept. 14, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
28, 2006. Presented to the President Nov. 21, 2006. Approved
Nov. 27, 2006. Public Law 109-373.
S. 2467.--
To enhance and improve the trade relations of the
United States by strengthening United States trade enforcement
efforts and encouraging United States trading partners to
adhere to the rules and norms of international trade, and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 29, 2006.
S. 2489.--
To implement the obligations of the United States
under the Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the
United States of America and the International Atomic Energy
Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States
of America, signed by the United States on June 12, 1998.
Reported from Foreign Relations Apr. 3, 2006; Rept. 109-226.
S. 2491 (H.R. 4902).--
To award a Congressional gold medal to Byron
Nelson in recognition of his significant contributions to the
game of golf as a player, a teacher, and a commentator.
Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 3, 2006.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 27, 2006. Received
in House and held at desk Sept. 28, 2006.
S. 2555.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 2633 11th Street in Rock Island,
Illinois, as the ``Lane Evans Post Office Building''. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 5, 2006.
Reported Aug. 1, 2006; no written report. Passed Senate Aug.
2, 2006. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 6, 2006.
S. 2557.--
To improve competition in the oil and gas industry,
to strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry
mergers, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Apr. 6, 2006. Reported Apr. 27, 2006; no written report.
S. 2560 (H.R. 2829) (H.R. 6344).--
To reauthorize the Office of National Drug
Control Policy. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 6, 2006.
Reported amended May 25, 2006; no written report.
S. 2562 (H.R. 4843).--
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2006,
the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity
compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 6, 2006. Reported July 27
(Legislative day of July 26), 2006; Rept. 109-296. Passed
Senate amended Sept. 21, 2006. Received in House and held at
desk Sept. 25, 2006. Passed House Sept. 30 (Legislative day of
Sept. 29), 2006. Presented to the President Oct. 5, 2006.
Approved Oct. 16, 2006. Public Law 109-361.
S. 2566.--
To provide for coordination of proliferation
interdiction activities and conventional arms disarmament, and
for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Apr. 6,
2006. Reported amended May 25, 2006; no written report.
S. 2568.--
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate
the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 6, 2006.
Reported amended July 31, 2006; Rept. 109-309.
S. 2590 (S. Con. Res. 114).--
To require full
disclosure of all entities and organizations receiving Federal
funds. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Apr. 6, 2006. Reported amended Aug. 2, 2006; Rept. 109-329.
Passed Senate amended Sept. 7 (Legislative day of Sept. 6),
2006. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 8, 2006. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 13, 2006. Presented to the
President Sept. 18, 2006. Approved Sept. 26, 2006. Public Law
109-282.
S. 2603.--
To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be
paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 24, 2006.
S. 2611 (H.R. 4437) (S. 2454).--
To provide for comprehensive
immigration reform and for other purposes. Ordered placed on
the calendar Apr. 24, 2006. Considered May 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
22, 23, 24, 2006. Passed Senate amended May 25, 2006; Roll No.
157: 62-36.
S. 2650.--
To designate the Federal courthouse to be
constructed in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Carroll A.
Campbell, Jr. Federal Courthouse''. Referred to Environment
and Public Works Apr. 25, 2006. Reported May 24, 2006; no
written report. Passed Senate June 27, 2006. Received in House
and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure June 28,
2006.
S. 2653.--
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to
make efforts to reduce telephone rates for Armed Forces
personnel deployed overseas. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Apr. 26, 2006. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate amended Dec. 6, 2006. Received in House and held at
desk Dec. 7, 2006. Passed House Dec. 9 (Legislative day of
Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2006.
Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-459.
S. 2679.--
To establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil
Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved
Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights
Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 27, 2006. Reported
amended Aug. 3, 2006; no written report.
S. 2690.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 8801 Sudley Road in Manassas,
Virginia, as the ``Harry J. Parrish Post Office''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 2, 2006.
Reported June 22, 2006; no written report. Passed Senate July
20, 2006. Received in House and referred to Government Reform
July 24, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 25, 2006.
Presented to the President Sept. 27, 2006. Approved Oct. 5,
2006. Public Law 109-302.
S. 2694.--
To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove
certain limitation on attorney representation of claimants for
veterans benefits in administrative proceedings before the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 2, 2006. Reported amended
July 27 (Legislative day of July 26), 2006; Rept. 109-297.
Passed Senate amended Aug. 3, 2006. Received in House and
referred to Veterans' Affairs and in addition to Financial
Services Sept. 6, 2006.
S. 2697.--
To establish the position of the United States
Ambassador for ASEAN. Referred to Foreign Relations May 2,
2006. Reported amended May 25, 2006; no written report. Passed
Senate amended Sept. 7 (Legislative day of Sept. 6), 2006.
Received in House and referred to International Relations
Sept. 8, 2006.
S. 2700.--
To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a Federal
Fuels List, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar May 3, 2006.
S. 2703 (H.R. 9).--
To amend the Voting Rights Act
of 1965. Reported amended from the Judiciary July 19, 2006;
Rept. 109-295.
S. 2719 (H.R. 5107).--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1400 West Jordan Street in
Pensacola, Florida, as the ``Earl D. Hutto Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs May 4, 2006. Reported Aug. 1, 2006; no written report.
S. 2722 (H.R. 4101).--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 170 East Main Street in Patchogue,
New York, as the ``Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs May 4, 2006. Reported June 22, 2006; no written
report.
S. 2735 (H.R. 4981).--
To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to
reauthorize the national dam safety program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works May 4,
2006. Reported amended July 10, 2006; Rept. 109-276. Passed
Senate amended Dec. 6, 2006. Received in House and held at
desk Dec. 7, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 9
(Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to the President
Dec. 20, 2006. Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-460.
S. 2751 (H.R. 5136).--
To strengthen the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's drought monitoring and
forecasting capabilities. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation May 4, 2006. Reported Sept. 29, 2006; Rept.
109-356.
S. 2754 (H. Res. 924).--
To derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using
techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions May 5, 2006. Committee
discharged July 17, 2006. Considered July 17, 2006. Passed
Senate July 18, 2006; Roll No. 205: 100-0. Received in House
and held at desk July 18, 2006. Failed of passage under
suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) July 18, 2006;
Roll No. 380: 273-154.
S. 2766 (H.R. 5122) (S. 2767) (S. 2768) (S. 2769).--
To
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year
for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Reported from
Armed Services May 9, 2006; Rept. 109-254. Considered June 12,
13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 2006. Passed Senate amended June
22, 2006; Roll No. 186: 96-0. Received in House and held at
desk June 29, 2006.
S. 2767 (H.R. 5122) (S. 2766).--
To authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of
Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year
for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Reported from
Armed Services May 9, 2006; no written report. Passed Senate
amended June 22, 2006. Received in House and held at desk June
29, 2006.
S. 2768 (S. 2766).--
To authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2007 for military construction, and for other
purposes. Reported from Armed Services May 9, 2006; no written
report. Passed Senate amended June 22, 2006. Received in House
and held at desk June 29, 2006.
S. 2769 (S. 2766).--
To authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2007 for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, and for other purposes. Reported from Armed Services
May 9, 2006; no written report. Passed Senate amended June 22,
2006. Received in House and held at desk June 29, 2006.
S. 2781.--
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
enhance the security of wastewater treatment works. Referred
to Environment and Public Works May 10, 2006. Reported amended
Sept. 21, 2006; Rept. 109-345.
S. 2784.--
To award a congressional gold medal to Tenzin
Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in recognition of his many
enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, non-violence,
human rights, and religious understanding. Referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May 11, 2006. Reported May
23, 2006; no written report. Passed Senate May 25, 2006.
Received in House and referred to Financial Services June 6,
2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 13, 2006. Presented
to the President Sept. 18, 2006. Approved Sept. 27, 2006.
Public Law 109-287.
S. 2791 (S. 2032).--
To amend title 46 and 49, United
States Code, to provide improved maritime, rail, and public
transportation security, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar May 12, 2006.
S. 2802.--
To improve American innovation and competitiveness
in the global economy. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation May 15, 2006. Reported amended July 19, 2006;
Rept. 109-285.
S. 2803.--
To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of
1977 to improve the safety of mines and mining. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions May 16, 2006. Reported
amended May 23, 2006; Rept. 109-365. Passed Senate amended May
24, 2006. Received in House and referred to Education and the
Workforce May 24, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House June 7,
2006; Roll No. 234: 381-37. Presented to the President June 8,
2006. Approved June 15, 2006. Public Law 109-236.
S. 2810.--
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
eliminate months in 2006 from the calculation of any late
enrollment penalty under the Medicare part D prescription drug
program and to provide for additional funding for State health
insurance counseling program and area agencies on aging, and
for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar May 17,
2006.
S. 2823.--
To provide life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions May 17,
2006. Reported amended Aug. 3, 2006; no written report.
S. 2832.--
To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by
the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965. Referred to
Environment and Public Works May 18, 2006. Reported July 12,
2006; Rept. 109-279. Passed Senate July 25, 2006. Received in
House and held at desk July 25, 2006. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 20, 2006. Failed of passage under
suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Sept. 21, 2006;
Roll No. 470: 215-204.
S. 2856.--
To provide regulatory relief and improve
productivity for insured depository institutions, and for
other purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs May 18, 2006; Rept. 109-256. Passed Senate May 25,
2006. Received in House and held at desk June 6, 2006. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendment Sept. 27, 2006; Roll
No. 494: 417-0. Senate agreed to House amendment Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2006. Presented to the
President Oct. 3, 2006. Approved Oct. 13, 2006. Public Law
109-351.
S. 2912.--
To establish the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force,
to establish the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works May
19, 2006. Reported amended Sept. 20, 2006; Rept. 109-338.
S. 2918.--
To provide access to newspapers for blind or other
persons with disabilities. Referred to Rules and
Administration May 19, 2006. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate July 11, 2006. Received in House and referred to House
Administration July 12, 2006.
S. 3001 (S. 3877) (S. 4051).--
To ensure that all
electronic surveillance of United States persons for foreign
intelligence purposes is conducted pursuant to individualized
court-issued orders, to streamline the procedures of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 24, 2006. Reported
amended Sept. 13, 2006; no written report.
S. 3064 (S. 147).--
To express the policy of the
United States regarding the United States relationship with
native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition
by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity.
Ordered placed on the calendar May 26, 2006.
S. 3187.--
To designate the Post Office located at 5755 Post
Road, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, as the ``Richard L. Cevoli
Post Office''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs May 25, 2006. Reported June 22, 2006; no written
report. Passed Senate July 20, 2006. Received in House and
referred to Government Reform July 24, 2006. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 28, 2006. Presented to the President Oct.
2, 2006. Approved Oct. 6, 2006. Public Law 109-310.
S. 3237 (H.R. 5020).--
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Reported from Intelligence May 25, 2006; Rept. 109-259.
Referred to Armed Services May 25, 2006. Reported June 21,
2006; Rept. 109-265.
S. 3274.--
To create a fair and efficient system to resolve
claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos
exposure, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar June 5, 2006.
S. 3322.--
To build operational readiness in civilian agencies,
and for other purposes. Passed Senate May 26, 2006. Received
in House and referred to International Relations June 6, 2006.
S. 3421 (H.R. 5815).--
To authorize major medical facility projects
and major medical facility leases for the Department of
Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs June 6, 2006. Reported
amended Sept. 6, 2006; Rept. 109-328. Passed Senate amended
Sept. 26, 2006. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 26,
2006. Rules suspended. Passed House with amendments Dec. 8,
2006. Senate agreed to House amendments Dec. 9 (Legislative
day of Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to the President Dec. 20,
2006. Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-461.
S. 3495 (H.R. 5602) (H.R. 6346) (H.R. 6406).--
To authorize the extension of
nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment)
to the products of Vietnam. Referred to Finance June 13, 2006.
Reported July 31, 2006; Rept. 109-321.
S. 3501.--
To amend the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act to establish an
acquisition fund for the water rights and habitat acquisition
program. Referred to Indian Affairs June 13, 2006. Reported
July 24, 2006; Rept. 109-291. Passed Senate amended Nov. 13,
2006. Received in House and referred to Resources Nov. 14,
2006.
S. 3504.--
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit
the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated
for research purposes, and for other purposes. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions June 13, 2006.
Committee discharged July 17, 2006. Considered July 17, 2006.
Passed Senate July 18, 2006; Roll No. 204: 100-0. Received in
House July 18, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House July 18,
2006; Roll No. 379: 425-0. Presented to the President July 19,
2006. Approved July 19, 2006. Public Law 109-242.
S. 3521.--
To establish a new budget process to create a
comprehensive plan to rein in spending, reduce the deficit,
and regain control of the Federal budget process. Referred to
the Budget June 15, 2006. Reported amended July 14, 2006;
Rept. 109-283.
S. 3523.--
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable
innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the
period of limitations while such claims are pending. Referred
to Finance June 15, 2006. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2006. Received in
House and held at desk Nov. 9, 2006. Referred to Ways and
Means Nov. 13, 2006.
S. 3524.--
To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social
Security Act to improve health care provided to Indians under
the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance
Programs, and for other purposes. Reported from Finance June
15, 2006; Rept. 109-278.
S. 3525.--
To amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the
Social Security Act to improve outcomes for children in
families affected by methamphetamine abuse and addiction, to
reauthorize the promoting safe and stable families program,
and for other purposes. Reported from Finance June 15, 2006;
Rept. 109-269. Passed Senate amended July 13, 2006. Received
in House and referred to Ways and Means July 17, 2006. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendments July 25, 2006. Senate
agreed to House amendments with amendments Sept. 20, 2006.
House agreed to Senate amendments to House amendments under
suspension of the rules Sept. 26, 2006. Presented to the
President Sept. 27, 2006. Approved Sept. 28, 2006. Public Law
109-288.
S. 3526.--
To amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to modify
certain requirements under that Act. Referred to Indian
Affairs June 15, 2006. Reported July 26, 2006; Rept. 109-294.
Passed Senate amended Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29),
2006. Received in House and held at desk Nov. 9, 2006.
Referred to Resources Nov. 13, 2006.
S. 3534.--
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to
provide for a YouthBuild program. Ordered placed on the
calendar June 19, 2006. Passed Senate amended Aug. 3, 2006.
Received in House Sept. 6, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 6, 2006. Presented to the President Sept. 13, 2006.
Approved Sept. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-281.
S. 3546.--
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
with respect to serious adverse event reporting for dietary
supplements and nonprescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions June 21,
2006. Reported amended Sept. 5, 2006; Rept. 109-324. Passed
Senate amended Dec. 6, 2006. Received in House and held at
desk Dec. 7, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 9
(Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006; Roll No. 543: 203-98.
Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2006. Approved Dec. 22,
2006. Public Law 109-462.
S. 3549.--
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to
strengthen Government review and oversight of foreign
investment in the United States, to provide for enhanced
Congressional Oversight with respect thereto, and for other
purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
June 21, 2006; Rept. 109-264. Passed Senate amended July 26,
2006. Received in House and referred to Financial Services and
in addition to International Relations, and Energy and
Commerce July 26, 2006.
S. 3551 (H.R. 4957).--
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey the Tylersville division of the Lamar National Fish
Hatchery and Fish Technology Center to the State of
Pennsylvania. Referred to Environment and Public Works June
21, 2006. Reported amended Sept. 20, 2006; Rept. 109-339.
S. 3569 (H.R. 5684).--
To implement the United States-Oman Free Trade
Agreement. Referred to Finance June 26, 2006. Reported June
28, 2006; Rept. 109-364. Passed Senate June 29, 2006; Roll No.
190: 60-34.
S. 3570 (H.R. 5293) (H.R. 6197).--
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965
to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2007 through
2011, and for other purposes. Referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions June 27, 2006. Reported amended Sept. 19,
2006; Rept. 109-366.
S. 3589 (H.R. 4320).--
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance
fund, and for other purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs June 28, 2006; Rept. 109-271.
S. 3590.--
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
delay the effective date of the amendments made by the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing
citizenship or nationality as a condition for receipt of
medical assistance under the Medicaid program. Ordered placed
on the calendar June 29, 2006.
S. 3591.--
To improve efficiency in the Federal Government
through the use of high-performance green buildings, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works June
28, 2006. Reported amended Nov. 13, 2006; Rept. 109-358.
S. 3613.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 2951 New York Highway 43 in Averill
Park, New York, as the ``Major George Quamo Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 29, 2006. Reported Aug. 1, 2006; no written
report. Passed Senate Aug. 2, 2006. Received in House and
referred to Government Reform Sept. 6, 2006. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 28, 2006. Presented to the President Oct.
2, 2006. Approved Oct. 6, 2006. Public Law 109-311.
S. 3617 (H.R. 5539).--
To reauthorize the North American Wetlands
Conservation Act. Referred to Environment and Public Works
June 29, 2006. Reported Sept. 20, 2006; Rept. 109-340.
S. 3630 (H.R. 6121).--
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to reauthorize a program relating to the Lake
Pontchartrain Basin, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works July 10, 2006. Reported Sept. 27,
2006; Rept. 109-352.
S. 3637.--
To require the submittal to Congress of any
Presidential Daily Briefing relating to Iraq during the period
beginning on January 20, 1997, and ending on March 19, 2003.
Ordered placed on the calendar July 12, 2006.
S. 3648 (H.R. 5842).--
To compromise and settle all claims in the case
of Pueblo of Isleta v. United States, to restore, improve, and
develop the valuable on-reservation land and natural resources
of the Pueblo, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian
Affairs July 12, 2006. Reported Sept. 29, 2006; Rept. 109-354.
S. 3660 (See H.R. 5576).--
Mak
ing appropriations for the government of the District of
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part
against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. Reported
from Appropriations July 13, 2006; Rept. 109-281.
S. 3661 (H.R. 5830).--
To amend section 29 of the International Air
Transportation Competition Act of 1979 relating to air
transportation to and from Love Field, Texas. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation July 13, 2006. Reported
amended Aug. 1, 2006; Rept. 109-317. Passed Senate amended
Sept. 29, 2006. Received in House Sept. 29, 2006. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 29, 2006; Roll No. 515: 386-22.
Presented to the President Oct. 3, 2006. Approved Oct. 13,
2006. Public Law 109-352.
S. 3678.--
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect
to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and
response, and for other purposes. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions July 18, 2006. Reported amended
Aug. 3, 2006; Rept. 109-319. Passed Senate amended Dec. 5,
2006. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 6, 2006. Passed
House Dec. 9 (Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to
the President Dec. 14, 2006. Approved Dec. 19, 2006. Public
Law 109-417.
S. 3679 (H.R. 5076).--
To authorize appropriations for the National
Transportation Safety Board, and for other purposes. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation July 18, 2006.
Reported amended Sept. 15, 2006; Rept. 109-335. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 25, 2006. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Sept. 25, 2006.
S. 3687.--
To waive application of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act to a specific
parcel of real property transferred by the United States to 2
Indian tribes in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
Referred to Indian Affairs July 19, 2006. Reported Sept. 26,
2006; Rept. 109-349. Passed Senate Nov. 13, 2006. Received in
House and referred to Resources Nov. 14, 2006.
S. 3693 (S. Con. Res. 112).--
To make technical
corrections to the Violence Against Women and Department of
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005. Passed Senate July 19,
2006. Received in House and held at desk July 20, 2006. Passed
House July 29 (Legislative day of July 28), 2006. Presented to
the President Aug. 2, 2006. Approved Aug. 12, 2006. Public Law
109-271.
S. 3708 (H.R. 5647).--
Making appropriations for the Departments of
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 20,
2006; Rept. 109-287.
S. 3709 (H.R. 5682).--
To exempt from certain requirements of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 United States exports of nuclear
materials, equipment, and technology to India, and to
implement the United States Additional Protocol. Reported from
Foreign Relations July 20, 2006; Rept. 109-288. Returned to
the calendar Nov. 16, 2006. See H.R. 5682 for further action.
S. 3711.--
To enhance the energy independence and security of
the United States by providing for exploration, development,
and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of
Mexico, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar
July 21, 2006. Considered July 27 (Legislative day of July
26), 31 2006. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2006; Roll No. 219: 71-25.
Received in House and held at desk Aug. 2, 2006.
S. 3718.--
To increase the safety of swimming pools and spas by
requiring the use of proper anti-entrapment drain covers and
pool and spa drainage systems, by establishing a swimming pool
safety grant program administered by the Consumer Product
Safety Commission to encourage States to improve their pool
and spa safety laws and to educate the public about pool and
spa safety, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation July 24, 2006. Reported amended
Sept. 29, 2006; Rept. 109-357. Passed Senate amended Dec. 6,
2006. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 7, 2006. Failed
of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
Dec. 9 (Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006; Roll No. 542: 191-
108.
S. 3721.--
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish the United States Emergency Management Authority,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 25, 2006. Reported amended Aug. 3,
2006; no written report.
S. 3722.--
To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to
certain foreign recipients. Referred to Foreign Relations July
25, 2006. Reported Aug. 1, 2006; no written report. Passed
Senate Sept. 7 (Legislative day of Sept. 6), 2006. Received in
House and referred to International Relations Sept. 8, 2006.
S. 3728.--
To promote nuclear nonproliferation in North Korea.
Passed Senate July 25, 2006. Received in House and held at
desk July 25, 2006. Passed House Sept. 30 (Legislative day of
Sept. 29), 2006. Presented to the President Oct. 5, 2006.
Approved Oct. 13, 2006. Public Law 109-353.
S. 3741.--
To provide funding authority to facilitate the
evacuation of persons from Lebanon, and for other purposes.
Passed Senate July 26, 2006. Received in House and held at
desk July 27, 2006. Passed House with amendment July 28, 2006.
Senate agreed to House amendment July 31, 2006. Presented to
the President Aug. 2, 2006. Approved Aug. 4, 2006. Public Law
109-268.
S. 3759.--
To name the Armed Forces Readiness Center in Great
Falls, Montana, in honor of Captain William Wylie Galt, a
recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Referred to
Armed Services July 27 (Legislative day of July 26), 2006.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2006. Received in
House and referred to Armed Services Dec. 5, 2006. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 7, 2006. Presented to the
President Dec. 11, 2006. Approved Dec. 18, 2006. Public Law
109-412.
S. 3771 (H.R. 5573).--
To amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the
health centers program under section 330 of such Act. Referred
to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Aug. 1, 2006.
Reported amended Sept. 25, 2006; no written report.
S. 3778.--
To reauthorize and improve the Small Business Act
and the Small Business Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
Reported from Small Business and Entrepreneurship Aug. 2,
2006; Rept. 109-361.
S. 3821.--
To authorize certain athletes to be admitted
temporarily into the United States to compete or perform in an
athletic league, competition, or performance. Referred to the
Judiciary Aug. 3, 2006. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Dec. 6, 2006. Received in House and held at desk Dec.
7, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 9 (Legislative day
of Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2006.
Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-463.
S. 3836.--
To reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission
on Public Diplomacy. Passed Senate Aug. 4 (Legislative day of
Aug. 3), 2006. Received in House and referred to International
Relations Sept. 6, 2006.
S. 3845.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 301 Commerce Street in Commerce,
Oklahoma, as the ``Mickey Mantle Post Office Building''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
6, 2006. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2006. Received in House and
held at desk Nov. 9, 2006. Referred to Government Reform Nov.
13, 2006.
S. 3850.--
To improve ratings quality for the protection of
investors and in the public interest by fostering
accountability, transparency, and competition in the credit
rating agency industry. Reported from Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Sept. 6, 2006; Rept. 109-326. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 22, 2006. Received in House and held at desk
Sept. 25, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2006.
Presented to the President Sept. 28, 2006. Approved Sept. 29,
2006. Public Law 109-291.
S. 3852.--
To enhance certain maritime programs of the
Department of Transportation, and for other purposes. Reported
from Commerce, Science and Transportation Sept. 6, 2006; Rept.
109-327.
S. 3861 (H.R. 6054) (H.R. 6166) (S. 3886) (S. 3901) (S. 3929) (S.
3930).--To facilitate bringing to justice
terrorists and other unlawful enemy combatants through full
and fair trials by military commissions, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 8, 2006.
S. 3867.--
To designate the Federal courthouse located at 555
Independence Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the ``Rush
H. Limbaugh, Sr., Federal Courthouse''. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Sept. 7 (Legislative day of Sept.
6), 2006. Reported amended Sept. 21, 2006; no written report.
Passed Senate amended Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29),
2006. Received in House and held at desk Nov. 9, 2006.
S. 3873 (H.R. 4128).--
To protect private property rights. Ordered
placed on the calendar Sept. 8, 2006.
S. 3874 (S. 2455).--
To provide in statute for the conduct
of electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists for the
purposes of protecting the American people, the Nation, and
its interests from terrorist attack while ensuring that the
civil liberties of United States citizens are safeguarded, and
for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 8,
2006.
S. 3875.--
To provide real national security, restore United
States leadership, and implement tough and smart policies to
win the war on terror, and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar Sept. 8, 2006.
S. 3876.--
Entitled the National Security Surveillance Act.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 8, 2006.
S. 3877 (S. 3001) (S. 4051).--
Entitled the ``Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Improvement and Enhancement Act of
2006''. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 8, 2006.
S. 3879.--
To implement the Convention on Supplementary
Compensation for Nuclear Damage, and for other purposes.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Sept. 8, 2006.
Reported amended Sept. 25, 2006; Rept. 109-346. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2006. Received
in House and held at desk Nov. 9, 2006. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Nov. 13, 2006.
S. 3880.--
To provide the Department of Justice the necessary
authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals
committing animal enterprise terror. Referred to the Judiciary
Sept. 8, 2006. Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended
Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2006. Received in
House and held at desk Nov. 9, 2006. Referred to the Judiciary
Nov. 13, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 13, 2006.
Presented to the President Nov. 21, 2006. Approved Nov. 27,
2006. Public Law 109-374.
S. 3882.--
To amend title 18, United States Code, to support
the war on terrorism, and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar Sept. 11, 2006.
S. 3884 (H.R. 3127) (S. 1462).--
To impose sanctions against
individuals responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes
against humanity, to support measures for the protection of
civilians and humanitarian operations, and to support peace
efforts in the Darfur region of Sudan, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 12, 2006.
S. 3886 (H.R. 6054) (S. 2453) (S. 3901) (S. 3930) (S. 3929).--
To authorize military commissions to bring
terrorists to justice, to strengthen and modernize terrorist
surveillance capabilities, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Sept. 12, 2006.
S. 3901 (H.R. 6054) (H.R. 6166) (S. 3886) (S. 3930) (S. 3861) (S.
3929).--To authorize trial by military
commission for violations of the law of war, and for other
purposes. Reported from Armed Services Sept. 14, 2006; no
written report.
S. 3925.--
To provide certain authorities for the Secretary of
State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 25, 2006.
S. 3929 (H.R. 6054) (H.R. 6166) (S. 2453) (S. 3886) (S. 3901) (S.
3930).--To authorize military commissions to
bring terrorists to justice, to strengthen and modernize
terrorist surveillance capabilities, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 25, 2006.
S. 3930 (H. Res. 1054) (H.R. 6054) (H.R. 6166) (S. 3886) (S. 3901)
(S. 3861) (S. 3929).--
To
authorize trial by military commission for violations of the
law of war, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Sept. 25, 2006. Considered Sept. 27, 2006. Passed
Senate amended Sept. 28, 2006; Roll No. 259: 65-34. Received
in House and held at desk Sept. 28, 2006. Passed House Sept.
29, 2006; Roll No. 508: 250-170. Presented to the President
Oct. 10, 2006. Approved Oct. 17, 2006. Public Law 109-366.
S. 3931.--
To establish procedures for the review of electronic
surveillance programs. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept.
25, 2006.
S. 3936.--
To invest in innovation and education to improve the
competitiveness of the United States in the global economy.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 27, 2006.
S. 3938 (H.R. 5068).--
To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the
United States. Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Sept. 26, 2006; no written report. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2006. Received
in House and held at desk Nov. 9, 2006. Rules suspended.
Passed House with amendment Dec. 6, 2006. Senate agreed to
House amendment Dec. 6, 2006. Presented to the President Dec.
11, 2006. Approved Dec. 20, 2006. Public Law 109-438.
S. 3982 (S. 3983).--
To amend the Public Health Service
Act to provide assured compensation for first responders
injured by experimental vaccines and drugs. Ordered placed on
the calendar Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2006.
S. 3983 (S. 3982).--
To amend the Public Health Service
Act to provide assured compensation for first responders
injured by experimental vaccines and drugs and to indemnify
manufacturers and health care professional for the
administration of medical products needed for biodefense.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 30 (Legislative day of
Sept. 29), 2006.
S. 3990.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 216 Oak Street in Farmington,
Minnesota, as the ``Hamilton H. Judson Post Office''. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 28, 2006.
Committee discharged. Ordered placed on the calendar Dec. 6,
2006.
S. 3992.--
To amend the Exchange Rates and International
Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1998 to clarify the
definition of manipulation with respect to currency, and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2006.
S. 3993 (H.R. 1400).--
To amend title 18, United States Code, to
provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and
for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2006.
S. 3994.--
To extend the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996.
Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 13, 2006.
S. 4001.--
To designate certain land in New England as
wilderness for inclusion in the National Preservation system
and certain land as a National Recreation Area, and for other
purposes. Passed Senate Sept. 29, 2006. Received in House and
referred to Resources and in addition to Agriculture Sept. 29,
2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 15, 2006. Presented
to the President Nov. 21, 2006. Approved Dec. 1, 2006. Public
Law 109-382.
S. 4014.--
To endorse further enlargement of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate the timely
admission of Albania, Croatia, Georgia, and Macedonia to NATO,
and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Sept.
29, 2006. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2006.
Received in House and referred to International Relations Dec.
5, 2006.
S. 4041 (H.R. 1790).--
To protect children and their parents from
being coerced into administering a controlled substance in
order to attend school, and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar Nov. 13, 2006.
S. 4042.--
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the
Armed Forces. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 29, 2006.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 7, 2006. Received in
House and held at desk Dec. 7, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed
House Dec. 9 (Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to
the President Dec. 20, 2006. Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public
Law 109-464.
S. 4044.--
To clarify the treatment of certain charitable
contributions under title 11, United States Code. Received in
Senate Sept. 29, 2006. Passed Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day
of Sept. 29), 2006. Received in House and held at desk Nov. 9,
2006. Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 13, 2006. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2006. Presented to the
President Dec. 11, 2006. Approved Dec. 20, 2006. Public Law
109-439.
S. 4046.--
To extend oversight and accountability related to
United States reconstruction funds and efforts in Iraq by
extending the termination date of the Office of the Special
Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Reported from
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 16, 2006; no
written report. Passed Senate Dec. 6, 2006. Received in House
and held at desk Dec. 7, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House
Dec. 8, 2006. Presented to the President Dec. 11, 2006.
Approved Dec. 20, 2006. Public Law 109-440.
S. 4047.--
To prohibit the issuance of transportation security
cards to individuals who have been convicted of certain
crimes. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 14, 2006.
S. 4050.--
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 103 East Thompson Street in
Thomaston, Georgia, as the ``Sergeant First Class Robert Lee
`Bobby' Hollar, Jr. Post Office Building''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 14, 2006.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 6, 2006. Received in
House and referred to Government Reform Dec. 6, 2006. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 8, 2006. Presented to the
President Dec. 11, 2006. Approved Dec. 18, 2006. Public Law
109-413.
S. 4051 (S. 3001) (S. 3877).--
To provide sufficient
resources to permit electronic surveillance of United States
persons for foreign intelligence purposes to be conducted
pursuant to individualized court-based orders for calls
originating in the United States, to provide additional
resources to enhance oversight and streamline the procedures
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to
ensure review of the Terrorist Surveillance Program by the
United States Supreme Court, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Nov. 15, 2006.
S. 4055.--
To address the effect of the death of a defendant in
Federal criminal proceedings. Referred to the Judiciary Nov.
15, 2006. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 9
(Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006. Received in House and held
at desk Dec. 11, 2006.
S. 4073.--
To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department
of Veterans Affairs located in Farmington, Missouri, as the
``Robert Silvey Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient
Clinic''. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2006. Received in House and
referred to Veterans' Affairs Dec. 5, 2006. Rules suspended.
Passed House Dec. 6, 2006. Presented to the President Dec. 11,
2006. Approved Dec. 18, 2006. Public Law 109-414.
S. 4080.--
To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect
to settlement agreements reached with respect to litigation
involving certain secondary transmissions of superstations and
network stations. Ordered placed on the calendar Dec. 6, 2006.
S. 4091.--
To provide authority for restoration of the Social
Security Trust Funds from the effects of a clerical error, and
for other purposes. Referred to Finance Dec. 6, 2006.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 7, 2006. Received in
House and held at desk Dec. 7, 2006. Passed House Dec. 9
(Legislative day of Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to the President
Dec. 20, 2006. Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-465.
S. 4092.--
To clarify certain land use in Jefferson County,
Colorado. Passed Senate Dec. 6, 2006. Received in House and
held at desk Dec. 7, 2006. Passed House Dec. 9 (Legislative
day of Dec. 8), 2006. Presented to the President Dec. 20,
2006. Approved Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-466.
S. 4093.--
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 to extend a suspension of limitation on the period for
which certain borrowers are eligible for guaranteed
assistance. Passed Senate Dec. 6, 2006. Received in House and
held at desk Dec. 7, 2006. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec.
8, 2006. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2006. Approved
Dec. 22, 2006. Public Law 109-467.
S. 4110.--
To enhance Federal Trade Commission enforcement
against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and
deception, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Dec. 8, 2006.
S. 4113.--
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to clarify that territories and Indian tribes are
eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of
methamphetamine. Passed Senate Dec. 8, 2006. Passed Senate
Dec. 8, 2006. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 8, 2006.
S. 4115.--
To amend the controlled Substances Act to increase
the effectiveness of physician assistance for drug treatment.
Passed Senate Dec. 8, 2006. Received in House and held at desk
Dec. 8, 2006.
S. 4121.--
To provide optional funding rules for employers in
applicable multiple employer pension plans. Passed Senate Dec.
8, 2006. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 8, 2006.
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