GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

Addresses

Federal Aviation Policy: Jane Garvey, FAA, S7883 [1AU]

Amendments

Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6340, S6363 [8JY], S6438, S6443, S6508, S6510, S6511, S6512 [9JY], S6538, S6541, S6542, S6543, S6544, S6547, S6548, S6552, S6557, S6559, S6576, S6578, S6580, S6581, S6582, S6583, S6584, S6586, S6590 [10JY], S6625, S6658, S6659, S6660, S6661, S6662, S6663, S6664, S6665, S6666, S6667, S6669, S6671, S6672, S6673, S6674, S6675, S6676, S6677 [11JY], S6687, S6688, S6690, S6712, S6713, S6714, S6715, S6716 [12JY], S6777 [15JY]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1557, H1563, H1564, H1565, H1567, H1574 [24AP]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (H.R. 1701), H6332, H6335 [18SE]

FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (H.R. 4560), S5673, S5714 [18JN], H3660 [18JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6909, S6930, S6960, S6961, S6963 [17JY], S6978, S7048, S7049, S7050, S7060 [18JY], S7232, S7233 [23JY], S7284, S7316, S7317, S7318 [24JY], S7382 [25JY], S7435 [26JY], S7589, S7590, S7591, S7592, S7593, S7594, S7598, S7601, S7611 [30JY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (H.R. 169), S3223, S3226, S3229 [23AP], H1691 [30AP]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H594, H597, H607 [27FE]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3929 [25JN], H4226, H4297 [27JN]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (S. 980), S986 [25FE]

———prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (H.R. 2546), S10745 [17OC], H8083 [12NO]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1202 [10AP], H1248 [11AP]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete action (H. Res. 540)—consideration (H. Res. 547), H6667 [25SE]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), consideration (H. Res. 386), H1213 [11AP]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), S4730, S4732, S4734 [22MY]

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), S9915, S9923 [3OC], H8794 [14NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 609), H8763 [14NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by members of the uniformed services or Foreign Service and treatment of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services (H.R. 5557), S11136 [14NO]

Analyses

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5093): Dodd Amendment on BIA Implementation of Certain Administrative Procedures Prior To Expending Funds To Recognize Indian Tribes and Tribal Nations, S8586 [13SE]

Ending the Double Standard for Stock Options Act (S. 1940), S737 [13FE]

Exempt State and Local Political Committees From Certain Notification and Reporting Requirements Applicable to Political Organizations (H.R. 5596), S10781 [17OC]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act (S. 950): EPA, S482-S484 [7FE]

Homeland Security Act (H.R. 5005): Kohl Amendment Requiring a Permit for the Acquisition and Possession of Explosives, S11393 [19NO]

Research Revitalization Act (S. 3060), S9994 [4OC]

Sarbanes-Oxley Act (H.R. 3763): Section VIII Relative to Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability, S7418-S7421 [26JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3448, Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act, H641 [28FE]

———H.R. 3763, Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act, H4847 [17JY]

———H.R. 3763, Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act, S6898 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Accounting for Options, S6739 [15JY]

Accounting—Stronger Reforms, Please, S5265 [10JN]

America's Poor Standards, S6629 [11JY]

Arizona's Experience With Alternative Fuels and Tax Credits, S3384 [25AP]

Arrest Aids Pursuit of Weapons Network, E202 [26FE]

Beltway Bubble, H5466 [25JY]

Big Business's Bad Behavior, S6763-S6765 [15JY]

Bush Needs To Drop the Velvet Glove Approach, S6693 [12JY]

Bush Took Oil Firm's Loans as Director, S6608 [11JY]

Bush's Quiet Plan, E2139-E2141 [22NO]

Can California Avoid the Next Energy Mess?, S2509 [11AP]

Cheney Named in Fraud Suit, S6609 [11JY]

Class Above the Corruption and Critics, S6691 [12JY]

Companies Line Up To Hire Arthur Andersen, E89 [5FE]

Corporate Cake, S6628 [11JY]

Culture Change Is Needed in Corporate Crisis, E1188 [28JN]

D.C. Speaks—To Credit Union Advocate, Service Record Says It All, E839 [17MY]

Debate on Fuel Economy Turns Emotional, S1756 [12MR]

Detaining Americans, E1073 [17JN]

Digital TV ``Revolution'' Yields Mostly White Noise, S3583 [1MY]

Economic View—Enron's Way—Pay Packages Foster Spin, Not Results, S740 [13FE]

Enron's Fall Fuels Push for Stock Option Law, S737 [13FE]

Enthusiasm Ebbs for Tough Reform in Wake of Enron, S5264 [10JN]

Even Last Year, Option Spigot Was Wide Open, S738 [13FE]

Ford Aims To Sell a Gas-Electric SUV That Will Offer Sizable Fuel Efficiency, S1759 [12MR]

Got Stimulus? Broadband Bill Would Beef Up Frail Economy, H592 [27FE]

Keep the Lights on, S2435 [10AP]

Leading the News—Coke To Expense Employee Options, S6765 [15JY]

Legislature Must Attack Brown Clouds, S1757 [12MR]

Marijuana Today—Setting the Record Straight, E1545 [11SE]

Media—Most Commercial Broadcasters Will Miss Deadline for Digital Television, S3584 [1MY]

Missed Signals—Many TV Stations Seen Lagging on Deadline To Offer High Definition, S3583 [1MY]

Money Talks, S6628 [11JY], S6738 [15JY]

Mr. Oxley Punts, H1548 [24AP], H4843 [17JY]

New Flood Control Rules Muddy the Local Waters, E317 [12MR]

Review & Outlook—November Markets, S6553 [10JY]

Safe Job Not a Lot To Ask, E594 [22AP]

SEC Chairman Pitt a Potential Liability to Administration, S6605 [11JY]

Show Me the Money (All of It), S6739 [15JY]

Static Blurs HDTV Transition—Industries' Squabbling Stalls Digital Television, S3584 [1MY]

Stigmatizing Business, S6889 [17JY], H5465 [25JY]

Stock Option Excesses, S6739 [15JY]

Stock Option Madness, S739 [13FE], S6738 [15JY]

Stock Options and Common Sense, S6627 [11JY]

Succeeding in Business, H4404 [9JY]

Sugar Rules Defy Free-Trade Logic, S521 [8FE]

Tearful Apology in Boy's Death; County—A $1-Million Payout Is OK'd—Molina, Moved by a Mother's Plea, Vows Answers in Foster Care Case, E1569 [12SE]

10 Lives Cut Short, S4532 [17MY]

Three Point Plan for SEC Reform, S5266 [10JN]

Title IX at 30—Making the Grade?, E1122 [21JN]

Unjust Rewards, E890 [23MY]

Victory for Klamath Farmers, S351 [5FE]

War on Civil Liberties, E1592 [17SE]

We Filled the Prescription, E1452 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3720 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), consideration (see H. Res. 498), H5193 [23JY]

Agricultural Adjustment Act: extend the farm reconstitution provision (see S. 14), S11736 [20NO]

Agriculture: provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 4812), H2944 [22MY]

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 3135), S10676 [17OC]

Alaska: extend hydroelectric licenses (S. 1843), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 159), S11574 [19NO]

American Boxing and Athletic Association: recognize as the official sanctioning body for amateur elimination boxing contests (see H.R. 4929), H3561 [13JN]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see S. 3118), S10571 [16OC] (see H.R. 5268), H5994 [26JY]

Antitrust policy: encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (see H.R. 4849), H3036 [23MY]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see S. 2727), S6707 [12JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 4940), H3561 [13JN]

Armed Forces: limit the authority of the U.S. to recover from retired or separated members any compensation erroneously paid before retirement or separation (see H.R. 5066), H4350 [8JY]

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (see H.R. 4643), H2099 [2MY]

———application of antitrust laws to permit collective development and implementation of a standard contract form for playwrights for the licensing of plays (see S. 2082), S2485 [10AP]

ATF: eliminate waiver of prohibitions on possession of firearms and explosives by convicted felons, drug offenders, and other disqualified individuals (see S. 3116), S10571 [16OC]

Aviation: amend certain laws relative to airport project streamlining (see H.R. 4481), H1482 [18AP]

———require background checks of alien flight school applicants regardless of weight of the aircraft for which they seek training and require report on the effectiveness of the requirement (see S. 2642), S5696 [18JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 5744, 5745), H9023 [14NO]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 506), H5789 [25JY] (see H. Res. 606), H8732 [13NO]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 4167), H1281 [11AP] (see H.R. 5472), H6775 [26SE]

———include bonuses and other extraordinary or excessive compensation of corporate officers and violators of securities and accounting laws in bankruptcy estates (see S. 2901), S8092 [3SE]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 3174), S11574 [19NO]

———protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 5348), H6129 [9SE]

———treatment of certain claims or interests (see H.R. 4696), H2355 [9MY]

Budget: reform procedures to restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 5259), H5994 [26JY]

Business and industry: enhance penalties for accounting and auditing improprieties at publicly traded companies (see H.R. 5118), H4604 [15JY]

———enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (see H.R. 3818), H650 [28FE]

———enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (H.R. 3818), consideration (see H. Res. 479), H4497 [10JY]

———ensure independence of accounting firms that provide auditing services to publicly traded companies and of executives, audit committees, and financial compensation committees of such companies (see S. 2056), S2260 [21MR]

———improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (see S. 2673), S6013 [25JN] (see H.R. 5070), H4424 [9JY]

———improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, designate an Independent Public Accounting Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (see S. 2004), S1705 [8MR]

———prohibit accounting firms from providing management consulting services, or any non-audit related services, for the companies they audit (see S. 1896), S100 [24JA]

———prohibit certain employees and shareholders from obtaining special loans (see H.R. 4084), H1152 [9AP]

———protect investors by guaranteeing the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures and increase the independence of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (see S. 2460), S3900 [6MY]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (see H.R. 3763), H523 [14FE]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), consideration (see H. Res. 395), H1532 [23AP]

———provide for enhanced corporate responsibility under securities laws (see H.R. 4083), H1152 [9AP]

———provide regulation of public accounting firms, improve financial reporting, independent audits and accounting services and designate an Independent Public Accounting Board (see S. 2247), S3303 [24AP]

———require disclosure of insider sales of stock of publicly held companies be filed electronically (see S. 1897), S100 [24JA] (see H.R. 3725), H284 [12FE] (see H.R. 3769), H523 [14FE]

———require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 3745), H366 [13FE]

———require investment advisers to make prominent public disclosures of ties with companies being analyzed by them (see S. 1895), S100 [24JA] (see H.R. 3671), H110 [4FE]

———restrict ability of officers and employees of the U.S. to enter into contracts with corporations or partnerships that move outside the U.S. while retaining substantially the same ownership (see S. 3120), S10571 [16OC]

———review accounting treatment and adopt generally accepted accounting principles for the treatment of employee stock options (see S. 2760), S7103 [19JY]

Cemeteries and funerals: improve funeral home, cemetery, and crematory inspection systems and establish consumer protections for funeral service contracts (see S. 3168), S11079 [14NO] (see H.R. 5743), H9023 [14NO]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see S.J. Res. 37), S4330 [14MY] (see H.J. Res. 92), H2471 [14MY]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 3788), H561 [26FE]

Chemicals: require licenses for the sale, purchase, and distribution of certain chemicals that are precursors to chemical weapons (see H.R. 4698), H2355 [9MY]

Children and youth: manufacture children's sleepwear in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see S. 2208), S2950 [18AP]

Clean Air Act: ensure reasonable emissions standards for highway motorcycles (see H.R. 5433), H6558 [24SE]

———limit access to chemical facility offsite consequence analysis information (see S. 2579), S5041 [5JN]

———permit the sale, in certain States, of gasoline from other regions relative to supplies and prices (see H.R. 3946), H832 [12MR]

———prohibit issuance of new construction permits that would result in deposition of additional mercury into the Great Lakes (see H.R. 5261), H5994 [26JY]

———reduce powerplant pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs and an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to such programs (see S. 2815), S7469 [29JY] (see H.R. 5266), H5994 [26JY]

Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see S. 2856), S7899 [1AU]

Computers: establish penalties for providing false information in the registering of Internet domain names (see H.R. 4640), H2099 [2MY]

———prohibit gambling on the Internet (see S. 3006), S9229 [25SE]

———require report on a national strategy for the deployment of high speed broadband Internet telecommunications services (see S. 2582), S5041 [5JN]

Connecticut: exempt milk hauling vehicles from Interstate System weight limitations (see H.R. 4925), H3513 [12JN]

Consumer and Shareholder Protection Association: establish (see S. 3143), S10676 [17OC]

Consumers: establish security measures for automatic teller machines to ensure convenience and safety (see H.R. 3662), H104 [29JA]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 2947), S8673 [17SE]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (H.R. 1701), consideration (see H. Res. 528), H6302 [17SE]

———treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 5162), H4931 [18JY]

Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to placing of certain substances on the schedules of controlled substances (see H.R. 5564), H7171 [7OC]

Copyrights: recognize rights of consumers to use copyright protected works (see S.J. Res. 51), S10677 [17OC] (see H.J. Res. 116), H7172 [7OC]

Corporations: prohibit from making loans to their officers, directors, and principal shareholders (see H.R. 5048), H4325 [27JN]

Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (see H.R. 5179), H5194 [23JY]

———make certain sentencing safety valve provisions retroactive (see S. 3017), S9595 [30SE]

———provide a definition of a prevailing party for Federal fee-shifting statutes (see S. 3161), S11079 [14NO]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see S. 2317), S3435 [25AP] (see H.R. 4607), H1673 [25AP] (see H.R. 4981), H3774 [20JN] (see H.R. 5059), H4325 [27JN]

Crime: eliminate the securities fraud exception from the civil remedy for racketeering violations (see H.R. 3644), H103 [29JA]

———prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (see S. 2661), S5851 [20JN] (see H.R. 3726), H284 [12FE]

———require purchases of firearms, ammunition, and explosives be made in person and keep records on the means of purchase (see H.R. 4101), H1153 [9AP]

———restore aiding and abetting liability under Federal securities laws (see H.R. 5625), H7893 [10OC]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H4068 [26JN]

Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations of property by the Government (see H.R. 4771), H2661 [20MY]

Denali National Park and Preserve: clarify authority for the use of snowmachines in certain areas (see S. 2589), S5041 [5JN] (see H.R. 4677), H2164 [7MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see S. 2013), S1935 [14MR] (see H.R. 3956), H906 [13MR]

———review agriculture mergers and acquisitions and outlaw unfair practices in the agriculture industry (see H.R. 5357), H6171 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia (see H.R. 4714), H2469 [14MY]

———reduce recurring reporting requirements imposed by law (see H.R. 4557), H1532 [23AP]

———restrict bundling of contract requirements that unreasonably disadvantage small businesses (see S. 2463), S3953 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at facilities (see H.R. 5275), H5995 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a tolerance level for the presence of methylmercury in seafood (see H.R. 3885), H737 [6MR]

Dept. of HUD: guarantee loans to homeowners with properties contaminated by leaking underground storage tanks and assist such homeowners in moving from such properties on a temporary or permanent basis (see H.R. 5572), H7303 [8OC]

———provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see H.R. 3737), H365 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: appoint an independent counsel on matters relating to Enron Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 333), H561 [26FE]

———appoint an independent counsel to investigate and report on campaign contributions made to the Democratic National Committee from the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 306), H78 [24JA]

———appoint an independent counsel to investigate and report on campaign donations made to federally elected officials by Enron Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 307), H78 [24JA]

———appoint an independent counsel to investigate and report on the granting of pilot's licenses to foreign nationals by the FAA (see H. Con. Res. 308), H78 [24JA]

Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S2828 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see S. 2697), S6250 [27JN] (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish an Office of the National Insurers (see H.R. 3766), H523 [14FE]

———notify certain taxpayers of the eligibility requirements for the earned income credit (see H.R. 4632), H2018 [1MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 5286), H5995 [26JY]

———extend the period for provision of noninstitutional extended care services and required nursing home care (see S. 2043), S2260 [21MR]

———improve accountability of research corporations established at medical centers (see H.R. 5084), H4497 [10JY]

District of Columbia: repeal law banning firearms (see H.R. 4642), H2099 [2MY]

Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 5534), H6982 [2OC]

———establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see S. 3033), S9846 [2OC] (see H.R. 5503), H6783 [30SE]

———establish requirements relative to the sale of, or the offer to sell, prescription drugs through the Internet (see H.R. 4990), H3824 [21JN]

Ecology and environment: deem a certain memorandum of agreement issued by the EPA and the Corps of Engineers to be a final rule (see H.R. 5100), H4552 [11JY]

Education: reduce paperwork for special education teachers and make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes relative to individualized education programs (see S. 2653), S5851 [20JN]

Electric power: promote the production of energy from wind (see S. 1930), S586 [11FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (see S. 2954), S8753 [18SE]

Employment: clarify rules for determining whether certain agent-drivers and commission-drivers are employees (see H.R. 3877), H736 [6MR]

Endangered Species Act: determine whether the black-tailed prairie dog is an endangered species or a threatened species (see H.R. 3920), H781 [7MR]

———require Federal assumption of all costs relative to implementation and compliance (see S. 2604), S5285 [10JN]

———require greater weight be given to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see S. 1912), S348 [5FE]

EPA: prohibit from issuing or renewing certain national pollutant discharge elimination system permits (see S. 3049), S9901 [3OC] (see H.R. 5554), H7018 [3OC]

ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H2661 [20MY]

———increase the maximum levels of guaranteed single-employer plan benefits (see S. 2875), S7900 [1AU]

———require certain pension plan administrators to provide reports to fully and accurately disclose the financial health of the plan sponsor and promote diversification of investment of their plan assets (see H.R. 3642), H103 [29JA]

Explosives: regulation (see S. 2089), S2577 [11AP]

———require a permit for acquisition and possession (see S. 1956), S853 [14FE]

FAA: maintain flight restrictions over major sporting events and other major open assemblies of people (see H.R. 5456), H6692 [25SE]

FCC: deregulate consumer broadband services (see S. 2863), S7900 [1AU]

———eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see S. 2454), S3843 [2MY] (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]

———facilitate availability of electromagnetic spectrum for the deployment of wireless based services in rural areas (see S. 2075), S2412 [9AP]

———improve regulation of small and mid-size telecommunications companies (see H.R. 4012), H1087 [20MR]

———prohibit from requiring digitial television tuners in television receivers (see H.R. 5685), H8022 [16OC]

———require auction of certain spectrum bands in compliance with existing statutory deadlines and give the FCC discretion to set the auction date for all future spectrum auctions (see S. 2481), S4064 [8MY]

———require parity in regulatory treatment of broadband services providers and broadband access services providers (see S. 2430), S3560 [30AP]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H2470 [14MY]

FDA: conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, testing, or handling of human tissue or human tissue-based products (see S. 2531), S4568 [20MY]

———establish authority for the imposition of civil penalties for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements (see H.R. 4833), H3036 [23MY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2626), S5584 [14JN]

———include a notification period before discontinuing a biological product (see S. 2049), S2260 [21MR]

———protect the health and safety of American consumers from seafood contaminated by certain substances (see S. 2759), S7033 [18JY]

———provide authority to recall food when there is a reasonable basis for believing that the food is adulterated and presents health risks (see H.R. 5488), H6776 [26SE]

FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (see S.J. Res. 48), S10118 [8OC] (see H.J. Res. 119), H7303 [8OC]

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board: restructure (see H.R. 5094), H4552 [11JY]

Federal contracts: improve Federal agency oversight and assistance and strengthen accountability of the governmentwide debarment and suspension system (see H.R. 5292), H5996 [26JY]

Federal employees: establish certain limitations relative to the use of official time (see S. 2383), S3505 [29AP]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 2874), S7900 [1AU]

———reform employment guidelines (see S. 2651), S5851 [20JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: add requirements relative to reprocessing and reuse of medical devices (see S. 3130), S10676 [17OC]

———ensure competition in pharmaceutical industry and increased access to affordable drugs (see S. 2818), S7469 [29JY]

———improve regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 5651), H8021 [16OC]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5272), H5994 (see H.R. 5311), H5996 [26JY] (see H.R. 5350), H6129 [9SE]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1862), consideration (see H. Res. 517), H6085 [5SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 3673), H140 [5FE]

———clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H2235 [8MY]

———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H4424 [9JY]

———increase certain criminal penalties (see H.R. 4572), H1619 [24AP]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Oregon (see H.R. 5436), H6558 [24SE]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Connecticut (see H.R. 4788), H2734 [21MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in New York (see H.R. 3754), H366 [13FE]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Oregon (see S. 2927), S8565 [12SE]

———hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 3800), H633 [27FE]

———modify authority to conduct investigations, increase criminal penalties for Federal Power Act and Natural Gas Act violations, and authorize contracting for consultant services (see S. 2716), S6573 [10JY]

———reinstate and transfer a hydroelectric license under the Federal Power Act to permit the redevelopment of a hydroelectric project located in New York (see H.R. 3753), H366 [13FE] (see H.R. 5563), H7171 [7OC]

———reinstate license and extend deadline for commencement of construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois (see S. 2872), S7900 [1AU] (see H.R. 4765), H2607 [16MY]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: develop standards of financial accounting and reporting relative to the treatment of stock options (see H.R. 5147), H4872 [17JY]

———improve the setting of accounting standards (see H.R. 3970), H931 [14MR]

———preserve the integrity of the establishment of accounting standards (see H.R. 5058), H4325 [27JN]

Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 5457), H6692 [25SE]

———merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds and reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see S. 1945), S852 [14FE]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3951), H906 [13MR]

Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 5185), H5194 [23JY]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4193), H1282 [11AP]

———improve the national instant criminal background check system (see S. 2826), S7579 [30JY] (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]

———prohibit discharge near any Federal land or facility (see H.R. 5386), H6302 [17SE]

———prohibit possession or transfer of certain handguns (see H.R. 3679), H140 [5FE]

———prohibit the importation of firearms that have been modified to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 3751), H366 [13FE]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2268), S3434 [25AP]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1088 [20MR]

Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 4813), H2944 [22MY]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see S. 2499), S4145 [9MY] (see S. 3001), S9229 [25SE] (see H.R. 4704), H2355 [9MY] (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H2944 [22MY]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see S. 2803), S7430 [26JY] (see H.R. 4834), H3036 [23MY] (see H.R. 5230), H5790 [25JY]

———require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (see S. 3095), S10359 [10OC]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see S. 2027), S2007 [18MR]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (see H.R. 5385), H6302 [17SE]

Forests: authorize Regional Foresters to exempt tree-thinning projects from laws that give rise to legal action that delay or prevent such projects (see H.R. 5309), H5996 [26JY]

FTC: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (see S. 2609), S5366 [11JN]

———classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 5544), H7018 [3OC]

———deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H1532 [23AP]

———reauthorize (see S. 2946), S8673 [17SE]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see S. 3039), S9901 [3OC] (see H.R. 4701), H2355 [9MY]

Government: extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility (see S. 2465), S3953 [7MY]

Hawaii: establish requirements for the designation of critical a habitat (see H.R. 4656), H2100 [2MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H780 [7MR]

———establish a system independent of the FDA for the review of health claims and to define health claims (see H.R. 3811), H633 [27FE]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 2590), S5041 [5JN] (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts and information on transplantation, and move transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy (see S. 2849), S7899 [1AU] (see H.R. 5462), H6692 [25SE]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see S. 2207), S2950 [18AP]

———reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (see S. 2641), S5696 [18JN]

Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4866), H3229 [5JN] (see H.R. 5072), H4424 [9JY]

Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1002 [19MR]

———extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 4071), H1089 [20MR]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 5683), H8022 [16OC]

Immigration: adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (see H.R. 4999), H3825 [21JN]

———extend filing deadline for status adjustment of individuals who already legally qualify for permanent residency (see S. 2493), S4145 [9MY]

———extend the time period for the filing of applications for temporary labor certification (see H.R. 5393), H6303 [17SE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 4043), H1088 [20MR]

———provide judicial review of detention and release determinations and grant the right to a bond hearing to aliens in removal proceedings (see H.R. 5750), H9024 [14NO]

———secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system (see H.R. 5013), H3927 [25JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: ensure full funding and allow States to reform special education programs to increase parental choice and reduce paperwork (see S. 2883), S7900 [1AU]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers (see H.R. 5591), H7737 [9OC]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), consideration (see H. Res. 350), H560 [26FE]

———strengthen Federal Government information security (see H.R. 3844), H687 [5MR]

Insurance: modify antitrust exemption for medical malpractice insurance, address current health care provider issues, and reform medical malpractice litigation process and insurance market (see H.R. 5253), H5993 [26JY]

———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 5437), H6558 [24SE]

———repeal law allowing for the redomestication of mutual insurance companies (see H.R. 4505), H1482 [18AP]

Internet Gambling Licensing and Regulation Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 5760), H9036 [19NO]

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (see H.R. 3991), H1002 [19MR]

Labor: amend certain labor laws to ensure fairness (see H.R. 4636), H2018 [1MY]

Labor unions: ensure that dues and fees are used only for collective bargaining purposes and exclusive representation (see H.R. 3632), H78 [24JA]

LST-325 (U.S.S.): exempt from certain inspection requirements (see H.R. 3856), H687 [5MR]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5041 [5JN] (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]

Market Integrity Commission: establish to study issues relating to the governance of corporations in interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5050), H4325 [27JN]

Medicaid: clarify the circumstances under which a ``hold harmless'' provision does not exist relative to broad-based health care taxes (see S. 1947), S852 [14FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 2386), S3505 [29AP]

———consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see S. 2782), S7308 [24JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see S. 2, 2729), S6808 [15JY] (see H.R. 4954), H3668 [18JN] (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (see H. Res. 465), H4068 [26JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 464), H4067 [26JN]

———prohibit health care providers from charging membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see H.R. 4752), H2607 [16MY]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see S. 2614), S5454 [12JN]

———reform (see H.R. 5451), H6558 [24SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reform Federal survey and certification process for nursing facilities (see H.R. 4030), H1087 [20MR]

———streamline regulatory processes for home health agencies (see H.R. 4659), H2100 [2MY]

Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act: implementation (see H. Res. 478), H4497 [10JY]

Mexico: prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (see S. 2588), S5041 [5JN] (see H.R. 4867), H3229 [5JN]

———prohibit importation of electricity into the U.S., if produced in powerplants near the border, that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (see H.R. 5038), H4324 [27JN]

Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see S.J. Res. 49), S10118 [8OC] (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]

Motor vehicles: assess the advisability of requiring each State to use the SSA Death Master File in issuing drivers' licenses to individuals (see H.R. 5284), H5995 [26JY]

———improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (see H.R. 5381), H6250 [12SE] (see H.R. 5504), H6925 [1OC]

———increase corporate average fuel economy standards (see S. 1923), S488 [7FE]

———urge States to include a question about highway-rail grade crossings safety in their driver's license exams (see H. Con. Res. 506), H7303 [8OC]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: commend promotion of use of child safety seats and seatbelts in motor vehicles and sponsorship of National Child Passenger Safety Week (see H. Con. Res. 326), H284 [12FE]

National Marine Fisheries Service: delay implementation of certain Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Management Plan regulations relative to stock populations (see S. 3110), S10360 [10OC]

National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act: amend provisions regarding certain small contracts (see H.R. 4552), H1532 [23AP]

National School Lunch Act: clarify requirements relative to purchase of domestic commodities and products in Puerto Rico under school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 3997), H1002 [19MR]

New York, NY: provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation planning requirements for certain areas where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of terrorism (see H.R. 3880), H736 [6MR]

NLRB: expand statutory authority relative to employees and labor organizations engaged in or encouraging violent and other potentially injurious conduct (see H.R. 5641), H7894 [10OC]

NOAA: revise and modernize laws governing the commissioned officer corps (see H.R. 4882), H3291 [6JN]

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: provide funding in the same manner as other financial institutions' regulatory agencies (see H.R. 5696), H8035 [21OC]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: conduct a study of the impact of Federal policies on the innovation process for genomic technologies (see H.R. 3966), H931 [14MR]

Patent laws: technical corrections (see H.R. 5119), H4604 [15JY]

Pensions: allow workers flexibility in treatment of investments in individual account plans and require certain disclosures prior to transaction suspension periods (see S. 1971), S1251 [27FE]

———ensure that individual account retirement plans protect workers by limiting the amount of employer stock each worker may hold and encouraging diversification of investment of plan assets (see H.R. 3640), H103 [29JA] (see H.R. 3692), H226 [7FE]

———fully enforce guidance on single sum distributions from cash balance plans (see S. 2812), S7469 [29JY]

———improve pension plan security (see H.R. 5110), H4574 [12JY]

———permit defined benefit plans to use adjusted interest rates for calculating contributions and make permanent certain rules for interstate bus lines with frozen pension plans (see S. 2563), S4839 [23MY]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (see S. 1969), S1208 [26FE] (see H.R. 3762), H523 [14FE]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 540), H6419 [19SE]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (H. Res. 540)—consideration (see H. Res. 547), H6558 [24SE]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), consideration (see H. Res. 386), H1199 [10AP]

———provide greater protection of workers' retirement plans and prohibit certain activities by persons providing auditing services to issuers of public securities (see S. 1921), S488 [7FE]

———provide individual investment account participants with improved information on asset investments, new diversification rights, and new limitations on pension plan blackouts (see S. 2190), S2829 [17AP]

———provide workers in individual account plans with information on how their assets are invested and the need to diversify assets (see S. 2185), S2829 [17AP]

———simplify ERISA reporting and disclosure requirements and provide Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. premium relief (see H.R. 3918), H781 [7MR]

Pharmaceuticals: grant waivers permitting individuals to import prescription drugs from Canada and amend laws relative to sale of prescription drugs through the Internet (see H.R. 5217), H5789 [25JY]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see S. 2244), S3303 [24AP] (see H.R. 4614), H1674 [25AP]

Political campaigns: disclosure of certain electioneering communications disbursements (see H.R. 3680), H140 [5FE]

———provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (see S. 3124), S10571 [16OC]

Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 5614), H7893 [10OC]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy and metals trading markets (see S. 2724), S6649 [11JY]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets (see S. 1951), S853 [14FE] (see H.R. 3914), H780 [7MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit the President and the spouse of the President from accepting certain gifts for personal use (see H.R. 4776), H2661 [20MY]

Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 4678), H2234 [8MY]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see S. 2201), S2950 [18AP]

———require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see S. 2492), S4145 [9MY] (see H.R. 4561), H1618 [24AP]

———restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 5646), H8021 [16OC]

Public lands: make technical corrections to certain laws related to parks and public lands (see H.R. 3853), H687 [5MR]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3808), H633 [27FE]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 5756), H9024 [14NO]

Public welfare programs: ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2878), S7900 [1AU]

Railroads: enhance competition among rail carriers and expedite alternative dispute resolution of disputes involving rail rates, service, or other matters through arbitration (see S. 2245), S3303 [24AP]

Roads and highways: weight limit exemptions on Federal highway bridges (see H.R. 5538), H6982 [2OC]

Safety: conduct a study on the improvement of pier safety standards in navigable waters (see H.R. 3697), H227 [7FE]

———promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs, and other test articles, on people overseas (see H.R. 5249), H5993 [26JY]

———provide for safe equestrian helmets (see S. 2681), S6126 [26JN]

———provide protections for human participants in research (see S. 3060), S9983 [4OC]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 2455), S3843 [2MY] (see S. 2483), S4064 [8MY]

———increase the maximum amount for which a loan can be made under the Microloan Program (see H.R. 3646), H103 [29JA]

SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3764), H523 [14FE]

———establish the Office of Audit Review (see H.R. 5184), H5194 [23JY]

———increase shareholder influence over stock option plans, provide incentives for managers to act in the long-term interests of corporations, and increase transparency of stock option grants (see S. 2822), S7579 [30JY]

———permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in employers stock (see H.R. 3634), H78 [24JA] (see H.R. 5496), H6776 [26SE]

———require report on accounting for intangible assets (see H.R. 5438), H6558 [24SE]

———strengthen auditor independence standards (see H.R. 3736), H365 [13FE]

Securities: address liability standards in connection with violations of the Federal securities laws (see S. 1933), S660 [12FE]

———allow Federal enforcement actions based on State enforcement actions against microcap securities fraud and broaden SEC regulation of rogue brokers (see S. 1985), S1536 [5MR]

———prohibit discrimination on surety bond transactions on the basis of certain factors (see H.R. 4891), H3291 [6JN]

———provide a reasonable correction period for certain security and commodity transactions under the prohibited transaction rules (see H.R. 5653), H8021 [16OC]

———repeal certain laws that limit private securities actions (see H.R. 3829), H651 [28FE]

Securities and Commodities Exchange Commission: establish to combine the functions of the CFTC and SEC (see H.R. 5149), H4872 [17JY]

Securities and Derivatives Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 4038), H1088 [20MR]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 444), H3600 [17JN]

———improve small business advocacy (see H.R. 4231), H1333 [16AP]

———reduce Federal paperwork requirements (see H.R. 4710), H2355 [9MY]

Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (see S. 2466), S3953 [7MY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 5111), H4574 [12JY]

South Carolina: establish requirements relative to delays or restrictions on shipment of special nuclear materials to the Savannah River Site (see S. 2501), S4145 [9MY]

Sports: require sports franchises to make all games available for local television broadcasting in order to be subject to certain presumptions relative to the sale or exchange of a sports franchise (see H.R. 5062), H4350 [8JY]

States: establish standards for programs for the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards (see H.R. 4633), H2018 [1MY]

———improve security of State-issued driver's licenses (see S. 3107), S10359 [10OC]

———permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see S. 2503), S4199 [10MY]

———provide for cooperative governing of health insurance policies and provide assistance to promote establishment of qualified high risk pools and incentives to encourage health coverage for employees and individuals (see H.R. 4170), H1281 [11AP]

———provide incentives to apply certain waivers to use Federal funds to provide affordable employer-based health insurance coverage for uninsured small business workers (see H.R. 4021), H1087 [20MR]

Tariff: modify drawback claims provisions (see S. 2120), S2632 [12AP]

Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see S. 1940), S732 [13FE] (see H.R. 4075), H1089 [20MR]

———apply look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation (see H.R. 4810), H2943 [22MY]

———ensure that stock options of public companies are granted to rank and file employees (see S. 2877), S7900 [1AU]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see S. 2078), S2413 [9AP] (see H.R. 3993), H1002 [19MR] (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP] (see H.R. 5596), H7892 [10OC]

———improve and simplify compliance with internal revenue laws (see H.R. 5095), H4552 [11JY]

———increase interest rate used in determining funding requirements for defined benefit plans which are not multiemployer plans (see H.R. 3919), H781 [7MR]

———permit Indian tribal courts, pursuant to tribal domestic relations laws, to alienate or assign benefits under retirement plans (see H.R. 5065), H4350 [8JY]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 5304), H5996 [26JY]

———provide fairness in tax collection procedures, improve administrative efficiency and confidentiality, and reform penalty and interest provisions (see H.R. 5728), H9023 [14NO] (see H.R. 5763), H9128 [22NO]

———provide involuntary conversion tax relief for producers forced to sell livestock due to weather-related conditions or Federal land management agency policy or action (see S. 2762), S7104 [19JY] (see H.R. 5227), H5790 [25JY]

———reform penalty and interest provisions (see H.R. 5550), H7018 [3OC]

———require adequate disclosure of transactions which have a potential for tax avoidance or evasion (see S. 2498), S4145 [9MY]

———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 4047), H1088 [20MR] (see H.R. 4151), H1200 [10AP] (see H.R. 5103), H4552 [11JY]

———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H3291 [6JN]

———treatment of inverted corporate entities and of transactions with such entities (see S. 2119), S2578 [11AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 5063), H4350 [8JY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (see H. Res. 609), H8732 [13NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), consideration of Senate amendments—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 587), H7929 [15OC]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by members of the uniformed services or Foreign Service and treatment of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 5557), H7171 [7OC]

Telecommunications: facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users (see H.R. 5638), H7894 [10OC]

———facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (see S. 2922), S8456 [10SE]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (see S. 3102), S10359 [10OC] (see H.R. 5632), H7894 [10OC]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (see S. 3103), S10359 [10OC] (see H.R. 5631), H7894 [10OC]

———regulate interstate commerce in certain devices by protecting digital content and promoting broadband and the transition to digital television (see S. 2048), S2260 [21MR]

Telephones: require written consent by the consumer for disclosure of customer proprietary network information (see S. 1928), S586 [11FE]

Terrorism: extend certain procedural relief provided to individuals who were or are victims, or survivors of victims, of a terrorist attack (see S. 2845), S7899 [1AU]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 427), H2734 [21MY]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 117), S4840 [23MY]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]

———eliminate quotas and price support, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2764), S7104 [19JY]

———eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, and establish a tobacco community reinvestment program (see S. 3004), S9229 [25SE] (see H.R. 5480), H6776 [26SE]

———prevent sale of tobacco products to minors and the circumvention of State tobacco taxes by means of electronic sales (see H.R. 5724), H8731 [13NO]

———prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the Internet or other indirect means and ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (see S. 3035), S9846 [2OC]

Truth in Lending Act: adjust the exempt transactions amount for inflation (see H.R. 5507), H6925 [1OC]

TVA: impose greater accountability relative to capital investment decisions and financing operations by increasing oversight (see S. 3061), S9983 [4OC]

U.S. Olympic Committee: correct technical error in codification of U.S. Code relative to trademark protections (see H.R. 3674), H140 [5FE]

Uniform Time Act: modify State exemption provisions for advancement of time (see H.R. 4126), H1199 [10AP]

Western Electric Coordinating Council: study the feasibility and desirability of the formation of regional transmission organizations (see H.R. 5245), H5993 [26JY]

Biographies

LaFalce, Representative, E2092-E2102 [19NO]

Cloture motions

Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6559 [10JY], S6685 [12JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7299 [24JY], S7462 [29JY], S7633 [31JY]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), motion to proceed, S6798 [15JY], S6883 [17JY]

Conference reports

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 333), H5704-H5787 [25JY]

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act (H.R. 3448), H2691-H2732 [21MY]

Sarbanes-Oxley Act (H.R. 3763), H5393-H5411 [24JY]

Cost Estimates

Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act (H.R. 3763): CBO, E657 [29AP]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act (S. 950): CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S484 [7FE]

National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act (S. 1971): CBO, S8665-S8667 [17SE]

Tax Shelter Transparency Act (S. 2498): CBO, S7425 [26JY]

Descriptions

Exempt State and Local Political Committees From Certain Notification and Reporting Requirements Applicable to Political Organizations (H.R. 5596), H8011 [16OC]

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act (H.R. 3448): Amendments Relative to Food Enforcement Authorities Provided Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, H2857 [22MY]

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act (H.R. 327), S4734-S4736 [22MY]

Documents

Corporate Officers Verification Under Oath of Financial Reports: SEC, S6757 [15JY]

Excerpts

Legislation on the safety of the reimportation of prescription drugs, S6927 [17JY]

Explanations

National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act (S. 1971), S1257 [27FE]

Reversing the Expatriation of Profits Offshore Act (S. 2119), S2593 [11AP]

Factsheets

Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards: EPA, S3369-S3371 [25AP]

Campaign Finance Reform—Fact & Fiction: Brennan Center for Justice, S2117 [20MR]

EIA Study—National Renewable Energy Standard of 20% Is Easily Affordable: Union of Concerned Scientists, S2167 [20MR]

Hearings

Corporate accountability, E1470-E1478 [29JY]

Letters

Air conditioner efficiency standards: Linda J. Fisher, EPA, S3369 [25AP]

Air Force transport/VIP aircraft leasing authorization process: James D. Roche, Sec. of the Air Force, S7795 [1AU]

———Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., OMB, S7795 [1AU]

———Senator Levin, S7798 [1AU]

Alternative vehicles and fuel incentives tax credit: Mark A. Weinberger, Dept. of the Treasury, S3384 [25AP]

———Senator Kyl, S3383 [25AP]

Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: J. Neil McFarland, S9922 [3OC]

———J.D. Griffith, S9922 [3OC]

———James A. Brooks, S9922 [3OC]

———Jay R. Hildebrand, S9922 [3OC]

———Thomas D. Heinold, S9922 [3OC]

———Thomas J. Hicks, S9922 [3OC]

Certify safety and cost savings relative to commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada: Donna E. Shalala, Dept. of HHS, S6910 [17JY]

———Lester M. Crawford, FDA, S6913 [17JY]

———Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S6910 [17JY]

Clothing regulations imposed on female Armed Forces personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia: several Representatives, H2425 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense exemption from certain environmental regulations: Representative Rahall, Committee on Resources (House) and Representative Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2254 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs issuance of regulations requiring prioritization of veterans' access to health care: Delatorro L. McNeil, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S8748 [18SE]

Duty-free benefits for certain products produced within qualifying industrial zones in Turkey: Richard L. Armitage, Dept. of State, H7101, H7102 [7OC]

Electric power transmission system reliability organization: Elizabeth A. Moler, Exelon Corp., S1881 [14MR]

———John A. Anderson, Electricity Consumers Resource Council, S1880 [14MR]

———Lynne H. Church, Electric Power Supply Association, S1881 [14MR]

———Michael Kergin, S1878 [14MR]

———P.R.H. Landrieu, Mid-Atlantic Area Council, S1880 [14MR]

———Phillip G. Harris, PJM Interconnection, LLC, S1881 [14MR]

Emergency Communications and Competition Act: Chris Murray and Gene Kimmelman, Consumers Union, S8465 [10SE]

———Kermit W. Richardson, National Grange (organization), S8465 [10SE]

———Nancie G. Marzulla, Marzulla & Marzulla (law firm), S8467 [10SE]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S8466 [10SE]

———Romes Antoine, Avoyel-Taensa Tribe/Nation of Louisiana, S8467 [10SE]

———Wade J. Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S8466 [10SE]

———Wilma Mankiller, S8467 [10SE]

End Gridlock at Our Nation's Critical Airports Act: Representative Jackson, H4632 [15JY]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Christine Todd Whitman, EPA, S482 [7FE]

Gasoline price levels: Senator Levin, Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S6313 [28JN]

Grant New York, NY, a waiver from transportation planning requirements for certain areas where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by terrorism: John Bowman, Environmental Defense (organization), H6145 [10SE]

Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act: Abbey S. Meyers, National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc., S7641 [31JY]

———Carl B. Feldbaum, Biotechnology Industry Organization, S6994 [18JY], S7570 [30JY]

———Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market, S6845 [16JY], S7641, S7648 [31JY]

———D. Michael Fisher, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, S7636 [31JY]

———Dick Wagoner, Jr., General Motors Corp., S7641 [31JY]

———Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of New York, S7636 [31JY]

———James E. Rogan, Patent and Trademark Office, S7571 [30JY]

———Janell Mayo Duncan, Consumers Union, S7642 [31JY]

———Jody Hunter, Business for Affordable Medicine (organization), S6845 [16JY], S7648 [31JY]

———Kathleen D. Jaeger, Generic Pharmaceutical Association, S7641 [31JY]

———Michael K. Kirk, American Intellectual Property Law Association, S7346 [25JY]

———Senator Kennedy, S7026-S7028 [18JY]

———Stephen Mulloney, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, S6995 [18JY]

Greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements: several business associations, S3394 [25AP]

Improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders: Wayne Pacelle, Humane Society of the U.S., and Lisa Weisberg, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, S581 [11FE]

Increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles: Charles E. Frank, ``Z'' Frank Chevrolet, LLC, S1771 [12MR]

Labeling and advertising requirements for dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids and prohibit sales of such supplements to minors: Charles W. Fricke, and Kevin and Debra Riggins, S11675 [20NO]

Make certain court sentencing safety valve provisions retroactive: Diana E. Murphy, U.S. Sentencing Commission, S9596 [30SE]

Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act: Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S11551 [19NO]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: William D. Novelli, Cecil Malone, and Maria Reynolds-Diaz, AARP, S7100 [19JY]

Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act: William D. Novelli, AARP, H4288 [27JN]

Methyl bromide phaseout as a pesticide: Representative Combest, Committee on Agriculture (House), E720 [6MY]

———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E720 [6MY]

Microcap Fraud Prevention Act: Joseph P. Borg, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1538 [5MR]

National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act: several Senators, S10605 [17OC]

National Park Service snowmobile regulations: Max H. Dodson, EPA, S4055 [8MY]

Our Lady of Peace Act: Christopher N. Alan, H7913 [15OC]

———Judith A. Wood, H7914 [15OC]

———R.J. Rockefeller, H7913, H7914 [15OC]

Pension Security Act: Representative Boehner, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), E558 [17AP]

———Representative Gutknecht, H1270 [11AP]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), E558 [17AP]

Permit defined benefit pension plans to use adjusted interest rates for calculating contributions and make permanent certain rules for interstate bus lines with frozen pension plans: Jim LaSala, Amalgamated Transit Union, S4853 [23MY]

Prescription Drug User Fee Act authorization: Representatives Tauzin and Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2856, H2859 [22MY]

Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization: Tommy Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S5195 [6JN]

Promote public-private competition for Dept. of Defense contracts and procurement: Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., OMB, S5983 [25JN]

Provide consumer protections and reliability in the provision of electric power: several organizations, S3242 [24AP]

———Steve Johnson, Washington Public Utility Districts Association, S3243 [24AP]

———Tony Ponticelli, National Alliance for Fair Competition, S3242 [24AP]

Provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets: Bob Cave, American Public Gas Association, S1651 [7MR]

———David L. Sokol, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., S1651 [7MR]

———Gregory Moredock, Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association, S1651 [7MR]

———Steven L. Kline, PG&E Corp., S1652 [7MR]

Provide sufficient State funding to meet certain election technology and administration requirements: Olene S. Walker, S1167 [26FE]

———Ron Thornburgh, Larry Naake, and William Pound, S1167 [26FE]

Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act: Dean Heller, Nevada Sec. of State, S6340 [8JY]

Reallocate unused sugar quotas to make up shortfalls in the amount sugar supplying countries export to the U.S.: Lawrence T. Graham, Coalition for Sugar Reform, S622 [12FE]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S622 [12FE]

Reduce cost of credits for not meeting Federal renewable electric energy generation standards: Allen Franklin, Southern Co., S3267 [24AP]

———Bernie Beaudoin, Great Plains Energy Inc., S3268 [24AP]

———David G. Roberts, Progress Energy Service Co., LLC, S3267 [24AP]

———David L. Sokl, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., S3268 [24AP]

———Larry Mitchell, American Corn Growers Association, S3268 [24AP]

———Lila A. Jaber, Florida Public Service Commission, S3267 [24AP]

———Mike Morris, Northeast Utilities (business), S3282 [24AP]

———Robert K. Johnson, Electric Consumers' Alliance, S3268, S3270 [24AP]

———Steven E. Moore, OGE Energy Corp., S3267 [24AP]

———several business associations, S3268, S3271 [24AP]

Regulatory oversight over energy trading markets: Alan H. Richardson, American Public Power Association, S2022 [19MR]

———Bob Cave, American Public Gas Association, S2022 [19MR]

———David L. Sokol, Midamerican Energy Holdings Co., S2022 [19MR]

———Gregory Moredock, National Energy Policy Committee, S2022 [19MR]

———Harvey L. Pitt, SEC, S1776 [12MR]

———Jeanne Connelly, Calpine Corp., S2022 [19MR]

———John F. Bryson, Edison International, S2021 [19MR]

———Pat Wood III, FERC, S2021 [19MR]

———Paul H. O'Neill, Sec. of the Treasury, and Alan Greenspan, FRS, S2023 [19MR]

———Steven L. Kline, PG&E Corp., S2021 [19MR]

———Thomas J. Erickson, CFTC, S2023 [19MR]

Renewable electric energy generation standards: Alan H. Richardson, American Public Power Association, S2046 [19MR]

———David L. Sokol, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., S1906 [14MR], S2057 [19MR]

———Jeanne Connelly, Calpine Corp., S2057 [19MR]

———Karl Gawell, Geothermal Energy Association, S2057 [19MR]

———Katherine Hamilton and Megan Smith, American Bioenergy Association, S1906 [14MR]

———Lila A. Jaber, Florida Public Service Commission, S2059, S2060 [19MR], S2171 [20MR]

———Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, S2056 [19MR]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, S2046 [19MR]

———Michael M. Wilson, Florida Power & Light Co., S1907 [14MR], S2057 [19MR]

———Paul Oakley, Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy, S2195 [21MR]

———Randall Swisher, American Wind Energy Association, S1906 [14MR], S2057 [19MR]

———Robert K. Johnson, Electric Consumers' Alliance, S2195 [21MR]

———several businesses and trade associations, S1903 [14MR], S2046, S2047 [19MR], S2170 [20MR]

Require that the disclosure of any insider selling of stock, of publicly held companies, be filed electronically: Harvey L. Pitt, SEC, S6687 [12JY]

Resolution of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist billing issues: Representative Bereuter, E1601 [18SE]

Safety consequences of reducing vehicle weights to improve fuel economy: Brian O'Neill, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, S1769 [12MR]

SEC review of corporate financial statements: Harvey L. Pitt, SEC, H3908 [25JN]

Stock Option Fairness and Accountability Act: several Senators, S7104 [19JY]

Study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources: Carl M. Smith, Dept. of Energy, S1634 [7MR]

———Carol M. Browner, EPA, S1633 [7MR]

———Michel J. Paque, Ground Water Protection Council, S1637 [7MR]

Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H1131 [9AP]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1131 [9AP]

Treatment of stock options as expenses in income statements: Steven Barr, S6628 [11JY]

Use of child labor in harvesting of cocoa beans: Chocolate Manufacturers Association, S225 [29JA]

———Hans Rysgaard and David Zimmer, Association of the Chocolate, Biscuit, and Confectionery Industries of the European Union, S226 [29JA]

———Kouame Edouard, International Cocoa Organization, S226 [29JA]

———Robert A. Zehnder, European Cocoa Association, S226 [29JA]

WorldCom, Inc., accounting practices: Senators Gordon Smith and Breaux, S6316 [28JN]

Lists

FDA approval of buprenorphine for the treatment of heroin addiction press conference participants, S10658 [17OC]

Opponents and supporters of S. 812, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act, S7638 [31JY]

States defining waste-to-energy systems as a renewable energy source, S3287 [24AP]

Steps to add North American Industry Classification System codes to OMB/Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs existing computerized paperwork database, H3626 [18JN]

Supporters of Cantwell amendment to S. 517, national energy policy legislation, on consumer protections and reliability in the provision of electric power, S3242, S3250 [24AP]

Supporters of S. 1478, Puppy Protection Act, S630-S636 [12FE]

Supporters of S. 2590, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, S7368 [25JY]

Top 10 violations by commercial dog breeding facilities, S581 [11FE]

Memorandums

Enron Corp., Contributions to the Financial Accounting Standards Board Trust Fund: David B. Duncan, Anderson (accounting and consulting company), S737 [13FE]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5371 [24JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H8825 [14NO]

———protect family farmers and family fishermen (H.R. 5348), consideration, H6959 [2OC]

Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6533 [10JY], S6619, S6625 [11JY]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1589 [24AP], H4838 [17JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (H.R. 1701), H6339 [18SE]

Drugs: consideration of legislation to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, H6957 [2OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7206 [23JY], S7283 [24JY], S7534 [30JY], S7633 [31JY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H602, H606 [27FE]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4297 [27JN]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1264 [11AP]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), H3623 [18JN]

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), H8794 [14NO]

Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), H638 [28FE]

Papers

Broadband—A 21st Century Technology and Productivity Strategy: Senator Lieberman, S5047 [5JN]

Poems

``Message to the Republican Mob'', E1337 [24JY]

Press releases

Circuit Attorney Announces Charges Against Vote Fraud Offenders: Jennifer M. Joyce, Office of the St. Louis, MO, Circuit Attorney, S2473 [10AP]

Fiscal Responsibility—Deficits Are Back, and the Budget Bazaar Is Open for Business: Concord Coalition, S5008 [5JN]

International Alliance Joins Forces To Address Child Labour Abuse in the West African Cocoa Sector: Several Cocoa and Chocolate Industry Organizations, S227 [29JA]

Proposals

Allow individuals to take time off in event of disasters, E219 [27FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5348, Family Farmers and Family Fisherman Protection Act, H6850 [1OC], H6958 [2OC]

Consideration of legislation to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, H6856 [1OC], H6955 [2OC]

Dept. of Defense reprogramming request for Air Force transport/VIP aircraft leasing authorization process, S7796 [1AU]

Questions and answers

Improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders, S581 [11FE]

Regulations

Texas substantive rules applicable to electric service providers for renewable energy, S3277-S3280 [24AP]

Remarks in House

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H5371, H5372 [24JY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H3674 [19JN], H3866 [25JN], H3932 [26JN], H4860 [17JY], H5097 [23JY], H5352-H5374 [24JY], E1096 [19JN], E1370, E1375, E1385 [25JY], E1516 [5SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), consideration (H. Res. 498), H5346-H5352 [24JY]

Agency for Immigration Affairs: require the Office of Immigration Statistics to maintain region-by-region statistics on denials of applications and petitions, H1654 [25AP]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock, H2030 [2MY]

Air pollution: require industrial polluters to reduce small particulate emissions, H1193 [10AP]

Alaska: extend hydroelectric licenses (S. 1843), H8941 [14NO]

———extend hydroelectric licenses (S. 1843), request Senate to return official papers, H9031 [19NO]

Andersen (accounting and consulting company): status of contracts with Federal agencies, H676 [5MR]

———tribute to employees, E541 [16AP]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (H.R. 5268), E1427 [29JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (H.R. 4940), H5013-H5017 [22JY], E1379 [25JY]

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (H.R. 4643), E702 [3MY]

Aviation: amend certain laws relative to airport project streamlining (H.R. 4481), H4361-H4365 [9JY], E1244 [11JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H8825 [14NO]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment, H8874-H8877 [14NO]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), conference report, H6065 [5SE], H6108 [9SE], H6132 [10SE], H6306 [18SE], H6696 [26SE], H8824-H8877 [14NO], E1466, E1467 [29JY], E2143 [22NO]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 506), H6241 [12SE]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 606), H8742-H8757 [14NO]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H6699, H6700, H6701, H6702 [26SE]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 4167), H1302-H1305 [16AP]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 5472), H6848-H6850 [1OC]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H1183-H1188 [10AP]

———protect family farmers and family fishermen (H.R. 5348), consideration, H6958 [2OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful, H1670 [25AP], H1678 [29AP], H2002 [1MY]

Business and industry: corporate ethics, H4030 [26JN]

———enhance penalties for accounting and auditing improprieties at publicly traded companies (H.R. 5118), H4682, H4683-H4694 [16JY], H4771 [17JY], E1279, E1285 [17JY]

———enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (H.R. 3818), H4478-H4485 [10JY], E238 [28FE]

———enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, H3934 [26JN]

———improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), H4337 [8JY], H4434, H4474 [10JY], E1317 [22JY]

———protect corporate whistleblowers, enhance criminal penalties, extend statute of limitations, and require retention of audit review documents, H4838-H4847 [17JY]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1453 [18AP], H1495 [23AP], H1544-H1592 [24AP], H4433, H4434, H4472 [10JY], H4499, H4500, H4503 [11JY], H4566 [12JY], H4692 [16JY], H4770, H4771, H4772, H4827, H4838 [17JY], H4876, H4877 [18JY], H4988, H5074-H5084 [22JY], E637, E643 [26AP], E657 [29AP], E670 [30AP]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5319, H5321, H5441 [24JY], H5459-H5480 [25JY], E1412, E1451, E1452, E1462, E1463, E1466 [29JY]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), consideration (H. Res. 395), H1540-H1544 [24AP]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), corrections in engrossment, H1592 [24AP]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), motion to instruct conferees, H4838-H4847 [17JY]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), motion to recommit, H1590, H1591 [24AP]

———protect investors through enhanced corporate responsibility, H3701 [19JN]

———provide for enhanced corporate responsibility under securities laws, H1590, H1591 [24AP]

———provide for enhanced corporate responsibility under securities laws (H.R. 4083), H4474 [10JY], E460 [9AP]

———require disclosure of insider sales of stock of publicly held companies be filed electronically (H.R. 3769), E177 [15FE]

———require investment advisers to make prominent public disclosures of ties with companies being analyzed by them (H.R. 3671), E65 [4FE]

———require publicly traded companies to record and treat stock options as expenses in income statements, H4566 [12JY], H4680 [16JY]

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: resolution of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist billing issues, E1601 [18SE]

Clean Air Act: permit the sale, in certain States, of gasoline from other regions relative to supplies and prices (H.R. 3946), E322 [12MR]

———prohibit issuance of new construction permits that would result in deposition of additional mercury into the Great Lakes, H4920 [18JY]

———prohibit issuance of new construction permits that would result in deposition of additional mercury into the Great Lakes (H.R. 5261), E2059 [15NO]

Commission on Native American Policy: establish, H4795-H4802 [17JY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act, H4322 [27JN]

Congressional Web Accessibility Day: observance, E1125 [21JN]

Consumers: make ownership cost limitations in New York, Ohio, and Nebraska law the minimum standard of protection for rental-purchase agreements, and establish a national standard on cash prices, H6322, H6327, H6333-H6336 [18SE]

———prohibit preemption of State laws that regulate rental-purchase agreements as a form of consumer credit, H6319, H6321-H6329, H6339, H6340 [18SE]

———prohibit shifting of liability for rental-purchase agreements for loss, damage, or destruction of property from the merchant to the consumer, H6322, H6335-H6337 [18SE]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (H.R. 1701), H6216 [11SE], H6320-H6342 [18SE], E1625 [19SE], E1697 [30SE]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (H.R. 1701), consideration (H. Res. 528), H6318-H6320 [18SE]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (H.R. 1701), motion to recommit, H6339, H6340 [18SE]

———treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (H.R. 5162), E1301 [18JY]

Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act: ensure that one member of the public regulatory agency be a person who has never been licensed to practice public accounting, H1564, H1565 [24AP]

Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, H3449 [11JN], H3507-H3510 [12JN], H4056, H4060-H4062 [26JN], H4343-H4348 [8JY], H4354, H4355, H4357, H4359, H4360, H4361, H4398, H4400-H4402, H4404-H4407 [9JY], H4431, H4432, H4433 [10JY], H4500, H4501, H4502, H4503, H4534-H4540 [11JY], H4568, H4569 [12JY], H4578, H4580, H4670-H4673 [15JY], H4678, H4680, H4682 [16JY], H4864-H4870 [17JY], H4988, H5074-H5084 [22JY], H5096 [23JY], H5459 [25JY], E1317 [22JY], E1337 [24JY], E1498 [5SE]

———prohibit from making loans to their officers, directors, and principal shareholders (H.R. 5048), E1484 [4SE]

Cost of Government Day: observance, H3932 [26JN], E1177 [28JN]

Courts: prohibit the sealing of records in class action settlements where the health and safety of the public are at risk, H859, H860 [13MR]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (H.R. 4607), E646 [26AP]

Crime: eliminate the securities fraud exception from the civil remedy for racketeering violations (H.R. 3644), E46 [29JA]

———restore aiding and abetting liability under Federal securities laws (H.R. 5625), E1831 [11OC]

Cuba: condition lifting of travel restrictions on certification that Cuba is not developing or providing technology to terrorists for biological weapons and is not providing support or sanctuary to terrorists, H5246, H5267-H5273, H5291-H5293 [23JY]

———lift certain restrictions on remittances to Cuban nationals, H5246, H5248, H5298, H5299 [23JY], H5346 [24JY]

———lift travel restrictions, H5246, H5247, H5248, H5293-H5298 [23JY], H5346 [24JY], E1363 [25JY]

Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations of property by the Government (H.R. 4771), E861 [20MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: food inspections program funding, E1494 [4SE]

Dept. of Defense: clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia, H2250 [9MY], E773 [10MY]

———clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia (H.R. 4714), H2422-H2427 [14MY]

———establish sunset provisions for certain reports, H2331 [9MY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, H2250-H2252, H2254, H2256, H2263, H2271, H2279, H2333 [9MY], H2932 [22MY], H3031 [23MY], H8536, H8539 [12NO], E2010 [14NO]

Dept. of Energy: Energy Star Program proposals relative to windows, doors, and skylights, H4741 [16JY]

———external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at facilities (H.R. 5275), E1462 [29JY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint an independent counsel on matters relating to Enron Corp. (H. Con. Res. 333), H538 [26FE], H3815 [21JN]

Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics, E594 [22AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish an Office of the National Insurers (H.R. 3766), E181 [15FE]

———notify certain taxpayers of the eligibility requirements for the earned income credit (H.R. 4632), E738 [7MY]

Dept. of Transportation: Office of Pipeline Safety enforcement of pipeline safety regulations, E2103 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve accountability of research corporations established at medical centers, E1322 [24JY]

———improve accountability of research corporations established at medical centers (H.R. 5084), E1230 [10JY]

Drugs: consideration of legislation to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, H6955-H6958 [2OC]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, E1545 [11SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, E563 [17AP]

Economy: role of Government in causing and remedying economic recession, H221-H223 [7FE]

Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H3612 [18JN], H3675, H3703-H3712 [19JN], H4860-H4863 [17JY], E1107 [20JN], E1122, E1126 [21JN], E1144, E1145 [25JN]

Employment: clarify rules for determining whether certain agent-drivers and commission-drivers are employees (H.R. 3877), E285 [6MR]

Endangered Species Act: impact of classification of black-tailed prairie dog on landowners, H830 [12MR]

EPA: loosening of new source review regulations relative to the installation of pollution-control equipment by large industrial plants, H4074 [27JN]

ERISA: require certain pension plan administrators to provide reports to fully and accurately disclose the financial health of the plan sponsor and promote diversification of investment of their plan assets (H.R. 3642), E106 [6FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow individuals to take time off in event of disasters, E218 [27FE]

FCC: amateur radio operator antenna installment regulations, E801 [14MY]

———eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (H.R. 4560), H2129-H2132 [7MY], E621 [24AP], E1160 [27JN]

———eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (H.R. 4560), Senate amendment, H3660, H3661 [18JN]

———enforcement authority over telephone companies that violate telecommunications laws, H571, H583, H585, H590, H597, H601 [27FE]

———improve regulation of small and mid-size telecommunications companies (H.R. 4012), E398 [21MR]

———prohibit Bell Operating Cos., from bundling long distance voice services with high speed data services, H590 [27FE]

———prohibit from requiring digitial television tuners in television receivers (H.R. 5685), E1932 [17OC]

———study on Internet deregulation and high speed data services feasibility, H572, H585 [27FE]

FDA: facilitate the use of irradiation in improving food safety, E1556 [11SE]

———labeling requirements to certify that child labor was not used in harvesting of cocoa beans, E1205 [8JY]

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board: restructure (H.R. 5094), E1244 [11JY]

Federal Bureau of Audits: establish to conduct audits of financial statements submitted by reporting issuers, H1571-H1574 [24AP], E637 [26AP]

Federal contractors: require adherence to Federal safety and environmental laws, E890 [23MY]

Federal contracts: improve Federal agency oversight and assistance and strengthen accountability of the governmentwide debarment and suspension system (H.R. 5292), E1439 [29JY]

Federal employees: cost accounting standards for health insurance companies relative to Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H5260-H5263 [23JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (H.R. 3580), H7153-H7164 [7OC], E1798 [8OC], E1844 [11OC]

———improve regulation of medical devices (H.R. 5651), H7965 [16OC]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1862), H2110 [7MY], H6268 [17SE], H6377, H6387, H6390, H6393, H6394, H6398 [19SE]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (H.R. 5272), H6261, H6268, H6297 [17SE]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Oregon (H.R. 5436), H8925, H8935 [14NO]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in North Carolina (S. 1010), H8926 [14NO]

———status of Chairman relative to regulation of energy industry, H240 [12FE]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: develop standards of financial accounting and reporting relative to the treatment of stock options, E1466 [29JY]

———preserve the integrity of the establishment of accounting standards (H.R. 5058), H4537 [11JY]

Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (H.R. 5457), H6685, H6686 [25SE]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, H5346 [24JY]

———provide regulatory relief to credit unions, E839 [17MY]

Firearms: gun control, H1007 [20MR], E363 [14MR]

———improve the national instant criminal background check system (H.R. 4757), H7910-H7917 [15OC], E1891, E1940 [17OC]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 4034), E432 [21MR]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (H.R. 4834), E923 [24MY]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), E202 [26FE], E348 [14MR]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 5385), H7058-H7102 [7OC], E1810 [9OC]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (H.R. 5544), E1760-E1762 [4OC]

———deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (H.R. 4551), E604 [23AP]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (H.R. 4701), H2429 [14MY]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (H.R. 3215), permission to file report, H8014 [16OC]

GAO: feasibility study on federalizing security at nuclear power plants, E32 [25JA]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (H.R. 169), H1691-H1696 [30AP]

———extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility, H4678 [16JY]

———prohibit enforcement of OMB regulation on privatization quotas for Federal jobs, H5322-H5328 [24JY]

———prohibit the use of human discounting in cost-benefit analyses done during regulatory reviews, H5330 [24JY], E1940 [17OC]

———responsibilities and duties, H3153-H3157 [4JN]

———revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws related to public buildings, property, and works (H.R. 2068), H3316, H3393 [11JN]

Hawaii: establish requirements for the designation of critical a habitat (H.R. 4656), E854 [20MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 3897), E293 [7MR]

———establish a system independent of the FDA for the review of health claims and to define health claims (H.R. 3811), E218 [27FE]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts and information on transplantation, and move transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy (H.R. 5462), E1660 [26SE]

———prohibit institutions from withholding medically appropriate information from patients, H6584, H6585 [25SE]

Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (H.R. 4866), H4698-H4707 [16JY], E972 [6JN]

Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (H.R. 3995), E389 [19MR], E1133 [21JN]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (H.R. 5683), E1915 [17OC]

Immigration: national policy, H6366-H6371 [18SE]

———provide judicial review of detention and release determinations and grant the right to a bond hearing to aliens in removal proceedings (H.R. 5750), E2036 [14NO]

———reform visa issuance policies, H3712 [19JN], H3916 [25JN]

———secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system, H6154-H6159 [10SE], H6545-H6549 [24SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reduce paperwork for special education teachers (H.R. 5591), E1807 [9OC]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H217 [7FE], H575-H609 [27FE], E237, E241 [28FE], E260 [5MR], E283 [6MR], E300 [7MR]

———deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), consideration (H. Res. 350), H568-H574 [27FE]

———deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), corrections in engrossment, H608 [27FE]

———deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), motion to recommit, H603-H607 [27FE]

———deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), unanimous-consent request, H601, H602 [27FE]

———protect competition in Internet and high speed data services by preserving certain FCC and State regulations affecting competitive local exchange carriers, H568, H570-H573, H579, H582-H594, H601-H607 [27FE]

———strengthen Federal information security systems, H5651 [25JY], H5826 [26JY]

INS: investigation of approval and issuance of diversity immigration visa to Hesham Hedayet, H6697 [26SE]

———investigation of approval and issuance of student visas for suspected terrorists, H911, H912, H928 [14MR], H987 [19MR]

———limit time that foreigners can stay in the U.S. to 30 days, H1667 [25AP]

Insurance: protect ownership rights of policyholders in mutual life insurance companies, E560 [17AP]

IRS: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H5333-H5336 [24JY]

———protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 3991), H1113-H1132 [9AP], H1160 [10AP], E481, E490 [10AP], E504 [11AP], E518 [12AP]

Law enforcement: limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies, H6746 [26SE]

———surveillance of computer services in places of employment, libraries, and schools, H589 [27FE]

Los Angeles, CA: regulations on storm water runoff, E317 [12MR]

LST-325 (U.S.S.): exempt from certain inspection requirements (H.R. 3856), E259 [5MR]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4888), E988 [7JN]

Medicaid: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals, H4571 [12JY]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3605, H3610, H3613, H3641, H3652-H3659 [18JN], H3673, H3674, H3676, H3677, H3702, H3712-H3719 [19JN], H3725, H3726, H3727, H3728, H3750, H3753-H3760 [20JN], H3779, H3780, H3781, H3812 [21JN], H3827, H3828, H3841, H3842-H3849, H3852-H3854 [24JN], H3861, H3862, H3864, H3866, H3917-H3920 [25JN], H3932, H3933, H3934, H4030, H4031, H4032, H4039-H4045, H4051-H4056 [26JN], H4073, H4074, H4075, H4076, H4078, H4182-H4320 [27JN], H4330 [8JY], H4356 [9JY], H4578, H4664, H4665 [15JY], H4772 [17JY], H5093, H5094 [23JY], H5321 [24JY], H8027 [17OC], H8760 [14NO], E1107 [20JN], E1199, E1201, E1202, E1203 [8JY], E1220, E1223 [9JY], E1226 [10JY], E1913 [17OC]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4166-H4182 [27JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), same-day consideration (H. Res. 464), H6241 [12SE]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), motion to recommit, H4318, H4319 [27JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 5019), H4029 [26JN], H4338-H4342 [8JY], E1161, E1163 [27JN]

———reform, H6696 [26SE]

———reform (H.R. 5451), E1643 [25SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reform Federal survey and certification process for nursing facilities (H.R. 4030), E433 [21MR]

Mexico: prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (H.R. 4867), E979 [6JN]

Mining and mineral resources: elimination of certain environmental regulations, H1192 [10AP]

Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (H.J. Res. 113), H7146-H7148 [7OC]

Motor vehicles: assess the advisability of requiring each State to use the SSA Death Master File in issuing drivers' licenses to individuals (H.R. 5284), H5879 [26JY]

———improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (H.R. 5504), H8941 [14NO]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H1194 [10AP]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, H910 [14MR]

———prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (H.R. 2546), H8083-H8085 [12NO]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: commend promotion of use of child safety seats and seatbelts in motor vehicles and sponsorship of National Child Passenger Safety Week (H. Con. Res. 326), H254, H255, H266 [12FE], E168 [14FE]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations, H3922, H3923 [25JN]

National security: implementation of a national identification system or card, H5853 [26JY]

National Shooting Sports Foundation: tribute to Project HomeSafe, H670 [5MR]

Native Americans: require State approval of new gambling facilities, develop minimum Federal standards for Indian gaming, and establish commission to report on living standards on Indian lands (H.R. 2244), H4712 [16JY]

New York, NY: Hospital for Special Surgery receipient of New York State Hospital Patient Safety Award, E651 [29AP]

———provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation planning requirements for certain areas where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of terrorism (H.R. 3880), H6142-H6146 [10SE]

Nursing homes: compliance with certain Dept. of HHS staffing level and training requirements, E799 [14MY]

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: provide funding in the same manner as other financial institutions' regulatory agencies (H.R. 5696), H8033 [21OC]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: conduct a study of the impact of Federal policies on the innovation process for genomic technologies (H.R. 3966), E353-E355 [14MR]

Pensions: conduct a feasibility study on insurance programs relative to defined contribution plans, H1244 [11AP]

———ensure pension parity for employers and employees, H1260 [11AP]

———improve pension plan security, H4477 [10JY]

———improve pension plan security (H.R. 5110), H4566, H4570 [12JY], H4688 [16JY], H5472, H5478 [25JY]

———prevent corporations from avoiding qualified plan rules by reincorporating in a foreign country, H3809-H3811 [21JN]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1095 [9AP], H1217-H1267, H1270, H1271 [11AP], H4472 [10JY], H4692 [16JY], E174 [15FE], E533, E534, E542 [16AP], E554, E557, E559 [17AP], E587 [18AP]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete action (H. Res. 540)—consideration (H. Res. 547), H6660-H6669 [25SE]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (H. Res. 540), H6563, H6669-H6677 [25SE], E1619 [19SE], E1693 [30SE]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), consideration (H. Res. 386), H1205-H1216 [11AP]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), motion to recommit, H1265 [11AP]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), permission to file report, H1072 [20MR]

Pesticides: methyl bromide phaseout, E719 [6MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1997 [1MY]

Political campaigns: exempt communications pertaining to civil rights and issues affecting minorities from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H426-H429 [13FE]

———exempt communications pertaining to the right to keep and bear arms from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H421-H425 [13FE]

———exempt communications pertaining to veterans, military personnel, and senior citizens from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H433-H436 [13FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit the President and the spouse of the President from accepting certain gifts for personal use (H.R. 4776), E855 [20MY]

Privacy: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (H.R. 4561), H7030-H7033 [7OC]

———restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (H.R. 5646), E1926, E1927 [17OC]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (H.R. 5756), E2056 [15NO]

Rehabilitation Act: anniversary of provisions requiring accessibility for the disabled to Federal agencies' electronic and information technology, E1125 [21JN]

SBA: revise calculation of certain loan subsidy rates, E1609 [19SE], E1961 [28OC]

SEC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3764), H3905-H3909 [25JN]

———establish the Office of Audit Review (H.R. 5184), E1337 [24JY]

———permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in employers stock (H.R. 3634), E18 [24JA]

———require the net capital of an accountant be equal to one-half of the annual audit revenue received from registered issuers, H1565-H1567 [24AP]

Securities: repeal certain laws that limit private securities actions (H.R. 3829), H4433 [10JY]

Ships and vessels: use of biodegradable materials as an alternative to plastics on submarines, E1500 [5SE]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), Senate amendments, H3623-H3632 [18JN]

———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 444), H3622, H3623 [18JN]

———improve small business advocacy (H.R. 4231), H2784-H2787 [21MY], E736 [7MY]

———reduce Federal paperwork requirements (H.R. 4710), E758 [10MY]

Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (H.R. 4075), E402 [21MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, H1127-H1131 [9AP], H1160 [10AP], E481 [10AP], E504 [11AP]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (H.R. 5596), H8010-H8013 [16OC]

———provide fairness in tax collection procedures, improve administrative efficiency and confidentiality, and reform penalty and interest provisions (H.R. 5728), H8929 [14NO]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H1205 [11AP]

———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (H.R. 4047), E439 [21MR]

———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (H.R. 4151), E485 [10AP]

———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (H.R. 5103), E1242 [11JY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), H4365-H4369 [9JY], E1235 [11JY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), concur with Senate amendments with an amendment, H8794-H8801 [14NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 609), H8757-H8764 [14NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by members of the uniformed services or Foreign Service and treatment of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services (H.R. 5557), H7164-H7167 [7OC], H7800 [10OC]

Telecommunications: facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users (H.R. 5638), E1852 [11OC]

———require Bell Operating Cos., to offer high-speed internet to low-income urban areas, H585 [27FE]

———require Bell Operating Cos., to submit a statement on proposed Internet and high speed data services to the Dept. of Justice prior to offering services to a region, H573 [27FE]

Telecommunications Act: interpretation of savings clause relative to antitrust laws, H573 [27FE]

Television: transition to digital television, H3278 [6JN], E977 [6JN], E990, E993, E994 [7JN], E1020 [12JN]

Terrorism: impact on civil liberties of implementing new law enforcement and surveillance authorities directed toward combating terrorism, E1592 [17SE]

———impact on civil liberties of implementing new law enforcement and surveillance laws directed toward combating terrorism, E1072 [17JN], E1426 [29JY]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), H638 [28FE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, H2803 [21MY], H2844-H2860 [22MY], E915, E916, E919-E921, E930 [24MY]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 427), H2838-H2842 [22MY]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 117), H3101 [4JN]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H638-H641 [28FE]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (H.R. 5264), H5091 [23JY]

Truth in Lending Act: adjust the exempt transactions amount for inflation (H.R. 5507), H7027 [7OC], E1793 [8OC]

U.S. Olympic Committee: correct technical error in codification of U.S. Code relative to trademark protections (S. 1888), H123-H125 [5FE]

Uniform Time Act: modify State exemption provisions for advancement of time (H.R. 4126), H1191 [10AP]

Water: National Academy of Sciences review of drinking water standards for arsenic, H1192 [10AP]

Western States: Federal land management, H997-H1000 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), S7384 [25JY], S7438 [26JY]

Agricultural Adjustment Act: extend the farm reconstitution provision (S. 14), S11799 [20NO]

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 532), S7030 [18JY]

———price supports for nonfat dry milk, S849 [14FE]

Air Force: transport/VIP aircraft leasing authorization process, S7710-S7717 [31JY], S7793-S7799, S7804 [1AU]

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (S. 3135), S10699-S10705 [17OC]

———greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements, S3010 [22AP], S3394, S3395 [25AP], S5033, S5034 [5JN]

Alaska: extend hydroelectric licenses (S. 1843), S8016 [1AU]

———extend hydroelectric licenses (S. 1843), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 159), S11650 [19NO]

———facilitate construction of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, S1961, S1962 [15MR], S2235 [21MR]

———prohibit issuance of permits to construct a natural gas pipeline offshore via the Beaufort Sea, S1555-S1560, S1580-S1590 [6MR]

———protect jurisdiction over in-State distribution of natural gas and provide workforce training associated with natural gas pipeline construction, S1587 [6MR]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (S. 3118), S10575 [16OC]

Animals: exclude birds and certain rats and mice from the definition of animals under the Animal Welfare Act, S616, S628 [12FE]

———improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders, S516 [8FE], S580 [11FE], S630-S636 [12FE]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (S. 2727), S6708 [12JY]

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to permit collective development and implementation of a standard contract form for playwrights for the licensing of plays (S. 2082), S2486 [10AP]

ATF: eliminate waiver of prohibitions on possession of firearms and explosives by convicted felons, drug offenders, and other disqualified individuals (S. 3116), S10574 [16OC]

———redesignate as Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and reform and reassign certain responsibilities, S11391, S11407, S11408 [19NO]

Aviation: require background checks of alien flight school applicants regardless of weight of the aircraft for which they seek training and require report on the effectiveness of the requirement (S. 2642), S5712 [18JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), S2938 [18AP], S3160 [23AP]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), conference report, S7735 [31JY], S10559 [16OC], S11728 [20NO]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 4167), S3225 [23AP]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 5472), S10219 [9OC], S11792 [20NO]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1630), unanimous-consent request, S204 [29JA]

———include bonuses and other extraordinary or excessive compensation of corporate officers and violators of securities and accounting laws in bankruptcy estates (S. 2901), S8099 [3SE]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S467-S469 [7FE]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 3174), S11792 [20NO]

———prevent creditors from employing involuntary bankruptcy actions relative to certain liability claims, S7735 [31JY], S11728 [20NO]

BIA: ensure certain administrative procedures are implemented prior to expending funds to recognize Indian tribes and tribal nations, S8412-S8414 [10SE], S8584-S8588 [13SE], S9011-S9018 [23SE]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: effective date, S2142 [20MR]

Business and industry: clarify that the requirement that certain corporate officers certify financial reports applies to domestic and foreign issuers, S6688, S6693, S6698 [12JY]

———deter fraud and abuse by corporate executives, S6545, S6549 [10JY]

———ensure independence of accounting firms that provide auditing services to publicly traded companies and of executives, audit committees, and financial compensation committees of such companies (S. 2056), S2281, S2282 [21MR]

———hold corporate executives, who mislead workers about company stock in their pension plans, financially responsible for any losses, S6755, S6756 [15JY]

———improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6121 [26JN], S6297, S6300-S6302 [28JN], S6327-S6347 [8JY], S6436-S6444, S6491-S6496 [9JY], S6523-S6560, S6561 [10JY], S6598, S6603-S6633, S6636-S6643, S6681 [11JY], S6683-S6685, S6687-S6700 [12JY], S6734-S6770, S6772-S6779, S6797, S6801, S6811 [15JY], S6829, S6861 [16JY], S6883, S6888, S6889 [17JY], S7248 [24JY]

———improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), unanimous-consent agreement, S6173 [26JN]

———improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), unanimous-consent request, S6547 [10JY]

———prohibit accounting firms from providing management consulting services, or any non-audit related services, for the companies they audit (S. 1896), S101 [24JA]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, S7340, S7350-S7365 [25JY], S7414, S7418 [26JY], S10612, S10613 [17OC]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), insert S. 2673 language in lieu, S6779 [15JY]

———reform corporate auditing process, S8-S12 [23JA]

———require disclosure of insider sales of stock of publicly held companies be filed electronically (S. 1897), S102 [24JA]

———require publicly traded companies to record and treat stock options as expenses in income statements, S6626-S6633, S6636-S6640 [11JY], S6743-S6746 [15JY]

———require that the disclosure of any insider selling of stock, of publicly held companies, be filed electronically, S6687, S6688, S6693 [12JY]

———restrict ability of officers and employees of the U.S. to enter into contracts with corporations or partnerships that move outside the U.S. while retaining substantially the same ownership (S. 3120), S10576-S10578 [16OC]

———review accounting treatment and adopt generally accepted accounting principles for the treatment of employee stock options, S6696-S6698 [12JY], S6735-S6741, S6747, S6750-S6753, S6763 [15JY]

———review accounting treatment and adopt generally accepted accounting principles for the treatment of employee stock options (S. 2760), S7104-S7106 [19JY]

Cargo transportation: require all commercial truck drivers hauling hazardous material to undergo a background check before receiving or renewing their commercial driver's license, S11406 [19NO]

Cemeteries and funerals: improve funeral home, cemetery, and crematory inspection systems and establish consumer protections for funeral service contracts (S. 3168), S11084 [14NO]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (S.J. Res. 37), S4333 [14MY]

Chicago, IL: O'Hare International Airport competitive bidding requirements for contracts and concessions, S3006-S3009 [22AP]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), S1695 [8MR], S2320 [22MR], S3409 [25AP], S5443-S5446 [12JN]

———allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (S. 950), S482 [7FE]

———limit access to chemical facility offsite consequence Analysis information (S. 2579), S5043 [5JN]

———reduce powerplant pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs and an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to such programs (S. 2815), S7472 [29JY]

Computers: improve electronic mail security, S5948 [24JN]

———require report on a national strategy for the deployment of high speed broadband Internet telecommunications services (S. 2582), S5045 [5JN]

Copyrights: recognize rights of consumers to use copyright protected works (S.J. Res. 51), S10729 [17OC]

Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, S6598 [11JY], S7132-S7134 [22JY], S7304 [24JY], S7414, S7415 [26JY]

———executive salaries and compensation, S5249-S5251 [7JN]

———prohibit personal loans to directors or chief officers, S6689, S6690 [12JY], S6760 [15JY]

———require certain officers of companies in bankruptcy to return bonuses, incentive- or equity-based compensation, and stock sale profits received prior to a required restatement of earnings, S6689 [12JY], S6741-S6743 [15JY], S8148 [4SE]

———require certain officers of companies to return bonuses, incentive- or equity-based compensation, and stock sale profits received prior to a required restatement of earnings, S6754 [15JY]

Courts: make certain sentencing safety valve provisions retroactive (S. 3017), S9596 [30SE]

———provide a definition of a prevailing party for Federal fee-shifting statutes (S. 3161), S11081 [14NO]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (S. 2317), S3439 [25AP]

Crime: tribute to participants in People Pedaling Peace bicycle ride to honor victims of gun violence and promote gun safety legislation, S7029 [18JY]

Cyber Security Research and Development Act: prohibit awarding of Federal grants and fellowships to individuals in violation of certain immigration statutes, S10839 [12NO]

Denali National Park and Preserve: clarify authority for the use of snowmachines in certain areas (S. 2589), S5052 [5JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (S. 2013), S1936 [14MR]

———ensure effectiveness of non-Federal conservation technical assistance programs, S684 [13FE]

———modify beet sugar allotment formula to ensure equity among beet sugar processors, S514 [8FE]

———provide relief to certain flue-cured tobacco farmers, S685 [13FE]

———reallocate unused sugar quotas to make up shortfalls in the amount sugar supplying countries export to the U.S., S520 [8FE], S622-S624, S628 [12FE]

Dept. of Commerce: flexibility in fishery rebuilding plans, S11795 [20NO]

Dept. of Defense: clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia, S5927-S5935 [24JN]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, S6212 [27JN], S10868, S10869 [13NO]

———modify the Marine Mammal Protection Act relative to military readiness activities, S6099 [26JN]

———promote public-private competition for contracts and procurement, S5932, S5933, S5935-S5939 [24JN], S5979-S5985, S6007 [25JN]

———restrict bundling of contract requirements that unreasonably disadvantage small businesses (S. 2463), S3956 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: allow vehicle fleet administrators to choose between alternative fuel or hybrid vehicles, S2198 [21MR]

———high temperature superconductor demonstration project funding, S3408 [25AP]

———revise air conditioner efficiency standards, S3289-S3292 [24AP], S3366-S3371 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: certify safety and cost savings relative to commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S6910-S6922, S6925-S6930 [17JY]

———revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (H.R. 3504), S48 [23JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: computer security and information assurance technology procurement policies, S11294, S11295 [18NO]

Dept. of Justice: status of tobacco industry lawsuit relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S1925 [14MR]

Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (S. 2184), S2838 [17AP], S2936 [18AP]

———review mine inspector staffing levels and address any deficiencies, S2237 [21MR]

Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (S. 2697), S6259 [27JN], S6729-S6731 [15JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish policy linking immigration status with issuance of drivers' licenses, S5192 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend the period for provision of noninstitutional extended care services and required nursing home care (S. 2043), S2265 [21MR], S10797 [28OC]

———issuance of regulations requiring prioritization of veterans' access to health care, S8747-S8749 [18SE]

Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale, S2637-S2639 [15AP]

———review Federal programs on substance abuse, prevention, treatment, education, and research, S10035 [7OC]

Economy: role of Government in causing and remedying economic recession, S9655-S9660 [1OC], S10033 [7OC], S10350 [10OC], S10403-S10412 [15OC], S10553-S10557 [16OC]

Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, S5919-S5921 [24JN]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers and make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes relative to individualized education programs (S. 2653), S5853 [20JN]

Electric power: establish Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S1890, S1894, S1898-S1914 [14MR], S2916 [18AP]

———establish State renewable electric energy generation standards, S2043-S2069 [19MR], S2162-S2174 [20MR], S2194, S2195 [21MR], S2717 [16AP]

———exempt retail electric suppliers in States that have or initiate renewable energy programs from renewable electric energy generation standards, S2225-S2229 [21MR]

———promote the production of energy from wind (S. 1930), S589 [11FE]

———provide consumer protections and reliability in the provision of electric power, S2430-S2438, S2448-S2450 [10AP], S2631 [12AP], S2672 [15AP], S3241-S3251 [24AP]

———reduce cost of credits for not meeting Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S3265-S3283 [24AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (S. 2954), S8756 [18SE]

Endangered Species Act: require greater weight be given to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (S. 1912), S350 [5FE]

EPA: provide flexibility within the oxygenate requirements for gasoline, S3405, S3406 [25AP]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic, S5340 [11JN]

ERISA: increase the maximum levels of guaranteed single-employer plan benefits (S. 2875), S7940 [1AU]

Explosives: require a permit for acquisition and possession, S11391 [19NO]

———require a permit for acquisition and possession (S. 1956), S862 [14FE]

FCC: amend media ownership rules, S5469-S5471 [13JN]

———deregulate consumer broadband services (S. 2863), S7931-S7933 [1AU]

———eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (H.R. 4560), S4184 [9MY], S4544 [17MY], S5673 [18JN]

———facilitate availability of electromagnetic spectrum for the deployment of wireless based services in rural areas (S. 2075), S2414 [9AP]

———reform spectrum allocation and licensing procedures, S2220 [21MR]

———require auction of certain spectrum bands in compliance with existing statutory deadlines and give the FCC discretion to set the auction date for all future spectrum auctions (S. 2481), S4073 [8MY]

———require parity in regulatory treatment of broadband services providers and broadband access services providers (S. 2430), S3572 [30AP]

———require parity in regulatory treatment of broadband services providers and broadband access services providers (S. 2430), star print, S4184 [9MY]

FDA: approval of buprenorphine for the treatment of heroin addiction, S10655-S10658 [17OC]

———authorize oversight of any entity engaged in recovery, screening, testing, processing, storage, or distribution of human tissue or human tissue-based products (S. 2531), S4536 [17MY]

———establish labeling and advertising requirements for dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids and prohibit sales of such supplements to minors, S11672-S11675 [20NO]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2626), S5598-S5601 [14JN]

———labeling requirements to certify that child labor was not used in harvesting of cocoa beans, S224 [29JA]

———protect the health and safety of American consumers from seafood contaminated by certain substances (S. 2759), S7043 [18JY]

FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (S.J. Res. 48), S10124-S10129 [8OC]

Federal employees: establish certain limitations relative to the use of official time (S. 2383), S3506 [29AP]

———reform employment guidelines (S. 2651), S9211-S9214 [25SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (H.R. 5651), S10619, S10752-S10754 [17OC], S11549-S11551 [19NO]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6802, S6811 [15JY], S6873 [16JY], S6883-S6931 [17JY], S6968-S6972, S6976-S7016, S7019-S7028 [18JY], S7093-S7100 [19JY], S7127, S7134-S7158 [22JY], S7180-S7189, S7194, S7218 [23JY], S7244-S7246, S7249-S7263, S7282-S7299 [24JY], S7327-S7336, S7340, S7342-S7350, S7366 [25JY], S7398-S7413, S7423, S7424 [26JY], S7457, S7460, S7464 [29JY], S7505, S7514-S7551, S7565-S7571, S7614-S7616 [30JY], S7618-S7651 [31JY], S7849-S7851, S7853-S7858, S7875-S7878 [1AU], S8630, S8631 [17SE], S9182 [25SE], S10407 [15OC]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), motion to proceed, S6797-S6801 [15JY], S6818-S6829, S6831-S6858 [16JY], S6878-S6883 [17JY]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), unanimous-consent agreement, S7545 [30JY]

Federal-State relations: role of the Federal Government, S5323-S5325 [11JN]

FERC: ensure that public utilities meet service obligations during periods of market transition, S3409 [25AP]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Oregon (H.R. 5436), S11654 [19NO]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Wyoming (S. 1852), S8017 [1AU]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in North Carolina (S. 1010), S8016 [1AU]

———hydroelectric power projects licensing reform, S3252-S3255 [24AP]

———modify authority to conduct investigations, increase criminal penalties for Federal Power Act and Natural Gas Act violations, and authorize contracting for consultant services (S. 2716), S6575 [10JY]

———reinstate license and extend deadline for commencement of construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois (S. 2872), S7940 [1AU], S11649 [19NO]

———require additional findings for approval of an electric utility merger, S2463-S2465 [10AP]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: issue report on financial accounting and reporting relative to the treatment of stock options, S10994-S10996 [14NO]

Financial institutions: merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds and reform the Federal deposit insurance system (S. 1945), S854 [14FE], S895 [15FE]

Firearms: decline in licensed dealers, S9414 [26SE]

———gun control, S93 [24JA], S1391 [1MR], S1704 [8MR], S1969 [15MR], S4137 [9MY], S4532 [17MY], S6299 [28JN], S7029 [18JY], S9414 [26SE], S9977 [4OC], S11206 [15NO]

———improve the national instant criminal background check system (H.R. 4757), S10661 [17OC]

———improve the national instant criminal background check system (S. 2826), S7583-S7585 [30JY], S11561 [19NO]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (S. 2268), S10652 [17OC]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S1704 [8MR]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (S. 767), S481 [7FE], S2253 [21MR], S2572 [11AP], S3835 [2MY], S4832 [23MY], S5201 [6JN], S5583 [14JN], S11206 [15NO], S11561 [19NO]

Fish and fishing: certification requirements for imported tuna to verify that it is dolphin-safe, S7818, S7819, S7828 [1AU]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (S. 2499), S4163 [9MY]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (S. 3001), S9231 [25SE]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (S. 3095), S10371 [10OC]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds, S9898 [3OC], S10559 [16OC]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), S849 [14FE]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (S. 2027), S2011-S2014 [18MR]

Forest Service: road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S3162-S3164 [23AP]

FTC: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (S. 2609), S5370 [11JN]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (S. 3039), S9906 [3OC]

———study on pharmaceutical industry marketing rules, S7460 [29JY]

Fuels: subject renewable fuels to the same liability standards placed on other fuels and fuel additives, S3343-S3351 [25AP]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (H.R. 169), S3226 [23AP]

———accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (S. 201), S4382 [15MY]

———extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility, S5005-S5015 [5JN], S5763-S5766 [19JN], S5809-S5821 [20JN], S7866 [1AU]

———extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility (S. 2465), S3956 [7MY]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies, S1726 [11MR]

———revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws related to public buildings, property, and works (H.R. 2068), S8021 [1AU]

Hazardous substances: study risk and improve response to public health and safety associated with transportation of chemicals and radioactive materials, S2376 [9AP]

Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 2590), S5052, S5053 [5JN], S7367 [25JY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts and information on transplantation, and move transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy (S. 2849), S7914 [1AU]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (S. 2207), S2965 [18AP]

———reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (S. 2641), S5708-S5710 [18JN]

Immigration: change date of compliance for requirements for machine-readable and tamper-resistant entry and exit documents, S2922, S2923 [18AP]

———extend filing deadline for status adjustment of individuals who already legally qualify for permanent residency (S. 2493), S4155, S4156 [9MY]

———increase penalties for noncompliance with requirements to provide aircraft and ship manifest information, S2923, S2924 [18AP]

———record keeping and reporting requirements relative to nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors, S2918-S2920 [18AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: ensure full funding and allow States to reform special education programs to increase parental choice and reduce paperwork (S. 2883), S7949 [1AU]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), S995 [25FE]

INS: investigation of approval and issuance of student visas for suspected terrorists, S1987 [18MR]

Insurance: restrict rate increases for terrorism risks, S5488-S5491, S5494-S5500 [13JN], S5673 [18JN]

Labor unions: require submission of financial reports, S6442, S6443, S6491-S6496 [9JY], S6526-S6528, S6531-S6534 [10JY]

Lawyers and attorneys: disclosure of fee arrangements to clients, S6554 [10JY], S6610-S6616, S6618-S6620 [11JY]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (S. 2591), S5054 [5JN]

Medicaid: clarify the circumstances under which a ``hold harmless'' provision does not exist relative to broad-based health care taxes (S. 1947), S855 [14FE]

———delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals, S270 [4FE]

Medicare: consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (S. 2782), S7311 [24JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S6856-S6858 [16JY], S7001-S7005, S7022-S7026 [18JY], S7093-S7100 [19JY], S7134-S7146, S7157 [22JY], S7180-S7189, S7194-S7207, S7210 [23JY], S7464 [29JY], S7514-S7516, S7543-S7547 [30JY], S7621, S7626, S7627 [31JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), S5823 [20JN], S6594 [10JY], S6729 [15JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (S. 2), S6811 [15JY], S6873 [16JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (S. 2), unanimous-consent request, S10536 [16OC]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (S. 2729), S6873-S6875 [16JY]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (S. 2614), S5456 [12JN]

Mental health: limit preexisting condition exclusions by insurance providers, S423 [6FE]

Mexico: prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (S. 2588), S5051 [5JN]

Mining and mineral resources: exempt metals derivatives markets from unnecessary regulatory burdens, S2389-S2397 [9AP], S2482 [10AP]

Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (H.J. Res. 113), S10395 [10OC]

———honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (S.J. Res. 49), S10129 [8OC]

Motor vehicles: EPA treatment of State petitions to waive renewable fuel content requirements, S2508-S2511, S2558-S2560 [11AP]

———improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (H.R. 5504), S11205 [15NO], S11342 [18NO]

———improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (S. 980), S986 [25FE]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S1830-S1834 [13MR], S2768, S2787 [17AP], S2998 [22AP]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, S1517, S1526 [5MR], S1561, S1578, S1588 [6MR], S1745-S1775 [12MR], S1812, S1821-S1828 [13MR], S1889, S1894 [14MR], S2459 [10AP], S2900 [18AP], S3009 [22AP], S3371-S3381 [25AP]

———increase corporate average fuel economy standards (S. 1923), S494 [7FE]

———prohibit increase in corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for pickup trucks, S1828-S1830 [13MR]

———prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (H.R. 2546), S10745, S10746 [17OC], S11555 [19NO]

NAFTA: ensure transparency of investor protection dispute resolution tribunals, S3801-S3807 [2MY]

National Marine Fisheries Service: delay implementation of certain Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Management Plan regulations relative to stock populations (S. 3110), S10388 [10OC]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations, S2479 [10AP], S4054-S4056 [8MY]

National security: establish Federal standards for State issued driver's license and identification cards, S1387 [1MR]

New York, NY: provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation planning requirements for certain areas where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of terrorism (H.R. 3880), S8581 [12SE]

NOAA: reauthorize the commissioned officer corps, S11798 [20NO]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply and reform NRC, S2900 [18AP]

———renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents, S1622-S1632, S1637-S1642 [7MR], S1693 [8MR], S6208, S6209 [27JN]

OMB: require Federal agencies to complete public-private competitions for contracts and procurement in a 12-month time frame, S11561 [19NO]

Pensions: allow workers flexibility in treatment of investments in individual account plans and require certain disclosures prior to transaction suspension periods (S. 1971), S1253 [27FE], S10604-S10606 [17OC]

———permit defined benefit plans to use adjusted interest rates for calculating contributions and make permanent certain rules for interstate bus lines with frozen pension plans (S. 2563), S4852 [23MY]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities, S4246, S4247 [13MY], S4788 [23MY]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (S. 1969), S1212 [26FE], S1248 [27FE]

———provide greater protection of workers' retirement plans and prohibit certain activities by persons providing auditing services to issuers of public securities (S. 1921), S492 [7FE]

———provide individual investment account participants with improved information on asset investments, new diversification rights, and new limitations on pension plan blackouts (S. 2190), S2847-S2849 [17AP]

———provide workers in individual account plans with information on how their assets are invested and the need to diversify assets (S. 2185), S2838 [17AP]

———reform, S5263 [10JN], S5970, S5971 [25JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S6312-S6314 [28JN]

Pharmaceuticals: bioequivalence standards for generic drugs, S6993-S6996 [18JY]

———condemn industry advertising campaign relative to generic drugs, S9182 [25SE]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S4087 [9MY], S6894-S6922, S6925-S6930 [17JY]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (S. 2244), S3316-S3319 [24AP], S3502 [29AP], S3550-S3552 [30AP], S3793-S3795 [2MY], S5341 [11JN]

———require companies to disclose any gifts or incentives given to doctors or health care providers and require manufacturers to disclose any rebates given to pharmaceutical benefits managers, S7007 [18JY]

Pipelines: extend criminal penalties to include destruction of intrastate pipelines that are used in interstate or foreign commerce, S1645-S1647 [7MR]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation, S541 [8FE], S1643-S1649 [7MR], S1693 [8MR], S1727 [11MR]

Political campaigns: modify reporting requirements for independent expenditures, S2143 [20MR]

———provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (S. 3124), S10583-S10586 [16OC]

———regulation of coordinated expenditures by outside groups, S2144 [20MR]

Power resources: allow petroleum companies, owning leases in the Gulf of Mexico, to trade leases for credits relative to royalty payments and rental fees, S3010 [22AP]

———allow State Governors to waive certain Federal renewable energy requirements if they would adversely impact electric power customers, S2231-S2233 [21MR]

———clarify definition of ``repowering and cofiring increment'' to ensure proper credit is given for renewable energy generation, S2233, S2234 [21MR]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy and metals trading markets, S2391-S2397 [9AP], S2427-S2430 [10AP], S2631 [12AP], S2672 [15AP]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy and metals trading markets (S. 2724), S6656 [11JY]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, S1649-S1654 [7MR], S1775, S1776 [12MR], S2019-S2036 [19MR], S3404 [25AP]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets (S. 1951), S859 [14FE]

———streamline siting process for energy pipelines and transmission lines, S2602 [11AP]

Prescription Drug User Fee Act: reauthorization, S5195 [6JN]

Privacy: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S2311 [22MR]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (S. 2201), S2957-S2963 [18AP]

———require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (S. 2492), S4153 [9MY]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: conduct oversight spot audits of public companies, S6748, S6749 [15JY]

Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act: impact on small business, S6692 [12JY]

Public lands: development of natural gas and oil resources, S3408 [25AP]

Public utilities: clarify regulations relative to private activity bonds and equity allocation, S3406, S3407 [25AP]

———establish an organization to ensure the reliability of the electric power transmission system, S1873-S1882, S1884, S1890, S1895-S1897 [14MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources, S1633-S1637, S1642 [7MR]

Safety: provide for safe equestrian helmets (S. 2681), S6128 [26JN], S6354 [8JY]

———provide protections for human participants in research (S. 3060), S9993 [4OC]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (S. 2483), S4074 [8MY]

SEC: administrative enforcement of regulations relative to corporate executives and auditors, S10994-S10996 [14NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3764), S7426 [26JY]

———enhance ability to impose civil fines, conduct investigations, and remove certain officers and directors of publicly traded companies, S6620-S6625 [11JY]

———increase shareholder influence over stock option plans, provide incentives for managers to act in the long-term interests of corporations, and increase transparency of stock option grants (S. 2822), S7581 [30JY]

———require study of accounting treatment of special purpose entities, S6690 [12JY]

Securities: address liability standards in connection with violations of the Federal securities laws (S. 1933), S6732 [15JY]

———allow Federal enforcement actions based on State enforcement actions against microcap securities fraud and broaden SEC regulation of rogue brokers (S. 1985), S1537 [5MR]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (S. 849), S4190 [10MY]

———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), S4733-S4737 [22MY]

———improve small business advocacy (H.R. 4231), S6323 [28JN], S6327 [8JY]

Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (S. 2466), S3957-S3959 [7MY], S6223 [27JN]

Solid waste: allow States to use municipal solid waste as a renewable energy source, S2235 [21MR]

———modify definitions of biomass and renewable energy to exclude municipal solid waste, S3149 [23AP], S3285-S3287 [24AP], S3415 [25AP]

South Carolina: establish requirements relative to delays or restrictions on shipment of special nuclear materials to the Savannah River Site (S. 2501), S4165 [9MY]

States: clarify authority to enter into drug rebate agreements with manufacturers in order to provide prescription drug coverage to individuals not covered by Medicaid, S6978-S6982, S7010-S7016 [18JY]

———improve security of State-issued driver's licenses (S. 3107), S10385-S10388 [10OC], S10560 [16OC]

———permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (H.R. 2466), S4199 [10MY]

Supreme Court: decision relative to Family and Medical Leave Act notification requirements, S2313 [22MR]

Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (S. 1940), S735-S741 [13FE]

———alternative vehicles and fuel incentives tax credit, S3382-S3386, S3391 [25AP]

———clarify definition of maximum available power of hybrid vehicles relative to qualifications for certain tax credits, S3293 [24AP]

———ensure that stock options of public companies are granted to rank and file employees (S. 2877), S7942-S7945 [1AU]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (H.R. 5596), S10779-S10781 [17OC]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (S. 2078), S2415 [9AP]

———provide involuntary conversion tax relief for producers forced to sell livestock due to weather-related conditions or Federal land management agency policy or action (S. 2762), S7861 [1AU]

———reform laws and filing procedures, S2995 [22AP]

———require adequate disclosure of transactions which have a potential for tax avoidance or evasion (S. 2498), S4158-S4163 [9MY], S7425 [26JY]

———require chief executive officers of corporations to sign tax returns, S6443 [9JY], S6557 [10JY]

———treatment of inverted corporate entities and of transactions with such entities (S. 2119), S2592-S2594 [11AP]

———treatment of inverted corporate entities and transactions with such entities, S11451 [19NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), S9915-S9927 [3OC], S9937, S9978 [4OC]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by members of the uniformed services or Foreign Service and treatment of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services (H.R. 5557), S11159, S11160 [14NO]

Telecommunications: facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (S. 2922), S8463-S8468 [10SE]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (S. 3102), S10380-S10383 [10OC]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (S. 3103), S10380-S10383 [10OC]

———regulate interstate commerce in certain devices by protecting digital content and promoting broadband and the transition to digital television (S. 2048), S2269-S2271 [21MR]

Telephones: require written consent by the consumer for disclosure of customer proprietary network information (S. 1928), S587 [11FE]

Television: compliance by stations with deadline for beginning transmission of digital signals, S3583-S3586 [1MY]

———transition to digital television, S5203 [6JN], S5283 [10JN], S6316 [28JN]

Terrorism: commend efforts of news media to provide citizens with the necessary information to prepare and protect against bioterrorism, S5282 [10JN]

———extend certain procedural relief provided to individuals who were or are victims, or survivors of victims, of a terrorist attack (S. 2845), S10217 [9OC], S10962 [13NO]

———extend certain procedural relief provided to individuals who were or are victims, or survivors of victims, of a terrorist attack (S. 2845), unanimous-consent request, S8415 [10SE]

———impact on civil liberties of implementing new law enforcement and surveillance authorities directed toward combating terrorism, S11276 [18NO]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, S4772-S4786 [23MY], S5195 [6JN], S5282 [10JN]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S4761 [23MY]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S4760 [23MY]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 117), S4787 [23MY]

Tobacco products: prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the Internet or other indirect means and ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (S. 3035), S9852 [2OC]

Treaties and agreements: ensure equitable treatment of foreign and domestic investors under investor-State dispute settlement processes relative to compliance with local, State, and Federal regulations, S4267, S4268 [13MY], S4297, S4298 [14MY], S4593-S4605 [21MY]

TVA: impose greater accountability relative to capital investment decisions and financing operations by increasing oversight (S. 3061), S9994 [4OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: make technical corrections to HAZMAT provisions (S. 1750), S11406 [19NO]

Voting: clarify ability of election officials to remove registrants from official list of voters due to change of residence, S826, S833, S834 [14FE]

———eliminate mail notification requirements for provisional ballots and replace with a free access system, S2468, S2469, S2472 [10AP], S2542 [11AP]

———eliminate special treatment of punch card voting systems under voting system standards, S813-S820 [14FE]

———establish a residual ballot performance benchmark, S834 [14FE], S1170 [26FE], S2470, S2472, S2473 [10AP], S2543 [11AP]

———implementation of new election technologies and electronic voting systems, S2476, S2477 [10AP]

———permit States to coordinate computerized statewide voter registration list with Federal records relative to death and identity, S2475, S2476 [10AP]

———permit voter information contained in a written affirmation to be used to verify eligibility of voter under a provisional voting system, S2471 [10AP]

———provide sufficient funding to States to meet certain election technology and administration requirements, S1166, S1167 [26FE]

———require States and localities to mail voter registration form to individuals who cast provisional ballots that were not counted, S728 [13FE]

———require that States and local election officials maintain adequate security measures to protect computerized statewide voter registration lists, S2471 [10AP]

———specify how lever voting systems may meet the multilingual materials requirement, S728 [13FE]

———statewide interactive voter registration lists, S2520, S2521 [11AP]

———voter fraud, S2472 [10AP]

Western States: Federal land management, S3157 [23AP]

World Trade Organization: position on certain U.S. regulations governing intellectual property rights, S1533 [5MR]

Reports

Possible Applications for Biodegradable Plastic in the U.S. Navy Fleet as a Method to Meet MARPOL 73/78, MPPRCA, and APPS Regulations: Christina Liebner, E1500 [5SE]

Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization Performance Goals and Procedures, S5195-S5200 [6JN]

Reports filed

Airport Streamlining Approval Process Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4481) (H. Rept. 107-531), H3927 [25JN]

Alaska Hydroelectric Licenses Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1843) (S. Rept. 107-194), S6318 [28JN]

Appeals by Third Parties in Certain Patent Reexamination Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1886), S5850 [20JN]

Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4940) (H. Rept. 107-588), H4930 [18JY]

Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 5063) (S. Rept. 107-283), S8671 [17SE]

Auction Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4560) (H. Rept. 107-443), H2163 [7MY]

Aviation Delay Prevention Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 633) (S. Rept. 107-162), S5534 [13JN]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 333) (H. Rept. 107-617), H5789 [25JY]

Child Passenger Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 980) (S. Rept. 107-137), S852 [14FE]

Child Safety Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5504) (H. Rept. 107-726), H7171 [7OC]

Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 107-371), H906 [13MR]

Clarify the Basis for Granting Patent Reexamination Requests: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1866), S5850 [20JN]

Combatting Illegal Gambling Reform and Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3215) (H. Rept. 107-591), H4930 [18JY], H8021 [16OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 506) (H. Rept. 107-618), H5789 [25JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 606) (H. Rept. 107-781), H8731 [13NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3448, Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 107-483), H2734 [21MY]

Consideration of H. Res. 540, Complete Congressional Action on H.R. 3762, Pension Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 107-684), H6558 [24SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1542, Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 350) (H. Rept. 107-361), H560 [26FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1701, Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 107-661), H6302 [17SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3762, Pension Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 386) (H. Rept. 107-396), H1199 [10AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3763, Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 395) (H. Rept. 107-418), H1532 [23AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 107-553), H4068 [26JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4965, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 498) (H. Rept. 107-608), H5193 [23JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 327, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 107-510), H3600 [17JN]

Consideration of Senate Amendments With an Amendment to H.R. 5063, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 609) (H. Rept. 107-784), H8731 [13NO]

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1701) (H. Rept. 107-590), H4930 [18JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1701) (H. Rept. 107-590), H6128 [9SE]

Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3763) (H. Rept. 107-414), H1489 [22AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Extension of Period for Provision of Noninstitutional Extended Care Services and Required Nursing Home Care: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2043) (S. Rept. 107-231), S7898 [1AU]

Family Reunification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1452) (H. Rept. 107-785), H9023 [14NO]

Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4561) (H. Rept. 107-701), H6783 [30SE]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Wyoming: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1852) (S. Rept. 107-195), S6318 [28JN]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of Hydroelectric Projects in North Carolina: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1010) (S. Rept. 107-192), S6318 [28JN]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of Hydroelectric Projects in Oregon: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2927), S10115 [8OC]

FERC Reinstatement of License and Extension Deadline for Commencement of Construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2872), S10115 [8OC]

Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act: Committee on Financial Service (House) (H.R. 3951) (H. Rept. 107-516), H3668 [18JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3951) (H. Rept. 107-516), H5086 [22JY]

Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2499) (S. Rept. 107-322), S10674 [17OC]

FTC Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2946) (S. Rept. 107-348), S11573 [19NO]

Grant New York, NY, a Waiver From Transportation Planning Requirements for Certain Areas Where the Planning Offices and Resources Have Been Destroyed by Terrorism: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3880) (H. Rept. 107-649), H6128 [9SE]

Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 812), S6649 [11JY]

Hazmat Endorsement Requirements Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1750) (S. Rept. 107-241), S7898 [1AU]

Housing Affordability for America Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3995) (H. Rept. 107-640), H6302 [17SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3995) (H. Rept. 107-640), H6058 [4SE]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4888) (H. Rept. 107-601), H5086 [22JY]

Medical Device Regulation Improvement: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3580) (H. Rept. 107-728), H7171 [7OC]

Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3580) (H. Rept. 107-728), H7928 [15OC]

Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4954) (H. Rept. 107-539), H4064, H4067 [26JN]

National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1971) (S. Rept. 107-242), S8091 [3SE]

National Park Service Organic Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3853) (H. Rept. 107-389), H1152 [9AP]

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2483) (S. Rept. 107-308), S10222 [9OC]

Nomination of Cynthia A. Glassman to the SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S7371 [25JY]

Nomination of Harvey J. Goldschmid to the SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S7371 [25JY]

Nomination of Jonathan S. Adelstein to the FCC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7226 [23JY]

Nomination of Paul S. Atkins to the SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S7371 [25JY]

Nomination of Roel C. Campos to the SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S7371 [25JY]

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 169) (S. Rept. 107-143), S2675 [15AP]

Online Personal Privacy Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2201) (S. Rept. 107-240), S7898 [1AU]

Paleontological Resources Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2727), S10115 [8OC]

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4965) (H. Rept. 107-604), H5193 [23JY]

Pension Security Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3762) (H. Rept. 107-383), H1151 [9AP]

Problems With Presidential Gifts System: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 107-768), H8044 [28OC]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2037) (H. Rept. 107-727), H7171 [7OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2037) (H. Rept. 107-727), H7302 [8OC]

Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2673), S6013 [25JN]

———Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2673) (S. Rept. 107-205), S6361 [8JY]

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 107-481), H2734 [21MY]

Real Interstate Driver Equity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 2546) (S. Rept. 107-237), S7898 [1AU]

Relax Maximum Age Requirements for Certain Pilots: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 361) (S. Rept. 107-154), S4701 [22MY]

Requirements Relative to the Sale of, or the Offer To Sell, Prescription Drugs Through the Internet: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4990) (H. Rept. 107-546), H4064, H4067 [26JN]

Reversing the Expatriation of Profits Offshore Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2119) (S. Rept. 107-188), S6318 [28JN]

Revise, Codify, and Enact Without Substantive Change Certain General and Permanent Laws Related to Public Buildings, Property, and Works: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2068) (H. Rept. 107-479), H2661 [20MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2068), S5901 [21JN]

Safe Explosives Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1956), S5534 [13JN]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 5063, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. Rept. 107-757), H7929 [15OC]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 465, Consideration of H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 464) (H. Rept. 107-552), H4067 [26JN]

Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3763) (H. Rept. 107-610), H5452 [24JY]

SEC Appropriations: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3764) (H. Rept. 107-415), H1489 [22AP], H1618 [24AP]

Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4231) (H. Rept. 107-433), H2099 [2MY]

Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2466) (S. Rept. 107-306), S10114 [8OC]

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1271) (S. Rept. 107-153), S4623 [21MY]

Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4701) (H. Rept. 107-725), H7171 [7OC]

Tax Shelter Transparency Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2498) (S. Rept. 107-189), S6318 [28JN]

Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3991) (H. Rept. 107-394), H1152 [9AP]

Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1850) (S. Rept. 107-316), S10570 [16OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), conference report, H8825 [14NO]

———protect family farmers and family fishermen (H.R. 5348), consideration, H6958 [2OC]

Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6687 [12JY]

Drugs: consideration of legislation to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, H6957 [2OC]

Schedules

Project HomeSafe tour of Indiana, H670 [5MR]

Statements

Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards: Doug Marty, Goodman Global Holdings Co., S3371 [25AP]

Construction of Natural Gas Pipeline in Alaska: George N. Ahmaogak, S1581 [6MR]

Current Issues in Radio: several organizations, S5470 [13JN]

Extend and Strengthen Procedures to Maintain Fiscal Accountability and Responsibility: Concord Coalition, S5817 [20JN]

FDA Approval of Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Heroin Addiction: Charles R. Schuster, Wayne State University, S10657 [17OC]

———Chris-Ellyn Johanson, Wayne State University, S10657 [17OC]

———Herbert Kleber, Columbia University, S10658 [17OC]

———James H. Woods, University of Michigan, S10657 [17OC]

Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act: David Beier, S7346 [25JY]

———Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of New York, S7637 [31JY]

Renewable Electric Energy Generation Standards: National Hydropower Association, S1906 [14MR]

Treatment of Stock Options in Income Statements: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S6626 [11JY]

———Financial Accounting Standards Board, S6631 [11JY]

———Joseph E. Stiglitz, S6627 [11JY]

Use of Child Labor in Harvesting of Cocoa Beans: Several Cocoa and Chocolate Industry Organizations, S227 [29JA]

Studies

Less Than Zero—Enron's Corporate Income Tax Payments: Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), S736 [13FE]

Summaries

Buying Time 2000—Television Advertising in the 2000 Federal Elections: Brennan Center for Justice, S2118 [20MR]

Clear Skies Act (S. 2815), S7472 [29JY]

Comprehensive Investor Protection Act (H.R. 3818), E238 [28FE]

Ending the Double Standard for Stock Options Act (S. 1940), S737 [13FE]

Extend and Strengthen Budget Procedures To Maintain Fiscal Accountability and Responsibility (S. 2465), S3957 [7MY]

Human Cloning Prohibition Act (S. 2439): Human Subject Regulations Provisions, S3636 [1MY]

Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (H.R. 5651), S11549-S11551 [19NO]

National Energy Policy (S. 517): Daschle-Bingaman Substitute Amendment Provisions on Renewable Fuels Standards and MTBE (Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether), S2321 [22MR]

Rank and File Stock Option Act (S. 2877), S7945 [1AU]

Supplemental Appropriations for Further Recovery From and Response to Terrorist Attacks (H.R. 4775): Gregg Amendment (Extend and Strengthen Procedures To Maintain Fiscal Accountability and Responsibility), S5006 [5JN]

Surveys

Employee Stock Options Should Be Expensed on Income Statements: Association for Investment Management Research, S740 [13FE]

Tables

Retail sales, revenue, and potential cost of purchasing credits for not meeting Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S3275 [24AP]

Testimonies

Construction of Natural Gas Pipeline in Alaska: Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S1557 [6MR]

End Gridlock at Our Nation's Critical Airports Act: Representative Jackson, H4635 [15JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 326, commend National Highway Traffic Safety Administration promotion of use of child safety seats and seatbelts in motor vehicles and sponsorship of National Child Passenger Safety Week, H254 [12FE]

H. Res. 350, consideration of H.R. 1542, Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act, H568 [27FE]

H. Res. 386, consideration of H.R. 3762, Pension Security Act, H1205 [11AP]

H. Res. 395, consideration of H.R. 3763, Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act, H1540 [24AP]

H. Res. 427, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3448, Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act, H2838 [22MY]

H. Res. 444, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 327, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, H3622 [18JN]

H. Res. 465, consideration of H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act, H4166 [27JN]

H. Res. 498, consideration of H.R. 4965, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H5346 [24JY]

H. Res. 528, consideration of H.R. 1701, Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, H6318 [18SE]

H. Res. 540, complete congressional action on H.R. 3762, Pension Security Act, H6669 [25SE]

H. Res. 547, consideration of H. Res. 540, H. Res. 543, and H. Res. 544, complete congressional action on H.R. 3762, Pension Security Act, H.R. 4931, Retirement Savings Security Act, and H.R. 4019, make marriage penalty relief permanent, H6660 [25SE]

H. Res. 606, consideration of conference report on H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H8742 [14NO]

H. Res. 609, consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment to H.R. 5063, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, H8757 [14NO]

H.J. Res. 113, honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs for Patsy T. Mink, H7146 [7OC]

H.R. 169, Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act, S3229-S3231 [23AP]

H.R. 1701, Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, H6329-H6332 [18SE]

H.R. 2068, revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws related to public buildings, property, and works, H3316-H3393 [11JN]

H.R. 2546, Real Interstate Driver Equity Act, S10745 [17OC]

H.R. 3580, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, H7153-H7160 [7OC]

H.R. 3762, Pension Security Act, H1217-H1233 [11AP]

H.R. 3763, Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act, S6779-S6793 [15JY]

H.R. 3764, SEC appropriations, H3905 [25JN]

H.R. 3880, grant New York, NY, a waiver from transportation planning requirements for certain areas where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by terrorism, H6142 [10SE]

H.R. 3991, Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act, H1113, H1119-H1126 [9AP]

H.R. 4167, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Extension Act, H1302 [16AP]

H.R. 4231, Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act, H2784 [21MY]

H.R. 4481, Airport Streamlining Approval Process Act, H4361 [9JY]

H.R. 4560, Auction Reform Act, H2130 [7MY]

H.R. 4561, Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act, H7030 [7OC]

H.R. 4714, clothing regulations imposed on female Armed Forces personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia, H2422 [14MY]

H.R. 4757, Our Lady of Peace Act, H7910-H7912 [15OC]

H.R. 4866, incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative, which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations, into the Higher Education Act, H4698-H4701 [16JY]

H.R. 4940, Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act, H5013-H5015 [22JY]

H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act, H4182, H4226-H4269 [27JN]

H.R. 4965, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H5353 [24JY]

H.R. 5063, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, S9923-S9927 [3OC], H4365 [9JY], H8794-H8798 [14NO]

H.R. 5118, Corporate Fraud Accountability Act, H4683 [16JY]

H.R. 5385, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, H7058-H7099 [7OC]

H.R. 5436, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Oregon, H8926, H8935 [14NO]

H.R. 5472, Protection of Family Farmers Act, H6848 [1OC]

H.R. 5504, Child Safety Enhancement Act, H8941 [14NO]

H.R. 5507, Truth in Lending Inflation Adjustment Act, H7027 [7OC]

H.R. 5557, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, H7164 [7OC]

H.R. 5596, exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, H8011-H8013 [16OC]

H.R. 5651, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, H7965-H7974 [16OC]

H.R. 5728, Tax Administration Reform Act, H8929-H8935 [14NO]

S. 14, Agricultural Adjustment Act farm reconstitution provision extension, S11738, S11799 [20NO]

S. 812, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act, S6884-S6887 [17JY], S8007-S8012 [1AU]

S. 980, Child Passenger Protection Act, S986 [25FE]

S. 1010, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in North Carolina, S8016 [1AU], H8926 [14NO]

S. 1843, extend Alaskan hydroelectric licenses, S8017 [1AU], H8941 [14NO]

S. 1852, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Wyoming, S8017 [1AU]

S. 1888, correct technical error in codification of U.S. Code relative to U.S. Olympic Committee trademark protections, H123 [5FE]

S. 1895, Independent Investment Advisers Act, S101 [24JA]

S. 1923, Fuel Economy and Security Act, S494-S497 [7FE]

S. 1933, Investor Protection Act, S661 [12FE]

S. 1956, Safe Explosives Act, S862-S864 [14FE]

S. 1969, Pension Security Act, S1213-S1216 [26FE]

S. 1971, National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act, S1254-S1257 [27FE]

S. 2027, Clean Diamond Trade Act, S2012-S2014 [18MR]

S. 2048, Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act, S2271 [21MR]

S. 2082, Playwrights Licensing Relief Act, S2486 [10AP]

S. 2119, Reversing the Expatriation of Profits Offshore Act, S2592 [11AP]

S. 2185, provide workers in pension individual account plans with information on how their assets are invested and the need to diversify assets, S2839 [17AP]

S. 2201, Online Personal Privacy Act, S2959-S2963 [18AP]

S. 2244, Prescription Drug Price Parity for Americans Act, S3316-S3318 [24AP]

S. 2383, Workplace Integrity Act, S3507 [29AP]

S. 2466, Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act, S3958 [7MY]

S. 2492, Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act, S4154 [9MY]

S. 2493, Uniting Families Act, S4155 [9MY]

S. 2498, Tax Shelter Transparency Act, S4159-S4163 [9MY]

S. 2499, Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act, S4164 [9MY]

S. 2501, establish requirements relative to delays or restrictions on shipment of special nuclear materials to the Savannah River Site, S4165 [9MY]

S. 2563, permit defined benefit pension plans to use adjusted interest rates for calculating contributions and make permanent certain rules for interstate bus lines with frozen pension plans, S4853 [23MY]

S. 2582, National Broadband Strategy Act, S5046 [5JN]

S. 2589, clarify authority for the use of snowmachines in certain areas of the Denali National Park and Preserve, S5052 [5JN]

S. 2614, Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act, S5457 [12JN]

S. 2626, Youth Smoking Prevention and Public Health Protection Act, S5601-S5613 [14JN]

S. 2641, Ban Asbestos in America Act, S5710-S5712 [18JN]

S. 2642, require background checks of alien flight school applicants regardless of weight of the aircraft for which they seek training and require report on the effectiveness of the requirement, S5712 [18JN]

S. 2661, Video Voyeurism Act, S5859 [20JN]

S. 2681, Equestrian Helmet Safety Act, S6129 [26JN]

S. 2697, Yellowstone Protection Act, S6260 [27JN]

S. 2727, Paleontological Resources Preservation Act, S6709-S6711 [12JY]

S. 2759, Seafood Safety Enforcement Act, S7044 [18JY]

S. 2764, Tobacco Livelihood and Economic Assistance for Our Farmers Act, S7109-S7126 [19JY]

S. 2782, Seniors Health and Independence Preservation Act, S7312-S7314 [24JY]

S. 2815, Clear Skies Act, S7473-S7498 [29JY]

S. 2845, extend certain procedural relief provided to individuals who were or are victims, or survivors of victims, of a terrorist attack, S10962 [13NO]

S. 2863, Consumer Broadband Deregulation Act, S7933-S7935 [1AU]

S. 2872, reinstate license and extend deadline for commencement of construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois, S7940 [1AU]

S. 2872, reinstatement of FERC license and extension of deadline for commencement of construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois, S11649 [19NO]

S. 2877, Rank and File Stock Option Act, S7945 [1AU]

S. 2878, Fair Treatment and Due Process Protection Act, S7946-S7949 [1AU]

S. 2901, Corporate Accountability in Bankruptcy Act, S8100 [3SE]

S. 2922, Emergency Communications and Competition Act, S8464 [10SE]

S. 2954, Student Testing Flexibility Act, S8757 [18SE]

S. 3001, Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, S9231-S9233 [25SE]

S. 3035, Eliminating Profiteering Through Illegal Cigarette Sales (EPICS) Act, S9852-S9854 [2OC]

S. 3039, Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act, S9906 [3OC]

S. 3095, Genetically Engineered Foods Act, S10372-S10375 [10OC]

S. 3102, Local Control of Broadcast Towers Act, S10380 [10OC]

S. 3103, Local Control of Cellular Towers Act, S10382 [10OC]

S. 3120, Reclaiming Expatriated Contracts and Profits Act, S10577 [16OC]

S. 3124, Political Campaign Broadcast Activity Improvements Act, S10583-S10585 [16OC]

S. 3135, Clean Air Planning Act, S10699-S10705 [17OC]

S. Con. Res. 117, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3448, Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act, S4787, S4876 [23MY], H3101 [4JN]

S. Con. Res. 159, corrections in enrollment of S. 1843, extend hydroelectric licenses in Alaska, S11580, S11650 [19NO]

S.J. Res. 48, disapprove FEC rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions, S10128 [8OC]

S.J. Res. 49, honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs for Patsy T. Mink, S10130 [8OC]