BINGAMAN, JEFF (a Senator from New Mexico)
Amendments
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S3481, S3555 [11MR]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), S13998, S14062, S14066 [5NO], S14104, S14118, S14182 [6NO]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1023, S1089 [16JA], S1155, S1165 [17JA], S1200, S1222, S1245, S1254, S1256, S1267, S1269, S1276, S1277, S1281, S1285 [21JA], S1353, S1355, S1357, S1369, S1370 [22JA], S1408, S1413, S1414, S1432, S1433, S1480 [23JA]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12491, S12559 [14OC], S12580, S12590, S12626, S12630 [15OC], S12667, S12682, S12751 [16OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4719, S4720 [2AP], S4747, S4786, S4826, S4865, S4870 [3AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3855, S3907 [18MR], S3979, S4021, S4023, S4025, S4026 [19MR], S4048, S4168, S4183, S4189, S4198, S4206, S4207, S4218 [20MR], S4242, S4250, S4251, S4259, S4260, S4277, S4296, S4307, S4310, S4312 [21MR], S4350, S4351, S4377, S4389, S4393 [25MR], S4413, S4452 [26MR]
Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (S. 1215), S7736 [11JN]
Compact of Free Association: approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), S14185, S14219, S14226 [6NO]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13037 [22OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6723, S6727, S6731 [20MY], S6819, S6823, S6854, S6855, S6876, S6885 [21MY], S6895, S6897, S7060 [22MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), S7284, S7286, S7405, S7407 [4JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9391, S9430 [15JY], S9451, S9505 [16JY], S9548, S9567, S9601, S9604 [17JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9738 [22JY], S9783, S9809 [23JY]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9158 [9JY], S9182, S9255, S9259 [10JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11485 [15SE], S11733, S11758 [22SE], S11833 [23SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S10992, S11039, S11040 [3SE], S11057, S11069, S11078, S11081, S11090, S11120, S11121, S11122 [4SE], S11171 [5SE], S11219, S11226, S11228, S11230, S11232, S11246, S11257, S11258, S11259 [9SE], S11290, S11297, S11321, S11351, S11357, S11358 [10SE]
Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), S13117, S13168, S13169, S13171, S13173 [23OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14993, S15084 [18NO]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), S12160 [30SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), S11485 [15SE], S11540, S11541, S11542, S11550, S11580, S11584, S11586 [16SE]
FAA: reauthorize (S. 824), S7796, S7855 [12JN]
Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), S13608, S13609, S13611, S13616, S13682, S13685, S13686, S13687 [30OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13263 [27OC], S13639, S13645, S13694 [30OC]
Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (H.R. 1584), S5251 [10AP]
Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8089, S8111, S8161, S8162 [18JN], S8311, S8313, S8314 [20JN], S8335, S8336, S8337, S8370 [23JN], S8396, S8418, S8441 [24JN], S8502, S8561, S8584 [25JN]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9158 [9JY], S9182, S9255, S9259 [10JY]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S7180, S7195 [2JN], S7366, S7413 [4JN], S7448, S7500 [5JN], S7557 [9JN], S7567, S7576, S7644, S7645 [10JN], S7682, S7732 [11JN], S9156 [9JY], S9941, S9978, S9979 [25JY], S10116, S10125, S10154, S10163, S10165 [29JY], S10173, S10267, S10297, S10299 [30JY], S10712, S10713, S10714, S10727, S10735 [31JY]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6188, S6266, S6294, S6301, S6317, S6318, S6335, S6384 [14MY], S6438, S6455, S6508, S6509, S6532 [15MY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), S14070 [5NO]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, S11109 [4SE]
Articles and editorials
America, Brought to You by . . ., Tom Shales, Washington (DC) Post, S11432 [15SE]
Decade of Achievement, Richard A. Livingston, Milton Mills, and Morton S. Oskard, Public Roads (publication), S2490 [13FE]
Desecration of the Mall, Albert Eisele, Hill (publication), S11431 [15SE]
Health Secretary To Fight for Border Funds, Tammy Fonce-Olivas, El Paso (TX) Times, S9796 [23JY]
Marketing the Mall, Washington (DC) Post, S11432 [15SE]
N.M. Gets Shock at Pump, Diane Velasco, Albuquerque (NM) Journal, S3769 [17MR]
One Size Fits All? Air Force Times (publication), S12140 [29SE]
Road to Reuse, T. Taylor Eighmy and Bryan J. Magee, Civil Engineering (publication), S7238-S7242 [3JN]
Sensors Bridge Gap in Communication About Repair Needs, Louis Jacobson, Washington (DC) Post, S2490 [13FE]
U.S., Mexico Team Up on Health Care, James F. Smith, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S9796 [23JY]
U.S. Releases 20 Detainees, Transfers 20 More to Cuba, Charlie Savage, Boston (MA) Globe, S16009 [25NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see S. 922), S5773 [6MY]
———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see S. 1622), S12138 [29SE]
———improve benefits and protections provided for regular and Reserve members deployed or mobilized in the interests of national security (see S. 806), S4897 [7AP]
———provide grants for cost of child care services provided to dependents of military personnel called to active duty (see S. 864), S5173 [10AP]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 56), S2594 [24FE]
———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (see S. Res. 95), S4166 [20MR]
———waive interest on student loans of military personnel called to active duty (see S. 863), S5173 [10AP]
Assets for Independence Act: revise and extend (see S. 1786), S15813 [24NO]
Bunche, Ralph: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 82), S15977 [25NO]
Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (see S. 1215), S7833 [12JN]
Central Asia: encourage countries to accelerate democratic reforms and fulfill human rights obligations (see S.J. Res. 3), S2120 [10FE]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 121), S132 [9JA]
———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see S. 1419), S13909 [4NO]
———promote better nutrition among school children participating in school breakfast and lunch programs (see S. 1007), S5771 [6MY]
———reauthorize adoption incentives payments (see S. 1686), S13054 [22OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 76), S36 [7JA]
Colleges and universities: improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (see S. 1793), S13377 [28OC]
———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 1545), S10907 [1AU]
Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see S. Res. 41), S1870 [4FE] (see S. Res. 45), S1977 [5FE]
Community Services Block Grant Act: revise and extend (see S. 1786), S15813 [24NO]
Compact of Free Association: approve and amend (see S.J. Res. 16), S9328 [14JY]
Courts: provide for class action reform (see S. 1769), S13054 [22OC]
Crime: enhance criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of archeological resources (see S. 1271), S7980 [17JN]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 966), S5650 [1MY]
Cuba: lift trade embargo, grant normal trade relations status, and lift travel restrictions (see S. 403), S2702 [25FE]
———lift travel restrictions (see S. 950), S5541 [30AP]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute: support (see S. 1302), S8232 [19JN]
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 498), S4513 [27MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see S. 1454), S9905 [24JY]
———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see S. 457), S2839 [26FE]
Dept. of Commerce: establish the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance within the International Trade Administration (see S. 1120), S6978 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: continuation of health insurance coverage for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents (see S. 647), S4167 [20MR]
Dept. of Education: ensure that students are not hurt by changes to needs analysis tables and require consultation with Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (see S. 1268), S7926 [16JN] (see S. 1273), S7980 [17JN]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for Genomes to Life Program (see S. 682), S4275 [21MR]
———authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see S. 915), S5343 [11AP]
Dept. of HHS: ensure independence and preserve role of administrative law judges involved in Medicare appeals processes (see S. 1127), S6978 [22MY]
———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 1143), S7134 [23MY]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 460), S2839 [26FE]
Dept. of State: establish an Office of Intercountry Adoptions and reform U.S. laws governing intercountry adoptions (see S. 1934), S15646 [23NO]
Dept. of the Interior: anniversary of National Wildlife Refuge System (see S. Res. 87), S3730 [13MR]
———carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (see S. 1051), S6070 [13MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: initiate expedited negotiations with the People's Republic of China on establishing a market-based currency valuation and to fulfill its commitments under international trade agreements (see S. Res. 262), S14271 [7NO]
Disabled: coordinate efforts in collecting and analyzing data on the incidence and prevalence of developmental disabilities (see S. 1226), S7619 [10JN]
———enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 1010), S6508 [15MY]
Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic (see S. 250), S3882 [18MR]
———eliminate tuberculosis (see S. 1559), S10906 [1AU]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see S. Con. Res. 75), S13134 [23OC]
Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see S. 504), S8233 [19JN]
———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 140), S4512 [27MR]
———improve quality of interim alternative educational settings, provide more behavioral supports in schools, and support whole school interventions (see S. 1321), S8439 [24JN]
———increase availability of Head Start programs and quality child care, reduce child hunger and encourage healthy eating habits, and facilitate parental involvement (see S. 18), S35 [7JA]
———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see S. Res. 153), S7981 [17JN]
———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 378), S2341 [12FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see S. 777), S6071 [13MY]
Employment: improve workforce investment and adult education systems relative to English language training (see S. 1543), S10618 [31JY]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1705), S12376 [2OC]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see S. 304), S3731 [13MR]
FCC: ruling on media ownership rules (see S. Res. 159), S7381 [4JN]
Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 1), S133 [9JA]
———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see S. 593), S3504 [11MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see S. 741), S4512 [27MR]
———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 1460), S9959 [25JY]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 54), S2701 [25FE]
Financial Literacy for Youth Month: designate (see S. Res. 48), S2596 [24FE]
Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of warfare and civil strife (see S. 742), S4512 [27MR]
———make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see S. 1001), S5860 [7MY]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes (see S. 1507), S10617 [31JY]
Foreign policy: secure right of the U.S., and the States, to prosecute and punish crimes committed in the U.S. by individuals who subsequently flee to Mexico to escape prosecution (see S. Con. Res. 79), S14271 [7NO]
Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see S. 760), S4629 [1AP]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 1200), S7476 [5JN]
Forests: establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (see S. 32), S35 [7JA]
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health: improve (see S. 314), S1977 [5FE]
Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 169), S8728 [26JN]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3253 [6MR]
Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see S. 686), S4275 [21MR]
———strengthen capabilities to safely and securely dispose of certain low-level radioactive waste (see S. 1045), S6070 [13MY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1483), S10140 [29JY]
Health: amend legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (see S. 1775), S13053 [22OC]
———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see S. 859), S5173 [10AP]
———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see S. 1172), S7234 [3JN]
———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see S. 518), S4513 [27MR]
———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see S. 453), S2839 [26FE]
Health care facilities: provide greater access for residents of frontier areas to the healthcare services provided by community health centers (see S. 1883), S15061 [18NO]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1266), S14452 [11NO]
Higher Education Act: amend relative to the Federal Pell Grant maximum amount (see S. 184), S1669 [28JA]
———student assistance eligibility standards for institutions offering accredited distance education programs (see S. 1203), S7476 [5JN]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see S. Con. Res. 26), S4166 [20MR]
Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 739), S4512 [27MR]
Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 1645), S12377 [2OC]
———establish new special immigrant categories for certain children and women at risk of harm (see S. 1353), S12534 [14OC]
———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 1129), S8560 [25JN]
Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see S. 558), S3252 [6MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 939), S5483 [29AP]
———reauthorize (see S. 1248), S7981 [17JN]
Iraq: require a report on reconstruction efforts (see S. 1594), S11245 [9SE]
James, Daniel, Jr. (Chappie): issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 6), S3732 [13MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 470), S5772 [6MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1368), S8862 [27JN]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 679), S4166 [20MR]
———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see S. 1700), S15407 [21NO]
———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see S. 1907), S15287 [20NO]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see S. 985), S11417 [11SE]
———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 606), S3620 [12MR]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 253), S9328 [14JY]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: revise and extend (see S. 1786), S15813 [24NO]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 894), S8896 [7JY]
Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 1531), S10618 [31JY]
Medicaid: clarify that inpatient drug prices charged to certain public hospitals are included in best price exemptions under the drug rebate program (see S. 1195), S7476 [5JN]
———extend Medicare cost-sharing for certain qualifying individuals (QI-1s) (see S. 1641), S11832 [23SE]
———extend the transitional medical assistance program (see S. 883), S5174 [10AP]
———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 138), S1737 [29JA]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 847), S5059 [9AP]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 622), S3730 [13MR]
Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see S. 1017), S5859 [7MY]
———allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 493), S5772 [6MY]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see S. 382), S2341 [12FE]
———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see S. 599), S3505 [11MR]
———coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 310), S7235 [3JN]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see S. 632), S3803 [17MR]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 416), S2522 [14FE]
———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 853), S8358 [23JN]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see S. 654), S3881 [18MR]
———establish uniform physician fee schedule payments (see S. 1135), S6978 [22MY]
———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see S. 343), S2187 [11FE]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see S. 646), S3881 [18MR]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 465), S5484 [29AP]
———extend eligibility periods for geriatric graduate medical education, expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine, and provide reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see S. 387), S2456 [13FE]
———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see S. 1185), S7381 [4JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 740), S7620 [10JN]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 171), S6625 [19MY]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see S. 816), S4957 [8AP]
———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 1999), S16120 [9DE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 569), S5485 [29AP]
———restore (see S. 1926), S15813 [24NO]
———update renal dialysis composite rate (see S. 1098), S6853 [21MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 958), S5541 [30AP]
Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see S. 1704), S12376 [2OC]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 486), S3370 [7MR]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 224), S4703 [2AP]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1833), S14176 [6NO]
Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see S. 1092), S7236 [3JN]
———prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see S. 330), S2051 [6FE]
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick: tribute (see S. Res. 99), S4434 [26MR]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 238), S1872 [4FE]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 240), S12448 [3OC]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 196), S9496 [16JY]
National Guard: authorize Federal funding assistance to States for the discharge of homeland security activities (see S. 215), S1813 [30JA]
National Guard Challenge Program: increase matching Federal share of the costs of State programs (see S. 990), S6030 [12MY]
National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 140, 140), S8897 [7JY]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 222), S11349 [10SE]
National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 25), S1479 [23JA]
National Native American Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 239), S12448 [3OC]
National Purple Heart Recognition Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S9497 [16JY]
National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (see S. 1393), S11350 [10SE]
———improve nutrition of students served under child nutrition programs (see S. 1392), S14805 [12NO]
National security: authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology (see S. 539), S3163 [5MR]
———establish strategy for dealing with the threat of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (see S. Res. 77), S3254 [6MR]
———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see S. 1245), S11832 [23SE]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S.J. Res. 8), S4167 [20MR]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 204), S10140 [29JY]
Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see S. 331), S2051 [6FE]
New Mexico: ensure the Elephant Butte Irrigation District receives the proceeds from the Bureau of Reclamation sale of certain lands in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir (see S. 1791), S13377 [28OC]
———hold certain BLM land in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (see S. 246), S1736 [29JA]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Shirin Ebadi for peace (see S. Res. 244), S13378 [28OC]
NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 196), S5060 [9AP]
Ogilvie, Mary Jane Jenkins: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S4957 [8AP]
Pensions: protect retirement security of workers by ensuring assets are adequately diversified and providing workers with access to information about their plans (see S. 9), S35 [7JA]
Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see S. 678), S4435 [26MR]
Poverty: enhance the capacity of organizations working in the U.S.-Mexico border area to develop affordable housing and foster economic opportunity in the colonias (see S. 532), S3162 [5MR]
Public welfare programs: permit States to create a program that allows individuals to obtain post-secondary or vocational education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 603), S3620 [12MR]
———reauthorize and improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs operated by Indian tribes (see S. 751), S4629 [1AP]
Roads and highways: provide the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads (see S. 1165), S7188 [2JN]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see S. 300), S8358 [23JN]
Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (see S. 1432), S9638 [21JY]
SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 1255), S7831 [12JN]
———establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (see S. 1126), S7137 [23MY]
———increase amount to be reserved for women's business center programs sustainability grants (see S. 1247), S7831 [12JN]
———make nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (see S. 822), S4957 [8AP]
Schools: provide for secondary school reform (see S. 1554), S13263 [27OC]
SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see S. 979), S7542 [9JN]
Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 74), S3163 [5MR]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see S. 468), S2919 [27FE]
———prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see S. 1286), S8125 [18JN]
———promote elder justice (see S. 333), S4435 [26MR]
Small business: provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (see S. 318), S1977 [5FE]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 363), S2187 [11FE]
———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 614), S3730 [13MR]
———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1734), S12607 [15OC]
———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 312), S1977 [5FE]
———improve women's health care through expanded Medicaid, Medicare, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits (see S. 1238), S9245 [10JY]
———oppose reduction of annual cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Res. 155), S7135 [23MY]
———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 845), S5059 [9AP]
———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1889), S15187 [19NO]
States: streamline enrollment processes for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families (see S. 1083), S6707 [20MY]
Tariff: encourage countries who are party to NAFTA to promote parity relative to the personal exemption allowance for merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents (see S. Res. 119), S5174 [10AP]
———impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 560), S3252 [6MR]
Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see S. 1162), S7188 [2JN] (see S. 1434), S10620 [31JY]
———accelerate increase in the child tax credit and expand refundability of such credit (see S. 962), S5541 [30AP]
———adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 1792), S14806 [12NO]
———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1613), S11416 [11SE]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 287), S1871 [4FE]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see S. 595), S3804 [17MR]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see S. 206), S1479 [23JA]
———curtail use of tax shelters (see S. 1937), S15977 [25NO]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1896), S15977 [25NO]
———improve tax equity for military personnel (see S. 289), S1871 [4FE]
———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see S. 1736), S12607 [15OC]
———provide energy tax incentives (see S. 597), S3504 [11MR]
———provide incentives for production of renewable fuels and simplify administration of Highway Trust Fund fuel excise taxes (see S. 1548), S10618 [31JY]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 1333), S8559 [25JN]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 557), S3252 [6MR]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 1630), S11648 [17SE]
Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see S. 1046), S8301 [20JN]
———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 480), S2920 [27FE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 224), S11416 [11SE]
———compensate victims of attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa and the U.S.S. Cole on the same basis as victims of attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1728), S12533 [14OC]
Thurmond, Strom: tribute (see S. Res. 191), S8862 [27JN]
Trail of the Ancients: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see S. 634), S3803 [17MR]
Transportation: reform border and corridor programs to alleviate NAFTA-related congestion (see S. 1099), S6853 [21MY]
Tularosa, NM: authorize construction of a desalination research and development facility at the Tularosa Basin (see S. 1211), S14271 [7NO]
U.N.: allow weapons inspectors sufficient time to assess Iraq's compliance with Security Council disarmament resolutions and encourage U.S. to seek resolution specifically authorizing use of force (see S. Res. 28), S1736 [29JA]
U.S. Housing Act: amend the definition of low-income families as it applies to Los Alamos County, NM (see S. 258), S1812 [30JA]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 270), S3369 [7MR] (see S. 923), S5343 [11AP] (see S. 1853), S14804 [12NO]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see S. 1708), S12534 [14OC]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants (see S. 1709), S12376 [2OC]
Valles Caldera: improve preservation (see S. 1582), S11118 [4SE]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 59), S10045 [28JY]
———clarify prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to agreements regarding future receipt of compensation and educate veterans on available legitimate financial services (see S. 257), S1812 [30JA]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 451), S4167 [20MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 392), S2456 [13FE]
Veterans Day: observance (see S. Res. 264), S14451 [11NO]
Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 418), S2522 [14FE]
———reduce the preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1726), S12738 [16OC]
World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see S. Res. 118), S7237 [3JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (see S. 213), S1479 [23JA]
Armed Forces: authorize award of the Iraqi Liberation Medal as a campaign medal for members who serve in Southwest Asia in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom (see S. 1673), S12137 [29SE]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 511), S3086 [4MR]
Bureau of Reclamation: assist States and local communities in evaluating and developing rural and small community water supply systems (see S. 1085), S6707 [20MY]
———conduct a feasibility study on a water conservation project within the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico (see S. 1071), S6507 [15MY]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see S. 1142), S7134 [23MY]
———establish programs to improve the nutrition and health of children (see S. 1750), S12737 [16OC]
———improve nutrition and health (see S. 1829), S14176 [6NO]
Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see S. 1190), S7476 [5JN]
Cuba: require a report on the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay (see S. 1966), S15975 [25NO]
Dept. of Defense: reevaluate necessity and safety of anthrax and smallpox vaccinations for troops (see S. Res. 278), S15976 [25NO]
Dept. of Energy: establish and fund catalysis science research and development program (see S. 873), S5173 [10AP]
———establish Next Generation Lighting Initiative (see S. 167), S848 [15JA]
Dept. of the Interior: cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (see S. 1957), S15975 [25NO]
———study preservation and interpretation of historic sites of the Manhattan Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 1687), S12193 [30SE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish the National Transportation Modeling and Analysis Program (see S. 354), S2187 [11FE]
———increase use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway construction projects (see S. 1168), S7234 [3JN]
Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see S. 1620), S11568 [16SE]
Employment: provide integrated workforce training programs for adults with limited English proficiency (see S. 1690), S12277 [1OC]
FAA: preserve Essential Air Service Program (see S. 1998), S16120 [9DE]
Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (see S. 1314), S8357 [23JN]
Fort Bayard, NM: designate historic district as a national historic landmark (see S. 214), S1479 [23JA]
Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (see S. 1447), S9793 [23JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1030), S5950 [8MY]
Health Workforce Advisory Commission: establish (see S. 1498), S10265 [30JY]
High Plains Aquifer: conduct hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, modeling, and monitoring program (see S. 212), S1479 [23JA]
Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see S. 1159), S7135 [23MY]
Medicaid: extend Federal-State cost-sharing program to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs (see S. 1519), S10617 [31JY]
———provide fiscal relief and program simplification to States and improve coverage and services to beneficiaries (see S. 1012), S5859 [7MY]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 204), S1368 [22JA]
Medicare: establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see S. 881), S5174 [10AP]
———improve Medicare Incentive Payment Program (see S. 379), S2341 [12FE]
———provide fairness in the provision of services to Native Americans (see S. 1779), S13134 [23OC]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 1223), S7619 [10JN]
National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 46), S1977 [5FE]
National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (see S. 658), S3993 [19MR]
Native Americans: establish, reauthorize, and improve energy programs relating to Indian tribes (see S. 424), S2522 [14FE]
———provide grants to tribal colleges and universities to increase number of post-secondary degrees earned in early childhood education and related fields (see S. 1469), S10045 [28JY]
New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (see S. 1649), S11912 [24SE]
———protect archeological sites in the Galisteo Basin (see S. 210), S1479 [23JA]
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 211), S1479 [23JA]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see S. 1517), S10617 [31JY]
Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 261), S1813 [30JA]
———improve provision of education and job training under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 262), S1813 [30JA]
———provide grants for transitional jobs programs under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 786), S4824 [3AP]
———require States to develop a strategic plan for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and give them the flexibility to implement alternative welfare programs (see S. 263), S1813 [30JA]
Roads and highways: establish program to make allocations to States for projects to expand 2-lane highways in rural areas to 4-lane highways (see S. 365), S2340 [12FE]
———identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (see S. 290), S1871 [4FE]
———maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations (see S. 528), S3162 [5MR]
———provide the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads (see S. 725), S4512 [27MR]
SBA: establish the Native American Entrepreneurs Program (see S. 1488), S10140 [29JY]
Social Security: expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1033), S5950 [8MY]
———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2854), technical corrections (see S. 1502, 1503), S10265 [30JY] (see S. 1547), S10618 [31JY]
———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 621), S3730 [13MR] (see S. 1976), S15975 [25NO]
Southwest Bridge Research Center: establish (see S. 411), S2457 [13FE]
Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see S. 458), S2839 [26FE]
Taxation: assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (see S. 685), S4275 [21MR]
———treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see S. 752), S4629 [1AP]
———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (see S. 1305), S8300 [20JN]
———treatment of interest paid in certain situations where the debt is guaranteed by a related foreign person (see S. 1894), S15187 [19NO]
Trade Act: amend to provide trade adjustment assistance for communities (see S. 1110), S6978 [22MY]
University of New Mexico: authorize Native American language demonstration program in consortium with the Linguistic Institute for Native Americans (see S. 1377), S9049 [8JY]
Factsheets
Border Health Security Act (S. 1447), S9797 [23JY]
Letters
Essential Air Service Program funding: Aliceann Wohlbruck, National Association of Development Organizations, S7799 [12JN]
———Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, S7798 [12JN]
———Donald E. Carroll, Mayor of Alamagordo, NM, S7798 [12JN]
———John D. (Mike) Rice, New Mexico Aviation Division, S7798 [12JN]
———several Representatives, S12366 [2OC], S13116 [23OC]
———several Senators, S12366 [2OC], S13116 [23OC]
FERC authority to review public utility mergers: Richard L. Weill, MBIA Insurance Corp., S10123 [29JY]
Health Coverage, Affordability, Responsibility, and Equity (HealthCARE) Act: E. Stephen Edwards, American Academy of Pediatrics, S5955 [8MY]
———Jerry Johnson, American Geriatrics Society, S5955 [8MY]
———Munsey S. Wheby, American College of Physicians, S5955 [8MY]
———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S5955 [8MY]
———Warren A. Jones, American Academy of Family Physicians, S5955 [8MY]
LIHEAP funding: Colleen Cousineau, Southern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments, S11299 [10SE]
———David L. Fox, Campaign for Home Energy Assistance (organization), S11298 [10SE]
———David N. Parker, American Gas Association, S11298 [10SE]
Maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations: Ben Chavez, Gallup McKinley County, NM, Public Schools, S3182 [5MR]
———David J. Acosta, McKinley County, NM, S3183 [5MR]
———Earnest C. Becenti, Sr., McKinley County, NM, Board of Commissioners, S3183 [5MR]
———Karen S. White, Gallup-McKinley County, NM, Public Schools, S3183 [5MR]
———Tony Atkinson, San Juan County, UT, S3184 [5MR]
———Ty Lewis, Manuel Morgan and Lynn H. Stevens, San Juan County, UT, Commission, S3184 [5MR]
National Transportation Modeling and Analysis Program Establishment Act: Norman Y. Mineta, Sec. of Transportation, S2212 [11FE]
Natural gas prices and supply: several Senators, S7527 [9JN]
———Spencer Abraham, Sec. of Energy, S7527 [9JN]
Recycled Roads Act: Anne Canby, Surface Transportation Policy Project (organization), S7242 [3JN]
———Karen Florini, Environmental Defense (organization), S7242 [3JN]
———Rhonda G. Faught, New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Dept., S7242 [3JN]
Rural Equity Payment Index Reform Act: G. David Mason, American Physical Therapy Association, S5210 [10AP]
Southwest Bridge Research Center Establishment Act: Gorman Gilbert, Thomas L. Landers, and Kenneth R. White, New Mexico State University, S2491 [13FE]
———Rhonda G. Faught, New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Dept., S2491 [13FE]
Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor: Donald E. Carroll, Mayor of Alamogordo, NM, S1898 [4FE]
———E. Dean Carlson, Kansas Dept. of Transportation, S1899 [4FE]
———Gary M. Ridley, Oklahoma Dept. of Transportation, S1898 [4FE]
———John Marquardt, Alamogordo, NM, Chamber of Commerce, S1898 [4FE]
———Larry Shulse, Otero County Economic Development Council, Inc., S1898 [4FE]
Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act: several Senators, S5969, S5970 [8MY]
———Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S5969, S5970 [8MY]
Technical corrections to H.R. 2854, extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program: Representatives Tauzin and Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), S10680 [31JY]
Tribal Transportation Program Improvement Act: several Senators, S4517 [27MR]
Motions
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S9942, S9943 [25JY]
Petitions and memorials
McKinley County, NM, Board of Commissioners: maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations, S3184 [5MR]
Navajo Nation, Rock Springs Chapter: maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations, S3183 [5MR]
Tri-State County Association: maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations, S3184 [5MR]
Press releases
NRHA Supports ``Equal Pay for Equal Work'': National Rural Health Association, S5210 [10AP]
Privilege of the floor
Agrawal, Poonum, S5791 [6MY]
Archuleta, Daniel, S10166 [29JY]
Blest, Elaine, S7265 [3JN]
Cochnar, Evan, S7265 [3JN]
Davies, Ryan, S10166 [29JY]
Edwards, Kelly-Renae, S7265 [3JN]
Epstein, Jonathan, S5791 [6MY]
Fallstitch, Jasmine, S10166 [29JY]
Goldberg, Nick, S7265 [3JN]
Gonzales, Antonio, S10166 [29JY]
Guttierrez, James, S10166 [29JY]
Ligiero, Daniela, S14075 [5NO]
Lucero, Fayla, S7265 [3JN]
Medina, Joshua, S7265 [3JN]
Miller, Wendy, S7265 [3JN]
Murray, Frank, S10166 [29JY]
Nelson, Christine, S10166 [29JY]
Pearsall, Scott, S10166 [29JY]
Peterkin, Tara, S10166 [29JY]
Peters, Daniel, S7265 [3JN]
Roach, Chet, S7265 [3JN]
Watson, Jesse, S7265 [3JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: country of origin labeling requirements implementation funding, S14125 [6NO]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), S14001 [5NO], S14104, S14106, S14125 [6NO]
Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (S. 213), S1489 [23JA]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1027 [16JA], S1374, S1408, S1433, S1440, S1441, S1444, S1453 [23JA]
———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S1027 [16JA], S1374, S1408, S1433, S1440, S1441, S1444, S1453 [23JA]
———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), S9934 [25JY]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12255 [1OC], S12490, S12492, S12508, S12509 [14OC], S12580 [15OC], S12681 [16OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S3914 [19MR]
Armed Forces: authorize award of the Iraqi Liberation Medal as a campaign medal for members who serve in Southwest Asia in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom, S12490, S12492, S12508, S12509 [14OC]
———authorize award of the Iraqi Liberation Medal as a campaign medal for members who serve in Southwest Asia in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom (S. 1673), S12139 [29SE]
———expedite awarding of Global War on Terrorism Medal to recipients, S12681 [16OC]
———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S4404 [26MR]
———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (S. Res. 95), S4080 [20MR]
———tribute to military personnel killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan, S4404 [26MR]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, S1767 [30JA], S3717 [13MR]
Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S14596 [12NO]
Budget: evaluation of Bush administration proposals, S2282 [12FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3914, S3960 [19MR], S4351 [25MR]
Bureau of Reclamation: assist States and local communities in evaluating and developing rural and small community water supply systems (S. 1085), S6709 [20MY]
———conduct a feasibility study on a water conservation project within the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico (S. 1071), S6512 [15MY]
———prohibit reduction or reallocation of water to be delivered under San Juan-Chama Project contracts for endangered species purposes in the Rio Grande River Basin, S10259 [30JY], S10896 [1AU]
Bush, President: State of the Union Message, S1767 [30JA]
Carlsbad, NM: modify permit for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's Waste Analysis Plan, S11546, S11547 [16SE]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (S. 1142), S7137-S7139 [23MY]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, S5334 [11AP]
———establish programs to improve the nutrition and health of children (S. 1750), S12747 [16OC]
———reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to child care funding, S4351 [25MR]
Cibola National Forest: establish the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior, S1433 [23JA]
Civil liberties: indefinite detention of immigrants, material witnesses, and enemy combatants suspected of terrorism, without identification or due process, S9321-S9323 [14JY]
Civil rights: protect, S330 [15JA]
Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (S. 1190), S7478 [5JN]
———improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (S. 1793), S13406 [28OC]
Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (S. Res. 45), S1920 [5FE]
Compact of Free Association: approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), S14223, S14225 [6NO]
———education funding, S14223, S14225 [6NO]
———reinstatement of FEMA assistance, S14223, S14225 [6NO]
Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), conference report, S5334 [11AP]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions, S13085 [23OC]
———require a report on the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay (S. 1966), S16008 [25NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide borrowing authority for fire suppression and conduct hazardous fuels reduction and burned area restoration on non-Federal lands, S13601, S13604 [30OC]
———Team Nutrition Program funding, S14104, S14106 [6NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6672 [20MY], S6819, S6820, S6821, S6823 [21MY], S6922 [22MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9451, S9454, S9455, S9456 [16JY], S9551 [17JY]
———reevaluate necessity and safety of anthrax and smallpox vaccinations for troops (S. Res. 278), S16032-S16034 [25NO]
———require report on individuals being detained by the U.S. as enemy combatants, S9451, S9454, S9455, S9456 [16JY]
———require reports on utilization of National Guard and Reserves, S12580 [15OC]
———require specific authorization for design, development, or deployment of ballistic missile interceptors in space, S6819, S6820, S6821, S6823 [21MY]
Dept. of Education: Hispanic education programs funding, S10996, S10997, S10998, S10999, S11002 [3SE], S11324 [10SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and infrastructure program, S7520 [9JN]
———establish and fund catalysis science research and development program (S. 873), S5198 [10AP]
———establish Next Generation Lighting Initiative, S7219, S7220 [3JN]
———establish Next Generation Lighting Initiative (S. 167), S851 [15JA]
———Next Generation Lighting Initiative funding, S1440, S1441, S1444 [23JA]
———prohibit use of funds for certain nuclear development test sites and programs, S11524 [16SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9785 [23JY]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, S11266 [10SE]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9182, S9186, S9188, S9191 [10JY]
Dept. of the Interior: ban commercial advertising on the National Mall, S11429-S11432 [15SE], S11733 [22SE], S11804, S11805 [23SE]
———cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (S. 1957), S15982 [25NO]
———decision allowing sponsor recognition by the National Football League at event held on the National Mall, S11429-S11432 [15SE]
———study preservation and interpretation of historic sites of the Manhattan Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System (S. 1687), S12198 [30SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11733 [22SE], S11804, S11805, S11821 [23SE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish the National Transportation Modeling and Analysis Program (S. 354), S2211 [11FE]
———increase use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway construction projects (S. 1168), S7237 [3JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S10996, S10997, S10998, S10999, S11002 [3SE], S11266, S11297, S11298, S11299, S11324 [10SE]
Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), S13085, S13115, S13116 [23OC]
Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: observance, S5535
Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, S9182, S9186, S9188, S9191 [10JY]
———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis through reductions in Dept. of Defense procurement, research, development, and evaluation funding, S9551 [17JY]
———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis through reductions in Millennium Challenge Account, S13645, S13646, S13647 [30OC]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), S12203 [30SE]
Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 139), S13583 [30OC]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S3768 [17MR]
Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (S. 1620), S11570 [16SE]
———funding, S330 [15JA], S1027 [16JA], S3960 [19MR]
Electric power: protect consumers and investors from abusive affiliate, associate company, and subsidiary company transactions, S10206 [30JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), S11524, S11546, S11547 [16SE]
———making appropriations (S. 1424), S10259 [30JY], S10896 [1AU]
Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2282 [12FE], S2885 [27FE], S3217 [6MR]
FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, S7796, S7799 [12JN], S12365 [2OC], S13115, S13116 [23OC]
———preserve Essential Air Service Program (S. 1998), S16137 [9DE]
———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, S12365 [2OC]
———reauthorize (S. 824), S7796, S7799 [12JN]
Federal aid programs: reauthorize and improve LIHEAP, Weatherization Assistance Program, and State Energy Conservation Programs, S7181 [2JN]
FERC: enhance protection of electricity consumers under the Federal Power Act, S10182 [30JY]
———ensure delay of rulemaking on a standard market design does not delay rulemaking on other issues, S10125, S10126 [29JY], S10214 [30JY]
———improve authority to review public utility mergers, S10117, S10120, S10122, S10123 [29JY], S10213 [30JY]
Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (S. 1314), S8362 [23JN]
———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), S8362 [23JN], S12997 [22OC], S13075 [23OC], S13470, S13471 [29OC], S13601, S13604, S13608, S13609, S13616 [30OC], S13796 [3NO]
———require treatment of slash and other long term fuels management for hazardous fuels reduction projects, S13608 [30OC]
Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs, S9182, S9186, S9188, S9191 [10JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13645, S13646, S13647 [30OC]
Foreign policy: status of U.S. relationships with traditional allies and within international organizations, S3717 [13MR]
Forest Service: hazardous fuels reduction activities funding, S9934 [25JY]
Forests: require collaborative monitoring of forest health projects, S13609 [30OC]
———use best value contracting criteria when awarding contracts for hazardous fuels reduction, S13616 [30OC]
Fort Bayard, NM: designate historic district as a national historic landmark (S. 214), S1489 [23JA]
Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (S. 1447), S9795, S9797 [23JY]
———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (S. 1172), S7249 [3JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1030), S5954 [8MY]
Health Workforce Advisory Commission: establish (S. 1498), S10275 [30JY]
High Plains Aquifer: conduct hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, modeling, and monitoring program (S. 212), S1487 [23JA]
Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (S. 1159), S7158 [23MY]
Iraq: Iraqi Defense Corps and national security forces funding, S12255 [1OC]
———role of weapons inspections in disarmament pursuant to U.N. resolutions, S1767 [30JA]
Kuhl, Carolyn B.: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S14596 [12NO]
LIHEAP: funding, S11297, S11298, S11299 [10SE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S330 [15JA]
Medicaid: extend Federal-State cost-sharing program to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs (S. 1519), S10643 [31JY]
———provide fiscal relief and program simplification to States and improve coverage and services to beneficiaries (S. 1012), S5862 [7MY]
———reform, S1958-S1960 [5FE], S2883 [27FE]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (S. 204), S1370 [22JA], S6462 [15MY]
Medicare: allow certain beneficiaries to purchase supplemental Medigap prescription drug plans, S8641, S8648 [26JN]
———eliminate asset test to determine eligibility for premium and cost-sharing subsidies for low-income beneficiaries, S8111 [18JN], S8338, S8345 [23JN]
———enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services in rural areas, S6461 [15MY]
———ensure Medicare+Choice and Medicare Advantage payments attributable to disproportionate share hospitals are paid directly to such hospitals, S8335 [23JN]
———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (S. 881), S5209 [10AP]
———extend low-income beneficiary access to quality health care services, S1374 [23JA]
———improve Medicare Incentive Payment Program (S. 379), S2363 [12FE]
———provide fairness in the provision of services to Native Americans (S. 1779), S13138 [23OC]
———provide payment for community health center services relative to coverage of individuals under managed care plans, S8336 [23JN], S8398 [24JN], S8482 [25JN]
———Qualifying Individual Program funding, S1408 [23JA]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S15663 [23NO]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8111 [18JN], S8335, S8336, S8337, S8338, S8345 [23JN], S8396, S8398 [24JN], S8482 [25JN], S8623, S8641, S8648 [26JN]
———reimburse Indian hospitals and clinics for all Part B services, S8337 [23JN]
———require Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to study disproportionate share hospital payments, S8336 [23JN], S8396 [24JN]
———update asset test to determine eligibility for premium and cost-sharing subsidies for low-income beneficiaries, S8623 [26JN]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (S. 1223), S7627 [10JN]
Minorities: health care issues, S330 [15JA]
Motor vehicles: impose additional requirements for improving corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S10110 [29JY]
National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (S. Res. 46), S2014 [5FE]
National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (S. 658), S3996 [19MR]
National security: U.S.-Mexico vehicle barriers construction funding, S9785 [23JY]
Native Americans: establish, reauthorize, and improve energy programs relating to Indian tribes (S. 424), S2540 [14FE]
———provide environmental review process for Indian energy programs and clarify Federal trust responsibility relative to tribal claims and loss liability associated with tribal energy resource agreements, S7684, S7688 [11JN]
———provide grants to tribal colleges and universities to increase number of post-secondary degrees earned in early childhood education and related fields (S. 1469), S10057 [28JY]
New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (S. 1649), S11915 [24SE]
———protect archeological sites in the Galisteo Basin (S. 210), S1485 [23JA]
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (S. 211), S1486 [23JA]
Nuclear energy: loan guarantees for commercial nuclear powerplant construction, S7581 [10JN]
Nuclear weapons: allow research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons, S6672 [20MY], S6922 [22MY]
———prohibit funding to develop robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons, S11524 [16SE]
Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S14597 [12NO]
Parliamentary inquiry, S15117 [19NO]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9182, S9186, S9188, S9191 [10JY]
Pensions: reform, S2282-S2284 [12FE]
Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, S15119 [19NO]
Power resources: allow renewable fuel program ethanol mandate to be temporarily suspended in the event of a significant gasoline price increase or supply interruption, S7366, S7369 [4JN]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S10875 [1AU], S12861 [20OC]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S15117, S15119 [19NO], S15217 [20NO], S15332 [21NO]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S5749 [6MY], S7180, S7181 [2JN], S7219, S7220 [3JN], S7366, S7369, S7371 [4JN], S7422, S7428, S7430 [5JN], S7520, S7526 [9JN], S7581 [10JN], S7684, S7688 [11JN], S10081, S10110, S10117, S10120, S10122, S10123, S10125, S10126 [29JY], S10182, S10206, S10213, S10214 [30JY]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), unanimous-consent agreement, S7211 [3JN], S10213 [30JY]
———promote use of cellulosic biomass ethanol derived from agricultural residue, S7422 [5JN]
———require reports on hydrogen vehicle programs, the impact of hydrogen fuel usage on natural gas demands, and future Federal agency use of hydrogen, S7526 [9JN]
———subject renewable fuels to the same liability standard as vehicle fuels and fuel additives, S7428 [5JN]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S3217 [6MR], S14596, S14597, S14598, S14602, S14758, S14759 [12NO]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (S. 1517), S10639 [31JY]
Public utilities: create more efficient electric grid, increase investment in utility infrastructure, and enhance consumer protections, S10117, S10120, S10122, S10123, S10125, S10126 [29JY], S10182, S10206, S10213, S10214 [30JY]
Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 261), S1822 [30JA]
———improve provision of education and job training under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 262), S1822 [30JA]
———provide grants for transitional jobs programs under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 786), S4837 [3AP]
———require States to develop a strategic plan for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and give them the flexibility to implement alternative welfare programs (S. 263), S1822 [30JA]
Roads and highways: establish program to make allocations to States for projects to expand 2-lane highways in rural areas to 4-lane highways (S. 365), S2343-S2345 [12FE]
———identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (S. 290), S1897 [4FE]
———maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations (S. 528), S3181 [5MR]
———provide the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads (S. 725), S4514-S4516 [27MR]
SBA: establish the Native American Entrepreneurs Program (S. 1488), S10153 [29JY]
Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (S. 189), S15100 [18NO]
Social Security: expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 1033), S5966 [8MY]
———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2854), technical corrections (S. 1502), S10285 [30JY]
———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2854), technical corrections (S. 1503), S10285 [30JY]
———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2854), technical corrections (S. 1547), S10679 [31JY]
———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (S. 1976), S16024 [25NO]
———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (S. 621), S3738 [13MR]
Southwest Bridge Research Center: establish (S. 411), S2488 [13FE]
Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (S. 458), S2849 [26FE], S2884 [27FE]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: policy on use of reserve, S2993 [3MR]
———reauthorize, S1374, S1453 [23JA], S2993 [3MR]
———usage policy, S3768 [17MR]
Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, S7217 [3JN]
———assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (S. 685), S4283 [21MR]
———provide energy tax incentives (S. 597), S3546 [11MR], S3914 [19MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, S2282 [12FE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6440, S6461, S6462 [15MY]
———treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (S. 752), S4635 [1AP]
———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (S. 1305), S8302 [20JN]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), S331 [15JA]
Trade Act: amend to provide trade adjustment assistance for communities (S. 1110), S6991 [22MY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level, S1361 [22JA]
U.S. Geological Survey: U.S.-Mexico binational groundwater study funding, S11821 [23SE]
Reports
Forest Service—Information on Appeals and Litigation Involving Fuels Reduction Activities: GAO, S13473 [29OC]
Resolutions by organizations
Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor: Lincoln County, NM, Board of Commissioners, S1898 [4FE]
Statements
FERC Authority To Review Public Utility Mergers: Executive Office of the President, S10123 [29JY]
Recycled Materials Policy: Frederick G. Wright, Jr., Dept. of Transportation, S7242 [3JN]
Tables
Communities dependent on the Essential Air Service Program, S7798 [12JN]
State distribution of Indian reservation road funding, S4515 [27MR]
Structurally deficient bridges by State, S2489 [13FE]
Texts of
S. 167, Dept. of Energy Next Generation Lighting Initiative, S852 [15JA]
S. 204, Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act, S1371 [22JA]
S. 210, Galisteo Basin Archaeological Sites Protection Act, S1485 [23JA]
S. 211, Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act, S1486 [23JA]
S. 212, High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring Act, S1488 [23JA]
S. 213, Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act, S1489 [23JA]
S. 214, Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark Act, S1490 [23JA]
S. 261, Children First Act, S1823 [30JA]
S. 262, Education Works Act, S1824 [30JA]
S. 263, Self Sufficiency and Accountability Act, S1824-S1827 [30JA]
S. 290, identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor, S1898 [4FE]
S. 354, National Transportation Modeling and Analysis Program Establishment Act, S2212 [11FE]
S. 365, Rural Four-Lane Highway Safety and Development Act, S2345 [12FE]
S. 379, Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act, S2363 [12FE]
S. 411, Southwest Bridge Research Center Establishment Act, S2491 [13FE]
S. 424, Tribal Energy Self-Sufficiency Act, S2540-S2544 [14FE]
S. 458, Southwest Regional Border Authority Act, S2850-S2855 [26FE]
S. 528, maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations, S3182 [5MR]
S. 621, Children's Health Equity Act, S3739 [13MR]
S. 658, enhance and extend National Energy Conservation Policy Act authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government, S3997 [19MR]
S. 685, Low Income Taxpayer Protection Act, S4284 [21MR]
S. 725, Tribal Transportation Program Improvement Act, S4516 [27MR]
S. 786, Business Links Act, S4838 [3AP]
S. 873, Dept. of Energy Catalysis Research and Development Act, S5198 [10AP]
S. 881, Rural Equity Payment Index Reform Act, S5209 [10AP]
S. 1012, Strengthening Our States (SOS) Act, S5864-S5871 [7MY]
S. 1030, Health Coverage, Affordability, Responsibility, and Equity (HealthCARE) Act, S5956-S5964 [8MY]
S. 1033, Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act, S5967 [8MY]
S. 1071, Bureau of Reclamation feasibility study on a water conservation project within the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico, S6512 [15MY]
S. 1085, Reclamation Rural and Small Community Water Enhancement Act, S6710 [20MY]
S. 1142, Children's Dental Health Improvement Act, S7139-S7142 [23MY]
S. 1168, Recycled Roads Act, S7243 [3JN]
S. 1190, Next Generation Hispanic Serving Institutions Act, S7478 [5JN]
S. 1223, Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act, S7627-S7630 [10JN]
S. 1305, tax treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance, S8303 [20JN]
S. 1314, Collaborative Forest Health Act, S8363-S8365 [23JN]
S. 1447, Border Health Security Act, S9797 [23JY]
S. 1498, Health Workforce Advisory Commission Act, S10276 [30JY]
S. 1502, technical corrections to H.R. 2854, State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments availability extension, S10285 [30JY]
S. 1503, technical corrections to H.R. 2854, State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments availability extension, S10286 [30JY]
S. 1517, establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records, S10639 [31JY]
S. 1519, Medicaid Federal-State cost-sharing program extension to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs, S10643 [31JY]
S. 1620, Head Start Assessment Act, S11571 [16SE]
S. 1649, Ojito Wilderness Act, S11916 [24SE]
S. 1673, authorize award of the Iraqi Liberation Medal as a campaign medal for Armed Forces members who serve in Southwest Asia in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom, S12141 [29SE]
S. 1687, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act, S12198 [30SE]
S. 1750, Better Eating for Better Living Act, S12747 [16OC]
S. 1779, Medicare Indian Health Fairness Act, S13139 [23OC]
S. 1957, U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act, S15982 [25NO]
S. 1976, permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures, S16025 [25NO]
S. 1998, Essential Air Service Preservation Act, S16137 [9DE]
Tributes
Bernal, Paul, S9901
Gogue, Jay, S10900
Lazarus, Barbara, S12445
McMillan, Colin, S9928 [25JY]
Obenshain, Scott, S13131