GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. (a Senator from South Carolina)
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12301, S12302 [1OC], S12337, S12388, S12389, S12390 [2OC], S12581, S12590, S12591, S12629 [15OC], S12655, S12688, S12751 [16OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4686, S4719 [2AP]
Armed Forces: provide a monthly allotment of free telephone calling time to members stationed outside the U.S. who are directly supporting military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (S. 718), S4645 [1AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3905, S3908 [18MR], S3930, S3931, S3947, S4024, S4025 [19MR], S4277 [21MR]
China, People's Republic of: encourage market-based valuation of currency and fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements (S. Res. 219), S12058, S12095 [26SE]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13024, S13037, S13040, S13057, S13059 [22OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6594, S6636 [19MY], S6659, S6729 [20MY], S6872 [21MY], S6896, S6899, S7057, S7061 [22MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), S7407 [4JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9353 [14JY], S9366, S9427 [15JY], S9457, S9505 [16JY]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9108, S9157 [9JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14507, S14843 [12NO]
———making appropriations (S. 1584), S11927 [24SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), S9917 [24JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13190, S13228 [24OC]
Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8253 [19JN], S8512, S8582 [25JN], S8675 [26JN]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9108, S9157 [9JY]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6432, S6441, S6551, S6552 [15MY]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S2505 [14FE], S4397 [26MR], S5501 [30AP]
Conferee: H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S7364 [4JN]
———S. 151, Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act, S4872 [3AP]
Articles and editorials
Army Reserve Fears Troop Exodus, Dave Moniz, USA Today, S12357 [2OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 3), S2522 [14FE]
Armed Forces: alleviate delay in payment of the Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus to members who are mobilized (see S. 705), S4376 [25MR] (see S. 711), S4434 [26MR]
———expand eligibility for command responsibility pay to commanders of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 757), S4629 [1AP]
———expedite granting of posthumous citizenship to members (see S. 783), S5175 [10AP]
———provide a monthly allotment of free telephone calling time to members stationed outside the U.S. who are directly supporting military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (see S. 718), S4434 [26MR]
———provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training (see S. 706), S4376 [25MR] (see S. 712), S4434 [26MR]
———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (see S. Res. 95), S4166 [20MR]
Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 709), S4513 [27MR]
China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see S. 1586), S11161 [5SE]
———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see S. 1758), S15287 [20NO]
Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see S. 1628), S11648 [17SE]
Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see S. Res. 41), S1870 [4FE] (see S. Res. 45), S1977 [5FE]
Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see S. 837), S5059 [9AP]
Computers: prohibit transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail to persons on a national No-Spam Registry and impose requirements on content of all commercial e-mail (see S. 1231), S7833 [12JN]
Courts: allow media coverage of proceedings (see S. 554), S3252 [6MR]
———appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see S. 1061), S6255 [14MY]
———restore cost-of-living adjustments from previous years and improve benefits system for the Federal judiciary, and implement procedures to instill public confidence in Federal courts (see S. 1100), S6853 [21MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 1), S4825 [3AP]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 851), S5173 [10AP]
———protect unborn victims of violence (see S. 146), S230 [13JA] (see S. 1019), S5859 [7MY]
———reduce criminal gang activities (see S. 1735), S12607 [15OC]
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 498), S3027 [3MR]
Dept. of Defense: continuation of health insurance coverage for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents (see S. 647), S5950 [8MY]
———prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see S. 641), S5542 [30AP]
Dept. of Labor: provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (see S. 1597), S11245 [9SE]
Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of establishing Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina (see S. 276), S1870 [4FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: initiate expedited negotiations with the People's Republic of China on establishing a market-based currency valuation and fulfilling international trade agreement commitments (see S. Res. 262), S14177 [6NO]
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: authorize appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and its amendments (see S. 1538), S13263 [27OC]
Disabled: 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), S7620 [10JN]
———importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see S. Con. Res. 21), S11990 [25SE]
Diseases: establish comprehensive State diabetes control and prevention programs (see S. 1666), S12970 [21OC]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1414), S9414 [15JY]
Education: national policy to improve system (see S. 4), S2522 [14FE]
Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 317), S5060 [9AP]
Europe: support by certain countries of U.S. policy on U.N. enforcement of Iraqi disarmament resolutions (see S. Con. Res. 4), S2188 [11FE]
Fire prevention: establish comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles (see S. 1798), S13660 [30OC]
Firearms: prohibit certain lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 659), S3993 [19MR]
Firefighters: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (see S. 321), S3882 [18MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 4), S1069 [16JA]
Freedom of religion: restore certain religious freedoms (see S. 1558), S12057 [26SE]
FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see S. 1655), S11988 [25SE]
Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see S. 1668), S12056 [26SE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3253 [6MR]
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]
———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), S7719 [11JN]
———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (see S. 15), S3504 [11MR]
———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), S12969 [21OC]
———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see S. 239), S1736 [29JA]
Health care professionals: provide immediate relief from increased medical malpractice insurance costs and deal with root causes of the current medical malpractice insurance crisis (see S. 1374), S9049 [8JY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1266), S14452 [11NO]
Immigration: establish two new categories of nonimmigrant workers (see S. 1461), S11648 [17SE]
International Religious Freedom Day: designate (see S. Res. 251), S13134 [23OC]
Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see S. 976), S13803 [3NO]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 478), S5485 [29AP]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 1765), S14806 [12NO]
Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, and establish standards for internal investigations, interrogations, and hearings (see S. 1277), S8125 [18JN]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 253), S1812 [30JA]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 894), S7620 [10JN]
Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 1531), S11417 [11SE]
Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see S. 874), S5173 [10AP]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 622), S3730 [13MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 493), S5726 [5MY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see S. 632), S4898 [7AP]
———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see S. 869), S5173 [10AP]
———improve outpatient vision services (see S. 1095), S7876 [13JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 740), S4512 [27MR]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 171), S5771 [6MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 569), S3253 [6MR]
Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering controlled substances in order to attend school (see S. 1390), S11118 [4SE]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 486), S2920 [27FE]
Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives (see S. 1944), S15812 [24NO]
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), S2921 [27FE]
Motion pictures: criminal penalties for unauthorized recording of motion pictures in an exhibition facility and criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized distribution of commercial prerelease copyrighted works (see S. 1932), S15573 [22NO]
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick: tribute (see S. Res. 99), S4434 [26MR]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 888), S5543 [30AP]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see S. Con. Res. 67), S11416 [11SE]
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), S1669 [28JA]
Ogilvie, Mary Jane Jenkins: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S4957 [8AP]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 71), S3086 [4MR]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see S. 459), S2839 [26FE]
Public welfare programs: extend State waivers under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 605), S5174 [10AP]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 5), S2522 [14FE]
Roads and highways: increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see S. 1090), S6852 [21MY]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see S. 300), S5484 [29AP]
Rural Renaissance Corp.: establish to revitalize rural America (see S. 1796), S13516 [29OC]
Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see S. 1888), S15061 [18NO]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 245), S1736 [29JA]
Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see S. 333), S12193 [30SE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 1157), S7135 [23MY]
Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see S. 368), S2340 [12FE]
———oppose reduction of annual cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Res. 155), S7135 [23MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 349), S3087 [4MR]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (see S. 1136), S7927 [16JN]
Sports: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympics and establish NIST grant program to fund detection and prevention of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (see S. 1002), S5771 [6MY]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see S. 982), S5727 [5MY]
Tariff Act: clarify adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price (see S. 219), S2120 [10FE]
———expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see S. 136), S7718 [11JN]
Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see S. 1173), S7234 (see S. 1174), S7235 [3JN]
———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 846), S9415 [15JY]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see S. 1570), S10906 [1AU]
———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1613), S11416 [11SE]
———allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see S. 160), S288 [14JA]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 623), S5485 [29AP]
———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), S7876 [13JN]
———expand combat zone tax exclusion for members of the Armed Forces to include transit period to such zones and to include commissioned officers (see S. 721), S4434 [26MR]
———permit additional advanced refunding of tax-exempt bonds issued for the purchase or maintenance of assets used to generate, transmit, or distribute electricity (see S. 1290), S8440 [24JN]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 198), S10619 [31JY]
———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see S. 1964), S15975 [25NO]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see S. 514), S11118 [4SE]
———treatment of bonds originally issued to finance governmental facilities used for essential governmental functions (see S. 271), S2702 [25FE]
Television: 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), S3164 [5MR]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 224), S11416 [11SE]
Thurmond, Strom: tribute (see S. Res. 191), S8862 [27JN]
Tobacco products: eliminate price supports and compensate quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities (see S. 1490), S10265 [30JY]
Tolani, Hitesh Gulab: relief (see S. 99), S230 [13JA]
Tolani, Jaya Gulab: relief (see S. 99), S230 [13JA]
Transportation: provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (see S. 1109), S15813 [24NO]
Treaties and agreements: prohibit inclusion of immigration provisions in trade agreement implementation legislation (see S. Res. 211), S10619 [31JY]
Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see S. 1325), S8439 [24JN]
Veterans: improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans (see S. 1132), S6978 [22MY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 451), S4513 [27MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 392), S11161 [5SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see S. 940), S5483 [29AP]
———repeal calendar year limitations on the use of commissary stores by certain Reserves and others (see S. 715), S4434 [26MR]
———revise certain retired pay eligibility requirements, provide TRICARE eligibility to certain reservists, and allow reservists and their employers a tax credit (see S. 1000), S5771 [6MY]
Bankruptcy: establish a priority for the payment of claims for duties paid to the U.S. by licensed customs brokers and sureties on behalf of a debtor (see S. 1772), S12969 [21OC] (see S. 1891), S15187 [19NO]
China, People's Republic of: encourage market-based valuation of currency and fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements (see S. Res. 219), S11245 [9SE]
Clemson University: tribute to men's golf team (see S. Res. 161), S7476 [5JN]
Courts: provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see S. 1836), S14176 [6NO]
Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see S. 1795), S13516 [29OC]
———prohibit unauthorized use of military certificates (see S. 1603), S11349 [10SE]
———provide penalties for false personation of a military officer for purposes of harassing military families and clarify the false personation statute relative to officers and employees of the U.S. (see S. 1445), S9793 [23JY]
Education: increase amount of student loan forgiveness and cancellation available to qualified teachers (see S. 110), S132 [9JA]
———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see S. 291), S1871 [4FE]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer professionals (see S. 495), S3027 [3MR]
———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain construction engineering and design professionals (see S. 237), S1736 [29JA]
———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see S. 292), S1871 [4FE]
Floyd Spence Post Office Building, Lexington, SC: designate (see S. 508), S3086 [4MR]
Francis Marion University: tribute to men's golf team (see S. Res. 163), S7619 [10JN]
Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see S. 1607), S11416 [11SE]
Italy: express condolences regarding the deaths of 19 Italian citizens in Iraq (see S. Res. 268), S15061 [18NO]
Law enforcement: conduct study on effectiveness of ballistic imaging technology and evaluate its effectiveness as a law enforcement tool (see S. 980), S5650 [1MY]
Law enforcement officers: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 1818), S13909 [4NO]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 30), S1736 [29JA]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 44), S1871 [4FE]
NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see S. 782), S4823 [3AP]
Palestinian Authority: disapprove of leadership of Yasser Arafat and of failure to control terrorist groups (see S. Res. 241), S12448 [3OC]
Religion: protect religious sites and freedom of access and worship in Israel and other regions (see S. Con. Res. 32), S4703 [2AP]
Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see S. 1878), S15061 [18NO]
Taxation: restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see S. 1408), S9414 [15JY]
YMCA: authorizing appropriations to implement program for teens providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1201), S7476 [5JN]
Certificates of election
Senate, S3 [7JA]
Cloture motions
Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S14532, S14783 [12NO]
Committees of the Senate: majority party appointments (S. Res. 18), S286 [14JA]
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (S. 1751), motion to proceed, S12887 [20OC], S13007 [22OC]
Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3070 [4MR], S3455 [11MR], S3693 [13MR], S5683 [1MY], S5718 [5MY], S5766 [6MY], S5912 [8MY], S10076 [28JY], S10203 [30JY]
Kuhl, Carolyn B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10252 [30JY], S14532, S14777 [12NO]
Leavitt, Michael O.: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S13182 [23OC]
Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5472 [29AP], S5629 [1MY], S14532, S14777 [12NO]
Pickering, Charles W., Sr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S13420 [28OC], S13572 [30OC]
Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10133 [29JY], S10468 [31JY], S13944 [4NO], S14104 [6NO]
Letters
Social Security system: Stephen C. Goss, SSA, S3937-S3939 [19MR]
Oaths of office
Senate, S4 [7JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S2505 [14FE], S4397 [26MR], S4651 [2AP], S5501 [30AP]
Remarks
Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S3583 [12MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S3583 [12MR]
Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, S12695, S12708 [16OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12356, S12357 [2OC], S12581, S12593 [15OC], S12671, S12672, S12695, S12708 [16OC]
Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (S. Res. 95), S4102 [20MR]
———treatment of members of the Ready Reserve under the TRICARE and Defense Health Care Programs, S12356, S12357 [2OC]
———TRICARE program eligibility for members of the National Guard, Ready Reserve and their families, S9458 [16JY]
———TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and their families, S6594, S6595, S6596 [19MY], S6660 [20MY]
Armed Forces Relief Trust: tribute to radio and television fundraising drive for military families, S14172 [6NO]
``Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774-2005'': authorize printing (S. Con. Res. 28), S4330 [24MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3935, S3939, S3943, S3945, S3946, S3947 [19MR], S4357 [25MR]
Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (S. Res. 45), S1922
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (S. 1751), motion to proceed, S12955 [21OC]
Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (S. 1019), unanimous-consent request, S9742 [23JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6594, S6595, S6596 [19MY], S6660, S6671 [20MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9458 [16JY]
Dept. of Energy: prohibit use of funds for certain nuclear development test sites and programs, S11530 [16SE]
Education: increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (S. 291), S1899 [4FE]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (S. 292), S1899 [4FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), S11530 [16SE]
Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2320 [12FE], S2816, S2824 [26FE], S3436, S3437, S3446 [11MR]
Floyd, Henry F.: nomination to be district judge, S11738 [22SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13796 [3NO]
Government: prohibit awarding of Federal contracts to entities paying deferred compensation to certain senior U.S. officials, S12671, S12672 [16OC]
Honduras: Water Missions International (organization) hospital water supply and wastewater treatment projects funding, S13796 [3NO]
Iraq: impact of removal of Government of Saddam Hussein on security of Israel and other U.S. allies, S12593 [15OC]
———prohibit arbitrary deadlines for the dissolution of the Coalition Provisional Authority or for the transfer of its authority to an Iraqi governing authority, S12581 [15OC]
Medicare: improve reimbursement payments to physicians, S15399 [21NO]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S15399 [21NO]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8514 [25JN]
National Bipartisan Commission on Medicare Reform: establish, S8514 [25JN]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S13654 [30OC]
Nuclear weapons: allow research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons, S6671 [20MY]
———prohibit funding to develop robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons, S11530 [16SE]
Pickering, Charles W., Sr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S14735 [12NO]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4330 [24MR]
———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2824 [26FE], S3436, S3437, S3446 [11MR], S14567, S14569, S14572, S14665, S14712, S14720, S14723, S14730, S14735, S14749, S14752, S14761 [12NO]
Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S12955 [21OC], S14761 [12NO]
Senate: legislative program, S4330 [24MR]
Social Security: reform, S3935, S3939, S3943, S3945, S3946, S3947 [19MR]
Taxation: permit additional advanced refunding of tax-exempt bonds, S6248 [14MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, S3943 [19MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6242, S6248 [14MY]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits, S6242 [14MY]
———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (S. 1408), S9421 [15JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (S. Res. 224), S11378, S11379 [11SE]
Thurmond, Strom: tribute (S. Res. 191), S8834, S8837 [27JN]
Texts of
S. 291, Quality Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, S1899 [4FE]
S. 292, minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers, S1899 [4FE]
S. 715, repeal calendar year limitations on the use of Armed Forces commissary stores by certain Reserves and others, S4442 [26MR]
S. 940, Armed Forces Citizenship Act, S5490 [29AP]
S. 980, Ballistic Imaging Evaluation and Study Act, S5672 [1MY]
S. 1000, National Guard and Reserves Reform Act for the 21st Century, S5777-S5779 [6MY]
S. 1408, restore tax deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel, S9421 [15JY]
Tributes
Brown, David, S12371
Phillips, Jim, S11413
Thurmond, Strom, S8685 [26JN]