KENNEDY, EDWARD M. (a Senator from Massachusetts)

Addresses

Economy and Education National Objectives: Senator Edwards, S9478-S9480 [22SE]

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2310, S2311 [8MR], S2469, S2563, S2565, S2566, S2567, S2568, S2571, S2579, S2582 [10MR], S2592, S2626, S2629, S2631, S2638, S2656, S2657, S2674, S2678, S2719, S2730, S2732, S2733, S2735, S2736, S2737, S2748 [11MR]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): eliminate certain restrictions on service of Senators (S. Res. 445), S10605 [6OC], S10625, S10751 [7OC]

Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment: amend aircraft registration and instrument recordation provisions to facilitate implementation of the convention and certain protocols (H.R. 4226), S8691 [22JY]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7771 [7JY], S7843 [8JY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), S3125, S3182 [25MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5594, S5621 [18MY], S5819, S5820, S5830, S5831 [19MY], S6363 [2JN], S6426, S6460, S6461 [3JN], S6509, S6520, S6528, S6539, S6568, S6581, S6584, S6587 [7JN], S6716 [14JN], S6883 [16JN], S6999 [17JN], S7105 [21JN], S7153, S7157 [22JN], S7345 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7367, S7489 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S8968 [8SE], S8996, S9039, S9040, S9041 [9SE], S9053, S9082 [10SE], S9108, S9111, S9131, S9142, S9143 [13SE], S9167, S9204, S9222, S9232, S9236 [14SE]

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (H.R. 4278), S10169 [30SE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1634, S1663, S1684, S1695, S1701 [26FE]

Health: provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), S5767 [19MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1248), S5327, S5377 [12MY], S5394, S5484 [13MY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10376 [4OC]

Oceans: establish an interagency research program to improve understanding of the role of the oceans and human health and a similar program at NOAA (S. 1218), S3099 [24MR]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), S193 [22JA]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3310 [29MR], S3336, S3368, S3371, S3377, S3379 [30MR], S3478 [31MR]

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), S8151, S8244 [15JY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2139 [3MR], S2224 [4MR], S2852, S2874 [22MR], S3042 [23MR], S4770 [3MY], S4846 [4MY], S5373 [12MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S1026, S1158, S1167 [11FE], S1313 [12FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 663, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, S8633 [22JY]

———H.R. 1350, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, S11232 [11OC]

———H.R. 3108, Pension Funding Equity Act, S1401 [12FE]

———H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S7503 [24JN]

———H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, S8221 [15JY]

Articles and editorials

Banks and the College Loan Loophole, New York (NY) Times, S9481 [22SE]

EPA Wording Found To Mirror Industry's, Juliet Eilperin, Washington (DC) Post, S9481 [22SE]

Exhausting Federal Compassion, New York (NY) Times, S351 [2FE]

Full Faith and Credit, Lea Brilmayer, Wall Street Journal, S2540 [10MR]

Gap in Wages Is Growing Again for U.S. Workers, Wall Street Journal, S210 [23JA]

Gender Neutral Language—Destroying an Essential Element of Our Faith, J. Leon Holmes and Susan Holmes, S7555 [6JY]

Ignoring Other Candidates, Kerry Turns Focus on Bush, David M. Halbfinger and Randal C. Archibold, New York (NY) Times, S133 [22JA]

Iraqis, Seeking Foes of Saudis, Contacted Bin Laden, File Says, Thom Shanker, New York (NY) Times, S9872 [29SE]

Kerry Lays Out Iraq Plan, Washington (DC) Post, S9399-S9401 [21SE]

Mary Diaz, Headed Agency on World's Refugees, Gloria Negri, Boston (MA) Globe, S2434 [9MR]

Mary Diaz Is Mourned as Tireless Advocate for Refugee Women and Children, International Rescue Committee, S2433 [9MR]

Mary F. Diaz, 42, Head of Commission for War Refugees, Dies, Wolfgang Saxon, New York (NY) Times, S2433 [9MR]

My Economic Policy, Senator Kerry, Wall Street Journal, S9255 [15SE]

Paige Tells Governors Education Union Is ``Terrorist Organization,'' Robert Tanner, Associated Press (news service), S1440 [23FE]

Permanent Job Proves an Elusive Dream, Jonathan Weisman, Washington (DC) Post, S11239-S11241 [11OC]

Timeout on Overtime Rule, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S4749 [3MY]

Tributes to Mary, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, S2433 [9MR]

Unwarehousing Refugees, Washington (DC) Times, S10585 [6OC]

Warehouses for Refugees, New York (NY) Times, S10585 [6OC]

Warming Up to a Dictator, Mona Eltahawy, Washington (DC) Post, S8222 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see S. 2020), S2441 [9MR]

Agriculture: establish regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and support the income of dairy producers (see S. 2525), S6998 [17JN]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 2731), S8687 [22JY]

Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see S. 2262), S4159 [20AP]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see S. 2057), S1683 [26FE]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see S. 2035), S320 [28JA]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see S. 1557), S4767 [3MY]

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to permit collective development and implementation of a standard contract form for playwrights for the licensing of plays (see S. 2349), S4373 [26AP]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 1431), S722 [9FE]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see S. 2889), S12068 [8DE]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: revise and extend Federal charter (see S. 2363), S7175 [22JN]

Brown, Oliver L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2179), S4159 [20AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 36), S4768 [3MY] (see S.J. Res. 39), S6499 [7JN]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 1873), S1519 [24FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide direct congressional access to the Office of the Chief Actuary (see S. 2076), S1458 [23FE]

———require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see S. 2473), S6087 [21MY]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 2175), S2441 [9MR] (see S. 2634), S7828 [8JY]

Colleges and universities: build capacity at community colleges to meet increased demand while maintaining affordable tuition rates and open-door policies (see S. 2885), S10365 [4OC]

———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see S. Res. 221), S3792 [6AP]

Crime: allow for the prosecution of members of criminal street gangs (see S. 2358), S4493 [28AP]

———protect victims' rights (see S. 2329), S4225 [21AP]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2439), S7105 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see S. 2956), S11800 [20NO] (see S. 3002), S11496 [18NO]

———limit closure of commissary and exchange stores and facilities and Dept. of Defense dependent elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2368), S4692 [29AP]

Dept. of Education: improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) (see S. 2887), S10436 [5OC]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see S. 2815), S9386 [20SE]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 2526), S6881 [16JN]

———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see S. 2713), S8548 [21JY]

Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see S. Res. 313), S4429 [27AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see S. 2602), S10262 [1OC]

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (see S. 2595), S7435 [24JN]

———provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (see S. 2852), S9812 [28SE]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 2533), S6881 [16JN]

———improve quality of care for cancer patients (see S. 2771), S8688 [22JY]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see S. 3013), S11640 [19NO]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see S. 1887), S5608 [18MY] (see S. 2897), S10436 [5OC] (see S. 2976), S11305 [11OC]

Education: enhance teacher training and preparation programs (see S. 2335), S4300 [22AP]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see S. 2861), S9936 [29SE]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see S. 2428), S5535 [17MY]

———provide grants to states to establish Kindergarten Plus programs (see S. 2654), S8475 [20JY]

———require State academic assessments of student achievement in U.S. history (see S. 2721), S8687 [22JY]

Elementary and Secondary Act: ensure consistent funding of programs for disadvantaged children (see S. 2365), S4692 [29AP]

Employment: clarify regulations relative to overtime compensation (see S. 2975), S11090 [10OC]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see S. 2090), S1286 [12FE]

Families and domestic relations: expand supports and services available to grandparents and other relatives raising children whose biological parents have died or can no longer take care of them (see S. Res. 345), S4493 [28AP]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 2461), S5949 [20MY] (see S. 2974), S11090 [10OC]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 88), S721 [9FE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 316), S2440 [9MR]

Firearms: strike restriction on use of funds that requires a 24-hour time limit for destroying identifying information submitted in relation to a firearm background check (see S. 2557), S7174 [22JN]

Firefighters: provide financial assistance to improve the health and safety of firefighters, promote use of life saving technologies, and achieve greater equity for departments serving large jurisdictions (see S. 2411), S5227 [11MY]

Food: ensure consumers receive information about the nutritional content of restaurant food and vending machine food (see S. 2108), S1518 [24FE]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see S. 2568), S8475 [20JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 308), S2105 [3MR]

Health: address shortage of influenza vaccine (see S. 2968), S10846 [8OC]

———conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see S. 2038), S722 [9FE]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see S. 2399), S5078 [10MY]

———improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through improvements in health care information technology (see S. 2907), S10568 [6OC]

———provide every individual with the opportunity to purchase health insurance that is at least equivalent to the insurance available to Members of Congress at the same or lower rates (see S. Res. 358), S5372 [12MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 2338), S4300 [22AP]

Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see S. 2302), S5079 [10MY]

Higher Education Act: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see S. 2888), S10436 [5OC]

———expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 2477), S6087 [21MY]

———reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (see S. 2340), S4300 [22AP]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see S. 2467), S5949 [20MY]

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. 2823), S9441 [21SE]

———allow aliens who are eligible for diversity visas to be eligible beyond the fiscal year in which they applied (see S. 2089), S2718 [11MR]

———allow aliens who are legally present in the U.S. to return temporarily to their country of citizenship if that country is engaged in post-conflict reconstruction (see S. 1949), S371 [2FE]

———expand the definition of immediate relative to include the minor siblings of U.S. citizens (see S. 2071), S1285 [12FE]

———extend deadline on use of biometric technology standards for passports of visa waiver participants (see S. 2324), S4158 [20AP]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 2265), S3455 [31MR]

International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 315), S2440 [9MR]

Investments: improve governance and regulation of mutual funds under the securities laws (see S. 2059), S2860 [22MR]

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (see S. Res. 356), S5078 [10MY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see S. 976), S2717 [11MR]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see S. Res. 447), S10436 [5OC]

Kids Love a Mystery (program): tribute (see S. Con. Res. 104), S4997 [6MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2132), S1683 [26FE]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see S. Res. 420), S10366 [4OC]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 2949), S10845 [8OC]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Con. Res. 122), S7896 [9JY]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 847), S7581 [6JY]

Medicare: adjust the amount of payment under the physician fee schedule for cancer drug administration services (see S. 2587), S9131 [13SE]

———eliminate reductions in payments to hospitals for the indirect costs of medical education (see S. 2876), S10061 [30SE]

———ensure that prescription drug discount card sponsors pass along discounts to beneficiaries (see S. 2234), S3180 [25MR]

———provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (see S. 2413), S5371 [12MY]

———stabilize amount of part B premium (see S. 2780), S8963 [8SE]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see S. 2566), S7829 [8JY]

Mental health: recognize that prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority (see S. Con. Res. 119), S7175 [22JN]

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), S4374 [26AP]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1411), S6628 [8JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 461), S11090 [10OC]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 457), S11090 [10OC]

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 357), S5372 [12MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 407), S8229 [15JY]

National Park Service: report on the sustainability of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor and the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Commission (see S. 2646), S8030 [13JY]

National Runaway Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 430), S10569 [6OC]

National School Lunch Act: improve nutrition of students served under child nutrition programs (see S. 1392), S1519 [24FE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 401), S7828 [8JY]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 8), S3921 [7AP]

National World War II Memorial: celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II (see S. Res. 362), S5472 [13MY]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 540), S11430 [17NO]

Oceans: establish an interagency research program to improve understanding of the role of the oceans and human health and a similar program at NOAA (see S. 1218), S53 [20JA]

Olympic games: tribute to citizens of Greece, the Athens Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Team, and athletes from around the world (see S. Res. 427), S9387 [20SE]

Petroleum: challenge OPEC to increase oil production, direct the FTC to protect consumers from gasoline price gouging and unfair practices, and release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. Res. 364), S5607 [18MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 2328), S4225 [21AP]

Public Health Service Act: expand the clinical trials drug data bank (see S. 2933), S10703 [7OC]

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see S. 2836), S9611 [23SE]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see S. 2236), S3632 [5AP]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see S. 2216), S2778 [12MR] (see S. 2273), S3567 [1AP]

———revitalize and enhance the passenger and freight rail transportation system (see S. 1961), S722 [9FE]

Railway Labor Act: provide coverage to employees of certain air and surface transportation entities (see S. 2687), S8690 [22JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 2395), S9032 [9SE]

Roth, William V., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 284), S52 [20JA]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see S. 2271), S3567 [1AP]

Social Security: improve the administration of unemployment taxes and benefits (see S. 2662), S8229 [15JY]

———modify the rules on availability and method of redistribution of unexpended State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2759), S8688 [22JY]

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims (see S. Res. 319), S2717 [11MR]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see S. Con. Res. 99), S4375 [26AP]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see S. Con. Res. 124), S8475 [20JY]

Supreme Court: clarify inconsistencies in Blakely v. Washington decision dealing with sentencing guidelines (see S. Con. Res. 130), S8549 [21JY]

Taxation: 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), S2543 [10MR]

———permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies or pension plans to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see S. 2384), S4910 [5MY]

———treatment of combat pay relative to earned income tax credit (see S. 2942), S10703 [7OC]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see S. 1963), S6673 [9JN] (see S. 1963), S6734 [14JN]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see S. Con. Res. 90), S3456 [31MR]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 2250), S3294 [29MR]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 451), S4693 [29AP]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see S. 2686), S8423 [19JY]

Voting: recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness (see S. Res. 434), S9611 [23SE]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see S.J. Res. 28), S1586 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 482), S11800 [20NO]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see S. 2088), S1286 [12FE]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 385), S7104 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: making supplemental appropriations (see S. 2617), S7750 [7JY]

Education: improve elementary and secondary education (see S. 2794), S9130 [13SE]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 2520), S6803 [15JN]

Health: coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control (see S. 2894), S10436 [5OC]

———modernize the health care system through the use of information technology and reduce costs, improve quality, and provide a new focus on prevention with respect to health care (see S. 2421), S5472 [13MY]

Immigration: increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see S. 2252), S3294 [29MR]

———provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (see S. 2381), S4837 [4MY]

Insurance: extend period for COBRA coverage for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 2837), S9611 [23SE]

Lowell National Historical Park: adjust boundaries (see S. 2890), S10436 [5OC]

Medicare: eliminate privatization and reduce excessive payments to health maintenance organizations and other private sector insurance plans (see S. 2300), S3919 [7AP]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Massachusetts (see S. 2124), S1586 [25FE]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2370), S4692 [29AP]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S321 [28JA]

National security: restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see S. 2528), S6881 [16JN]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 295), S371 [2FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 2371), S4692 [29AP]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (see S. 2282), S3631 [5AP]

Refugees: encourage protection of rights (see S. Res. 449), S10568 [6OC]

Schools: review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see S. 2542), S6997 [17JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see S. Res. 349), S4837 [4MY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 2006), S52 [20JA]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in U.S. v. Parviz Karim-Panahi (see S. Res. 286), S108 [21JA]

Essays

Garden of America: Audrey Kidwell, S6344 [2JN]

Why I Am Glad That America Is a Nation of Immigrants: Sarah Mesterton-Gibbons, S6344 [2JN]

Excerpts

As Income Gap Widens, Uncertainty Spreads, Washington (DC) Post, S9402 [21SE]

Explanations

Kerry-Edwards Economic Plan: by, S9403 [21SE]

Letters

Abortion issue: J. Leon Holmes, S7556 [6JY]

Deportation of foreign nationals to countries that practice torture: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10981 [9OC]

Dept. of Labor proposal to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements: Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, S351 [2FE], S1541 [25FE]

———Randy Fleming, S230 [26JA], S1542 [25FE], S10943 [9OC]

———by, S8 [20JA]

FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: several individuals, S10939, S10940 [9OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: Carolyn Wright, S5406 [13MY]

———Cathie Davis, S5406 [13MY]

———Denice Cronin, S5406 [13MY]

———Lyssa Bookman, S5405 [13MY]

Minimum wage increase: several economists, S10557 [6OC]

Modify authority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board relative to terrorism protection: by, S10483 [6OC]

9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act immigration provisions: Angela Kelley, National Immigration Forum, S11302 [11OC]

———several family members of 9/11 terrorist attack victims, S11300 [11OC]

———several human rights organizations, S11301 [11OC]

———several immigration organizations, S11301 [11OC]

———Wendy Young and Joanne Kelsey, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, S11302 [11OC]

Nomination of William J. Sanchez to be Dept. of Justice Special Counsel of Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices: by, S12016 [8DE]

Supreme Court rulings: J. Leon Holmes, S7556 [6JY]

Lists

Boston Celtics Charitable Foundation ``Heroes Among Us'' honorees, S7101 [21JN]

Economists supporting minimum wage increase, S10557-S10560 [6OC]

Organizations supporting the multiemployer pension plan provisions of H.R. 3108, Pension Funding Equity Act, S3977 [8AP]

Supporters of DeWine/Kennedy amendment to H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, to provide the FDA with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, S8177 [15JY]

Poems

``America, the Mosaic,'' Camille Allamel, S6344 [2JN]

``American Stew,'' Sam Sanson, S6345 [2JN]

``Why I Am Glad That America Is a Land of Immigrants,'' Daniel Pietryla, S6344 [2JN]

Prayers

``Prayer for the Farm Worker's Struggle,'' Cesar E. Chavez, S3449 [31MR]

Privilege of the floor

Buzzell, Jeremy, S5381 [12MY]

Kosack, Stephen, S8267 [15JY], S9305 [15SE], S9460 [21SE]

Licon, Sandra, S5381 [12MY]

Prescott, Elizabeth, S5838 [19MY]

Stump, Matthew, S5009 [6MY], S6464 [3JN]

Swanson, Erica, S5381 [12MY]

Regulations

Estimating overtime costs of employers, S6 [20JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act overtime treatment of professional employees, S4 [20JA]

Remarks

Afghanistan: assess status of the war on terrorism, S10793-S10795 [8OC]

———elections, S10793 [8OC]

Agriculture: country of origin labeling requirements implementation funding, S134 [22JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S4, S5, S6 [20JA], S98, S101, S102 [21JA], S132, S134, S135 [22JA], S209 [23JA]

American Lung Association: anniversary, S5072 [10MY]

Antitrust policy: enhance FTC or Dept. of Justice authority to prevent anticompetitive practices in tightly concentrated gasoline markets (S. 1737), S2839 [22MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S4, S5, S6 [20JA], S98, S101, S102 [21JA], S132, S134, S135 [22JA], S209 [23JA], S11733, S11739, S11740, S11745 [20NO]

Armed Forces: provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard, S10793 [8OC]

———treatment of reservists and members of the National Guard, S212 [23JA]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S8928 [8SE]

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to permit collective development and implementation of a standard contract form for playwrights for the licensing of plays (S. 2349), S4378 [26AP]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, S1952 [2MR], S8927 [8SE]

Bell, Robert: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Council for Advancement and Support of Education Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges Professor of the Year award recipient, S11487 [18NO]

Boston, MA: anniversary of City Year program, S6345 [2JN]

———tribute to Boston Celtics Charitable Foundation ``Heroes Among Us'' award recipients, S7101 [21JN]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (S. Res. 482), S11835 [20NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, S350 [2FE]

———eliminate reconciliation instructions in budget resolution directing Committee on Finance (Senate) to produce mandatory savings, S2523 [10MR]

———increase Pell Grant funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2635, S2636, S2647 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2401 [9MR], S2471, S2476, S2523 [10MR], S2623, S2625, S2635, S2636, S2647, S2656, S2657, S2682 [11MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S9120 [13SE], S9252-S9257 [15SE]

———require reports to Congress on efforts to stabilize Iraq and relieve burden on Armed Forces members deployed in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region, S7140, S7141 [22JN], S7207, S7210, S7224 [23JN]

Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 17,000th vote, S3540 [1AP]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 2634), S9021 [9SE]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (S. 2088), S1296 [12FE]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): clarify jurisdiction, S10629 [7OC]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): eliminate certain restrictions on service of Senators (S. Res. 445), S10629 [7OC], S10782 [8OC]

Congress: access to IRS facilities and tax returns by certain Members or their designees, S11733 [20NO]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7705 [7JY]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 2290), motion to proceed, S4206-S4208 [21AP], S4249 [22AP]

Crime: allow for the prosecution of members of criminal street gangs (S. 2358), S4500 [28AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), S3162 [25MR]

———protect victims' rights (S. 2329), S4275 [22AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, S6764, S6765, S6766 [15JN], S10949 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5582, S5594 [18MY], S6426, S6428 [3JN], S6751, S6754, S6762, S6764, S6765, S6766, S6778 [15JN], S6844 [16JN], S7140, S7141, S7142 [22JN], S7204, S7207, S7210, S7224, S7266 [23JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, S10949 [9OC]

———improve assessment of public-private competition for work performed by civilian employees, S6778 [15JN]

———reports submitted to Committee on Armed Services (Senate) relative to investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors, S9063-S9065 [10SE]

Dept. of Education: making supplemental appropriations (S. 2617), S7754 [7JY]

———require participation in the National Children's Study, S5348 [12MY]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (S. 2815), S9389 [20SE]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, S9161 [14SE], S9541 [23SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9111, S9112 [13SE], S9206 [14SE], S9277 [15SE]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, S4368 [26AP]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of documents on treatment and interrogation of individuals held in custody by the U.S., S7140, S7142 [22JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, S4, S5, S6 [20JA], S98 [21JA], S132, S134, S135, S163 [22JA], S209 [23JA], S227 [26JA], S274 [27JA], S351, S352 [2FE], S1541 [25FE], S2839 [22MR], S2964, S2965, S2966, S2967 [23MR], S10942, S10943 [9OC], S11237 [11OC], S11745 [20NO]

———provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for atomic weapons facilities employees during periods of residual contamination, S6844 [16JN]

———release of report on the state of unemployment in the U.S., S10795 [8OC]

———treatment of veterans and military personnel in overtime regulations revisions, S1541 [25FE], S2839 [22MR], S2964, S2966 [23MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary of Veterans Upward Bound Program, S2993 [23MR]

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (H.R. 4278), S10190 [30SE]

———improve access to assistive technologies (S. 2595), S7473 [24JN]

Diseases: improve quality of care for cancer patients (S. 2771), S8766 [22JY]

Drugs: clarify definition of anabolic steroids and provide for research and education activities relative to steroids (S. 2195), S10608, S10609 [6OC]

———establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (S. 3013), S11643 [19NO]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S9481 [22SE]

Economic Policy Institute: report on wage and salary income for U.S. workers, S626 [5FE]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, S10795 [8OC], S11239, S11241 [11OC], S11412 [17NO]

———importance of job creation, S1439 [23FE], S10795 [8OC], S11239, S11241 [11OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, S227 [26JA], S351 [2FE], S1438, S1440, S1441 [23FE], S2401 [9MR], S9401 [21SE], S9480 [22SE]

Education: funding, S4209, S4211 [21AP], S9478, S9480, S9481, S9483 [22SE], S11739 [20NO]

———improve elementary and secondary education (S. 2794), S9133 [13SE]

———Pell Grants funding, S4209 [21AP]

———reduce certain special allowance payments and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student loans (H.R. 5186), S10918 [9OC]

———require State academic assessments of student achievement in U.S. history (S. 2721), S8704 [22JY]

Employment: clarify regulations relative to overtime compensation, S11030 [10OC]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S1439 [23FE], S10944 [9OC], S11030 [10OC]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts, S2188, S2190 [4MR]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (S. 2090), S1275 [12FE]

ERISA: improve disclosure of funding status and suspend amortization of experience losses of multiemployer pension plans, S159 [22JA]

———provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, S3971, S3976, S3977, S3995, S3996 [8AP]

Executive Office of the President: characterization of former Bush administration officials relative to their criticisms of the administration, S3267 [29MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relating to overtime pay, S4748, S4749, S4751 [3MY], S4793, S4794, S4803 [4MY], S7266 [23JN], S8220 [15JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage, S1485 [24FE], S2540 [10MR]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), S8060 [14JY]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), motion to proceed, S7988, S7989 [13JY]

———domestic violence programs funding, S3162 [25MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation, S7266 [23JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, S8154, S8158, S8177, S8217 [15JY], S10937, S10939, S10942 [9OC], S11030 [10OC]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (S. 2461), S5979 [20MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (S. 741), S2374 [8MR]

Firearms: expand definition of armor piercing ammunition and promulgate uniform testing standards of projectiles against body armor, S1634, S1636, S1637, S1638, S1639 [26FE], S1973, S1974 [2MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1629, S1634, S1636, S1637, S1638, S1639, S1640, S1644, S1645, S1651, S1652, S1655 [26FE], S1949, S1952, S1972, S1973, S1974 [2MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), motion to proceed, S1537, S1539, S1541 [25FE]

———regulate sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, S1640 [26FE], S1973 [2MR]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S1949 [2MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, S11733, S11739, S11740, S11745 [20NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 528), S11740 [20NO]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S8928 [8SE], S9772-S9774 [28SE]

———evaluation of Bush administration, S10616 [7OC]

Goss, Representative: nomination to be Director of Central Intelligence, S9511 [22SE]

Health: address shortage of influenza vaccine (S. 2968), S10863 [8OC]

———coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control (S. 2894), S10443 [5OC]

———embryonic stem cell research funding, S11237, S11238 [11OC]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (S. 2399), S5094 [10MY]

———improve access to affordable health insurance through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2625 [11MR]

———improve access to health care services by reducing the burden the liability system places in the delivery of emergency, trauma, and obstetrical services (S. 2207), motion to proceed, S3889 [7AP]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 720), S8631 [22JY]

———modernize the health care system through the use of information technology and reduce costs, improve quality, and provide a new focus on prevention with respect to health care (S. 2421), S5479 [13MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S519 [3FE], S5056 [10MY], S9120 [13SE], S9161 [14SE], S9542 [23SE], S11739 [20NO]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), S5764, S5767 [19MY]

———provide every individual with the opportunity to purchase health insurance that is at least equivalent to the insurance available to Members of Congress at the same or lower rates, S9161 [14SE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (S. 2338), S4316 [22AP]

Holmes, J. Leon: nomination to be district judge, S7555, S7556 [6JY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims, S9213 [14SE]

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 (S. 2823), S10789 [8OC]

———extend deadline on use of biometric technology standards for passports of visa waiver participants (S. 2324), S4160 [20AP]

———increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (S. 2252), S3296 [29MR]

———provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (S. 2381), S4842 [4MY]

———tribute to American Immigrant Law Foundation and American Immigration Lawyers Association writing contest participants, S6344 [2JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: ensure that children with disabilities who are homeless or are wards of the State have access to special education services, S5354 [12MY]

———provide that State or local education agencies may be awarded attorney's fees in special education court cases deemed frivolous or unreasonable by the court, S5350 [12MY], S11654 [19NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), S9468 [21SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, S11543, S11547, S11654, S11655 [19NO]

———reauthorize (S. 1248), S5326, S5330, S5331, S5341, S5348, S5350, S5354 [12MY], S5394, S5403, S5405, S5406, S5409 [13MY]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers, S5409 [13MY]

———require special education teachers to be fully State-certified, S11655 [19NO]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (S. 2265), S3460 [31MR]

———extend period for COBRA coverage for victims of terrorist attacks (S. 2837), S9615 [23SE], S9670 [24SE]

Intelligence services: appoint commission to assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq relative to possession of weapons of mass destruction, S389 [3FE]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S4627 [29AP], S9869 [29SE], S9997 [30SE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9997 [30SE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), appointment of conferees, S11233 [11OC]

Iraq: alleged diversion of counterterrorism funding for use in preparations for U.S. military invasion, S4283 [22AP]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S4963 [6MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S4627 [29AP], S4963 [6MY], S8928 [8SE], S9063-S9065 [10SE], S9870 [29SE]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (S. Res. 356), S5058 [10MY]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (S. Res. 447), S10418 [5OC]

Kerry, Senator: remarks relative to terrorism and war with Iraq, S9399 [21SE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments, S624 [5FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns, S1629 [26FE], S1972 [2MR]

Libya: human rights violations, S8221 [15JY]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (S. 1879), S105 [21JA]

McClellan, Mark B.: confirmation as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, S2773 [12MR]

Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States, S2623 [11MR]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 622), S4949 [6MY]

Medicare: advertising campaign designed to build public support for the new Medicare drug law, S625, S626, S627 [5FE], S4755 [3MY]

———eliminate overpayments to regional preferred provider organizations and other Medicare advantage plans and use savings to reduce prescription drug coverage gap, S2682 [11MR]

———eliminate privatization and reduce excessive payments to health maintenance organizations and other private sector insurance plans (S. 2300), S3937 [7AP]

———increase in premiums, S9541 [23SE]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, S5057 [10MY]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S5056-S5058 [10MY], S9541 [23SE], S10619 [7OC]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: investigation into allegations of the withholding of information relative to disclosure of cost of implementation, S9541 [23SE]

Minimum wage: level, S101, S102 [21JA], S211 [23JA], S1441 [23FE], S1539 [25FE], S3265, S3266 [29MR], S3339, S3342 [30MR], S3412, S3417, S3437 [31MR], S3533 [1AP], S7705 [7JY], S9401 [21SE], S10557 [6OC], S10943 [9OC]

———level (S. 2370), S4699 [29AP]

Minorities: health disparities reduction funding, S2657 [11MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: testimony of Clinton and Bush administration officials, S3267 [29MR]

National Fire Protection Association: anniversary of National Electrical Code, S6342 [2JN]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, S6441 [3JN]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening, S9398 [21SE]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), S11300 [11OC]

———release of Scowcroft Commission report on intelligence reform, S9111, S9112 [13SE], S9206 [14SE], S9277 [15SE]

———restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (S. 2528), S6889-S6891 [16JN]

Negroponte, John D.: nomination to be Ambassador to Iraq, S4963 [6MY]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute, S350 [2FE]

9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act: repeal certain immigration provisions, S11300 [11OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: advertising campaign designed to build public support for the tutoring program, S11237 [11OC]

———funding, S519 [3FE]

———increase funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2471, S2476 [10MR]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit funding for new nuclear weapons development under the Stockpile Services Advanced Concepts Initiative, S6428 [3JN], S6751, S6754, S6762 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to develop robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons, S6428 [3JN], S6751, S6754, S6762 [15JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (S. 2371), S4699 [29AP]

OPEC: address decision to decrease oil production, S2839 [22MR], S3437 [31MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S4895 [5MY], S7224 [23JN]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: limit liability relative to special funding requirements for certain maintained pension plans, S208 [23JA]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), S159, S161, S163 [22JA], S208 [23JA], S226 [26JA], S272 [27JA], S298, S303 [28JA]

———change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, S3971, S3976, S3977, S3995, S3996 [8AP]

———improve disclosure of funding status and suspend amortization of experience losses of multiemployer pension plans, S298 [28JA]

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers and the steel industry, S159 [22JA], S209 [23JA], S298 [28JA]

Petroleum: challenge OPEC to increase oil production, direct the FTC to protect consumers from gasoline price gouging and unfair practices, and release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (S. Res. 364), S5612 [18MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S8211 [15JY]

———importation of prescription drugs (S. 2328), S4228 [21AP]

Political campaigns: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to health care reform, S9542 [23SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S3437 [31MR]

Project BioShield Act: clarify availability of funds for the purchase of vaccines under contracts in effect prior to enactment, S5767 [19MY]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), S11412 [17NO]

Public Health Service Act: expand the clinical trials drug data bank (S. 2933), S10730 [7OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3265, S3266, S3267 [29MR], S3339, S3342 [30MR], S3412, S3417, S3437 [31MR], S3533 [1AP]

Refugees: encourage protection of rights (S. Res. 449), S10585 [6OC]

Rosh Hashanah: observance, S9252 [15SE]

Saylor, F. Dennis, IV: nomination to be district judge, S6263 [1JN]

Schools: review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (S. 2542), S7010 [17JN]

Social Security: modify the rules on availability and method of redistribution of unexpended State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (S. 2759), S8749 [22JY]

———prevent unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program funds from reverting to the Treasury rather than being used to provide coverage for low-income children, S2656 [11MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, S2839 [22MR], S3437 [31MR]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, S4755 [3MY]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (S. Con. Res. 99), S4678 [29AP], S4944 [6MY]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve, S10793 [8OC]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, S9572 [23SE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4666 [29AP]

———rates, S2401 [9MR]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), S8154, S8158, S8177, S8217, S8220 [15JY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, S10793, S10795 [8OC], S10937, S10939, S10942, S10943, S10944 [9OC], S11030 [10OC], S11237 [11OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2101 [3MR], S2188, S2190 [4MR], S2839 [22MR], S2964, S2965, S2966, S2967 [23MR], S4748, S4749, S4751 [3MY], S4793, S4794, S4803 [4MY], S4895 [5MY], S5211 [11MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), cloture motion, S5054 [10MY]

Tinberg, Howard: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Council for Advancement and Support of Education Outstanding Community Colleges Professor of the Year award recipient, S11487 [18NO]

Tobacco products: eliminate price supports and compensate quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities, S8154, S8158, S8177, S8217 [15JY]

———terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs, S10793 [8OC]

Transportation: create funding flexibility, increase accountability, and improve performance and efficiency of public transit programs, S624 [5FE]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S519 [3FE], S624 [5FE], S972 [11FE]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), motion to proceed, S350 [2FE]

———reform border and corridor programs to alleviate NAFTA-related congestion (S. 1099), S350 [2FE]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), S8211 [15JY]

Unemployment: level, S211 [23JA], S272-S274 [27JA]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S227, S230 [26JA], S351 [2FE], S626 [5FE], S972 [11FE], S1441 [23FE], S1539, S1541 [25FE], S1644, S1645 [26FE], S4895 [5MY], S5054, S5055 [10MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 2006), unanimous-consent request, S100, S101 [21JA]

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 (S. 1709), S3905 [7AP]

University of Massachusetts Boston: anniversary of Urban Scholars Program, S6343 [2JN]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (S. 2686), S8426 [19JY]

Voting Rights Act: make certain language on minority and preclearance provisions permanent, S1651, S1652, S1655 [26FE]

William J. Clinton Presidential Center: opening, S11790 [20NO]

Women: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services (S. 2061), motion to proceed, S1441-S1443 [23FE], S1486 [24FE]

Worcester Polytechnic Institute: anniversary of Center for Firesafety Studies, S2857 [22MR]

World War II: anniversary of U.S.S. YF-415 accident, S5221 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Political ethics: characterization of remarks on President Bush, S3731 [5AP], S3736-S3738 [6AP]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in U.S. v. Parviz Karim-Panahi (S. Res. 286), S122 [21JA]

Tribute, S8979 [9SE], S11563 [19NO]

Reports

Wage and Salary Income Yet To Share in Growth: Economic Policy Institute, S626 [5FE]

Widespread Availability of Armor Piercing Ammunition in the Civilian Market: GAO, S1637 [26FE]

Summaries

Corporate Reinvestment of Profits: Eileen Appelbaum, Rutgers University, S4749 [3MY]

Tables

Law enforcement officers feloniously killed by firearms, S1636 [26FE]

Texts of

S. 2088, Fairness and Individual Rights Necessary To Ensure a Stronger Society—Civil Rights Act, S1297-S1308 [12FE]

S. 2528, Civil Liberties Restoration Act, S6891-S6894 [16JN]

S. 2542, No Child Left Behind Fairness Act, S7011 [17JN]

S. 2617, No Child Left Behind Appropriations Support Act, S7754 [7JY]

S. 2794, No Child Left Behind Improvement Act, S9134-S9137 [13SE]

S. Res. 286, Senate Legal Counsel representation in U.S. v. Parviz Karim-Panahi, S121, S122 [21JA]

Transcripts

Overwhelmed America: CNN, S210 [23JA]

William J. Clinton Presidential Center Opening—Place in History: Primetime Live (television program), S11790-S11793 [20NO]

Tributes

Albaugh, Charles F., S6080 [21MY]

Allawi, Iyad, S9541 [23SE]

Baker, Howard and Nancy Kassebaum, S9213 [14SE]

Chavez, Cesar E., S3449 [31MR]

Christen, Pat, S10434 [5OC]

Cotton, Clare M., S11627 [19NO]

Diaz, Mary F., S2297 [8MR], S2433 [9MR]

Flanagan, Newman A., S8419 [19JY]

Henderson, Ronald H., Jr., S3916 [7AP]

Manganiello, Michael, S107 [21JA]

Marks, Jim, S11424 [17NO]

McGrory, Mary, S4243 [22AP]

Oliver, Judith, S4016 [8AP]

Parrish, Edward, S6670 [9JN]

Reagan, Ronald, S6640 [9JN]

Reeve, Christopher, S11237 [11OC]

Vest, Chuck, S7425 [24JN], S7747 [7JY]