BINGAMAN, JEFF (a Senator from New Mexico)

Addresses

America's Scientific Progress: Senator Daschle, S4731 [3MY]

Amendments

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), S9855 [28SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2453, S2455 [9MR], S2563, S2566, S2570, S2571, S2574, S2578, S2580, S2582 [10MR], S2620, S2626, S2630, S2649, S2655, S2656, S2657, S2668, S2674, S2678, S2719, S2732, S2734, S2735, S2736, S2743, S2744, S2745, S2746, S2747, S2748 [11MR], S2861 [22MR]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): eliminate certain restrictions on service of Senators (S. Res. 445), S10669, S10753, S10757 [7OC]

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), S5614, S5615 [18MY], S5771, S5788, S5800, S5824 [19MY], S5951 [20MY], S6307, S6364 [2JN], S6463 [3JN], S6479, S6483 [4JN], S6500, S6529, S6547, S6581, S6584, S6587 [7JN], S6786 [15JN], S6883 [16JN], S6976, S6977 [17JN], S7067, S7112 [21JN], S7157 [22JN], S7271, S7312 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (H.R. 4516), S11110 [10OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish intergovernmental grants to identify and develop information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services to further the needs of Federal, State, and local governments (S. 2635), S11811 [20NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9184, S9196, S9234, S9235 [14SE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project (S. 1876), S10269 [1OC]

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), S9299 [15SE]

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

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1922, S1936 [1MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9590, S9651 [23SE]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9813 [28SE], S9962, S9965, S9967 [29SE], S10088 [30SE], S10249, S10250, S10262 [1OC], S10352 [4OC], S10417 [5OC], S10541 [6OC]

National Commission on the Quincentennial of the Discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon: establish (S. 2656), S10990 [9OC], S11121 [10OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3260, S3300, S3312 [29MR], S3379 [30MR], S3464, S3479, S3488 [31MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4609 [28AP], S4694 [29AP]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2079, S2111, S2136, S2168, S2169 [3MR], S2571, S2578 [10MR], S2872 [22MR], S3043 [23MR], S3296, S3300 [29MR], S4770 [3MY], S4839 [4MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S968, S1026, S1031, S1067 [11FE], S1288 [12FE]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (S. Res. 387), S12082 [8DE]

Appointments

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

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

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4921 [5MY]

Articles and editorials

After the Blackout—FirstEnergy Has Been Kicked Around. When Will Congress Complete the Urgent Task of Improving Oversight of the Power Industry? Akron (OH) Beacon Journal, S3993 [8AP]

Avoiding Blackouts, Bergen County (NJ) Record, S3993 [8AP]

Blackout Lessons, Albany (NY) Times-Union, S3994 [8AP]

Head Off More Blackouts, Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, S3993 [8AP]

Hill Set To Challenge Pentagon on Terror-War Medal, Rick Maze, Army Times (publication), S3458 [31MR]

Little Change in the Grid, Memphis (TN) Commercial Appeal, S3994 [8AP]

Pass Electricity Reliability Law, Melville (NY) Newsday, S3993 [8AP]

Powerless, Baltimore (MD) Sun, S3994 [8AP]

Preventing Future Blackouts, Westchester (NY) Journal News, S3994 [8AP]

Probing the Darkness, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, S3993 [8AP]

Regulating the Grid, Toledo (OH) Blade, S3995 [8AP]

73 Options for Medicare Plan Fuel Chaos, Not Prescription, John Leland, New York (NY) Times, S5374 [12MY]

U.S. Is Losing Its Dominance in the Sciences, William J. Broad, New York (NY) Times, S4729-S4731 [3MY]

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), S1519 [24FE]

Agriculture: restore the application date for country of origin labeling (see S. 2451), S6088 [21MY]

Armed Forces: 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]

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), S11379 [16NO]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: revise and extend Federal charter (see S. 2363), S5536 [17MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of salt cedar and Russian olive plants (see S. 1516), S1587 [25FE]

———conduct a feasibility study of the Chimayo, NM, water supply system and provide for planning, design, and construction of a water supply, reclamation, and filtration facility for Espanola, NM (see S. 2511), S6628 [8JN]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see S. 1890), S5950 [20MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see S. Con. Res. 136), S9526 [22SE]

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

Children and youth: issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see S. Con. Res. 74), S6629 [8JN]

———provide grants to support farm-to-cafeteria projects under the National School Lunch Act (see S. 1755), S4025 [8AP]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 2175), S2544 [10MR] (see S. 2634), S7828 [8JY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see S. Res. 365), S5799 [19MY]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see S. 2088), S4997 [6MY]

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

Coins: authorize the minting and issuance of a Presidential $1 coin series (see S. 2744), S9442 [21SE]

Colleges and universities: improve access to graduate schools in the U.S. for international students and scholars (see S. 2715), S9937 [29SE]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see S. 2434), S5607 [18MY]

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see S. 2868), S10061 [30SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a national laboratories water technology research and development program (see S. 2658), S8118 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see S. 1217), S3295 [29MR]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see S. 2798), S9220 [14SE]

———provide grants to establish summer health career introductory programs for middle and high school students (see S. 1008), S3456 [31MR]

———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see S. 2713), S11640 [19NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize appropriations for Directorate of Science and Technology and establish a program for use of advanced technology to meet homeland security needs (see S. 2295), S9075 [10SE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see S. 2789), S11379 [16NO] (see S. 2923), S10703 [7OC]

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), S10569 [6OC]

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

Diseases: establish comprehensive State diabetes control and prevention programs (see S. 1666), S5079 [10MY]

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see S. Res. 398), S8550 [21JY]

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

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

———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]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see S. 2157), S1999 [2MR]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see S. 2090), S1458 [23FE]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 98), S6628 [8JN]

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]

Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations relative to Cuba (see S. 2002), S3181 [25MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see S. 2568), S9813 [28SE]

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

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see S. 2158), S1999 [2MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 1945), S7311 [23JN]

———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 programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1909), S4911 [5MY]

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), S6673 [9JN] (see S. 2302), S6734 [14JN]

———provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see S. 2491), S6348 [2JN]

Higher Education Act: provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers (see S. 2215), S4025 [8AP]

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: 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), S1519 [24FE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 556), S9612 [23SE]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see S. 2283), S6349 [2JN]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see S. 2308), S4024 [8AP]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see S. Con. Res. 81), S6629 [8JN]

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]

———provide education and health care for, and protect human rights of, women and children, and enhance political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security for women (see S. 2519), S8230 [15JY]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see S. 2033), S286 [27JA]

Labeling: expand country of origin labeling for certain covered commodities (see S. 2987), S11430 [17NO]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see S. 1925), S1934 [1MR]

Library of Congress: ensure that legislative information is publicly available through the Internet (see S. Res. 360), S5472 [13MY]

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

Medicaid: extend Federal-State cost-sharing program to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs (see S. 2618), S7750 [7JY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 2174), S4997 [6MY]

Medicare: eliminate privatization, improve prescription drug benefit, and repeal health savings accounts (see S. 1992), S3181 [25MR]

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

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

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 2614), S11378 [16NO]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see S. 2593), S8964 [8SE]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see S. 952), S4226 [21AP]

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

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see S. Res. 324), S6500 [7JN]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 2938), S10703 [7OC]

National Commission on Digestive Diseases: establish (see S. 1902), S1683 [26FE]

National Commission on Iraq Intelligence: establish (see S. 1946), S689 [6FE]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see S. 2321), S4158 [20AP]

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 357), S6998 [17JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 983), S9722 [27SE]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening (see S.J. Res. 41), S7750 [7JY]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see S. 1549), S3791 [6AP]

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

Native Americans: regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to Federal, State, and local governments relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see S. 2831), S9525 [22SE]

New Mexico: provide assistance for development of comprehensive State water plans (see S. 2460), S6500 [7JN]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see S. Res. 311), S8550 [21JY]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding (see S. 2588), S7435 [24JN]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 2468), S8690 [22JY]

Power resources: prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (see S. 2015), S6451 [3JN]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see S. 2236), S3180 [25MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 2395), S11378 [16NO]

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

SBA: increase amount to be reserved for women's business center programs sustainability grants (see S. 2266), S3455 [31MR]

Small Business Act: extend (see S. 2186), S2718 [11MR]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (see S. 2186), S2718 [11MR]

Smokey Bear's 60th Anniversary: designate (see S. Res. 404), S8230 [15JY]

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), S4912 [5MY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see S. Con. Res. 124), S8230 [15JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see S. 2781), S9387 [20SE]

Taxation: provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see S. 2947), S10845 [8OC]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 2311), S4024 [8AP]

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

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), S4694 [29AP]

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

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1379), S3920 [7AP]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see S. 2262), S3455 [31MR]

Children and youth: create team nutrition networks to promote the nutritional health of school children (see S. 2183), S2440 [9MR]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (see S. 2176), S2301 [8MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot project to create a system of industry validated national certifications of skills in high-technology industries and homeland security technology (see S. 2649), S8030 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System (see S. 2513), S6673 [9JN]

GAO: provide for a technology assessment capability (see S. 2556), S7174 [22JN]

Health care professionals: improve training and retention (see S. 2739), S8688 [22JY]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (see S. 2340), S4300 [22AP]

Medicaid: permit children administered a vaccine at a public health clinic or Indian clinic to be eligible for the pediatric vaccine distribution program (see S. 2272), S3567 [1AP]

Medicare: prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in New Mexico (see S. 2114), S1586 [25FE]

———provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (see S. 2413), S5371 [12MY] (see S. 2694), S8474 [20JY]

———reduce part B premium through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare Advantage organizations (see S. 2906), S10568 [6OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see S. 2566), S7311 [23JN]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see S. Res. 392), S7435 [24JN]

New Mexico: exchange certain lands in the Santa Fe National Forest and the Pecos National Historical Park (see S. 2622), S7827 [8JY]

Oppenheimer, J. Robert: tribute (see S. Res. 321), S2778 [12MR]

Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (see S. 2385), S4911 [5MY]

Science: facilitate development of science parks (see S. 2737), S8688 [22JY]

Space policy: congratulate Mojave Aerospace Ventures, LLC, and the pilots of SpaceShipOne for winning the Ansari X Prize and commend the X Prize Foundation for spurring this achievement (see S. Res. 458), S11090 [10OC]

Taxation: allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see S. 2433), S5607 [18MY]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see S. 2650), S8030 [13JY]

World Year of Physics: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 121), S7828 [8JY]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 148), S11496 [18NO]

Cloture motions

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4406 [27AP], S4641 [29AP]

Factsheets

Affordability in Medicare Premiums Act (S. 2906), S10580 [6OC]

Letters

Antitrust treatment of graduate medical education residency matching programs: by, S3992 [8AP]

Dept. of Labor coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for atomic weapons facilities employees: Alan M. Varela, New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration, S6843 [16JN]

Early Attention to Nutrition (EATN) Act: Margo G. Wootan, Center for Science in the Public Interest, S2445 [9MR]

———Ronald E. Smith, American Dietetic Association, S2445 [9MR]

Energy Savings Performance Contract Program reauthorization: Spencer Abraham, Sec. of Energy, S7274 [23JN]

Facilitate cleanup of nuclear waste sites: by, S5935 [20MY]

Hydroelectric power provisions of a national energy policy: several Native American and river conservation groups, S4481 [28AP]

Importation of prescription drugs: Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S8213 [15JY]

Maintenance funding for public roads used by schoolbuses serving the Navajo Nation reservation: Ben Chavez, Gallup-McKinley County, NM, Public Schools, S1252 [12FE]

———Jesse Thompson, Navajo County, AZ, Board of Supervisors, S1251 [12FE]

———Julius Young II, Kayenta, AZ, Unified School District, S1251 [12FE]

———Karen S. White, Gallup-McKinley County, NM, Public Schools, S1251 [12FE]

———Tom M. White, Jr., Apache County, AZ, Board of Supervisors, S1250 [12FE]

———Tony Atkinson, San Juan County, NM, County Manager, S1251 [12FE]

———Ty Lewis, Manuel Morgan, and Lynn H. Stevens, San Juan County, UT, Commission, S1250 [12FE]

Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act: by, S5374 [12MY]

Permit voter registration at Indian Health Service facilities in New Mexico: by, S10632 [7OC]

Proliferation of boutique fuels: John Eichberger, National Association of Convenience Stores, S3346 [30MR]

Lists

Senate staff assisting in efforts on Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program coverage for atomic weapons facilities employees during periods of residual contamination, S10950 [9OC]

Memorandums

Dept. of Defense Clarification of Duties and Activities of Vaccine Healthcare Centers Network: James B. Peake, Dept. of the Army, S6865 [16JN]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2646 [11MR]

Petitions and memorials

Navajo Nation, Fort Defiance, AZ, Chapter: maintenance funding for public roads used by schoolbuses serving the Navajo Nation reservation, S1251 [12FE]

Navajo Nation, Rock Springs, NM, Chapter: maintenance funding for public roads used by schoolbuses serving the Navajo Nation reservation, S1252 [12FE]

Privilege of the floor

Faulk, Nancy, S10458 [5OC]

Rosenberg, Adam, S1191 [11FE], S1602 [25FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S11746 [20NO]

Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (H.R. 3104), S5459-S5461 [13MY], S5566, S5567, S5568 [18MY]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (S. 2262), S3346 [30MR], S3457 [31MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2484 [10MR], S2630, S2646, S2655 [11MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: prohibit funding to release water from the Middle Rio Grande project to comply with the Endangered Species Act, S11746 [20NO]

California: continue horsepacking in certain public lands and certain segments designated as wilderness areas, S11794 [20NO]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river, S11794 [20NO]

Children and youth: create team nutrition networks to promote the nutritional health of school children (S. 2183), S2444 [9MR]

Climate: global warming, S10290 [4OC]

Colleges and universities: application of antitrust laws to graduate medical education residency matching programs, S3991 [8AP], S5223 [11MY]

Commission on the Future of the National Technology and Industrial Base: study current and future shortages of critical technologies and raw materials and make recommendations to address these shortages, S6779 [15JN]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): eliminate certain restrictions on service of Senators (S. Res. 445), S10669 [7OC]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7784 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6407 [3JN], S6779 [15JN], S6842, S6864, S6865 [16JN], S6984, S6985 [17JN], S7068, S7070 [21JN], S7273 [23JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, S10950 [9OC]

———clarify duties and activities of Vaccine Healthcare Centers Network, S6864, S6865 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7376 [24JN]

———Measurement and Signatures Intelligence Research Program funding, S7376 [24JN]

———require reports on detainment of foreign nationals and violations of the Geneva Conventions, S7068, S7070 [21JN]

———Science and Technology Program funding, S6984, S6985 [17JN]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (S. 2176), S2308 [8MR]

———Energy Savings Performance Contract Program reauthorization, S7273 [23JN]

———Energy Savings Performance Contract Program scoring, S2655 [11MR]

———facilitate cleanup of nuclear waste sites, S6407 [3JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve financial accountability requirements (H.R. 4259), S9988 [29SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9184, S9200 [14SE]

———provide for continued performance of vehicle and cargo inspection activities by the New Mexico National Guard, S9184 [14SE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (S. 2923), S10724 [7OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot project to create a system of industry validated national certifications of skills in high-technology industries and homeland security technology (S. 2649), S8105 [14JY]

———provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for atomic weapons facilities employees during periods of residual contamination, S6842 [16JN], S10950 [9OC]

Dept. of the Interior: provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System (S. 2513), S6674 [9JN]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, S4817 [4MY]

Firearms: modify definition of ``reasonably foreseeable'' relative to misuse of firearms or ammunition, S1922, S1925, S1927 [1MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1922, S1925, S1927 [1MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), motion to proceed, S1572 [25FE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S1922 [1MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, S11746 [20NO]

GAO: provide for a technology assessment capability (S. 2556), S7180-S7182 [22JN]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (S. 1172), S10388 [5OC]

Health care professionals: improve training and retention (S. 2739), S8714 [22JY]

Herrera, Judith C.: nomination to be district judge, S6423 [3JN]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (S. 2340), S4318 [22AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, S11658 [19NO]

———reauthorize (S. 1248), S5408 [13MY]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers, S5408 [13MY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10049 [30SE]

Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S4728 [3MY], S4956 [6MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S4956 [6MY]

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act: strike provisions relating to energy tax incentives, S5190 [11MY]

Marshall Islands: convey a decommissioned NOAA ship to Utrok Atoll (H.R. 2584), S3116 [24MR]

Medicaid: permit children administered a vaccine at a public health clinic or Indian clinic to be eligible for the pediatric vaccine distribution program (S. 2272), S3571 [1AP]

Medicare: prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in New Mexico (S. 2114), S1589 [25FE]

———provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (S. 2413), S5373 [12MY]

———provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (S. 2694), S8479 [20JY]

———reduce part B premium through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare Advantage organizations (S. 2906), S10579 [6OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (S. 2566), S7321 [23JN]

Mexico: sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (S. Res. 392), S7484 [24JN]

Negroponte, John D.: nomination to be Ambassador to Iraq, S4956 [6MY]

New Mexico: exchange certain lands in the Santa Fe National Forest and the Pecos National Historical Park (S. 2622), S7835 [8JY]

———permit voter registration at Indian Health Service facilities, S10631 [7OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: increase funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2484 [10MR]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, S3991 [8AP], S5223 [11MY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S3345 [30MR]

———gasoline price levels, S3424 [31MR]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S4479, S4480 [28AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 1005), S3076, S3079 [24MR]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 2095), S3992 [8AP]

———national energy policy, S3076, S3079 [24MR], S3345 [30MR], S3424 [31MR]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system, S3992 [8AP]

Public welfare programs: child care funding, S3331, S3333 [30MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3331, S3333 [30MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 5149), S10181 [30SE]

Roads and highways: identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor, S1243 [12FE]

———maintenance funding for public roads used by schoolbuses serving the Navajo Nation reservation, S1250 [12FE]

Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (S. 2385), S4915 [5MY]

Science: ensure U.S. competitiveness in the areas of science, research, and technology, S4728 [3MY], S8105 [14JY]

———permit employees of federally funded research and development centers to temporarily act as staff for Government agencies, S10049 [30SE]

Social Security: extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10181 [30SE]

Space policy: congratulate Mojave Aerospace Ventures, LLC, and the pilots of SpaceShipOne for winning the Ansari X Prize and commend the X Prize Foundation for spurring this achievement (S. Res. 458), S11013 [10OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, S3345 [30MR], S9559 [23SE]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, S8025 [13JY]

Taxation: allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (S. 2433), S5610 [18MY]

———establish point of order against any legislation that increases individuals affected by alternative minimum tax, S2630, S2646 [11MR]

———extend and modify research credit, S2080 [3MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4479, S4480 [28AP]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, S10816 [8OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2080 [3MR], S4817 [4MY], S5190 [11MY]

Technology: research funding relative to high-wage job creation, S985, S988, S990 [11FE], S1572 [25FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S1243, S1250 [12FE]

Treaties and agreements: decision not to ratify Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S10290 [4OC]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), S8212 [15JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S3557 [1AP]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (S. 2650), S8105 [14JY]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (S. Con. Res. 148), S11504 [18NO]

Yosemite National Park: provide adequate school facilities (H.R. 620), S11794 [20NO]

Reports

What Happens When Traditional Medicare Has To Bid Against Private Plans? An Example of How the House Bill Would Privatize Medicare: Families USA (organization), S1590 [25FE]

Summaries

Capacity To Learn for All Students and Schools Act (S. 2340), S4327 [22AP]

Texts of

S. 2114, prohibit operation of Medicare comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in New Mexico, S1590 [25FE]

S. 2176, High-End Computing Revitalization Act, S2308 [8MR]

S. 2183, Early Attention to Nutrition (EATN) Act, S2444 [9MR]

S. 2262, establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by Armed Forces members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, S3458 [31MR]

S. 2272, Children's Vaccine Access Act, S3572 [1AP]

S. 2340, Capacity To Learn for All Students and Schools Act, S4319-S4327 [22AP]

S. 2385, Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM, S4915 [5MY]

S. 2413, Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act, S5375 [12MY]

S. 2513, Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Act, S6674 [9JN]

S. 2556, provide for a GAO technology assessment capability, S7182 [22JN]

S. 2566, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act, S7322 [23JN]

S. 2622, Pecos National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, S7835 [8JY]

S. 2694, Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act, S8481 [20JY]

S. 2739, Investing in America's Future Act, S8715 [22JY]

S. 2906, Affordability in Medicare Premiums Act, S10580 [6OC]

Tributes

Billison, Sam, S11796 [20NO]

Duane, Lee, S3991 [8AP]

Grossman, Toby, S7166 [22JN]

Nitze, Paul H., S11337 [16NO]

Ramos, Christopher, S3991 [8AP]

Valles, Erasmo, S3991 [8AP]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K., S10693 [7OC]