BOXER, BARBARA (a Senator from California)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2452, S2453 [9MR], S2545, S2563, S2565, S2571, S2579 [10MR], S2592, S2629, S2631, S2719, S2730, S2732, S2733, S2736 [11MR]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), 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), S5613 [18MY], S6533, S6534 [7JN], S6918 [17JN], S7156, S7197 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7380, S7492 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9009, S9039, S9040, S9041 [9SE], S9057, S9083 [10SE], S9108, S9142 [13SE], S9187, S9194, S9195, S9232, S9234 [14SE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1613, S1663, S1695, S1697, S1701 [26FE], S1951, S2008 [2MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9589, S9650 [23SE]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10097, S10113, S10146 [30SE], S10353 [4OC]

Marshall Islands: convey a decommissioned NOAA ship to Utrok Atoll (H.R. 2584), S3100, S3115 [24MR]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3260, S3300 [29MR], S3336, S3368, S3371, S3372, S3376 [30MR], S3483, S3486 [31MR]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2251, S2252 [4MR], S2867 [22MR], S4770 [3MY]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), S11317 [11OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S1026, S1070, S1109, S1158, S1189 [11FE], S1313 [12FE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Into the House Chamber, H3965 [15JN]

Committee To Escort the President, H19 [20JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3550, Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act, S6047 [20MY]

Articles and editorials

Bush Choice for Manufacturing Post in Question, Mike Allen and Jonathan Weissman, Washington (DC) Post, S2595 [11MR]

First Responders Homeland Defense Act, Lois Gormley, Palm Springs (CA) Desert Sun, S9011 [9SE]

Gaps in Communication, Guy Ashley, Contra Costa (CA) Times, S9011-S9013 [9SE]

Nearly 45,000 U.S. Police, Fire Officials Urged To Push Congress To Solve First Responder Interoperabilty Crisis; Hundreds of First Responders Expected To Oppose Giveaway to Nextel, PR Newswire Association, Inc., S9011 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Antitrust policy: enhance FTC or Dept. of Justice authority to prevent anticompetitive practices in tightly concentrated gasoline markets (see S. 1737), S4025 [8AP]

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

———make permanent increase in rate of hostile fire and imminent danger special pay and the amount of the family separation allowance (see S. 1615), S1458 [23FE]

———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]

Army: provide an increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel (see S. 2165), S4693 [29AP]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see S. 2109), S1518 [24FE] (see S. 2498), S6450 [3JN]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: revise and extend Federal charter (see S. 2363), S8964 [8SE]

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

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see S. 2833), S9611 [23SE]

California State University, Fullerton: tribute to baseball team (see S. Res. 416), S8689 [22JY]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see S. Res. 269), S4226 [21AP]

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), S9612 [23SE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see S. 2600), S7435 [24JN]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see S. 1142), S6087 [21MY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see S. 2939), S10703 [7OC]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see S. 2088), S3096 [24MR]

Colleges and universities: improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (see S. 1793), S185 [22JA]

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]

Computers: regulate unauthorized installation of computer software and require disclosure to users of certain software features that pose a threat to user privacy (see S. 2131), S1683 [26FE] (see S. 2145), S1891 [27FE]

———regulate unauthorized installation of computer software and require disclosure to users of certain software features that pose a threat to user privacy, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 2131), S1934 [1MR]

Congress: disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see S.J. Res. 31, 32), S4998 [6MY]

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

Copyrights: allow creative artists to sue corporations that encourage individuals to commit illegal or criminal acts of copyright infringement (see S. 2560), S7174 [22JN]

Courts: convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, and authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska (see S. 2943), S10845 [8OC]

Crime: reduce criminal gang activities (see S. 1735), S8689 [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: develop health advisories to provide notice and education on effects of mercury exposure and require posting or availability at seafood businesses where the potential for mercury exposure exists (see S. 1939), S6274 [1JN]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 2526), S8862 [7SE]

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), S3919 [7AP]

———award grants to public transportation agencies to improve security (see S. 2884), S10261 [1OC]

———provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal Flight Desk Officer Program (see S. 2268), S3566 [1AP]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 1010), S4024 [8AP]

Diseases: establish comprehensive State diabetes control and prevention programs (see S. 1666), S6735 [14JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 2533), S7055 [18JN]

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

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 2520), S8030 [13JY]

EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (see S. 2606), S7518 [25JN]

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), S9387 [20SE]

Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks (see S. 2973), S10986 [9OC]

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 death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see S. 989), S10568 [6OC]

———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), S5951 [20MY]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see S. 1001), S1457 [23FE]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see S. 2568), S11378 [16NO]

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

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 538), S4225 [21AP]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see S. 1172), S4226 [21AP]

———expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see S. 2336), S4300 [22AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see S. 2158), S7750 [7JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 1945), S7175 [22JN]

———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), S5800 [19MY]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1909), S4768 [3MY]

Health care professionals: establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (see S. 2613), S10366 [4OC]

Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps: establish to permit young adults to perform projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, and provide disaster relief, on public lands (see S. 2253), S3294 [29MR]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 2313), S4024 [8AP]

Higher Education Act: expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 2477), S7581 [6JY]

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]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 78), S10366 [4OC]

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]

———consult with the U.N. Security Council on a peacekeeping resolution, and with NATO on a commitment for security (see S. Res. 339), S4024 [8AP]

———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), S6803 [15JN]

Israel: support construction of security fence, condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence, and oppose efforts to prevent construction (see S. Res. 408), S8550 [21JY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see S. 976), S4374 [26AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1368), S6882 [16JN]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see S. 1700), S54 [20JA]

———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2132), S1683 [26FE]

Lights on Afterschool! Day: designate (see S. Res. 456), S11380 [16NO]

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: extend State fiscal relief (see S. 2671), S8690 [22JY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 2174), S6882 [16JN]

Medicare: adjust the amount of payment under the physician fee schedule for cancer drug administration services (see S. 2587), S10366 [4OC]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see S. 419), S2860 [22MR]

———eliminate privatization, improve prescription drug benefit, and repeal health savings accounts (see S. 1992), S2996 [23MR]

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

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 171), S11377 [16NO]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 373), S9221 [14SE]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see S. 2593), S9937 [29SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 569), S5799 [19MY]

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

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see S. 1704), S8861 [7SE]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives (see S. Res. 393), S7435 [24JN]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1833), S4097 [19AP]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see S. 2138), S6629 [8JN]

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S6500 [7JN]

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S9812 [28SE]

National Endowment for Democracy: promote free press and open media (see S. 2096), S2860 [22MR]

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), S6452 [3JN]

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

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

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 309), S2106 [3MR]

National security: improve and coordinate emergency communications systems through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services and support construction and operation of ubiquitous and reliable citizen activated system (see S. 1250), S8861 [7SE]

———provide for a domestic defense fund to improve homeland defense (see S. 2021), S184 [22JA]

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]

NOAA: establish a national ocean policy to set forth missions and to ensure effective interagency coordination (see S. 2647), S9221 [14SE]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see S. 2275), S5372 [12MY]

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), S9287 [15SE]

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]

———express to OPEC countries, and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel, the position of the U.S. in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies to achieve stable crude oil prices (see S. Res. 330), S3792 [6AP]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2270), S4226 [21AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 2328), S4429 [27AP]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see S. 2827), S9612 [23SE]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see S. 2216), S2778 [12MR] (see S. 2273), S4025 [8AP]

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

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see S. 1888), S7104 [21JN]

September 11: designate as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion (see S. Con. Res. 127), S8474 [20JY]

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

Social Security: modify the rules on availability and method of redistribution of unexpended State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2759), S10262 [1OC]

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

States: authorize Dept. of Agriculture and CCC to enter into memorandums of understanding with States regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments from proceeds of marketing assistance loans (see S. 2866), S9936 [29SE]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see S. Con. Res. 133), S8689 [22JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 560), S3456 [31MR]

Taxation: allow increase in the minimum credit against alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to incentive stock options is sold or exchanged at a loss (see S. 503), S2860 [22MR]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see S. 2106), S3920 [7AP]

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

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 557), S5043 [7MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 1335), S4693 [29AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 1630), S6451 [3JN]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: ensure protection of the dairy industry in negotiations (see S. Res. 293), S321 [28JA]

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), S3921 [7AP]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 2006), S109 [21JA]

University of California, Los Angeles: tribute to women's softball team (see S. Res. 417), S8689 [22JY]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see S. 1916), S1519 [24FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1379), S9386 [20SE]

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

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 387), S7174 [22JN]

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

———honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see S. Con. Res. 103), S4837 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see S. 2020), S184 [22JA]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance and security for women and children (see S. 2032), S286 [27JA]

Armed Forces: reimburse State and local governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments (see S. Res. 464), S11305 [11OC]

Aviation: provide flight attendant security training (see S. 2726), S8687 [22JY]

California: cancel certain BLM leases that authorize extraction of sand and gravel from Federal lands in Soledad Canyon (see S. 2058), S792 [10FE]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see S. 2611), S7749 [7JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see S. 2575), S7434 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense: limit contracting with firms under investigation by the Inspector General (see S. 2023), S185 [22JA]

———permit funding for abortions of pregnancies resulting from rape and incest (see S. 2166), S2223 [4MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a first responder and terrorism preparedness grant information hotline (see S. 2171), S2223 [4MR] (see S. 2239), S3180 [25MR] (see S. 2632), S7828 [8JY]

———make grants to Amtrak, other rail carriers, and providers of mass transportation to improve rail and mass transportation system security (see S. 2276), S3567 [1AP]

Education: provide for refinancing of consolidated student loans (see S. 2198), S2717 [11MR]

EPA: require motor carriers to comply with vehicle emission performance standards (see S. 2842), S9611 [23SE]

FERC: order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates in California (see S. 2633), S7828 [8JY]

Firearms: require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (see S. 2129), S1586 [25FE]

FTC: monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances (see S. 2631), S7828 [8JY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 2083), S1286 [12FE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 2045), S370 [2FE]

Insurance: permit States to require insurance companies to disclose Armenia genocide-era insurance information (see S. 2344), S4301 [22AP]

John Muir National Historic Site: boundary adjustment (see S. 2397), S5078 [10MY]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see S. 2067), S1017 [11FE]

Medicare: eliminate coverage gap and HMO subsidies and repeal health savings accounts (see S. 2629), S7828 [8JY] (see S. 2725), S8687 [22JY]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in California (see S. 2116), S1586 [25FE]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see S. 2660), S8229 [15JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2240), S3180 [25MR]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 2161), S2105 [3MR] (see S. 2630), S7828 [8JY]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: amend to provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (see S. 2201), S2717 [11MR]

Letters

Assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries: Global Action for Children (organization), S7751 [7JY]

Dept. of Agriculture purchase of rice for Iraq from foreign countries: by, S2094 [3MR]

Dept. of Labor proposal to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements: Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, S2973 [23MR]

———by, S2972 [23MR]

Financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services: Sacramento, CA, employee, S11197 [11OC]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas: Afrack Vargas, California State Firefighters' Association, Inc., S8231 [15JY]

———Harold A. Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, S8231 [15JY]

———Philip C. Stittleburg, National Volunteer Fire Council, S8231 [15JY]

National missile defense system postponement: several retired generals and admirals, S6920 [17JN]

Permit Dept. of Defense funding for abortions of pregnancies resulting from rape and incest: Brian E. Dixon, Population Connection (organization), S2229 [4MR]

———Kate Michelman, NARAL Pro-Choice America (organization), S2230 [4MR]

Provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program: Kathleen Fontana, S3392 [31MR]

Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act: Craig J. Regelbrugge, American Nursery & Landscape Association, S7442 [24JN]

———Mark R. Stanley, California Oak Mortality Task Force, S7443 [24JN]

———Robert H. Falconer, California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers, S7443 [24JN]

———Steve Kinsey, Marin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S7443 [24JN]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Esta Soler, Family Violence Prevention Fund (organization), S3141 [25MR]

———George Fisher, Stanford University, S3140 [25MR]

———Jon P. Jennings, Dept. of Justice, S3139 [25MR]

———Lynn Rosenthal, National Network to End Domestic Violence, S3140 [25MR]

Lists

Armed Forces members from California killed in military action in Iraq, S7570 [6JY], S8822-S8824 [7SE], S10817 [8OC], S12034-S12037 [8DE]

Retired generals and admirals supporting national missile defense system postponement, S6921 [17JN]

State, county, and local governments covering pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard, S11196 [11OC]

Proclamations

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Early Federal Loan Repayment: Los Angeles, CA, Long Beach, CA, and Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, S4994 [6MY]

Remarks

, S9439 [21SE]

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (S. 2020), S186 [22JA]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance and security for women and children (S. 2032), S287 [27JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S7 [20JA], S141 [22JA]

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority: tribute to early Federal loan repayment, S4993 [6MY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S7 [20JA], S141 [22JA], S11718, S11719, S11720, S11731, S11764 [20NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S6337 [2JN]

Armed Forces: provide financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services, S11195, S11197 [11OC]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard, S11195, S11197 [11OC]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S3071 [24MR], S4653-S4655 [29AP], S4794 [4MY], S5389 [13MY], S7570 [6JY], S8822, S8824 [7SE], S10817 [8OC], S12034-S12037 [8DE]

Aviation: provide flight attendant security training (S. 2726), S8707 [22JY]

Beale AFB, CA: Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award recipient, S9439 [21SE]

Budget: reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to promote job creation, discourage outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries, and provide adjustment assistance for dislocated workers, S2592, S2593, S2594, S2595, S2596, S2597, S2600, S2601, S2640 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2508 [10MR], S2592, S2593, S2594, S2595, S2596, S2597, S2600, S2601, S2640, S2683 [11MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S10770, S10772 [8OC]

California: cancel certain BLM leases that authorize extraction of sand and gravel from Federal lands in Soledad Canyon (S. 2058), S793 [10FE]

———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, S11795 [20NO]

Cheney, Vice President: refusal to release information relative to energy task force membership, meetings, and energy legislation development, S4384 [27AP]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (S. 2611), S7751 [7JY]

———provide assistance to States and nongovernmental entities to initiate public awareness and outreach campaigns to reduce teenage pregnancies (S. 1956), S4828 [4MY]

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 (S. 2434), S6341 [2JN]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): eliminate certain restrictions on service of Senators (S. Res. 445), S10925 [9OC]

Congress: access to IRS facilities and tax returns by certain Members or their designees, S11718, S11731 [20NO]

———accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S8822 [7SE]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7782, S7784 [8JY]

———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, S4251 [22AP]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, S5389 [13MY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), S3137, S3139, S3140, S3141 [25MR]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, S3137, S3139, S3141 [25MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (S. 2575), S7442 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense: Army Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program funding, S7386 [24JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5589 [18MY], S5783 [19MY], S6337 [2JN], S6918, S6921, S6925, S6926, S6927 [17JN]

———funding, S2508 [10MR]

———limit contracting with firms under investigation by the Inspector General (S. 2023), S193 [22JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7386 [24JN]

———modification of certain military installation closures and realignments, S5589 [18MY]

———permit funding for abortions of pregnancies resulting from rape and incest (S. 2166), S2229 [4MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: eligibility of Amtrak and other inter-city passenger rail carriers and freight rail operations for grants to improve rail security, S9187 [14SE]

———establish a first responder and terrorism preparedness grant information hotline (S. 2171), S2233 [4MR]

———first responder interoperable communications funding through reductions in human resources account funding, S9009, S9011, S9013 [9SE]

———inquiry regarding authority to postpone the Presidential election, S7955 [13JY]

———make grants to Amtrak, other rail carriers, and providers of mass transportation to improve rail and mass transportation system security (S. 2276), S3582 [1AP]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9009, S9011, S9013 [9SE], S9076 [10SE], S9187 [14SE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, S7 [20JA], S2972, S2973, S2974 [23MR], S3071 [24MR]

Deutsch, Phillip T.: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, S2221 [4MR]

Earth Day: observance, S4175, S4177 [21AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S4175, S4177 [21AP]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve (S. 1134), S10511 [6OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S7692 [7JY], S10770, S10772 [8OC]

Education: provide for refinancing of consolidated student loans (S. 2198), S2722 [11MR]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S1196 [12FE]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts, S2094, S2095 [3MR]

EPA: require motor carriers to comply with vehicle emission performance standards (S. 2842), S9638 [23SE]

ERISA: provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, S3984 [8AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), motion to proceed, S7954, S7955 [13JY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1613, S1615, S1622 [26FE], S1972 [2MR]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, S1622 [26FE]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (S. 2129), S1598 [25FE]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun and provide safety standards for such devices, S1613, S1615 [26FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9580 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, S11718, S11719, S11720, S11731, S11764 [20NO]

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

Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform abortions or make referrals regarding abortion services, S11718, S11719, S11720, S11764 [20NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S5389 [13MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 2083), S1294 [12FE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (S. 2045), S374 [2FE]

Hopewell, Philip C.: American Lung Association Edward Livingston Trudeau Medal recipient, S5604 [18MY]

Insurance: permit States to require insurance companies to disclose Armenia genocide-era insurance information (S. 2344), S4330 [22AP]

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, S390 [3FE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, S11983 [8DE]

Iran: disapprove elections and encourage a democratic government that will restore freedom and abandon terrorism (S. Res. 304), S2705 [11MR]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance, S2705 [11MR]

Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S4795 [4MY], S5390 [13MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S4794 [4MY], S4967, S4968 [6MY], S5390 [13MY], S8825 [7SE]

John Muir National Historic Site: boundary adjustment, S11195 [11OC]

———boundary adjustment (S. 2397), S5090 [10MY]

King Range National Conservation Area: private property access and fire suppression flexibility, S11795 [20NO]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns, S1972 [2MR]

Levister, Ernest C., Jr.: California Medical Association Foundation Robert D. Sparks, M.D., Leadership Award recipient, S1996 [2MR]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (S. 2067), S1019 [11FE]

Majia, Juan: Tulare County, CA, spelling bee winner, S4020 [8AP]

Marin County, CA: anniversary of Civic Center Volunteers Program, S1998 [2MR]

Marine Corps: Air Station Miramar recipient of Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award, S9381 [20SE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S27 [20JA]

Medicare: eliminate coverage gap and HMO subsidies and repeal health savings accounts (S. 2725), S8707 [22JY]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in California (S. 2116), S1591 [25FE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S8825 [7SE], S10769 [8OC]

Minimum wage: level, S3336, S3337, S3340 [30MR], S3530, S3531 [1AP]

Nachbaur, Moriah K.: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, S2221 [4MR]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: observance, S4828 [4MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases, S8822 [7SE]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (S. 2660), S8231 [15JY]

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: observance, S2993 [23MR]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 2240), S3191 [25MR]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 2279), unanimous-consent request, S7784 [8JY]

———require successful testing of a national missile defense system before deployment, S6918, S6921, S6925, S6926, S6927 [17JN]

Negroponte, John D.: nomination to be Ambassador to Iraq, S4967, S4968 [6MY]

NIH: provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants, S6599 [8JN]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (S. 2161), S2109 [3MR]

Pacifica, CA: dedication of Pacifica State Beach, S10362 [4OC]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), S299 [28JA]

———change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, S3984 [8AP]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4684 [29AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3336, S3337, S3340 [30MR], S3530, S3531 [1AP]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (S. 2273), unanimous-consent request, S7784 [8JY]

Read Across America Day: observance, S1012 [11FE]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): welcome ship and crew to new home port of San Diego, CA, S7745 [7JY]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: tribute, S5794 [19MY]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Congregation Sherith Israel, S1997 [2MR]

———Golden Gate Bridge seismic retrofit funding, S1243 [12FE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: amend to provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (S. 2201), S2723 [11MR]

Suri, Arjun A.: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, S2221 [4MR]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve, S11195, S11197 [11OC]

———application of excise tax to excessive attorney fees for legal judgments, settlements, or agreements that operate as a tax, S5783 [19MY]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes, S4884 [5MY]

———limit amount of deferred foreign sales corporation income that can be repatriated at a lower rate, S4863, S4867, S4884 [5MY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, S11196, S11197 [11OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2094, S2095 [3MR], S2972, S2973, S2974 [23MR], S3071 [24MR], S4794 [4MY], S4863, S4867, S4884 [5MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S1196, S1243 [12FE]

Unemployment: level, S3392 [31MR]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S3392 [31MR]

Veterans: improve and enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits and improve and extend certain authorities relative to the administration of benefits (S. 2486), S11195 [11OC]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror, S8822 [7SE]

Victims of Drunken Drivers Memorial Wall Foundation: tribute, S8025 [13JY]

Votes: position on missed, S10925 [9OC]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (S. Res. 387), S9776 [28SE]

Woodland Hills, CA: tribute to El Camino Real High School Academic Decathlon Team, S4829 [4MY]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (S. Con. Res. 103), S5794 [19MY]

Yosemite National Park: provide adequate school facilities (H.R. 620), S11794, S11795 [20NO]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S4795 [4MY]

Reports

Ground-Based Midcourse Ballistic Missile Defense System Testing: Dept. of Defense, S6926 [17JN]

Testimonies

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Peter J. Rubin, Georgetown University, S3138 [25MR]

Tributes

Arellano, Angel, S538 [3FE]

Baker, Frank, S6731 [14JN]

Bloomfield, Rex, S11797 [20NO]

Bosch, Frank L., S1996 [2MR]

Breaux, Senator, S11564 [19NO]

Carter, Wilmer Amina, S9381 [20SE]

Charles, Ray, S7164 [22JN]

Clinton, William J., S8822 [7SE]

Daschle, Senator, S11564 [19NO]

Doser, Donald R., S9127 [13SE]

Edwards, Senator, S11564 [19NO]

Espinoza, Isaac A., S4155 [20AP]

Graham, Senator Bob, S11564 [19NO]

Gray, Stephan, S4990 [6MY]

Harrison, Doug, S4020 [8AP]

Hollings, Senator, S11564 [19NO]

Hughes, Dorothy, S9440 [21SE]

Jarvis, Coleen, S9808 [28SE]

Jeffrey, Mildred McWilliams, S3071 [24MR]

Johnson, Merle, S10363 [4OC]

Kerry, Senator, S11564 [19NO]

Lim, Harrison, S11893 [7DE]

Mello, Henry J., S9520 [22SE]

Miyashita, Mary, S8117 [14JY]

Murray, Cecil L. (Chip), S9028 [9SE]

Opper, Sy and Estelle, S1583 [25FE]

Preston, Frances Williams, S6343 [2JN]

Reagan, Ronald, S6599 [8JN]

Reeve, Christopher, S11195 [11OC]

Rubin, Harold, S6626 [8JN]

Sandlin, John P., S4992 [6MY]

Schicke, Eva, S9215 [14SE]

Steiner, Thomas, S4991 [6MY]

Stewart, Boyd, S5367 [12MY]

Tillman, Pat, S4900 [5MY]

Valenti, Jack, S9074 [10SE]

Williams, Cecil, S11489 [18NO]