MIKULSKI, BARBARA A. (a Senator from Maryland)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2469, S2529, S2563, S2565, S2566, S2568, S2571, S2574, S2579 [10MR], S2606, S2631, S2648, S2649, S2658, S2660, S2678, S2719, S2730, S2731, S2732, S2733, S2735, S2736, S2743, S2748 [11MR], S2778 [12MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5790, S5829, S5830, S5833 [19MY], S6292 [1JN], S6478, S6483 [4JN], S6509 [7JN], S6805 [15JN], S6999 [17JN], S7030 [18JN], S7268 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7376, S7491 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S8968 [8SE], S9039, S9042 [9SE], S9053, S9082 [10SE], S9108, S9142 [13SE], S9194 [14SE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1655, S1663, S1700, S1701 [26FE], S1951, S2008 [2MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9645, S9650 [23SE]

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

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9840 [28SE], S9972 [29SE], S10039, S10088, S10147 [30SE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3260, S3300 [29MR], S3368 [30MR], S3457 [31MR]

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

———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, S1118, S1158 [11FE], S1313 [12FE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H19 [20JA]

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

———H.R. 4548, intelligence services appropriations, S11332 [11OC]

———H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S9213 [14SE]

———H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S9594 [23SE]

Articles and editorials

End of a Chapter, Ellen Maurer, National Naval Medical Center Journal, S2858 [22MR]

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), S184 [22JA]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 2731), S9525 [22SE]

Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see S. 2791), S9075 [10SE]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see S. 2905), S10847 [8OC]

———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]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see S. 2109), S2302 [8MR]

———reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 1034), S1518 [24FE]

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), S11497 [18NO]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: revise and extend Federal charter (see S. 2363), S6088 [21MY]

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (see S. Res. 431), S9441 [21SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 36), S4692 [29AP] (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), S1587 [25FE]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see S. 1890), S7897 [9JY]

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]

———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: issue a semipostal stamp in order to provide funding for childhood drinking prevention and education programs (see S. 2676), S8229 [15JY]

———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), S6883 [16JN]

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]

Coins: authorize the minting and issuance of a Presidential $1 coin series (see S. 2744), S11379 [16NO]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 1545), S185 [22JA]

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

Crime: protect victims' rights (see S. 2329), S4301 [22AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Internet website designed to allow consumers to compare prices for covered outpatient drugs sold by retail pharmacies that participate in the Medicaid program (see S. 2597), S7435 [24JN]

Dept. of State: require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see S. 2292), 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), S10569 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see S. 50), S2543 [10MR]

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), S6348 [2JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2000), S6349 [2JN]

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

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

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see S. 2143), S2441 [9MR] (see S. 2157), S2224 [4MR]

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

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

EPA: improve environmental enforcement and security (see S. 2269), S3566 [1AP]

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]

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

———provide bid protest rights in actions under certain OMB regulations governing competition in Federal procurement of commercial services (see S. 2438), S5799 [19MY]

FHA: preserve ability to insure certain mortgages (see S. 2712), S8548 [21JY]

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]

Floods: reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made (see S. 2238), S3632 [5AP]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 2212), S5372 [12MY]

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

Garden Club of America: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 97), S2440 [9MR]

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

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see S. 2038), S10703 [7OC]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see S. 859), S3920 [7AP]

———establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and an advisory council made up of non-Federal representatives of the emergency medical services community (see S. 2351), S8423 [19JY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see S. 2158), S2106 [3MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 2338), S6804 [15JN]

———provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options (see S. Res. 389), S8863 [7SE]

Health care professionals: provide immediate relief from increased medical malpractice insurance costs and deal with root causes of the current medical malpractice insurance crisis (see S. 1374), S3920 [7AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 2313), S9130 [13SE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 1645), S4374 [26AP]

———increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see S. 2252), S3456 [31MR]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 1129), S3096 [24MR]

Intelligence services: establish Inspector General for Intelligence (see S. 2515), S8549 [21JY]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see S. 2845), S9723 [27SE]

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

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 78), S7437 [24JN]

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]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see S. 2722), S10569 [6OC]

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), S8474 [20JY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see S. 976), S4693 [29AP]

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

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see S. 1834), S2860 [22MR]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see S. 874), S371 [2FE]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 2174), S2301 [8MR]

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

———eliminate privatization, improve prescription drug benefit, and repeal health savings accounts (see S. 1992), S1287 [12FE]

———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), S4025 [8AP]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see S. 2339), S4300 [22AP]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see S. 2593), S7435 [24JN]

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

———stabilize amount of part B premium (see S. 2780), S9287 [15SE]

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

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see S. Res. 317), S8863 [7SE]

———recognize that prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority (see S. Con. Res. 119), S8424 [19JY]

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), S8031 [13JY]

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

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

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

National Commission on Digestive Diseases: establish (see S. 1902), S1519 [24FE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see S. 2774), S8861 [7SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 422), S9075 [10SE]

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

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

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

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 8), S10437 [5OC]

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

National Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 338), S4024 [8AP]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see S. Res. 311), S7175 [22JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: ensure appropriate balance between resources and accountability (see S. 1189), S286 [27JA]

NSF: establish a Division of Food and Agricultural Science and authorize funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality (see S. 3009), S11639 [19NO]

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

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: establish position as head of entire intelligence community (see S. 190), S6735 [14JN]

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]

———tribute to Maryland participants (see S. Res. 426), S9287 [15SE]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: support ongoing work in combating anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence (see S. Con. Res. 110), S6629 [8JN]

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), S4694 [29AP]

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see S. 2844), S9611 [23SE]

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

Protecting Older Americans From Fraud Month: designate (see S. Res. 424), S9443 [21SE]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see S. 2236), S4374 [26AP]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see S. 2216), S2861 [22MR]

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), S8549 [21JY]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see S. 3027), S11799 [20NO]

Social Security: modify the rules on availability and method of redistribution of unexpended State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2759), S9221 [14SE]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see S. 2754), 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), S4912 [5MY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see S. Con. Res. 124), S8424 [19JY] (see S. Con. Res. 133), S8689 [22JY]

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

Terrorism: compensate victims of attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa and the U.S.S. Cole on the same basis as victims of attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1728), S10569 [6OC]

U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see S. Res. 271), S9937 [29SE]

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), S3182 [25MR]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 585), S12068 [8DE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see S. 1916), S2718 [11MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1379), S10061 [30SE]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see S.J. Res. 28), S2718 [11MR]

———anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising (see S. Con. Res. 125), S8229 [15JY]

———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

Baltimore, MD: tribute to victims of water taxi accident and the bravery of initial responders (see S. Res. 312), S2440 [9MR]

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]

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]

Iraq: 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]

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

Law enforcement: ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (see S. 2081), S1286 [12FE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see S. 2612), S7749 [7JY]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see S. Res. 324), S3180 [25MR]

NIH Police: establish (see S. 2574), S7434 [24JN]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see S. 2275), S3567 [1AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see S. 2914), S10702 [7OC]

Letters

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program funding: Philip C. Stittleburg, National Volunteer Fire Council, S9176 [14SE]

———Steve Edwards, Congressional Fire Services Institute, S9176 [14SE]

High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act: several nonprofit organizations, S3579 [1AP]

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

Repeal tax deferral for U.S. companies that outsource manufacturing facilities to foreign countries and import products back into the U.S.: Alan Reuther, UAW, S4872 [5MY]

———Bridget P. Martin, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, et al, S4871 [5MY]

———Edwin D. Hill, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, S4872 [5MY]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S4872 [5MY]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9177 [14SE]

Poems

``Daily Gift,'' Matthew (Mattie) J.T. Stepanek, S7230 [23JN]

``I Am Mattie J.T. Stepanek,'' Matthew (Mattie) J.T. Stepanek, S7230 [23JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S102 [21JA]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S102 [21JA], S11759 [20NO]

Armed Forces: provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard, S11304 [11OC]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to victims of water taxi accident and the bravery of initial responders (S. Res. 312), S2403 [9MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2414 [9MR], S2470 [10MR], S2648 [11MR]

Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc.: tribute, S11367 [16NO]

Colleges and universities: build capacity at community colleges to meet increased demand while maintaining affordable tuition rates and open-door policies (S. 2885), S10367 [4OC]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): establish a Subcommittee on Intelligence, S10671 [7OC]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): eliminate certain restrictions on service of Senators (S. Res. 445), S10671 [7OC]

———grant appropriations authority, S10671 [7OC]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7739 [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, S4255 [22AP]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, S6769 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6769, S6789 [15JN], S7160 [22JN]

———improve assessment of public-private competition for work performed by civilian employees, S6789 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 1217), S11510 [18NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program funding, S9108 [13SE], S9176 [14SE]

———Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Air Marshals Program, and Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness funding, S9054 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9054 [10SE], S9108 [13SE], S9176 [14SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations, S11759 [20NO]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (S. 2533), S6901 [16JN]

ERISA: provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, S3985 [8AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relating to overtime pay, S8219 [15JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), motion to proceed, S7981 [13JY]

Federal employees: provide bid protest rights on public-private competitive contracts awarded under OMB guidelines, S6789 [15JN]

Firearms: exempt lawsuits involving a shooting victim of John A. Muhammad or Lee B. Malvo from the definition of qualified civil liability action, S1655, S1658, S1661, S1662, S1663 [26FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1655, S1658, S1661, S1662, S1663 [26FE]

Floods: reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made (S. 2238), S6991 [17JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, S11759 [20NO]

Goss, Representative: nomination to be Director of Central Intelligence, S9503 [22SE]

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

———reauthorize (S. 1248), S5397 [13MY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10400 [5OC], S10671 [7OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, S11977 [8DE]

International Fund for Ireland: commend for grant awarded to Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, S317 [28JA]

Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S5068 [10MY]

———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), S5068 [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 (S. 2519), S6805 [15JN]

Law enforcement: ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (S. 2081), S1292 [12FE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (S. 2612), S7751 [7JY]

Long, Jessica: tribute for participation in Paralympic games, S8673 [22JY]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4555), S10921 [9OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1879), S379 [2FE]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (S. 2174), S2305 [8MR]

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

———reduce part B premium through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare Advantage organizations (S. 2906), S10581 [6OC]

Minimum wage: level, S3447 [31MR]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (S. Res. 324), S3192 [25MR]

National Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases Awareness Week: observance, S4427 [27AP]

NIH: provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants, S6613 [8JN]

NIH Police: establish (S. 2574), S7441 [24JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: increase funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2470 [10MR]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (S. 2275), S3579 [1AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, S1658 [26FE]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, S3985 [8AP]

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (S. 2844), S9643 [23SE]

Polish Heritage Association of Maryland: anniversary, S9607 [23SE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3447 [31MR]

Simmons, Patricia: Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award recipient, S2858 [22MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, S5506 [17MY]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve, S11304 [11OC]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, S9574 [23SE]

———increase the Hope Scholarship Credit, S2648 [11MR]

———provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (S. 2914), S10708 [7OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), S8219 [15JY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, S11303 [11OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S4871, S4872, S4888 [5MY]

———repeal tax deferral for U.S. companies that outsource manufacturing facilities to foreign countries and import products back into the U.S., S4871, S4872, S4888 [5MY], S11303 [11OC]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), S8214 [15JY]

Veterans: benefits funding, S7160 [22JN]

———health care funding through reductions in certain tax cuts for upper-income individuals, S2414 [9MR]

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, S1496 [24FE]

World War II: anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising (S. Con. Res. 125), S8242 [15JY]

Texts of

S. 2081, Community Protection Act, S1293 [12FE]

S. 2275, High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act, S3580 [1AP]

S. 2519, Iraqi Women and Children's Liberation Act, S6806 [15JN]

S. 2574, NIH Security Act, S7441 [24JN]

S. 2612, Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act, S7752 [7JY]

S. 2885, build capacity at community colleges to meet increased demand while maintaining affordable tuition rates and open-door policies, S10367 [4OC]

S. 2914, Common Sense Automobile Efficiency Act, S10708-S10713 [7OC]

Tributes

Reagan, Ronald, S6613 [8JN]

Stepanek, Matthew J.T. (Mattie), S7229 [23JN]