CANTWELL, MARIA (a Senator from Washington)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2453, S2454 [9MR], S2510, S2545, S2566, S2567, S2569, S2571, S2580 [10MR], S2629, S2649, S2657, S2668, S2671, S2674, S2719, S2735, S2736, S2743, S2745, S2747, S2748 [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]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5614 [18MY], S5819, S5820 [19MY], S6088 [21MY], S6307, S6364 [2JN], S6395, S6459, S6463 [3JN], S6522, S6524, S6527, S6531, S6532, S6542, S6581, S6584, S6587 [7JN], S6804 [15JN], S7312 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9033, S9039 [9SE], S9052 [10SE], S9131 [13SE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1600 [25FE], S1641 [26FE], S1935 [1MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9589, S9649 [23SE]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10161 [30SE], S10384 [5OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3310 [29MR], S3371 [30MR], S3463 [31MR]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2073, S2135, S2140 [3MR], S2248 [4MR], S2861, S2870, S2934 [22MR], S3043 [23MR], S3060 [24MR], S3296 [29MR], S4770 [3MY], S4812, S4839, S4848 [4MY], S5228 [11MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S1026, S1158, S1180, S1181, S1182 [11FE], S1313 [12FE]

Articles and editorials

Accusation—Trader Recordings Show TXU Schemed To Spike Power Prices, Robert Riggs and Todd Bensman, CBS News.com (Internet site), S8146-S8148 [15JY]

Choosing the Wrong Side, Idaho Falls (ID) Post Register, S5911 [20MY]

Dangerous Games—Federal Effort To Bury Nuclear Wastes at West Valley Is Unconscionable, Buffalo (NY) News, S5910 [20MY]

Debate Needed on Nuclear Waste, Spokane (WA) Spokesman-Review, S5912 [20MY]

Enron's Legacy, Washington (DC) Post, S8148 [15JY]

Fix Energy Department, Not the Law It's Breaking, Tacoma (WA) News Tribune, S5911 [20MY]

Former Governors Raise Concern About DOE Bill on Nuclear Waste, Boise (ID) Idaho Statesman, S6398 [3JN]

Jobless; Benefits Are Running Out, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S1556 [25FE]

Jobless Count Skips Millions, David Streitfeld, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S1556 [25FE]

Risky Business—Growth of Private Fire Crews Worries Forest Officials. Some Fear Training and Safety Are Compromised by Burgeoning Use of Contract Firefighters, Craig Welch, Seattle (WA) Times, S5231 [11MY]

Senate Should Halt Nuclear Waste Plan, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, S5911 [20MY]

State Cleanup Faces All-or-All Proposition, Idaho (ID) Statesman, S5911 [20MY]

Wrong Pick for 9th Circuit—Surely the White House Can Find a More Qualified Nominee for the Appellate Court Than William Myers, Portland (OR) Oregonian, S8456 [20JY]

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]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (see S. 2529), S6881 [16JN]

Animals: provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see S. 2007), S689 [6FE]

Antitrust policy: enhance FTC or Dept. of Justice authority to prevent anticompetitive practices in tightly concentrated gasoline markets (see S. 1737), S6804 [15JN]

Armed Forces: provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see S. 1707), S9221 [14SE]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see S. 2057), S2106 [3MR]

———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]

Bankruptcy: permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 2004), S1587 [25FE]

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), S11800 [20NO]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: revise and extend Federal charter (see S. 2363), S6452 [3JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 36), S6275 [1JN] (see S.J. Res. 39), S6499 [7JN]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see S. Res. 269), S1891 [27FE]

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), S10437 [5OC]

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

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: improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (see S. 1793), S3920 [7AP]

Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 2908), S10568 [6OC]

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

———prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see S. 641), S2996 [23MR]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (see S. 2176), S6998 [17JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 1143), S321 [28JA]

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

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: restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see S. 2743), S8688 [22JY]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 491), S247 [26JA]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 2533), S7175 [22JN]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (see S. 139), S3294 [29MR]

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

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations and protect radio reading services (see S. 2505), S6500 [7JN]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 88), S2106 [3MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see S. 741), S1587 [25FE]

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), S8277 [16JY]

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

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

Health: 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), S9442 [21SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 1945), S10436 [5OC]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 2338), S10262 [1OC]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1909), S2718 [11MR]

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), S8964 [8SE]

———improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see S. 2302), S10062 [30SE]

———provide immediate relief from increased medical malpractice insurance costs and deal with root causes of the current medical malpractice insurance crisis (see S. 1374), S1519 [24FE]

Higher Education Act: amend to enhance literacy in finance and economics (see S. 1968), S11640 [19NO]

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: establish new special immigrant categories for certain children and women at risk of harm (see S. 1353), S3456 [31MR]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 556), S11377 [16NO]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 2265), S4097 [19AP]

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

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

Investments: improve governance and regulation of mutual funds under the securities laws (see S. 2059), S3632 [5AP]

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), S2861 [22MR]

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

———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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2146), S2001 [2MR]

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

Law enforcement officers: commemorate and acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty (see S. Res. 310), S4375 [26AP]

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

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see S. 874), S3295 [29MR]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see S. 2426), S10262 [1OC]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see S. 646), S5607 [18MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 2614), S9723 [27SE]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see S. 2135), S1683 [26FE]

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), S2778 [12MR]

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), S1520 [24FE]

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

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), S53 [20JA]

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 Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 112), S8475 [20JY]

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

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 8), S7105 [21JN]

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

Native Americans: establish grant programs for the development of telecommunications capacities in Indian country (see S. 2382), S11640 [19NO]

Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (see S. 2488), S6348 [2JN]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 2163), S9813 [28SE]

Peratrovich, Roy and Elizabeth Wanamaker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2900), S10847 [8OC]

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

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

SBA: improve loan programs (see S. 2193), S2996 [23MR]

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

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see S. 333), S9525 [22SE]

Service for Seniors Month: designate (see S. Res. 403), S8119 [14JY] (see S. Res. 409), S8550 [21JY]

Small Business Act: extend (see S. 2186), S2544 [10MR]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (see S. 2186), S2544 [10MR]

Social Security: modify the rules on availability and method of redistribution of unexpended State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2759), S10062 [30SE]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 845), S10568 [6OC]

———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]

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]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 846), S1457 [23FE]

———exempt containers used primarily in potato farming from the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see S. 2807), S9287 [15SE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 1491), S6088 [21MY]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see S. 1093), S2544 [10MR]

———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]

———treatment of forestry activities (see S. 1381), S3567 [1AP]

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]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 387), S9387 [20SE]

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

———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

Dept. of the Interior: extend authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University (see S. 2805), S9286 [15SE]

Drugs: combat methamphetamine abuse (see S. 2934), S10703 [7OC]

Education: permanently increase the maximum annual contribution allowed to be made to Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 2971), S10986 [9OC]

FERC: establish reliability standards for the electric transmission system (see S. 2014), S108 [21JA]

Firefighters: promote wildland firefighter safety (see S. 2410), S5227 [11MY]

Food: promote food safety and protect the animal feed supply from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see S. 2051), S649 [5FE]

Health care professionals: 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]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see S. 2841), S9611 [23SE]

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: establish (see S. 2167), S2223 [4MR]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (see S. 2140), S1683 [26FE]

National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 370), S6499 [7JN]

Nuclear energy: provide for nuclear waste cleanup (see S. 2457), S5949 [20MY]

Power resources: prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (see S. 2015), S108 [21JA]

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

Public welfare programs: exempt preparation for high-skilled, high-demand jobs from participation and time limits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2256), S3366 [30MR]

Radio: protect educational FM radio stations providing public service broadcasting from commercial encroachment (see S. 2540), S6997 [17JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see S. 2930), S10703 [7OC]

Taxation: permanently increase the maximum annual contribution allowed to be made to Coverdell education savings accounts and provide deduction for contributions to education savings accounts (see S. 2972), S10986 [9OC]

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

Court documents

Summary of argument on Natural Resources Defense Council case on nuclear waste site cleanup, S6407 [3JN]

Letters

Confronting Methamphetamine Act: Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S10733 [7OC]

———Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, S10733 [7OC]

———Karen Freeman-Wilson, National Association of Drug Court Professionals, S10732 [7OC]

———Richard D. Van Wagenen, Governor of Washington's Methamphetamine Coordinating Committee, S10733 [7OC]

———Terree Schmidt-Whelan, Pierce County, WA, Alliance and Methamephetamine Initiative, S10733 [7OC]

Facilitate cleanup of nuclear waste sites: by, S6403 [3JN]

———Senator Bingaman, S5935 [20MY]

———several State environmental agencies, S6407 [3JN]

———Tex G. Hall, National Congress of American Indians, S6420 [3JN]

Nomination of William G. Myers III to be circuit judge: Ernest L. Stensgar and W. Ron Allen, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, S8455 [20JY]

Temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S4983 [6MY]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 2491, Allied Health Reinvestment Act, S6360 [2JN]

Motions

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1649 [26FE]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S5185 [11MY]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2616 [11MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S3053 [24MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5909, S5912, S5913, S5917, S5918, S5919, S5935, S5936 [20MY], S6067 [21MY], S6397, S6398, S6406, S6407, S6410, S6417, S6420 [3JN], S6847, S6849 [16JN]

Dept. of Energy: facilitate cleanup of nuclear waste sites, S5909, S5912, S5913, S5917, S5918, S5919, S5935, S5936 [20MY], S6397, S6398, S6406, S6407, S6410, S6417, S6420 [3JN], S6849 [16JN]

Dept. of Labor: provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for atomic weapons facilities employees during periods of residual contamination, S6847 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out agreement resolving major issues relative to the adjudication of water rights in the Snake River Basin (S. 2605), S11571, S11572 [19NO]

Drugs: combat methamphetamine abuse (S. 2934), S10731 [7OC]

Economy: importance of job creation, S1554 [25FE], S3053 [24MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3053 [24MR]

Education: permanently increase the maximum annual contribution allowed to be made to Coverdell education savings accounts (S. 2971), S10987 [9OC]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S1557 [25FE], S3053 [24MR]

Enron Corp.: manipulation of energy market in order to increase prices, S8145 [15JY]

FERC: establish reliability standards for the electric transmission system (S. 2014), S118 [21JA]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1641, S1642, S1645, S1649, S1655 [26FE], S1972 [2MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), motion to proceed, S1554, S1557 [25FE]

Firefighters: promote wildland firefighter safety (S. 2410), S5229-S5231 [11MY]

Health care professionals: 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 (S. 2491), S6358 [2JN], S6625 [8JN]

Immigration: ensure that countries participating in the visa waiver program meet certain biometric standards for their visas, S10394 [5OC]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10394 [5OC]

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

Lay, Kenneth L.: attempts to influence FERC policies and operations during tenure as Enron Corp., chief executive officer, S7780-S7782 [8JY]

———indictment for financial crimes committed in conjunction with the economic collapse of Enron Corp., S7780-S7782 [8JY]

Martinez, Ricardo S.: nomination to be district judge, S6772 [15JN]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (S. 2140), S1694 [26FE]

Myers, William G., III: nomination to be circuit judge, S8454 [20JY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: evaluation of findings, S8603 [22JY]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening, S9434 [21SE]

Nuclear energy: provide for nuclear waste cleanup (S. 2457), S6067 [21MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 2095), S4284 [22AP]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets, S6302 [2JN]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (S. 2015), S118 [21JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S8454 [20JY]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (S. 2236), S3174 [25MR], S3977 [8AP], S4284 [22AP], S8145, S8146, S8148 [15JY]

———improve reliability of electric transmission system (S. 2236), unanimous-consent request, S3979 [8AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3427 [31MR]

Radio: protect educational FM radio stations providing public service broadcasting from commercial encroachment (S. 2540), S7009 [17JN]

Robart, James L.: nomination to be district judge, S6941 [17JN]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: anniversary, S7165 [22JN]

Taxation: extend and modify research credit, S2216 [4MR]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes, S2616 [11MR]

———permanently increase the maximum annual contribution allowed to be made to Coverdell education savings accounts and provide deduction for contributions to education savings accounts (S. 2972), S10987 [9OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), S10394 [5OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, S11249 [11OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2216 [4MR], S3053 [24MR], S4896, S4898 [5MY], S4982 [6MY], S5185 [11MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), cloture motion, S5183, S5184 [11MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S971, S972 [11FE]

TXU Corp.: manipulation of energy market in order to increase prices, S8146 [15JY]

U.S. Geological Survey: tribute on monitoring of Mount St. Helens volcano, S10394 [5OC]

Unemployment: level, S3053 [24MR]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S971, S972 [11FE], S1554 [25FE], S1641, S1642, S1645, S1649, S1655 [26FE], S3427 [31MR], S4896, S4898 [5MY], S4982 [6MY], S5183, S5184, S5185 [11MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 2250), S3424, S3426, S3427 [31MR], S4285 [22AP]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 2250), unanimous-consent request, S3426 [31MR]

University of Washington: anniversary of Center for Process Analytical Chemistry, S9074 [10SE]

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, S1499 [24FE]

Summaries

Allied Health Reinvestment Act (S. 2491), S6625 [8JN]

Texts of

S. 2051, Animal Feed Protection Act, S650 [5FE]

S. 2491, Allied Health Reinvestment Act, S6360-S6362 [2JN]

Tributes

Adams, Brock, S9279 [15SE]

Chavez, Cesar E., S3449 [31MR]