HARKIN, TOM (a Senator from Iowa)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2469, S2563, S2565, S2567, S2568 [10MR], S2620, S2674, S2719, S2720, S2732, S2733, S2734, S2736, S2748 [11MR]

Children and youth: provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, simplify program operations and improve program management, and reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 2507), S7326 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6520, S6543, S6544, S6546, S6558 [7JN], S6719 [14JN], S6884 [16JN], S6966, S6967 [17JN], S7057 [18JN], S7077, S7113 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9015, S9042 [9SE], S9108, S9142 [13SE], S9167, S9232 [14SE]

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

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9649 [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), S9937 [29SE], S10091, S10163 [30SE], S10201, S10215, S10262 [1OC], S10487 [6OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3367 [30MR], S3477, S3484 [31MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4494 [28AP]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2852, S2874 [22MR], S3042 [23MR], S3098 [24MR], S4742, S4770 [3MY], S4846 [4MY], S5213, S5228 [11MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S1031, S1070, S1071, S1114 [11FE], S1237 [12FE]

Appointments

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

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

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

———H.R. 4613, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7392 [24JN]

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

White House Conference on Aging Policy Committee, S1401 [12FE]

Articles and editorials

Ako Abdul-Samad, Caring (publication), S11488 [18NO]

Al Qaeda Seen as Wider Threat, Douglas Frantz, Josh Meyer, Sebastian Rotella, and Megan K. Stack, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S9697-S9700 [27SE]

Altering of Worker Time Cards Spurs Growing Number of Suits, Steven Greenhouse, New York (NY) Times, S3743 [6AP]

Gaming Overtime, New York (NY) Times, S8 [20JA]

Growing Pessimism on Iraq, Dana Priest and Thomas E. Ricks, Washington (DC) Post, S9899 [29SE]

Hear No Evil, See No Evil . . . , Baltimore (MD) Sun, S4965 [6MY]

Iraq Study Sees Rebels' Attacks as Widespread, James Glanz and Thom Shanker, New York (NY) Times, S9899 [29SE]

Midwest Farmers May Lose Out With Disaster Aid, Des Moines (IA) Register, S10904 [9OC]

Mr. Rumsfeld's Responsibility, Washington (DC) Post, S4966 [6MY]

Teen Makes Sure Building Doesn't Become History, Zack Kucharski, Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette, S11425 [17NO]

U.S. Rule on AIDS Drugs Criticized, Ellen Nakashima and David Brown, Washington (DC) Post, S8111 [14JY]

We're More Productive. Who Gets the Money?, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, S3744 [6AP]

We're More Productive. Who Gets the Money? Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, S4115 [20AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Assets for Independence Act: revise and extend (see S. 1786), S371 [2FE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 36), S5079 [10MY] (see S.J. Res. 39), S6499 [7JN]

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]

CCC: limit transfer of certain funds between conservation programs for technical assistance for the programs (see S. 2856), S9812 [28SE]

Children and youth: reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs (see S. 2241), S3214 [26MR]

———recognize importance of distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world (see S. Con. Res. 114), S6451 [3JN]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 2175), S6349 [2JN] (see S. 2634), S7828 [8JY]

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

Coins: authorize the minting and issuance of a Presidential $1 coin series (see S. 2744), S8688 [22JY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: revise and extend (see S. 1786), S371 [2FE]

Conservation of energy: coordinate governmental efforts within GSA and EPA to promote high-performance green buildings (see S. 2620), S7827 [8JY]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System (see S. 2470), S5949 [20MY]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (see S. 2176), S7938 [12JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 1304), S10846 [8OC]

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

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

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]

Drugs: clarify definition of anabolic steroids and provide for research and education activities relative to steroids (see S. 2195), S2716 [11MR]

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

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

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see S. 2609), S7580 [6JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 2461), S6452 [3JN]

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]

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: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 2570), S7311 [23JN]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see S. 2467), S6673 [9JN] (see S. 2467), S6734 [14JN]

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]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see S. 1813), S793 [10FE]

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), S10986 [9OC]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see S. Res. 420), S9723 [27SE]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: modify termination date for mandatory price reporting (see S. 2965), S10846 [8OC]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: revise and extend (see S. 1786), S371 [2FE]

Medicare: 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), S8963 [8SE]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 1223), S2717 [11MR]

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

National Commission on Digestive Diseases: establish (see S. 1902), S9032 [9SE]

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

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 540), S5535 [17MY]

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]

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), S4026 [8AP]

Power resources: encourage use of indigenous feedstock from the Caribbean Basin region with respect to ethyl alcohol for fuel use (see S. 2762), S8964 [8SE]

Recycling: require implementation by brand owners of management plans that provide refund values for certain beverage containers (see S. 1867), S5372 [12MY]

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

SBA: establish funding priorities for women's business centers (see S. 2267), S3632 [5AP]

———improve loan programs (see S. 2193), S3295 [29MR]

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

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see S. 2271), S8689 [22JY]

Small Business Act: extend (see S. 2186), S3182 [25MR]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (see S. 2186), S3182 [25MR]

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]

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

Sports: reauthorize sport fishing and recreational boating safety programs (see S. 1804), S1287 [12FE]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see S. Con. Res. 124), S8119 [14JY]

Tariff Act: amend to allow for improved administration of new shipper administrative reviews (see S. 2425), S6275 [1JN]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see S. 2502), S7939 [12JY]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 1491), S5608 [18MY]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see S. 1180), S2223 [4MR]

U.S. Institute of Peace: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 109), S5535 [17MY]

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]

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

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants (see S. 1709), S3791 [6AP]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see S. 2686), S8475 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act: anniversary of food aid programs (see S. Res. 402), S7896 [9JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: instruct conferees to appropriations legislation relative to the Conservation Security Program and treatment of agricultural disaster assistance (see S. Res. 465), S11305 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 144), S11305 [11OC]

Disasters: provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation (see S. Res. 454), S10986 [9OC]

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

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

Foreign trade: eliminate consumptive demand exemption relative to importation of goods made with forced labor (see S. 2615), S7750 [7JY]

Health: reorient the nation's health care system towards prevention, wellness, and self care (see S. 2558), S7174 [22JN]

Housing: prohibit funding to provide section 8 housing voucher assistance to certain students at institutions of higher education (see S. 2690), S8473 [20JY]

Railway Labor Act: provide coverage to employees of certain air and surface transportation entities (see S. 2687), S8423 [19JY]

Cloture motions

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

Declarations

Child labor elimination: Children's World Congress on Child Labour, S6875 [16JN]

Excerpts

U.S. Code Title 50—War and National Defense: National Security, Protection of Certain National Security Information, S8438 [20JY]

Letters

Dept. of Labor proposal to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements: by, S8 [20JA]

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

Provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending: several agricultural organizations, S10905 [9OC]

———several conservation and sportsmen's organizations, S10905 [9OC]

———several organizations, S10905 [9OC]

Research, disease control, wellness, and tobacco cessation and preventative health efforts funding through an increase in cigarette and other tobacco excise taxes: several health organizations, S2645 [11MR]

Motions

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1248), S5345 [12MY]

Privilege of the floor

Adelman, Peter, S7346 [23JN]

Alvarez, Roberto, S6907 [16JN]

Ball, Ryan, S7863 [8JY]

Callahan, Katie, S9460 [21SE]

Castelli, Tim, S8051 [13JY]

Dalal, Milan, S8919 [7SE]

Deimel, Emily, S3046 [23MR]

Gutierrez, Carolina, S8051 [13JY]

Helgen, Sarah, S9985 [29SE]

Huen, Julie, S8267 [15JY]

Kang, Sam, S7863 [8JY]

Ko, Ramey, S8281 [16JY]

Krishnamoorthy, Jenelle, S7058 [18JN]

Loges, Sonja, S9083 [10SE]

Lowenberg, Shane, S3101 [24MR]

McElligott, Peter, S7026 [17JN]

Mozinski, Eileen, S7113 [21JN]

Rolfes, Cheri, S9043 [9SE]

Samuelson, Amanda, S7772 [7JY]

Sand, Rob, S2253 [4MR]

Sinsky, David, S2936 [22MR]

Smith, Amanda, S7772 [7JY]

Sundquist, Deborah, S9734 [27SE]

Remarks

Abdul-Samad, Ako: Caring Institute National Caring Award recipient, S11488 [18NO]

Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act: anniversary of food aid programs (S. Res. 402), S7899 [9JY]

Agriculture: provide crop and livestock disaster assistance to agricultural producers, S10780 [8OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: instruct conferees to appropriations legislation relative to the Conservation Security Program and treatment of agricultural disaster assistance (S. Res. 465), S11278-S11280 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S7 [20JA], S84, S92 [21JA], S147 [22JA]

American Legacy Foundation: anniversary, S3564 [1AP]

Appropriations: legislative process, S8532-S8534 [21JY], S11050 [10OC]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S7 [20JA], S84, S92 [21JA], S147 [22JA], S8532-S8534 [21JY], S11721 [20NO]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S8825 [7SE]

Blauwet, Cheri: Boston Marathon women's wheelchair division winner, S4114 [20AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S581, S582, S583, S584, S585, S586, S587 [4FE]

———deficit, S581, S582, S583 [4FE]

———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, S581, S582, S583 [4FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2621, S2622, S2645, S2669 [11MR]

CCC: limit transfer of certain funds between conservation programs for technical assistance for the programs (S. 2856), S9816 [28SE]

Central College: anniversary, S4155 [20AP]

Child Nutrition Act: provide incentive criteria for reduction of non-response rates in school districts, S7245 [23JN]

Children and youth: provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, simplify program operations and improve program management, and reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 2507), S7245, S7246, S7247 [23JN]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 841), S6827 [16JN]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (S. 2088), S1308 [12FE]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): eliminate certain restrictions on service of Senators (S. Res. 445), S10780 [8OC]

Congress: access to IRS facilities and tax returns by certain Members or their designees, S11721 [20NO]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System (S. 2470), S6005 [20MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Conservation Security Program funding, S11050 [10OC]

———improve Fruit and Vegetable Program, S7245 [23JN]

———Rural Economic Development Grant and Loan Program funds allocation, S147 [22JA]

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), S6845, S6846, S6866 [16JN], S6914 [17JN], S7077 [21JN], S7219 [23JN]

———implement policies that promote fairness and balance in broadcasts containing social and political commentary by American Forces Radio and Television Service, S6866 [16JN]

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

———military operations in Iraq funding, S581, S582, S583 [4FE]

Dept. of Education: funding, S8533 [21JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9015 [9SE], S9076 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S11046 [10OC]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, S7 [20JA], S84, S92 [21JA], S586, S587 [4FE], S2076-S2079 [3MR], S2211 [4MR], S2848-S2850, S2852 [22MR], S2962, S2967, S2968, S2969, S2970, S2972, S2973, S2974 [23MR], S3064 [24MR], S4115, S4116 [20AP]

———provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for atomic weapons facilities employees during periods of residual contamination, S6845, S6846 [16JN]

Dietary supplements: fully enforce and implement Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act and require Dept. of HHS to develop a plan for mandatory serious adverse event reports, S7077 [21JN]

———require manufacturers to submit reports on certain serious adverse events before allowing sale on military installations, S7077 [21JN]

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

———improve access to assistive technologies (S. 2595), S7472 [24JN]

Disasters: provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation, S10813 [8OC], S11085, S11086 [10OC]

———provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation (S. Res. 454), S10901, S10904, S10932 [9OC], S11050 [10OC], S11278-S11280 [11OC]

Diseases: combat polio, S147 [22JA]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, S6826 [16JN], S10810 [8OC], S11281 [11OC], S11414, S11415, S11416 [17NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, S959 [11FE], S3730 [5AP], S3742-S3745, S3778-S3780 [6AP], S6826 [16JN], S8825-S8827 [7SE]

Education: funding, S584, S585 [4FE], S10812 [8OC]

Employment: clarify regulations relative to overtime compensation, S10670 [7OC], S10809 [8OC], S10972 [9OC], S11276-S11278 [11OC]

———clarify regulations relative to overtime compensation (S. 2975), S11107 [10OC]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S959 [11FE], S4678 [29AP]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program, S6914 [17JN], S7219 [23JN]

ERISA: provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, S3982 [8AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relating to overtime pay, S4742 [3MY], S4803, S4805 [4MY], S8173 [15JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, S8167, S8173 [15JY], S10969 [9OC]

FEMA: restore maximum contributions to Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, S9015 [9SE]

Food: ensure consumers receive information about the nutritional content of restaurant food and vending machine food (S. 2108), S1523 [24FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, S11721 [20NO]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S9404 [21SE]

Granger, IA: tribute to Jennifer Steensen Field of Dreams Therapeutic Riding Program, S11424 [17NO]

Haiti: U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis, S1877-S1881 [27FE], S2180 [4MR]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, S11241 [11OC]

———improve access to health care services by reducing the burden the liability system places in the delivery of emergency, trauma, and obstetrical services (S. 2207), motion to proceed, S3778 [6AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S9696 [27SE]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by focusing on preventive health services, S4195-S4198 [21AP], S7047-S7050 [18JN]

———reorient the nation's health care system towards prevention, wellness, and self care (S. 2558), S9066-S9068 [10SE], S11710-S11713 [20NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, S11546, S11547 [19NO], S11850 [24NO]

———reauthorize (S. 1248), S5326, S5328, S5330, S5339, S5344 [12MY]

Intelligence services: alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, S7690, S7691 [7JY], S7779 [8JY], S7946 [13JY], S8059 [14JY], S8271-S8273 [16JY], S8437 [20JY], S8499 [21JY]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S9404 [21SE]

Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S4964, S4965, S4966, S4967 [6MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S4964, S4965, S4966, S4967 [6MY], S8825 [7SE], S9404 [21SE], S9696 [27SE], S9897, S9899 [29SE], S10622, S10623 [7OC]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, S10622, S10623 [7OC]

League of United Latin American Citizens: tribute, S3177 [25MR]

Medicaid: allow sharing of information with local educational agencies to verify eligibility for school lunch or breakfast programs, S7246 [23JN]

Minimum wage: level, S3417 [31MR]

National Public Radio: decision to replace ``Morning Edition'' host Bob Edwards, S4018 [8AP]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts, S2669 [11MR]

National World War II Memorial: celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II (S. Res. 362), S6085 [21MY]

———celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront, S5945 [20MY]

Negroponte, John D.: nomination to be Ambassador to Iraq, S4964, S4965, S4966, S4967 [6MY]

Osage, IA: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 278, S8960 [8SE]

Palmer, Gregory V.: nomination to the U.S. Institute of Peace Board of Directors, S9426 [21SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, S1877 [27FE], S2076 [3MR], S2961 [23MR], S3417 [31MR], S3742 [6AP], S8532 [21JY]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, S3982 [8AP]

Pharmaceuticals: Bush administration prohibition against using U.S. appropriations to purchase generic drugs to treat worldwide HIV/AIDS patients, S8110 [14JY]

Political campaigns: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to health care reform, S10812 [8OC]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), S11414, S11415, S11416 [17NO]

Public welfare programs: child care funding, S3332 [30MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3332 [30MR], S3417 [31MR]

Railway Labor Act: provide coverage to employees of certain air and surface transportation entities (S. 2687), S8426 [19JY]

Selective Service System: reinstatement of the military draft or implementation of any other form of compulsory military service, S11275 [11OC]

Senate: legislative process, S3730 [5AP]

———legislative program, S9426 [21SE]

———tribute to interns, S11487 [18NO]

States: give priority to pedestrian and bicycle facility enhancement projects that include a coordinated physical activity or healthy lifestyles program, S1237 [12FE]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, S9571 [23SE]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), S8167, S8173 [15JY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, S10969, S10972 [9OC], S11085, S11086 [10OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2076 [3MR], S2211, S2212 [4MR], S2848, S2852 [22MR], S2967, S2968, S2969, S2970, S2972, S2973, S2974 [23MR], S4742 [3MY], S4803, S4805 [4MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), motion to recommit, S2961, S2962 [23MR], S3064 [24MR]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (S. 480), S11587 [19NO]

Tobacco products: eliminate price supports and compensate quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities, S8167, S8173 [15JY]

———increase funding for research, disease control, wellness, and tobacco cessation and preventative health efforts through an increase in cigarette and other tobacco excise taxes, S2621, S2622, S2645 [11MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S1237 [12FE]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 2677), S8532 [21JY]

University of Northern Iowa: tribute to men's basketball team, S2434 [9MR]

Votes: position on missed, S360 [2FE], S6264 [1JN]

West Virginia Day: observance, S7046 [18JN]

World Day Against Child Labor: observance, S6874 [16JN]

Texts of

S. 2975, clarify regulations relative to overtime compensation, S11107 [10OC]

S. Res. 402, anniversary of Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act food aid programs, S7898 [9JY]

Transcripts

Analysis—Small Indian Firm Cipla Manufactures Low-Cost Generic AIDS Drugs, but Its Products Face Bans in Many Countries: National Public Radio News Morning Edition (radio show), S8112 [14JY]

Tributes

Arndt, Erwin, S5945 [20MY]

Breaux, Senator, S11702 [20NO]

Daschle, Senator, S11589, S11602 [19NO]

Edwards, Senator, S11589, S11603 [19NO]

Graham, Senator Bob, S11701 [20NO]

Hebl, Zach, S11425 [17NO]

Hollings, Senator, S11714 [20NO]

King, Angie, S11491 [18NO]

Kipper, Richard E., S9028 [9SE]

Mazik, Ronald R., S7932 [12JY]

McGrory, Mary, S4286 [22AP]

Nielsen, Norm, S11369 [16NO]

Raubach, Elaine, S2542 [10MR]

Reagan, Ronald, S6654 [9JN]

Reeve, Christopher, S11241 [11OC]

Robinson, Ken, S7424 [24JN]

Smith, Kent A., S7934 [12JY]

Stepanek, Matthew J.T. (Mattie), S7421 [24JN]

Strong, Betty, S6801 [15JN]