PRYOR, MARK (a Senator from Arkansas)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2453 [9MR], S2469, S2563, S2570 [10MR], S2626, S2657, S2678, S2719, S2731, S2732, S2735, S2737 [11MR]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7770 [7JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6292 [1JN], S6460 [3JN], S6736 [14JN], S6805 [15JN], S6976, S6999 [17JN], S7153 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7381, S7488, S7492 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9042 [9SE], S9208 [14SE]

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

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10570 [6OC]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2873 [22MR], S2997 [23MR], S3097 [24MR], S4226 [21AP], S4770 [3MY], S5228 [11MY], S5373 [12MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S1165 [11FE], S1230, S1365 [12FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S7503 [24JN]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S1191 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States (see S. 1840), S6481 [4JN]

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]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see S. 2262), S3792 [6AP]

———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), S1934 [1MR]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see S. 2035), S320 [28JA]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see S. 2889), S11379 [16NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: 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 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), S6088 [21MY]

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

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), S2860 [22MR]

Constitution—U.S.: make the date of signing a legal public holiday (see S. 2808), S9723 [27SE]

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]

Crime: protect victims' rights (see S. 2329), S4225 [21AP]

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]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 2533), S7581 [6JY]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see S. Con. Res. 33), S10847 [8OC]

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: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 2628), S7827 [8JY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 2212), S3367 [30MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see S. 2568), S9442 [21SE]

Health: ensure safety and accuracy of medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments (see S. 1197), S4767 [3MY]

———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), S5473 [13MY]

Investments: improve governance and regulation of mutual funds under the securities laws (see S. 2059), S7105 [21JN]

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), S10704 [7OC]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see S. 976), S2996 [23MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2146), S1891 [27FE]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 847), S3567 [1AP]

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

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Arkansas (see S. 2123), S1586 [25FE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1833), S4374 [26AP]

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

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see S. 2321), S4301 [22AP]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 422), S9131 [13SE]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 2447), S9287 [15SE]

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), S4997 [6MY]

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

National Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S2997 [23MR]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 8), S8550 [21JY]

National World War II Memorial: celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II (see S. Res. 362), S5499 [14MY]

Nuclear energy: recognize essential role in national energy policy and support increased use of nuclear power and construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants (see S. Con. Res. 141), S10568 [6OC]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 2163), S2223 [4MR]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 2328), S4225 [21AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 2468), S10846 [8OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 2395), S10436 [5OC]

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

Rural Renaissance Corp.: establish to revitalize rural America (see S. 1796), S4159 [20AP]

SBA: establish funding priorities for women's business centers (see S. 2267), S3568 [1AP]

———improve loan programs (see S. 2193), S3096 [24MR]

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

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

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

Social Security: eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program (see S. 1762), S6735 [14JN]

———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 to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1889), S4768 [3MY]

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

Tariff Act: amend to allow for improved administration of new shipper administrative reviews (see S. 2425), S10366 [4OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 846), S185 [22JA]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see S. 1703), S722 [9FE]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 557), S1518 [24FE]

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), S5951 [20MY]

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), S6998 [17JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1379), S9722 [27SE]

Voting: recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process (see S. Res. 434), S9723 [27SE]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see S.J. Res. 28), S2778 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment (see S. 2516), S6734 [14JN]

Huey, Susan Overton: relief (see S. 3034), S12068 [8DE]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see S. Res. 420), S9032 [9SE]

Taxation: provide additional relief for members of the Armed Forces and their families (see S. 2419), S5472 [13MY]

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

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in U.S. v. Parviz Karim-Panahi (see S. Res. 286), S108 [21JA]

Letters

Tax Relief for Americans in Combat Act: Derek B. Stewart and James R. White, GAO, S5475-S5477 [13MY]

Privilege of the floor

Freeman, Derrick, S2751 [11MR]

Remarks

Arkansas: observance of Black on Black Crime Prevention Month, S280 [27JA]

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

———recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment, S7144 [22JN]

———recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment (S. 2516), S6737 [14JN]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S4476 [28AP]

Budget: reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to law enforcement programs, S2613 [11MR]

———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, S2594, S2595 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2586 [10MR], S2594, S2595, S2613, S2663 [11MR]

Congress: impact of partisanship, S4475 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S7144 [22JN]

Eastman Chemical Co.: Arkansas Eastman facility of Brock Service Painting Co., recipient of OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star designation, S6879 [16JN]

Holmes, J. Leon: nomination to be district judge, S7532, S7563 [6JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1248), S5400 [13MY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10003 [30SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S4476 [28AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S7100 [21JN]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: funding, S28 [20JA]

———visitor center funding (S. Res. 420), S9038 [9SE], S10550 [6OC]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S28 [20JA]

Senate: Politics of Common Ground initiative, S7415 [24JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, S5939 [20MY]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, S9569 [23SE]

———provide additional relief for members of the Armed Forces and their families (S. 2419), S5475 [13MY]

———treatment of combat pay relative to earned income tax credit (S. 2942), S10746 [7OC]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to certain unemployed individuals, S2586 [10MR]

Unemployment: allow access to Individual Retirement Accounts upon exhaustion of benefits, S2663 [11MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in U.S. v. Parviz Karim-Panahi (S. Res. 286), S122 [21JA]

Texts of

S. 2419, Tax Relief for Americans in Combat Act, S5477 [13MY]

S. Res. 286, Senate Legal Counsel representation in U.S. v. Parviz Karim-Panahi, S121, S122 [21JA]

Tributes

Barlogie, Bart: International Myeloma Foundation Robert A. Kyle Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S6270 [1JN]

Bean, Robert A., S6444 [3JN]

Hudgens, William R. and Connie M., S11369 [16NO]

Lucas, Andrew, and family, S10819 [8OC]

Reagan, Ronald, S6623 [8JN]