POLITICAL PARTIES

Articles and editorials

Better Campaign Finance System, S6799 [15JN]

Casting the First Stone, S6424 [3JN]

Companies Pare Political Donations—Republicans Feel the Brunt as New `Soft Money' Rules Upend Traditional Giving, S6799 [15JN]

Gender Neutral Language—Destroying an Essential Element of Our Faith, S7555 [6JY]

Pryor's Example Bears on Holmes Controversy, S7554 [6JY]

Republican `Soft Money' Groups Find Business Reluctant To Give, S6798 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions

Conventions: express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions (see H. Res. 765), H7073 [13SE]

House of Representatives: early organization of party caucuses or conferences for 109th Congress (see H. Res. 824), H8408 [6OC]

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6556 [21JY]

Presidential appointments: establish a protocol for nonpartisan confirmation of judicial nominees (see S. Res. 327), S3567 [1AP]

Republican Party: anniversary of first meeting in Ripon, WI (see S. Con. Res. 96), S2301 [8MR] (see H. Con. Res. 379), H871 [4MR]

Taxation: provide parity in reporting requirements for national party committees and unregulated political organizations (see H.R. 4384), H3229 [18MY]

Letters

Representative Alexander's resignation from the House Democratic Caucus: Representative Menendez, House Democratic Caucus, H6710 [7SE]

Representative Alexander's vacation of membership on the Committee on Agriculture (House): Speaker Hastert, H6710 [7SE]

Representative Alexander's vacation of membership on the Committee on Armed Services (House): Speaker Hastert, H6710 [7SE]

Representative Hall's resignation from the House Democratic Caucus: Representative Menendez, House Democratic Caucus, H2 [20JA]

Representative Hall's vacation of membership on the Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): Speaker Hastert, H2 [20JA]

Representative Hall's vacation of membership on the Committee on Science (House): Speaker Hastert, H2 [20JA]

Papers

National Party Fundraising Remains Strong, Despite Ban on Soft Money: Anthony Corrado, Brookings Institution, S6800 [15JN]

Remarks in House

Bipartisanship: efforts, H9689 [16NO], H9748 [17NO]

Committee on House Administration (House): editing of ``Dear Colleague'' letter written by Representative Lofgren, H1373 [24MR]

Conventions: express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions (H. Res. 765), H7034, H7035 [13SE]

Daar, Jeffrey J.: Sherman Oaks, CA, Democratic Club Democratic Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1531 [8SE]

Edwards, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, H5166 [6JY]

House of Representatives: abuse of legislative process for political purposes, H7301 [21SE]

———early organization of party caucuses or conferences for 109th Congress (H. Res. 824), H8330 [6OC]

———Republican Conference rule change to permit indicted Members to remain in leadership positions, H9749, H9874, H9876 [17NO]

News media: encourage fair and unbiased reporting, H1744 [31MR], H3968 [15JN], H5544, H5545 [13JY]

Political campaigns: call for release of Kerry-Edwards fundraiser video, H5545 [13JY]

———negative advertising in Presidential campaign, H5544 [13JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H5203 [7JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: allow the President to choose between possible successors in the event there is neither a President nor Vice President to discharge the powers and duties of the office (H.R. 2749), H1718-H1723 [30MR]

Republican Party: anniversary, H7739 [29SE], H8043 [5OC], H8173 [6OC], H9688 [16NO]

———anniversary of first meeting in Ripon, WI, E410 [18MR]

———availability of 2005 Freedom Calendar celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Republican Party, H6761 [8SE], H7079 [14SE], H7450 [23SE], H7739 [29SE]

———characterization of the Purple Heart during Republican National Convention, E1558 [8SE]

States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for certain parties (H.R. 1941), E1385 [15JY]

Remarks in Senate

Congress: impact of partisanship, S3289 [29MR], S3434, S3435 [31MR], S4474-S4476 [28AP], S4941 [6MY], S6061 [21MY]

Courts: recess appointments of judicial nominees, S3200-S3202 [26MR], S3525 [1AP]

Dept. of Defense: implement policies that promote fairness and balance in broadcasts containing social and political commentary by American Forces Radio and Television Service, S6866 [16JN], S7278 [23JN]

Political campaigns: characterization of remarks relative to patriotism of candidates for criticizing policies relative to war in Iraq or war on terrorism, S9427 [21SE]

———reform Presidential candidate nominating process, S360 [2FE]

Presidential appointments: bipartisan tradition in naming and approving candidates to Government boards and commissions, S3200-S3202, S3203 [26MR], S3525 [1AP]

———establish a protocol for nonpartisan confirmation of judicial nominees (S. Res. 327), S3589 [1AP]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S170-S173 [22JA], S294, S304-S306 [28JA], S568-S571 [4FE], S1887-S1890 [27FE], S2771 [12MR], S3200-S3202, S3203 [26MR], S3525 [1AP], S3765 [6AP], S5062 [10MY], S5357 [12MY], S5500 [14MY], S5573-S5582 [18MY], S5926, S5928 [20MY], S6052 [21MY], S6421-S6425 [3JN], S6770-S6773 [15JN], S6942-S6945 [17JN], S7226 [23JN], S7530, S7541-S7548 [6JY], S7744 [7JY], S8431, S8432, S8439, S8446, S8452, S8454, S8467 [20JY], S8517-S8522, S8525, S8530-S8532 [21JY], S8582, S8583, S8585-S8595, S8652 [22JY], S8832-S8839 [7SE], S9365, S9366 [20SE], S10767-S10769 [8OC], S11461-S11464 [18NO], S11830-S11832 [20NO]

———Senate process for confirmation of nominees, S6250, S6251 [21MY], S11332 [11OC]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S4734 [3MY], S5052, S5054 [10MY], S5360 [12MY], S5739 [19MY], S5942-S5944 [20MY], S8500, S8501, S8505 [21JY]

———importance of bipartisanship, S11337 [16NO], S11442 [18NO], S11666 [20NO]

———legislative process, S4240 [22AP]

———Politics of Common Ground initiative, S7413-S7415 [24JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 765, express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions, H7034 [13SE]

H. Res. 824, early organization of House party caucuses or conferences for 109th Congress, H8330 [6OC]

S. Con. Res. 96, anniversary of first Republican Party meeting in Ripon, WI, S2309, S2365 [8MR]

S. Res. 327, establish a protocol for nonpartisan confirmation of judicial nominees, S3588 [1AP]