GRASSLEY, CHARLES E. (a Senator from Iowa)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2664, S2668, S2674, S2736, S2744, S2745, S2746, S2747, S2748 [11MR]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): eliminate certain restrictions on service of Senators (S. Res. 445), S10750, S10751 [7OC], S10922 [9OC]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 274), S57 [20JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5549 [17MY], S5834 [19MY], S6056, S6109 [21MY], S6564, S6580, S6581, S6584, S6587 [7JN], S6717 [14JN], S6786 [15JN], S6967, S6999 [17JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9588, S9649 [23SE]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (S. 671), S2237 [4MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1248), S5348, S5378 [12MY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10038, S10089, S10108, S10109, S10111, S10112, S10149, S10150, S10152 [30SE], S10212, S10265 [1OC], S10449 [5OC]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 622), S5005 [6MY]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), S193 [22JA], S261 [26JA], S278 [27JA]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3491 [31MR]

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), S8244 [15JY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2073, S2114, S2133, S2135 [3MR], S2211, S2248 [4MR], S2738, S2739, S2740 [11MR], S2872 [22MR], S2958, S3030, S3033 [23MR], S3061, S3097 [24MR], S5220, S5237 [11MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S727 [9FE], S1091, S1104, S1167, S1183 [11FE], S1315 [12FE]

Analyses

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act (S. 1072): Committee on Finance (Senate), S1257 [12FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1047, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, S10379 [4OC]

———H.R. 3108, Pension Funding Equity Act, S1401 [12FE]

———H.R. 3550, Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act, S6047 [20MY]

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

———S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, S3407 [31MR]

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S10606 [6OC]

White House Conference on Aging Policy Committee, S4850 [4MY]

Articles and editorials

American Legion Unit #358 Review, S7934 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 2466), S5949 [20MY]

Brown, Oliver L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2179), S2861 [22MR]

Children and youth: permit Inspectors General to authorize staff to provide assistance to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (see S. 2435), S5607 [18MY]

Coins: authorize the minting and issuance of a Presidential $1 coin series (see S. 2744), S11430 [17NO]

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]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 2373), S4692 [29AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see S. 1217), S2544 [10MR]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 342), S4301 [22AP]

Disabled: provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (see S. 2852), S9812 [28SE]

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]

FAA: preserve Essential Air Service Program (see S. 1998), S54 [20JA]

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

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

Health: provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options (see S. Res. 389), S8230 [15JY]

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), S1459 [23FE]

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]

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), S8863 [7SE]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1368), S8549 [21JY]

Laos: normal trade relations status (see S. 2200), S2717 [11MR]

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

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

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

National Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S2544 [10MR]

National Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 378), S6734 [14JN]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 418), S8689 [22JY]

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

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]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 540), S4301 [22AP]

Patents: promote cooperative research involving universities, the public sector, and private enterprises (see S. 2192), S4493 [28AP]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2270), S3566 [1AP]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see S. Res. 455), S11090 [10OC]

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

Social Security: improve the administration of unemployment taxes and benefits (see S. 2662), S8229 [15JY]

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

Supreme Court: clarify inconsistencies in Blakely v. Washington decision dealing with sentencing guidelines (see S. Con. Res. 130), S8691 [22JY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see S. 2056), S3456 [31MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1379), S9612 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 2864), S9936 [29SE]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 12), S11639 [19NO] (see S. 2062), S792 [10FE]

———extend authority of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa to hold court in Rock Island, IL (see S. 2873), S10061 [30SE]

Crime: increase penalties for smuggling goods into the U.S. (see S. 2799), S9220 [14SE]

Dept. of Justice: submit reports regarding settlements of false claims and fraud against the Federal Government (see S. 3018), S11640 [19NO]

Disabled: resolve structural indebtedness of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (see S. 2366), S4692 [29AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset and make permanent deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see S. 2048), S541 [3FE]

———repeal sunset of affordable education provisions (see S. 2050), S541 [3FE]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 105), S5078 [10MY]

Immigration: clarify the effects of revocation of a visa relative to treatment of individuals with suspected terrorist affiliations (see S. 2661), S8229 [15JY]

Medicaid: extend Federal-State cost-sharing program to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs (see S. 2618), S7750 [7JY]

Medicare: increase Federal oversight of the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and revoke its unique ability to accredit hospitals (see S. 2698), S8474 [20JY]

Motor vehicles: research and prevent drug impaired driving (see S. 2480), S6087 [21MY]

Pensions: protect retirement security of workers by ensuring assets are adequately diversified and providing workers with access to information about their plans (see S. 2424), S5499 [14MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 2307), S4024 [8AP]

Power resources: encourage use of indigenous feedstock from the Caribbean Basin region with respect to ethyl alcohol for fuel use (see S. 2762), S8688 [22JY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2231), S3180 [25MR]

Taxation: extend authorization for use of Highway Trust Funds and add the volumetric ethanol excise tax (see S. 2110), S1518 [24FE]

———make technical corrections to the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 3019), S11640 [19NO]

———provide tax relief for farmers, ranchers, and fishermen (see S. 2761), S8688 [22JY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see S. 2610), S7580 [6JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see S. 2677), S8229 [15JY]

Cloture motions

Cooke, Marcia G.: nomination to be district judge, S5500 [14MY]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7743 [7JY], S7818 [8JY]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), motion to proceed, S6250 [21MY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S4150 [20AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, S10979 [9OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), conference report, S10979 [9OC]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 1047), conference report, S11435 [17NO], S11520 [19NO]

Griffin, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8536 [21JY], S8593 [22JY]

Health: 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, S3599 [2AP], S3894 [7AP]

McKeague, David W.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8536 [21JY], S8595 [22JY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3359 [30MR], S3538 [1AP]

Saad, Henry W.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8468 [20JY], S8592 [22JY]

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, S10764 [8OC], S11038 [10OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S5045 [7MY], S5184 [11MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), motion to recommit, S2853 [22MR], S3066 [24MR], S3628 [5AP], S3894 [7AP]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S769 [10FE], S1198 [12FE]

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), S1401 [12FE]

———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, S1506 [24FE]

Essays

Passion for Education: Erin Smalley, S4155 [20AP]

Letters

Disaster relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms: Senator Bill Nelson, S11194 [11OC]

Elimination of age surtax on stockholder-owned life insurance companies: Senator Specter, S11194 [11OC]

Jurisdiction of certain Senate committees over customs matters: David D. Aufhauser, Dept. of the Treasury, S10815 [8OC]

Medicaid coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease: several Senators, S11193 [11OC]

Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE) Act: several Senators, S3534 [1AP]

Subsistence whaling tax deduction: Senator Murkowski, S11194 [11OC]

Tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve: several Senators, S11194 [11OC]

Motions

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S4894 [5MY]

Privilege of the floor

Augare, Shannon, S672 [5FE]

August, Casey, S8268 [15JY]

Bergeson, Jane, S197 [22JA], S672 [5FE]

Chabel, Simon, S197 [22JA], S672 [5FE]

Ehrgood, Julia, S8268 [15JY]

Gotts, Jill, S4921 [5MY]

Heil, Jarret, S3861 [6AP]

Hill, Tyson, S672 [5FE]

Jordan, Peter, S8268 [15JY]

Norman, Trenton, S3861 [6AP]

Prenger, Nic, S8268 [15JY]

Shepherdson, Dan, S8268 [15JY]

Sieglitz, Jeremy, S672 [5FE]

Thaxton, Trace, S197 [22JA], S672 [5FE]

West, Cathleen, S197 [22JA]

Questions and answers

Importation of prescription drugs (S. 2307), S4045 [8AP]

Remarks

Afghanistan: reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, S6788 [15JN]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (H.R. 4103), S7573 [6JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S11720, S11721, S11760, S11795 [20NO]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S9122 [13SE]

Budget: deficit, S3402 [31MR]

———eliminate reconciliation instructions in budget resolution directing Committee on Finance (Senate) to produce mandatory savings, S2521 [10MR]

———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, S2687 [11MR]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, S2515 [10MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2422 [9MR], S2488, S2491, S2503, S2515, S2521 [10MR], S2687, S2692 [11MR], S3402 [31MR]

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): ratification, S8650 [22JY]

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), S7247 [23JN]

China, People's Republic of: encourage market-based valuation of currency and fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements, S5205 [11MY]

Colombia: limit participation of U.S. personnel in Plan Colombia counterdrug and counterterrorism activities, S7217 [23JN]

Committee on Finance (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts on S. 1637, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, S5218 [11MY]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): eliminate certain restrictions on service of Senators (S. Res. 445), S10814, S10815 [8OC], S10923 [9OC]

Congress: access to IRS facilities and tax returns by certain Members or their designees, S11720, S11721, S11795 [20NO]

———drafting of tax legislation by appropriate committees, S11795 [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]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7567, S7570 [6JY], S7738 [7JY]

Crime: increase penalties for smuggling goods into the U.S. (S. 2799), S9223 [14SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6788 [15JN], S6842 [16JN], S6957, S6959, S6964 [17JN], S7217 [23JN]

Dept. of HHS: investigation into allegation of firing threats relative to disclosure of cost of Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, S3058-S3060 [24MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: jurisdiction of certain Senate committees over customs matters, S10814, S10815 [8OC]

Dept. of Justice: submit reports regarding settlements of false claims and fraud against the Federal Government (S. 3018), S11646 [19NO]

Dept. of Labor: GAO report on trade adjustment assistance reform implementation, S10429 [5OC]

———prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, S3067 [24MR]

———provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for atomic weapons facilities employees during periods of residual contamination, S6842 [16JN]

Des Moines, IA: tribute to Central Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5469 [13MY]

Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (S. 2989), S11609 [19NO]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset and make permanent deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (S. 2048), S541 [3FE]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, S11410 [17NO]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, S4814, S4816, S4820 [4MY]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S3266 [29MR]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts, S2094, S2095 [3MR], S2194 [4MR]

ERISA: improve disclosure of funding status and suspend amortization of experience losses of multiemployer pension plans, S158 [22JA]

———provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, S3981, S3986 [8AP]

European Union: tariffs on U.S. exports of agricultural, manufacturing, and timber products, S3061, S3062, S3072, S3073, S3075 [24MR]

Eximbank: limit extension of certain credit, S9590 [23SE]

Faith in Action (organization): tribute to volunteer workers, S7163 [22JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, S10944 [9OC], S11024 [10OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9590 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, S11720, S11721, S11760, S11795 [20NO]

Foreign trade: distribution of countervailing and antidumping duties to businesses which such duties are intended to protect, S11760 [20NO]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 1047), conference report, S11517, S11520 [19NO]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (S. 671), S2187 [4MR]

GAO: provide for new human capital flexibilities (S. 1522), S1676 [26FE]

Immigration: clarify the effects of revocation of a visa relative to treatment of individuals with suspected terrorist affiliations (S. 2661), S8232 [15JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: provide that State or local education agencies may be awarded attorney's fees in special education court cases deemed frivolous or unreasonable by the court, S5348 [12MY]

———reauthorize (S. 1248), S5348 [12MY]

IRS: continuation of Free File Program, S5890 [19MY]

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act: delay implementation of certain provisions until it can be certified that they will not result in a net loss of U.S. jobs or harm the economy, S2194 [4MR]

———strike provisions relating to energy tax incentives, S5188, S5192 [11MY]

Medicaid: allow sharing of information with local educational agencies to verify eligibility for school lunch or breakfast programs, S7247 [23JN]

———extend Federal-State cost-sharing program to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs (S. 2618), S7754 [7JY]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 622), S4948, S4949 [6MY]

Medicare: advertising campaign designed to build public support for the new Medicare drug law, S3058-S3060 [24MR]

———increase Federal oversight of the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and revoke its unique ability to accredit hospitals (S. 2698), S8482 [20JY]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, S4387-S4390 [27AP], S4859 [5MY]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S3058-S3060 [24MR], S3956 [7AP], S4387-S4390 [27AP], S10617 [7OC]

Minimum wage: level, S3266, S3268 [29MR], S3338, S3339 [30MR], S3411, S3416 [31MR]

Motor vehicles: research and prevent drug impaired driving (S. 2480), S6106 [21MY]

NAFTA: treatment of Canadian softwood lumber imports, S5206 [11MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, S4387 [27AP]

———increase funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2488, S2491 [10MR]

Osage, IA: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 278, S7934 [12JY]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), S158, S161 [22JA], S278 [27JA]

———change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, S3981, S3986, S3987 [8AP]

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers and the steel industry, S158 [22JA], S298 [28JA]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S2846 [22MR], S4387 [27AP]

———gasoline price levels, S3515 [31MR], S4387 [27AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (S. 2307), S4042-S4044 [8AP]

Power resources: encourage use of indigenous feedstock from the Caribbean Basin region with respect to ethyl alcohol for fuel use (S. 2762), S8751 [22JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S2846-S2848 [22MR], S5942 [20MY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 1005), S3080, S3081 [24MR]

———establish Federal renewable fuels standards, repeal oxygenate requirements, and eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, S5943 [20MY]

———national energy policy, S3080, S3081 [24MR], S3515 [31MR]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), S11410 [17NO]

Public utilities: provide rebates in the form of rate adjustments to consumers whose rates are regulated, S4822 [4MY]

Public welfare programs: child care funding, S3328 [30MR], S3532 [1AP]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3256, S3266, S3267, S3268 [29MR], S3328, S3338, S3339 [30MR], S3411, S3416, S3428 [31MR], S3532, S3534 [1AP]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 5149), S10180 [30SE]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (S. Res. 455), S10829 [8OC]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: inclusion of certain tax provisions, S1242 [12FE]

Santa's Children Christmas Village (organization): tribute, S9437 [21SE]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S5942-S5944 [20MY]

———legislative program, S291 [27JA], S7684 [6JY]

Sharpe, Gary L.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S297 [28JA]

Social Security: extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10180 [30SE]

St. Ansgar, IA: tribute to American Legion Walter T. Enneberg Auxiliary Unit 358, S7934 [12JY]

Taxation: clarify rules governing deductions for the donation of cars to charity, S5209 [11MY]

———clarify tax treatment of attorney's fees and costs paid by those receiving settlements for unlawful discrimination, S11036 [10OC]

———credit the Highway Trust Fund with the full amount of fuel taxes and combat fuel tax evasion, S11024 [10OC]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, S9560, S9562, S9577 [23SE]

———extend authorization for use of Highway Trust Funds and add the volumetric ethanol excise tax (S. 2110), S1525 [24FE]

———extend certain credits to new coke facilities to encourage their construction, S5205 [11MY]

———extend the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas, S5209 [11MY]

———formula used to calculate the financial statement limitation for computing the amount of permanently reinvested earnings eligible for repatriation, S11036 [10OC]

———improve credit for National Guard and Reserve employees and provide a credit for those replacing National Guard and Reserve employees called to active military duty, S5201 [11MY]

———income forecast method applications, S5207 [11MY]

———provide fairness in tax collection procedures, improve administrative efficiency and confidentiality, and reform penalty and interest provisions, S5890 [19MY]

———provide fairness in tax collection procedures, improve administrative efficiency and confidentiality, and reform penalty and interest provisions (S. 882), S5890, S5891 [19MY]

———rates, S2503 [10MR], S2692 [11MR], S3402 [31MR]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, S10929, S10930, S10944, S10976, S10977 [9OC], S11020, S11024, S11036, S11038 [10OC], S11191, S11194, S11221 [11OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, S11194 [11OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2063, S2094, S2095 [3MR], S2194, S2212 [4MR], S2844, S2853 [22MR], S3060, S3061, S3067, S3072, S3073, S3075 [24MR], S3766, S3774-S3777 [6AP], S3891 [7AP], S4738 [3MY], S4805, S4814, S4816, S4820, S4822 [4MY], S4879, S4889, S4892, S4895, S4896 [5MY], S5155 [10MY], S5188, S5192, S5193, S5196, S5201, S5204, S5205, S5206, S5207, S5209, S5213, S5216, S5218 [11MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), motion to recommit, S2958, S2959, S2982-S2984 [23MR], S3062, S3064, S3065 [24MR]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), unanimous-consent agreement, S2072 [3MR], S2851 [22MR]

———repeal tax deferral for U.S. companies that outsource manufacturing facilities to foreign countries and import products back into the U.S., S4889, S4892 [5MY]

———replace manufacturers' deduction based on domestic production with manufacturing employers' credit based on payroll taxes, S4879 [5MY]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S5216 [11MY]

———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq, S6957, S6959, S6964 [17JN]

———treatment of certain business aircraft, S10976 [9OC]

———treatment of certain business expenses, S10976, S10977 [9OC]

———treatment of certain offshore corporations and qualified production activities income, S5196 [11MY]

———treatment of children's unearned income, under a certain age, relative to their parent's income tax rate, S5207 [11MY]

———treatment of continuing care retirement communities, S5891 [19MY]

Terrorism: efforts to combat cooperation between drug traffickers and terrorists, S3167-S3169 [25MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S614 [5FE], S1210, S1242, S1256, S1257 [12FE], S1702 [26FE]

———use of general revenues to finance Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, S1256, S1257 [12FE]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), S8178, S8180, S8195 [15JY]

———implementation (S. 2610), S8846 [7SE]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), S8650 [22JY]

———implementation (S. 2677), S8460 [20JY], S8509 [21JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 2250), S3427 [31MR]

Veterans: health care funding through reductions in certain tax cuts for upper-income individuals, S2422 [9MR]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women, S5223 [11MY]

Reports filed

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act Import Restrictions Renewal: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S.J. Res. 39), S6803 [15JN]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S.J. Res. 39) (S. Rept. 108-281), S7054 [18JN]

Elder Justice Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 333), S9812 [28SE]

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1637), S4023 [8AP]

National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2424) (S. Rept. 108-266), S5499 [14MY]

Nomination of Brian C. Roseboro To Be Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance: Committee on Finance (Senate), S2440 [9MR]

Nomination of Charles L. Kolbe to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8473 [20JY]

Nomination of Donald L. Korb To Be IRS Chief Counsel and Dept. of the Treasury Assistant General Counsel: Committee on Finance (Senate), S3366 [30MR]

Nomination of John O. Colvin To Be U.S. Tax Court Judge: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5949 [20MY]

Nomination of Juan C. Zarate To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5949 [20MY]

Nomination of Mark B. McClellan To Be Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator: Committee on Finance (Senate), S2440 [9MR]

Nomination of Mark J. Warshawsky To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Economic Policy: Committee on Finance (Senate), S2440 [9MR]

Nomination of Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., To Be SSA Inspector General: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8473 [20JY]

Nomination of Paul B. Jones to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8473 [20JY]

Nomination of Samuel W. Bodman To Be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1285 [12FE]

Nomination of Stuart A. Levey To Be Under Sec. of the Treasury for Enforcement: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5949 [20MY]

Nomination of Timothy S. Bitsberger To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Financial Markets: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8473 [20JY]

Tax Administration Good Government Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 882) (S. Rept. 108-257), S4836 [4MY]

Tax Treatment of Bonds and Other Obligations Issued by American Samoa: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 982), S8473 [20JY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2610), S8118 [14JY]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2610) (S. Rept. 108-316), S8860 [7SE]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2677), S8473 [20JY]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2677) (S. Rept. 108-317), S8860 [7SE]

Summaries

Importation of Prescription Drugs (S. 2307), S4044 [8AP]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act (S. 1072): Committee on Finance (Senate), S1256 [12FE]

Tables

European Union tariffs on U.S. exports of agricultural, manufacturing, and timber products, S3072 [24MR]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act (S. 1072): use of general revenues to finance Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, S1257-S1264 [12FE]

Texts of

S. 2048, repeal Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act sunset provisions and make permanent deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, S541 [3FE]

S. 2110, Surface Transportation Extension Act, S1525-S1528 [24FE]

S. 2480, Drug Impaired Driving Reserach and Prevention Act, S6106 [21MY]

S. 2762, encourage use of indigenous feedstock from the Caribbean Basin region with respect to ethyl alcohol for fuel use, S8751 [22JY]

S. 2864, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act, S9955 [29SE]

S. 2873, extend authority of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa to hold court in Rock Island, IL, S10069 [30SE]

Tributes

Arickx, Kelly Smith, S9216 [14SE]

Burke, Vee, S11366 [16NO]

Carman, Benjamin R., S4219 [21AP]

Colby, Dustin S., S9071 [10SE], S9122 [13SE]

Davis, Daryl, S11867 [7DE]

Dossett, Trace, S5937 [20MY]

Gardner, David H., Jr., S12049 [8DE]

Halverson, Duane, S1455 [23FE]

Kearney, James C., III, S11358 [16NO]

King, Robert C., S787 [10FE]

Knowles, Joshua L., S1451 [23FE]

Maher, Jarrod L., S11775 [20NO]

Osborn, Thomas W., S4291 [22AP]

Peuse, Naomi, S9216 [14SE]

Pollema, Bruce J., S9071 [10SE]

Reagan, Ronald, S6722 [14JN]

Skinner, Nicholas, S8956 [8SE]

Skvor, Joshua J., S10818 [8OC]

Smalley, Erin, S4155 [20AP]

Speer, Michael R., S4367 [26AP]

Sturdy, Brandon C., S5937 [20MY]

Turner, Tim, S11895 [7DE]

Tymeson, Jodi S., S179 [22JA]