ALLEN, GEORGE (a Senator from Virginia)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2566, S2568 [10MR], S2673, 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), S6307, S6364 [2JN], S6460 [3JN], S6506, S6528 [7JN], S6630 [8JN], S6714 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7489 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9008, S9016, S9040, S9041 [9SE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3488 [31MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4608 [28AP], S4661 [29AP]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2111, S2169 [3MR], S2252 [4MR], S2997 [23MR], S4821, S4848 [4MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S1081, S1118 [11FE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S693 [9FE]

Committee To Escort Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi Into the House Chamber, H7446 [23SE]

Committee To Escort President Jose M. Aznar of Spain Into the House Chamber, H311 [4FE]

Committee To Escort the President, H19 [20JA]

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), S9442 [21SE]

Armed Forces: entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see S. 2099), S4374 [26AP]

———increase rates of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 2100), S4374 [26AP]

———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]

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), S4692 [29AP] (see S.J. Res. 39), S6499 [7JN]

Business and industry: permit biomedical research corporations to engage in certain equity financings without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses (see S. 1773), S8862 [7SE]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see S. 693), S3181 [25MR]

Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see S. Res. 221), S6500 [7JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 884), S6735 [14JN]

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

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see S. 2290), S3919 [7AP]

Cuba: human rights violations (see S. Res. 328), S3567 [1AP]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see S. Con. Res. 152), S11897 [7DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 2526), S9612 [23SE]

Dept. of State: require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see S. 2292), S4025 [8AP]

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, review sentencing guidelines for crimes involving steroids, and establish education programs relative to steroids (see S. 1780), S2544 [10MR]

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

Education: provide additional assistance to Federal Pell Grants recipients who are pursuing programs of study in engineering, mathematics, science, or foreign languages (see S. 2462), S5949 [20MY]

Erdogan, Recep Tayyip: U.S. visit (see S. Con. Res. 87), S321 [28JA]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see S. Res. 299), S1017 [11FE]

———recognize the importance of fathers to a healthy society and consider how society can better respect and support fatherhood (see S. Res. 379), S6734 [14JN]

———recognize the importance of mothers to a healthy society (see S. Res. 348), S4767 [3MY]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 88), S721 [9FE]

———establish programs to make supplemental dental and vision benefits available to Federal employees, retirees, and dependents, and expand OPM contracting authority (see S. 2657), S11496 [18NO]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 316), S2440 [9MR]

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: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see S. 2158), S1999 [2MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 2338), S9937 [29SE]

———provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options (see S. Res. 389), S8119 [14JY]

Higher Education Act: amend to enhance literacy in finance and economics (see S. 1968), S185 [22JA]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 442), S9936 [29SE]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see S.J. Res. 33), S4225 [21AP]

Immigration: extend deadline on use of biometric technology standards for passports of visa waiver participants (see S. 2324), S4158 [20AP]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers (see S. 2258), S3366 [30MR]

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), S185 [22JA]

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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1368), S4767 [3MY]

Kosovo: encourgage the development of self-government (see S. Res. 384), S7054 [18JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 1765), S1587 [25FE]

Law enforcement: prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy of intellectual property (see S. 2227), S2996 [23MR]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see S. 2018), S7105 [21JN]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 128), S8691 [22JY]

Major League Baseball: adopt drug-testing policy that deters players from using anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances that create a competitive advantage or pose a serious health risk (see S. Res. 335), S4024 [8AP]

Medicaid: permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see S. 2077), S1458 [23FE]

NASA: reauthorize and restructure (see S. 2541), S6997 [17JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 461), S11090 [10OC]

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

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 422), S9075 [10SE]

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

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

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

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 1587), S792 [10FE] (see S. 2653), S8118 [14JY]

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

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

National Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 338), S4024 [8AP]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see S. Res. 311), S3457 [31MR]

Olympic games: tribute to citizens of Greece, the Athens Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Team, and athletes from around the world (see S. Res. 427), S9287 [15SE]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: support ongoing work in combating anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence (see S. Con. Res. 110), S7829 [8JY]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see S. 2702), S8548 [21JY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 2468), S7581 [6JY]

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 2395), S11378 [16NO]

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

SBA: improve loan programs (see S. 2193), S3182 [25MR]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see S. 3027), S11799 [20NO]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4838 [4MY]

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

Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 1792), S1287 [12FE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 846), S3096 [24MR]

———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), S8862 [7SE]

———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 2298), S6629 [8JN]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see S. 1180), S2860 [22MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 557), S247 [26JA]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 1335), S1519 [24FE]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see S. 2603), S7435 [24JN]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see S. 2056), S793 [10FE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1379), S8118 [14JY]

Vietnam: respect human rights and freedom of religion of citizens, including ethnic minority groups in the Central Highlands and elsewhere in Vietnam (see S. Res. 343), S4428 [27AP]

Voting: recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness (see S. Res. 434), S9611 [23SE]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see S.J. Res. 28), S1891 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see S. 2092), S1286 [12FE]

Croyance (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 2228), S2996 [23MR]

Hyang Dong Joo: relief (see S. 2330), S4225 [21AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit members of criminal street gangs from possessing firearms (see S. 2333), S4225 [21AP]

Sani, Fereshteh: relief (see S. 2331), S4225 [21AP]

Symington, James: relief (see S. 2332), S4225 [21AP]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 146), S11429 [17NO]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see S. 2918), S10702 [7OC]

University of Virginia: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see S. Res. 368), S6274 [1JN]

Cloture motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S20 [20JA], S156 [22JA]

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]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 2290), motion to proceed, S4144 [20AP], S4257 [22AP]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S7162 [22JN]

———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]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), motion to proceed, S7931 [12JY], S8090 [14JY]

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]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10254 [1OC], S10391 [5OC]

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

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

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4422 [27AP], S4642, S4646 [29AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), motion to proceed, S4333 [22AP], S4361 [26AP]

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

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S781 [10FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S693 [9FE]

Poems

``Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep,'' Mary E. Frye, S9066 [10SE]

Remarks

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (S. 1890), S3562 [1AP]

Chesterfield County, VA: tribute to emergency medical services, police, and fire departments, S10835 [8OC]

China, Republic of: allow vote on peace referendum without intimidation or threat of force from the People's Republic of China, S647 [5FE]

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 2290), motion to proceed, S4253 [22AP]

Crime: prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (S. 1301), S11398 [17NO]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), S3165 [25MR]

Dept. of Defense: Army Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program funding, S7391 [24JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S7277, S7278 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7391 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify the prohibition on contracting with foreign incorporated entities, S9120 [13SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9016, S9017 [9SE], S9120 [13SE]

Dept. of HUD: provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition, S4821 [4MY]

Dept. of Labor: provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition, S3091 [24MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish an incentive program for States to promote efficient safety belt laws and increase safety belt use, S964, S966, S967, S968 [11FE]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5005), S8831 [7SE]

Diseases: anniversary of Salk polio vaccine field trials, S4426 [27AP]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, S8165 [15JY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1928 [1MR]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 442), S9957 [29SE]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend certain grandfather provisions, S4663 [29AP]

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

Kelley, Walter D., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S7162 [22JN], S7228 [23JN]

McLean, VA: tribute to Girls Little League softball team, S10694 [7OC]

Microsoft Corp.: European Union decision on violation of antitrust laws, S2992 [23MR]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S4415, S4416 [27AP]

———establish Federal renewable fuels standards, repeal oxygenate requirements, and eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, S4416 [27AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3556 [1AP]

Richmond, VA: require FEMA investigation of Shockoe Creek drain field to determine means to prevent future floods and disasters, S9016, S9017 [9SE]

Roanoke, VA: Carilion Medical Center recipient of American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition honor, S4904 [5MY]

Shenandoah, VA: tribute to Page County High School cheerleading and boys' cross country teams, S4904 [5MY]

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims (S. Res. 319), S2642 [11MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, S5527 [17MY]

Taxation: allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (S. 1524), S4425 [27AP]

———clarify definition of Internet access service relative to moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S4671 [29AP]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S4459, S4460, S4461 [28AP]

———limit amount of deferred foreign sales corporation income that can be repatriated at a lower rate, S4865 [5MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4415, S4416 [27AP], S4459, S4460, S4461 [28AP], S4645, S4663, S4671 [29AP], S11670 [20NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 146), S11398 [17NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), motion to proceed, S4357, S4358, S4359 [26AP], S4401 [27AP]

———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 [19MY]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (S. 2918), S10713 [7OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), S8165 [15JY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S3090, S3091 [24MR], S4821 [4MY], S4865 [5MY]

———treatment of interest on certain borrowing, S3090 [24MR]

Telecommunications: regulatory treatment of broadband providers, S11671 [20NO]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S9066 [10SE]

———automated three-dimensional facial recognition capability development, S7277, S7278 [23JN]

Tobacco products: eliminate price supports and compensate quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities, S8165 [15JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S964, S966, S967, S968 [11FE], S1248 [12FE]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 2677), S8507 [21JY]

University of Virginia: tribute to men's and women's swimming and diving teams, S4905 [5MY]

———tribute to women's lacrosse team (S. Res. 368), S6295 [1JN]

Tributes

Andrews, Gregory B., S8672 [22JY]

Bell, Nora Kizer, S4903 [5MY]

Campbell, Senator, S11670 [20NO]

Chen, C.J., S8418 [19JY]

Fitzgerald, Senator, S11670 [20NO]

Hill, Oliver W., S5527 [17MY]

Johnson, Gene N., S8677 [22JY]

Johnson-Smith, Kimberly, S7304 [23JN]

Marshall, John, S9606 [23SE]

Mason, Harry C., Jr., S7304 [23JN]

Miller, Senator, S11670 [20NO]

Minnix, H. Odell (Fuzzy), S4905 [5MY]

Monroe, James, S4488 [28AP]

Nickles, Senator, S11670 [20NO]

Radzhabona, Ekaterina M., S7304 [23JN]

Reagan, Ronald, S6605 [8JN]

Robinson, Spottswood W., III, S5527 [17MY]

Rosen, Davis C., S4906 [5MY]

Showker, Zane D., S8672 [22JY]

Shrum, Samuel H., S4905 [5MY]

Thacker, Raymon, S8673 [22JY]