DeWINE, MIKE (a Senator from Ohio)

Amendments

Antitrust policy: encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (H.R. 1086), S3607 [2AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2311 [8MR], S2454 [9MR], S2493, S2545, S2566 [10MR], S2671, S2673, S2674, S2676, S2736, S2748 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6307, S6364 [2JN], S6515, S6563, S6581, S6584, S6587 [7JN], S7175 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7367, S7379, S7383, S7489, S7490, S7491, S7492, S7493 [24JN], S7518 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9042 [9SE], S9053, S9082 [10SE]

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

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1623, S1697 [26FE], S1951, S2006, S2008 [2MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9581, S9586, S9645, S9649 [23SE]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (S. 2261), S8280, S8401 [16JY]

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

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9937 [29SE], S10154 [30SE], S10542 [6OC]

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

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), S8151, S8244 [15JY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S4160 [20AP], S4430 [27AP]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S727 [9FE], S809, S946, S954 [10FE], S1028, S1068, S1097 [11FE]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 4548, intelligence services appropriations, S11332 [11OC]

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

———H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S9377 [20SE]

———S. 2845, National Intelligence Reform Act, S11333 [11OC]

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S10606 [6OC]

Articles and editorials

Recollections of Slavery: Iva D. Fesler Johnson, S11630 [19NO]

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]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (see S. 1900), S2544 [10MR]

———extend and modify certain trade benefits (see S. 2529), S6881 [16JN]

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), S7938 [12JY]

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), S1457 [23FE]

———increase rates of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 2100), S1457 [23FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 2152), S1999 [2MR]

———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]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see S. 2109), S1518 [24FE] (see S. 2498), S6450 [3JN]

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), S11641 [19NO]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: revise and extend Federal charter (see S. 2363), S4692 [29AP]

Brown, Oliver L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2179), S3605 [2AP]

Business and industry: clarify that State tax incentives for investment in new machinery and equipment are a reasonable regulation of commerce and not an undue burden on interstate commerce (see S. 2881), S10261 [1OC]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 2175), S2301 [8MR] (see S. 2634), S7828 [8JY]

Columbus, OH: transfer administrative jurisdiction of a parcel of real property comprising a portion of the Defense Supply Center (see S. 2037), S320 [28JA]

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 (see S. 2290), S3919 [7AP]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 2908), S10568 [6OC]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (see S. 2176), S7105 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 2526), S6881 [16JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2863), S9936 [29SE]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see S. 2789), S10062 [30SE] (see S. 2923), S10847 [8OC]

Dept. of State: require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see S. 2292), S4429 [27AP]

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), S11378 [16NO]

Dept. of Transportation: establish an incentive program for States to promote efficient safety belt laws and increase safety belt use (see S. 1993), S689 [6FE]

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

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (see S. 2595), S8230 [15JY]

———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]

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see S. Res. 398), S8691 [22JY]

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

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: enhance ability to produce fruits and vegetables on soybean base acres (see S. 2141), S7312 [23JN]

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]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 2212), S4226 [21AP]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see S. 2568), S8424 [19JY]

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

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (see S. 3014), S11640 [19NO]

Hazardous substances: require imported explosives to be marked in the same manner as domestically manufactured explosives (see S. 2563), S8118 [14JY]

Health: address shortage of influenza vaccine (see S. 2968), S11430 [17NO]

———improve health care for minority and underserved populations (see S. 2091), S1286 [12FE]

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

Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see S. 2302), S8423 [19JY]

Higher Education Act: provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers (see S. 2215), S2778 [12MR]

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers (see S. 2258), S4159 [20AP]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see S. 2283), S4838 [4MY]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 977), S4429 [27AP]

Iran: disapprove elections and encourage a democratic government that will restore freedom and abandon terrorism (see S. Res. 302), S1286 [12FE]

———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), S5473 [13MY]

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), S8474 [20JY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see S. 976), S4429 [27AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1368), S4911 [5MY]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see S. Res. 420), S9387 [20SE]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 847), S5799 [19MY]

Medicare: coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see S. 2553), S11378 [16NO]

———provide access to audiologists (see S. 1647), S9221 [14SE]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see S. Res. 317), S3605 [2AP]

———recognize that prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority (see S. Con. Res. 119), S6997 [17JN]

Middle East: extend certain trade benefits (see S. 1121), S3295 [29MR]

Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see S. 2049), S5473 [13MY]

Motion pictures: criminal penalties for unauthorized recording of motion pictures in an exhibition facility and criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized distribution of commercial prerelease copyrighted works (see S. 1932), S4374 [26AP]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 474), S11640 [19NO]

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

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 351), S4837 [4MY]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 457), S11090 [10OC]

National Commission on Digestive Diseases: establish (see S. 1902), S7938 [12JY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend date for submittal of final report and provide additional funding (see S. 2040), S650 [5FE]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 298), S2718 [11MR]

National Day of the Horse: establish (see S. Res. 452), S11430 [17NO]

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

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S1017 [11FE]

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

National Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 331), S4160 [20AP]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 8), S10847 [8OC]

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), S2861 [22MR]

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), S9387 [20SE]

Orville Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2286), S3791 [6AP]

Protecting Older Americans From Fraud Month: designate (see S. Res. 424), S9387 [20SE]

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]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see S. 333), S5607 [18MY]

Social Security: ensure full and free competition in the medical device and hospital supply industries (see S. 2880), S10261 [1OC]

———modify the rules on availability and method of redistribution of unexpended State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2759), S9387 [20SE]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 845), S4693 [29AP]

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

Sudan: allocation of foreign aid (see S. 2705), S8548 [21JY]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see S. Con. Res. 99), S4912 [5MY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see S. Con. Res. 124), S8030 [13JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see S. 2781), S9032 [9SE]

———suspend membership in U.N. Commission on Human Rights (see S. Con. Res. 137), S9287 [15SE]

Supreme Court: clarify inconsistencies in Blakely v. Washington decision dealing with sentencing guidelines (see S. Con. Res. 130), S8549 [21JY]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 623), S4024 [8AP]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see S. 596), S1457 [23FE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 875), S6087 [21MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 1630), S371 [2FE]

Television: extend satellite carriers license to make secondary transmission of ``distant'' network and superstation programs (see S. 2013), S108 [21JA]

Terrorism: provide criminal penalties for false information and hoaxes relating to terrorism (see S. 2204), S7105 [21JN]

———strengthen anti-terrorism investigative tools, promote information sharing, and punish terrorist offenses (see S. 2679), S8690 [22JY]

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

Wilbur Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2286), S3791 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 2718), S8687 [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see S. 2815), S9386 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish National Office of Driver Training (see S. 2027), S247 [26JA]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see S. 2361), S4692 [29AP]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (see S. 2826), S9441 [21SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 2461), S5949 [20MY] (see S. 2974), S11090 [10OC]

Firearms: prohibit the sale of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a felony in a foreign court (see S. 2102), S1457 [23FE]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see S. 2261), S3367 [30MR]

Health: tribute to community organization of public access defibrillation programs (see S. Con. Res. 143), S10846 [8OC]

Mental health: authorizing appropriations for diversion courts (see S. 2107), S1518 [24FE]

Motor vehicles: inclusion of Government safety information on new vehicle stickers (see S. 2026), S247 [26JA]

———require Government testing of impact on children of vehicle rollovers and finalize rulemaking on requiring installation of child-safe power window switches (see S. 2024), S247 [26JA]

———require study on tire aging to determine when tire age becomes a safety problem (see S. 2028), S247 [26JA]

Peace Corps: establish an Ombudsman, an Office of Safety and Security, and an independent Inspector General (see S. 2454), S5949 [20MY]

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

Roads and highways: require States to make public information on dangerous intersections and to use funds earmarked for safety programs to be spent on safety programs (see S. 2025), S247 [26JA]

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

Tariff: palm fatty acid distillate (see S. 2990), S11429 [17NO]

Cloture motions

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]

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

Letters

Assistive Technology Act: Deborah Buck, National Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs, S10362 [4OC]

———George Jesien, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, S10362 [4OC]

———Maureen Fitzgerald and Curtis L. Decker, National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, S10362 [4OC]

FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Andrew Carter, Ohio Children's Hospital Association, S10936 [9OC], S11022 [10OC]

———John L. Kirkwood, American Lung Association, S10936 [9OC], S11023 [10OC]

———M. Cass Wheeler, American Heart Association, S10937 [9OC], S11023 [10OC]

———Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), S10937 [9OC], S11022 [10OC]

———Sharon I.S. Rounds, American Thoracic Society, S10936 [9OC], S11023 [10OC]

Privilege of the floor

Livingston, Jack, S9985 [29SE]

Pittard, Dara, S8267 [15JY]

Remarks

Africa: allocation of foreign aid to address crisis in Sudan and Chad, S7367 [24JN]

African Americans: recollections of slavery, S11630 [19NO]

Antitrust policy: encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (H.R. 1086), S3618 [2AP]

Armed Forces: create a reserve fund for TRICARE benefits, and increase benefit levels under the Montgomery GI Bill for the Selected Reserve through reductions in unobligated Iraqi reconstruction funds, S2494, S2495 [10MR]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S9368 [20SE]

———TRICARE military health benefits for Reservists and Guardsmen, S6316 [2JN]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, S1909, S1941 [1MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2494, S2495 [10MR], S2676 [11MR]

Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 17,000th vote, S3543 [1AP]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (S. 2718), S8692 [22JY]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 2175), S2307 [8MR]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 2634), S7804 [8JY], S9021 [9SE]

Columbus, OH: tribute to Don Gentile American Legion Post 532 World War II veterans, S11360 [16NO]

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), S4084 [19AP]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (S. 1194), S11365 [16NO]

———prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (S. 1301), House amendment, S11876 [7DE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), S3124, S3129, S3132, S3146, S3147, S3150, S3154, S3160, S3164 [25MR]

———protect victims' rights (S. 2329), S4274 [22AP]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, S3129, S3132, S3146, S3147, S3150 [25MR]

Dana Corp.: anniversary, S3565 [1AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6316 [2JN], S6982 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7367 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (S. 2815), S9388 [20SE]

Dept. of Justice: enhance national security through accurate and timely processing of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications, S6829 [16JN]

Dept. of State: emergency assistance funding for African Union mission in Darfur region of Sudan, S9587 [23SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish an incentive program for States to promote efficient safety belt laws and increase safety belt use (S. 1993), S214 [23JA]

———establish National Office of Driver Training (S. 2027), S214 [23JA]

———evaluation of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration traffic safety report, S8612 [22JY]

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (H.R. 4278), S10362 [4OC]

Disasters: impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on Ohio, S10050 [30SE]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (S. 2361), S4696 [29AP]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4850), S9535 [22SE]

Drunken driving: uniform standard for blood-alcohol content, S8612 [22JY]

Families and domestic relations: domestic violence programs funding, S3154, S3160, S3164 [25MR]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, S8151, S8154, S8158, S8159, S8160, S8162, S8164, S8166, S8177, S8178, S8217 [15JY], S10934, S10935 [9OC], S11021, S11023 [10OC]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (S. 2461), S5961-S5963 [20MY]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (S. 2974), S11091 [10OC]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1627 [26FE], S1909, S1941 [1MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), motion to proceed, S1549 [25FE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S1941 [1MR]

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, S6982-S6984 [17JN]

———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 (S. 2411), S5234 [11MY]

Fish and fishing: aquatic invasive species dispersal barrier funding, S10689 [7OC]

Floods: disaster assistance to Ohio, S9554 [23SE]

Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to Haiti, S6258-S6260 [1JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9553, S9587 [23SE]

Goss, Representative: nomination to be Director of Central Intelligence, S9495 [22SE]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, S2676 [11MR]

———duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (S. 2261), S3370 [30MR], S4940 [6MY], S6258 [1JN], S8401 [16JY], S11738 [20NO]

———duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (S. 489), S1942 [1MR]

———U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis, S1431 [23FE], S1942 [1MR]

Health: tribute to community organization of public access defibrillation programs (S. Con. Res. 143), S10865 [8OC]

Holocaust: remembrance, S4093 [19AP]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (S. 2937), S10739 [7OC]

Intelligence services: enhance congressional oversight of intelligence and intelligence-related activities, S10297, S10298 [4OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9886, S9887, S9888, S9889 [29SE], S10297, S10298 [4OC]

Laurel, MD: recommended closing of Oak Hill juvenile detention center, S4077 [19AP]

Law enforcement: protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), S10968 [9OC]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns, S1627 [26FE]

Mental health: authorizing appropriations for diversion courts (S. 2107), S1522 [24FE]

Motor vehicles: inclusion of Government safety information on new vehicle stickers (S. 2026), S214 [23JA]

———require Government testing of impact on children of vehicle rollovers and finalize rulemaking on requiring installation of child-safe power window switches (S. 2024), S214 [23JA]

———require study on tire aging to determine when tire age becomes a safety problem (S. 2028), S214 [23JA]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day: designate (S. Res. 390), S8981 [9SE]

National Intelligence Authority: specify a term of service for the National Intelligence Director, S9886, S9887, S9888, S9889 [29SE]

National Tire Safety Week: observance, S4764 [3MY]

Oceans: establish an interagency research program to improve understanding of the role of the oceans and human health and a similar program at NOAA (S. 1218), S3176 [25MR]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 2270), S3569 [1AP]

Public welfare programs: child care funding, S3359 [30MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3359 [30MR]

Roads and highways: raise awareness of traffic safety, S3915 [7AP]

———require States to make public information on dangerous intersections and to use funds earmarked for safety programs to be spent on safety programs (S. 2025), S214 [23JA]

Safety: provide penalties for the sale and use of unauthorized mobile infrared transmitters, S702 [9FE]

Senate: legislative program, S220, S221 [23JA]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in Idaho v. Joseph D. Hooper (S. Res. 290), S220 [23JA]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, S7066 [21JN], S7730, S7731 [7JY]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (S. Con. Res. 99), S4940 [6MY], S8466 [20JY]

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), S8151, S8154, S8158, S8159, S8160, S8162, S8164, S8166, S8177, S8178, S8217 [15JY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, S10934, S10935 [9OC], S11021, S11023 [10OC]

Tobacco products: eliminate price supports and compensate quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities, S8151, S8154, S8158, S8159, S8160, S8162, S8164, S8166, S8177, S8178, S8217 [15JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), S8612 [22JY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S701, S702 [9FE], S1240 [12FE]

———require States to identify, rank, and disclose the most dangerous intersections and increase timely and efficient State expenditure of Federal safety funding, S701 [9FE]

Watson, Michael H.: nomination to be district judge, S8837 [7SE]

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), motion to proceed, S1431 [23FE]

World Health Day: observance, S3915 [7AP]

Reports filed

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2826) (S. Rept. 108-354), S9441 [21SE]

Tables

Don Gentile American Legion Post 532 World War II veterans, S11360-S11363 [16NO]

Texts of

S. 2024, Safe Kids, Safe Cars Act, S247 [26JA]

S. 2025, Safe Streets and Highways Act, S248-S250 [26JA]

S. 2026, Consumer Vehicle Safety Awareness Act, S250 [26JA]

S. 2027, Driver Education and Licensing Improvement Act, S251 [26JA]

S. 2028, Tire Safety Awareness Act, S252 [26JA]

S. 2107, mental health diversion courts appropriations, S1523 [24FE]

S. 2261, Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act, S3370 [30MR]

S. 2270, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act, S3569 [1AP]

S. 2361, Training and Research in Urology Act, S4696 [29AP]

S. 2454, Peace Corps Volunteers Health, Safety, and Security Act, S5953 [20MY]

S. 2461, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, S5963-S5979 [20MY]

S. 2718, Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, S8692-S8695 [22JY]

S. 2815, Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act, S9388 [20SE]

S. 2937, Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act, S10739-S10741 [7OC]

S. 2974, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, S11091-S11107 [10OC]

Tributes

Conover, Steven D., S9367 [20SE]

Diemer, Tom, S8612 [22JY]

Ilg, Katie, S9213 [14SE]

Kiser, Charles, S11708 [20NO]

Mardis, Paul, S9554 [23SE]

Mechenbier, Edward, S6994 [17JN]

Neighbor, Gavin, S8415 [19JY]

Odums, Charles E., II, S8982 [9SE]

Ott, Kevin, S10050 [30SE]

Powell, James, II, S9367 [20SE]

Ramey, Richard P., S9432 [21SE]

Simmons, Andrew D., S9368 [20SE]

Vandayburg, Allen J., S10979 [9OC]

Young, Steve, S1627 [26FE]

Zimmer, Nicholaus, S10252 [1OC]