AKAKA, DANIEL K. (a Senator from Hawaii)

Amendments

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), S10865 [8OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2566, S2579, S2580 [10MR], S2631, S2649, S2678, S2719, S2731, S2732, S2733, S2736, S2743 [11MR]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7756 [7JY], S7843 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5615 [18MY], S5771, S5824 [19MY], S6530, S6569, S6570 [7JN], S6632 [8JN], S6780, S6804 [15JN], S6883 [16JN], S6976 [17JN], S7270 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S8969 [8SE], S9033 [9SE], S9131 [13SE], S9209, S9236 [14SE]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 344), S3946 [7AP]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9813 [28SE], S9966 [29SE], S10063, S10096, S10099, S10117 [30SE], S10353 [4OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3477, S3479, S3488 [31MR]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2140 [3MR], S3296 [29MR], S4770 [3MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S1017, S1091 [11FE]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S6742 [14JN]

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

Articles and editorials

New CIA Chief Tells Workers To Back Administration Policies, Douglas Jehl, New York (NY) Times, S11486 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see S. 2007), S52 [20JA]

Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see S. 2791), S9075 [10SE]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see S. 2262), S4159 [20AP]

———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]

Arms sales: express U.S. policy relative to global standards for the transfer of small arms and light weapons (see S. 2627), S7827 [8JY]

Army: provide an increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel (see S. 2165), S2223 [4MR]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 1431), S321 [28JA]

Assets for Independence Act: revise and extend (see S. 1786), S287 [27JA]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 1873), S1683 [26FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see S. Con. Res. 136), S10704 [7OC]

Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see S. 1419), S10569 [6OC]

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

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see S. 2088), S6735 [14JN]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 1545), S4158 [20AP]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish (see S. Res. 429), S9287 [15SE]

Community Services Block Grant Act: revise and extend (see S. 1786), S287 [27JA]

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see S. 2868), S10061 [30SE]

Courts: convert certain temporary Federal district judgeships to permanent judgeships (see S. 2011), S1458 [23FE]

———convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, and authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska (see S. 2943), S10845 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Information Sharing, an information sharing network and a coordinating council to improve information sharing and communications interoperability (see S. 2701), S8548 [21JY]

———provide for emergency food and shelter in the event of emergency or economic disaster (see S. 2249), S5079 [10MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see S. 2602), S10262 [1OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a demonstration project on priorities in scheduling of appointments of veterans for health care (see S. 2063), S792 [10FE]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 2533), S7175 [22JN]

Education: enhance teacher training and preparation programs (see S. 2335), S8118 [14JY]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see S. 2428), S5535 [17MY]

Employment: protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see S. 2090), S1286 [12FE]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 2520), S6803 [15JN]

Executive departments: provide for a report on Federal agencies without annually audited financial statements (see S. 2688), S8423 [19JY]

———require all Federal agencies to prepare audited financial statements (see S. 2680), S8277 [16JY]

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

Federal employees: allow to make, modify, and terminate contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund at any time (see S. 2479), S6087 [21MY]

———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), S8118 [14JY]

———provide bid protest rights in actions under certain OMB regulations governing competition in Federal procurement of commercial services (see S. 2438), S5799 [19MY]

———provide continued health benefits coverage for certain Federal employees (see S. 2409), S5227 [11MY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see S. 2568), S11496 [18NO]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see S. 2158), S3920 [7AP]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1909), S4493 [28AP]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (see S. 2340), S7897 [9JY]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see S.J. Res. 33), S4694 [29AP]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 1645), S2223 [4MR]

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

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 1129), S7581 [6JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 2352), S5228 [11MY]

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]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see S. 976), S3456 [31MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1368), S7055 [18JN]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 2949), S10845 [8OC]

———revise and extend (see S. 1786), S287 [27JA]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Con. Res. 122), S10704 [7OC]

Medicare: modify definition of rehabilitation hospital and rehabilitation unit for reimbursement under prospective payment system (see S. 1222), S2440 [9MR]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2370), S4692 [29AP]

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

National Commission on Iraq Intelligence: establish (see S. 1946), S1587 [25FE]

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

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

National Museum of the American Indian: opening (see S.J. Res. 41), S7750 [7JY]

National security: strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (see S. 2299), S3919 [7AP]

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]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see S.J. Res. 37), S5608 [18MY]

NOAA: establish a national ocean policy to set forth missions and to ensure effective interagency coordination (see S. 2647), S10569 [6OC]

———establish a program to integrate Federal coastal and ocean mapping activities (see S. 2489), S9813 [28SE]

———strengthen programs relating to ocean science and training by providing improved advice and coordination of efforts (see S. 2648), S10569 [6OC]

Nuclear weapons: promote national security by facilitating the removal of potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world (see S. 2310), S4997 [6MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 2371), S4692 [29AP]

Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (see S. 2488), S9287 [15SE]

Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 337), S4024 [8AP]

Petroleum: challenge OPEC to increase oil production, direct the FTC to protect consumers from gasoline price gouging and unfair practices, and release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. Res. 364), S5607 [18MY]

———express to OPEC countries, and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel, the position of the U.S. in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies to achieve stable crude oil prices (see S. Res. 330), S4159 [20AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 2468), S5949 [20MY]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see S. 2236), S3295 [29MR]

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

Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements (see S. 2490), S7751 [7JY]

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

Taxation: treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 1333), S53 [20JA]

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

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants (see S. 1709), S3920 [7AP]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1379), S9937 [29SE]

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

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 387), S9076 [10SE]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see S.J. Res. 28), S2302 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 2346), S4373 [26AP]

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see S. 2475), S6087 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Geospatial Management Office (see S. 2390), S4996 [6MY]

District of Columbia: include court employees as participants in long term care insurance for Federal employees (see S. 2322), S4158 [20AP]

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

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

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (see S. Res. 336), S4024 [8AP]

Medicare: prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Hawaii (see S. 2122), S1586 [25FE]

Public lands: protect, conserve, and restore certain public lands through cooperative cost-shared grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species (see S. 2598), S7435 [24JN]

Taxation: provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see S. 2947), S10845 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions relative to

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

Cloture motions

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4406 [27AP], S4641 [29AP]

Factsheets

Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act (S. 2475), S6095 [21MY]

Letters

Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act: Travis B. Plunkett, Consumer Federation of America, Adam Goldberg, Consumers Union, and Edmund Mierzwinski, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S6094 [21MY]

Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act: several consumer organizations, S10850 [8OC]

Lists

Presidential Rank Award recipients, S4831 [4MY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: increase commitment to developing a well-trained army and a sustainable government, S3123 [25MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S13 [20JA]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (S. 2346), S4375 [26AP]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S13 [20JA]

Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (H.R. 3104), S5568 [18MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S5030 [7MY]

Aviation: privatization of aviation security screeners, S11625 [19NO]

Budget: 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 homeland security programs funding, S2633 [11MR]

———reduce level of tax cuts or close certain tax loopholes and apply savings to Indian Health Service clinical services funding, S2651 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2521 [10MR], S2633, S2651 [11MR]

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (S. 2475), S6093, S6095 [21MY], S7416 [24JN]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7713 [7JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5933 [20MY], S6755 [15JN], S7281 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Geospatial Management Office (S. 2390), S4998 [6MY]

———establish Office of Information Sharing, an information sharing network and a coordinating council to improve information sharing and communications interoperability (S. 2701), S8555 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9210 [14SE]

———provide additional responsibilities for the Chief Information Officer relative to geospatial information, S10522 [6OC]

Diseases: improve defenses against the spread of infectious diseases (S. Res. 208), S9027 [9SE]

Federal employees: allow to make, modify, and terminate contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund at any time (S. 2479), S6106 [21MY]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 1358), S4901 [5MY]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 2628), S7839 [8JY]

———Presidential Rank Award recipients, S4830 [4MY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 316), S2459 [9MR]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc: tribute, S3292 [29MR]

GAO: report on impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S2774 [12MR]

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service, S4991 [6MY]

———commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (S. Res. 336), S4764 [3MY]

———improve Federal contracting process, S4991 [6MY]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government, S7713 [7JY]

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 344), S11234 [11OC]

Hazardous substances: strengthen capabilities to safely and securely dispose of certain low-level radioactive waste (S. 1045), S1515 [24FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S5488 [14MY]

Honolulu, HI: tribute to Iolani School student participants in the National Economics Challenge, S8675 [22JY]

Intelligence services: reform, S11485 [18NO]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10522 [6OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, S11976 [8DE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S3123 [25MR]

———investigation to identify waste and abuse in contract funds including task order violations, the absense of cost controls, and inconsistent oversight, S7418 [24JN]

Kahuku, HI: tribute to Kahuku High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3629 [5AP]

Kai, Natasha: Women's Under 21 National Soccer Team designee, S2993 [23MR]

Medicaid: restore disproportionate share hospital allotment for Hawaii, S5488 [14MY]

Medicare: prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Hawaii (S. 2122), S1592 [25FE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S5488 [14MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: testimony of Clinton and Bush administration officials, S3123 [25MR]

National security: assist Federal agencies in addressing deficiencies in specialized personnel through student loan repayment, graduate student fellowships, and establishing a National Security Service Corps, S11976 [8DE]

———assist Federal agencies in addressing deficiencies in specialized personnel through student loan repayment, graduate student fellowships, and establishing a National Security Service Corps (S. 589), S3936 [7AP]

———port security funding, S9210 [14SE]

———strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (S. 2299), S3936 [7AP]

Navy: proton exchange membrane fuel cell demonstration program funding, S7281 [23JN]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit funding for new nuclear weapons development under the Stockpile Services Advanced Concepts Initiative, S6755 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to develop robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons, S6755 [15JN]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, S4155 [20AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (S. 2468), S6002 [20MY]

Public Employees Roundtable (nonprofit organization): tribute to Public Service Excellence Awards honorees, S5042 [7MY]

Public lands: protect, conserve, and restore certain public lands through cooperative cost-shared grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species (S. 2598), S7474 [24JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S5042 [7MY]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S6335 [2JN]

Taxation: assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (S. 685), S7416 [24JN]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (S. 2947), S10848 [8OC]

———provide fairness in tax collection procedures, improve administrative efficiency and confidentiality, and reform penalty and interest provisions (S. 882), S7416 [24JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, S11052 [10OC]

Terrorism: assist States and communities in preparing for and responding to threats to agriculture (S. 427), S1675 [26FE], S9027 [9SE], S12044 [8DE]

———enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, preparation, and response planning (S. 430), S1675 [26FE], S9027 [9SE], S12044 [8DE]

Votes: position on missed, S4155 [20AP]

WHO: warning on pathogenic spreading of the avian influenza, S9026 [9SE]

World War II: history of contribution of the Japanese American Nisei to the U.S. Military Intelligence Service, S11617-S11619 [19NO]

———honor service of men and women who served in the Armed Forces (S. Res. 369), S6335 [2JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: tribute to Members who served in World War II, S6324-S6336 [2JN]

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

Tribute, S11556 [19NO]

Texts of

S. 2122, prohibit operation of Medicare comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Hawaii, S1593 [25FE]

S. 2346, Pet Safety and Protection Act, S4376 [26AP]

S. 2475, Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act, S6095 [21MY]

S. 2598, Public Land Protection and Conservation Act, S7476 [24JN]

S. 2628, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act, S7840-S7842 [8JY]

S. 2947, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act, S10849 [8OC]

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

Tributes

Daschle, Senator, S11590 [19NO]

Inouye, Senator, S2210 [4MR]

Kuebler, Michael, S3630 [5AP]

Madonna, Carol, S6797 [15JN]

Mihalko, Daniel L., S2298 [8MR]

Warner, Senator, S6054 [21MY]

Willoughby, Kim, S3630 [5AP]