CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM (a Senator from New York)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2453, S2455 [9MR], S2469, S2493, S2563, S2565, S2566, S2570, S2571, S2580, S2582 [10MR], S2592, S2626, S2629, S2657, S2658, S2660, S2674, S2678, S2719, S2730, S2731, S2732, S2735, S2736, S2742, S2748 [11MR], S2778 [12MR]

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), S5616 [18MY], S5800, S5819, S5831 [19MY], S6307, S6364 [2JN], S6395, S6459 [3JN], S6581, S6584, S6587 [7JN], S6883 [16JN], S6972, S6999 [17JN], S7105 [21JN], S7153, S7157, S7175 [22JN], S7312 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7367, S7489 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S8967 [8SE], S8987, S9018, S9039, S9040, S9041, S9042 [9SE], S9052, S9053, S9082, S9083 [10SE], S9108, S9142 [13SE], S9171, S9172, S9201, S9204, S9232, S9233, S9235, S9236 [14SE]

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

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1655, S1663, S1684, S1700, S1701 [26FE], S1951, S2008 [2MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9646 [23SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1248), S5327, S5345, S5377, S5378 [12MY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10016, S10080, S10081, S10113 [30SE], S10366, S10367 [4OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3260, S3300 [29MR], S3379 [30MR], S3463, S3478, S3485 [31MR]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2873 [22MR], S3030, S3031, S3041 [23MR], S3799 [6AP], S4770 [3MY], S4849 [4MY], S4919 [5MY], S5373 [12MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S727 [9FE], S946, S954 [10FE], S968, S1026, S1031, S1071, S1084, S1085, S1112, S1158 [11FE], S1313 [12FE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Into the House Chamber, H3965 [15JN]

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

Committee To Escort the President, H19 [20JA]

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

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

Articles and editorials

Dangerous Games—Federal Effort To Bury Nuclear Wastes at West Valley Is Unconscionable, Buffalo (NY) News, S6409 [3JN]

Life in Science Rewarded, Susan Conova, In Vivo (Columbia University publication), S11628 [19NO]

Now Can We Talk About Health Care?, S4089-S4092 [19AP]

School Achievement Reports Often Exclude the Disabled, Diana J. Schemo, New York (NY) Times, S9378 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see S. 2020), S184 [22JA]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (see S. 1900), S6735 [14JN]

———extend and modify certain trade benefits (see S. 2529), S6998 [17JN]

Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act: anniversary of food aid programs (see S. Res. 402), S7896 [9JY]

Agriculture: establish regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and support the income of dairy producers (see S. 2525), S6998 [17JN]

Archie Spigner Post Office Building, St. Albans, NY: designate (see S. 2813), S9442 [21SE]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see S. Con. Res. 126), S8424 [19JY]

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

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see S. 2905), S10568 [6OC]

———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]

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

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

Assets for Independence Act: revise and extend (see S. 1786), S371 [2FE]

Barber Conable Post Office Building, Batavia, NY: designate (see S. 2104), S6088 [21MY]

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]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 36), S4692 [29AP] (see S.J. Res. 39), S6499 [7JN]

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), S9723 [27SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide direct congressional access to the Office of the Chief Actuary (see S. 2076), S2860 [22MR]

———require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see S. 2473), S6087 [21MY]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 2175), S2441 [9MR] (see S. 2634), S7828 [8JY]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see S. 2088), S1286 [12FE]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see S. 1190), S2996 [23MR]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see S. 2434), S7312 [23JN]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish (see S. Res. 429), S9723 [27SE]

Community Services Block Grant Act: revise and extend (see S. 1786), S371 [2FE]

Computers: regulate unauthorized installation of computer software and require disclosure to users of certain software features that pose a threat to user privacy (see S. 2145), S1934 [1MR]

Conservation of energy: coordinate governmental efforts within GSA and EPA to promote high-performance green buildings (see S. 2620), S7827 [8JY]

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

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 896), S4428 [27AP]

Copyrights: allow creative artists to sue corporations that encourage individuals to commit illegal or criminal acts of copyright infringement (see S. 2560), S7751 [7JY]

Courts: make improvements in the operations and administration of Federal courts (see S. 2396), S5078 [10MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: expand Energy Efficiency Program by entering into energy savings performance contracts (see S. 2318), S4493 [28AP]

———permit funding for abortions of pregnancies resulting from rape and incest (see S. 2166), S2223 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) (see S. 2887), S10436 [5OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Internet website designed to allow consumers to compare prices for covered outpatient drugs sold by retail pharmacies that participate in the Medicaid program (see S. 2597), S7435 [24JN]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1068), S3295 [29MR]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see S. 2798), S9220 [14SE]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 2526), S8690 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize appropriations for Directorate of Science and Technology and establish a program for use of advanced technology to meet homeland security needs (see S. 2295), S3919 [7AP]

———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]

Dept. of State: require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see S. 2292), S4374 [26AP]

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), S10704 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify that per diem payments for the care of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset Medicaid payments (see S. 2327), S8690 [22JY]

———increase maximum amount of available home loan guaranty (see S. 2522), S7751 [7JY]

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]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 617), S7436 [24JN]

Education: improve elementary and secondary education (see S. 2794), S9130 [13SE]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see S. 2861), S10569 [6OC]

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

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see S. 1344), S3181 [25MR]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see S. 2157), S1999 [2MR]

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

FDA: conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, testing, or handling of human tissue or human tissue-based products (see S. 1063), S4493 [28AP]

FERC: establish reliability standards for the electric transmission system (see S. 2014), S108 [21JA]

Financial institutions: allow credit unions to provide international money transfer services to nonmembers and require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see S. 1359), S5079 [10MY]

Firearms: strike restriction on use of funds that requires a 24-hour time limit for destroying identifying information submitted in relation to a firearm background check (see S. 2557), S7174 [22JN]

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]

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]

Hamilton, Alexander: preserve image on ten dollar bill (see S. Con. Res. 132), S8689 [22JY]

Health: address shortage of influenza vaccine (see S. 2968), S10846 [8OC]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see S. 859), S8030 [13JY]

———expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see S. 2336), S4300 [22AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see S. 2158), S8423 [19JY]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see S. 453), S5227 [11MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 2313), S4024 [8AP]

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

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see S. 2467), S5949 [20MY]

Human rights: encourage States to adopt legislation combatting human trafficking and slavery (see S. Res. 413, 414), S8549 [21JY]

Immigration: establish new special immigrant categories for certain children and women at risk of harm (see S. 1353), S3632 [5AP]

———provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (see S. 2381), S4837 [4MY]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 2265), S4097 [19AP]

———extend period for COBRA coverage for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 2837), S9611 [23SE]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see S. 1138), S2000 [2MR]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see S. 2845), S10062 [30SE]

International Olympic Committee: encourage selection of New York, NY, as the site for the 2012 Olympic games (see S. Con. Res. 129), S8549 [21JY]

International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 315), S2440 [9MR]

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), S2224 [4MR]

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]

———provide education and health care for, and protect human rights of, women and children, and enhance political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security for women (see S. 2519), S6803 [15JN]

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]

Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (see S. 2450), S7750 [7JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2132), S1683 [26FE]

Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office, Albany, NY: designate (see S. 2693), S8474 [20JY]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see S. Res. 420), S9443 [21SE]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see S. 2691), S8473 [20JY]

Long Island Sound Stewardship System: establish (see S. 2350), S4428 [27AP]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: revise and extend (see S. 1786), S371 [2FE]

Maxine S. Postal U.S. Post Office, Copiague, NY: designate (see S. 2255), S3366 [30MR]

Medicaid: extend State fiscal relief (see S. 2671), S8964 [8SE]

Medicare: provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see S. 2593), S7435 [24JN]

———provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (see S. 2413), S5371 [12MY]

———stabilize amount of part B premium (see S. 2780), S9131 [13SE]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see S. 2566), S7311 [23JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see S. 1988), S7828 [8JY]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see S. 1704), S3456 [31MR]

———recognize that prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority (see S. Con. Res. 119), S8424 [19JY]

Meucci, Antonio: tribute (see S. Res. 223), S8550 [21JY]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see S. 2138), S6629 [8JN]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1411), S5079 [10MY]

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

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see S. 2774), S8861 [7SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S9812 [28SE]

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 357), S6736 [14JN]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 2447), S5799 [19MY]

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

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

National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 113), S8475 [20JY]

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]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see S. 2275), S3567 [1AP]

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

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), S6349 [2JN]

Perry B. Duryea, Jr., Post Office, Montauk, NY: designate (see S. 2501), S6450 [3JN]

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]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 2328), S6735 [14JN]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see S. 2236), S3214 [26MR]

———increase production of clean, domestically produced renewable energy as a fuel source for the national electric system (see S. 944), S7581 [6JY]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see S. 2216), S3295 [29MR] (see S. 2273), S3567 [1AP]

———revitalize and enhance the passenger and freight rail transportation system (see S. 1961), S108 [21JA]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 2395), S9032 [9SE]

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

Schools: provide for secondary school reform (see S. 1554), S4096 [19AP]

September 11: designate as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion (see S. Con. Res. 127), S8474 [20JY]

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

Social Security: modify the rules on availability and method of redistribution of unexpended State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2759), S10062 [30SE]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see S. 2754), S8863 [7SE]

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

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see S. 2623), S8964 [8SE]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see S. Con. Res. 124), S8690 [22JY]

Taxation: extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 488), S7436 [24JN]

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

Terrorism: assist States and communities in preparing for and responding to threats to agriculture (see S. 427), S2301 [8MR]

———enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, preparation, and response planning (see S. 430), S2301 [8MR]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see S. 2764), S9221 [14SE]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: ensure protection of the dairy industry in negotiations (see S. Res. 293), S321 [28JA]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see S. Con. Res. 90), S4025 [8AP]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 2006), S52 [20JA]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see S. 1916), S1519 [24FE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see S. 2686), S8423 [19JY]

Women: reduce the preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1726), S5372 [12MY]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see S. Con. Res. 103), S4837 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: promote use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve environmental quality (see S. 2583), S7434 [24JN]

Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building, Nanuet, NY: designate (see S. 2838), S9611 [23SE]

Armed Forces: improve medical readiness (see S. 2430), S5607 [18MY]

———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see S. 2573), S7434 [24JN]

Business and industry: establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (see S. 2581), S7434 [24JN]

———establish grant program to support broadband-based economic development efforts (see S. 2582), S7434 [24JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see S. 2600), S7435 [24JN]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 2706), S8548 [21JY]

Colleges and universities: provide higher education assistance for nontraditional students (see S. 2360), S4692 [29AP]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 2577, 2578), S7434 [24JN]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see S. 2953), S10845 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense: limit closure of commissary and exchange stores and facilities and Dept. of Defense dependent elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2368), S4692 [29AP]

Dept. of Labor: provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for atomic weapons facilities employees during periods of residual contamination (see S. 2139), S1683 [26FE]

Electric power: promote reliability of the electric transmission grid through the Cross-Sound Cable project (see S. 2406), S5227 [11MY]

Employment: provide for regional skills training alliances (see S. 2586), S7435 [24JN]

Families and domestic relations: expand supports and services available to grandparents and other relatives raising children whose biological parents have died or can no longer take care of them (see S. Res. 345), S4493 [28AP]

———prohibit the giving or acceptance of payment for the placement of a child or obtaining consent to adoption (see S. 2748), S8688 [22JY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see S. 2862), S9936 [29SE]

Hamilton, Alexander: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 123), S7938 [12JY]

James J. Peters Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY: designate (see S. 2133), S1683 [26FE]

Le Moyne College: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see S. Res. 377), S6734 [14JN]

Medicare: prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in New York (see S. 2111), S1586 [25FE]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 112), S6087 [21MY]

National security: provide for a domestic defense fund to improve homeland defense (see S. 2021), S184 [22JA]

New York: restrict dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound (see S. 2482), S6274 [1JN]

NIST: expand the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program to bring new technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (see S. 2579), S7434 [24JN]

Nuclear energy: clarify treatment of accelerator-produced and other radioactive material as byproduct material (see S. 2763), S8688 [22JY]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see S. 2827), S9524 [22SE]

———regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontrctors (see S. 2312), S4024 [8AP] (see S. 2471), S5950 [20MY]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 2334), S4300 [22AP]

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 2572), S7434 [24JN]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see S. 2839), S9611 [23SE]

Small business: promote business incubator activities (see S. 2591), S7435 [24JN]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see S. Res. 376), S6734 [14JN]

Taxation: expand work opportunity credit for small business jobs creation (see S. 2585), S7435 [24JN]

———provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new communications technologies (see S. 2580), S7434 [24JN]

———provide credit for farmers' investments in value-added agriculture (see S. 2584), S7435 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in U.S. v. Elena R. Sassower (see S. Res. 323), S2996 [23MR]

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

Essays

Establishing Peaceful and Stable Postwar Societies Through Effective Rebuilding Strategy: Vivek Viswanathan, S8540 [21JY]

Letters

Address deceptive sales practices used by certain financial advisors on military bases: by, S8601 [22JY]

Dept. of Education participation in the National Children's Study: Christina Metzler, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., S5346 [12MY]

———Deborah A. Ziegler, Council for Exceptional Children, S5346 [12MY]

———E. Clarke Ross, Children & Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (organization), S5347 [12MY]

———William F. Davis and Nathan Diament, Coalition for Equity in Special Education, S5346 [12MY]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program special cohort rule: several Senators, S1693 [26FE]

Facilitate cleanup of nuclear waste sites: George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S6409 [3JN]

Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act: by, S5374 [12MY]

Restitution for Holocaust survivors for property seized from the Hungarian Gold Train: Edgar M. Bronfman, S9216 [14SE]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9182 [14SE]

Privilege of the floor

Brescoll, Tori, S5381 [12MY]

Paolozzi, Paul, S7027 [17JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: provide crop and livestock disaster assistance to agricultural producers, S9189 [14SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S136 [22JA]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S136 [22JA]

Armed Forces: improve medical readiness, S6979 [17JN]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, S1965 [2MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S4674 [29AP]

———eliminate reconciliation instructions in budget resolution directing Committee on Finance (Senate) to produce mandatory savings, S2524 [10MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2486, S2524 [10MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S3523, S3524 [1AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (S. 2600), S7478 [24JN]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (S. 2706), S8557 [21JY]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, S4899 [5MY]

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 (S. 1545), S9721 [27SE]

———provide higher education assistance for nontraditional students (S. 2360), S4694 [29AP]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (S. 2953), S10851 [8OC]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7792, S7794 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: address deceptive sales practices used by certain financial advisors on military bases, S8601 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6409, S6410 [3JN], S6837 [16JN], S6979 [17JN], S7220, S7221 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), conference report, S8601 [22JY]

Dept. of Education: require participation in the National Children's Study, S5345, S5347 [12MY]

Dept. of Energy: facilitate cleanup of nuclear waste sites, S6409, S6410 [3JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities, S9171, S9175, S9182 [14SE]

———allow distribution of funds above the State minimum on the basis of high threats to urban areas, S9206 [14SE]

———increase Urban Area Security Initiative funding to ensure that high-threat, high-density urban areas receive resources commensurate with the threat level, S9172, S9175 [14SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9170, S9171, S9172, S9175, S9182, S9189, S9201, S9206 [14SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), conference report, S11230 [11OC]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, S136 [22JA]

———provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for atomic weapons facilities employees during periods of residual contamination, S6837 [16JN]

———provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for atomic weapons facilities employees during periods of residual contamination (S. 2139), S1693 [26FE]

Dept. of State: emergency assistance funding for African Union mission in Darfur region of Sudan, S9584 [23SE]

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

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. Res. 342), S4674 [29AP]

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

Electric power: promote reliability of the electric transmission grid through the Cross-Sound Cable project (S. 2406), S5228 [11MY]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S769 [10FE], S968 [11FE]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program, S7220, S7221 [23JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relating to overtime pay, S4800 [4MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), motion to proceed, S7994, S7995 [13JY]

———expand supports and services available to grandparents and other relatives raising children whose biological parents have died or can no longer take care of them (S. Res. 345), S4504 [28AP]

———prohibit the giving or acceptance of payment for the placement of a child or obtaining consent to adoption (S. 2748), S8734 [22JY]

Family Steering Committee for the 9/11 Independent Commission: tribute, S8471 [20JY]

FEMA: mental health counseling services for emergency services personnel ailments resulting from terrorist attacks, S9201 [14SE]

FERC: establish reliability standards for the electric transmission system (S. 2014), S120 [21JA]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1965 [2MR]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S1965 [2MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9584 [23SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (S. 2313), S4052 [8AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S9266 [15SE]

Holocaust: restitution for survivors for property seized from the Hungarian Gold Train, S9215 [14SE], S11291 [11OC]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims, S8274-S8276 [16JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1248), S5342, S5345, S5347 [12MY], S5402 [13MY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10678 [7OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, S11988 [8DE]

Kerry, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to votes on war with Iraq, S3524 [1AP]

Medicare: advertising campaign designed to build public support for the new Medicare drug law, S3524 [1AP]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S3524 [1AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: evaluation of findings, S8602 [22JY]

———implement recommendations to promote universal basic education for children in significantly Muslim countries, S10678 [7OC]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (S. 2447), S5806 [19MY]

National security: war on terrorism and homeland security funding, S7792, S7794 [8JY]

New York: restrict dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound (S. 2482), S6278 [1JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: implementation of certain provisions relative to students with special needs, S9378 [20SE]

———increase funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2486 [10MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Richard Axel for physiology or medicine, S11628 [19NO]

Nuclear energy: clarify treatment of accelerator-produced and other radioactive material as byproduct material (S. 2763), S8752 [22JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S3524 [1AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S3524 [1AP]

Power resources: prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (S. 2015), S120 [21JA]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (S. 2827), S9526 [22SE]

———regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontractors, S5205 [11MY]

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

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 2334), S4302 [22AP]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Edgewood Center for Children and Families, S10561 [6OC]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7792 [8JY]

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (S. 2572), S7437 [24JN]

Sharpe, Gary L.: nomination to be district judge, S307 [28JA]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S4800 [4MY], S5185, S5205 [11MY]

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

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), S8206 [15JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S5185 [11MY]

Viswanathan, Vivek: U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest winner, S8540 [21JY]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (S. 2686), S8469 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4088 [19AP]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in U.S. v. Elena R. Sassower (S. Res. 323), S3046 [23MR]

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

Statements

What Is a Citizen To Do? Kristen Breitweiser, Patricia Casazza, Mindy Kleinberg, and Lorie Van Auken, Family Steering Committee for the 9/11 Independent Commission, S8470 [20JY]

Texts of

S. 2021, Domestic Defense Fund Act, S187-S193 [22JA]

S. 2139, Residual Radioactive Contamination Compensation Act, S1694 [26FE]

S. 2334, Caribbean National Forest Act, S4302 [22AP]

S. 2406, promote reliability of the electric transmission grid through the Cross-Sound Cable project, S5229 [11MY]

S. 2482, Long Island Sound Protection Act, S6278 [1JN]

S. 2572, Positive Aging Act, S7438-S7440 [24JN]

S. 2748, Baby Selling Prohibition Act, S8735 [22JY]

S. 2953, Coordinated Environmental Health Network Act, S10852-S10855 [8OC]

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

S. Res. 323, Senate Legal Counsel representation in U.S. v. Elena R. Sassower, S3003, S3046 [23MR]

S. Res. 376, tribute to Syracuse University men's lacrosse team, S6740 [14JN]

S. Res. 377, tribute to Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team, S6740 [14JN]

Tributes

Arnold, Richard S., S10433 [5OC]

Holland, Fern, S8672 [22JY]