DURBIN, RICHARD J. (a Senator from Illinois)

Addresses

Memorial Day: Richard Mills, S6669 [9JN]

New School University Commencement: Theodore C. Sorensen, S9050 [10SE]

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2455 [9MR], S2545, S2563, S2565, S2570, S2573, S2579, S2580 [10MR], S2592, S2620, S2626, S2629, S2631, S2648, S2668, S2671, S2718, S2719, S2730, S2731, S2732, S2733, S2734, S2735, S2736, S2743, S2745, S2747, S2748 [11MR]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): eliminate certain restrictions on service of Senators (S. Res. 445), S10654, S10753, S10757 [7OC]

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), S5800, S5829 [19MY], S6011 [20MY], S6349 [2JN], S6545 [7JN], S6629 [8JN], S6784, S6805 [15JN], S6884 [16JN], S6998 [17JN], S7030 [18JN], S7083, S7113 [21JN], S7175 [22JN], S7312, S7345 [23JN]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S7033 [18JN], S9040 [9SE], S9209, S9222, S9236 [14SE]

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

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

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10063, S10153, S10154 [30SE], S10344, S10355 [4OC], S10451 [5OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 2666), S9423, S9456 [21SE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3379 [30MR], S3463, S3464 [31MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4436 [27AP], S4716 [29AP]

———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), S2140, S2169 [3MR], S2874 [22MR], S3098 [24MR], S4226 [21AP], S4770 [3MY], S4839 [4MY], S5228 [11MY]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), S11317 [11OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S1027, S1109 [11FE]

Appointments

Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program, S2253 [4MR]

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

Committee To Escort the President, H19 [20JA]

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

———H.R. 4613, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7392 [24JN]

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

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

Articles and editorials

Downstate Town Stung by Deaths; 2 Soldiers Dead, 15 Hurt in Iraq, Deborah Horan and H. Gregory Meyer, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S9051 [10SE]

Looking at Darfur, Seeing Rwanda, Romeo Dallaire, New York (NY) Times, S10687 [7OC]

March Is About More Than Abortion, Werner Fornos, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S4682 [29AP]

Microbes of Mayhem, Laurie Garrett, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S5530 [17MY]

Real March Madness, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S2938 [22MR]

Running a Hospital Like a Factory, in a Good Way, Andrea Gabor, New York (NY) Times, S1471 [24FE]

Suppressing the Bad News on NCAA Graduation Rates, Derrick Z. Jackson, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S2939 [22MR]

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), S3567 [1AP]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance and security for women and children (see S. 2032), S5473 [13MY]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 2731), S8687 [22JY]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 1841), S247 [26JA]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see S. 1487), S2302 [8MR]

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

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see S. 1557), S11430 [17NO]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 1431), S722 [9FE]

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), S11497 [18NO]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: revise and extend Federal charter (see S. 2363), S6275 [1JN]

Brown, Oliver L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2179), S4694 [29AP]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 1873), S4025 [8AP]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see S. 738), S7436 [24JN]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see S. Res. 269), S7751 [7JY]

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), S9937 [29SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see S. 2749), S8863 [7SE]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (see S. 2779), S11640 [19NO]

———improve school breakfast program (see S. 1020), S2000 [2MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see S. Con. Res. 74), S6088 [21MY]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see S. 2199), S7750 [7JY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see S. 2611), S8030 [13JY]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 2718), S9131 [13SE]

———provide grants to support farm-to-cafeteria projects under the National School Lunch Act (see S. 1755), S4374 [26AP]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see S. 448), S3920 [7AP]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 2175), S3367 [30MR]

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see S. Res. 365), S11379 [16NO] (see S. Res. 483), S11897 [7DE]

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

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

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 385), S7104 [21JN]

Coins: authorize the minting and issuance of a Presidential $1 coin series (see S. 2744), S10366 [4OC]

Colleges and universities: ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (see S. 2729), S8863 [7SE]

———improve international and foreign language studies (see S. 2727), S8687 [22JY]

———improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (see S. 1793), S793 [10FE]

———provide higher education assistance for nontraditional students (see S. 2360), S8030 [13JY]

———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see S. Res. 221), S3921 [7AP]

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), S6275 [1JN]

Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming and censorship (see S. 1183), S3456 [31MR]

Congress: disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see S.J. Res. 31, 32), S4998 [6MY]

Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (see S. 2639), S8278 [16JY]

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]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System (see S. 2470), S5949 [20MY]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish a national laboratories water technology research and development program (see S. 2658), S8118 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1068), S8030 [13JY]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 1304), S9936 [29SE]

———expand the National Practitioner Data Bank (see S. 2341), S4300 [22AP]

———give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see S. 2815), S9525 [22SE]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see S. 2798), S10569 [6OC]

———reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 2741), S8863 [7SE]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 2526), S8549 [21JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for emergency food and shelter in the event of emergency or economic disaster (see S. 2249), S5228 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 1733), S5536 [17MY]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (see S. 2154), S6088 [21MY]

Dept. of Labor: provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (see S. 1597), S1519 [24FE]

Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see S. Res. 313), S3182 [25MR]

———require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see S. 2292), S4838 [4MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see S. 2927), S10703 [7OC]

———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), S8862 [7SE]

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

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see S. 1559), S6451 [3JN]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 491), S9441 [21SE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 2533), S6881 [16JN]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see S. Con. Res. 33), S10847 [8OC]

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see S. Res. 398), S8550 [21JY]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permanently authorize the public school and private school tuition assistance programs (see S. 2347), S4373 [26AP]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see S. 3013), S11640 [19NO]

Education: collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic participation (see S. 282), S9936 [29SE]

———expand Parents as Teachers programs and other programs of early childhood home visitation (see S. 2412), S7897 [9JY]

———improve elementary and secondary education (see S. 2794), S11379 [16NO]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see S. 2861), S9936 [29SE]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see S. 501), S4158 [20AP]

———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), S1458 [23FE]

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

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), S7581 [6JY]

———improve collection of child support (see S. 2194), S4159 [20AP]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see S. 683), S1891 [27FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 2461), S6452 [3JN]

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

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see S. 741), S371 [2FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 473), S2223 [4MR]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: maintain independence and integrity (see S. Res. 412), S8474 [20JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 98), S1518 [24FE]

———require disclosure of financial relationships between brokers and mutual fund companies and of certain brokerage commissions paid by mutual fund companies (see S. 1822), S3096 [24MR]

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

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see S. 1807), S2778 [12MR]

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 aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of warfare and civil strife (see S. 742), S1587 [25FE]

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), S8862 [7SE]

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

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

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see S. 2261), S3632 [5AP]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see S. 2038), S320 [28JA]

———encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices (see S. 2551), S7939 [12JY]

———ensure safety and accuracy of medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments (see S. 1197), S792 [10FE]

———establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and an advisory council made up of non-Federal representatives of the emergency medical services community (see S. 2351), S5608 [18MY]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see S. 2399), S7750 [7JY]

———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), S10062 [30SE]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see S. 2158), S8030 [13JY]

———provide every individual with the opportunity to purchase health insurance that is at least equivalent to the insurance available to Members of Congress at the same or lower rates (see S. Res. 358), S5372 [12MY]

———provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options (see S. Res. 389), S8031 [13JY]

———reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (see S. 1115), S3295 [29MR]

Health care professionals: establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (see S. 2613), S7750 [7JY]

Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps: establish to permit young adults to perform projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, and provide disaster relief, on public lands (see S. 2253), S9442 [21SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 2437), S8475 [20JY]

Higher Education Act: expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 2477), S7055 [18JN]

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]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 1510), S1587 [25FE]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see S. 2845), S9723 [27SE]

Investments: improve governance and regulation of mutual funds under the securities laws (see S. 2059), S2996 [23MR]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 78), S4159 [20AP]

———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), S2997 [23MR]

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), S10847 [8OC]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see S. 976), S2860 [22MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2146), S1891 [27FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 478), S3181 [25MR]

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

———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see S. 1907), S3096 [24MR]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see S. 469), S1518 [24FE]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see S. Res. 420), S9221 [14SE]

Medicaid: extend State fiscal relief (see S. 2671), S9131 [13SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 971), S4374 [26AP]

Medicare: clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making payments for medical education (see S. 1897), S6804 [15JN]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 310), S7435 [24JN]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see S. 2553), S10366 [4OC]

———eliminate privatization and reduce excessive payments to health maintenance organizations and other private sector insurance plans (see S. 2300), S3919 [7AP]

———ensure that prescription drug discount card sponsors pass along discounts to beneficiaries (see S. 2234), S3180 [25MR]

———modernize by ensuring that appropriate preventive services are covered (see S. 2535), S6997 [17JN]

———reduce part B premium through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare Advantage organizations (see S. 2906), S10568 [6OC]

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

Mental health: authorizing appropriations for diversion courts (see S. 2107), S4693 [29AP]

———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), S7828 [8JY]

———recognize that prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority (see S. Con. Res. 119), S7437 [24JN]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see S. Res. 392), S11380 [16NO]

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

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see S. 1092), S4158 [20AP]

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 Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1411), S3791 [6AP]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S4912 [5MY]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see S. 1292), S1891 [27FE]

National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 370), S7312 [23JN]

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 Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend date for submittal of final report and provide additional funding (see S. 2040), S370 [2FE]

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

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2353), S6452 [3JN]

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

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

National 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), S6998 [17JN]

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

National Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S4429 [27AP]

National Runaway Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 430), S10063 [30SE]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 309), S2106 [3MR]

National School Lunch Act: improve child and adult care food program (see S. 1022), S2000 [2MR]

———improve nutrition of students served under child nutrition programs (see S. 1392), S7938 [12JY]

———improve summer food service program for children (see S. 1021), S2000 [2MR]

———phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see S. 1549), S3181 [25MR]

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

———restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see S. 2528), S6881 [16JN]

National Time Out Day: support goals and ideas (see S. Res. 469), S11377 [16NO]

National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 113), S6087 [21MY]

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

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 8), S10704 [7OC]

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: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 540), S8861 [7SE]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see S. Res. 311), S3921 [7AP]

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

———modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see S. 1272), S6348 [2JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: identify foreign trade barriers adversely affecting U.S. exports and negotiate remedies to eliminate such barriers (see S. 2372), S4912 [5MY]

———initiate World Trade Organization dispute proceedings against certain oil exporting countries (see S. 2624), S7827 [8JY]

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]

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), S7518 [25JN]

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

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), S4026 [8AP]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2270), S3921 [7AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 2328), S4429 [27AP]

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

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]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2001 [2MR]

Schools: provide for secondary school reform (see S. 1554), S7175 [22JN]

———review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see S. 2542), S11378 [16NO]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 1874), S3632 [5AP]

September 11: designate as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion (see S. Con. Res. 127), S8691 [22JY]

Service for Seniors Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S8691 [22JY]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 750), S1457 [23FE]

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

———reject privatization proposals (see S. Res. 432), S9525 [22SE]

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

States: streamline enrollment processes for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families (see S. 1083), S4158 [20AP]

Sudan: allocation of foreign aid (see S. 2705), S8690 [22JY]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see S. Con. Res. 99), S4159 [20AP]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see S. Con. Res. 124), S8119 [14JY] (see S. Con. Res. 133), S8689 [22JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see S. Res. 349), S4837 [4MY]

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 846), S4373 [26AP]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see S. 595), S1999 [2MR]

———encourage investment in facilities using wind to produce electricity (see S. 1476), S6451 [3JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2084), S1684 [26FE]

———permanently extend deduction for college tuition expenses (see S. 2995), S11496 [18NO]

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

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see S. 2106), S4097 [19AP]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 1335), S4693 [29AP]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see S. 2474), S6087 [21MY]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 480), S6882 [16JN]

Terrorism: assist States and communities in preparing for and responding to threats to agriculture (see S. 427), S1457 [23FE]

———enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, preparation, and response planning (see S. 430), S1457 [23FE]

———provide for medal to be awarded by the President to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 533), S4096 [19AP]

Trademarks: clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges as trademarks (see S. 2796), S9130 [13SE]

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), S4159 [20AP]

Uganda: require a report on conflict (see S. 2264), S4694 [29AP]

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

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1379), S3920 [7AP]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 387), S7174 [22JN]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see S.J. Res. 28), S1586 [25FE]

World Year of Physics: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 121), S8863 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Music Month: designate (see S. Res. 459), S11090 [10OC]

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

Bob Michel Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, IL: designate (see S. 2596), S7435 [24JN]

Coins: redesign the reverse side of the penny in commemoration of the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln (see S. 2817), S9441 [21SE]

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

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see S. 2643), S8030 [13JY]

Crime: allow for the prosecution of members of criminal street gangs (see S. 2358), S4493 [28AP]

Dandan, Ketty: relief (see S. 2314), S4024 [8AP]

Dandan, Nabil Raja: relief (see S. 2314), S4024 [8AP]

Dandan, Raja Nabil: relief (see S. 2314), S4024 [8AP]

Dandan, Sandra: relief (see S. 2314), S4024 [8AP]

Dandan, Souzi: relief (see S. 2314), S4024 [8AP]

Dept. of the Interior: reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, SD, to reflect increased demands for municipal and industrial and fish and wildlife purposes (see S. 2429), S5535 [17MY]

Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (see S. 2989), S11429 [17NO]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see S. 2143), S1891 [27FE]

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]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (see S. 2546), S6997 [17JN]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see S. 2910), S10702 [7OC]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 2937), S10703 [7OC]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see S. 2722), S8687 [22JY]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 2257), S3366 [30MR] (see S. 2652), S8118 [14JY]

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

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 2163), S2223 [4MR]

Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL: designate (see S. 2022), S184 [22JA]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see S. 2271), S3567 [1AP]

Simon, Paul: authorize printing of a collection of memorial tributes (see S. Res. 471), S11496 [18NO]

Social Security: promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see S. 2730), S8687 [22JY]

Cloture motions

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

Letters

Nomination of William J. Sanchez to be Dept. of Justice Special Counsel of Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices: Katherine A. Baldwin, Dept. of Justice, S12016 [8DE]

———Loretta King, Dept. of Justice, S12016 [8DE]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S12016 [8DE]

———by, S12016 [8DE]

Security and Freedom Ensured (SAFE) Act: by, Committee on the Judicary (Senate), S3899-S3901 [7AP]

Lists

Legal incidents of marriage, S7974 [13JY]

Poems

``Adam's Curse,'' William Butler Yeats, S4242 [22AP]

``When You Are Old,'' William Butler Yeats, S4242 [22AP]

Press releases

Justice Department Announces Grants for Training on the Prevention of Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination: Dept. of Justice, S12017 [8DE]

Privilege of the floor

Herrmann, Jack, S8052 [13JY]

Kennedy, Katherine, S6742 [14JN]

Moscardelli, Vin, S2456 [9MR]

Zabrensky, Michael, S7346 [23JN]

Questions and answers

Nomination of Diane S. Sykes to be circuit judge: by, and Diane S. Sykes, S7365 [24JN]

Remarks

Africa: allocation of foreign aid to address crisis in Sudan and Chad, S7369 [24JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S80 [21JA]

American Association on Mental Retardation: tribute to Illinois chapter Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S9382 [20SE]

American Legacy Foundation: anniversary, S2434 [9MR]

American Lung Association: anniversary, S4294 [22AP]

American Music Month: designate (S. Res. 459), S11013 [10OC]

Animals: provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (S. 2007), S54 [20JA]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S80 [21JA], S11718 [20NO]

Armed Forces: addition of armor plating on Humvees, S961 [11FE]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S6781 [15JN], S6836, S6837 [16JN], S10828 [8OC]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S5563 [18MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S9051 [10SE]

Benitez, Roger T.: nomination to be district judge, S6943 [17JN]

Bob Michel Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, IL: designate (S. 2596), S7513 [25JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S583, S584, S585, S586, S587 [4FE]

———allow point of order against direct spending or revenue legislation that increases on-budget deficits in any fiscal year until the budget is balanced without Social Security, S2395, S2396 [9MR]

———deficit, S583, S584 [4FE], S961, S962 [11FE], S10771 [8OC]

———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, S531 [3FE], S583 [4FE], S2407, S2409 [9MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2395, S2396, S2407, S2409 [9MR], S2622, S2673, S2679, S2680 [11MR]

Burr Ridge, IL: tribute to retiring teachers, S6083 [21MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S3524 [1AP], S10389 [5OC], S10769, S10771, S10772 [8OC]

———State of the Union Message, S80-S83 [21JA]

Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 17,000th vote, S3541 [1AP]

Capitol buildings and grounds: dedication of demonstration rain garden on Senate side to reduce stormwater flooding and to reduce pollutants entering local streams and rivers, S6494 [7JN]

Clarke, Richard A.: statements by former counterterrorism coordinator on the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism, S3279 [29MR], S3318 [30MR]

Coins: redesign the reverse side of the penny in commemoration of the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln (S. 2817), S9443 [21SE]

Colleges and universities: graduation rates of student athletes participating in National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournaments, S2938-S2940 [22MR]

———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), S8670-S8671 [22JY]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): eliminate certain restrictions on service of Senators (S. Res. 445), S10654 [7OC]

———parity in staffing and budget, S10654 [7OC]

Congress: access to IRS facilities and tax returns by certain Members or their designees, S11718 [20NO]

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (S. 2475), S6096 [21MY]

Contracts: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts in areas of war or conflict, S6851, S6852 [16JN]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7709, S7714 [7JY], S7794, S7795, S7797 [8JY]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 2290), motion to proceed, S4166-S4169 [20AP]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, S5173 [11MY]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (S. 2643), S8034 [13JY]

Crime: allow for the prosecution of members of criminal street gangs (S. 2358), S4497 [28AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 1), S1551 [25FE]

———protect victims' rights (S. 2329), S4275 [22AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S8600 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, S10820 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6721, S6722 [14JN], S6781, S6785 [15JN], S6836, S6837, S6851, S6852 [16JN], S7032, S7033 [18JN], S7083, S7085 [21JN], S7145 [22JN], S7236, S7237, S7288 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7369 [24JN]

———military operations in Iraq funding, S583 [4FE]

Dept. of Education: improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) (S. 2887), S10563 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), unanimous-consent request, S7794, S7795, S7797 [8JY]

———making appropriations (S. 2537), unanimous-consent request, S7794, S7795, S7797 [8JY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to restrict local law enforcement use of National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S83 [21JA]

———require disclosure of documents on treatment and interrogation of individuals held in custody by the U.S., S7145-S7147 [22JN], S7236, S7237, S7288 [23JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, S586, S587 [4FE], S2966 [23MR], S3075 [24MR]

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

Dietary supplements: fully enforce and implement Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act and require Dept. of HHS to develop a plan for mandatory serious adverse event reports, S7083, S7085 [21JN]

———require manufacturers to submit reports on certain serious adverse events before allowing sale on military installations, S7033 [18JN], S7083, S7085 [21JN]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, S3361 [30MR], S11674 [20NO]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, S2673 [11MR]

Drugs: clarify definition of anabolic steroids and provide for research and education activities relative to steroids (S. 2195), S10608 [6OC]

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (S. 2989), S11430 [17NO]

Earth Day: observance, S4290 [22AP]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, S5563 [18MY], S5735 [19MY], S11244, S11245 [11OC]

———importance of job creation, S11244 [11OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, S80-S83 [21JA], S959, S960, S961, S962 [11FE], S5735 [19MY], S7691, S7692, S7693 [7JY], S10771, S10772 [8OC]

Education: funding, S585 [4FE]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (S. 2861), S10057 [30SE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (S. 2143), S1892 [27FE]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S960, S961, S962 [11FE], S1554 [25FE], S2409 [9MR]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts, S2195, S2196, S2197 [4MR]

ERISA: provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, S3981 [8AP]

Executive Office of the President: characterization of former Bush administration officials relative to their criticisms of the administration, S3318 [30MR]

———modify authority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board relative to terrorism protection, S10021 [30SE], S10481 [6OC], S10826 [8OC], S11949 [8DE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), motion to proceed, S7969, S7971, S7972, S7974 [13JY]

FDA: establish guidelines and review safety of dietary supplements, S3545-S3548 [1AP]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, S8159 [15JY], S11243, S11244 [11OC]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving, S7031, S7032, S7033 [18JN]

Firearms: exempt lawsuits involving a shooting victim of John A. Muhammad or Lee B. Malvo from the definition of qualified civil liability action, S1656, S1658 [26FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1656, S1658, S1667 [26FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), motion to proceed, S1534, S1551, S1554 [25FE]

———protect rights of law enforcement officers who are victimized by crime to secure compensation from those who participate in the arming of criminals, S1667 [26FE]

———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 (S. 2557), S7182 [22JN]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (S. 2546), S7019 [17JN]

Food Safety Administration: establish (S. 2910), S10704 [7OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs, S10687 [7OC]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, S11718 [20NO]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S9776-S9778 [28SE], S10773 [8OC]

———international affairs programs funding, S2673 [11MR]

Friends of the Des Plaines Public Library (organization): anniversary, S5945 [20MY]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, S11674 [20NO]

Goss, Representative: nomination to be Director of Central Intelligence, S9507 [22SE]

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, S7714 [7JY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, S11244 [11OC]

———improve access to health care services by reducing the burden the liability system places in the delivery of emergency, trauma, and obstetrical services (S. 2207), motion to proceed, S3880 [7AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S3524 [1AP], S5173, S5175 [11MY], S9160 [14SE], S10769 [8OC]

Health care professionals: establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (S. 2613), S7752 [7JY]

———provide immediate relief from increased medical malpractice insurance costs by establishing a tax credit and reimbursement of premiums for some doctors and hospitals, S2937 [22MR], S5175 [11MY]

Height, Dorothy I.: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, S3176 [25MR]

Holmes, J. Leon: nomination to be district judge, S7560 [6JY]

Illinois: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, S4489 [28AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1248), S5401 [13MY]

Intelligence services: appoint commission to assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq relative to possession of weapons of mass destruction, S389, S390 [3FE]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S530, S531 [3FE], S10339 [4OC], S10479, S10481 [6OC]

———provide for enhanced language education and training for members of the intelligence community, S10048 [30SE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10021, S10048 [30SE], S10338 [4OC], S10481 [6OC], S10826, S10828 [8OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, S11948, S11949, S11966, S11967 [8DE]

Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S4856 [5MY], S5064, S5066 [10MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S3545 [1AP], S5563 [18MY], S10479, S10481 [6OC], S10773 [8OC]

———demolish Abu Ghraib prison to underscore U.S. abhorrence of the mistreatment of prisoners (S. Res. 354), S4981 [6MY]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, S10479, S10481 [6OC], S10773 [8OC]

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act: delay implementation of certain provisions until it can be certified that they will not result in a net loss of U.S. jobs or harm the economy, S2195, S2196, S2197 [4MR]

Kerry, Senator: characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, S4384 [27AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 2666), S9424, S9425 [21SE]

Library of Congress: Adventures of the American Mind Program funding, S9424 [21SE]

———Open World Leadership Center Program funding, S9425 [21SE]

Lincoln, IL: anniversary of State Bank of Lincoln, S33 [20JA]

Malta: conference on chemical sciences in the Middle East, S5368 [12MY]

March for Women's Lives: commend marchers and recognize individual rights relative to fertility, sexuality, and reproduction, S4682 [29AP]

Masterfoods USA (business): anniversary, S9438 [21SE]

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

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 2652), S8119-S8122 [14JY]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, S4785 [4MY]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S3524 [1AP], S3954, S3955 [7AP], S4785 [4MY], S10769 [8OC]

Motor vehicles: impose additional requirements for improving corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S3444 [31MR]

———improve system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency (S. 794), S3444 [31MR]

Myers, William G., III: nomination to be circuit judge, S8441, S8442 [20JY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: evaluation of findings, S8598 [22JY]

———testimony of Clinton and Bush administration officials, S3279 [29MR]

National Foster Care Month: observance, S6082 [21MY]

National Immunization Week: observance, S4372 [26AP]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening, S9424 [21SE]

National Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases Awareness Week: observance, S4293 [22AP]

National Public Radio: decision to replace ``Morning Edition'' host Bob Edwards, S3076 [24MR], S3544 [1AP]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (S. Con. Res. 112), S8660 [22JY]

National security: improve security for driver licenses and State identity documents, S11966, S11967 [8DE]

———strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (S. 2299), S3932 [7AP]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (S. 2163), S2224 [4MR], S3278 [29MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S1658 [26FE]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), S297 [28JA]

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

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers and the steel industry, S297 [28JA]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S3444-S3446 [31MR], S3524 [1AP]

Political campaigns: characterization of remarks relative to patriotism of candidates for criticizing policies relative to war in Iraq or war on terrorism, S9427 [21SE]

———comparison of Vice President Cheney and Senator Edwards relative to war on terror and economy, S10474, S10475 [6OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S4410 [27AP]

———establish Federal renewable fuels standards, repeal oxygenate requirements, and eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, S4410 [27AP]

———national energy policy, S3278 [29MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S10768 [8OC]

Rice, Condoleezza: testimony before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S., S3318 [30MR]

Sanchez, William J.: nomination to be Dept. of Justice Special Counsel of Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, S12015 [8DE]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S8500, S8501 [21JY]

———importance of bipartisanship, S11337 [16NO]

———legislative priorities, S11337 [16NO]

———legislative program, S8500, S8501 [21JY]

Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL: designate (S. 2022), S193 [22JA], S2823 [12MR]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (S. 2271), S3570 [1AP]

Simon, Paul: authorize printing of a collection of memorial tributes (S. Res. 471), S11506 [18NO]

Social Security: promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (S. 2730), S8709 [22JY]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, S8534 [21JY], S10686 [7OC]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (S. Con. Res. 99), S5530 [17MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (H. Con. Res. 414), S5848 [19MY]

Sykes, Diane S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7363, S7364, S7366 [24JN]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4410 [27AP]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), S8159 [15JY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, S11211, S11243, S11244 [11OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2195, S2196, S2197 [4MR], S2937 [22MR], S2966 [23MR], S3075 [24MR]

Television: rejection by CBS of advertisement concerning children paying off the Federal deficit, S276-S278 [27JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S9050 [10SE]

Tobacco products: eliminate price supports and compensate quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities, S8159 [15JY]

———increase funding for research, disease control, wellness, and tobacco cessation and preventative health efforts through an increase in cigarette and other tobacco excise taxes, S2622 [11MR]

Trademarks: clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges as trademarks (S. 2796), S10422 [5OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S1246 [12FE]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), S8201 [15JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend, S4165 [20AP]

———place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants (S. 1709), S3898, S3901 [7AP], S4165 [20AP]

Veterans: health care funding through reductions in excess profits and assessment of penalties against certain contractors doing business in Iraq, S2679, S2680 [11MR]

———health care funding through reductions in lawyers' fees relative to the tobacco settlement, S2679, S2680 [11MR]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (H.R. 1787), S10474 [6OC]

Votes: position on missed, S360 [2FE]

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, S1468, S1470, S1472, S1473, S1493 [24FE]

Women's History Month: observance, S3361 [30MR]

World Food Day: observance, S10820 [8OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S11557 [19NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Paul M. Igasaki: Japanese American Citizens League, S318 [28JA]

Statements

DEA Raid Relative to Use of Medical Marijuana: Suzanne Pfeil, Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana, S11431 [17NO]

Ship in U.S. Waters: by, S10024 [30SE]

Summaries

American Neighborhoods Taking the Initiative—Guarding Against Neighborhood Gangs (ANTI-GANG) Act (S. 2358), S4498 [28AP]

Malta Conference on Chemical Sciences in the Middle East: Zafra Lerman, S5368 [12MY]

Texts of

S. 2022, Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL, S193 [22JA]

S. 2299, Homeland Security Education Act, S3933-S3936 [7AP]

S. 2429, Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act, S5545 [17MY]

S. 2546, Genetically Engineered Foods Act, S7020-S7023 [17JN]

Tributes

Breaux, Senator, S11472 [18NO]

Campbell, Senator, S9424 [21SE]

Daschle, Senator, S11560 [19NO]

Edwards, Bob, S3076 [24MR], S3544 [1AP]

Fitzgerald, Senator, S11558 [19NO]

Graham, Senator Bob, S389 [3FE]

Harris, Irving B., S9916 [29SE]

Igasaki, Paul M., S317, S318 [28JA]

Keeley, P.J., S5797 [19MY]

McGrory, Mary, S4242 [22AP]

Mills, Richard, S6669 [9JN]

Nelson, Gaylord A., S4290 [22AP]

Pregracke, Chad, S4290 [22AP]

Reagan, Ronald, S6662 [9JN]

Reeve, Christopher, S11244 [11OC]

Sauget, Richard A., S5224 [11MY]

Siglin, Doug, S4290 [22AP]