JEFFORDS, JAMES M. (a Senator from Vermont)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2452 [9MR], S2545, S2565, S2566, S2570 [10MR], S2626, S2629, S2656, S2660, S2671, S2731, S2732, S2734, S2735, S2743, S2748 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6883 [16JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S8945, S8950, S8968 [8SE], S9042 [9SE], S9108, S9142 [13SE], S9209, S9236 [14SE]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve (S. 1134), S10595 [6OC]

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

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

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9804, S9825, S9851, S9857 [28SE], S10096 [30SE], S10353 [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], S3464, S3471 [31MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4711, S4713 [29AP]

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

———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), S554, S591 [4FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 663, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, S8633 [22JY]

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

———H.R. 2443, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, S3387 [30MR]

———H.R. 3550, Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act, S6047 [20MY]

———H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, S8221 [15JY]

Articles and editorials

Crnic, 56, Championed Down Syndrome Causes, Mark Wolf, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, S10695 [7OC]

First, Do No Harm, by, S8632 [22JY]

Susan Russ Steps Down as Jeffords' Chief of Staff, S316 [28JA]

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]

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

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2065), S4097 [19AP]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see S. 1557), S9032 [9SE]

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]

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), S10847 [8OC]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 482), S11800 [20NO]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 1873), S6274 [1JN]

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), S9130 [13SE]

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

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize sale or exchange of certain National Forest System land in Vermont (see S. 2891), S10436 [5OC] (see S. 2948), S10845 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see S. 641), S5535 [17MY]

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

———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see S. 2713), S11640 [19NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize use of certain grants to pay costs associated with participation of part-time or volunteer first responders in terrorism response training courses (see S. 3005), S11496 [18NO]

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (see S. 2595), S7435 [24JN]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 2533), S7751 [7JY]

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

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]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1134), S10568 [6OC]

EPA: require motor carriers to comply with vehicle emission performance standards (see S. 2842), S9611 [23SE]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see S. 2609), S9387 [20SE]

FDA: conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, testing, or handling of human tissue or human tissue-based products (see S. 1063), S3456 [31MR]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 2974), S11090 [10OC]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 88), S2778 [12MR]

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

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), S9813 [28SE]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see S. 2261), S3568 [1AP]

Health: 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), S4429 [27AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see S. 2158), S6735 [14JN]

———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 programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1909), S5372 [12MY]

Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see S. 2302), S10846 [8OC]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 2313), S4694 [29AP]

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: increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see S. 2252), S3294 [29MR]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 1129), S8277 [16JY]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see S. 1544), S5227 [11MY]

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

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]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see S. 1813), S2302 [8MR]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 253), S5472 [13MY]

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Con. Res. 122), S7896 [9JY]

Medicaid: ensure the provision of services under the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to frail elders living in rural areas (see S. 2369), S4692 [29AP]

———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see S. 1771), S6735 [14JN]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see S. 2426), S6088 [21MY]

———extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see S. 2659), S8550 [21JY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs (see S. 2053), S1683 [26FE]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 2370), S8423 [19JY]

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

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1411), S8423 [19JY]

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

National Commission on Digestive Diseases: establish (see S. 1902), S3367 [30MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 983), S792 [10FE]

National Patient Safety Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 320), S2778 [12MR]

National security: 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), S8278 [16JY]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 8), S9442 [21SE]

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

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 540), S8030 [13JY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 2328), S7175 [22JN]

Political campaigns: define political committees and clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see S. 2828), S10569 [6OC]

Power resources: prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (see S. 2015), S108 [21JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (see S. 1748), S4301 [22AP]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see S. 2827), S9612 [23SE]

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

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see S. 2822), S9441 [21SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 2395), S10062 [30SE]

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

Samuel de Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 2738), S8688 [22JY]

SBA: establish funding priorities for women's business centers (see S. 2267), S3632 [5AP]

———improve loan programs (see S. 2193), S3295 [29MR]

———increase amount to be reserved for women's business center programs sustainability grants (see S. 2266), S3568 [1AP]

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

Small Business Act: extend (see S. 2186), S2718 [11MR]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (see S. 2186), S2718 [11MR]

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

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

Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 1792), S4429 [27AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries of employees (see S. 1702), S6500 [7JN]

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

Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (see S. 2963), S10846 [8OC]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (see S. 2964), S10846 [8OC]

Television: enhance ability of direct broadcast satellite providers to offer additional local broadcast services to consumers under limited circumstances (see S. 2669), S8229 [15JY]

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

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants (see S. 1709), S1891 [27FE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 2994), S12068 [8DE]

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), S3367 [30MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1379), S9813 [28SE]

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

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

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 2554), S7104 [21JN]

Water Resources Act: reauthorize (see S. 2847), S9722 [27SE]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 387), S9033 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of HUD: make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (see S. 2692), S8474 [20JY]

Hazardous substances: prepare comprehensive strategy for international negotiations to reduce global mercury use to levels sufficient to protect public health and the environment (see S. Res. 453), S10703 [7OC]

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

Water: ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (see S. 2377), S4837 [4MY]

Letters

EPA clean water and drinking water State revolving funds funding: Charles Lyons, National League of Cities, S2661 [11MR]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S2660 [11MR]

———Raymond J. Poupore, National Heavy & Highway Alliance, S2661 [11MR]

———Robbi Savage, Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators, S2660 [11MR]

———several organizations, S2661 [11MR]

———several water organizations, S2660 [11MR]

Privilege of the floor

Harrington, Diana, S953 [10FE]

Smallwood, Peter, S672 [5FE]

Remarks

Air pollution: effects of powerplant pollution on the environment and public health, S1515-S1517 [24FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2616, S2660, S2661 [11MR]

Burlington, VT: North Street Revitalization Project funding through the Transportation and Community and System Preservation Program, S1232 [12FE]

Clean Air Act: allow waiver of fuel and fuel additive requirements in cases of significant supply disruptions and reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (H.R. 4545), S6877 [16JN]

Colodny, Edwin I.: Burlington, VT, Business Association Nate Harris Award recipient, S4992 [6MY]

Conservation of energy: coordinate governmental efforts within GSA and EPA to promote high-performance green buildings (S. 2620), S7829 [8JY]

———promote international energy efficiency, S6267 [1JN]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7817 [8JY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, S6866 [16JN]

Danforth, John C.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S7354 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6866 [16JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, S11288 [11OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: chemical facility security funding, S9180 [14SE]

———ensure that Under Sec. for Emergency Preparedness and Response participates in Threat-Based Homeland Security Grant Program process for non-law enforcement related grants, S9805 [28SE]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, S10357 [4OC]

———first responder interoperable communications funding through reductions in human resources account funding, S9013 [9SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S8948 [8SE], S9013 [9SE], S9180 [14SE]

———prohibit funding for job competitions, under OMB guidelines, for certain employees of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, S8948 [8SE]

———submit reports to Congress on job competition results, under OMB guidelines, relative to cost savings and performance improvements, S8948 [8SE]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (S. 2692), S8477 [20JY]

———section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, S5041 [7MY]

Dept. of Transportation: provide a more focused research organization with an emphasis on innovative technology (H.R. 5163), S11390 [16NO]

———reform approval process for highway projects involving publicly owned land or historic sites, S1244 [12FE]

Devils Lake, ND: emergency road repair and reconstruction project funding, S1702 [26FE]

Earth Day: observance, S3964 [8AP], S4175, S4177 [21AP]

Ecology and environment: clarify that Federal agencies are not required to provide alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements for renewable energy projects (H.R. 4513), S6876 [16JN]

———comparison of environmental and legislative accomplishments of former U.S. Presidents with those of President Bush, S3964 [8AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, S4175, S4177 [21AP]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve (S. 1134), S10510, S10512 [6OC]

Economy: importance of job creation, S705, S709 [9FE]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S985 [11FE], S1197 [12FE]

EPA: clean water and drinking water State revolving funds funding, S2660, S2661 [11MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), motion to proceed, S7997 [13JY]

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

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

Foreign countries: development of intermodel transportation systems, S709 [9FE]

Goss, Representative: nomination to be Director of Central Intelligence, S9604 [23SE]

Hall, Peter W.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7355 [24JN]

Hazardous substances: implement certain conventions dealing with organic pollutants, chemicals, and pesticides (S. 1486), S9518 [22SE]

———Savannah River, SC, nuclear waste disposal site funding, S11288 [11OC]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, S11242 [11OC]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 720), S8631, S8632 [22JY]

Houma, LA: tribute to Terrebonne Parish, LA, School System students for participation in the Houma-Terrebonen Chamber of Commerce Save Our Soil Campaign, S5531 [17MY]

Immigration: increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (S. 2252), S6083 [21MY]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers (S. 2258), S6083 [21MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, S11656 [19NO]

———reauthorize (S. 1248), S5330 [12MY]

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, S764 [10FE]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S764 [10FE]

———ensure availability of electromagnetic spectrum for public safety entities, S10357 [4OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9805 [28SE], S10357 [4OC]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: reauthorize (S. 2949), S10878 [8OC]

Myers, William G., III: nomination to be circuit judge, S8452 [20JY]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), S298 [28JA]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S6267 [1JN]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), S6876 [16JN]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S8207 [15JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S4642 [29AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), S6876 [16JN]

———establish Federal renewable fuels standards, repeal oxygenate requirements, and eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, S4642 [29AP]

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

Public welfare programs: child care funding, S3323 [30MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3323 [30MR]

Roads and highways: improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic, S768 [10FE]

———infrastructure repair and maintenance funding, S709 [9FE]

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade: ratification, S9518 [22SE]

Ryan, Janice: Kids on the Block—Vermont (theater group) Puppet's Choice Award recipient, S4489 [28AP]

Senate: investigation of ricin mailed to Senate office, S509 [3FE]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (S. 1039), S8662 [22JY]

Ships and vessels: ferry boat discretionary program funding, S1703 [26FE]

Taxation: exclude from unrelated business taxable income the gain or loss on the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites, S5208 [11MY]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes, S2616 [11MR]

———improve portability of retirement savings and expand pension coverage and savings opportunities (S. 1912), S298 [28JA]

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

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S5208 [11MY]

Transportation: create funding flexibility, increase accountability, and improve performance and efficiency of public transit programs, S621, S622 [5FE]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S509, S515 [3FE], S560, S561 [4FE], S621, S622 [5FE], S686 [6FE], S696, S705, S709, S710 [9FE], S760, S768, S775, S776 [10FE], S978, S992 [11FE], S1197, S1202, S1212, S1222, S1232, S1244, S1265, S1266 [12FE], S1702, S1703 [26FE]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), motion to proceed, S354, S360 [2FE]

———program funding relative to minimum rate of return for donor States, S710 [9FE], S1202 [12FE]

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification: anniversary, S6878 [16JN]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: effect on U.S. beef and wheat markets, S8207 [15JY]

———implementation (H.R. 4759), S8207 [15JY]

Vermont Housing Finance Agency: anniversary, S6270 [1JN]

Water: ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (S. 2377), S4839 [4MY]

WCAX-TV (South Burlington, VT): anniversary, S9217 [14SE]

World Asthma Day: observance, S4825 [4MY]

Texts of

S. 2620, High-Performance Green Buildings Act, S7830-S7833 [8JY]

S. 2692, Affordable Housing Preservation Act, S8478 [20JY]

Tributes

Crnic, Linda, S10694 [7OC]

McFaun, Francis M., S8420 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald, S6666 [9JN]

Reeve, Christopher, S11242 [11OC]

Rockefeller, Laurance S., S8419 [19JY]

Uerz, Robert C., S6497 [7JN]