SCHUMER, CHARLES (a Senator from New York)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2452, S2455 [9MR], S2469, S2529, S2563, S2565, S2566, S2568, S2571, S2579 [10MR], S2592, S2631, S2648, S2649, S2678, S2719, S2730, S2732, S2733, S2736, S2738, S2743, S2744, S2746, S2748 [11MR]

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

———extend authority of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa to hold court in Rock Island, IL (S. 2873), S11652, S11662 [19NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5819 [19MY], S6395, S6459 [3JN], S6535, S6571, S6581, S6584, S6587, S6591 [7JN], S6864 [16JN], S7055 [18JN], S7271, S7345 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7367, S7489 [24JN], S7518 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S8941, S8942, S8968 [8SE], S9018, S9033, S9039, S9041, S9042 [9SE], S9052, S9057, S9083 [10SE], S9108, S9112, S9113, S9142 [13SE], S9167, S9172, S9201, S9204, S9205, S9232, S9235, S9236 [14SE]

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

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9589, S9590, S9645, S9646, S9650 [23SE]

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), S9822 [28SE], S10044, S10045, S10046, S10047, S10113, S10125, S10126, S10127, S10128, S10146, S10161 [30SE], S10384 [5OC], S10543, S10601 [6OC]

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

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4710, S4711, S4715 [29AP]

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

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2139 [3MR], S3031 [23MR], S4770 [3MY], S4919 [5MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S810 [10FE], S1026, S1089, S1158 [11FE], S1313 [12FE]

Articles and editorials

Assault Guns; Moms March for a Needed Renewal of National Ban, Detroit (MI) Free Press, S7985 [13JY]

Consider This, Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard, S7985 [13JY]

NRA's Eye Is Fixed on Bush, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S7986 [13JY]

Pry Congress From Cold, Deadly Clutch of the NRA, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S7986 [13JY]

Reload the Assault Gun Ban, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S7986 [13JY]

Targeting Voters in the Worst Way, New York (NY) Times, S7985 [13JY]

Trade Agreement May Undercut Importing of Inexpensive Drugs, Elizabeth Becker and Robert Pear, New York (NY) Times, S8197 [15JY]

Weapons for Terrorism, Washington (DC) Post, S7986 [13JY]

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), S1287 [12FE]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States (see S. 1840), S8549 [21JY]

———establish regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and support the income of dairy producers (see S. 2525), S6881 [16JN]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 40), S4225 [21AP]

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

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see S. 2007), S247 [26JA]

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]

———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), S2996 [23MR]

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

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see S. 2889), S10847 [8OC]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: revise and extend Federal charter (see S. 2363), S6349 [2JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 36), S5608 [18MY] (see S.J. Res. 39), S6499 [7JN]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see S. Res. 269), S4838 [4MY]

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), S9221 [14SE]

———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: provide grants to support farm-to-cafeteria projects under the National School Lunch Act (see S. 1755), S3181 [25MR]

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

Coins: authorize the minting and issuance of a Presidential $1 coin series (see S. 2744), S11379 [16NO]

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), S6452 [3JN]

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

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

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 896), S4493 [28AP]

Copyrights: authorize civil enforcement by the Dept. of Justice (see S. 2237), S4768 [3MY]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 2062), S792 [10FE]

———extend authority of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa to hold court in Rock Island, IL (see S. 2873), S11640 [19NO]

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

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see S. 2916), S10702 [7OC]

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

———reduce criminal gang activities (see S. 1735), S7581 [6JY]

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), S7054 [18JN]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 2526), S8964 [8SE]

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]

———award grants to public transportation agencies to improve security (see S. 2884), S10261 [1OC]

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

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), S8424 [19JY]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 1010), S6348 [2JN]

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

Diseases: establish comprehensive State diabetes control and prevention programs (see S. 1666), S5536 [17MY]

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

Drugs: eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see S. 1784), S4374 [26AP]

Electric power: promote reliability of the electric transmission grid through the Cross-Sound Cable project (see S. 2406), S5536 [17MY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see S. 2157), S2302 [8MR]

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

EPA: authorize use of funds made available for nonpoint source management programs for projects and activities relating to the development and implementation of phase II of the storm water program (see S. 1716), S9075 [10SE]

Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks (see S. 2973), S10986 [9OC]

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

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

———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]

Floods: reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made (see S. 2238), S3180 [25MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see S. 2568), S10262 [1OC]

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]

———tribute (see S. Con. Res. 123), S7938 [12JY]

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

———conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see S. 2038), S10703 [7OC]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see S. 2158), S9442 [21SE]

———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), S5473 [13MY]

———provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options (see S. Res. 389), S8424 [19JY]

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), S6804 [15JN]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 1980), S1458 [23FE] (see S. 2313), S4024 [8AP]

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

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 1129), S1934 [1MR]

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

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]

Irish American Cultural Institute: grant Federal charter (see S. 2364), S6673 [9JN] (see S. 2364), S6734 [14JN]

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]

James J. Peters Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY: designate (see S. 2133), S6882 [16JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2146), S2001 [2MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1368), S5800 [19MY]

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

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

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: reauthorize (see S. 2949), S10845 [8OC]

Medicaid: establish a demonstration project to encourage the provision of community-based services to disabled individuals (see S. 1394), S217 [23JA]

———extend State fiscal relief (see S. 2671), S8690 [22JY]

Medicare: coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see S. 2553), S11640 [19NO]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see S. 2339), S4838 [4MY]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 740), S8423 [19JY]

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

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see S. 2566), S7829 [8JY]

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

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), S4693 [29AP]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see S. 2138), S4429 [27AP]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1411), S7938 [12JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see S. 1292), S2717 [11MR]

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

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 357), S6500 [7JN]

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

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 security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2279), S9442 [21SE]

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

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 8), S9526 [22SE]

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]

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

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see S. Res. 311), S6736 [14JN]

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

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]

Patents: promote cooperative research involving universities, the public sector, and private enterprises (see S. 2192), S4768 [3MY]

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

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 2328), S4301 [22AP]

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), S9524 [22SE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 2468), S9612 [23SE]

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

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

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see S. 2216), S2778 [12MR] (see S. 2273), S3792 [6AP]

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

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

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1465), S4693 [29AP]

September 11: designate as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion (see S. Con. Res. 127), S9076 [10SE]

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

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]

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), S8119 [14JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see S. Con. Res. 102; S. Res. 349), S4912 [5MY]

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

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

Taxation: provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see S. 1703), S2544 [10MR]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see S. 2966), S10846 [8OC]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 1556), S9813 [28SE]

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

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see S. 1963), S1458 [23FE]

Terrorism: provide criminal penalties for false information and hoaxes relating to terrorism (see S. 2204), S2717 [11MR]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see S. 2764), S8688 [22JY]

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), S4912 [5MY]

Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election process (see S. Con. Res. 106), S8690 [22JY]

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

Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see S. 517), S185 [22JA]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 68), S321 [28JA]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see S. 1916), S2440 [9MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1379), S53 [20JA]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see S. 1948), S2718 [11MR]

Years of Foreign Language Study: designate (see S. Res. 170), S371 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Archie Spigner Post Office Building, St. Albans, NY: designate (see S. 2813), S9386 [20SE]

Barber Conable Post Office Building, Batavia, NY: designate (see S. 2104), S1518 [24FE]

Business and industry: prohibit certain unfair or deceptive acts relative to gift cards (see S. 2969), S10986 [9OC]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see S. Res. 386), S7104 [21JN]

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]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see S. Con. Res. 150), S11640 [19NO]

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

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: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see S. 2816), S9386 [20SE]

Insurance: create a penalty for automobile insurance fraud (see S. 2728), S8687 [22JY]

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

Law enforcement: treat drug offenses involving crystal methamphetamine similarly to drug offenses involving crack cocaine (see S. 2444), S5799 [19MY]

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

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

New York: provide for an additional place of holding district court (see S. 2996), S11496 [18NO]

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]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for religious ideologies that promote hatred, intolerance, violence, and human rights abuses and encourage religious freedom (see S. Con. Res. 131), S8689 [22JY]

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

Taxation: expand deduction for college tuition expenses to include expenses for books (see S. 2797), S9220 [14SE]

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

———treatment of certain wages of spouses of Armed Forces members serving in combat zones (see S. 2824), S9441 [21SE]

Tesfamical, Alemseghed M.: relief (see S. 2044), S370 [2FE]

U.S. Fire Administration: provide assistance to firefighting task forces (see S. 3010), S11639 [19NO]

U.S. Homeland Security Signal Corps: establish to ensure proper communications between law enforcement agencies (see S. 2696), S8474 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

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

Letters

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

Lists

Organizations supporting Feinstein amendment to S. 1805, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, on assault weapons production ban, S1941 [1MR]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S8944 [8SE], S9206 [14SE]

Privilege of the floor

Flood, James G., S1936 [1MR]

Levy, Joshua, S9237 [14SE]

Remarks

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, S1940, S1941 [1MR], S1952 [2MR], S7985 [13JY], S8928 [8SE]

Budget: reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to homeland security programs funding, S2634 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2634 [11MR]

Clarke, Richard A.: statements by former counterterrorism coordinator on the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism, S2955 [23MR], S3317 [30MR]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 2062), S7717 [7JY]

Dept. of Defense: Army Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program funding, S7387 [24JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6840, S6863 [16JN], S7142 [22JN], S7220, S7221, S7239 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7387 [24JN]

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 (S. 2597), S7474 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities, S9174, S9175 [14SE]

———allocation of homeland security block grant funds to high-threat urban areas and U.S. seaports, S8941, S8942, S8943 [8SE]

———improve security at points of entry into the U.S., S9205 [14SE]

———increase grants to Amtrak, other rail carriers, and providers of mass transportation to improve rail and mass transportation system security, S9204, S9205 [14SE]

———increase Urban Area Security Initiative funding to ensure that high-threat, high-density urban areas receive resources commensurate with the threat level, S9174, S9175 [14SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S8939, S8941, S8942, S8943, S8944 [8SE], S9018 [9SE], S9076 [10SE], S9114, S9116 [13SE], S9174, S9175, S9204, S9205 [14SE]

———provide funding to establish identification and tracking system for trucks carrying hazardous material and a background check system for commercial driver licenses, S9018 [9SE], S9114, S9116 [13SE]

Dept. of Justice: grant authority to prosecute civilian contractors for criminal activities committed while employed overseas with the Dept. of Defense and other Federal agencies, S6863 [16JN]

———require disclosure of documents on treatment and interrogation of individuals held in custody by the U.S., S7142 [22JN], S7239 [23JN]

Dept. of Labor: provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for atomic weapons facilities employees during periods of residual contamination, S6840 [16JN]

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]

Executive Office of the President: characterization of former Bush administration officials relative to their criticisms of the administration, S2955 [23MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1940, S1941 [1MR], S1952 [2MR]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S5901 [20MY]

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

Human rights: encourage States to adopt legislation combatting human trafficking and slavery (S. Res. 414), S8570 [21JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1248), S5399 [13MY]

Intelligence services: alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, S8060 [14JY]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9783 [28SE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, S11955 [8DE]

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

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

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: evaluation of findings, S8435 [20JY], S8584 [22JY]

———testimony of Clinton and Bush administration officials, S2955 [23MR]

National security: homeland security funding, S8939 [8SE], S9783 [28SE]

———war on terrorism and homeland security funding, S8584 [22JY]

New York: tribute to Army National Guard 2d Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, S4788 [4MY]

OPEC: address decision to decrease oil production, S3318 [30MR], S4857 [5MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S8944 [8SE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4857 [5MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S8196 [15JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, S4857 [5MY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S8519, S8520, S8521 [21JY], S8585 [22JY]

Rice, Condoleezza: testimony before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S., S3317 [30MR], S3974 [8AP]

Sharpe, Gary L.: nomination to be district judge, S306 [28JA]

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims, S2634 [11MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, S3318 [30MR], S4857 [5MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, S5601 [18MY]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 2764), S8753 [22JY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), S8196 [15JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

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

Tribute, S11558 [19NO]

Texts of

S. 2597, Prescription Drug Price Comparison for Savings Act, S7474 [24JN]

S. 2797, Textbook Affordability Act, S9222 [14SE]

S. 2969, Fair Gift Card Act, S10986 [9OC]

S. 2995, permanently extend tax deduction for college tuition expenses, S11497 [18NO]

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

Tributes

Javits, Jacob K., S5602 [18MY]