NELSON, BILL (a Senator from Florida)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2454 [9MR], S2529, S2563, S2564, S2566, S2568, S2569 [10MR], S2658, S2676, S2719 [11MR], S2778 [12MR]

Cuba: human rights violations (S. Res. 328), S4058 [8AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S5821, S5822 [19MY], S6013, S6014 [20MY], S6463 [3JN], S6500, S6520, S6539 [7JN], S6718, S6736 [14JN], S6977, S6999 [17JN], S7153, S7197, S7199 [22JN], S7312 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), S7376, S7491 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S9006, S9039, S9040, S9041 [9SE], S9202, S9235 [14SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), S9649 [23SE]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S10098 [30SE]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2608), S10602 [6OC]

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

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S2138 [3MR], S2247 [4MR], S2870 [22MR], S3296 [29MR], S4770 [3MY]

———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), S1093, S1166 [11FE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H19 [20JA]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (see S. 1900), S7311 [23JN]

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

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see S. 2057), S1588 [25FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 2065), S3182 [25MR]

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

Aviation: improve security (see S. 2393), S8964 [8SE]

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), S6452 [3JN]

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), S9612 [23SE]

Children and youth: provide for infant crib safety (see S. 2016), S1934 [1MR]

Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see S. Res. 221), S6673 [9JN] (see S. Res. 221), S6734 [14JN]

Collier County, FL: authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon and the Picayune Strand (see S. 2857), S9936 [29SE]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 2373), S4692 [29AP]

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

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see S. 3002), S11898 [7DE]

———require registration of contractors' taxpayer identification numbers in the Central Contractor Registry database (see S. 2383), S7581 [6JY]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase maximum amount of available home loan guaranty (see S. 2522), S7312 [23JN]

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

Drugs: clarify definition of anabolic steroids, review sentencing guidelines for crimes involving steroids, and establish education programs relative to steroids (see S. 1780), S1683 [26FE]

———clarify definition of anabolic steroids and provide for research and education activities relative to steroids (see S. 2195), S2716 [11MR]

Everglades National Park: exchange of certain land (see S. 2046), S370 [2FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include Federal prosecutors relative to retirement benefits (see S. 640), S4767 [3MY]

Fire prevention: establish comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles (see S. 1798), S4837 [4MY]

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), S6500 [7JN]

Florida: authorize water resources projects for Indian River Lagoon-South and Southern Golden Gates Estates, Collier County (see S. 2209), S2778 [12MR]

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), S3367 [30MR]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 1980), S1458 [23FE] (see S. 2313), S4024 [8AP] (see S. 2437), S11305 [11OC]

Higher Education Act: expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 2477), S8862 [7SE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 1645), S4374 [26AP]

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), S3096 [24MR]

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), S8550 [21JY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see S. 976), S371 [2FE]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1368), S4911 [5MY]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 847), S9936 [29SE]

Medicare: prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Florida (see S. 2118), S1586 [25FE]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives (see S. Res. 393), S7435 [24JN]

NASA: establish an awards program in honor of Charles (Pete) Conrad that recognizes amateur discoveries of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories (see S. 1855), S2544 [10MR]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1411), S3096 [24MR]

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

National Commission on the Quincentennial of the Discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon: establish (see S. 2656), S8118 [14JY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 422), S9222 [14SE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 418), S8689 [22JY]

National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (see S. 1393), S6349 [2JN]

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

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

NOAA: commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne (see S. Con. Res. 149), S11496 [18NO]

Nuclear weapons: promote national security by facilitating the removal of potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world (see S. 2310), S4024 [8AP]

Petroleum: 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), S3792 [6AP]

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

Rivers: modify certain resources projects for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers (see S. 2169), S2223 [4MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 2395), S11378 [16NO]

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

SBA: improve loan programs (see S. 2193), S3632 [5AP]

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] (see S. Con. Res. 133), S8964 [8SE]

Taxation: allow withdrawals from individual retirement plans without penalty by individuals within natural disaster areas determined by the President occurring in 2004 (see S. 2835), S9611 [23SE]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see S. 2886), S11379 [16NO]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 664), S7581 [6JY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see S. 1703), S2000 [2MR]

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

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see S. 2603), S8030 [13JY]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see S. 1963), S6673 [9JN] (see S. 1963), S6734 [14JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 1630), S2544 [10MR]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see S. 307), S7828 [8JY]

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), S11898 [7DE]

Veterans: extend and enhance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill and improve housing benefits (see S. 2534), S7829 [8JY]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 68), S7828 [8JY]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see S.J. Res. 28), S2861 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Advertising: ensure that advertising campaigns paid for by the Federal Government are unbiased (see S. 2416), S5472 [13MY]

Charles, Ray: tribute (see S. Res. 381), S6882 [16JN]

Children and youth: promote better health for young people through Federal matching awards for physical education programs (see S. 2150), S1933 [1MR]

Conversations Before the Crisis Week: designate (see S. Res. 391), S7435 [24JN]

Cuba: human rights violations (see S. Res. 328), S3567 [1AP]

Death and dying: improve access to information about end of life care options and legal rights, promote advance care planning and decisionmaking, and engage health care providers in preparation of advance directives (see S. 2545), S6997 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see S. Con. Res. 147), S11496 [18NO] (see S. Con. Res. 152), S11897 [7DE]

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. 2626), S7827 [8JY]

FTC: establish an Office of Consumer Advocacy and Outreach (see S. 3030), S11897 [7DE]

National Donor Day: designate (see S. Res. 305), S1457 [23FE]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see S. 2711), S8548 [21JY]

Privacy: ensure protection of personally identifiable information outsourced abroad through increased disclosure, compliance with U.S. privacy standards, and accountability (see S. 2472), S5950 [20MY] (see S. 2481), S6274 [1JN]

Tampa Bay Lightning (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 383), S7054 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions relative to

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

Letters

Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act: Karen Orloff Kaplan, Last Acts Partnership (organization), S7018 [17JN]

American Red Cross tropical storm and hurricane relief funding: Marsha J. Evans, American Red Cross, S9007 [9SE]

Continue exercise of Dept. of Defense statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts: Donald Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense, S12049 [8DE]

Disaster relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms: by, S11194 [11OC]

Remarks

ABC: controversy over appropriateness and sexual content of certain ABC program promotional advertisement on Monday Night Football, S11446 [18NO]

———showing of film ``Saving Private Ryan'' relative to FCC enforcement of regulations on language content, S11446 [18NO]

Agriculture: provide crop and livestock disaster assistance to agricultural producers, S9192 [14SE]

American Red Cross: tropical storm and hurricane relief funding, S9006, S9007, S9008 [9SE], S9546 [23SE]

Armed Forces: provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard, S11034, S11041, S11042, S11043 [10OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S7206 [23JN]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, S9104 [13SE]

Banks, Christine: Freedom's Answer (organization) ``If I Were President . . . '' competition award recipient, S2857 [22MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S646 [5FE]

———deficit, S646 [5FE], S3398, S3399, S3401 [31MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), S2413 [9MR], S2530 [10MR], S2827 [12MR], S3398, S3399, S3401 [31MR]

Bush, President: administration policy on exploration of Mars, S3289 [29MR]

———evaluation of administration, S5900, S5901 [20MY]

Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 17,000th vote, S3540 [1AP]

Charles, Ray: tribute (S. Res. 381), S6907 [16JN]

Children and youth: promote better health for young people through Federal matching awards for physical education programs (S. 2150), S1935 [1MR]

Congress: impact of partisanship, S3289 [29MR]

Conversations Before the Crisis Week: designate (S. Res. 391), S7483 [24JN]

Covington, Virginia M. Hernandez: nomination to be district judge, S8836 [7SE]

Daschle, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to war with Iraq, S9418 [21SE]

Death and dying: improve access to information about end of life care options and legal rights, promote advance care planning and decisionmaking, and engage health care providers in preparation of advance directives (S. 2545), S7016 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400), S6306 [2JN], S6977 [17JN], S7161 [22JN], S7206 [23JN]

———continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts, S11446 [18NO]

———Family Assistance Centers funding, S6306 [2JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement a procedure to compare cruise ship passengers with a comprehensive watch list containing names of known or suspected terrorists, S10397 [5OC], S11965 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), S8937, S8938 [8SE], S9006, S9007, S9008 [9SE], S9178, S9179, S9192, S9202, S9203 [14SE], S9546 [23SE], S10397 [5OC]

Dept. of State: require report on relationships between terrorist organizations in Colombia and foreign governments and organizations, S6977 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase veterans medical care funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2530 [10MR]

Disasters: impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on Florida, S9245 [15SE], S9419 [21SE], S9546 [23SE], S9695 [27SE], S9788 [28SE], S10291 [4OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, S9102, S9103 [13SE], S9178, S9179 [14SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5005), S8819, S8820 [7SE], S8937, S8938 [8SE]

———provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance to Florida relative to the impact of tropical storms and hurricanes, S9202, S9203 [14SE]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, S11405 [17NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, S7693 [7JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, S11034 [10OC]

Floods: reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made (S. 2238), S6814 [15JN]

Florida: eliminate directives that void voter registration forms that have certain inadvertent omissions, S10397 [5OC]

———FEMA funding to localities for debris removal as a result of hurricanes and tropical storms, S10397 [5OC]

Free Trade Area of the Americas: impact on Florida citrus industry, S6439 [3JN]

FTC: establish an Office of Consumer Advocacy and Outreach (S. 3030), S11900 [7DE]

GAO: report on deployment of a national missile defense system, S4734 [3MY]

Goss, Representative: nomination to be Director of Central Intelligence, S9506 [22SE]

Haiti: U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis, S1905 [1MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S763 [10FE], S9695 [27SE]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, S9695 [27SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Florida National Guard facilities, S9283 [15SE]

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, S763 [10FE]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S311 [28JA], S764 [10FE]

———enhance congressional oversight of intelligence and intelligence-related activities, S10328 [4OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), S9788 [28SE], S10328 [4OC], S10397 [5OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, S11965, S12002 [8DE]

Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S5067 [10MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S3289 [29MR]

———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 (S. Res. 356), S5067 [10MY]

Major League Baseball: compensation for Negro Baseball League players, S5528 [17MY]

McCollum, Bill: characterization of remarks relative to hate crimes, S9418 [21SE]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S763 [10FE]

NASA: funding, S2827 [12MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: evaluation of findings, S8608 [22JY]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2608), S10612 [6OC]

Neumeier, Emily: Freedom's Answer (organization) ``If I Were President . . . '' competition award recipient, S2857 [22MR]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (S. 2711), S8560 [21JY]

Pensacola Naval Air Station: assessment of hurricane damage, S9546 [23SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S6260 [1JN]

Privacy: ensure protection of personally identifiable information outsourced abroad through increased disclosure, compliance with U.S. privacy standards, and accountability (S. 2472), S6006 [20MY]

———ensure protection of personally identifiable information outsourced abroad through increased disclosure, compliance with U.S. privacy standards, and accountability (S. 2481), S6275 [1JN]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), S11405 [17NO]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S4734 [3MY]

Speicher, Michael Scott: investigate possible capture and detainment by Iraqi Government, S8609 [22JY]

Tampa Bay Lightning (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 383), S7059 [18JN]

Taxation: allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (S. 1524), S4426 [27AP]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve, S11034, S11041, S11042, S11043 [10OC]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (H.R. 5206), S11797 [20NO]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (S. 2886), S11797 [20NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), motion to proceed, S4361 [26AP]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, S11034, S11041, S11042, S11043 [10OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 1637), S3289 [29MR]

Telecommunications: facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users, enhance 911 and E-911 services, and support construction and operation of a citizen activiated emergency response system (H.R. 5419), S12010, S12011 [8DE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S646 [5FE]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), S8210 [15JY]

Venezuela: U.S. policy, S4362 [26AP]

Veterans: health care funding through reductions in certain tax cuts for upper-income individuals, S2413 [9MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S7161 [22JN]

Votes: position on missed, S8419 [19JY], S9278 [15SE], S10055 [30SE]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences, S6826 [16JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

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

Texts of

S. 2472, Increasing Notice of Foreign Outsourcing Act, S6007-S6009 [20MY]

S. 2481, Increasing Notice of Foreign Outsourcing Act, S6276-S6278 [1JN]

S. 2545, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act, S7017 [17JN]

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

Tributes

Breaux, Senator, S11588 [19NO]

Bronson, Oswald P., Sr., S5795 [19MY]

Campbell, Senator, S11588 [19NO]

Daschle, Senator, S11588 [19NO]

Dayton, Keith, S8609 [22JY]

Edwards, Senator, S11588 [19NO]

Ellis, James O., Jr., S7824 [8JY]

Fitzgerald, Senator, S11588 [19NO]

Graham, Senator Bob, S11588 [19NO]

Holder, Gordon S., S8656 [22JY]

Hollings, Senator, S11588 [19NO]

Melendez-Perez, Jose, S537 [3FE]

Metcalfe, Jason, S5603 [18MY]

Miller, Senator, S11445 [18NO], S11588 [19NO]

Nickles, Senator, S11588 [19NO]

O'Laughlin, Jeanne, S5369 [12MY]

Reagan, Ronald, S6618 [8JN]

Ross, Matthew, S5468 [13MY]