SANTORUM, RICK (a Senator from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10296 [21SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3694, S3709 [14AP], S3880 [19AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2188 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12354, S12360, S12367, S12369 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13212, S13218 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2686, S2749, S2751, S2752 [15MR], S2938, S2942 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8580 [20JY], S8686, S8704 [21JY], S8755 [22JY], S8860 [25JY], S10764, S10765 [29SE], S10839 [3OC], S12512, S12547 [8NO], S12589, S12591, S12592, S12593, S12622, S12624, S12625 [9NO], S12779 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10763, S10764 [29SE], S10838 [3OC], S10983 [4OC], S11078 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8081 [11JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3319, S3324 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7539 [28JN], S7569, S7615, S7643 [29JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11832, S11834, S11837, S11838, S11839 [25OC], S11881, S11882 [26OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11404, S11441 [17OC], S11489, S11491, S11494 [18OC], S11616, S11640, S11666, S11688 [20OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8387 [15JY], S8430, S8434 [18JY], S8470 [19JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S7081, S7170 [22JN], S7295 [23JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4549 [28AP], S4975, S4987, S4999 [11MY], S5023, S5024 [12MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S3095 [19MR]

Committee To Escort the President, H340 [2FE]

Committee To Escort Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Into the House Chamber, H1784 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 51), S143 [24JA]

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see S. 1333), S7614 [29JN]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 1516), S12354 [3NO]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Res. 338), S13787 [16DE]

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial: provide financial assistance to rehabilitate and develop exhibit to commemorate 300th anniversary of birth (see S. 652), S2994 [17MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see S. 338), S1199 [9FE]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 44), S1261 [10FE]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see S. 642), S2846 [16MR]

Branch, Frederick C.: tribute (see S. Res. 116), S4021 [20AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 18), S5220 [16MY]

Business and industry: clarify liability of government contractors assisting in rescue, recovery, repair, and reconstruction work in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters (see S. 1761), S10515 [27SE]

———preserve mathematics- and science-based industries (see S. 765), S13571 [14DE]

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. 26), S3481 [12AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 1902), S11665 [20OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 1405), S8301 [14JY]

Chesapeake Bay: establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see S. 1493), S8948 [26JY]

———establish an EPA grants program to provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see S. 1491), S8948 [26JY]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see S. 1279), S6910 [21JN]

Coins: authorize the minting and issuance of a Presidential $1 coin series, improve circulation of the $1 coin, and create a new bullion coin (see S. 1047), S8218 [13JY]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see S. 1155), S6022 [26MY]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 5), S575 [26JA]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see S. 489), S2083 [4MR]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 691), S3147 [4AP]

———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 (see S. 852), S6911 [21JN]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see S. 539), S2246 [8MR]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 8), S142 [24JA] (see S. 403), S1513 [16FE]

———reduce criminal gang activities (see S. 155), S6659 [15JN]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 382), S1413 [15FE]

Cuba: express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba (see S. Res. 140), S5071 [12MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve allocation of grants (see S. 1013), S9159 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see S. 1369), S7909 [1JY]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see S. 1934), S12006 [27OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical centers (see S. 1190), S10234 [20SE]

———require an annual plan on outreach activities (see S. 151), S4869 [10MY]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see S. Res. 4), S28 [4JA]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S6405 [13JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 602), S4185 [25AP]

Drugs: prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (see S. 1113), S5851 [24MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S12128 [1NO]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see S. 246), S739 [1FE]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see S. Res. 82), S3149 [4AP]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see S. 1700), S10188 [19SE]

Exon, J. James: tribute (see S. Res. 170), S6405 [13JN]

FAA: preserve current level of Airport Improvement Program grants to certain primary airports in rural areas (see S. 1793), S11423 [17OC]

———preserve Essential Air Service Program (see S. 217), S2384 [9MR]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 65), S6154 [7JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 1), S145 [24JA]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see S. 511), S2004 [3MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that the application of certain pesticides does not require a permit (see S. 1269), S10425 [26SE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 88), S2995 [17MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 397), S1513 [16FE]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see S. 491), S1930 [2MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 12), S3653 [14AP]

Foreign aid: support international hunger relief efforts and use resources and diplomatic leverage to secure food aid for countries in need (see S. Res. 227), S9468 [29JY]

Foreign policy: advance democracy, individual freedom, religious freedom, and human rights globally, strengthen alliances, and increase funding for groups and individuals promoting democracy (see S. 516), S2149 [7MR]

———clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see S. Con. Res. 55), S10724 [29SE]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 593), S2482 [10MR]

———extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries (see S. 191), S574 [26JA]

Giugni, Henry K.: tribute (see S. Res. 300), S12353 [3NO]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see S.J. Res. 23), S9877 [9SE] (see S. Res. 250), S10378 [22SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 75), S2245 [8MR]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see S. 1110), S5851 [24MY]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see S. 1418), S13162 [17NO]

———enhance adoption of health information technology and improve the quality and reduce the costs of healthcare (see S. 1355), S7820 [30JN]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Cell Transplantation Program (see S. 1317), S13571 [14DE]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system (see S. 1262), S7822 [30JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 238), S10037 [14SE]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S1625 [17FE]

Hurricanes: encourage the President to appoint an individual to oversee Federal funds for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. Res. 242), S10119 [15SE]

———ensure that Federal response and recovery efforts for Hurricane Katrina include consideration for animal rescue and care (see S. Res. 251), S10425 [26SE]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see S. Res. 233), S9645 [6SE]

———permit the solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for the relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina (see S. Res. 235), S9727 [7SE]

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see S. 352), S3202 [5AP]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (see S. 705), S6406 [13JN]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by heavily indebted poor countries (see S. 1320), S7520 [28JN]

Iraq: commend for conducting free elections and encourage further steps toward establishment of a free, democratic, secure, and prosperous Iraq (see S. Res. 38), S1049 [7FE]

———encourage Transitional National Assembly to adopt a constitution that grants and protects women's equal rights under the law (see S. Res. 231), S9468 [29JY]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see S. 358), S1345 [14FE]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital before the U.S. recognizes a Palestinian state (see S.J. Res. 14), S6827 [20JN]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. 582), S4258 [26AP]

McCarthy, Eugene J.: tribute (see S. Res. 330), S13451 [12DE]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 183), S1261 [10FE]

Medicare: make improvements in payments to hospitals (see S. 1002), S9834 [8SE]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 1440), S9931 [12SE]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see S. 300), S1049 [7FE]

Month of Global Health: designate (see S. Res. 225), S9835 [8SE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see S. 1405), S8301 [14JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: extend the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (see S. 384), S1515 [16FE]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 278), S11477 [18OC]

National Flood Insurance Program: exclude certain payments from consideration as income (see S. 1386), S9647 [6SE]

National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 117), S4021 [20AP]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 158), S6022 [26MY]

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. 579), S2383 [9MR]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S5921 [25MY]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 20), S740 [1FE]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 57), S1514 [16FE]

National security: strengthen the national biodefense system (see S. 3), S142 [24JA]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 112), S3735 [15AP]

National Time Out Day: support goals and ideas (see S. Res. 40), S1050 [7FE]

National Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 105), S3481 [12AP]

Natural gas: promote conservation and production (see S. 726), S6300 [9JN]

Nelson, Gaylord: tribute (see S. Res. 194), S7987 [11JY]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 432), S3482 [12AP]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see S. Res. 191), S7909 [1JY]

Ogilvie, Lloyd J.: tribute (see S. Res. 11), S436 [25JA]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (see S. Con. Res. 61), S12007 [27OC]

———direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 62), S12683 [10NO]

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 243), S10119 [15SE]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see S. Res. 198), S8419 [18JY]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see S. Res. 95), S3201 [5AP]

Power resources: streamline the refinery permitting process, designate certain closed military installations for refinery construction, and amend certain EPA programs that impact fuel prices (see S. 1772), S11423 [17OC]

Proxmire, William: tribute (see S. Res. 334), S13659 [15DE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see S. 1313), S7822 [30JN]

Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (see S. Res. 234), S9727 [7SE]

Russia: protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see S. Con. Res. 46), S11769 [24OC]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (see S. 653), S2994 [17MR] (see S. 686), S3105 [20MR]

Science: prohibit human chimeras (see S. 659), S3415 [11AP] (see S. 1373), S10234 [20SE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 658), S2994 [17MR]

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see S. 695), S6659 [15JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see S. 406), S12238 [2NO]

———provide additional relief to owners ordered to active duty as members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 1014), S9834 [8SE]

———provide incentives for investment (see S. 1396), S8301 [14JY]

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see S. 1302), S7294 [23JN]

———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1049), S5300 [17MY]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (see S. 1462), S11769 [24OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 132), S10295 [21SE]

———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see S. 580), S6910 [21JN]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see S. 1740), S11314 [7OC]

———make permanent the rate reductions for individual income taxes and capital gains and dividend taxes, and the repeal of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 7), S1345 [14FE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S6406 [13JN]

———provide a credit for the transportation of food for charitable purposes (see S. 283), S978 [3FE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 713), S5779 [23MY]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see S. 2052), S13360 [18NO]

———provide incentives to promote the conservation and production of natural gas (see S. 727), S6300 [9JN]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates (see S. 1524), S9284 [28JY]

———state U.S. policy on international taxation (see S. 1689), S9984 [13SE]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see S. 309), S10037 [14SE]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see S. 193), S574 [26JA]

Terrorism: 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. 1423), S8487 [19JY]

Textile industry and fabrics: provide relief for cotton shirt industry (see S. 738), S13451 [12DE]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 1479), S8826 [25JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S4870 [10MY]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see S. 291), S979 [3FE]

Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see S. 632), S12238 [2NO]

United Kingdom: condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims (see S. Res. 193), S7986 [11JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 58), S4936 [11MY]

———establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in remote rural areas (see S. 1191), S12607 [9NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S12128 [1NO]

Veterans Day: observance (see S. Res. 305), S12682 [10NO]

Wiesenthal, Simon: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S10295 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agricultural Adjustment Act: exempt certain identified varieties of tomatoes from agricultural marketing orders (see S. 531), S2083 [4MR]

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling for certain agricultural commodities (see S. 1300), S7294 [23JN]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see S. Res. 336), S13786 (see S. Res. 337), S13787 [16DE]

Black Press of America: anniversary (see S. Res. 83), S2846 [16MR]

Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2245 [8MR] (see S. Con. Res. 75), S14317 [21DE]

———reform liability for certain charitable contributions (see S. 1125), S5921 [25MY]

Children and youth: encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts (see S. 868), S4108 [21AP]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 677), S2995 [17MR]

Congressional Commission on Expanding Social Service Delivery Options: establish (see S. 1560), S9467 [29JY]

Crime: permit access to Federal crime information databases by educational agencies for certain purposes (see S. 1896), S11559 [19OC]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline (see S. 1310), S7377 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see S. 1139), S6021 [26MY]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see S. Res. 101), S3278 [6AP]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): protect the U.S. sugar market only to the extent that such protections do not undermine market access for other agricultural products (see S. Res. 169), S6405 [13JN]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see S. 307), S1049 [7FE]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see S. 1710), S10119 [15SE]

Gasoline: ensure affordability and security (see S. 1868), S11313 [7OC]

Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see S. 1983), S12607 [9NO]

Insurance: make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program (see S. 423), S1622 [17FE]

Interagency Council on Homelessness: reauthorize (see S. 1416), S8419 [18JY]

International Fund for Ireland: authorizing appropriations for U.S. contributions (see S. 1935), S12006 [27OC]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S1198 [9FE]

Lebanon: condemn acts of terrorism, call for removal of Syrian troops, consider imposing additional sanctions against Syria, and support democracy efforts (see S. Res. 77), S2384 [9MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: require Members of Congress and legislative branch employees to report all contact with representatives of countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism (see S. 1972), S12447 [7NO]

Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S2846 [16MR]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1010), S5071 [12MY]

———increase inpatient hosptial payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see S. 862), S4021 [20AP]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S3897 [19AP]

National Constitution Center: provide for operation (see S. 1686), S9931 [12SE]

National Weather Service: clarify duties and responsibilities (see S. 786), S3652 [14AP]

Nuclear energy: prohibit entities that provide nuclear fuel assemblies to Iran from providing such assemblies to the U.S. (see S. 1737), S10233 [20SE]

Pensions: revise funding and deduction rules for multiemployer defined benefit plans (see S. 1825), S11130 [5OC]

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see S. 348), S1260 [10FE]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 1058), S5301 [17MY]

Research: provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (see S. 1543), S9285 [28JY]

Social Security: guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1750), S10378 [22SE]

Tariff: aminoguanidine bicarbonate (see S. 1672), S9930 [12SE]

———aspirin (see S. 1450), S8664 [21JY]

———Bayderm bottom DLV-N (see S. 1674), S9930 [12SE]

———Baypure CX (see S. 1667), S9930 [12SE]

———Baytron and Baytron P (see S. 1458), S8664 [21JY]

———Baytron C-R (see S. 1457), S8664 [21JY]

———Baytron M (see S. 1486), S8948 [26JY]

———chemicals (see S. 1659, 1663, 1666, 1668), S9930 [12SE]

———Crelan VP LS 2147 (self-blocked cycloaliphatic polyuretdione) (see S. 1468), S8746 [22JY]

———Desmodur BL XP 2468 (see S. 1469), S8746 [22JY]

———Desmodur E 14 (see S. 1452), S8664 [21JY]

———Desmodur HL (see S. 1470), S8746 [22JY]

———Desmodur IL (see S. 1451), S8664 [21JY]

———Desmodur R-E (see S. 1466), S8746 [22JY]

———Desmodur RF-E (see S. 1471), S8746 [22JY]

———Desmodur VP LS 2253 (see S. 1453), S8664 [21JY]

———d-mannose (see S. 1460), S8664 [21JY]

———electron guns for high definition cathode ray tubes (CRT's) (see S. 790), S3652 [14AP]

———flat panel screen assemblies for use in televisions (see S. 791), S3652 [14AP]

———ion-exchange resins (see S. 1660, 1661, 1662, 1664, 1665), S9930 [12SE]

———isododecane (see S. 1670), S9930 [12SE]

———isoeicosane (see S. 1669), S9930 [12SE]

———isohexadecane (see S. 1671), S9930 [12SE]

———liquid crystal device (LCD) panel assemblies for use in LCD direct view televisions (see S. 788), S3652 [14AP]

———liquid crystal device (LCD) panel assemblies for use in LCD projection type televisions (see S. 789), S3652 [14AP]

———o-chlorotoluene (see S. 1673), S9930 [12SE]

———o-toluidine (see S. 1676), S9930 [12SE]

———sodium orthophenylphenol (see S. 1658), S9930 [12SE]

———Sorafenib (see S. 1487), S8948 [26JY]

———suit pants (see S. 2142), S14064 [19DE]

———TSME (see S. 1459), S8664 [21JY]

———2,3-dichloronitrobenzene (see S. 1675), S9930 [12SE]

———vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers (see S. 1547), S9285 [28JY]

———Walocel MW 3000 PFV (see S. 1454), S8664 [21JY]

———Walocel VP-M 20660 (see S. 1467), S8746 [22JY]

———XAMA 7 (see S. 1456), S8664 [21JY]

———XAMA 2 (see S. 1455), S8664 [21JY]

Taxation: add meningococcal vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines for purposes of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund (see S. 1008), S5070 [12MY]

———allow income credit for expenses incurred in teleworking (see S. 1292), S7293 [23JN]

———allow new investment in, or mergers of biomedical research corporations without limiting tax benefits of net operating losses (see S. 1893), S11559 [19OC]

———allow the deductibility of manufacturing income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico (see S. 1816), S10972 [4OC]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 327), S1198 [9FE]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see S. 398), S1513 [16FE]

———increase participation and savings in cash or deferred plans through automatic contribution and default investment arrangements (see S. 1819), S10972 [4OC]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 441), S1623 [17FE]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see S. 595), S2482 [10MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 859), S4021 [20AP]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see S. 1780), S10594 [28SE]

———provide incentives to establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 922), S4397 [27AP]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance (see S. 978), S4645 [9MY]

———provide tax relief, improve certain welfare and child care programs, encourage charitable contributions, improve disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance financial security opportunities (see S. 6), S142 [24JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 1321), S7520 [28JN]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 512), S2004 [3MR]

———treatment of beer (see S. 722), S3278 [6AP]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 184), S7614 [29JN] (see S. Res. 240), S10119 [15SE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see S. 766), S3481 [12AP]

World War II: honor service of men and women who served in the Armed Forces and recognize ``Greatest Generation Homecoming Weekend'' held in Pittsburgh, PA (see S. Res. 216), S9158 [27JY]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2053 [4MR], S2216 [8MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11814 [25OC], S11957 [27OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S9558 [29JY]

Letters

Repeal of Tariff Act dumping and subsidy offset provisions: by, S13632 [15DE]

Support military personnel in Iraq: Ann B. Sensenich, S13335 [18NO]

Veterans health care funding: by, S7569 [29JN]

Lists

Multi-Employer Pension Plan Coalition members, S12896 [16NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S3095 [19MR]

Prayers

Senate, S3095 [19MR]

Privilege of the floor

Thompson, Alison, S12869 [15NO]

Remarks

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (S. Res. 336), unanimous-consent request, S13766 [16DE]

———condemn anti-Israel sentiments (S. Res. 337), S13767 [16DE]

American Cancer Society: observance of Great American Smokeout, S13153 [17NO]

Amtrak: funding, S11628 [20OC]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S12558-S12560 [9NO], S13335 [18NO], S13653 [15DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1981 [3MR], S2117, S2121, S2122, S2126, S2127 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12320 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14206 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, S13632, S13635 [15DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13117 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2938, S2947 [17MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (S. Con. Res. 26), S3494 [12AP]

Cargo transportation: improve cargo security (S. 2008), S12871 [15NO]

Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (S. Con. Res. 15), S2276 [8MR]

———reform liability for certain charitable contributions (S. 1125), S5932 [25MY]

Children and youth: encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts (S. 868), S4112 [21AP]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (S. 677), S3057 [17MR]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets, S13117 [17NO]

Congressional Commission on Expanding Social Service Delivery Options: establish, S11882, S11883 [26OC]

———establish (S. 1560), S9476 [29JY]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1333 [14FE]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S13654 [15DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (S. 1139), S6031 [26MY], S9148 [27JY]

Dept. of HHS: rapid oral HIV tests funding, S11881 [26OC]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), S13654 [15DE], S13749 [16DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7569, S7570, S7574, S7576, S7580, S7582, S7587 [29JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11881, S11882, S11883 [26OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11460 [18OC], S11628 [20OC]

Drugs: protect the public from unsafe importation of prescription drugs and from counterfeit prescription drugs, S5433 [18MY]

Easton, PA: tribute to Easton High School marching band, S430 [25JA]

Eximbank: prohibit funding to approve loan guarantees for nuclear powerplant construction in the People's Republic of China, S8460, S8461, S8463, S8464 [19JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote healthy marriages and responsible fatherhood, S11883-S11885 [26OC]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (S. 307), S1058 [7FE]

Feed America Thursday: designate (S. Res. 314), S12869 [15NO]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (S. 1710), S10122 [15SE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9247 [28JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8460, S8461, S8463, S8464, S8470 [19JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S12558-S12560 [9NO]

———importance of agricultural negotiations in World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S13336 [18NO]

Gasoline: ensure affordability and security (S. 1868), S11324 [7OC]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, S2938, S2947 [17MR]

———funding through reductions in Iraq Economic Support Fund funding, S8470 [19JY]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S924 [3FE]

———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S924 [3FE]

Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (S. 1983), S12614 [9NO]

Holocaust: observe anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and honor victims of the Holocaust, S643 [31JA]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9702 [7SE]

Just Born, Inc.: tribute, S4255 [26AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: require Members of Congress and legislative branch employees to report all contact with representatives of countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism (S. 1972), S12450 [7NO]

Lewis and Clark Expedition: bicentennial of arrival at the Pacific Ocean (S. Res. 315), S12869, S12870 [15NO]

LIHEAP: funding, S13635 [15DE]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, S11460 [18OC]

Middle East: condemn desecration of synagogues in the Gaza Strip, S10113 [15SE]

Minimum wage: level, S1981 [3MR], S2117, S2121, S2122, S2126, S2127 [7MR]

Motor vehicles: limit liability of renting and leasing companies for negligence caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles, S5433 [18MY]

National Weather Service: clarify duties and responsibilities (S. 786), S3658 [14AP]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5496 [19MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (S. 1783), S12895, S12896 [16NO]

———reform funding rules (S. 1783), unanimous-consent agreement, S12869 [15NO]

———revise funding and deduction rules for multiemployer defined benefit plans, S12895 [16NO]

Philadelphia, PA: reignition of eternal flame at Revolutionary War Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, S12558 [9NO]

Philadelphia Eagles (football team): tribute, S1341 [14FE]

Pike, Zebulon M.: anniversary of explorations in the interior west of the U.S. (S. Res. 252), S12870 [15NO]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute, S1341 [14FE]

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (S. Res. 243), S10147 [15SE]

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (S. 348), S1277 [10FE]

Power resources: clarify fuel tax credit for steel industry fuel, S9358, S9359 [29JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9358, S9359 [29JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4439 [27AP], S5496 [19MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (S. 1058), S5366 [17MY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S14206 [21DE]

Roads and highways: reform formula used to allocate Federal highway funds to States by considering interstate truck traffic and weather statistics, S5052 [12MY]

———use of steel grid reinforced concrete decking in construction, S5268 [17MY], S9402 [29JY]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10504 [27SE]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 653), S2928, S2969 [17MR]

Senate: legislative program, S12871 [15NO]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S4439 [27AP], S5496 [19MY]

Social Security: guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1750), S10379 [22SE], S12828, S12829, S12830, S12831 [15NO]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1750), unanimous-consent request, S12832 [15NO]

———privatization proposals, S1441 [16FE], S3228, S3231, S3232, S3233, S3234, S3235 [5AP]

———reform, S1441 [16FE], S3228, S3231, S3232, S3233, S3234, S3235 [5AP]

Tariff Act: repeal dumping and subsidy offset, S13632 [15DE]

Taxation: allow deduction for Armed Forces serving in a combat zone for contributions to individual retirement plans even if the compensation on which contributions are based is excluded from gross income (H.R. 1499), S12871 [15NO]

———allow income credit for expenses incurred in teleworking (S. 1292), S7297 [23JN]

———allow new investment in, or mergers of biomedical research corporations without limiting tax benefits of net operating losses (S. 1893), S11567 [19OC]

———allow the deductibility of manufacturing income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico (S. 1816), S10975 [4OC], S13152 [17NO]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (S. 327), S1202 [9FE]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (S. 398), S1530 [16FE]

———maintain tax-exempt status of fraternal organizations, S2983 [17MR]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (S. 441), S1656 [17FE]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (S. 595), S2488 [10MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (S. 859), S4031 [20AP]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (S. 1780), S10597 [28SE]

———provide incentives to establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 922), S4417 [27AP]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (H.R. 4440), S13704 [16DE]

———provide tax relief, improve certain welfare and child care programs, encourage charitable contributions, improve disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance financial security opportunities (S. 6), S14206 [21DE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (S. 1321), S7526 [28JN]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (S. 512), S2021 [3MR]

———treatment of beer (S. 722), S3289 [6AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S9924 [12SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S5052 [12MY], S5268 [17MY], S5433 [18MY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, S9402 [29JY]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (S. Res. 184), S7641 [29JN]

Veterans: health care funding, S7569, S7570, S7574, S7576, S7580, S7582, S7587 [29JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (S. 766), S3488 [12AP]

Votes: correction, S11200 [6OC]

———position on missed, S13635 [15DE]

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 269), S12870 [15NO]

World War II: tribute to 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash at Bakers Creek, Australia, S6096 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Boston, MA: characterization relative to clergy child sex abuse scandal, S8205 [13JY]

Tables

Voting record on veterans health care funding: Democratic Policy Committee, S7571-S7573 [29JN]

Texts of

S. 327, Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act, S1202 [9FE]

S. 677, Workplace Religious Freedom Act, S3057 [17MR]

S. 1710, Reverse Mortgages to Help America's Seniors Act, S10122 [15SE]

S. 1868, Gasoline Affordability and Security (GAS) Act, S11325 [7OC]

S. 1893, Biotechnology Future Investment Expansion Act, S11567 [19OC]

S. 1983, Abortion Non-Discrimination Act, S12615 [9NO]

Tributes

Bryden, Elizabeth, S4932 [11MY]

DiBona, G. Fred, Jr., S430 [25JA]

Fisher, Max M., S2240 [8MR]

Flaherty, Peter F., S4013 [20AP]

Guinn, William A., S9445 [29JY]

McMurtry, James R.M., S3357 [7AP]

Parks, Rosa, S11911 [26OC]

Shapira, Karen, S974 [3FE]

Tucker, C. Delores, S11475 [18OC]