HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY (a Senator from Texas)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3588 [13AP], S3853 [18AP], S3887 [19AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12133, S12144 [1NO], S12273 [2NO], S12367 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13215 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2724, S2753 [15MR], S2828, S2864, S2871 [16MR], S2910 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8638, S8686, S8692 [21JY], S8806, S8848, S8885 [25JY], S12501 [8NO], S12595, S12627 [9NO], S12779, S12854 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10806 [30SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8025, S8082 [11JY], S8136 [12JY], S8202 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7523 [28JN], S7569, S7643 [29JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), S10386, S10391 [22SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11919 [26OC], S11973 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11441 [17OC]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), S10604 [28SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6868 [20JN], S6911, S6958 [21JN], S7060, S7102, S7194 [22JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4855, S4880, S4882 [10MY], S4983, S4998 [11MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H340 [2FE]

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

Conferee: H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, S4094 [21AP]

———H.R. 2419, energy and water development appropriations, S7797 [30JN]

———H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S10079 [15SE]

———H.R. 2863, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S11275 [7OC]

———H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11999 [27OC], S13291 [18NO]

———H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, S11696 [20OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 1516), S9158 [27JY]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see S. 77), S3201 [5AP]

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

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

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see S. 642), S3654 [14AP]

Children and youth: make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see S. 994), S4936 [11MY]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 408), S12007 [27OC]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see S. 357), S1260 [10FE]

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

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

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 8, 403), S2245 [8MR]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see S. 328), S1198 [9FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve allocation of grants (see S. 1013), S5071 [12MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 188), S574 [26JA]

Dept. of State: establish a program to bolster mutual security and safety of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (see S. 853), S7910 [1JY]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 123), S4257 [26AP] (see S. Res. 128), S4547 [28AP]

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]

———limit liability for volunteers and those providing goods and services for disaster relief (see S. 1747), S10295 [21SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S143 [24JA]

District of Columbia: provide a site for the National Women's History Museum (see S. 501), S2003 [3MR]

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), S6483 [14JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see S. 420), S5580 [20MY]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see S. 246), S3818 [18AP]

EPA: establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (see S. 1265), S6741 [16JN]

Equal Access Act: expand scope to elementary schools in order to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith (see S. 483), S2245 [8MR]

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

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

FCC: protect children from increasing depictions of indecent and gratuitous and excessive violent material on television (see S. 616), S2644 [14MR]

Federal Railroad Administration: make welded rail and tank car improvements (see S. 763), S3481 [12AP]

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

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2012), S13571 [14DE]

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

Foreign policy: 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), S13162 [17NO]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to least-developed countries (see S. 191), S1795 [28FE]

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

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see S. 189), S887 [2FE]

Health: provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 424), S13660 [15DE]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S6827 [20JN]

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

———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: reimburse States and local governments for indirect costs relating to the incarceration of illegal criminal aliens (see S. 1006), S4936 [11MY]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 64), S12607 [9NO] (see S. Res. 317), S12949 [16NO]

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]

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

Medicaid: prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State (see S. 1007), S4936 [11MY]

Medicare: improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see S. 626), S2734 [15MR]

———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (see S. 1081), S6827 [20JN]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of all-terrain vehicles (see S. 2081), S13451 [12DE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 282), S11824 [25OC]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 757), S5922 [25MY]

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

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

NIH: establish the American Center for Cures (see S. 2104), S13570 [14DE]

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), S3202 [5AP]

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

Parks, Rosa: 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]

———tribute (see S. Res. 287), S11823 [25OC]

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

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see S. 676), S2995 [17MR]

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

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 1687), S9931 [12SE]

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]

Roads and highways: designate the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (see S. 995), S4936 [11MY]

———identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (see S. 169), S6299 [9JN]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see S. 762), S3481 [12AP]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see S. 406), S1513 [16FE]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see S. 495), S3735 [15AP]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 1791), S12238 [2NO]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers (see S. 2103), S13570 [14DE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S8949 [26JY]

———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]

———provide that the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source shall apply to gas produced onshore from certain formations (see S. 926), S6482 [14JN]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 988), S4869 [10MY]

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

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. 241), S1867 [1MR]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S7988 [11JY]

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

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see S. 1719), S13162 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 31), S4869 [10MY]

Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. Res. 103), S3414 [11AP]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 641), S2846 [16MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 521), S2004 [3MR]

Disasters: establish an emergency reserve fund to provide timely financial assistance in response to domestic disasters and emergencies (see S. 24), S142 [24JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1082), S5531 [19MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see S. 78), S144 [24JA]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (see S. 898), S4184 [25AP]

Hurricanes: clarify which expenses relating to emergency shelters for Katrina Survivors are eligible for Federal reimbursement (see S. 1684), S9931 [12SE]

———provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1764), S10378 [22SE]

———provide for reimbursement for business revenue lost as a result of a facility being used as an emergency shelter for Katrina survivors (see S. 1682), S9930 [12SE]

———provide for reimbursement of communities for purchases of supplies distributed to Katrina survivors (see S. 1681), S9930 [12SE]

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors and accommodate special needs of such survivors under the Medicare program (see S. 1688), S9931 [12SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1683), S9931 [12SE]

Immigration: empower States and local governments to prosecute illegal aliens and establish a pilot Volunteer Border Marshal Program (see S. 1823), S11130 [5OC]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: correct certain maps (see S. 903), S4257 [26AP]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (see S. 519), S2004 [3MR]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1281), S6910 [21JN]

Securities: clarify the Permanent University Fund arbitrage exception and increase amount of securities and obligations benefiting from the exception (see S. 1474), S8746 [22JY]

Shipping industry: improve intermodal shipping container transportation security (see S. 376), S1413 [15FE]

Smalley, Richard E.: tribute (see S. Res. 296), S12238 [2NO]

Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see S. 866), S4108 [21AP]

Taxation: clarify that a North American Development Bank guarantee is not considered a Federal guarantee for purposes of determining tax-exempt status of bonds (see S. 533), S2083 [4MR]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see S. 27), S142 [24JA]

———provide for the amortization of delay rental payments and geological and geophysical expenditures (see S. 280), S978 [3FE]

Texas: establish four memorials to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (see S. 242), S739 [1FE]

Tour de France: tribute to victories by Lance Armstrong, George Hincapie, and Team Discovery (see S. Res. 222), S9285 [28JY]

Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board: establish (see S. 517), S2004 [3MR]

Cloture motions

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S6061 [26MY], S6128 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, S14014 [19DE]

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

Johnson, Stephen L.: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S4431 [27AP], S4529 [28AP]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5578 [20MY], S5828 [24MY]

Portman, Representative: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S4431 [27AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6904 [21JN], S7209 [23JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S13546 [14DE], S13719 [16DE]

Letters

Call for reinforcements at the Alamo (1836): William B. Travis, S1891 [2MR]

Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen to be circuit judge: Florence Shapiro, S5458 [19MY]

Veterans health care funding: Jim Nicholson, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S3466 [12AP]

Privilege of the floor

Cremins, Tom, S13930 [16DE]

Grenier, Shawn, S3501 [12AP]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S12901 [16NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3457, S3465, S3466 [12AP], S3522 [13AP], S3887, S3888 [19AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S13993 [19DE], S14146 [20DE]

Armed Forces: make oral and maxillofacial surgeons eligible for special pay for Reserve health professionals in critically short wartime specialties, S8806 [25JY]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S12560 [9NO]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents, S2828, S2829 [16MR], S4509 [28AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13094 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S4509 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2725 [15MR], S2828, S2829 [16MR]

Bush, President: speech on Iraq, S7547, S7550 [29JN]

———visit to Europe addressing certain foreign policy issues, S1891 [2MR]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (S. 357), S1287 [10FE]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 641), S2852 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8638, S8639 [21JY], S8806 [25JY], S12901 [16NO]

———construction of a permanent prison in Guantanamo, Cuba, S3522 [13AP]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, S13993 [19DE], S14146 [20DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8108 [12JY]

Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S9804 [8SE]

Dept. of State: make available unused EB-3 visas to help bring nurses into the U.S., S3887 [19AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7547, S7550, S7574, S7575 [29JN], S7897 [1JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, S9332 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: commend efforts of staff in response to Hurricane Katrina, S10348 [22SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), S10346, S10347, S10348, S10349, S10352, S10359 [22SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report, S13300, S13301, S13302 [18NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13300 [18NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11966, S11974 [27OC]

Disasters: establish an emergency reserve fund to provide timely financial assistance in response to domestic disasters and emergencies (S. 24), S214 [24JA]

Diseases: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, S11966 [27OC]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7685 [30JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (S. 78), S253 [24JA]

Education: advanced placement programs funding, S11974 [27OC]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 4133), S13424 [18NO]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9220 [28JY], S9387 [29JY]

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

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S834, S838 [2FE]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), S9808 [8SE]

———provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1764), S10388 [22SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9702 [7SE], S10001 [14SE], S13994 [19DE]

Immigration: empower States and local governments to prosecute illegal aliens and establish a pilot Volunteer Border Marshal Program (S. 1823), S11140 [5OC]

Iraq: U.S. policy, S12901 [16NO]

Johanns, Mike: nomination to be Sec. of Agriculture, S85 [20JA]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (S. 519), S2026 [3MR]

Miers, Harriet: withdrawal of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S11966 [27OC]

Mondello, Lisette M.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, S11949 [26OC]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), S6925 [21JN], S10610 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), conference report, S13770 [16DE]

National security: maintain uninterrupted preeminence in human spaceflight, S8638, S8639 [21JY]

Neilson, Susan Bieke: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11975 [27OC]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (S. Res. 191), S7896 [1JY]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S4354 [27AP], S5391 [18MY], S5457 [19MY], S5731 [23MY], S5861 [25MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S7475 [28JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4354 [27AP], S5391 [18MY], S5731 [23MY]

Rice, Condoleezza: nomination to be Sec. of State, S389 [25JA]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10493 [27SE]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8521 [20JY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9804 [8SE]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S4354 [27AP], S5391 [18MY], S5731 [23MY]

Shipping industry: improve intermodal shipping container transportation security (S. 376), S1415 [15FE]

Smoak, John R.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11975 [27OC]

Social Security: privatization proposals, S1815 [1MR]

———reform, S1815 [1MR]

States: prohibit collection of tolls on interstate highways built with taxpayer funds, S4855 [10MY]

Taxation: clarify that a North American Development Bank guarantee is not considered a Federal guarantee for purposes of determining tax-exempt status of bonds (S. 533), S2085 [4MR]

———enhance energy infrastructure properties and encourage the use of certain energy technologies, S7475 [28JN]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4096), unanimous-consent request, S14289, S14290 [21DE]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers, S13094 [17NO]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (S. 27), S215 [24JA]

———provide for the amortization of delay rental payments and geological and geophysical expenditures (S. 280), S984 [3FE]

———rates, S4509 [28AP]

Texas: establish four memorials to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (S. 242), S749 [1FE]

Texas Independence Day: observance, S1891 [2MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4855 [10MY], S5206 [16MY]

———program funding relative to minimum rate of return for donor States, S5206, S5208 [16MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), S13300 [18NO]

Veterans: health care funding, S2725 [15MR], S3457, S3465, S3466 [12AP], S7547, S7550, S7574, S7575 [29JN], S7897 [1JY], S8108 [12JY], S9332 [29JY], S10346 [22SE]

Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board: establish (S. 517), S2025 [3MR]

Reports filed

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Veterans' Services: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2528), S8664 [21JY]

Texts of

S. 78, Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act, S254 [24JA]

S. 242, Columbia Space Shuttle Memorials Act, S750 [1FE]

S. 280, provide for the amortization of delay rental payments and geological and geophysical expenditures, S984 [3FE]

S. 376, Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act, S1415-S1417 [15FE]

S. 517, Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act, S2025 [3MR]

S. 519, Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act additional projects and activities authorization, S2027 [3MR]

S. 521, Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act, S2027-S2029 [3MR]

S. 641, award Congressional Gold Medal to Michael E. DeBakey, S2853 [16MR]

S. 866, Public Servant Retirement Protection Act, S4110-S4112 [21AP]

S. 898, Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act, S4191 [25AP]

S. 1281, NASA appropriations, S6926-S6932 [21JN]

S. 1823, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Empowerment Act, S11141 [5OC]

Tributes

Bailey, Bill, S4392 [27AP]

Casey, Albert, S12945 [16NO]

Ehrenfreund, Jerry, S60 [6JA]

Principi, Anthony J., S565 [26JA]

Rehnquist, William H., S9704 [7SE]

Smalley, Richard E., S12230 [2NO]

Teague, Bill T., S11662 [20OC]