DOMESTIC POLICY

Addresses

Congressional Black Caucus Annual Leadership Conference: Representative Kucinich, E1939 [22SE]

Private Nuclear Waste Dump on Native American Lands: Representative Kucinich, E1695 [29JY]

State of the Union: President Bush, H340-H344 [2FE]

Analyses

Congressional Black Caucus 2006 Budget Proposals, H1650-H1652 [17MR]

National Innovation Act (S. 2109), S13673-S13675 [15DE]

Articles and editorials

America's Nurse, E1120 [26MY]

Exhale, Stage Left—At 61, Longtime Marijuana Lobby Leader Keith Stroup Is Finally Leaving the Joint, E102 [26JA]

FEMA Fool Sat on His Hands, H7707 [7SE]

``Harvard''—The Best Name Money Can Buy, E1376 [28JN]

Health of Nations, E423, E425 [10MR]

How Many More Mike Browns Are Out There?, S10462-S10464 [27SE]

Insurance Options Has Workers Pay More, E1155 [8JN]

Preserving the Foundation of Liberty, E1022-E1024 [19MY]

Reservations Not Required, E1475 [13JY]

Rx for Medicare, S4640 [9MY]

SBA Faces Budget Cuts, E596 [8AP]

Staff Exodus and Cutbacks Curb Disaster Management, H7707 [7SE]

State Refuses To Overturn CFE Stay, H3427 [17MY]

Tax Lawyer's Role in the Way the American Tax System Works, S6149-S6152 [7JN]

When Gambling Becomes Obsessive, E1691 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3903, 3904, 3906), H8386 [27SE]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 1348), H1621 [16MR]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see S. 1155), S6022 [26MY] (see H.R. 2470), H3556 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 1764), H2470 [21AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an Under Sec. for Policy (see S. 1866), S11313 [7OC]

Disasters: establish a unified national hazard alert system (see S. 1753), S10378 [22SE]

Economy: remove barriers to competitiveness of the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 352), H5637 [11JY]

Education: improve and strengthen Federal education and training programs (see S. 9), S142 [24JA]

———improve elementary and secondary education (see S. 1055), S5301 [17MY]

———national policy to improve system (see S. 15), S142 [24JA] (see S. 848), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1681), H2148 [19AP]

Employment: establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H940 [2MR]

Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 1349), H1621 [16MR]

———require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9043 [20OC]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 246), H136 [6JA]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H846 [1MR]

———establish an expedited procedure for congressional consideration of health care reform legislation (see S. 934), S4546 [28AP]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 3891), H8341 [22SE]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1263 [9MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 16), S142 [24JA] (see S. 2007), S12766 [14NO] (see S. Con. Res. 30), S4547 [28AP] (see H.R. 15), H71 [4JA] (see H.R. 676), H412 [8FE] (see H.R. 1399), H1692 [17MR] (see H.R. 2133), H3052 [5MY] (see H.R. 2599), H3893 [24MY] (see H.R. 3075), H5251 [27JN] (see H.R. 4256), H10038 [8NO]

———promote good health and disease prevention (see H. Res. 35), H138 [6JA]

Hurricanes: establish an independent, Presidentially-appointed commission to assess the circumstances related to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3799), H8087 [15SE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see S. 1622), S9727 [7SE] (see S. 1748), S10295 [21SE] (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (H.R. 3764), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H8387 [27SE]

Medicare: provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 467), H284 [1FE]

Mental health: extend provisions requiring parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits (see H.R. 4579), H12047 [16DE]

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7813 [8SE]

National security: assure the safety of U.S. children in foreign-based and domestic institutions (see H.R. 1738), H2394 [20AP]

———provide for a domestic defense fund to improve homeland defense (see S. 140), S145 [24JA]

———require Presidential report to Congress on national homeland security strategy (see H.R. 1383), H1692 [17MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see S. 724), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 1506), H1845 [6AP]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a Committee on Ocean Policy (see H.R. 2939), H4654 [16JN]

Petroleum: require Presidential allocation of crude oil, fuel oil, and refined petroleum products to deal with shortages and dislocations in the national distribution system (see H.R. 3722), H7813 [8SE]

Posse Comitatus Act: reaffirm continued importance and applicability (see H. Con. Res. 274), H9102 [25OC]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7742 [7SE]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see S. 675), S2995 [17MR]

Taxation: 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 certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H9362 [27OC]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (see S. 2109), S13659 [15DE]

Transportation: improve public transportation (see S. 907), S4257 [26AP]

Letters

Across-the-board spending cuts: Representative Blackburn, H9448 [1NO]

Bipartisan development of Hurricane Katrina relief legislation: Senators Landrieu and Vitter, S9773 [8SE]

Impact of gambling on society: Guy C. Clark, National Coalition Against Gambling Expansion, E1375 [28JN]

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding: Mike Johanns, Sec. of Agriculture, H4203 [8JN]

———several Representatives, H4203 [8JN]

National Innovation Act: Debra W. Stewart, Council of Graduate Schools, S13677 [15DE]

———TechNet (organization), S13676 [15DE]

New York, NY, school funding: Representative Owens, H3427 [17MY]

Research and development funding: Representative Wolf, H3045 [5MY]

Setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010: several religious leaders, S4494, S4526 [28AP]

Tribal casino moratorium: Representative Wolf, E1474 [13JY]

Lists

Federal programs proposed for termination under the Bush Administration budget, H391 [8FE]

Major organizations supporting S. 2109, National Innovation Act, S13676 [15DE]

Memorandums

Presidential Authority With Repsect to Indian Gaming: M. Maureen Murphy, Congressional Research Service, E1475 [13JY]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2006: President Bush, S1048 [7FE], H356 [8FE]

Economic Report: President Bush, H758 [17FE]

National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Bush, S10292 [21SE], H8216 [21SE]

State of the Union: President Bush, S878-S881 [2FE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: Federal farm policies, H813 [1MR]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending, H9448 [1NO]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (H.R. 3903), H8393 [28SE], H8708 [6OC]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (H.R. 3904), H8393 [28SE], H8708 [6OC]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (H.R. 3906), H8393 [28SE], H8708 [6OC]

———make across-the-board rescissions in spending, H9054 [25OC]

———require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H7838 [13SE], H8252 [22SE], H8517 [29SE], H8893 [18OC], H8921, H8976 [19OC], H9092-H9094 [25OC], H9960 [7NO], H11202 [7DE]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (H.R. 1348), E472 [17MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H355, H356, H369, H374, H383-H398, H402-H404 [8FE], H484, H508, H509 [9FE], H526 [10FE], H606, H611 [15FE], H691-H699 [16FE], H722 [17FE], H2638, H2641-H2643 [27AP], H3336 [17MY], H3442 [18MY], H8922, H8923, H8924, H8974, H8977 [19OC], H8988, H8989, H8990, H9014, H9015, H9017, H9018 [20OC], H9078, H9087, H9091-H9094 [25OC], H9106, H9107, H9109 [26OC], H9280, H9281, H9333, H9343-H9349 [27OC], H9412 [28OC], H9476 [2NO], H9558, H9559 [3NO], H9674 [4NO], H9946-H9948, H9954-H9960 [7NO], H9988, H9989, H10005-H10012 [8NO], H10117-H10124 [9NO], H10230, H10377-H10383 [16NO], H10507 [17NO], H12234-H12241 [18DE], E185 [8FE], E384 [8MR]

———increase research and development funding, H3045 [5MY]

———increase veterans, education, health care, homeland security, environment, and infrastructure funding through reductions in tax cuts and defense spending, H1628-H1632 [17MR]

Bush, President: domestic policy relative to war in Iraq, H2942 [4MY], H10217, H10218 [15NO]

———evaluation of administration, H4375 [13JN], H9995 [8NO], H10129 [9NO], H11205 [7DE]

———evaluation of economic policies, H9477 [2NO], H9967 [8NO], H11040 [6DE], H11204 [7DE]

Cape Victory (U.S.S.): tribute to captain and crew for response to Hurricane Rita, H8516 [29SE]

Cape Vincent (U.S.S.): tribute to captain and crew for response to Hurricane Rita, H8516 [29SE]

Children and youth: child abuse prevention, H817 [1MR]

———guaranteeing the world's children a primary education, H337 [2FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H2886 [4MY], H2982, H2984, H2985 [5MY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1573-H1576, H1581, H1582, H1584, H1595, H1596 [16MR], H1642-H1653 [17MR]

Courts: role in interpretation and application of Constitution, H8136, H8140 [20SE]

Democratic Party: development of innovation agenda to improve scientific research and development, telecommunications technology, and energy independence, H11277-H11279 [8DE]

———national agenda, H1423, H1424 [15MR], H1610 [16MR], H2533, H2540 [26AP], H2985 [5MY], H3289 [16MY], H3756-H3761 [23MY], H4125 [26MY], H4174-H4179 [7JN], H5948-H5954 [18JY], H6555 [26JY], H8854 [18OC], H8989 [20OC], H9110 [26OC], H9416-H9418 [28OC], H9633-H9638 [3NO], H10150 [10NO], H10379, H10382 [16NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H4203 [8JN], H9368 [28OC]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (H.R. 1764), E735 [22AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: emergency and disaster preparedness reorganization plan, H8395-H8401 [28SE]

Disasters: condemn movement to prohibit faith-based groups from participating in publicly funded disaster relief efforts, H8361 [27SE]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H7622, H7624-H7643 [2SE], H7647, H7648, H7649, H7661, H7664, H7665, H7666-H7670 [6SE], H7675, H7676, H7677, H7697-H7699, H7702-H7720, H7726-H7733 [7SE], H7747, H7748, H7749, H7751, H7753, H7754, H7780, H7783, H7801-H7805 [8SE], H7844-H7848 [13SE], H7873 [14SE], H7967, H7968, H8010, H8064 [15SE], H8166, H8167, H8168 [21SE], H8517 [29SE], H8692, H8703, H8704 [6OC], H9033, H9036 [20OC], H9266-H9272 [26OC], H9337 [27OC], H9413 [28OC], H9633-H9635 [3NO], H11203 [7DE], H11509 [14DE], E1771, E1782, E1784 [7SE], E1790, E1792, E1798, E1799, E1801, E1802, E1803, E1804, E1805, E1806, E1807, E1808, E1809, E1810 [8SE], E1816 [12SE], E1820, E1827, E1833, E1834 [13SE], E1844 [14SE], E1925 [22SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H3414-H3421 [17MY]

Drugs: efforts of certain organizations to legalize marijuana, E78 [25JA], E101 [26JA]

Ecology and environment: environmental protection and natural resource conservation funding, H1567 [16MR]

Economy: growth, H5644 [12JY], H5803, H5806 [14JY], H6110, H6112 [20JY], H6309 [21JY], H6435 [26JY], H9438 [1NO], H9558 [3NO], H9682 [4NO], H10507 [17NO], H11040, H11086-H11092 [6DE], H11193-H11201 [7DE], H11223, H11225, H11226, H11272 [8DE], H11495 [13DE], H11510 [14DE], H11658, H11659 [15DE], H11884 [16DE], H12172, H12239 [18DE]

———impact of tax cuts, H5747 [13JY], H5896 [14JY], H8155 [20SE], H8803, H8804 [7OC], H11086-H11092 [6DE], H11195-H11201 [7DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H824-H830 [1MR], H948 [3MR], H1224 [9MR], H1580, H1583 [16MR], H2946, H2963-H2969 [4MY], H3063, H3065 [10MY], H3118 [11MY], H3202, H3204 [12MY], H3698 [23MY], H4167-H4172 [7JN], H4300, H4301 [9JN], H4408 [14JN], H5709 [12JY], H5889-H5895 [14JY], H5938, H5952-H5954 [18JY], H5969 [19JY], H7797-H7801 [8SE], H9054 [25OC], H9408 [28OC], H9622-H9627 [3NO], H11172 [7DE], E481 [17MR]

———remove barriers to competitiveness of the U.S. economy (H. Res. 352), H5655-H5661 [12JY]

Education: funding, H635, H697 [16FE], H722 [17FE], H5030, H5031, H5032, H5036 [23JN], H5156, H5157, H5158 [24JN], H8968, H8975 [19OC], H10122 [9NO], H10378 [16NO], H10506 [17NO]

———national policy to improve system, H722 [17FE], H817 [1MR], H3098-H3102 [10MY], H3421-H3428 [17MY], H3899 [25MY], H4123 [26MY], H4491 [15JN], H4715, H4716 [17JN]

———social and economic impact of libraries, E697 [19AP]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H4200 [8JN], H6874 [27JY], H9351, H9354, H9355 [27OC], H9682 [4NO]

Executive departments: propose voluntary regulatory programs to help reduce U.S. oil consumption, H2367, H2368 [20AP]

Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (H.R. 1349), E475 [17MR]

Gambling: impact on economy, H5645 [12JY]

———impact on society, H5644 [12JY], E1374 [28JN], E1690 [29JY]

———place moratorium on tribal casinos, E1474 [13JY]

Government: reform to create an integrated and unified domestic policy, H8836-H8842 [17OC]

Gross national product: impact of less regulation and lower taxes, H2781 [3MY]

Health: national policy to promote heart health, E185 [8FE]

———national policy to promote women's heart health, E804 [27AP]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), H11871 [15DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H174 [25JA], H1610 [16MR], H1647 [17MR], H2554 [27AP], H2749, H2806-H2809 [3MY], H2982 [5MY], H3162 [11MY], H3246-H3249 [12MY], H4056 [25MY], H4192 [8JN], H4300 [9JN], H4409 [14JN], H4717 [17JN], H5172 [24JN], H6436 [26JY], H8959-H8966 [19OC], H9026-H9031, H9033, H9035 [20OC], E423 [10MR], E1155 [8JN], E1526 [19JY], E2136 [20OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3075), E1361 [27JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H3162 [11MY], H3897 [25MY], H4075 [26MY], H8923 [19OC], H9032 [20OC], E1164 [8JN]

———national policy to provide preventative health care, H2983 [5MY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H4145 [7JN]

Hurricanes: conduct a congressional inquiry into Federal response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H8360, H8361 [27SE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H7962, H7968, H8011, H8064 [15SE], H8151, H8153-H8155, H8158 [20SE], H8223-H8229 [21SE], H8378 [27SE], H8392, H8394, H8395, H8488, H8504, H8507 [28SE], H8830, H8831, H8835, H8836 [17OC], H8855 [18OC], H8972, H8976 [19OC], H9023-H9025 [20OC], H9094 [25OC], H9267-H9273 [26OC], H9681, H9686 [4NO], H10030, H10035 [8NO], E1820 [13SE], E1885 [19SE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (H.R. 3764), H8328 [22SE], H8720-H8722, H8725-H8727, H8730 [6OC], H8896-H8902 [18OC], H9337-H9343 [27OC], E1846, E1847 [14SE], E1878, E1879 [15SE]

———provide Federal oversight of distribution of disaster assistance funds to victims of Hurricane Katrina, H8950 [19OC], E1801 [8SE], E1857 [15SE]

———provide Federal oversight of distribution of disaster assistance funds to victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, H8361 [27SE], H8515 [29SE]

Immigration: contribution of immigrants to U.S. culture and society, H2886 [4MY]

———national policy, H404-H407 [8FE], H1873 [12AP], H2113, H2129 [19AP], H2627 [27AP], H4475 [14JN]

Mental health: extend provisions requiring parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits (H.R. 4579), H12125-H12128 [17DE]

National Guard: funding, H8516 [29SE]

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (H.R. 3706), E1807 [8SE]

National objectives: increase research and development funding to improve U.S. innovation, H3292 [16MY], H8833 [17OC]

———priority assignments, H8251 [22SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: tribute, H4372 [13JN]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a Committee on Ocean Policy (H.R. 2939), H11563-H11566 [14DE], E1275 [17JN]

109th Congress: goals, H4, H5 [4JA]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty, H7926 [14SE], H8130 [20SE], H8361 [27SE], E1837 [14SE], E1876 [15SE]

———improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (H. Con. Res. 234), H7928-H7936 [14SE], E1877 [15SE]

Republican Party: impact of ethics violations, H8850 [18OC], H11321 [8DE]

———national agenda, H2156 [20AP], H2626 [27AP], H3118 [11MY], H3889 [24MY], H4077 [26MY], H4874-H4880 [21JN], H5082, H5092-H5099 [23JN], H6111, H6112 [20JY], H8517 [29SE], H8729 [6OC], H9108, H9110 [26OC], H9281, H9331, H9343-H9349 [27OC], H9410-H9412 [28OC], H9558, H9559, H9627, H9628 [3NO], H9691-H9693 [4NO], H10023 [8NO], H11512 [14DE]

SBA: funding, E596 [8AP]

States: permit sale of Federal lands to fund public education through increased tax base, H8129 [20SE]

Unemployment: rates, H5646 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: ensure legislation allowing cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, S2903-S2907, S2926 [17MR]

———Federal farm policies, S1153 [9FE]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in spending, S13627-S13629 [15DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S998 [7FE], S1067-S1073, S1107 [8FE], S1153 [9FE], S1326-S1328 [14FE], S1582 [17FE], S1783-S1785 [28FE], S2061 [4MR], S2592-S2597 [14MR], S9712-S9715 [7SE], S11653-S11656 [20OC], S11736 [21OC], S11779 [25OC], S12124 [1NO], S12878 [16NO], S13435 [12DE], S13991 [19DE]

———science and technology funding, S1326-S1328 [14FE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S6721 [16JN], S14010 [19DE]

———State of the Union Message, S918-S923 [3FE]

Citizens' Health Care Working Group: implementation of proposals, S5037, S5038 [12MY]

Colleges and universities: national objectives priority assignments, S10178-S10181 [19SE], S13469 [13DE]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (S. 1155), S6053 [26MY], S14124 [20DE]

Courts: role in interpretation and application of Constitution, S10273-S10275 [21SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S110, S116, S127, S130-S132 [24JA], S4167 [25AP], S11340, S11341-S11343 [17OC], S11750-S11753 [24OC]

Dept. of Energy: tribute to formation of the Idaho National Laboratory, S876 [2FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an Under Sec. for Policy (S. 1866), S11322 [7OC]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S9610-S9630 [6SE], S9696, S9708-S9711, S9715 [7SE], S9743, S9771-S9773, S9783, S9794, S9803, S9813-S9820 [8SE], S9875 [9SE], S9973 [13SE], S9999, S10030 [14SE], S10105-S10109 [15SE], S10205, S10206 [20SE], S10333 [22SE]-S10465 [27SE], S11731 [21OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S7594 [29JN]

———use of science in developing environmental policy, S18-S21 [4JA]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1067-S1070 [8FE], S2628-S2630 [14MR], S10203-S10205 [20SE]

Education: funding, S96 [20JA]

———improve and strengthen Federal education and training programs (S. 9), S109, S146 [24JA]

———national policy to improve system, S86-S95 [20JA]

———national policy to improve system (S. 15), S111, S127, S130 [24JA], S546 [26JA]

———national policy to improve system (S. 848), S3957 [19AP], S4038 [20AP]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S9110 [27JY], S12046-S12048 [28OC], S13984-S13986 [19DE]

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: public policy views, S6182, S6183 [8JN]

Health: coordination of health care for senior citizens, S4640 [9MY]

———establish an expedited procedure for congressional consideration of health care reform legislation (S. 934), S4549 [28AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S15-S18 [4JA], S96 [20JA], S138 [24JA], S7805 [30JN], S9107-S9109 [27JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 16), S110, S111, S127, S183 [24JA]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, S9743 [8SE], S9871 [9SE], S9900-S9902 [12SE], S10008-S10010, S10016, S10030, S10031 [14SE], S10205, S10206 [20SE], S10333 [22SE], S12555 [9NO], S12902 [16NO]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (S. 1748), S10326 [21SE], S10391 [22SE], S12897-S12899 [16NO]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (S. 1748), unanimous-consent request, S12898 [16NO]

———require Governmental hearings and briefings on relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina to be made public, S9744 [8SE], S10109 [15SE]

Immigration: national policy, S3449-S3451 [12AP], S3523-S3532, S3603 [13AP], S3866, S3868 [19AP]

Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: declassify certain portions, S8733, S8734 [22JY], S8785 [25JY]

NASA: funding, S10076, S10077 [15SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (S. 724), S3294 [6AP]

Oregon: bipartisan agenda and legislative goals, S3344-S3346 [7AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, S109 [24JA], S3353 [7AP], S4169 [25AP], S4226 [26AP], S10203-S10205 [20SE], S11339 [17OC]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (S. 675), S3056 [17MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S114 [24JA], S376 [25JA], S6188-S6190 [8JN], S6278 [9JN], S6716 [16JN]

Taxation: prevent increase in tax rates on dividends and capital gains to fund relief programs for those adversely affected by hurricanes in Gulf Coast Region, S10791 [30SE]

———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), S109 [24JA], S14206 [21DE]

———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), star print, S2197 [7MR]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (S. 2109), S13663, S13670-S13673 [15DE]

Transportation: improve public transportation, S4384 [27AP]

Reports

Teachers Are Key to Success of `No Child Left Behind' Act—Better Pay for Better Teaching: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S14282-S14284 [21DE]

Reports filed

Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics (Joint) (H. Rept. 109-353), H12047 [16DE]

Federal Public Transportation Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 907), S4257 [26AP]

———Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 907) (S. Rept. 109-62), S4545 [28AP]

Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1753) (S. Rept. 109-204), S13450 [12DE]

Statements

Bush Administration Budget Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H386 [8FE]

———several Protestant religious leaders, E384 [8MR]

Continuation of FEMA Functions Following Transfer Into the Dept. of Homeland Security: Senator Akaka (2002), S9742 [8SE]

Continuation of Non-Homeland Security Functions of Agencies Transferred Into the Dept. of Homeland Security: Senator Akaka (2003), S9742 [8SE]

National Innovation Act: Association of American Universities, S13677 [15DE]

Summaries

Bush Administration FY 2006 Housing Budget—Continuing the Assault on the Most Vulnerable, H385 [8FE]

Congressional Black Caucus budget proposal for 2006-2010, H1648 [17MR]

Health Insurance Reform Principles: Senator Enzi, S7806 [30JN]

National Innovation Act (S. 2109), S13675 [15DE]

Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act (H.R. 1349), E476 [17MR]

Tables

Congressional Black Caucus 2006 budget restorations and increases, H1653 [17MR]

Congressional Black Caucus budget reallocation of budget defense funding, H1645 [17MR]

Higher education—trends in State spending and tuition increases, S10180 [19SE]

Testimonies

United States National Health Insurance Act: Carol McMann, E1164 [8JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 352, remove barriers to competitiveness of the U.S. economy, H5655 [12JY]

H.R. 4579, extend provisions requiring parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits, H12125 [17DE]

S. 15, Quality Education for All Act, S174-S183 [24JA]

S. 16, Affordable Health Care Act, S184-S204 [24JA]

S. 140, Domestic Defense Fund Act, S357-S363 [24JA]

S. 724, No Child Left Behind Reform Act, S3295 [6AP]

S. 934, Reform Health Care Now Act, S4550 [28AP]

S. 1055, No Child Left Behind Improvement Act, S5325-S5328 [17MY]

S. 1866, Homeland Security Policy Act, S11323 [7OC]

S. 2109, National Innovation Act, S13664-S13670 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 30, national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4597 [28AP]