BURNS, CONRAD R. (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10242 [20SE], S10316, S10317 [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), S3693 [14AP], S4110 [21AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12256 [2NO], S12371 [3NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8686 [21JY], S8887 [25JY], S12608 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10762 [29SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S7822 [30JN]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3222 [5AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7403, S7413, S7442 [27JN], S7552, S7642 [29JN]

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

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11494 [18OC], S11641 [20OC]

Pensions: reform funding rules (S. 1783), S13032 [16NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S7105 [22JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9873, S9879 [9SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4855, S4880, S4882 [10MY], S4976 [11MY]

Appointments

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. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7644 [29JN]

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

———H.R. 2744, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S10332 [22SE]

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

———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

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

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Con. Res. 58), S11314 [7OC] (see S. Res. 280), S11559 [19OC]

Agriculture: change date of implementation of country of origin labeling (see S. 1331), S7614 [29JN]

———provide a supplemental payment to assist agricultural producers in mitigating increasing input costs, including energy and fertilizer costs (see S. 2085), S13571 [14DE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 1516), S9286 [28JY]

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

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see S. 1496), S10973 [4OC]

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

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 1405), S11560 [19OC]

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), S6911 [21JN]

Computers: protect the reasonable expectation of privacy of users of e-mail (see S. 936), S6023 [26MY]

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see S.J. Res. 4), S1625 [17FE]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 1296), S7293 [23JN] (see S. 1845), S11212 [6OC]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see S. 520), S3148 [4AP]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see S. 489), S3202 [5AP]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see S. 1998), S13452 [12DE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 8), S1624 [17FE] (see S. 403), S2245 [8MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see S. 802), S3653 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see S. 1075), S5852 [24MY]

Dept. of HHS: collect and disseminate information on quality child care, develop child care training infrastructure, and establish small business child care grant program (see S. 233), S3414 [11AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish rural water supply program in reclamation States to provide clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents (see S. 895), S7821 [30JN]

Dept. of Transportation: make emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 1786), S10594 [28SE]

Digital Opportunity Investment Trust: establish (see S. 1023), S5071 [12MY]

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]

———improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see S. 2079), S13361 [18NO]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S3414 [11AP]

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]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see S. 420), S1622 [17FE]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 1376), S7986 [11JY]

———provide for higher education affordability, access, and opportunity (see S. 1068), S5532 [19MY]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 731), S3278 [6AP]

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

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see S. Res. 67), S1794 [28FE]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 65), S143 [24JA]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see S. 678), S6482 [14JN]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (see S. 749), S3818 [18AP]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 98), S144 [24JA]

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

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]

Forest Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 181), S7294 [23JN]

FTC: enhance enforcement against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception (see S. 1608), S13660 [15DE]

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

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (see S. 2128), S13786 [16DE]

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

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (see S. 1955), S12238 [2NO]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1064), S9931 [12SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 330), S1198 [9FE]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S6407 [13JN]

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]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see S. 206), S4547 [28AP]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 359), S1260 [10FE]

Insurance: extend aviation war risk insurance program (see S. 1102), S5778 [23MY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S3482 [12AP]

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]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see S. 1922), S11917 [26OC] (see S. Res. 87), S10515 [27SE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. 582), S3482 [12AP]

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

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 440), S8218 [13JY]

Medicare: improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see S. 626), S9646 [6SE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S10425 [26SE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1010), S9985 [13SE]

———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (see S. 1081), S8488 [19JY]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 1440), S10797 [30SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S3202 [5AP]

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

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 1272), S13660 [15DE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see S. 1405), S11560 [19OC]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 86), S2995 [17MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 271), S11313 [7OC]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 85), S2995 [17MR] (see S. Res. 138), S5071 [12MY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see S. 515), S2484 [10MR]

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 31), S3280 [6AP]

National parks and recreation areas: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see S. 821), S3735 [15AP]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 120), S4184 [25AP]

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

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see S. 50), S143 [24JA]

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), S3556 [13AP]

Nuclear weapons: establish U.S. policy on size of land-based intercontinental ballistic missile force (see S. 1931), S12006 [27OC]

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

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

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see S. Res. 94), S3147 [4AP] (see S. Res. 95), S3201 [5AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 662), S7071 [22JN]

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

Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see S. 781), S8949 [26JY]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make residents of Idaho and Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation, S13786 [16DE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 1236), S6481 [14JN]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see S. 1313), S7522 [28JN]

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 863), S5072 [12MY]

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

Russia: condition continued participation in the Group of 8 nations upon voluntary acceptance and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy (see S. Con. Res. 14), S1624 [17FE]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Centers (see S. Res. 165), S6299 [9JN]

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 1411), S8384 [15JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 658), S5922 [25MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 267), S1050 [7FE]

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see S. 695), S9646 [6SE]

Small business: enhance compliance assistance (see S. 769), S7294 [23JN]

———provide additional relief to owners ordered to active duty as members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 1014), S8302 [14JY]

States: limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see S. 591), S2482 [10MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see S. 1244), S9728 [7SE]

———allow a nonrefundable credit for elder care expenses (see S. 835), S3817 [18AP]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1060), S7428 [27JN]

———allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see S. 1147), S6021 [26MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 484), S2846 [16MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 849), S3897 [19AP]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S11422 [17OC]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see S. 663), S2994 [17MR]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see S. 1584), S9467 (see S. 1598), S9468 [29JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 713), S7614 [29JN]

———provide transition funding rules for certain plans, including airline industry pension plans, electing to cease future benefit accruals (see S. 861), S6659 [15JN]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see S. 1103), S6102 [6JN]

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

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see S. 702), S3415 [11AP]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see S. 714), S3277 [6AP]

———promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see S. 1063), S5437 [18MY]

U.N.: withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1488), S8948 [26JY]

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), S887 [2FE]

Veterans: establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in remote rural areas (see S. 1191), S12007 [27OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S10234 [20SE]

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

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see S. 250), S2483 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: restore the original deadline for mandatory country of origin labeling (see S. 2038), S13160 [17NO]

Communications Satellite Act: strike privatization criteria for International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) separated entities and remove certain restrictions on separated and successor entities (see S. 1282), S6910 [21JN]

Computers: regulate unauthorized installation of computer software and require disclosure to users of certain software features that pose a threat to user privacy (see S. 687), S3105 [20MR]

Conrad, MT: prohibit reversion of conveyance of the former radar bomb scoring site (see S. 826), S3817 [18AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest to Jefferson County, MT, for use as a cemetery (see S. 997), S4936 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to establish summer health career introductory programs for middle and high school students (see S. 823), S3817 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see S. 996), S4936 [11MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend relative to practicality and feasibility of transfer of students from certain schools (see S. 696), S3200 [5AP]

Food industry: strengthen restrictions on importation from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) minimal-risk regions of meat, meat byproducts, and meat food products from bovines (see S. 294), S979 [3FE]

Forest Service: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests, MT, to Jefferson County and Sanders County, MT, for use as cemeteries and other purposes (see S. 899), S4184 [25AP]

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]

Labeling: expand country-of-origin labeling for certain covered commodities (see S. 135), S145 [24JA]

LeDoux, Chris: tribute (see S. Res. 81), S2483 [10MR]

Medicare: improve the provision of telehealth services (see S. 1909), S11768 [24OC]

Montana: develop a program to acquire interests in land from eligible individuals within the Crow Reservation (see S. 1501), S8949 [26JY]

Montana Future Farmers of America: anniversary (see S. Res. 89), S2995 [17MR]

Native Americans: authorize the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation to enter into a water rights agreement to meet the needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc. (see S. 1219), S6299 [9JN]

Pesticides: permit distribution and sale of certain pesticides that are registered in both the U.S. and another country (see S. 1579), S9467 [29JY]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make residents of Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (see S. 977), S4645 [9MY]

Railroads: enhance competition in order to improve service and rates (see S. 919), S4397 [27AP]

Social Security: shorten waiting period for disability benefits for individuals with mesothelioma (see S. 1199), S6225 [8JN]

Tariff: natural cork (see S. 931), S4398 [27AP]

Taxation: provide a credit to primary health providers who establish practices in health professional shortage areas (see S. 824), S3817 [18AP]

Telecommunications: review market conditions of domestic and international satellite services to promote fair competition (see S. 976), S4547 [28AP]

Television: provide for the accuracy of television ratings services (see S. 1372), S7909 [1JY]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8740 [22JY], S8907 [26JY]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, S14014 [19DE], S14233 [21DE]

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

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

Review studies on human testing of pesticides before issuing EPA final rule: Joseph M. Conlon, American Mosquito Control Association, S7557 [29JN]

Privilege of the floor

Gordon, Michele, S7380 [24JN]

Matejko, George, S7380 [24JN]

Ryu, Rexon, S3227 [5AP]

Taylor, Rachael, S7380 [24JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: delay in implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for meat and meat products, S12222 [2NO]

———ensure legislation allowing cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, S2905, S2906 [17MR]

———repeal delay in implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for meat and meat products, S10269 [21SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10269 [21SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), conference report, S12222 [2NO]

Amtrak: reauthorize, S12196 [2NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), S10778 [30SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, S4834 [10MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S12331 [3NO]

Arthur Stacey Mastrapa Post Office Building, Altamonte Springs, FL: designate (S. 892), S7551 [29JN]

BIA: water technician training program funding, S7589 [29JN]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (S. 1496), S10972 [4OC]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S7065 [22JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12196, S12208 [2NO], S12331 [3NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2905, S2906 [17MR]

Canada: welcome Parliament members to Senate chamber, S1924 [2MR]

Capitol Police Board: certify that granting height variance for new construction will not negatively impact congessional security, S7403 [27JN]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail: conduct feasibility study on designation as a national historic trail, S7585 [29JN]

Carroll College: tribute to football team, S430 [25JA], S13963 [17DE]

Computers: regulate unauthorized installation of computer software and require disclosure to users of certain software features that pose a threat to user privacy (S. 687), S3106 [20MR]

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (S.J. Res. 4), S1591 [17FE], S1973 [3MR]

Conrad, MT: prohibit reversion of conveyance of the former radar bomb scoring site (S. 826), S3821 [18AP]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (S. 1998), S13497 [13DE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, S7583, S7588 [29JN]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (S. 1207), S7551 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: change in Federal regulations relaxing prohibition of beef imports from Canada due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S26 [4JA], S1591 [17FE]

———convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest to Jefferson County, MT, for use as a cemetery (S. 997), S4940 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: development of a lightweight, portable system to establish temporary airport systems in the field, S11253 [7OC]

———development of technology to remove paint and coatings from aircraft, ships, and related components, S11253 [7OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S11253 [7OC]

Dept. of HHS: Community Services Block Grant Program funding, S10778 [30SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8264 [14JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (S. 188), S5743 [23MY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), unanimous-consent agreement, S3164 [5AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish rural water supply program in reclamation States to provide clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents (S. 895), S7805 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7363, S7374 [24JN], S7403 [27JN], S7480, S7481, S7485, S7495, S7496, S7498, S7500, S7511, S7512 [28JN], S7556, S7557, S7558, S7560, S7562, S7583, S7585, S7588, S7589, S7590, S7591, S7592, S7596 [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, S9331, S9370 [29JY]

———require appropriations conference report inclusion of limitations, directives and earmarks, S7498, S7500 [28JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (S. 996), S4939 [11MY]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (S. 2079), S13393 [18NO]

Education: provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 731), S3314 [6AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend relative to practicality and feasibility of transfer of students from certain schools (S. 696), S3203 [5AP]

EPA: continue ban on human testing of pesticides, S7556, S7557, S7558, S7560 [29JN]

———encourage competition in awarding of grants, S7588 [29JN]

———modify formula for allotment grants for establishment of State water pollution control revolving funds, S7585 [29JN]

———review studies on human testing of pesticides before issuing final rule, S7556, S7557, S7558, S7560 [29JN]

FCC: digital television converter box subsidy program funding, S12208 [2NO]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (S. 678), S6095 [6JN]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (S. 749), S3410 [11AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S3687 [14AP]

Forest Service: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests, MT, to Jefferson County and Sanders County, MT, for use as cemeteries and other purposes (S. 899), S4192 [25AP]

———limit competitive sourcing studies funding, S7590 [29JN]

———location of certain land designated for acquisition in Washington, S7589 [29JN]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S687 [1FE]

Grand Teton National Park: visitors center funding, S7589 [29JN]

Great Falls, MT: Chief Joseph Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, S12763 [14NO]

Gutierrez, Carlos M.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S117 [24JA]

Haskell Indian Nations University: funding, S7591 [29JN]

Helena, MT: Bryant Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, S12763 [14NO]

Highlands Stewardship Area: funding, S7592 [29JN]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (S. 206), S4538 [28AP]

Indian Health Service: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program and Special Diabetes Program for Indians funding through reductions in federal land acquisition funding, S7495, S7496 [28JN]

———funding, S7591 [29JN]

———funding through transfer of certain FRS surplus funds, S7562 [29JN]

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. (S. Res. 317), S13340 [18NO]

Iraq: democracy efforts, S13743 [16DE]

———elections, S13743 [16DE]

Karzai, Hamid: U.S. visit (S. Res. 152), S5743 [23MY]

Labeling: expand country-of-origin labeling for certain covered commodities (S. 135), S428 [25JA]

Lake Mead National Recreation Area: water and wastewater management systems funding, S7591 [29JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S9333 [29JY]

Mayor Tony Armstrong Memorial Post Office, Sparks, NV: designate (S. 590), S7551 [29JN]

Medicare: improve the provision of telehealth services (S. 1909), S11769 [24OC]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (S. 1272), S14315 [21DE]

Migratory Bird Commission: commemorate anniversary and express support for Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp program (S. Res. 183), S7539 [28JN]

Missoula, MT: tribute to Loyola Sacred Heart High School speech and debate team, S975 [3FE]

Montana Future Farmers of America: anniversary (S. Res. 89), S3088 [17MR]

Myers, William G., III: nomination to be circuit judge, S5861 [25MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 271), S11327 [7OC]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 154), S7540 [28JN]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, S4834 [10MY]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 155), S7540 [28JN]

Native Americans: authorize the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation to enter into a water rights agreement to meet the needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc. (S. 1219), S6331 [9JN]

Northeast States Forestry Research Cooperative: funding, S7590 [29JN]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5741 [23MY]

Pesticides: permit distribution and sale of certain pesticides that are registered in both the U.S. and another country (S. 1579), S9497 [29JY]

Point of order, S7496 [28JN], S7562, S7588 [29JN]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (S. 662), S7067 [22JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5741 [23MY]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make residents of Idaho and Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (S. 2132), S13776 [16DE]

———make residents of Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation, S4540 [28AP]

———make residents of Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (S. 977), S4648 [9MY], S4861 [10MY]

Railroads: enhance competition in order to improve service and rates (S. 919), S4407 [27AP]

Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (S. 1206), S7551 [29JN]

Rice, Condoleezza: nomination to be Sec. of State, S417 [25JA]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10546 [28SE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 267), S1112 [8FE]

Senate: legislative program, S7540 [28JN]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S5741 [23MY]

Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (S. 867), S7551 [29JN]

Social Security: shorten waiting period for disability benefits for individuals with mesothelioma (S. 1199), S6234 [8JN]

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: funding, S7591 [29JN]

Tariff: natural cork (S. 931), S4427 [27AP]

Taxation: permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (S. 627), S11414 [17OC]

Television: provide for the accuracy of television ratings services (S. 1372), S7912 [1JY]

Transportation: commercial driver training programs funding, S5280 [17MY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S5280 [17MY]

Utah: pilot program to assess expansion of oil and gas leasing activity to include online auctioning of leases, S9370 [29JY]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), S2456 [10MR]

Winchester Bay, OR: awarding of an EPA State and Tribal Assistance Grant, S7588 [29JN]

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: facility improvement funding, S7589 [29JN]

Worden, MT: Huntley Project Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, S12763 [14NO]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2361) (S. Rept. 109-80), S6825 [20JN]

Texts of

S. 687, Software Principles Yielding Better Levels of Consumer Knowledge (SPY BLOCK) Act, S3106-S3109 [20MR]

S. 696, Rural Schools Geography Act, S3204 [5AP]

S. 899, Montana Cemetery Act, S4192 [25AP]

S. 931, tariff on natural cork, S4428 [27AP]

S. 997, Montana Cemetery Act, S4940 [11MY]

S. 1199, Prompt Disability Payment to Mesothelioma Victims Act, S6234 [8JN]

Tributes

Arndt, Travis, S11293 [7OC]

Ashcroft, Attorney General, S687 [1FE]

Bedard, Andrew, S11293 [7OC]

Bergene, Orland, S100 [20JA]

Bloem, Nicholas, S11293 [7OC]

Funke, Kane M., S11293 [7OC]

Grau, Thomas A., S9632 [6SE]

Holleyman, Aaron N., S11293 [7OC]

Hyland, Josh, S11293 [7OC]

Kasten, Paul, S140 [24JA]

McConnell, Senator, S7495 [28JN]

Pilcher, Steve, S12837 [15NO]

Pratt, Dean P., S11293 [7OC]

Saltz, Edward M., S11293 [7OC]

Smith, Raleigh, S11293 [7OC]

Soelter, Jan, S99 [20JA]

Stonesifer, Kristofer T., S11293 [7OC]

Witt, Owen D., S11293 [7OC]

Wood, Nathan R., S11293 [7OC]