SMITH, GORDON (a Senator from Oregon)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10271, S10296, S10310 [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), S3557, S3587 [13AP], S3721, S3754 [15AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12207, S12270, S12275 [2NO], S12323 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13034, S13038 [16NO], S13187 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2811, S2869 [16MR], S3078, S3081, S3083 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S5450 [18MY], S8652, S8686, S8699, S8702 [21JY], S8754, S8756 [22JY], S8813 [25JY], S9471 [29JY], S12378, S12408 [4NO], S12779, S12854 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10908 [3OC], S11062 [5OC]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3335 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7417, S7443 [27JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11770 [24OC], S11794, S11798, S11843 [25OC], S11857, S11896 [26OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11489, S11493 [18OC], S11521 [19OC], S11640, S11689, S11694 [20OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8493 [19JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6976 [21JN], S7100, S7102 [22JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9780, S9855 [8SE], S9873 [9SE]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (S. 714), S7379, S7382 [24JN]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S6588 [14JN]

Conferee: H.R. 889, Coast Guard appropriations, S12036 [27OC]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, S2289 [8MR]

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S1693 [17FE]

Senate National Security Working Group, S1693 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see S. Res. 292), S12007 [27OC] (see S. Res. 336), S13786 (see S. Res. 337), S13787 [16DE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 207), S8826 [25JY]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 1516), S12076 [31OC]

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see S. 914), S4397 [27AP]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see S. 77), S1050 [7FE]

———provide leave for members in connection with adoptions of children (see S. 487), S1867 [1MR]

———repeal requirement for reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and modify effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see S. 185), S3653 [14AP]

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

Arms control: improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations (see S. 313), S5072 [12MY]

BLM: convey certain land to Eugene, OR (see S. 2150), S14185 [20DE]

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]

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see S. 343), S1259 [10FE]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see S. 350), S1260 [10FE]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 408), S6405 [13JN]

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

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]

Computers: oppose control by U.N. and other international organizations over the Internet (see S. Res. 273), S12840 (see S. Res. 316), S12839 [15NO] (see S. Res. 323), S13361 [18NO]

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 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), S1795 [28FE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 1145), S6021 [26MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see S. 528), S2004 [3MR]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding (see S. 945), S4546 [28AP]

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

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see S. 492), S3202 [5AP]

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: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S7988 [11JY]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 602), S2996 [17MR]

———improve Parkinson's disease research (see S. 2115), S13659 [15DE]

Drugs: protect the public from unsafe importation of prescription drugs and from counterfeit prescription drugs (see S. 184), S574 [26JA]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S144 [24JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S5851 [24MY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see S. 420), S3898 [19AP]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see S. 246), S10037 [14SE]

European Union: reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (see S. Con. Res. 25), S3415 [11AP]

———urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see S. Res. 82), S2735 [15MR]

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

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

FCC: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see S. 900), S4257 [26AP]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 666), S2995 [17MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see S. 754), S3413 [11AP]

Federal employees: provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 2076), S13361 [18NO]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 397), S4398 [27AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2012), S13787 [16DE]

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]

FTC: provide with resources necessary to protect Internet users from unfair and deceptive acts and practices associated with spyware (see S. 1004), S4936 [11MY]

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

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

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see S. 1937), S12007 [27OC]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see S. 147), S1514 [16FE]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see S. 550), S2244 [8MR]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 1283), S6910 [21JN]

———provide for a public response to the public health crisis of pain (see S. 999), S4936 [11MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 471), S1794 [28FE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 19), S5301 [17MY]

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

Hunger: encourage effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training (see S. 1885), S11476 [18OC]

———reduce (see S. 1120), S5921 [25MY]

Hurricanes: 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]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1716), S10188 [19SE]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see S. 206), S647 [31JA]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see S. 288), S3555 [13AP]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1132), S6021 [26MY]

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]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital before the U.S. recognizes a Palestinian state (see S.J. Res. 14), S3897 [19AP]

Kazakhstan: call for free and fair Presidential election (see S. Res. 293), S12007 [27OC]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1512), S10188 [19SE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. 582), S3203 [5AP]

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]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see S. Con. Res. 65), S13161 [17NO]

Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 1152), S6021 [26MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S6910 [21JN]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (see S. 1002), S6659 [15JN]

———provide beneficiaries access to information on the quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities and provide incentives for such facilities to improve the quality of care (see S. 708), S3200 [5AP]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see S. 380), S1413 [15FE]

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), S10038 [14SE]

Month of Global Health: designate (see S. Res. 225), S9468 [29JY]

National forests: provide a reliable method for compensating owners of non-Federal lands that have been damaged by wildfires spread from certain National Forest System or BLM lands (see S. 807), S3653 [14AP]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see S. 515), S5220 [16MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see S. 1774), S11423 [17OC]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 156), S5922 [25MY]

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), S5072 [12MY]

Native Americans: promote development of small business concerns (see S. 1907), S11744 [21OC]

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]

Northern Ireland: condemn violence and criminality by the Irish Republican Army (see S. Res. 84), S2995 [17MR]

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

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see S. 1959), S12353 [3NO]

———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]

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

Presidents of the U.S.: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (see S. 431), S12526 [8NO]

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

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

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]

———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), S8746 [22JY]

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

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 2010), S12839 [15NO]

Small business: provide additional relief to owners ordered to active duty as members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 1014), S12526 [8NO]

Taxation: allow a credit for certain fuel cell property (see S. 671), S2995 [17MR]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see S. 962), S6300 [9JN]

———allow a refundable first-time homebuyers tax credit (see S. 1213), S6299 [9JN]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1060), S5436 [18MY]

———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), S11768 [24OC]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 1366), S7820 [30JN]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see S. 1066), S6482 [14JN]

———eliminate unnecessary paperwork burdens on government and small businesses by reducing number of excise tax returns filed by small taxpayers paying the Federal excise tax on wines and beer (see S. 720), S3278 [6AP]

———encourage and accelerate production, sale, and use of new motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 971), S4547 [28AP]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1906), S11744 [21OC]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see S. 542), S2148 [7MR]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see S. 187), S574 [26JA]

———make higher education more affordable through expansion of deduction for higher education expenses and a credit for interest on higher education loans (see S. 759), S3414 [11AP]

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

———modify definition of compensation for purposes of determining the limits on contributions to individual retirement accounts and annuities (see S. 2086), S13501 [13DE]

———modify depreciation of property used in the transmission of electricity (see S. 815), S3734 [15AP]

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

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S2734 [15MR]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see S. 1159), S6022 [26MY]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see S. 1293), S7293 [23JN]

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

———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 a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see S. 2053), S13360 [18NO]

———provide for a deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 94), S144 [24JA]

———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 for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see S. 1330), S7614 [29JN]

———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see S. 832), S3817 [18AP]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see S. 1103), S5923 [25MY]

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

———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]

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

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 268), S2245 [8MR]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see S. 467), S6910 [21JN]

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

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

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

Veterans: establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in remote rural areas (see S. 1191), S9985 [13SE]

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

Victims of Communism Memorial: support construction (see S. Res. 150), S5532 [19MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S10120 [15SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see S. Res. 134), S4646 [9MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects (see S. 232), S738 [1FE]

———authorize early repayment of obligations within Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation District (see S. 1576), S9467 [29JY] (see S. 1760), S10378 [22SE]

———authorize participation in the rehabilitation of Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon (see S. 231), S738 [1FE]

———conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Sub-basins in Oregon (see S. 251), S739 [1FE]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes River Conservancy (see S. 166), S436 [25JA]

Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see S. 2134), S13786 [16DE]

Campbell, Michael: tribute (see S. Res. 189), S7909 [1JY]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 23), S648 [31JA]

Dept. of Commerce: award grants to establish Nanoscience to Commercialization Institutes to develop commercial applications of nanotechnology (see S. 1908), S11744 [21OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see S. 1862), S11313 [7OC]

———reauthorize and revise the Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program (see S. 326), S1198 [9FE]

Dept. of the Interior: assist in the planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes County, OR (see S. 247), S739 [1FE]

Disasters: 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]

European Union: urge continuance of embargo on arms sales to the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 59), S1623 [17FE] (see S. Res. 91), S2995 [17MR]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation and management of Pacific whiting (see S. 1549), S9285 [28JY]

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

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

———provide for the disposal of certain administrative sites in Oregon (see S. 741), S3358 [7AP]

Forests: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see S. 1530), S9284 [28JY]

Friends of the Children (organization): funding (see S. 940), S4546 [28AP]

FTC: enhance enforcement against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception (see S. 1608), S9468 [29JY]

———investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products (see S. 1743), S10294 [21SE]

———reauthorize (see S. 1392), S8217 [13JY]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see S. 2019), S12949 [16NO]

Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation: establish (see S. 474), S1794 [28FE]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 311), S1115 [8FE]

National Pear Month: designate (see S. Res. 215), S9158 [27JY]

Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see S. 672), S2995 [17MR]

———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to other governmental employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see S. 673), S2995 [17MR]

Oregon: provide for reimbursement of the cost of certain projects at the Fern Ridge Dam (see S. 2159), S14316 [21DE]

Privacy: strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft (see S. 1408), S8302 [14JY]

Psoriasis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 206), S8746 [22JY]

Public welfare programs: allow State receipt of credit towards the work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for certain disabled recipients (see S. 456), S1623 [17FE]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend authority for drought assistance (see S. 648), S2994 [17MR]

Russia: issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940-1991 of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see S. Con. Res. 32), S5071 [12MY] (see S. Con. Res. 35), S5532 [19MY]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see S. 453), S1623 [17FE]

Tariff: provide for duty free entry of certain tramway cars and associated spare parts for use by Portland, OR (see S. 915), S4397 [27AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 132), S145 [24JA]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see S. 1240), S6481 [14JN]

———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see S. 580), S2383 [9MR]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 1791), S10723 [29SE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see S. 1449), S8664 [21JY]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see S. 381), S1413 [15FE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see S. 1697), S10037 [14SE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1360), S7820 [30JN]

———improve deduction for depreciation (see S. 2100), S13570 [14DE]

———increase retirement savings and security, facilitate provision of guaranteed retirement income for life, and make retirement plan rules simpler and more equitable (see S. 1359), S7820 [30JN]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see S. 1022), S5071 [12MY]

———provide a special depreciation allowance for property acquired during a certain period (see S. 1632), S9833 [8SE]

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 965), S4547 [28AP]

———treat natural gas distribution lines as 15-year property for depreciation purposes (see S. 669), S2995 [17MR]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 1160), S6022 [26MY]

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

———equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see S. 284), S978 [3FE]

———expand contribution base and establish separate fund within the universal service fund to support deployment of broadband services in unserved areas (see S. 1583), S9467 [29JY]

———promote deployment of competitive video services, eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation, and further the development of next generation broadband networks (see S. 1349), S7820 [30JN]

U.N.: reform (see S. 1394), S8217 [13JY] (see S. Res. 185), S7820 [30JN]

Cloture motions

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 147), motion to proceed, S9557 [29JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), motion to proceed, S4157 [22AP], S4235 [26AP]

Letters

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment: A. Gene Copello, AIDS Institute, S1209 [9FE]

———Daniel R. Hawkins, Jr., National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S1210 [9FE]

———Hal Daub, American Health Care Association, S1208 [9FE]

———James Firman, National Council on the Aging, S1210 [9FE]

———James H. Scully, Jr., American Psychiatric Association, S1211 [9FE]

———Larry S. Gage, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S1210 [9FE]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S1209 [9FE]

———Margaret A. Murray, Association for Community Affiliated Plans, S1209 [9FE]

———Michael J. Fitzpatrick, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S1210 [9FE]

———Michael Rodgers, Catholic Health Association, S1210 [9FE]

———Richard Haught and James B. Bramson, American Dental Association, S1211 [9FE]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S1211 [9FE]

Early Treatment for HIV Act: A. Gene Copello, AIDS Institute, S1120 [8FE]

———American Academy of HIV Medicine, S1120 [8FE]

———Jim Pickett, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, S1122 [8FE]

———Julie M. Scofield, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, S1121 [8FE]

———Lynda Dee, AIDS Action Baltimore, Inc., S1122 [8FE]

———Marsha A. Martin, AIDS Action Council, S1120, S1122 [8FE]

———Rick Stoller, Partnership Project (organization), S1121 [8FE]

———Ryan Clary, Project Inform (organization), S1121 [8FE]

———Thomas Bruner, Cascade AIDS Project (organization), S1121 [8FE]

———William E. Arnold, Title II Community AIDS National Network (organization), S1121 [8FE]

Medicaid funding and Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment: several organizations, S2810 [16MR]

Pathways to Independence Act: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, S1677 [17FE]

———several organizations, S1677 [17FE]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 338, Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment, S1208 [9FE]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S13527, S13544 [14DE]

Privilege of the floor

Ames, Kent, S2873 [16MR]

Nuzum, Rachel, S2873 [16MR]

Ross, Paul, S12279 [2NO]

Stephenson, Kate, S6240 [8JN]

Vito, Jose, S2873 [16MR]

Remarks

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments, S13649 [15DE]

American Ambulance Association: tribute to Star of Life Award recipients, S6653 [15JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (S. Res. 207), S8769 [25JY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, S2809, S2810 [16MR], S2878, S2879, S2919 [17MR]

———establish (S. 338), S1208 [9FE]

Black History Month: observance, S1111 [8FE], S1791 [28FE]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S4074 [21AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (S. Res. 134), S4652 [9MY]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S6186 [8JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12194, S12217 [2NO], S12323 [3NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S4484 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2809, S2810 [16MR], S2919 [17MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: reauthorize participation in the Deschutes River Conservancy (S. 166), S494 [25JA]

Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (S. 2134), S13800 [16DE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, S969 [3FE], S1046 [7FE], S1111 [8FE], S1194 [9FE], S1256 [10FE], S1341 [14FE], S1410 [15FE], S1499 [16FE], S1602 [17FE], S1792 [28FE], S1863 [1MR], S1928 [2MR], S2000 [3MR], S2081 [4MR], S2144 [7MR], S2239 [8MR], S2381 [9MR], S2478 [10MR], S2641 [14MR], S2728 [15MR], S2843 [16MR], S2985 [17MR], S3132 [4AP], S3271 [6AP], S3813 [18AP], S3893 [19AP], S4099 [21AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 1145), S6009, S6038 [26MY], S6221 [8JN], S6295 [9JN], S6648 [15JN], S6812 [20JN], S7065 [22JN], S7289 [23JN], S7609 [29JN], S7805 [30JN], S8414 [18JY], S9150 [27JY], S9718 [7SE], S9820 [8SE], S9876 [9SE], S9925 [12SE], S9981 [13SE], S10033 [14SE], S10110 [15SE], S10185 [19SE], S10230 [20SE], S10289 [21SE], S10370 [22SE], S10421 [26SE], S10510 [27SE], S10583 [28SE], S10713 [29SE], S10795 [30SE], S10820 [3OC], S11121 [5OC], S11297 [7OC], S11414 [17OC], S11473 [18OC], S11556 [19OC], S11657 [20OC], S11765 [24OC], S11815 [25OC], S11913 [26OC], S12002 [27OC], S12123 [1NO], S12229 [2NO], S12348 [3NO], S12443 [7NO], S12522 [8NO], S12603 [9NO], S12678 [10NO], S12763 [14NO], S12836 [15NO], S12942 [16NO], S13155 [17NO], S13773 [16DE], S14027 [19DE], S14173 [20DE]

Dean, Howard: characterization of remarks made about Republicans, S6186 [8JN]

Dept. of Commerce: award grants to establish Nanoscience to Commercialization Institutes to develop commercial applications of nanotechnology (S. 1908), S11745 [21OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (S. 1862), S11766 [24OC]

Dept. of HHS: AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, S11984 [27OC]

———provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (S. 528), S2081 [4MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7503 [28JN], S7588 [29JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11984 [27OC]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7736 [30JN]

European Union: urge continuance of embargo on arms sales to the People's Republic of China (S. Res. 59), S1681 [17FE]

———urge continuance of embargo on arms sales to the People's Republic of China (S. Res. 91), S3088 [17MR]

Food stamps: funding, S12194, S12196 [2NO]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to least-developed countries (S. 191), S600 [26JA]

FTC: enhance enforcement against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception (S. 1608), S9533 [29JY]

———investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products (S. 1743), S10300 [21SE]

———reauthorize (S. 1392), S8236 [13JY]

Holocaust: observe anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and honor victims of the Holocaust, S426 [25JA]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10000 [14SE]

Medicaid: funding, S2809, S2810 [16MR], S2878, S2879, S2919 [17MR], S12194 [2NO]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV, S12217 [2NO], S12323 [3NO]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (S. 311), S1119 [8FE], S1602 [17FE], S6732 [16JN]

Medicare: provide beneficiaries access to information on the quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities and provide incentives for such facilities to improve the quality of care (S. 708), S3214 [5AP]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (S. 380), S1423 [15FE]

Month of Global Health: designate (S. Res. 225), S9537 [29JY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, S6132 [7JN]

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

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5466 [19MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (S. 1783), S12920 [16NO]

Portland Transmission Warehouse: MassMutual Financial Group National Family Business of the Year award recipient, S6222 [8JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6701 [16JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9272 [28JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5466 [19MY]

Privacy: strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft (S. 1408), S8322 [14JY]

Psoriasis Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 206), S8753 [22JY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, S6701 [16JN]

Public welfare programs: allow State receipt of credit towards the work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for certain disabled recipients (S. 456), S1676 [17FE]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10536 [28SE]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S5466 [19MY]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (S. 2010), S12848 [15NO]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (S. 453), S1672 [17FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (S. 132), S348 [24JA]

———allow a refundable first-time homebuyers tax credit (S. 1213), S6316 [9JN]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (S. 1240), S6488 [14JN]

———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (S. 580), S2397 [9MR]

———application of certain regulations to prevent fraudulent avoidance of fuel taxes, S5268 [17MY]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (S. 381), S1423 [15FE]

———improve deduction for depreciation (S. 2100), S13575 [14DE]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances, S9272 [28JY]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (S. 1022), S5154 [12MY]

———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (S. 1330), S7618 [29JN]

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (S. 965), S4580 [28AP]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (S. 714), S3280 [6AP]

———equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (S. 284), S985 [3FE]

———expand contribution base and establish separate fund within the universal service fund to support deployment of broadband services in unserved areas (S. 1583), S9505 [29JY]

———promote deployment of competitive video services, eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation, and further the development of next generation broadband networks (S. 1349), S7831 [30JN]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, S7503 [28JN]

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

Veterans Day: observance (S. Res. 305), S12706 [10NO]

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

Reports filed

Expenditures: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Res. 23), S647 [31JA]

Rules

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S641-S643 [31JA]

Texts of

S. 132, Mortgage Insurance Fairness Act, S348 [24JA]

S. 284, Rural Universal Service Equity Act, S986 [3FE]

S. 311, Early Treatment for HIV Act, S1122 [8FE]

S. 381, Retirement Security for Life Act, S1423 [15FE]

S. 456, Pathways to Independence Act, S1678 [17FE]

S. 580, allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust, S2397 [9MR]

S. 714, Junk Fax Prevention Act, S3280 [6AP]

S. 965, reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations, S4581 [28AP]

S. 1022, Resource Efficient Appliance Incentives Act, S5155 [12MY]

S. 1349, Video Choice Act, S7832 [30JN]

S. 1392, FTC reauthorization, S8237 [13JY]

S. 1408, Identity Theft Protection Act, S8323-S8325 [14JY]

S. 1583, Universal Service for the 21st Century Act, S9506 [29JY]

S. 1608, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act, S9533-S9537 [29JY]

S. 1743, Post-Disaster Consumer Protection Act, S10300 [21SE]

S. 1908, Nanoscience to Commercialization Institutes Act, S11746 [21OC]

S. 2100, Tax Depreciation, Modernization, and Simplification Act, S13576 [14DE]

S. 2134, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act, S13800-S13802 [16DE]

Tributes

Ames, Kent, S9451 [29JY]

Applegate, Brad, S11419 [17OC]

Baum, Tane T., S11294 [7OC]

Campbell, Michael, S7605 [29JN]

Cannady, Beatrice, S1111 [8FE]

Dondero, Russ, S1503 [16FE]

Stump, Adrian B., S11294 [7OC]