CANTWELL, MARIA (a Senator from Washington)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10235 [20SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), S10774, S10806 [30SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3416 [11AP], S3494 [12AP], S4110 [21AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1821, S1850, S1878, S1881 [1MR], S2177 [7MR], S2230 [8MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12120, S12143 [1NO], S12150, S12254, S12273, S12278 [2NO], S12314, S12367 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13034 [16NO], S13082, S13085, S13209, S13210 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2656 [14MR], S2716, S2752 [15MR], S2795, S2847, S2861, S2863, S2864, S2865, S2867, S2870 [16MR], S2930, S2936, S2997, S2998, S3073, S3075, S3082 [17MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1280), S12020 [27OC]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1142 [8FE], S1165, S1215 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S5450 [18MY], S8625, S8667, S8693 [21JY], S8813 [25JY], S8950 [26JY], S12129 [1NO], S12378, S12408, S12409 [4NO], S12448 [7NO], S13453 [12DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10982, S10989 [4OC], S11081, S11107, S11143 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8219 [13JY], S8304 [14JY]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11770, S11773 [24OC], S11794, S11798, S11830, S11844 [25OC], S11857 [26OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11489, S11495 [18OC], S11521 [19OC], S11688, S11689, S11691 [20OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6483 [14JN], S6620, S6664 [15JN], S6690, S6769 [16JN], S6827, S6834 [20JN], S6936, S6959 [21JN], S6981, S6995, S7033, S7078, S7089, S7100, S7103, S7104 [22JN], S7266, S7295, S7296, S7326 [23JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9854, S9858 [8SE], S9941 [12SE], S9993 [13SE], S10020, S10051 [14SE]

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

Analyses

Rationale for an Allied Health Reinvestment Act: Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, S1806 [28FE]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Congress, on Drugs—Helping Their Friends in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Toledo (OH) Blade, S14143 [20DE]

Drug Makers Don't Need Gift, Des Moines (IA) Register, S14143 [20DE]

Learn From Past Vaccines—Drug Firms Don't Deserve Virtually Unlimited Protection Against Vaccine Lawsuits, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, S14145 [20DE]

Naughty Pursuit of Secrecy, Tommy Denton, Roanoke (VA) Times, S14144 [20DE]

North Slope Report Fuels Alaska Drilling Debate, J.R. Pegg, Environmental News Service, S12163 [2NO]

Pandering Pandemic, Scranton (PA) Times-Tribune, S14144 [20DE]

Stealth Liability Provision, New York (NY) Times, S14142 [20DE]

Trading on Fear To Pass Vaccine Legislation Is Wrong, Youngstown (OH) Vindicator, S14143 [20DE]

Vaccine Makers—Lawmakers Service People, Not Drug Companies, Detroit (MI) Free Press, S14143 [20DE]

Vaccines and Accountability—Bush's Proposal To Shield Avian-Flu Vaccine Makers From Liability Invites Health Problems, Las Vegas (NV) Sun, S14145 [20DE]

Vaccines Come With Risk, Eugene (OR) Register-Guard, S14143 [20DE]

Vaccines—Shot in the Dark, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, S14144 [20DE]

Wrong-Way Immunity, Raleigh (NC) News & Observer, S14145 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see S. 1692), S9984 [13SE]

American Academy of Pediatrics: anniversary (see S. Res. 204), S9160 [27JY]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 261), S886 [2FE]

Armed Forces: 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), S3147 [4AP]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see S. 337), S1198 [9FE]

———role of women in combat and support situations (see S. 1134), S6226 [8JN]

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

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see S. 1647), S9833 [8SE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see S. 338), S1931 [2MR]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 44), S1515 [16FE]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see S. Res. 33), S739 [1FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see S. Con. Res. 26), S8303 [14JY]

Children and youth: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see S. 1086), S11422 [17OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 841), S9470 [29JY]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see S. 342), S1259 [10FE]

———develop and coordinate a research program to assist understanding, assessment, and prediction of abrupt climate change (see S. 245), S739 [1FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1280), S6910 [21JN]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina (see S. Res. 246), S10295 [21SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (see S. 360), S1718 [18FE]

———authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 1215), S6299 [9JN]

Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (see S. 361), S1718 [18FE]

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), S5300 [17MY]

Commission on Inland Waters Policy: establish (see S. 2050), S13161 [17NO]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 603), S6826 [20JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1214), S6299 [9JN]

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

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

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see S. 328), S1718 [18FE]

———lift travel restrictions (see S. 894), S11422 [17OC]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1749), S10295 [21SE]

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

———establish the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance within the International Trade Administration (see S. 1308), S7822 [30JN]

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), S11423 [17OC]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 521), S3279 [6AP]

———establish a Nurse Faculty Education Program to increase the number of doctorally-prepared nurse faculty (see S. 1575), S9467 [29JY]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 569), S10797 [30SE]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 285), S1795 [28FE]

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

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding (see S. 945), S4546 [28AP]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (see S. 792), S8488 [19JY]

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]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see S. 306), S1514 [16FE]

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

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 602), S2482 [10MR]

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

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S437 [25JA]

Ecology and environment: encourage reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (see S.J. Res. 5), S1514 [16FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S13451 [12DE]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 117), S1414 [15FE]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (see S. 286), S1514 [16FE]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see S. 2039), S13161 [17NO]

Electric power: provide market transparency in wholesale sales of electric energy and prohibit round trip trading of electricity (see S. 509), S2004 [3MR]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see S. 1309), S7822 [30JN]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 219), S12950 [16NO]

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (see S.J. Res. 20), S7614 [29JN]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see S. 1158), S7910 [1JY]

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), S3358 [7AP]

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

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations and protect radio reading services (see S. 312), S1115 [8FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 666), S4258 [26AP]

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), S6101 [6JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2012), S12839 [15NO]

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes (see S. 317), S1115 [8FE]

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

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), S1718 [18FE]

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

———enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see S. 1418), S10188 [19SE]

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

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 1283), S7522 [28JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see S. 20), S142 [24JA]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see S. 1012), S5071 [12MY]

———provide assistance to States to reduce teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases and to support healthy adolescent development (see S. 368), S1414 [15FE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 424), S1931 [2MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 471), S2384 [9MR]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see S. 1289), S7070 [22JN]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1064), S5437 [18MY]

Health care professionals: establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (see S. 504, 506), S2003 [3MR]

Higher Education Act: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see S. 1247), S6481 [14JN]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S6226 [8JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives and post-exposure prophylaxis to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see S. 1264), S6740 [16JN]

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]

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

———provide emergency relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1637), S9833 [8SE]

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]

———establish new special immigrant categories for certain children and women at risk of harm (see S. 644), S2846 [16MR]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 119), S145 [24JA]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 1057), S11769 [24OC]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 910), S11477 [18OC]

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

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

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see S. 842), S3897 [19AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2138), S13786 [16DE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 718), S3278 [6AP]

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

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Con. Res. 33), S5219 [16MY]

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

Medicaid: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 49), S9469 [29JY]

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

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

———provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Native Americans (see S. 2074), S13361 [18NO]

———recognize importance and ensure that reconciliation legislation reported by a conference committee does not have an adverse affect on beneficiaries (see S. 1969), S12767 [14NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 647), S9834 [8SE]

———anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 50), S9469 [29JY]

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see S. 236), S738 [1FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 604), S4937 [11MY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see S. 927), S4647 [9MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S6659 [15JN]

———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers (see S. 411), S1513 [16FE]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (see S. 1002), S6226 [8JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 1217), S6299 [9JN]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see S. 1841), S13502 [13DE]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 445), S3202 [5AP]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 911), S6659 [15JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S1796 [28FE]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see S. 300), S4022 [20AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries (see S. 1822), S11130 [5OC]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S4871 [10MY]

———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), S10187 [19SE]

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), S13362 [18NO]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 1062), S9647 [6SE]

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

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 889), S4109 [21AP]

———provide for a national tire fuel efficiency program (see S. 1882), S11476 [18OC]

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

National Audubon Society, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 301), S12526 [8NO]

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 282), S11665 [20OC]

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 31), S2385 [9MR]

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), S3556 [13AP]

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

National Marina Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S9158 [27JY]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 20), S1515 [16FE]

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

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 218), S9285 [28JY] (see S. Res. 230), S9468 [29JY]

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

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 275), S11477 [18OC]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 155), S6156 [7JN]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see S.J. Res. 15), S7989 [11JY]

———establish grant programs for the development of telecommunications capacities in Indian country (see S. 535), S2148 [7MR]

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

———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]

———establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program (see S. 39), S2004 [3MR]

———establish a program to integrate Federal coastal and ocean mapping activities (see S. 364), S1260 [10FE]

Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (see S. 362), S1260 [10FE]

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

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 637), S2846 [16MR]

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

———tribute (see S. Res. 287), S11918 [26OC]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see S. 991), S5302 [17MY]

Peratrovich, Roy and Elizabeth Wanamaker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 448), S1623 [17FE]

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

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

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 513), S11559 [19OC]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see S. 427), S1622 [17FE]

———improve operation of electric transmission system and enhance reliability of electric grid (see S. 426), S1622 [17FE]

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

SBA: 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. 1520), S9158 [27JY]

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

Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements (see S. 363), S1868 [1MR]

———extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see S. 638), S2846 [16MR]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 152), S436 [25JA]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 269), S886 [2FE]

Social Security: allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 740), S3358 [7AP]

———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 114), S144 [24JA]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 1587), S9467 [29JY]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1104), S5778 [23MY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see S. 1795), S10724 [29SE]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 619), S4870 [10MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 132), S1624 [17FE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 372), S1344 [14FE]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 1791), S13502 [13DE]

———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), S2245 [8MR]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 772), S10188 [19SE]

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

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1360), S10188 [19SE]

———include combat pay in determining allowable contributions to an individual retirement plan (see S. 601), S8665 [21JY]

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

———modify and expand credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources and waste products (see S. 1229), S6404 [13JN]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S3483 [12AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 859), S12128 [1NO]

———reinstate the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund tax and maintain a certain minimum balance in such trust fund (see S. 1222), S6299 [9JN]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 534), S2246 [8MR]

Telecommunications: strengthen Federal leadership, provide grants, enhance outreach and guidance, and provide other support to State and local officials to enhance emergency communications capabilities (see S. 1725), S10515 [27SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S647 [31JA]

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), S2483 [10MR]

Transportation: improve transportation security (see S. 1052), S5300 [17MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S8488 [19JY]

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

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see S. 2082), S14065 [19DE] (see S. 2167), S14317 [21DE]

———limit use of surveillance and issuance of search warrants (see S. 737), S3359 [7AP]

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), S3279 [6AP]

Veterans: allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commisary and exchange stores (see S. 59), S6659 [15JN]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 58), S6658 [15JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 146), S6659 [15JN]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S6300 [9JN]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 7), S2734 [15MR]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 1172), S8303 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: repeal time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 1162), S6100 [6JN]

Crime: conduct study evaluating correlations between methamphetamine crimes and identity theft crimes (see S. 884), S4108 [21AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see S. 1555), S9466 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 74), S14317 [21DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see S. 1958), S12353 [3NO]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project in Washington to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District (see S. 1965), S12447 [7NO]

———extend authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University (see S. 1552), S9285 [28JY]

Drugs: provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (see S. 430), S1622 [17FE]

Education: encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities (see S. 1299), S7294 [23JN]

———establish strategic sectoral skills gap assessments, strategic skills gap action plans, and strategic training capacity enhancement seed grants (see S. 1163), S6100 [6JN]

———modify computation of eligibility for Pell Grant Program relative to certain recently unemployed individuals (see S. 1228), S6404 [13JN]

———permanently increase the maximum annual contribution allowed to be made to Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 75), S144 [24JA]

———provide for training service and delivery innovation projects (see S. 1164), S6100 [6JN]

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see S. 1618), S9727 [7SE]

Firefighters: promote wildland firefighter safety (see S. 906), S4257 [26AP]

Food: promote food safety and protect the animal feed supply from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see S. 73), S143 [24JA]

FTC: improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies (see S. 1735), S10233 [20SE]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see S. 473), S1794 [28FE]

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

Lewis and Clark Expedition: bicentennial of arrival at the Pacific Ocean (see S. Res. 315), S12839 [15NO]

Medicare: provide a minimum update for physicians' services (see S. 1574), S9467 [29JY]

Motor vehicles: require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see S. 836), S3817 [18AP]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see S. Res. 133), S4646 [9MY]

National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 201), S8488 [19JY]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see S. Res. 313), S12839 [15NO]

Native Americans: extend authorization of certain leases (see S. 1485), S8948 [26JY]

———hold certain lands in trust for the Puyallup Tribe (see S. 1382), S8134 [12JY]

———settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 881), S4108 [21AP]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources (see S. Res. 228), S9468 [29JY]

Power resources: increase production and use of biofuels and diversify biofuel feedstock as key elements to achieving energy independence for the U.S. (see S. 1609), S9468 [29JY]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (see S. 33), S142 [24JA] (see S. 870), S4108 [21AP]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see S. 1031), S5071 [12MY]

———require electric utilities to provide net metering service (see S. 1596), S9468 [29JY]

Public welfare programs: exempt preparation for high-skilled, high-demand jobs from participation and time limits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1161), S6100 [6JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see S. 275), S978 [3FE]

Taxation: permanently increase the maximum annual contribution allowed to be made to Coverdell education savings accounts and provide deduction for contributions to education savings accounts (see S. 76), S144 [24JA]

———provide for a recovery period for depreciation of qualified energy management devices (see S. 1595), S9468 [29JY]

Transportation: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (see S. 479), S1867 [1MR]

Washington: anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption (see S. Res. 146), S5437 [18MY]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 74), S144 [24JA]

Discharge petitions signed

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (S.J. Res. 20), S8416 [18JY]

Letters

Dependence on foreign oil sources: Energy Future Coalition, S6615 [15JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): Rob Portman, U.S. Trade Representative, S7733 [30JN]

Improve ability of FTC to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies: Eliot Spitzer, New York Attorney General, S13087 [17NO]

———several State attorneys general, S13088 [17NO]

Lists

North Slope, Alaska—recent oil company fines and penalties, S12162 [2NO]

Organizations supporting S. 473, Allied Health Reinvestment Act, S1806 [28FE]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13104 [17NO]

Papers

Oil and Security: George P. Shultz and R. James Woolsey, Committee on the Persent Danger Policy, S6624-S6626 [15JN]

Petitions and memorials

National Congress of American Indians: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration, S12168 [2NO]

Questions and answers

Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) and Alberto R. Gonzales, S934 [3FE]

Nomination of Samuel W. Bodman to be Sec. of Energy: Senator Cantwell and Samuel W. Bodman, S630-S632 [31JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: 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, S4837 [10MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: division of oil and gas leasing revenues, S12314 [3NO]

———ensure legislation allowing oil and gas exploration receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, S2716 [15MR], S2769, S2775, S2782, S2787 [16MR]

———oil and gas exploration, S2716 [15MR], S2769, S2775, S2782, S2783, S2787, S2795 [16MR], S12150, S12153, S12161, S12163, S12164, S12168 [2NO], S12304 [3NO], S13982 [19DE], S14142, S14145 [20DE], S14230 [21DE]

———prohibit exportation of oil and gas produced under leases, S12174 [2NO]

Armed Forces: repeal time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 1162), S6102 [6JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S5066 [12MY]

Aviation: status of negotiations with the European Union on ending unfair European trade practices within the aerospace industry, S2970 [17MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2140 [7MR]

———restrict access to certain personal information in bankruptcy documents, S2140 [7MR]

Bodman, Samuel W.: nomination to be Sec. of Energy, S629 [31JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12150, S12153, S12161, S12163, S12164, S12168, S12174 [2NO], S12304, S12314 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13086, S13087, S13088, S13103 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2716 [15MR], S2769, S2775, S2782, S2783, S2787, S2795 [16MR]

CFTC: regulatory oversight of energy futures markets, S7796 [30JN]

Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1380 [15FE]

Climate: establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and develop climate change reduction technologies, S7019 [22JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1280), S6925 [21JN]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S47 [6JA]

———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), S1975 [3MR]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, S47 [6JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (S. 1555), S9472 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, S13982 [19DE], S14142, S14143, S14144, S14145 [20DE], S14230 [21DE]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11526 [19OC]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (S. Res. 4), S10 [4JA]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7732, S7733 [30JN]

Drugs: provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (S. 430), S1649 [17FE]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, S6907 [21JN]

———national policy to improve system, S93 [20JA]

———permanently increase the maximum annual contribution allowed to be made to Coverdell education savings accounts (S. 75), S250 [24JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), S7796 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), conference report, S12748 [14NO]

Ethiopia: human rights violations, S14311 [21DE]

European Union: reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (S. Con. Res. 25), S3403 [11AP]

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations and protect radio reading services (S. 312), S1124 [8FE]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform, S7267 [23JN]

———jurisdiction over legitimacy of termination payments charged to certain public utilities by Enron Corp., S7269, S7270 [23JN]

Firearms: expand definition of armor piercing ammunition and promulgate uniform testing standards of projectiles against body armor, S9382 [29JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9382 [29JY]

Firefighters: promote wildland firefighter safety (S. 906), S4260 [26AP]

Food: promote food safety and protect the animal feed supply from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S82 [20JA]

———promote food safety and protect the animal feed supply from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (S. 73), S249 [24JA]

FTC: improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies, S13086, S13087, S13088, S13103 [17NO]

———improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies (S. 1735), S10238 [20SE]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S932 [3FE]

———recusal from Dept. of Justice investigation on matters relating to Enron Corp., S932 [3FE]

———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S932 [3FE]

Gutierrez, Carlos M.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S123 [24JA]

Hanford, WA: nuclear waste site reclamation project funding, S12748 [14NO]

Health: provide liability protection to manufacturers of pandemic vaccines, S14142, S14143, S14144, S14145 [20DE]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (S. 473), S1805 [28FE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S11300 [7OC]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (S. 206), S653 [31JA]

Johanns, Mike: nomination to be Sec. of Agriculture, S82 [20JA]

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

LIHEAP: funding, S11526 [19OC]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (S. Con. Res. 33), S5231 [16MY]

Medicare: provide a minimum update for physicians' services (S. 1574), S9495 [29JY]

Motor vehicles: require accurate fuel economy testing procedures, S5253 [17MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S11300 [7OC]

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, S4837 [10MY]

Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (S. 881), S4129 [21AP]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, S6990 [22JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas, S6874 [21JN]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5835 [24MY]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (S. Res. 287), S11849 [25OC]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S6614, S6616, S6619, S6620, S6624, S6627, S6629, S6637, S6638 [15JN], S6690, S6691, S6692, S6693 [16JN]

Police Week: observance, S5527 [19MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6614, S6616, S6619, S6620, S6624, S6627, S6629, S6637, S6638 [15JN], S6690, S6691, S6692, S6693 [16JN], S6874 [21JN], S6990, S7019 [22JN], S7267, S7269, S7270 [23JN], S7472 [28JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9337, S9343 [29JY]

———national energy policy, S4479-S4481 [28AP]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (S. 33), S224 [24JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5835 [24MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, S6693 [16JN]

———improve reliability of electric transmission system (S. 1031), S5168 [12MY]

Rice, Condoleezza: nomination to be Sec. of State, S557 [26JA]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10526 [27SE]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S5835 [24MY]

———process for consideration of conference reports, S14142 [20DE]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (S. 269), S973 [3FE]

Social Security: impact of privatization on women, S915, S916 [3FE]

Spellings, Margaret: nomination to be Sec. of Education, S93 [20JA]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples, S6149 [7JN]

Taxation: limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (S. 187), S597 [26JA]

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

———permanently increase the maximum annual contribution allowed to be made to Coverdell education savings accounts and provide deduction for contributions to education savings accounts (S. 76), S250 [24JA]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S5253 [17MY]

———prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (S. 479), S1872 [1MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1197), S11300 [7OC]

Washington: anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption, S5252 [17MY]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 74), S250 [24JA]

Reports

Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry—The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply: Depts. of Agriculture and Energy, S6637 [15JN]

Blueprint for U.S. Energy Security: Set America Free Coalition, S6635-S6637 [15JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil and Gas Exploration: National Congress of American Indians, S2782 [16MR]

Texts of

S. 33, Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act, S225 [24JA]

S. 73, Animal Feed Protection Act, S249 [24JA]

S. 74, Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, S250 [24JA]

S. 75, Education Savings for Students Act, S251 [24JA]

S. 76, College Savings Act, S251-S253 [24JA]

S. 206, Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Designation Act, S653 [31JA]

S. 430, Arrest Methamphetamine Act, S1650 [17FE]

S. 473, Allied Health Reinvestment Act, S1807-S1810 [28FE]

S. 479, Nonresident Income Tax Freedom Act, S1873 [1MR]

S. 1555, Dept. of Agriculture Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform, S9473 [29JY]

S. 1574, Affordable Access to Medicare Providers Act, S9495 [29JY]

Tributes

Portman, Representative, S2970 [17MR]

Volpentest, Sam, S10705 [29SE]