INOUYE, DANIEL K. (a Senator from Hawaii)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10216, S10243 [20SE], S10312 [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), S3532, S3567, S3577, S3588, S3594 [13AP], S3966 [20AP], S4110 [21AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2484 [10MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12077 [31OC], S12256 [2NO], S12367 [3NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2751 [15MR], S3075 [17MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1280), S12020, S12021 [27OC]

Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (S. 361), S7922, S7924, S7936 [1JY]

Dept. of Commerce: provide necessary authority for establishment and implementation of a regulatory system for offshore aquaculture in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (S. 1195), S6239 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8652, S8702 [21JY], S8779 [25JY], S10235 [20SE], S10725 [29SE], S12448 [7NO], S12595, S12627 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S11095 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8048 [11JY], S8238 [13JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3225, S3226 [5AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11794, S11831 [25OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), S7786, S7868, S7869 [30JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8473, S8496, S8497 [19JY]

National Military Family Month: designate (S. Res. 9), S12702, S12711 [10NO]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (S. 50), S7919 [1JY]

———establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program (S. 39), S7918 [1JY]

Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (S. 362), S7915 [1JY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (S. 1783), S13033 [16NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S7099, S7120 [22JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S10039, S10052 [14SE], S10072 [15SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4983 [11MY], S5175 [12MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, S6060 [26MY]

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

———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. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S8290 [14JY]

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

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

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

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

———H.R. 3057, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8536 [20JY]

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

———S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act, S13635 [15DE]

Articles and editorials

Misled About Iraq, Secure It or Leave, Ernest F. Hollings, Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, S14174 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Con. Res. 58), S11423 [17OC] (see S. Res. 280), S11559 [19OC]

Agreement Between the U.S. and Russia on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population: implement (see S. 2013), S12839 [15NO]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 1779), S12767 [14NO]

American Academy of Pediatrics: anniversary (see S. Res. 204), S8665 [21JY]

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

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see S. 263), S886 [2FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: authorize oil and gas exploration and codify certain environmental and economic protections of the Coastal Plain (see S. 1891), S11559 [19OC]

Armed Forces: ensure adequate strengths, protections, and benefits for members and their families (see S. 11), S142 [24JA]

———provide a traumatic injury protection rider to certain insured servicemembers (see S. 806), S4109 [21AP]

———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), S4021 [20AP]

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

Branch, Frederick C.: tribute (see S. Res. 116), S4185 [25AP]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see S. 262), S1514 [16FE]

Carson, Johnny: tribute (see S. Res. 10), S436 [25JA]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 1405), S10234 [20SE]

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: 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), S1260 [10FE]

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]

Colleges and universities: build capacity at community colleges to meet increased demand while maintaining affordable tuition rates and open-door policies (see S. 379), S1515 [16FE]

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), S14064 [19DE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 894), S4184 [25AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1749), S10379 [22SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see S. 1139), S14064 [19DE]

Dept. of Commerce: provide necessary authority for establishment and implementation of a regulatory system for offshore aquaculture in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (see S. 1195), S6225 [8JN]

Dept. of Education: improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) (see S. 725), S3278 [6AP]

Dept. of Energy: assess economic implications of the dependence of Hawaii on oil as primary source of energy (see S. 436), S1623 [17FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 521), S7614 [29JN]

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

Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see S. Res. 104), S5073 [12MY]

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

———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: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see S. 969), S8950 [26JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see S. Con. Res. 48), S9471 [29JY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S7987 [11JY]

Economy: provide fair wages for workers, create new jobs through investment, and provide fair trade and competitiveness (see S. 14), S142 [24JA]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 117), S648 [31JA]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (see S. 286), S978 [3FE]

———national policy to improve system (see S. 15), S142 [24JA]

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]

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see S. Res. 248), S10378 [22SE]

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see S. 282), S1414 [15FE]

FCC: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see S. 900), S7294 [23JN]

Federal aid programs: extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States (see S. 2051), S13161 [17NO]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see S. Res. 333), S13570 [14DE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 88), S2995 [17MR]

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]

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

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

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see S.J. Res. 23), S10188 [19SE]

Government: stop taxpayer funded propaganda by making anti-propaganda laws permanent, pursuing violators, authorizing citizen lawsuits, and withholding salaries of noncompliant agency heads (see S. 266), S1116 [8FE]

Hawaii: authorize certain water reclamation projects and modify the water resources study (see S. 264), S886 [2FE]

———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), S435 [25JA]

———tribute to Oahu All-Stars and the Hawaii Warriors baseball teams (see S. Res. 249), S10378 [22SE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see S. 1110), S11918 [26OC]

Health: 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]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 16), S142 [24JA]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 471), S2517 [11MR]

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see S. 809), S6300 [9JN]

Higher Education Act: enhance literacy in finance and economics (see S. 468), S2846 [16MR]

———improve higher education through expansion of Pell grants (see S. 697), S3200 [5AP]

Hiram L. Fong Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: designate (see S. 2089), S13501 [13DE]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S6300 [9JN]

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]

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see S. 352), S2483 [10MR]

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

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]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 1915), S11823 [25OC]

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]

Kalaupapa National Historical Park Advisory Commission: extend authorization (see S. 1166), S6100 [6JN]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: express appreciation for the contribution of Chinese art and culture and recognize the Festival of China at the Kennedy Center (see S. Con. Res. 56), S11131 [5OC]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 283), S13572 [14DE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1512), S12238 [2NO]

Korematsu, Fred T.: tribute (see S. Res. 126), S4398 [27AP]

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]

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

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

———extend prescription drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 1585), S9467 [29JY]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 647), S4398 [27AP]

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

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see S. 784), S4548 [28AP]

———extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare Advantage program to such plans (see S. 1403), S10425 [26SE]

———improve (see S. 18), S142 [24JA]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (see S. 1002), S7071 [22JN]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 1148), S6021 [26MY]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 351), S1260 [10FE]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 1062), S5436 [18MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1580), S9467 [29JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1281), S7071 [22JN]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 299), S12448 [7NO]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see S. 1405), S10234 [20SE]

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

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 137), S5071 [12MY]

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

National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 117), S4259 [26AP]

National parks and recreation areas: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see S. 821), S3735 [15AP] (see S. 1639), S9833 [8SE]

———reduce risks from and mitigate effects of avalanches on visitors to units of the National Park System and other recreational users of public land (see S. 225), S738 [1FE]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 71), S2004 [3MR]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see S. 477), S1867 [1MR]

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

Native American Programs Act: reauthorize (see S. 412), S1513 [16FE]

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), S4110 [21AP]

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

———provide for reporting and reduction of child abuse and family violence incidences on Indian reservations (see S. 1899), S11664 [20OC]

———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]

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

NOAA: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program (see S. 39), S435 [25JA]

———strengthen science training programs through interagency cooperation and diversify science community by attracting underrepresented groups (see S. 1465), S8746 [22JY]

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

Parks, Rosa: direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 62), S12767 [14NO]

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

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 334), S1198 [9FE]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see S. Res. 198), S8419 [18JY]

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

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

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

Public debt: reduce budget deficits by restoring budget enforcement and strengthening fiscal responsibility (see S. 19), S142 [24JA] (see S. 851), S3897 [19AP]

Public lands: protect, conserve, and restore certain public lands through cooperative cost-shared grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species (see S. 1541), S9285 [28JY]

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), S11824 [25OC]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see S. 1881), S13502 [13DE]

Schools: establish State infrastructure banks to improve financing of school construction and renovation (see S. 2057), S13361 [18NO]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 1520), S9158 [27JY]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see S. Con. Res. 71), S13659 [15DE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1060), S8218 [13JY]

———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), S14317 [21DE]

———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]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 859), S6155 [7JN]

———provide a refundable credit for certain education expenses (see S. 575), S2645 [14MR]

———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]

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

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

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

Terrorism: provide for medal to be awarded by the President to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 1423), S8487 [19JY]

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]

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), S739 [1FE]

Veterans: expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (see S. 13), S142 [24JA]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S8419 [18JY]

———recognize and honor World War II Filipino veterans for defense of democratic ideals and contribution to the outcome of World War II (see S. Res. 307), S12682 [10NO]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S6482 [14JN]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 707), S12839 [15NO]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see S. Con. Res. 11), S3415 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Canada: settlement of certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S. (see S. 216), S647 [31JA]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1390), S8217 [13JY]

Courts: allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals (see S. 88), S144 [24JA]

Dept. of Transportation: administration of cargo preference laws (see S. 93), S144 [24JA]

———report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see S. 2135), S13786 [16DE]

Education: establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program specializing in underserved treatment areas (see S. 92), S144 [24JA]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (see S. 89), S144 [24JA]

———make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (see S. 91), S144 [24JA]

Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see S. 127), S145 [24JA]

Fujino, Ricke Kaname: relief (see S. 85), S144 [24JA]

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

Global Family Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 72), S13787 [16DE]

Health: improve emergency medical services for children (see S. 760), S3414 [11AP]

Health care professionals: provide practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (see S. 67), S143 [24JA]

James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge: expand (see S. 1165), S6100 [6JN]

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (see S. 66), S143 [24JA]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see S. 1515), S9158 [27JY]

———provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (see S. 68), S143 [24JA]

Medicare: improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (see S. 61), S143 [24JA]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 71), S143 [24JA]

———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (see S. 70), S143 [24JA]

Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see S. 80), S144 [24JA]

National Academies of Practice: grant Federal charter (see S. 87), S144 [24JA]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see S. 90), S144 [24JA]

National Military Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 9), S145 [24JA]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize provisions relative to low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing (see S. 598), S2482 [10MR]

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

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 215), S647 [31JA]

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

———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]

Pence, Donald C.: relief (see S. 69), S143 [24JA]

POW: issue a POW medal to civilian Federal employees who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions (see S. 72), S143 [24JA]

Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements (see S. 363), S1260 [10FE]

Sung Jun Oh: relief (see S. 86), S144 [24JA]

Taxation: exempt certain sightseeing flights from taxes on air transportation (see S. 84), S144 [24JA]

———provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (see S. 83), S144 [24JA]

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see S. 298), S1049 [7FE]

U.S. Military Cancer Institute: establish (see S. 36), S142 [24JA]

Veterans: allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commisary and exchange stores (see S. 59), S143 [24JA]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 58), S143 [24JA]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 146), S435 [25JA]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see S. 79), S144 [24JA]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see S. 1719), S10187 [19SE]

Yoshida, Jim K.: relief (see S. 62), S143 [24JA]

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [4JA]

Citations

Medal of Honor awarded to First Lieutenant Daniel K. Inouye, S4083 [21AP]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10967 [4OC], S11118 [5OC]

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]

Eulogies

Okura, K. Patrick: John Tateishi, S3104 [20MR]

Okura, Patrick: Norman Y. Mineta, Sec. of Transportation, S1502 [16FE]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [4JA]

Privilege of the floor

Ball, Susan, S10770 [29SE]

Epstein, Jonathan, S10770 [29SE]

Powers, Mike, S10911 [3OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10216, S10226, S10227 [20SE], S10286 [21SE]

Amtrak: funding, S2705 [15MR]

———reauthorize, S12197 [2NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3398 [11AP], S3976 [20AP]

———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, S4839 [10MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2772 [16MR]

Armed Forces: war-related illness research funding, S11252 [7OC]

Army: High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) common remotely operated weapons station funding, S11120 [5OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12197, S12210 [2NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2705 [15MR], S2772 [16MR]

Canada: settlement of certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S. (S. 216), S668 [31JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: rename certain buildings in honor of Senators Harkin and Specter, S11794 [25OC]

Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1383 [15FE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list, S12744 [14NO]

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

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

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 1390), S8233 [13JY]

Corps of Engineers: anniversary of the Honolulu, HI, Engineer District, S3647 [14AP]

Courts: allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals (S. 88), S256 [24JA]

Defense Security Cooperation Agency: transport and distribution of wheelchairs to victims of overseas conflicts, landmines, and crippling illnesses, S11252 [7OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit the use of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funds to demolish or dismantle the Hawaii Fruit Fly Production Facility, S10216 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S11093 [5OC]

———challenge to National Security Personnel System regulations by unions representing civil service employees, S13337 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10685 [29SE], S10783 [30SE], S11093, S11095, S11120 [5OC], S11196 [6OC], S11252 [7OC]

Dept. of Energy: State Technologies Advancement Collaborative Program funding, S7795 [30JN]

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

Dept. of Transportation: highway safety programs funding, S4624 [9MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11794 [25OC]

Education: establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program specializing in underserved treatment areas (S. 92), S259 [24JA]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (S. 89), S257 [24JA]

———make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (S. 91), S258 [24JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies, S10783 [30SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), S7795 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), conference report, S12744 [14NO]

EPA: require motor carriers to comply with vehicle emission performance standards, S5269 [17MY]

FCC: digital television converter box subsidy program funding, S12210 [2NO]

Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (S. 127), S316 [24JA]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform, S7458 [28JN]

Fish and fishing: open ocean cage aquaculture development funding, S10226, S10227 [20SE]

Giugni, Henry K.: tribute (S. Res. 300), S12372 [3NO]

Global Family Day: observance (S. Con. Res. 72), S13856 [16DE]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S939 [3FE]

———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S939 [3FE]

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

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), S458 [25JA], S14313 [21DE]

———Molokai Island agricultural development funding, S10286 [21SE]

Health: improve emergency medical services for children (S. 760), S3432 [11AP]

Health care professionals: provide practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (S. 67), S245 [24JA]

Iraq: Advanced First Responders Network funding, S4839 [10MY]

James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge: expand (S. 1165), S6103 [6JN]

Korematsu, Fred T.: tribute (S. Res. 126), S4432 [27AP]

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (S. 66), S245 [24JA]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (S. 1515), S9186 [27JY]

———provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (S. 68), S246 [24JA]

Medicare: improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (S. 61), S242 [24JA]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (S. 71), S247 [24JA]

———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (S. 70), S246 [24JA]

Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (S. 80), S254 [24JA]

National Academies of Practice: grant Federal charter (S. 87), S256 [24JA]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (S. 90), S257 [24JA]

National Military Family Month: designate (S. Res. 9), S369 [24JA]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize provisions relative to low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing (S. 598), S2494 [10MR]

Native Americans: establish grant programs for the development of telecommunications capacities in Indian country (S. 535), S2150 [7MR]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 215), S660 [31JA]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (S. 50), S237 [24JA], S7935 [1JY]

———establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program (S. 39), S7929 [1JY]

———establish a program to integrate Federal coastal and ocean mapping activities (S. 364), S1303 [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 (S. 362), S1296 [10FE], S7929 [1JY]

Pence, Donald C.: relief (S. 69), S246 [24JA]

Philippines: support Debt-for-Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Investments program, S11414 [17OC]

POW: issue a POW medal to civilian Federal employees who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions (S. 72), S248 [24JA]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S7458 [28JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5041 [12MY]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10575 [28SE]

Rove, Karl: characterization of Democratic response to terrorist attacks on U.S., S7231 [23JN]

Seabright, J. Michael: nomination to be district judge, S4378 [27AP]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S5041 [12MY]

Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements (S. 363), S1298 [10FE]

Taxation: exempt certain sightseeing flights from taxes on air transportation (S. 84), S255 [24JA]

———provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (S. 83), S255 [24JA]

———reinstate the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund tax and maintain a certain minimum balance in such trust fund (S. 1222), S6398 [13JN]

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (S. 298), S1050 [7FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4624 [9MY], S5268, S5269 [17MY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, S9408 [29JY]

———improve consumer protection through regulation of the household goods moving industry, S5268, S5269 [17MY]

———improve transportation security (S. 1052), S5307 [17MY]

———increase rail and public transportation security, S8264 [14JY]

Transportation Security Administration: funding, S1383-S1385 [15FE]

U.S. Military Cancer Institute: establish (S. 36), S227 [24JA]

University of Hawaii: flood damage repair funding, S3976 [20AP]

Veterans: allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commisary and exchange stores (S. 59), S241 [24JA]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (S. 58), S241 [24JA]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (S. 146), S453 [25JA]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (S. 79), S254 [24JA]

Yoshida, Jim K.: relief (S. 62), S242 [24JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S4083 [21AP], S4861 [10MY]

Statements

Civil Rights Act: by, S5041 [12MY]

Debt-for-Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Investments Program: Jose De Venecia, S11414-S11416 [17OC]

Summaries

Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users (H.R. 3): Committee on Commerce (Senate) Titles Relative to Motor Carrier Safety, Transportation of Hazardous Materials and Household Goods, and Aquatic Resources Trust Fund, S4624 [9MY]

Tables

Estimated impact of increasing business meal deductibility from 50 percent to 80 percent: National Restaurant Association, S1051 [7FE]

Texts of

S. 36, U.S. Military Cancer Institute, S227 [24JA]

S. 50, Tsunami Preparedness Act, S238-S240 [24JA]

S. 58, allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, S241 [24JA]

S. 59, allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commisary and exchange stores, S241 [24JA]

S. 61, Equity for Clinical Social Workers Act, S242 [24JA]

S. 62, relief of Jim K. Yoshida, S242 [24JA]

S. 66, Nursing School Clinics Act, S245 [24JA]

S. 67, Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act, S246 [24JA]

S. 68, Native Hawaiian Medicaid Coverage Act, S246 [24JA]

S. 69, relief of Donald C. Pence, S246 [24JA]

S. 70, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act, S247 [24JA]

S. 71, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act, S247 [24JA]

S. 72, issue a POW medal to civilian Federal employees who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions, S249 [24JA]

S. 79, verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility, S254 [24JA]

S. 80, restore traditional Memorial Day observance, S254 [24JA]

S. 83, provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums, S255 [24JA]

S. 84, exempt certain sightseeing flights from taxes on air transportation, S255 [24JA]

S. 87, National Academies of Practice Recognition Act, S256 [24JA]

S. 88, Psychiatric and Psychological Examinations Act, S256 [24JA]

S. 89, Strengthen the Public Health Service Act, S257 [24JA]

S. 90, National Center for Social Work Research Act, S257 [24JA]

S. 91, Strengthen Social Work Training Act, S259 [24JA]

S. 92, Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act, S259 [24JA]

S. 127, Clinical Social Workers' Recognition Act, S316 [24JA]

S. 146, Filipino Veterans Equity Act, S453 [25JA]

S. 215, Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act revision and extension, S660-S668 [31JA]

S. 216, settlement of certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S., S669 [31JA]

S. 298, repeal tax reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses, S1051 [7FE]

S. 362, Marine Debris Research Prevention and Reduction Act, S1296-S1298 [10FE]

S. 363, Ballast Water Management Act, S1299-S1303 [10FE]

S. 364, Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act, S1303-S1305 [10FE]

S. 535, Native American Connectivity Act, S2151 [7MR]

S. 598, reauthorize Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act provisions relative to low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees reauthorization, S2495 [10MR]

S. 760, emergency medical services for children improvement, S3433 [11AP]

S. 1165, James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act, S6104 [6JN]

S. 1390, Coral Reef Conservation Act reauthorization, S8234 [13JY]

S. 1515, Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act, S9186 [27JY]

Tributes

Brannon, Barbara C., S6651 [15JN]

Douglass, Frederick, S1502 [16FE]

Maxey, Homer A., Jr., S9927 [12SE]

Okura, K. Patrick, S1502 [16FE], S3104 [20MR]