HARKIN, TOM (a Senator from Iowa)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10225, S10244, S10245 [20SE], S10284, S10286, S10316, S10317 [21SE]

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

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 72), S13285, S13403 [18NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3567, S3577, S3597 [13AP], S3635, S3701 [14AP], S3966, S4023 [20AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2125, S2149, S2174 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12133, S12137 [1NO], S12254, S12269, S12274 [2NO], S12311, S12312, S12363, S12367 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13037 [16NO], S13119, S13122, S13126, S13133, S13187, S13230, S13234 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2614, S2656 [14MR], S2679, S2747, S2750, S2753 [15MR], S2762, S2795, S2826, S2861, S2864 [16MR], S2887, S2930, S2997, S2998, S3073, S3075 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S5780 [23MY], S8653, S8693 [21JY], S8747, S8757 [22JY], S8822, S8839, S8845 [25JY], S10038 [14SE], S11162 [5OC], S12436, S12448, S12452 [7NO], S12501 [8NO], S12840 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10685, S10763 [29SE], S10903 [3OC], S10981, S10990 [4OC], S11132, S11143 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S7822 [30JN], S8001, S8009 [11JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3223 [5AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7522, S7523 [28JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11770 [24OC], S11794, S11798, S11839 [25OC], S11857, S11863, S11866, S11900, S11902, S11928, S11929, S11947 [26OC], S11978, S11990, S12019 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11407, S11441 [17OC], S11469, S11478, S11489 [18OC], S11521, S11549 [19OC], S11616, S11688, S11689 [20OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), S7781, S7869 [30JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8397, S8402, S8429 [18JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6580 [14JN], S6742 [16JN], S6994, S7060, S7098, S7115, S7119, S7195 [22JN], S7295 [23JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9780, S9854, S9855 [8SE], S9873 [9SE], S9932 [12SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4882 [10MY], S4920, S4924, S4938, S4970, S4980 [11MY], S5019, S5020, S5176 [12MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, S4094 [21AP]

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

———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

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Says He Wants To Ban Junk Food at Schools, Erica Werner, Associated Press (news service), S2309 [9MR]

Credit Card Penalties, Fees Bury Debtors, Kathleen Day and Caroline E. Mayer, Washington (DC) Post, S2124 [7MR]

Panther Football A to Z, Rob Gray, Des Moines (IA) Register, S13744 [16DE]

PEP, Pease, Presidents, Washington (DC) Post, S2756 [15MR]

Prayers Made To Protest Budget Cuts, Mary Louise Spear, Quad-City (IA) Times, S14096 [20DE]

Threat Worse Than Terror, Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek (publication), S11960 [27OC]

Winter in Kashmir, Washington (DC) Post, S13308 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (see S. 643), S2846 [16MR]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see S. 548), S3654 [14AP]

———provide greater fairness in livestock and poultry contract arbitration process (see S. 2131), S13786 [16DE]

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

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

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), S4021 [20AP]

———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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 1405), S9647 [6SE]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see S. 649), S9834 [8SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 841), S3897 [19AP]

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]

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), S2483 [10MR]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see S. 328), S1198 [9FE]

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

Dallas, TX: implement original agreement intended to increase competition at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport by terminating commercial air service at Love Field (see S. 1425), S8488 [19JY]

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 HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 569), S2245 [8MR]

———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see S. 319), S8826 [25JY]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure adequate veterans' health care funding and conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (see S. 963), S7428 [27JN]

Disasters: ensure evacuation of individuals with special needs in times of emergency (see S. 1685), S9931 [12SE]

———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), S1049 [7FE]

Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see S. 756), S10514 [27SE]

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

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see S. 1821), S11130 [5OC]

Drugs: expand the clinical trials drug data bank (see S. 470), S8826 [25JY]

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

Education: improve elementary and secondary education (see S. 1055), S6023 [26MY]

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

———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: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 932), S4398 [27AP] (see S. 1085), S5532 [19MY]

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: require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see S. 685), S6826 [20JN]

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

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

FAA: preserve current level of Airport Improvement Program grants to certain primary airports in rural areas (see S. 1793), S10723 [29SE]

———preserve Essential Air Service Program (see S. 217), S647 [31JA]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend and improve national dairy market loss payments (see S. 273), S978 [3FE]

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 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see S. 172), S3555 [13AP]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: implement pesticide-related obligations of the U.S. under certain international conventions or protocols (see S. 2042), S13161 [17NO]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (see S. 749), S8949 [26JY]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see S. 1615), S9729 [7SE]

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), S4936 [11MY]

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 trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 593), S7521 [28JN]

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

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

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see S. 1358), S10514 [27SE]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see S. 1418), S8419 [18JY]

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

———establish programs and activities to assist in mobilizing appropriate healthcare workforce in the event of a health emergency or natural disaster (see S. 1638), S10038 [14SE]

———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 for arthritis research and public health (see S. 424), S5301 [17MY]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Cell Transplantation Program (see S. 1317), S7522 [28JN]

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

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S1049 [7FE]

Hunger: reduce (see S. 1120), S9728 [7SE]

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

———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 for workers and businesses during the response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 1925), S11917 [26OC]

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), S2384 [9MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 328), S13362 [18NO]

Investments: increase participation in section 401(k) plans through automatic contribution trusts (see S. 875), S9931 [12SE]

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]

Jackson, Joseph J. (Shoeless Joe): tribute (see S. Res. 289), S12007 [27OC]

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]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. 582), S4258 [26AP]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: extend termination date for mandatory price reporting (see S. 1613), S9645 [6SE]

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

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

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 440), S11744 [21OC]

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

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see S. 1286), S12128 [1NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 647), S6155 [7JN]

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

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S9646 [6SE]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (see S. 1002), S9647 [6SE]

———make improvements to payments to ambulance providers in rural areas (see S. 1108), S5851 [24MY]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 1109), S5851 [24MY]

———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (see S. 1081), S8420 [18JY]

———provide access to audiologists (see S. 277), S978 [3FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see S. 1841), S11212 [6OC]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 445), S9646 [6SE]

———reduce part B premium through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare Advantage organizations (see S. 1589), S9468 [29JY]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 911), S10595 [28SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S5301 [17MY]

———stabilize amount of part B premium (see S. 1900), S11665 [20OC]

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), S1515 [16FE]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 537), S2384 [9MR]

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

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see S. Res. 272), S11313 [7OC]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see S. 1405), S9647 [6SE]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see S. 681), S2995 [17MR]

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), S4647 [9MY]

National security: provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see S. 21), S7987 [11JY]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S5191 [13MY]

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

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 770), S5922 [25MY]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see S. Res. 173), S8219 [13JY]

NSF: establish a Division of Food and Agricultural Science and authorize funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality (see S. 767), S3481 [12AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 944), S4546 [28AP]

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), S5072 [12MY]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 818), S3735 [15AP]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (see S. Con. Res. 61), S12007 [27OC]

———tribute (see S. Res. 287), S11823 [25OC]

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), S4869 [10MY]

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

Power resources: establish a program to commercialize hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology (see S. 665), S4109 [21AP]

———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see S. 650), S2994 [17MR]

———provide for Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) refueling capability at refueling stations to promote energy security and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 918), S4647 [9MY]

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

Public Health Service Act: enhance biodefense and pandemic preparedness activities (see S. 1880), S11422 [17OC]

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see S. 1721), S10187 [19SE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 513), S2004 [3MR]

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

Reich, Alan A.: tribute (see S. Res. 321), S13361 [18NO]

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

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see S. 1881), S14065 [19DE]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (see S. 653), S3096 [19MR]

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]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research (see S. 876), S4108 [21AP]

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see S. 695), S6826 [20JN]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see S. 793), S6022 [26MY]

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: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 1799), S10724 [29SE]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 37), S6483 [14JN]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (see S. 1462), S12007 [27OC]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see S. Res. 162), S6154 [7JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see S. 962), S4871 [10MY]

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

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 1538), S10823 [3OC]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 772), S3555 [13AP]

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

———extend the excise and income tax credits for the production of biodiesel (see S. 1076), S8218 [13JY]

———include combat pay in determining allowable contributions to an individual retirement plan (see S. 601), S7521 [28JN]

———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]

———permit interest on federally guaranteed water, wastewater, and essential community facilities loans to be tax exempt in order to improve such facilities in rural areas (see S. 157), S979 [3FE]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see S. 610), S2517 [11MR]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 196), S574 [26JA]

———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 1864), S11313 [7OC]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S4022 [20AP]

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]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S9158 [27JY]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 1752), S10378 [22SE]

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), S13787 [16DE]

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), S5301 [17MY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 58), S8488 [19JY]

———health care funding (see S. 331), S7428 [27JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S3818 [18AP]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S8420 [18JY]

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

Voting: oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting (see S. Con. Res. 53), S10234 [20SE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 728), S3278 [6AP]

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

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), S6100 [6JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 840), S3897 [19AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: enhance national security by providing research, development, demonstration, administrative support, and market mechanisms for deployment and commercialization of biobased energy technologies and products (see S. 1210), S6298 [9JN]

———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see S. 1357), S7820 [30JN]

———provide additional authority and funding to provide emergency food relief, in coordination with the Dept. of Homeland Security, to victims of Hurricane Katrina and related conditions (see S. 1643), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1695), S9985 [13SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see S. 1997), S12681 [10NO]

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 Labor: create an independent office to advocate on behalf of pension participants (see S. 608), S2517 [11MR]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 828), S3817 [18AP]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see S. 2124), S13786 [16DE]

Diseases: establish programs and activities to increase influenza vaccination rates through the provision of free vaccines (see S. 2112), S13659 [15DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: repeal any weakening of overtime protections and avoid future loss of overtime protections due to inflation (see S. 223), S647 [31JA]

Food stamps: permit participating households to use food stamp benefits to purchase nutritional supplements providing vitamins or minerals (see S. 1546), S9285 [28JY]

Foreign trade: eliminate consumptive demand exemption relative to importation of goods made with forced labor (see S. 992), S4869 [10MY]

Health: reorient the nation's health care system towards prevention, wellness, and self care (see S. 1074), S5437 [18MY]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 401), S1513 [16FE]

Motor vehicles: require an increasing percentage of new automobiles be dual fueled automobiles and revise the method for calculating corporate average fuel economy for such vehicles (see S. 1994), S12681 [10NO]

Pensions: protect benefits for employees of companies which sell the division for which the employee works (see S. 607), S2517 [11MR]

———protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see S. 1304), S7294 [23JN]

Power resources: establish a program to develop and demonstrate cost-effective operation of a fleet of renewable hydrogen-from-ethanol passenger vehicles (see S. 373), S1344 [14FE]

Railway Labor Act: provide coverage to employees of certain air and surface transportation entities (see S. 1083), S5531 [19MY]

Taxation: encourage investment in facilities using wind to produce electricity (see S. 715), S3278 [6AP]

———restore the phaseout of personal exemptions and the overall limitation on itemized deductions (see S. 1861), S11313 [7OC]

———restore the phaseout of personal exemptions and the overall limitation on itemized deductions and create a trust fund for the funding of education programs (see S. 605), S2517 [11MR]

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), S886 [2FE]

Transportation: improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety (see S. 794), S3652 [14AP]

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]

Factsheets

Community Health and Land Use Issues: National Association of County and City Health Officials, S4926 [11MY]

Letters

Community Services Block Grant Program funding: Bryan Adcock, Ozark Action, Inc., S10709 [29SE]

———East Missouri Action Agency, Inc., S10709 [29SE]

———National Governors Association, S10774 [30SE]

———several Senators, S13286 [18NO]

Fuels Security Act: several organizations, S3004 [17MR]

Implement pesticide-related obligations of the U.S. under certain international conventions or protocols: Michael O. Leavitt, EPA, S13170 [17NO]

———T.J. Halstead, Congressional Research Service, S13171 [17NO]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S13170 [17NO]

———by, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S13170 [17NO]

Improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety: Anne P. Canby, Surface Transportation Policy Project (organization), S4925 [11MY]

———Bill Wilkinson, National Center for Bicycling & Walking, S4925 [11MY]

———David Certner, AARP, S4925 [11MY]

———Deron Lovaas, Natural Resources Defense Council, S4926 [11MY]

———Mele Williams, League of American Bicyclists, S4926 [11MY]

———Patrick A. Miller, American Society of Landscape Architects, S4926 [11MY]

———Rae Rupp Srch, Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations, S4925 [11MY]

———Sally Flocks, America Walks (organization), S4925 [11MY]

National Security and Bioenergy Investment Act: Brent Erickson, Biotechnology Industry Organization, S6311 [9JN]

———David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, S6312 [9JN]

———Howard A. Learner, Environmental Law & Policy Center, S6312 [9JN]

———Karen Wayland, Natural Resources Defense Council, S6312 [9JN]

———Leon Corzine, National Corn Growers Association, Neal Bredehoeft, American Soybean Association, and Bob Dineen, Renewable Fuels Association, S6311 [9JN]

———Reid Detchon, Energy Future Coalition, S6311 [9JN]

———Tim Pawlenty and Kathleen Sebelius, Governor's Ethanol Coalition, S6311 [9JN]

National security enhancement through various means allowing for the deployment and commercialization of biobased energy technologies and products: Brent Erickson, Biotechnology Industry Organization, S6808 [20JN]

———David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, S6808 [20JN]

———David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, S6808 [20JN]

———Howard A. Learner, Environmental Law & Policy Center, S6808 [20JN]

———Karen Wayland, Natural Resources Defense Council, S6807 [20JN]

———Reid Detchon, Energy Future Coalition, S6808 [20JN]

———Tim Pawlenty and Kathleen Sebelius, Governors' Ethanol Coalition, S6807 [20JN]

———several agricultural producer associations, S6807 [20JN]

Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be circuit judge: Jamey George, Freedom Center, Inc., S6262 [9JN]

———Jeremy Chwat, Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, S6262 [9JN]

———Jim Ward, ADA Watch (organization), S6260 [9JN]

———Kelby N. Brick, National Association of the Deaf, S6261 [9JN]

———Nancy Hodgins and Eileen Goff, Heightened Independence and Progress, Inc., S6261 [9JN]

———Pamela S. Fadem, Independent Living Resource Center-San Francisco, S6262 [9JN]

———Peter Huard, Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., S6262 [9JN]

———Susan A. Sacco, Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living, S6261 [9JN]

———Susan Hetrick, Ability Center of Greater Toledo, S6261 [9JN]

———Victoria Wolf, S6261 [9JN]

Repayment of government farm subsidies by Thomas C. Dorr relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations: Ann M. Veneman, Dept. of Agriculture, S8597 [21JY]

———Charles W. Larson, Sr., and Judith A. Whetstine, Dept. of Justice, S8594 [21JY]

———Senator Dayton, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S8594 [21JY]

———by, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S8595, S8596, S8597 [21JY]

Lists

Disability-related groups opposing nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be circuit judge, S6260 [9JN]

Motions

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

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13134 [17NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11985 [27OC]

Privilege of the floor

Anderson, John, S2197 [7MR]

Brostoff, Jonathan, S8712 [21JY]

Butschi, Stephen, S6588 [14JN]

Cilek, Jacob, S11949 [26OC]

Collopy, Dree, S8895 [25JY]

Day, Gordon, S14194 [20DE]

Douglas, Lauryn, S2404 [9MR]

Drake, Matt, S1142 [8FE]

Erikson, Chris, S8895 [25JY]

Garth, Hanna, S8436 [18JY]

Gilbert, Tiffany, S7871 [30JN]

Hall, Chris, S8328 [14JY]

Jones, Lindsay, S9860 [8SE]

Leef, Elizabeth, S10610 [28SE]

Miles, Jon, S13592 [14DE]

Neve, Steven, S8436 [18JY]

Poon, Cathy, S11595 [19OC]

Ryno, Matt, S11949 [26OC], S12279 [2NO]

Severson, Monica, S8895 [25JY]

Siegel, Jane, S7871 [30JN]

Stevens, Dan, S6341 [9JN]

Strasko, Stephanie, S1570 [16FE]

Taylor, Ben, S677 [31JA]

Viner, William, S11846 [25OC]

Watson, Marlene, S14194 [20DE]

Remarks

Adel, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9824 [8SE]

Agriculture: delay in implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for meat and meat products, S12225 [2NO]

———ensure legislation allowing cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, S2907 [17MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10226 [20SE], S10284 [21SE], S10328 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), conference report, S12225 [2NO]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (S. Res. 207), S8767, S8804 [25JY], S8936 [26JY]

———Supreme Court decisions on enforcement and compliance, S10537-S10539 [28SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), S10706 [29SE], S10774, S10775 [30SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 72), S13285, S13286 [18NO]

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

Asia: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia, S13308 [18NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2121, S2123, S2124, S2125 [7MR], S2307, S2312 [9MR]

———increase accrual period for employee wage priority, S2307, S2312 [9MR]

Bedford, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9825 [8SE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S11818 [25OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1071 [8FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12311 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14096, S14097 [20DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, S13491, S13492 [13DE], S13527, S13530 [14DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13133 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2755-S2757 [15MR], S2826, S2827 [16MR], S2907, S2921 [17MR]

Burlington, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S11418 [17OC]

Cedar Falls, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9829 [8SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: arthritis program funding, S11992 [27OC]

Central City, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9828 [8SE]

Charles City, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9824 [8SE]

Chicago White Sox (baseball team): tribute, S11958 [27OC]

Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, S12311 [3NO], S14097 [20DE]

———eliminate abusive child labor, S6475 [14JN]

———eliminate abusive child labor in the growing and processing of cocoa, S8395, S8397 [18JY]

———increase physical activities and provide fresh fruit and vegetables in schools, S2308 [9MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 840), S3900 [19AP]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): decision to retain chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, S1074 [8FE]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S52 [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), S1976 [3MR]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, S52 [6JA]

Congressional Commission on Expanding Social Service Delivery Options: establish, S11883 [26OC]

Crawford, Lester M.: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S8405 [18JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: waiver of prevailing wage requirements for relief effort contracts in States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10028 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: enhance national security by providing research, development, demonstration, administrative support, and market mechanisms for deployment and commercialization of biobased energy technologies and products (S. 1210), S6305 [9JN]

———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (S. 1357), S7851 [30JN]

———Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, S10328 [22SE]

———implement the U.S. Animal Identification Plan, S10226 [20SE]

———prevent the use of private contractors on certain elements of the Food Stamp Program unless authorized by Congress, S10284 [21SE]

———provide additional authority and funding to provide emergency food relief, in coordination with the Dept. of Homeland Security, to victims of Hurricane Katrina and related conditions (S. 1643), S9847 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S12436, S12439 [7NO], S12476, S12477, S12478, S12479, S12480, S12481, S12482 [8NO], S12767 [14NO]

———ensure fairness and balance in political programming on the American Forces Network, S12436, S12439 [7NO], S12476, S12477, S12478, S12479, S12480, S12481, S12482 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10652, S10685, S10687 [29SE], S10909 [3OC], S11252 [7OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, S14097 [20DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (S. 1997), S12688 [10NO]

Dept. of HHS: AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, S11983 [27OC]

———Community Services Block Grant Program funding, S10707 [29SE], S10774, S10775 [30SE], S13285, S13286 [18NO]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (S. 569), S4643 [9MY]

———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), S2041 [3MR]

———telehealth programs funding, S11958 [27OC]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S12922 [16NO]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S12922 [16NO]

Dept. of Labor: create an independent office to advocate on behalf of pension participants (S. 608), S2522 [11MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S13600, S13605 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11753, S11755 [24OC], S11857, S11861, S11862, S11864, S11877, S11883, S11886, S11890, S11900 [26OC], S11958, S11960, S11963, S11978, S11982, S11983, S11985, S11986, S11990, S11991, S11992, S11998 [27OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, S13600, S13604, S13605, S13606, S13607 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), motion to instruct conferees, S13288 [18NO]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11531, S11549 [19OC], S11620 [20OC]

Des Moines, IA: tribute to Central Academy High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5529 [19MY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S9610 [6SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (S. 306), S1482 [16FE]

Diseases: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, S10652, S10685, S10687 [29SE], S11886 [26OC], S11958, S11960, S11963, S11978 [27OC]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7662 [30JN]

Dorr, Thomas C.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Rural Development, S8592, S8594, S8596, S8598, S8599, S8601 [21JY]

———repayment of government farm subsidies relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations, S8592, S8594, S8596, S8598, S8599, S8601 [21JY]

Dubuque, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9828 [8SE]

Education: afterschool programs funding, S11986 [27OC]

———restore vocational education funding through reductions in certain tax cuts, S2755 [15MR], S2826, S2827 [16MR], S2921 [17MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Title I funding for disadvantaged student programs, S11861, S11862 [26OC]

Elkader, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9828 [8SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: repeal any weakening of overtime protections and avoid future loss of overtime protections due to inflation (S. 223), S673 [31JA]

Farm Aid, Inc.: tribute to Farm Aid Concert, S10716 [29SE]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: implement pesticide-related obligations of the U.S. under certain international conventions or protocols (S. 2042), S13168 [17NO]

Food stamps: funding, S13491 [13DE], S13527, S13530 [14DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8395, S8397 [18JY]

Foreign trade: eliminate consumptive demand exemption relative to importation of goods made with forced labor (S. 992), S4876 [10MY]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S940 [3FE]

———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S940 [3FE]

Greenfield, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9827 [8SE]

GuideOne Insurance (business): Principal Financial Services, Inc., Principal 10 Best Companies Award recipient, S12946 [16NO]

Hauff, Dwight: Experience Works Inc., America's Outstanding Older Worker award recipient, S11474 [18OC]

Health: encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices, S13551-S13553 [14DE]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), S13637, S13638 [15DE], S13746 [16DE]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), unanimous-consent request, S13639 [15DE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), S5840 [24MY], S13637, S13638 [15DE], S13746 [16DE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), unanimous-consent request, S9205, S9206 [28JY]

———reorient the nation's health care system towards prevention, wellness, and self care, S1482 [16FE]

———reorient the nation's health care system towards prevention, wellness, and self care (S. 1074), S5446 [18MY]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 39), S6386 [13JN]

Housing: prohibit funding to provide section 8 housing voucher assistance to certain students at institutions of higher education, S11549 [19OC]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9610 [6SE], S10028 [14SE]

Intelligence services: results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, S12943 [16NO]

Iowa: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12943 [16NO]

Iowa Council for International Understanding: tribute to award recipients, S10591 [28SE]

Jewell, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9827 [8SE]

Johanns, Mike: nomination to be Sec. of Agriculture, S80 [20JA]

LIHEAP: funding, S11620 [20OC], S11890 [26OC], S13288 [18NO], S13492 [13DE]

LSC: increase funding for nationwide legal services field programs and for legal assistance to victims impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9779 [8SE]

Medicaid: funding, S14097 [20DE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (S. 401), S1535 [16FE]

Minimum wage: level, S2121, S2123, S2124, S2125 [7MR], S11531 [19OC]

Motor vehicles: require an increasing percentage of new automobiles be dual fueled automobiles and revise the method for calculating corporate average fuel economy for such vehicles (S. 1994), S12685 [10NO]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, S12053 [28OC]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 757), S11818 [25OC]

National Women's Health Week: observance, S4643 [9MY]

NIH: funding, S13604 [15DE]

North Hollywood, CA: tribute to Deaf West Theater, S6015 [26MY]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5461 [19MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S11990 [27OC]

Pensions: protect accrued benefits of participants during conversions of pension plans to cash balance plans, S12906 [16NO]

———protect benefits for employees of companies which sell the division for which the employee works (S. 607), S2522 [11MR]

———protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (S. 1304), S7312 [23JN]

———reform funding rules (S. 1783), S12906 [16NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6464, S6465, S6590, S6591 [14JN], S6804, S6806 [20JN], S7041, S7047 [22JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9270 [28JY]

———establish a program to commercialize hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology (S. 665), S4100 [21AP]

———establish a program to develop and demonstrate cost-effective operation of a fleet of renewable hydrogen-from-ethanol passenger vehicles (S. 373), S1348 [14FE], S6806 [20JN]

———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence, S6590, S6591 [14JN], S9270 [28JY]

———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (S. 650), S3003 [17MR]

———prevent imposition of ethanol taxes and usage mandates, S6464, S6465 [14JN]

———provide for local control of siting of windmills, S7041, S7047 [22JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5461 [19MY], S5808 [23MY]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6259, S6262 [9JN]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make former nuclear weapons workers in Iowa who were exposed to radiation eligible to receive compensation, S6813 [20JN]

Reich, Alan A.: tribute (S. Res. 321), S13396 [18NO]

Reid, Senator: release of Republican National Committee research briefing criticizing political tactics, S1073 [8FE]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10537 [28SE]

Roth, Milt: Experience Works Inc., Iowa Outstanding Older Worker award recipient, S11474 [18OC]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 653), S2928 [17MR]

Schwarzenegger, Arnold: tribute to California initiative to require healthier food in schools, S2308 [9MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9779 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, S12922 [16NO]

Senate: legislative program, S11782 [25OC]

———tribute to interns, S4644 [9MY]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S5461 [19MY], S5808 [23MY]

Sigourney, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9826 [8SE]

Social Security: privatization proposals, S625 [31JA]

———protection of disability benefits, S625 [31JA]

———reform, S624-S626 [31JA]

Specter, Senator: get well wishes, S1484 [16FE]

Store City, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9826 [8SE]

Taxation: encourage investment in facilities using wind to produce electricity (S. 715), S3281 [6AP], S6806 [20JN]

———rates, S1071 [8FE]

———restore the phaseout of personal exemptions and the overall limitation on itemized deductions and reduce the income threshold for the child tax credit, S13133 [17NO]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (S. 268), S900 [2FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4921, S4924, S4927, S4928 [11MY]

———improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety, S4921, S4924, S4927, S4928 [11MY]

———improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety (S. 794), S3664 [14AP]

University of Northern Iowa: tribute to football team, S13744 [16DE]

Valley Junction, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9826 [8SE]

Votes: position on missed, S4859 [10MY], S11410 [17OC]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: child labor violations settlement agreement with the Dept. of Labor, S3195 [5AP]

Waterloo, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9825 [8SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

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

Statements

Americans With Disabilities Act Anniversary: Several Disability Rights and Civil Rights Organizations, S8936 [26JY]

Tables

Community Services Block Grant Program funding history, S10707 [29SE]

Texts of

S. 223, Overtime Rights Protection Act, S673 [31JA]

S. 268, Training for Realtime Writers Act, S901 [2FE]

S. 373, Renewable Hydrogen Passenger Vehicle Act, S1348 [14FE]

S. 401, Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act, S1536-S1539 [16FE]

S. 528, Money Follows the Person Act, S2041-S2044 [3MR]

S. 715, Wind Power Tax Incentives Act, S3282 [6AP]

S. 992, eliminate consumptive demand exemption relative to importation of foreign goods made with forced labor, S4877 [10MY]

S. 1210, National Security and Bioenergy Investment Act, S6306-S6311 [9JN]

S. 1643, Hurricane Katrina Food Assistance Relief Act, S9847 [8SE]

Transcripts

Audio Tape of Conversation Between Thomas C. Dorr and Paul Dorr Relative to Efforts To Circumvent Payment Limitations on Government Farm Subsidies: Iowa Farm Service Agency, S8595 [21JY]

Tributes

Allen, Edwin L., S10034 [14SE]

Balbert, Elliott, S9823 [8SE]

Doderer, Minnette, S10796 [30SE]

Exon, J. James, S6644 [15JN]

Fitzgerald, Joseph P., S5068 [12MY]

Geagley, Carole, S2989 [17MR]

Janvrin, Kip, S4543 [28AP], S4643 [9MY]

Ligouri, Bob, S4393 [27AP]

McCarthy, Eugene J., S13490 [13DE]