CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM (a Senator from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10296, S10311 [21SE]

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

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3540, S3567, S3597 [13AP], S3635, S3701 [14AP], S3722, S3754 [15AP], S3854 [18AP], S3898 [19AP], S4259 [26AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1878 [1MR], S1955 [2MR], S1980, S2046 [3MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12137 [1NO], S12239, S12254, S12256, S12271, S12272, S12275 [2NO], S12321, S12323, S12324, S12354, S12363, S12366 [3NO], S12448 [7NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13038 [16NO], S13119, S13122, S13126, S13187, S13206, S13209, S13210, S13230 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2614, S2656 [14MR], S2679, S2695, S2747, S2748, S2750, S2751, S2752 [15MR], S2862, S2865, S2866, S2871 [16MR], S2887, S2910, S2933, S2938, S2941, S2942, S2996, S2997, S2998, S3075, S3076, S3077, S3079, S3080, S3082, S3083 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S5923 [25MY], S8614, S8625, S8640, S8687, S8688, S8690, S8693, S8699, S8704 [21JY], S8760 [22JY], S8837, S8838, S8861, S8867 [25JY], S11162 [5OC], S12448 [7NO], S12508, S12543 [8NO], S12590, S12592, S12624 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10981, S10989, S10990 [4OC], S11081, S11132 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8000, S8066, S8080, S8082 [11JY], S8136 [12JY], S8182, S8189, S8219, S8238 [13JY]

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), S7404, S7439 [27JN], S7523 [28JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11770, S11771, S11773 [24OC], S11794, S11798, S11829, S11830, S11842 [25OC], S11857, S11859, S11866, S11869, S11872, S11919, S11928, S11929, S11934, S11940, S11945, S11946 [26OC], S11981, S12008, S12019 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11478, S11489, S11495 [18OC], S11521, S11561, S11589, S11590, S11591 [19OC], S11634, S11688 [20OC]

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

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9190, S9191 [27JY], S9384, S9471 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8435 [18JY], S8533, S8575 [20JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6769 [16JN], S6911, S6975 [21JN], S6981, S7057, S7078 [22JN], S7295 [23JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9800, S9854, S9855, S9856 [8SE], S9873, S9877 [9SE], S9900 [12SE], S9986, S9993 [13SE], S10019, S10039, S10048 [14SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4653 [9MY], S4881, S4882 [10MY], S4963, S4981, S4982, S4984, S4998, S4999, S5000 [11MY], S5019, S5020, S5024, S5177, S5179 [12MY]

Analyses

Cleaning the Air—Comparing the Cost Effectiveness of Diesel Retrofits vs. Current CMAQ Projects: Robert F. Wescott, S5272 [17MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H340 [2FE]

Committee To Escort Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Into the House Chamber, H1784 [6AP]

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

———H.R. 1815, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S12811 [15NO]

Articles and editorials

It's a Foul School Stew—Firings, Probes and Lawsuits in Hempstead, Laura Williams, New York (NY) Daily News, S13367 [18NO]

New Yorker Takes Top Prize in Intel Science Contest, Lia Miller, New York (NY) Times, S2991 [17MR]

Ventilation Blamed for FDR High Illnesses, John Davis, Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal, S13367 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 1779), S13362 [18NO]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk, milk protein concentrate, or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 827), S3817 [18AP]

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

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock lossesl, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1692), S10379 [22SE]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see S. Res. 292), S12007 [27OC]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 150), S435 [25JA]

Albania: ensure that parliamentary elections are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections (see S. Con. Res. 34), S5301 [17MY]

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

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

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 1516), S11665 [20OC]

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

Armed Forces: ensure adequate strengths, protections, and benefits for members and their families (see S. 11), S739 [1FE]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see S. 461), S2149 [7MR]

———extend child care eligibility for children of members who die in the line of duty (see S. 1065), S5437 [18MY]

———increase death gratuity (see S. 44), S143 [24JA]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see S. 77), S575 [26JA]

———increase end strengths of the Army and Marine Corps (see S. 530), S2083 [4MR]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see S. 418), S1622 [17FE]

———provide certain members deferment of student loan repayment and an option to reenroll in institutions of higher education after completion of their service (see S. 1536), S9284 [28JY]

———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), S5922 [25MY]

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

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

Arms control: improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations (see S. 313), S8488 [19JY]

Army: provide an increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel (see S. 1397), S8301 [14JY]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see S. Res. 319), S13363 [18NO]

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

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see S. 338), S2245 [8MR]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 44), S1261 [10FE]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1597), S10823 [3OC]

———tribute (see S. Res. 205), S8746 [22JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 18), S5780 [23MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see S. Con. Res. 26), S3481 [12AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 1902), S11665 [20OC]

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]

Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership: establish (see S. 322), S1116 [8FE]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S6406 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see S. 295), S979 [3FE]

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

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see S. 357), S1260 [10FE]

———improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (see S. 371), S1344 [14FE]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 2075), S13502 [13DE]

Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see S. 571), S2383 [9MR]

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see S. 31), S142 [24JA]

Corporations: stop from financing terrorism (see S. 1428), S8558 [20JY]

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), S4398 [27AP]

Cropsey, Jasper F.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 54), S13661 [15DE]

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

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see S. 1139), S12950 [16NO]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see S. 296), S1514 [16FE]

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

———rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see S. 1249), S6658 [15JN]

———revise regulations for student loan payment deferment for borrowers who are in postgraduate medical or dental internship, residency, or fellowship programs (see S. 1246), S7378 [24JN]

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

———remediation and disposal of nuclear waste at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center, Ashford, NY (see S. 1806), S10796 [30SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Nurse Faculty Education Program to increase the number of doctorally-prepared nurse faculty (see S. 1575), S10595 [28SE]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see S. 628), S5220 [16MY]

———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), S8665 [21JY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 285), S1718 [18FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve allocation of grants (see S. 1013), S5071 [12MY]

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), S9285 [28JY]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (see S. 1290), S7429 [27JN]

———reauthorize programs servicing the needs of homeless veterans (see S. 1180), S13787 [16DE]

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: authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (see S. 1741), S10294 [21SE]

———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: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S1345 [14FE]

———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. 969), S11665 [20OC] (see S. 1821), S11130 [5OC]

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

———provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 195), S6299 [9JN]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see S. 45), S8302 [14JY]

———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (see S. 1126), S5921 [25MY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S6022 [26MY]

Ecology and environment: promote healthy communities (see S. 2047), S13161 [17NO]

Economy: provide fair wages for workers, create new jobs through investment, and provide fair trade and competitiveness (see S. 14), S436 [25JA]

Education: expand Parents as Teachers programs and other programs of early childhood home visitation (see S. 503), S8488 [19JY]

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

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

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see S. 1098), S5778 [23MY]

———provide education to secondary school students about the importance of higher education (see S. 1526), S9284 [28JY]

Elections: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see S. 391), S1513 [16FE]

———prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see S. 1975), S13452 [12DE]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 219), S9285 [28JY]

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]

———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (see S. 1265), S6741 [16JN]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see S. 1700), S10235 [20SE]

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

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see S. 776), S7521 [28JN]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see S. 282), S978 [3FE]

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

FBI: notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (see S. 578), S2383 [9MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see S. 754), S8419 [18JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: provide favorable treatment for certain projects in response to Hurricane Katrina with respect to revolving loans (see S. 1709), S10119 [15SE]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (see S. Res. 256), S10594 [28SE]

Financial institutions: authorize appropriations for and reform certain development banks (see S. 1129), S7071 [22JN]

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

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see S. 527), S2004 [3MR]

———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (see S. 620), S2644 [14MR] (see S. 645), S2846 [16MR]

———regulate .50 caliber sniper weapons designed for the taking of human life and the destruction of material (see S. 935), S5220 [16MY]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see S. 1911), S11768 [24OC]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see S. 729), S6101 [6JN]

Foreign trade: impose limits on U.S. foreign debt (see S. 355), S1260 [10FE]

———require payment of interest on amounts owed by the U.S. pursuant to the reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act (see S. 949), S4546 [28AP]

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]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see S.J. Res. 23), S10121 [15SE] (see S. Res. 250), S10378 [22SE]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see S. 1358), S8303 [14JY]

———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), S886 [2FE]

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

GSA: modify requirements relative to authority to enter into emergency leases during major disasters and other emergencies (see S. 1708), S10119 [15SE]

Hazardous substances: prepare comprehensive strategy for international negotiations to reduce global mercury use to levels sufficient to protect public health and the environment (see S. Res. 64), S3898 [19AP]

———reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see S. 1391), S8217 [13JY]

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

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

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see S. 1325), S7520 [28JN]

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

———improve emergency medical services for children (see S. 760), S10295 [21SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. Con. Res. 30), S4547 [28AP]

———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), S3414 [11AP]

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

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see S. 265), S886 [2FE]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system (see S. 1262), S6740 [16JN]

———require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile (see S. 226), S738 [1FE]

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), S4647 [9MY]

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

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

Holland, Fern: tribute (see S. Res. 80), S2483 [10MR]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 709), S7614 [29JN]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1801), S10724 [29SE]

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

Hunger: reduce (see S. 1120), S9834 [8SE]

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]

———modify highway emergency relief program requirements relative to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1714), S10119 [15SE]

———provide emergency relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1637), S10234 [20SE]

———provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure in the Gulf Coast States (see S. 1836), S11212 [6OC]

———provide health care and health insurance coverage relief to individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1769), S10424 [26SE]

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]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see S. 1620), S9727 [7SE]

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

Information services: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see S. 500), S4022 [20AP]

Insurance: enhance long-term care insurance benefits (see S. 1602), S9468 [29JY]

———extend period for COBRA coverage for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 224), S2645 [14MR]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see S. 803), S3653 [14AP]

International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 74), S2245 [8MR]

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

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1512), S9158 [27JY]

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

Law enforcement: provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs (see S. 1407), S8302 [14JY]

———provide grants to State and local governments to improve monitoring of convicted sex offenders by implementing global positioning system programs to track released offenders (see S. 980), S6155 [7JN]

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

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see S. 158), S436 [25JA]

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

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

———impact of budget reconciliation legislation on the health and well-being of children (see S. Res. 302), S12682 [10NO]

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (see S. 1808), S11214 [6OC]

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

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 401), S5778 [23MY]

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

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

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (see S. 566), S14186 [20DE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 1152), S6741 [16JN]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see S. 1179), S12950 [16NO]

———improve (see S. 18), S142 [24JA]

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

———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]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see S. 1841), S11560 [19OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S11477 [18OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see S. 347, 570), S3202 [5AP]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S6910 [21JN]

———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), S1795 [28FE]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 537), S10595 [28SE]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 1272), S13362 [18NO]

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

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

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

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

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 889), S9728 [7SE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 299), S12353 [3NO]

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

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

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

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

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

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 180), S7294 [23JN]

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 31), S6660 [15JN]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 579), S2383 [9MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 757), S3413 [11AP]

National `It's Academic' Television Quiz Show Day: designate (see S. Res. 253), S10514 [27SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S6300 [9JN]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 20), S574 [26JA]

National security: combat terrorism (see S. 12), S739 [1FE]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities (see S. 308), S3556 [13AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 155), S6483 [14JN]

National Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 105), S3481 [12AP]

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

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1410), S8302 [14JY]

News media: ensure that prepackaged news stories contain announcements that inform viewers that the information within was provided by the U.S. Government (see S. 967), S4547 [28AP]

———establish protections against compelled disclosure of sources, and news or information, by persons providing services for the news media (see S. 369), S7521 [28JN]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 340), S7521 [28JN]

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

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 770), S10188 [19SE]

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

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]

Office of Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction: expand responsibilities to provide independent objective audits and investigations relating to the Federal programs for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. 1738), S10294 [21SE]

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]

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

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

Power resources: establish a program to commercialize hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology (see S. 665), S5532 [19MY]

Privacy: strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft (see S. 1408), S8827 [25JY]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see S. 676), S2995 [17MR]

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

Railroads: increase safety (see S. 230), S2384 [9MR]

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

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see S. 125), S1414 [15FE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 863), S7821 [30JN]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see S. 1285), S11918 [26OC]

Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see S. Res. 290), S12007 [27OC]

Schools: provide for secondary school reform (see S. 921), S4397 [27AP]

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

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research (see S. 876), S6659 [15JN]

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

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: improve provision of care under Medicare, Medicaid, and certain public welfare programs (see S. 2164), S14316 [21DE]

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

Sudan: encourage NATO to assess the potential effectiveness of, and requirements for, a NATO-enforced no-fly zone in Darfur (see S. Con. Res. 17), S3556 [13AP]

———impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see S. 495), S11477 [18OC]

———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), S9932 [12SE]

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]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 1417), S8419 [18JY]

Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 1186), S7522 [28JN]

———allow a credit for certain fuel cell property (see S. 671), S5532 [19MY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1060), S10595 [28SE]

———allow the deductibility of manufacturing income attributable to domestic production activities in any U.S. possession (see S. 1818), S10972 [4OC]

———equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits and allow Federal agencies to offer transit and parking benefits in tandem to assist with costs of parking at transit facilities (see S. 787), S3652 [14AP]

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

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 1538), S10973 [4OC]

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

———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 621), S4870 [10MY]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S4870 [10MY]

———retain Federal tax deduction for State and local taxes paid (see S. Res. 294), S12238 [2NO]

Teach for America, Inc.: authorize appropriations (see S. 1367), S7820 [30JN]

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

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]

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]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see S. 467), S1718 [18FE]

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

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S6022 [26MY]

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), S13571 [14DE] (see S. 2118), S13659 [15DE] (see S. 2167), S14317 [21DE]

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), S1718 [18FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 882), S4108 [21AP]

Veterans: expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (see S. 13), S1795 [28FE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 558), S2244 [8MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S4548 [28AP]

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

Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see S. 1901), S11665 [20OC]

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

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: improve water and wastewater infrastructure (see S. 1400), S8301 [14JY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants from the water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 1017), S5071 [12MY]

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

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 1172), S6100 [6JN]

———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), S5532 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see S. 490), S1930 [2MR]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 1351), S7820 [30JN]

———enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education (see S. 1028), S5071 [12MY]

———role of women in combat and support situations (see S. 1134), S6021 [26MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor Constantino Brumidi (see S. Con. Res. 44), S7821 [30JN]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 985), S4869 [10MY]

———limit exposure of children to violent video games (see S. 2126), S13786 [16DE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see S. Res. 52), S1345 [14FE]

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

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see S. 1442), S8664 [21JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (see S. 816), S3735 [15AP]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 1948), S12127 [1NO]

Diseases: improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (see S. 1828), S11212 [6OC]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program (see S. 1506), S9158 [27JY]

Federal employees: provide that spouses of Federal public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty may remarry and continue to receive a survivor annuity (see S. 968), S4547 [28AP]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see S. 1615), S9645 [6SE]

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

———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. 844), S3897 [19AP]

———promote a culture of safety within the health care system through the establishment of a National Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation Program (see S. 1784), S10594 [28SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see S. 450), S1623 [17FE]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 2059), S13361 [18NO]

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]

Medicare/Medicaid: assist pharmacies in facilitating enrollment of dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 2173), S14317 [21DE]

National Guard: credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see S. 1144), S6021 [26MY]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 39), S6022 [26MY]

National security: provide for a domestic defense fund to improve homeland defense (see S. 140), S145 [24JA]

New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground National Historic Site and the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum (see S. 970), S4547 [28AP]

Privacy: regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontractors (see S. 810), S3653 [14AP]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to asthma research (see S. 1489), S8948 [26JY]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 272), S978 [3FE]

———eligibility of residents for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 1757), S10378 [22SE]

Radioactive substances: improve security of radiation sources (see S. 1150), S6021 [26MY]

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

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 1116), S5921 [25MY]

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

Suburban areas: revitalize (see S. 1024), S5071 [12MY]

Taxation: provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see S. 2053), S13360 (see S. 2073), S13361 [18NO]

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

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

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see S. 2083), S13451 [12DE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3635 [14AP], S3886 [19AP]

Descriptions

New York, NY, Fire Dept.-Mount Sinai Hospital Partnership, S11956 [27OC]

World Trade Center Health Registry, S11957 [27OC]

Discharge petitions signed

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

Letters

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program allocation modification: Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America and Timothy J. Regan, Emissions Control Technology Association, S5271 [17MY]

Restore certain funding for New York emergency services and rescue and recovery personnel relative to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S11956 [27OC]

———several New York, NY, officials, S11956 [27OC]

Motions

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11871 [26OC]

Privilege of the floor

Ho, Melissa, S6778 [16JN], S7644 [29JN]

Maughan, Chelsea, S11595 [19OC]

Perham, Charlie, S8712 [21JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), conference report, S12288 [3NO]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute, S10718 [29SE]

Amtrak: funding, S2695 [15MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3628 [14AP]

———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, S4814, S4815 [10MY]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era, S12806 [15NO]

———enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education, S12805 [15NO]

———enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education (S. 1028), S5158 [12MY]

———role of women in combat and support situations, S12806 [15NO]

———TRICARE military health benefits for reservists and guardsmen, S3628 [14AP], S8628 [21JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2515 [11MR]

———establish a Federal homestead exemption for debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, S2324 [9MR]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, S2324 [9MR]

Bauer, David V.: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search winner, S2991 [17MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, S2877 [17MR]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S6145 [7JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14118 [20DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, S13537 [14DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2627 [14MR], S2695 [15MR], S2916, S2934 [17MR]

Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1377 [15FE]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (S. 985), S4872 [10MY]

———limit exposure of children to violent video games (S. 2126), S13789-S13791 [16DE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (S. Res. 52), S1358 [14FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 841), S3900 [19AP]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S51 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, S51 [6JA]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (S. 1442), S8667 [21JY]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1239 [10FE]

Crawford, Lester M.: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S8406 [18JY]

Crotty, Paul A.: nomination to be district judge, S3399 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8628 [21JY], S12805 [15NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, S14270 [21DE]

———Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency research investment priorities, S12806 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10910 [3OC], S11120 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, S14243 [21DE]

Dept. of Energy: nuclear physics programs funding, S12745, S12746 [14NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities, S7977 [11JY]

———assess and reduce vulnerabilities of general aviation airports and aircraft, S8182 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S7977 [11JY], S8182 [13JY], S8284 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7556, S7590 [29JN]

Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program allocation modification, S5271 [17MY]

———issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (S. 1948), S12129 [1NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11787 [25OC], S11869, S11872, S11894 [26OC], S11955, S11957, S11979 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11533 [19OC]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (S. 306), S1485 [16FE]

Diseases: improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (S. 1828), S11220 [6OC]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, S11979 [27OC]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7730 [30JN]

Education: funding, S2627 [14MR]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount, S11787 [25OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees, S11533 [19OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), S7787 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), conference report, S12745, S12746 [14NO]

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

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

FBI: role of Dept. of Justice Criminial Division employees in addressing concerns regarding Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1377 [15FE]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S937 [3FE]

———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S937 [3FE]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (S. 1418), S13276 [17NO]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (S. 1283), S6933 [21JN]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (S. 1325), S7537 [28JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care, S2916, S2934 [17MR]

———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 (S. 20), S6222 [8JN]

———promote a culture of safety within the health care system through the establishment of a National Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation Program (S. 1784), S10599 [28SE]

———provide liability protection to manufacturers of pandemic vaccines, S14243 [21DE]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system (S. 1262), S6752, S6753 [16JN]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (S. 450), S1662 [17FE]

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, S9900 [12SE], S10010 [14SE]

———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 (S. 1748), S12897, S12898, S12899 [16NO]

———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 (S. 1748), unanimous-consent request, S12898 [16NO]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), S9808 [8SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11279, S11280 [7OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S11869, S11894 [26OC]

Insurance: enhance long-term care insurance benefits (S. 1602), S9523 [29JY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S521 [26JA]

International Women's Day: designate (S. Res. 74), S2290 [8MR]

Klebnikov, Paul: investigation of murder of U.S. journalist in Russia, S9450, S9451 [29JY]

Medicaid: funding, S2877 [17MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: assist pharmacies in facilitating enrollment of dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (S. 2173), S14334 [21DE]

Minimum wage: level, S11533 [19OC]

National Guard: credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit, S12806 [15NO]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, S4815 [10MY]

Nelson, Gaylord: tribute (S. Res. 194), S8089 [11JY]

New York: restore certain funding for emergency services and rescue and recovery personnel relative to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S11955, S11957 [27OC]

———tribute to Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for community service efforts, S3411 [11AP]

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

Nuclear weapons: prohibit funding to develop robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons, S7787 [30JN]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5867 [25MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (S. 1783), S12917 [16NO]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S6679 [16JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6679 [16JN], S7467 [28JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9346 [29JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4814 [10MY], S5746 [23MY], S5867 [25MY]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6273 [9JN]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, S6679 [16JN]

———improve operation of electric transmission system and enhance reliability of electric grid, S7467 [28JN]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 272), S980 [3FE]

Radioactive substances: improve security of radiation sources (S. 1150), S6044 [26MY]

Rice, Condoleezza: nomination to be Sec. of State, S521 [26JA]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10577 [28SE]

Schools: establish State infrastructure banks to improve financing of school construction and renovation (S. 2057), S13366 [18NO]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9900 [12SE], S10010 [14SE]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S4814 [10MY], S5746 [23MY], S5867 [25MY]

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (S. 1116), S5923 [25MY]

Social Security: impact of privatization on women, S918 [3FE]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1104), S5788 [23MY]

———privatization proposals, S917 [3FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples, S6222 [8JN]

Taxation: provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (S. 2073), S13379 [18NO]

———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (S. 1330), S7617 [29JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (S. 211), S657 [31JA]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 972), S14299 [21DE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S5271 [17MY]

———increase rail and public transportation security, S7977 [11JY], S8284 [14JY]

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 (S. 2082), S13712 [16DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S13712 [16DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1197), S11296 [7OC]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), S2454 [10MR]

Women: global improvement of access to quality health care relative to reproductive and sexual health and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, S2290 [8MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Violence in video games and interactive media: American Academy of Pediatrics, S13790 [16DE]

Texts of

S. 140, Domestic Defense Fund Act, S357-S363 [24JA]

S. 272, Caribbean National Forest Act, S980 [3FE]

S. 450, Count Every Vote Act, S1663-S1669 [17FE]

S. 1028, Military Personnel Financial Services Education Act, S5159 [12MY]

S. 1116, Positive Aging Act, S5924-S5926 [25MY]

S. 1150, Dirty Bomb Prevention Act, S6044-S6046 [26MY]

S. 1351, Cold War Medal Act, S7834 [30JN]

S. 2053, Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act, S13363 [18NO]

S. 2073, Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act, S13380 [18NO]

Tributes

Bourdette, Mary, S11660 [20OC]

Brumidi, Constantino, S10033 [14SE]

Corzine, Senator, S13734 [16DE]

Durkan, Frank, S4542 [28AP]

Geiger, Jack, S12524 [8NO]

Kemble, R. Penn, S11818 [25OC]

Klebnikov, Paul, S2990 [17MR]

Levenstein, Phyllis, S7517 [28JN]

Poland, Patricia (Judy), S4394 [27AP]

Smith, William T., S11661 [20OC]