LANDRIEU, MARY L. (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10218, S10244 [20SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3496 [12AP], S3532, S3557, S3567, S3577, S3588, S3594 [13AP], S3691, S3692, S3693 [14AP], S3849, S3860 [18AP], S3880 [19AP], S3966, S3993, S3997 [20AP], S4259 [26AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1821, S1878 [1MR], S2173 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12133, S12137, S12144 [1NO], S12211, S12270 [2NO], S12310, S12367, S12369 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13036 [16NO], S13134, S13187, S13222, S13228, S13237 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2720, S2747, S2748 [15MR], S2829, S2863, S2865, S2871 [16MR], S2931, S2998, S3075 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S5450 [18MY], S8686, S8699 [21JY], S8813, S8816, S8840, S8841, S8842, S8866, S8885, S8893 [25JY], S8950, S8951 [26JY], S12378, S12408 [4NO], S12427, S12450, S12452 [7NO], S12489, S12501, S12548 [8NO], S12574, S12621 [9NO], S12790, S12867 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10764, S10765 [29SE], S10832, S10837 [3OC], S11095, S11099, S11118, S11132, S11143 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8001 [11JY], S8280 [14JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3331, S3332 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7421, S7445 [27JN], S7512, S7523 [28JN], S7615, S7643 [29JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), S10384 [22SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11839, S11840 [25OC], S11905, S11906, S11929, S11947 [26OC], S11981, S11982 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11484 [18OC], S11641, S11688, S11690, S11691 [20OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8400, S8429, S8431 [18JY], S8473, S8489, S8497 [19JY], S8517 [20JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6950, S6958 [21JN], S7039, S7102, S7111, S7112, S7189 [22JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9884 [9SE], S9986, S9990 [13SE], S10048 [14SE], S10072, S10121, S10140 [15SE]

Taxation: provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (H.R. 1134), S3601, S3605 [13AP]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (H.R. 4440), S13857 [16DE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4961, S4962, S4999 [11MY], S5021, S5024 [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. 2419, energy and water development appropriations, S7797 [30JN]

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

———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]

Articles and editorials

Corps' Own Study Backs Critics of Levee Engineering, Mark Schleifstein, New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, S13548 [14DE]

Evidence Points to Man-Made Disaster, John McQuaid, Bob Marshall, and Mark Schleifstein, New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, S13547 [14DE]

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]

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (see S. 1472), S8746 [22JY]

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see S. 304), S1116 [8FE]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see S. 44), S3817 [18AP]

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

———modify eligibility for income replacement payments for Reserves experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service (see S. 2176), S14317 [21DE]

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

———repeal requirement for reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and modify effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see S. 185), S2846 [16MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 407), S2083 [4MR]

———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), S7821 [30JN]

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

———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]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (see S. Res. 262), S10797 [30SE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see S. 338), S1414 [15FE]

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

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see S. 642), S3149 [4AP]

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]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: provide incentive grants to improve the quality of child care (see S. 526), S3202 [5AP]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 985), S6023 [26MY]

———protect from Internet pornography and support law enforcement and other efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related crimes against children (see S. 1507), S9158 [27JY]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 408), S1513 [16FE]

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

Coach Eddie Robinson Post Office Building, Grambling, LA: designate (see S. 1726), S11213 [6OC]

Coal: establish a clean coal power initiative (see S. 957), S4546 [28AP]

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]

Corps of Engineers: authorize a program for ecosystem restoration for the Louisiana Coastal Area (see S. 721), S7294 [23JN]

Courts: allow U.S. courts to conduct business during emergency conditions (see S. 1634), S9833 [8SE]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 5), S435 [25JA]

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

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

———lift travel restrictions (see S. 894), S4399 [27AP]

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 Energy: promote adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gasses and provide credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems (see S. 887), S4108 [21AP]

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

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see S. 109), S2645 [14MR]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 109), S3147 [4AP]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 285), S1867 [1MR]

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), S7614 [29JN]

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

Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see S. Res. 104), S5437 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: make emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 1786), S10594 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require an annual plan on outreach activities (see S. 151), S2996 [17MR]

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), S8559 [20JY]

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

———express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see S. Res. 4), S28 [4JA]

———limit liability for volunteers and those providing goods and services for disaster relief (see S. 1747), S10295 [21SE]

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), S3483 [12AP]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S8303 [14JY]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 1930), S12683 [10NO]

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

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

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see S. 969), S11130 [5OC]

———provide assistance to countries to combat tuberculosis, malaria, and other infectious diseases (see S. 950), S4546 [28AP]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see S. Res. 182), S7520 [28JN]

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

———provide budget autonomy (see S. 800), S3653 [14AP]

Drugs: prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (see S. 1126), S8950 [26JY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S9646 [6SE]

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

Education: expand Parents as Teachers programs and other programs of early childhood home visitation (see S. 503), S5922 [25MY]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 117), S5219 [16MY]

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

———require State academic assessments of student achievement in U.S. history and civics (see S. 860), S8488 [19JY]

EPA: establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (see S. 1265), S9159 [27JY]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see S. Res. 82), S3149 [4AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare and improve assignment, distribution, and collection of certain child support (see S. 321), S1116 [8FE]

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

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 8), S739 [1FE]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see S. 981), S4646 [9MY]

———provide for participation of judicial branch employees in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies (see S. 1736), S10379 [22SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 742), S3358 [7AP]

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]

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), S4021 [20AP]

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

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 397), S1625 [17FE]

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

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

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

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see S. 375), S1413 [15FE]

———enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see S. 1418), S8746 [22JY]

———establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and an advisory council made up of non-Federal representatives of the emergency medical services community (see S. 611), S6826 [20JN]

———expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas (see S. 1225), S6404 [13JN]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 544), S2735 [15MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 471), S5922 [25MY]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1064), S5532 [19MY]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system (see S. 1262), S7988 [11JY]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see S. 473), S6741 [16JN]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see S. 1287), S7070 [22JN]

———assist homeless students in obtaining postsecondary education (see S. 1429), S8827 [25JY]

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

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

Hunger: reduce (see S. 1120), S6827 [20JN]

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. 1702), S10037 [14SE] (see S. 1714), S10119 [15SE]

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

———provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1766), S10378 [22SE]

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

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

———provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1764), S10378 [22SE]

Immigration: 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), S14064 [19DE]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see S. 352), S3556 [13AP]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 119), S11768 [24OC]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 910), S4257 [26AP]

———make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program (see S. 423), S1622 [17FE]

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

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

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

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S3201 [5AP]

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]

Irish American Cultural Institute: grant Federal charter (see S. 1561), S9467 [29JY]

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

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

Louisiana: provide agreements between Federal agencies to partner or transfer funds to accomplish erosion goals (see S. 734), S7294 [23JN]

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), S4022 [20AP]

———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), S1513 [16FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 647), S2994 [17MR]

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

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 604), S4022 [20AP]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see S. 1179), S6406 [13JN]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see S. 927), S4398 [27AP]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see S. 626), S9646 [6SE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S13660 [15DE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1010), S5071 [12MY]

———increase inpatient hosptial payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see S. 862), S4021 [20AP]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see S. 657), S2994 [17MR]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (see S. 1002), S9159 [27JY]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see S. 40), S143 [24JA]

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

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see S. 1297), S7293 [23JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S4258 [26AP]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see S. 300), S1049 [7FE]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S7521 [28JN]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 537), S3735 [15AP]

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), S8559 [20JY]

Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act: reauthorize (see S. 711), S5220 [16MY]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2384 [9MR]

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]

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

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 154), S4021 [20AP]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 271), S11313 [7OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 127), S4398 [27AP]

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), S11918 [26OC]

National Flood Insurance Program: exclude certain payments from consideration as income (see S. 1386), S8303 [14JY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see S. 515), S2484 [10MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 158), S6022 [26MY]

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), S11665 [20OC]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 147), S5437 [18MY]

National Kindergarten Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 119), S4184 [25AP]

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

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

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

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

National Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 160), S6101 [6JN]

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

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 120), S4184 [25AP]

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

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

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see S.J. Res. 15), S7822 [30JN]

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

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see S. 50), S436 [25JA]

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

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

Outer Continental Shelf: establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues (see S. 964), S4547 [28AP]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: establish a domestic offshore energy reinvestment program (see S. 733), S7294 [23JN]

———promote alternative energy-related uses on Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 736), S7294 [23JN]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see S. Res. 287), S11918 [26OC]

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

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

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 1687), S12527 [8NO]

Public utilities: provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks to encourage competition, ensure reliability, and modernize regulation in the electric power industry (see S. 498), S1931 [2MR]

Public welfare programs: allow State receipt of credit towards the work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for certain disabled recipients (see S. 456), S1868 [1MR]

———ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1385), S8134 [12JY]

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

Roads and highways: increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see S. 762), S3481 [12AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 863), S13161 [17NO]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see S. 675), S3818 [18AP]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Centers (see S. Res. 165), S6299 [9JN]

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. 658), S2994 [17MR]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 1508), S12683 [10NO]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 2010), S13452 [12DE]

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see S. 695), S6659 [15JN]

Small business: enhance compliance assistance (see S. 769), S10234 [20SE]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (see S. 1807), S10796 [30SE]

Social Security: allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (see S. 1894), S11559 [19OC]

———allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 740), S4022 [20AP]

———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 114), S4547 [28AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 619), S4548 [28AP]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see S. 959), S4546 [28AP]

Submerged Lands Act: make seaward boundaries of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi equivalent to seaward boundaries of Texas and the Gulf Coast of Florida (see S. 735), S7294 [23JN]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see S. 495), S2484 [10MR]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 1791), S12448 [7NO]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 484), S4646 [9MY]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see S. 290), S979 [3FE]

———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 1319), S9470 [29JY]

———include combat pay in determining allowable contributions to an individual retirement plan (see S. 601), S3149 [4AP]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see S. 1621), S9727 [7SE]

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

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see S. 625), S10514 [27SE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 713), S5779 [23MY]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see S. 586), S2847 [16MR]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see S. 1780), S12527 [8NO]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (see S. 1696), S9985 [13SE]

Teach for America, Inc.: authorize appropriations (see S. 1367), S8950 [26JY]

Telecommunications: strengthen Federal leadership, provide grants, enhance outreach and guidance, and provide other support to State and local officials to enhance emergency communications capabilities (see S. 1725), S10797 [30SE]

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

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

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S1513 [16FE]

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] (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), S2483 [10MR]

Veterans: 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), S3203 [5AP]

———provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1646), S10038 [14SE]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S9159 [27JY]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see S. 1130), S6021 [26MY]

———extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see S. 1867), S11478 [18OC]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 232), S9469 [29JY]

Wagner, Annice M.: tribute (see S. Res. 107), S3653 [14AP]

Walnut Canyon National Monument: direct the Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain adjacent lands in Arizona (see S. 556), S10724 [29SE]

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]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 1172), S8666 [21JY]

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

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

Year of Foreign Language Study: designate (see S. Res. 28), S980 [3FE]

Zhao Ziyang: tribute (see S. Res. 55), S1796 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Africa-America Institute: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 47), S8949 [26JY]

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers in Louisiana (see S. 205), S647 [31JA]

Armed Forces: provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard (see S. 1142), S6021 [26MY]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 204), S647 [31JA]

Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see S. 1343), S7820 [30JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 603), S2517 [11MR]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: permit cancellation of certain loans (see S. 1872), S11422 [17OC]

———reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see S. 2171), S14317 [21DE]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see S. Res. 331), S13570 [14DE]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (see S. 1855, 1856, 1857), S11313 [7OC]

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

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

Hurricanes: encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation (see S. Res. 340), S14186 [20DE] (see S. Res. 347), S14317 [21DE]

———provide assistance to rebuild communities, schools, and hospitals damaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 1842, 1846), S11212 [6OC]

———provide assistance to rebuild hospitals damaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 1847), S11212 [6OC]

———provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1765), S10378 [22SE]

Iraq: 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]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: adjust boundary of Barataria Preserve Unit (see S. 207), S647 [31JA]

Louisiana Recovery Corp.: establish (see S. 2172), S14317 [21DE]

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

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see S. 1248), S6481 [14JN]

National Dyspraxia Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 211), S8949 [26JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see S. 1500), S8949 [26JY]

National Time Out Day: support goals and ideas (see S. Res. 40), S1050 [7FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: ensure that offshore energy development continues to serve the needs of the U.S. and create opportunities for new development and the use of alternative resources (see S. 1026), S5071 [12MY]

Religion: constitutional amendment relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on U.S. currency (see S.J. Res. 24), S10037 [14SE]

Schexnider, Gisele Goldberg: relief (see S. 1849), S11212 [6OC]

Silva do Nascimento, Marcela: relief (see S. 1427), S8558 [20JY]

Taxation: allow individuals a tax check-off to designate contributions to the Armed Forces Relief Trust (see S. 1559), S9467 [29JY]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see S. 583), S2383 [9MR]

Factsheets

Inventory of Seismic Surveys of All Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, S6875 [21JN]

Letters

Bipartisan development of Hurricane Katrina relief legislation: by, S9773 [8SE]

Community Disaster Loan Act: Beverly O'Neill and Tom Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S11285 [7OC]

Increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes: Dominique Leganx, S6905 [21JN]

———Laura Rutledge, S6905 [21JN]

———Liz Kramm, S6905 [21JN]

Tax treatment of employer provided housing assistance for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina: Mark C. Drennen, Greater New Orleans, Inc., S13707 [16DE]

———Michael J. Olivier, Louisiana Economic Development, S13707 [16DE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S13706, S13707 [16DE]

Use of undocumented workers in the carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina: by, S11760 [24OC]

Lists

Louisiana lynching victims, S6366-S6370 [13JN]

Privilege of the floor

Matthews, Jason, S11165 [5OC]

Strottman, Kathleen, S3084 [17MR], S11165 [5OC]

Remarks

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers in Louisiana (S. 205), S652 [31JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (S. Res. 207), S8770 [25JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 72), S13287 [18NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3993, S3994 [20AP]

Armed Forces: provide income replacement payments for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty, S12580, S12581, S12582, S12583 [9NO]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard (S. 1142), S6034 [26MY]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (S. 204), S649-S651 [31JA]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S6207 [8JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12109 [1NO], S12211, S12212 [2NO], S12310 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13135 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2830 [16MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: mosquito abatement funding for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S11906 [26OC]

Century Council (nonprofit organization): tribute to National Prom and Graduation Safety Month Initiative, S4542 [28AP]

Democratic Policy Committee: oversight hearings on awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, S11759, S11760 [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S12580, S12581, S12582, S12583 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10702 [29SE], S11095 [5OC], S11196 [6OC], S11247, S11252 [7OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, S14196-S14198 [20DE], S14229, S14242, S14292 [21DE]

———U.S. Northern Command IMT-2000 3G Communications Capabilities implementation funding, S11096 [5OC]

Dept. of Education: TRIO programs funding for students affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita through reductions in departmental management funding, S11906 [26OC]

Dept. of HHS: community health centers programs funding for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S11906 [26OC]

Dept. of the Interior: Coastal Impact Assistance Program funding, S12211 [2NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11905, S11906 [26OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11455, S11458 [18OC], S11638, S11644 [20OC]

Disasters: deferral of mortgage payments for individuals whose homes are destroyed by catastrophic events, S11638 [20OC]

———encourage tsunami relief funding be made available to provide assitance to affected children, S3993, S3994 [20AP]

———improve preparedness and response plans, S9771-S9773 [8SE]

Diseases: increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, S6905 [21JN]

District of Columbia: District of Columbia Resident Tuition Assistance Program funding, S11644 [20OC]

———reduce crime, provide scholarship vouchers for school choice, and establish Marriage Development Accounts, S11455 [18OC]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7904 [1JY]

Eximbank: prohibit funding to approve loan guarantees for nuclear powerplant construction in the People's Republic of China, S8516 [20JY]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities, S11196 [6OC], S11251, S11252 [7OC]

———allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (S. 1858), S11284 [7OC]

Foreign aid: promote family stabilization and reduce child abandonment and exploitation, S8400 [18JY], S8513-S8516, S8529 [20JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8400 [18JY], S8513, S8516, S8529 [20JY]

Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S9897 [12SE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research, S6905 [21JN]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 39), S1059 [7FE], S6365, S6370, S6373, S6387 [13JN]

Holland, Fern: tribute (S. Res. 80), S2502 [10MR]

Hurricanes: encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation (S. Res. 340), S14187 [20DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S13283, S13284, S13287 [18NO]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, S14229 [21DE]

———provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina, S11242 [6OC], S14196-S14198 [20DE]

———provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1766), S11203, S11204, S11205 [6OC]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12212 [2NO]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina, S12109 [1NO]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), S10625, S10626 [28SE], S10785 [30SE], S11167 [5OC]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), unanimous-consent request, S11165 [5OC]

———reallocate certain unspent emergency relief funding to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina, S11167 [5OC]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9771-S9773 [8SE], S9897, S9898 [12SE], S9953 [13SE], S11174, S11178 [6OC], S13546-S13551 [14DE], S14292 [21DE]

Immigration: use of undocumented workers in the carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, S11759, S11760 [24OC]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (S. 910), S4263 [26AP]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: adjust boundary of Barataria Preserve Unit (S. 207), S654 [31JA]

Louisiana: redirect portion of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund wetlands protection and a new levee system, S12553-S12555 [9NO]

———wetlands protection funding, S874 [2FE]

Louisiana Recovery Corp.: establish (S. 2172), S14333 [21DE]

National Adoption Day: observance, S13355 [18NO]

National Appreciation Day for Catholic Schools: observance, S873 [2FE]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (S. 1248), S6494 [14JN]

National Dyspraxia Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 211), S8986 [26JY]

National Foster Care Month: observance, S6013 [26MY]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: observance, S1196 [9FE]

National Guard: homeland security and natural disaster response equipment funding, S10702 [29SE]

National Time Out Day: support goals and ideas (S. Res. 40), S1062 [7FE]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, S6992 [22JN]

New Iberia, LA: National Trust for Historic Preservation Great American Main Street Award recipient, S6015 [26MY]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (S. Res. 191), S7902 [1JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow gas-only leases and State requests to examine energy areas, S7051 [22JN]

———cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas, S6875 [21JN]

———ensure that offshore energy development continues to serve the needs of the U.S. and create opportunities for new development and the use of alternative resources (S. 1026), S5157 [12MY], S5292-S5295 [17MY]

———establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues, S7210, S7215, S7217, S7223, S7224, S7226, S7227 [23JN]

———establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues (S. 964), S4579 [28AP]

Paradis, LA: anniversary of R.J. Vial Elementary School, S3198 [5AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, S8909 [26JY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S6632, S6634 [15JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S5292-S5295 [17MY], S6632, S6634 [15JN], S6875 [21JN], S6992, S7051 [22JN], S7210, S7215, S7217, S7223, S7224, S7226, S7227 [23JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9338 [29JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6207 [8JN]

Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3672), S10149 [15SE]

Religion: constitutional amendment relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on U.S. currency (S.J. Res. 24), S10046 [14SE]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10643 [29SE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S10018 [14SE]

Senate: legislative program, S13283 [18NO]

Small business: provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, S11638 [20OC]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (S. 1807), S11168 [5OC]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10018 [14SE]

Special Olympics (organization): anniversary, S8941 [26JY]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S4932 [11MY]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty, S2830 [16MR]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (S. 290), S991 [3FE]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (H.R. 1134), S3604 [13AP]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (S. 583), S2398 [9MR]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (H.R. 4440), S13706, S13708 [16DE]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (S. 1696), S11178 [6OC]

———treatment of employer provided housing assistance for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina, S13135 [17NO], S13706 [16DE]

Telecommunications: allocate certain excess proceeds from the spectrum auction to deficit reduction, emergency communications interoperability, and assistance to disaster-affected coastal States, S12310 [3NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S13546 [14DE]

Veterans Day: observance (S. Res. 305), S12704 [10NO]

Votes: position on missed, S8516 [20JY]

World Wetlands Day: observance, S874 [2FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S11282 [7OC]

Songs

``Strange Fruit,'' Billy Holiday, S6366 [13JN]

Texts of

S. 204, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act, S651 [31JA]

S. 205, Buffalo Soldiers Commemoration Act, S653 [31JA]

S. 207, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act, S655 [31JA]

S. 603, Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act, S2517-S2521 [11MR]

S. 1142, Helping Our Patriotic Employers at Helping Our Military Employees (HOPE at HOME) Act, S6035-S6037 [26MY]

S. 1248, Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse (SEARCH) Act, S6494 [14JN]

S.J. Res. 24, constitutional amendment relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on U.S. currency, S10047 [14SE]

Transcripts

Analysis—Indonesian Government Bans Adoptions of Tsunami Orphans: National Public Radio, S8516 [20JY]

Tributes

Adams, Charles R., S13779 [16DE]

Bourg, John (Red), S2147 [7MR]

Garrett, Rose Marie, S8941 [26JY]

Greggs, Isaac, S13780 [16DE]

Holt, Sibal, S2147 [7MR]

McKeithen, W. Fox, S8413 [18JY]

Mims, Harry, S9279 [28JY]

Vitter, Senator, S1157 [9FE]