COLLINS, SUSAN M. (a Senator from Maine)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10241 [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), S3594 [13AP], S3655 [14AP], S3795, S3853 [18AP], S4023 [20AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12254, S12271 [2NO], S12359 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13082, S13120, S13136, S13209, S13211, S13218, S13230, S13232, S13234, S13236 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2747 [15MR], S2795, S2833, S2835, S2861, S2863, S2864, S2871 [16MR], S2930, S2931, S2998, S3073, S3075, S3082 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8545, S8579 [20JY], S8607, S8609, S8633, S8640, S8650, S8667, S8686, S8687, S8688, S8698, S8699, S8702, S8704 [21JY], S8773, S8789, S8853, S8889, S8894 [25JY], S8988, S9017 [26JY], S10607 [28SE], S11214 [6OC], S11831 [25OC], S12427, S12452 [7NO], S12489, S12508, S12543 [8NO], S12586, S12592, S12620, S12624 [9NO], S12778, S12785, S12786, S12790, S12860, S12862, S12867 [15NO], S12950 [16NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10767 [29SE], S10908 [3OC], S10974 [4OC], S11062, S11131, S11132 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S7822 [30JN], S8007, S8009 [11JY], S8254, S8303, S8304 [14JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3222 [5AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7443 [27JN], S7522 [28JN], S7569, S7643 [29JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11770 [24OC], S11794, S11798, S11824, S11845 [25OC], S11857, S11906, S11928, S11945 [26OC], S11972 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11484, S11489 [18OC], S11521, S11550 [19OC], S11642, S11674, S11688 [20OC], S11744 [21OC]

Disasters: expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Sec. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (S. 939), S12020 [27OC]

District of Columbia: provide a site for the National Women's History Museum (S. 501), S9547, S9585 [29JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), S7785, S7786, S7869 [30JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8430, S8433 [18JY], S8531 [20JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6769 [16JN], S6834 [20JN], S6959 [21JN], S6981, S7058, S7078, S7089 [22JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4430 [27AP], S4655 [9MY], S4987 [11MY], S5023 [12MY]

Analyses

Homeland Security Grant Coordination and Simplification: David C. Huckabee, Congressional Research Service, S8099 [12JY]

Appointments

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

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S1309 [10FE]

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), S13571 [14DE]

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

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

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 1516), S11423 [17OC]

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see S. 914), S11130 [5OC]

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

———facilitate testimony by members on the military value of military installations in connection with defense base closure and realignment (see S. 1136), S6021 [26MY]

———increase death gratuity (see S. 42), S648 [31JA] (see S. 77), S740 [1FE]

———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]

Arms control: improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations (see S. 313), S1115 [8FE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see S.J. Res. 21), S9159 [27JY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see S. 338), S1199 [9FE]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see S. 642), S5779 [23MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 18), S6023 [26MY]

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

Cargo transportation: improve cargo security (see S. 2008), S12839 [15NO]

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]

Children and youth: assist law enforcement in efforts to recover missing children and strengthen standards for State sex offender registration programs (see S. 1220), S6299 [9JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 1215), S6827 [20JN]

Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (see S. 361), S1260 [10FE]

Coins: authorize the minting and issuance of a Presidential $1 coin series, improve circulation of the $1 coin, and create a new bullion coin (see S. 1047), S5300 [17MY]

Colleges and universities: 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]

Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (see S. 335), S1198 [9FE]

Conservation of energy: encourage through bicycling (see S. 808), S3653 [14AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1214), S6827 [20JN]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 5), S979 [3FE]

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), S1624 [17FE]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see S. 328), S1931 [2MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see S. 1075), S5437 [18MY]

———release all documentation used for recommendations on closures and realignments of military installations (see S. 1127), S5921 [25MY]

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the National Homeland Security Academy (see S. 2158), S14316 [21DE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit Medicare-eligible veterans to receive an outpatient medication benefit (see S. 614), S6155 [7JN]

———require an annual plan on outreach activities (see S. 151), S8826 [25JY]

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

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see S. 306), S1049 [7FE]

Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see S. 756), S11477 [18OC]

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

District of Columbia: provide for sale, acquisition, conveyance, and exchange of certain real property to facilitate utilization, development, and redevelopment of such property (see S. 1838), S11212 [6OC]

Drugs: protect the public from unsafe importation of prescription drugs and from counterfeit prescription drugs (see S. 184), S574 [26JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S9931 [12SE]

Education: expand Parents as Teachers programs and other programs of early childhood home visitation (see S. 503), S13787 [16DE]

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]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see S. 1700), S10514 [27SE]

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

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

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see S. 776), S6406 [13JN]

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

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

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 666), S2995 [17MR]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see S. 494), S1930 [2MR]

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

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]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see S. 172), S3555 [13AP]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 397), S1513 [16FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 12), S3653 [14AP]

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

Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see S. Con. Res. 55), S10724 [29SE]

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

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), S1624 [17FE]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see S. 1110), S9931 [12SE]

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), S3735 [15AP]

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

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

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 544), S4258 [26AP]

———promote development of health care cooperatives to help businesses pool the health care purchasing power of employers (see S. 820), S3735 [15AP]

———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), S2517 [11MR]

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

Health care professionals: establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (see S. 506), S3415 [11AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 19), S6482 [14JN]

Higher Education Act: expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 1029), S5071 [12MY]

———simplify and improve the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 1030), S5071 [12MY]

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

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 709), S3735 [15AP]

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

Hunger: reduce (see S. 1120), S7295 [23JN]

Hurricanes: express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see S. Res. 233), S9645 [6SE]

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

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see S. 352), S1260 [10FE]

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

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see S. 288), S1414 [15FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S4547 [28AP]

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]

———extend the termination date of Office of the Special Inspector General of Iraq Reconstruction and provide additional funds for the Office (see S. 1371), S7909 [1JY]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 19), S4647 [9MY] (see S. Con. Res. 45), S8746 [22JY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. 582), S4548 [28AP]

Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (see S. 488), S1867 [1MR]

———mitigation of shore damages attributable to the Saco River navigation project (see S. 1641), S9833 [8SE]

———redesignate the Saco River navigation project as an anchorage area (see S. 1938), S12055 [28OC]

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

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

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

———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see S. 1592), S9468 [29JY]

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

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see S. Con. Res. 65), S13161 [17NO]

Medicare: clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (see S. 2071), S13361 [18NO]

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

———coverage of kidney disease education services (see S. 717), S3278 [6AP]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 604), S2517 [11MR]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 1152), S6021 [26MY]

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

———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (see S. 1081), S9159 [27JY]

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

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 1440), S10120 [15SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S1623 [17FE]

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), S3202 [5AP]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S5852 [24MY]

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

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), S12007 [27OC]

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

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

National Archives and Records Administration: extend the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (see S. 384), S1515 [16FE]

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

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 Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see S. 681), S4647 [9MY]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 757), S4399 [27AP]

National Invasive Species Council: establish (see S. 507), S2149 [7MR]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 223), S9285 [28JY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S6660 [15JN]

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

National Time Out Day: support goals and ideas (see S. Res. 40), S3483 [12AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 155), S5922 [25MY]

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

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

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 770), S3555 [13AP]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see S. Res. 173), S6741 [16JN]

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 131), S4547 [28AP]

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

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see S. 271), S886 [2FE]

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), S13452 [12DE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 108), S3653 [14AP]

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), S1623 [17FE]

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

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

Safety: provide grants and other support to State and local officials to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see S. 1274), S6909 [21JN]

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

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see S. 1171), S6100 [6JN]

SBA: provide emergency relief to shellfish growers affected by toxic red tide losses (see S. 1316), S7428 [27JN]

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

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]

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see S. 695), S7987 [11JY]

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), S9931 [12SE]

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]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 619), S2644 [14MR]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see S. 495), S2384 [9MR]

———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), S13452 [12DE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 1417), S8489 [19JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see S. 1244), S6741 [16JN]

———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), S1867 [1MR]

———encourage and accelerate production, sale, and use of new motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 971), S4547 [28AP]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees and Armed Forces members on active duty under Federal student loan repayment programs (see S. 1255), S6740 [16JN]

———extend the new market tax credit (see S. 1800), S13660 [15DE]

———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 increased expensing for small businesses (see S. 1523), S9834 [8SE]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see S. 419), S10234 [20SE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S8949 [26JY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 512), S8826 [25JY]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see S. 714), S6659 [15JN]

———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), S10187 [19SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S4258 [26AP]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 1479), S10973 [4OC]

Transportation: establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade (see S. 325), S1198 [9FE]

———provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (see S. 428), S1622 [17FE]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S9469 [29JY]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 184), S7614 [29JN] (see S. Res. 240), S10119 [15SE]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 58), S8302 [14JY]

———establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in remote rural areas (see S. 1191), S6406 [13JN]

———health care funding (see S. 331), S5072 [12MY]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S7988 [11JY]

von Steuben, Frederick W.A.: tribute (see S.J. Res. 17), S4257 [26AP]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 1172), S8827 [25JY]

———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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Acadia National Park: acquire certain private lands, provide an intermodal transportation center, and extend the advisory commission (see S. 1154), S6021 [26MY]

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

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 16), S574 [26JA]

Courts: extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges (see S. 1558), S9467 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an Under Sec. for Policy (see S. 1866), S11313 [7OC]

———establish intergovernmental grants to identify and develop information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services to further the needs of Federal, State, and local governments (see S. 1554), S9466 [29JY]

———improve port security by providing grants to support Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and address vulnerabilities in port areas (see S. 855), S4021 [20AP]

Disasters: extend predisaster hazard mitigation (see S. 1985), S12607 [9NO]

District of Columbia: preserve existing Superior Court judgeships (see S. 2068), S13361 [18NO]

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

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

Education: increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (see S. Res. 8), S145 [24JA]

———provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (see S. 1690), S9984 [13SE]

Federal employees: extend relocation expenses test programs (see S. 2146), S14185 [20DE]

———provide for participation of judicial branch employees in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies (see S. 1736), S10233 [20SE]

———repeal increased micropurchase threshold (see S. 1871), S11421 [17OC]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial fishermen (see S. 1723), S10187 [19SE]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 593), S2482 [10MR]

———enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (see S. 1421), S8487 [19JY]

Health: 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), S2644 [14MR]

———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]

Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1777), S10513 [27SE]

Immigration: permit athletes to receive nonimmigrant status under certain conditions (see S. 1443), S8664 [21JY]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see S. 278), S978 [3FE]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see S. 577), S2383 [9MR]

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

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see S. 380), S1413 [15FE]

National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 229), S9468 [29JY]

National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see S. 2145), S14064 [19DE]

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see S. 21), S435 [25JA]

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]

OMB: issue guidance for, and provide oversight of, the management of micropurchases made with Government-wide commercial purchase cards (see S. 457), S1717 [18FE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 662), S2994 [17MR]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 68), S1795 [28FE]

Suburban areas: provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl (see S. 941), S4546 [28AP]

Tariff: rayon staple fibers (see S. 982), S4646 [9MY]

Taxation: extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see S. 1473), S8746 [22JY]

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

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

Cloture motions

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), motion to proceed, S4157 [22AP], S4235 [26AP]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security grant allocation improvement: Casey L. Perry, National Troopers Coalition, S8120 [12JY]

———Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S8120 [12JY]

———Clarence Edwards, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, S8122 [12JY]

———Dave Liebersbach, National Emergency Management Association, S8122 [12JY]

———Joseph Estey, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S8121 [12JY]

———Ralph M. Purdy, United Federation of Police Officers, Inc., S8121 [12JY]

———Ruth Ann Minner and Mitt Romney, National Governors Association, S8122 [12JY]

———Sam A. Cabral, International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO, S8121 [12JY]

———Steve Lenkart, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, S8121 [12JY]

———William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S8120 [12JY]

Increase maximum amount of Pell Grant: David Ward and David Warren, Student Aid Alliance, S368 [24JA]

Intelligence services appropriations: by, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S12073 [31OC]

Permit athletes to receive nonimmigrant status under certain conditions: Matt McKnight, Lewiston MAINEiacs Hockey Club, S8668 [21JY]

———Robert A. DuPuy, Major League Baseball, S8669 [21JY]

State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services establishment: Mark Westrum, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S1422 [15FE]

———several family organizations, S1422 [15FE]

Lists

Student Aid Alliance members, S368 [24JA]

Motions

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

Papers

Homeland Defense and Maritime Interdiction Operations: Ralph Dean, S1194 [9FE]

Privilege of the floor

Highley, Jeffrey, S8144 [12JY]

Remarks

Acadia National Park: acquire certain private lands, provide an intermodal transportation center, and extend the advisory commission (S. 1154), S6052 [26MY]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (S. 150), S471 [25JA]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3539 [13AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, S4839 [10MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2778 [16MR]

Armed Forces: enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education (S. 1028), S5160 [12MY]

———prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S12478 [8NO]

———role in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9947 [13SE]

Brunswick Naval Air Station, ME: tribute, S1194 [9FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, S13543 [14DE], S13634 [15DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13136 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2778, S2833, S2835 [16MR], S2902, S2923, S2953 [17MR]

Business and industry: prohibit U.S. companies from setting up foreign subsidiaries for purposes of doing business with terror-sponsoring nations, S8633 [21JY], S8903, S8904 [26JY]

Cargo transportation: improve cargo security (S. 2008), S12840 [15NO]

Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1312, S1314, S1322, S1325, S1330, S1332 [14FE], S1371, S1385 [15FE]

Classified information: prohibit Federal employees who disclose classified information from holding a security clearance, S8276 [14JY]

———prohibit Federal office holders, who make reference to a classified FBI report or to an FBI agent's comments which are used for propaganda by terrorists, from holding a security clearance, S8276 [14JY]

Climate: develop and coordinate a research program to assist understanding, assessment, and prediction of abrupt climate change (S. 245), S750 [1FE]

Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (H.R. 794), S9055 [26JY]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish, S11548 [19OC]

Conservation of energy: encourage through bicycling (S. 808), S3684 [14AP]

Corporations: stop from financing terrorism, S8903, S8904, S8905 [26JY]

Courts: extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges (S. 1558), S9475 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8613, S8633, S8638 [21JY], S8773 [25JY], S8903, S8904, S8905 [26JY], S12432 [7NO], S12478 [8NO], S12792 [15NO]

———DD(X) Destroyer Program development funding, S8613 [21JY]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees, S12478 [8NO]

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

———offer to transfer property located at closed or realigned military installations to local redevelopment authorities at no cost, S12432 [7NO], S12478 [8NO]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, S8773 [25JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an Under Sec. for Policy (S. 1866), S11322 [7OC]

———first responders, seaport security, and Border Patrol funding, S2833, S2835 [16MR], S2923 [17MR]

———improve allocation of grants, S8105, S8119, S8122, S8130 [12JY]

———improve port security by providing grants to support Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and address vulnerabilities in port areas (S. 855), S4027 [20AP]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S7968, S7973 [11JY], S8098, S8099, S8101, S8105, S8119, S8122, S8129, S8130 [12JY], S8254, S8276 [14JY], S8744 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), conference report, S11278 [7OC]

———reimburse States and local governments for overtime costs associated with Federal law enforcement operations to increase border security, S8254 [14JY]

Dept. of Justice: use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1325 [14FE]

Dept. of the Army: convey certain lands to the Dept. of the Interior to be held in trust for the Prairie Island Indian Community (S. 706), S9055 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11796 [25OC], S11906 [26OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11522, S11548 [19OC]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (S. 602), S2496 [10MR]

District of Columbia: preserve existing Superior Court judgeships (S. 2068), S13376 [18NO]

———provide a site for the National Women's History Museum (S. 501), S2005 [3MR]

———provide budget autonomy (S. 800), S3674 [14AP]

Education: funding, S2902 [17MR]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (S. Res. 8), S367 [24JA], S2902 [17MR]

———provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (S. 1690), S9986 [13SE]

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), S9913 [12SE]

Fallon Paiute Shoshone Indian Tribes Water Rights Settlement Act: amend (S. 1484), S9053 [26JY]

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, S1322, S1325 [14FE], S1371, S1385 [15FE]

Federal employees: extend relocation expenses test programs (S. 2146), S14312 [21DE]

———provide bid protest rights in actions under certain OMB regulations governing competition in Federal procurement of commercial services, S12792 [15NO]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial fishermen (S. 1723), S10193 [19SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8531 [20JY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (S. 593), S2486 [10MR]

Gila River Indian Community: allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts relative to reservation lands (S. 1482), S9053 [26JY]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S870 [2FE]

Hayden, Michael V.: nomination to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, S4057 [21AP]

Health: 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 (S. 611), S2646 [14MR]

———expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas (S. 1225), S6407-S6409 [13JN]

———grant for inovative programs to address dental workforce needs in rural and underserved communities, S11906 [26OC]

Holocaust: observe anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and honor victims of the Holocaust, S427 [25JA]

Immigration: permit athletes to receive nonimmigrant status under certain conditions (S. 1443), S8668 [21JY]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants, S3539 [13AP]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (S. 278), S982 [3FE]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (S. 352), S1283 [10FE]

Indian Land Consolidation Act: provide for probate reform (S. 1481), S9053 [26JY]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (S. 577), S2392 [9MR]

Iraq: retain Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction until reconstruction funds have been expended, S8531 [20JY]

LIHEAP: funding, S11522 [19OC], S11796 [25OC], S13136 [17NO], S13543 [14DE], S13634 [15DE]

Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (S. 488), S1876 [1MR]

Medicare: temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (S. 300), S1053 [7FE]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (S. 380), S1420 [15FE]

National Preparedness Month: designate (S. Res. 229), S9540 [29JY]

National School Backpack Awareness Day: observance, S9927 [12SE]

National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (S. 2145), S14065 [19DE]

———first responders funding, S2953 [17MR]

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification, S7968, S7973 [11JY], S8098, S8099, S8101, S8105, S8119, S8122, S8129 [12JY], S8744 [22JY]

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (S. 21), S451 [25JA]

Native Americans: clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands (S. 279), S9055 [26JY]

———extend authorization of certain leases (S. 1485), S9053 [26JY]

———treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations (S. 1480), S9053 [26JY]

Navy: DD(X) destroyer development program funding, S4839 [10MY]

———shipbuilding program funding, S12478 [8NO]

Negroponte, John D.: nomination to be Director of National Intelligence, S4057 [21AP]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (H.R. 541), S9052 [26JY]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 770), S3559 [13AP]

OMB: issue guidance for, and provide oversight of, the management of micropurchases made with Government-wide commercial purchase cards (S. 457), S1718 [18FE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (S. 662), S3012, S3030 [17MR]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9362 [29JY]

Rice, Condoleezza: nomination to be Sec. of State, S525 [26JA]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10492 [27SE]

Safety: provide grants and other support to State and local officials to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (S. 1274), S6915 [21JN]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: convey certain property to be held in trust (H.R. 481), S9052 [26JY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (S. 619), S2653 [14MR]

Suburban areas: provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl (S. 941), S4558 [28AP]

Taxation: extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (S. 1473), S8752 [22JY]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (S. 1621), S9734 [7SE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: modify definition of ``Indian student count'' (S. 1483), S9053 [26JY]

Wagner, Annice M.: tribute (S. Res. 107), S3688 [14AP]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 38), S9052 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S13316 [18NO]

Reports filed

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Post Office Building, Hodgenville, KY: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2894), S13785 [16DE]

Albert H. Quie Post Office, Dennison, MN: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3989), S13785 [16DE]

Assure Emergency and Interoperable Communications for First Responders Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1725), S10722 [29SE]

Ava Gardner Post Office, Smithfield, NC: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3439), S13785 [16DE]

Clayton J. Smith Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3825), S13785 [16DE]

Congressional Award Act Reauthorization: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 335) (S. Rept. 109-87), S7293 [23JN]

Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3256), S13785 [16DE]

Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office, Tulsa, OK: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1820), S13786 [16DE]

Disaster Recovery Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 939), S10513 [27SE]

Expenditures: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 16), S573 [26JA]

Extend Issuance of Special Postage Stamps To Fund Breast Cancer Research: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 37) (S. Rept. 109-140), S10424 [26SE]

Federal Employee Micropurchase Threshold Increase Repeal: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1871), S11421 [17OC]

Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 494) (S. Rept. 109-72), S5920 [25MY]

Gagetown Veterans Memorial Post Office, Gagetown, MI: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3368), S13785 [16DE]

Grant W. Green Post Office Building, Knox, IN: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3770), S13785 [16DE]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1792), S13786 [16DE]

Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr., Post Office Building, Pearl River, NY: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3548), S13785 [16DE]

Hiram L. Fong Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2089), S13786 [16DE]

Homeland Security Food and Agriculture Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 572), S10513 [27SE]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 572) (S. Rept. 109-209), S13659 [15DE]

Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 21) (S. Rept. 109-71), S5851 [24MY]

J.M. Dietrich Northeast Annex, Springfield, IL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2630), S13785 [16DE]

John F. Whiteside Joliet Post Office Building, Joliet, IL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2113), S13785 [16DE]

John J. Hainkel Post Office Building, Hammond, LA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2346), S13785 [16DE]

Judicial Branch Employees Participation in the Federal Leave Transfer Program for Disasters and Emergencies: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1736), S10513 [27SE]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1736) (S. Rept. 109-158), S11664 [20OC]

Katrina Emergency Assistance Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1777), S10513 [27SE]

Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4053), S13786 [16DE]

Lillian McKay Post Office Building, Humble, TX: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2413), S13785 [16DE]

Malcolm Melville (Mac) Lawrence Post Office, Francesville, IN: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2064), S13786 [16DE]

National Women's History Museum Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 501) (S. Rept. 109-104), S8419 [18JY]

Nomination of A. Noel Anketell Kramer To Be District of Columbia Court of Appeals Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7070 [22JN]

Nomination of Allen Weinstein To Be Archivist of the U.S.: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S1049 [7FE]

Nomination of Brian D. Miller To Be GSA Inspector General: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8664 [21JY]

Nomination of Carolyn L. Gallagher To Be Postal Service Governor: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5921 [25MY]

Nomination of Colleen Duffy Kiko Combs To Be Federal Labor Relations Authority General Counsel: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S10377 [22SE]

Nomination of Edmund S. Hawley To Be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8664 [21JY]

Nomination of George W. Foresman To Be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Preparedness: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S13659 [15DE]

Nomination of John R. Fisher To Be District of Columbia Court of Appeals Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S10377 [22SE]

Nomination of Julie L. Myers To Be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S11421 [17OC]

Nomination of Juliet J. McKenna To Be Superior Court of the District of Columbia Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S10377 [22SE]

Nomination of Laura A. Cordero To Be Superior Court of the District of Columbia Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7070 [22JN]

Nomination of Laura Morrison Combs To Be OMB Office of Federal Financial Management Controller: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7070 [22JN]

Nomination of Linda M. Springer To Be OPM Director: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7070 [22JN]

Nomination of Louis J. Giuliano To Be Postal Service Governor: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5921 [25MY]

Nomination of Mary McNally Rose to the Merit Systems Protection Board: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S13659 [15DE]

Nomination of Michael Chertoff To Be Sec. of Homeland Security: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S1049 [7FE]

Nomination of Michael P. Jackson To Be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2383 [9MR]

Nomination of Philip J. Perry To Be Dept. of Homeland Security General Counsel: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5921 [25MY]

Nomination of Richard L. Skinner To Be Dept. of Homeland Security Inspector General: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8664 [21JY]

Nomination of Stewart A. Baker To Be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Policy: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S10378 [22SE]

Nomination of Tony L. Hammond to the Postal Rate Commission: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5921 [25MY]

Oversight of Vital Emergency Recovery Spending Enhancement and Enforcement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1700), S10513 [27SE]

Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 662), S8301 [14JY]

Profiteering in a Non-Profit Industry—Abusive Practices in Credit Counseling: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 109-55), S3555 [13AP]

Raymond J. Salmon Post Office, Clinton, MA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2036), S13786 [16DE]

Role of Professional Firms in the U.S. Tax Shelter Industry: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 109-54), S3555 [13AP]

Special Inspector General for Relief and Reconstruction Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1738), S10513 [27SE]

Staff Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office Building, Spring Hill, FL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3703), S13785 [16DE]

U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building, Punta Gorda, FL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3830), S13785 [16DE]

William H. Emery Post Office, Arriba, CO: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1445), S13786 [16DE]

Rules

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S1407-S1410 [15FE]

———Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, S1858 [1MR]

Texts of

S. 662, Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, S3014-S3028 [17MR]

S. 1866, Homeland Security Policy Act, S11323 [7OC]