NELSON, BEN (a Senator from Nebraska)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10183, S10200 [19SE], S10245 [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), S3498 [12AP], S3576 [13AP], S3966, S4023 [20AP], S4259 [26AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1955 [2MR], S2048 [3MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12254 [2NO], S12368 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13120, S13218 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2747 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S5450 [18MY], S8640, S8686, S8699 [21JY], S8739, S8759 [22JY], S8813, S8893, S8894 [25JY], S10725 [29SE], S12378, S12408 [4NO], S12506, S12510, S12541, S12544 [8NO], S12608 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S11143 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8136 [12JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11924 [26OC], S11991 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11441 [17OC], S11616 [20OC], S11744 [21OC]

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

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6580 [14JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9854 [8SE], S9993 [13SE], S10039 [14SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4654 [9MY], S4855, S4880, S4882 [10MY], S4976, S4993 [11MY], S5176 [12MY]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

``Common Man'' Exon in Touch With State, McCook (NE) Gazette, S6468 [14JN]

J. James Exon, Omaha (NE) World Herald, S6468 [14JN]

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

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see S. Res. 336), S13786 (see S. Res. 337), S13787 [16DE]

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

———establish a unified combatant command for military intelligence (see S. 640), S2846 [16MR]

———increase death gratuity (see S. 42), S143 [24JA]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 639), S2846 [16MR]

———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), S3735 [15AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 256), S739 [1FE]

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

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see S. 1496), S8948 [26JY]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 44), S1625 [17FE]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see S. 642), S2846 [16MR]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see S. Con. Res. 26), S8303 [14JY]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S9470 [29JY]

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), S8420 [18JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 603), S5301 [17MY]

Courts: limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see S. 489), S1932 [2MR]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see S. 1998), S12682 [10NO]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 8, 403), S2245 [8MR]

———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), S3279 [6AP]

Cuba: express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba (see S. Res. 140), S5221 [16MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see S. 802), S4022 [20AP]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see S. Con. Res. 4), S436 [25JA]

———require registration of contractors' taxpayer identification numbers in the Central Contractor Registry database (see S. 679), S3279 [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 Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding (see S. 945), S4546 [28AP]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc., certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska (see S. 1957), S12353 [3NO]

———revise certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick, Kansas Bostwick, Frenchman-Cambridge, and Webster Irrigation Districts (see S. 1962), S12401 [4NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require an annual plan on outreach activities (see S. 151), S2483 [10MR]

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

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

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S9286 [28JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S7614 [29JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 602), S3279 [6AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1082), S5531 [19MY]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see S. 246), S739 [1FE]

European Union: reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (see S. Con. Res. 25), S3415 [11AP]

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

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

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

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

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 8), S887 [2FE]

Financial institutions: reform Federal deposit insurance system and merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds (see S. 1562), S13452 [12DE]

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]

Food industry: strengthen restrictions on importation from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) minimal-risk regions of meat, meat byproducts, and meat food products from bovines (see S. 294), S979 [3FE]

Food Security Act: restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits (see S. 385), S1624 [17FE]

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]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see S. 394), S3202 [5AP]

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

Health: allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address problems of weight gain, obesity, and associated health conditions (see S. 908), S11213 [6OC]

———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), S8218 [13JY]

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

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (see S. 1955), S12238 [2NO]

———expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see S. 1983), S12607 [9NO]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see S. 760), S4109 [21AP]

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

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 359), S1260 [10FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S3279 [6AP]

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]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 19), S2517 [11MR] (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), S4258 [26AP]

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

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 183), S1624 [17FE]

Medicare: improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see S. 933), S4546 [28AP]

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

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

———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (see S. 1081), S8827 [25JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S5851 [24MY]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see S. 300), S4109 [21AP]

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

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

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S6483 [14JN]

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

National security: provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see S. 21), S5922 [25MY]

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

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

Nebraska: authorize an additional district judgeship (see S. 130), S145 [24JA]

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

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see S. 50), S3414 [11AP]

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

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

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 662), S8302 [14JY]

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

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

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

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: provide assistance for residential properties designated as Superfund sites (see S. 255), S739 [1FE]

Roads and highways: extend a certain high priority corridor in Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming (see S. 549), S2244 [8MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 863), S4021 [20AP]

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

States: regulation of access to hunting and fishing for residents and nonresidents (see S. 339), S1199 [9FE]

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

———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), S12128 [1NO]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see S. 962), S4546 [28AP]

———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), S4870 [10MY]

———exclude from gross income interest received on loans secured by agricultural real property (see S. 238), S2483 [10MR]

———extend the excise and income tax credits for the production of biodiesel (see S. 1076), S8420 [18JY]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see S. 2052), S13360 [18NO]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (see S. 2109), S13659 [15DE]

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

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

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S7294 [23JN]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 184), S9729 [7SE] (see S. Res. 184), S9835 [8SE] (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]

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), S3148 [4AP]

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), S6826 [20JN]

———health care funding (see S. 331), S1198 [9FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S12007 [27OC]

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

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

Water: prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (see S. 2161), S14316 [21DE]

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

Wyoming: extend contract for Glendo Unit of Missouri River Basin Project (see S. 592), S2482 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: permit planting of chicory on base acres (see S. 194), S574 [26JA]

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

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 1405), S8301 [14JY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see S. 986), S4869 [10MY]

FTC: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline (see S. 1610), S9645 [6SE]

———conduct an inquiry into the retail prices of natural gas and gasoline (see S. 1732), S10233 [20SE]

Immigration: provide for true enforcement and border security (see S. 2061), S13361 [18NO]

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

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see S. 626), S2734 [15MR]

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), S6825 [20JN]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see S. 1405), S8301 [14JY]

Water: exempt nonprofit small public water systems from certain drinking water standards relating to naturally occurring contaminants (see S. 41), S143 [24JA]

Letters

Reopening of Canadian border relative to Dept. of Agriculture ruling on risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease): by, S1967 [3MR]

Press releases

Dept. of Agriculture Proposed Rule To Allow Importation of Beef From Japan: Jim McAdams, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, S10211 [20SE]

———Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (organization), S10210 [20SE]

Privilege of the floor

Frias, Valerie, S10610 [28SE]

Hutchinson, Katherine, S10610 [28SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: permit planting of chicory on base acres (S. 194), S604 [26JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10210, S10211, S10213 [20SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2470 [10MR]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents, S8251 [14JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13130 [17NO]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (S. 1405), S8318 [14JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit the use of funds for developing a final rule regarding the importation of beef from Japan, S10210, S10211, S10213 [20SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8119 [12JY], S8251 [14JY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit community development funds from being used for the Joslyn Art Museum to construct a parking facility in Omaha, NE, S11613, S11614 [20OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11909, S11948 [26OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11613, S11614 [20OC]

FTC: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline (S. 1610), S9821 [8SE]

Hayes Center, NE: historical relationship with Villa Hayes, Paraguay, S60 [6JA]

Health: expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S12251 [2NO]

IRS: assure existing Federal employment preferences for disabled veterans as part of the contracting criteria for outsourceing collection of unpaid and past due income taxes, S11642 [20OC]

———establish disability preference program for qualified tax collection contracts, S13121, S13130 [17NO]

Japan: prevent importation of Japanese beef into the U.S. until Japan allows the importation of U.S. beef, S10213 [20SE]

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

LIHEAP: funding, S11909 [26OC]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (S. 236), S744 [1FE]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (S. 626), S2740 [15MR]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (S. 933), S4549 [28AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (S. 1010), S13153 [17NO]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (S. 1272), S6831 [20JN]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (S. 1405), S8318 [14JY]

National security: provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification, S8119 [12JY]

Power resources: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence, S6603, S6606 [15JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6603, S6606 [15JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5916 [25MY]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10370 [22SE], S10548, S10550 [28SE]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S5916 [25MY], S10548, S10550 [28SE]

Sports: tribute to NCAA Men's College World Series, S6727 [16JN]

States: prohibit collection of tolls on interstate highways built with taxpayer funds, S4855 [10MY]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), S13352 [18NO]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4855 [10MY]

University of Nebraska at Omaha: tribute to women's soccer team, S14054 [19DE]

Water: exempt nonprofit small public water systems from certain drinking water standards relating to naturally occurring contaminants (S. 41), S228 [24JA]

Reports

Over a Barrel—Why Aren't Oil Companies Using Ethanol To Lower Gasoline Prices? Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America, S6604-S6606 [15JN]

Texts of

S. 1272, Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act, S6831 [20JN]

S. 1405, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act, S8319 [14JY]

S. 1744, Price Gouging Act, S10300 [21SE]

Tributes

Blake, Thomas E., S11294 [7OC]

Boosalis, Helen, S12524 [8NO]

Cahill, Joel, S12519 [8NO]

Carson, Johnny, S563 [26JA]

Exon, J. James, S6467 [14JN]

Fegler, Jason A., S12519 [8NO]

Foster, Joseph P. (Sonny), S9823 [8SE]

Howe, Darren, S12519 [8NO]

Iwan, Edward D., S3132 [4AP]

Jameson, Tricia L., S10420 [26SE]

Kielion, Shane E., S3132 [4AP]

Nolte, Nicholas S., S3132 [4AP]

Overman, Don, S11662 [20OC]

Palmerton, Jason T., S10420 [26SE]

Woods, Eric P., S8206 [13JY]