DAYTON, MARK (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10245 [20SE], S10277, S10318 [21SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3451, S3496 [12AP], S3532, S3594 [13AP], S3850 [18AP], S3899 [19AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1910, S1925, S1932, S1953 [2MR], S1980, S2046, S2048 [3MR], S2125, S2174, S2188 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12150, S12239, S12254, S12269 [2NO], S12355 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13097, S13119, S13132, S13134, S13187, S13218, S13221, S13233, S13234 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2747, S2750 [15MR], S2868 [16MR], S2887, S2940 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S5450 [18MY], S8625, S8693, S8696 [21JY], S8813, S8827, S8828, S8862 [25JY], S12378, S12408 [4NO], S12448 [7NO], S12502 [8NO], S12683, S12696 [10NO], S12785, S12790, S12860, S12867 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10764 [29SE], S10832 [3OC], S11099, S11132 [5OC], S11186, S11189 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8136 [12JY], S8219, S8238 [13JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3326 [6AP]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11770 [24OC], S11794, S11798, S11830, S11839, S11842 [25OC], S11857, S11859, S11866, S11869, S11881, S11905, S11928, S11929, S11934 [26OC], S11990 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11407, S11441 [17OC], S11469, S11489 [18OC], S11551, S11561, S11590, S11593 [19OC], S11641, S11687, S11688, S11689, S11694 [20OC]

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

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9192 [27JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6580 [14JN], S6666 [15JN], S6768 [16JN], S6878, S6899 [21JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9784, S9854 [8SE], S10048 [14SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4344 [26AP], S4938, S4970, S4980 [11MY], S5019, S5020, S5176 [12MY]

Appointments

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

Senate National Security Working Group, S1218 [9FE]

Articles and editorials

Battered Fallujah Key to Iraq, Albert Eisele, Hill (publication), S4389 [27AP]

Embed Cavallaro Sees War From the Inside, Albert Eisele, Hill (publication), S4388 [27AP]

Fighting for the Supreme Court—How Right-Wing Judges Are Transforming the Constitution, Cass Sunstein, Harpers (publication), S10497-S10500 [27SE]

For Rhode Island's Reed, Codels Are Solitary, Albert Eisele, Hill (publication), S4389 [27AP]

Improper Advances—Talking Dream Jobs With the Judge Out of Court, Stephen Gillers, David J. Luban, and Steven Lubet, Slate (Internet site), S10496 [27SE]

Improvised Explosives Becoming More Deadly in Iraq, Albert Eisele, Hill (publication), S4387 [27AP]

Second Triangle Is Built in Iraq, Albert Eisele, Hill (publication), S4388 [27AP]

Senators Encouraged by Progress in Iraq, Albert Eisele, Hill (publication), S4386 [27AP]

``Translators Are a Special Target,'' Albert Eisele, Hill (publication), S4386 [27AP]

U.S. Forces Thwart Major Escape in Southern Iraq, Albert Eisele, Hill (publication), S4387 [27AP]

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), S2385 [9MR]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see S. 1692), S9984 [13SE] (see S. 1692), S10725 [29SE]

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

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

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), S4647 [9MY]

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

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

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

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

———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), S574 [26JA]

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

Bankruptcy: increase amount of claims for income given priority in bankruptcy and provide cash payments to retirees for lost health benefits from bankruptcy of their former employer (see S. 329), S1795 [28FE]

———provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see S. 1647), S10188 [19SE]

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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 1405), S10038 [14SE]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see S. 342), S1259 [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), S8420 [18JY]

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

Crime: prevent identity fraud (see S. 768), S4548 [28AP]

———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), S1868 [1MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 894), S4937 [11MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1749), S10295 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see S. 1357), S11824 [25OC]

———provide additional authority and funding to provide emergency food relief, in coordination with the Dept. of Homeland Security, to victims of Hurricane Katrina and related conditions (see S. 1695), S10379 [22SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 285), S1514 [16FE]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (see S. 1834), S11212 [6OC]

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), S3652 [14AP]

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

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), S11665 [20OC]

Disasters: ensure evacuation of individuals with special needs in times of emergency (see S. 1685), S10296 [21SE]

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

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see S. 306), S1514 [16FE]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S13452 [12DE]

———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 Parkinson's disease research (see S. 2115), S13659 [15DE]

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

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see S. Res. 42), S8489 [19JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 195), S574 [26JA]

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

Economy: provide fair wages for workers, create new jobs through investment, and provide fair trade and competitiveness (see S. 14), S142 [24JA]

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

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

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see S. 1309), S9286 [28JY]

———promote employment of workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina in connection with Hurricane Katrina reconstruction efforts (see S. 1644), S10188 [19SE]

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

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (see S.J. Res. 20), S7614 [29JN]

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

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see S. 776), S3555 [13AP]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, child, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see S. 798), S3652 [14AP]

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), S5779 [23MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see S. 678), S13571 [14DE]

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 Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 912), S4397 [27AP]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see S. 1402), S8301 [14JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 12), S7522 [28JN]

Food Security Act: restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits (see S. 385), S10037 [14SE]

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 Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes (see S. 317), S1115 [8FE]

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), S12448 [7NO]

FTC: improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies (see S. 1735), S12055 [28OC]

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

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see S. 508), S2003 [3MR]

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]

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), S3483 [12AP]

———establish programs and activities to assist in mobilizing appropriate healthcare workforce in the event of a health emergency or natural disaster (see S. 1638), S10234 [20SE]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see S. 20), S1116 [8FE]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see S. 174), S4547 [28AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 16), S436 [25JA] (see S. Con. Res. 30), S4547 [28AP]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see S. 1012), S5071 [12MY]

———provide assistance to States to reduce teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases and to support healthy adolescent development (see S. 368), S12238 [2NO]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 424), S1868 [1MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 471), S5437 [18MY]

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

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see S. 265), S1624 [17FE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see S. 450), S2149 [7MR]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 330), S1198 [9FE]

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), S6826 [20JN]

Hunger: reduce (see S. 1120), S11422 [17OC]

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]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1716), S10379 [22SE]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 359), S2005 [3MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 1278), S6909 [21JN]

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

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see S. 577), S3279 [6AP]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see S. 803), S4548 [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]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see S. 1922), S12008 [27OC]

Kosovo: agreement on future status (see S. Res. 237), S10379 [22SE]

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

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 718), S3278 [6AP]

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

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

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

———extend enhanced Federal matching rate under State children's health insurance program and improve enrollment, retention, quality and performance of children's health insurance (see S. 1563), S10120 [15SE]

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

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 440), S3414 [11AP]

———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]

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

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

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

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see S. 236), S1514 [16FE]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see S. 784), S6659 [15JN]

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

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see S. 390), S4548 [28AP]

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

———extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare Advantage program to such plans (see S. 1403), S10797 [30SE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S10425 [26SE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1010), S7910 [1JY]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (see S. 1002), S10823 [3OC]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 1217), S7429 [27JN]

———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (see S. 1081), S6023 [26MY]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 1440), S9834 [8SE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see S. 1841), S13162 [17NO]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see S. 1297), S7988 [11JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S2735 [15MR]

———require that prescription drug plans or Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans with initial coverage limits obtain signed certification prior to enrolling benficiaries (see S. 2026), S12949 [16NO]

———stabilize amount of part B premium (see S. 222), S647 [31JA] (see S. 1900), S11665 [20OC]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see S. 300), S3654 [14AP]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S7378 [24JN]

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

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

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

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see S. Res. 272), S11478 [18OC]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of all-terrain vehicles (see S. 2069), S13361 [18NO] (see S. 2081), S13451 [12DE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see S. 1405), S10038 [14SE]

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

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

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 31), S7071 [22JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 757), S4647 [9MY]

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

National security: establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program (see S. 1645), S10296 [21SE] (see S. 1762), S10378 [22SE]

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

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

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

Nelson, Tim: tribute (see S. Res. 144), S5301 [17MY]

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

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see S. 50), S740 [1FE]

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

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

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

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see S. 1959), S12683 [10NO]

———direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 62), S12683 [10NO]

———tribute (see S. Res. 287), S11918 [26OC]

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

Pesticides: permit distribution and sale of certain pesticides that are registered in both the U.S. and another country (see S. 1579), S9467 [29JY]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 555), S2244 [8MR]

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

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

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

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (see S. 33), S1199 [9FE]

Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see S. 751), S4870 [10MY]

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

Public debt: reduce budget deficits by restoring budget enforcement and strengthening fiscal responsibility (see S. 19), S142 [24JA] (see S. 851), S3897 [19AP]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 513), S2846 [16MR]

Railroads: enhance competition in order to improve service and rates (see S. 919), S4397 [27AP]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see S. 365), S1260 [10FE] (see S. 2096), S13570 [14DE]

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]

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

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see S. 695), S10972 [4OC]

Sims, Hugh: tribute (see S. Res. 144), S5301 [17MY]

Social Security: ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 114), S2148 [7MR]

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

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 1587), S9467 [29JY]

———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), 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), S11423 [17OC]

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

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

———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), S2846 [16MR]

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

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 772), S5779 [23MY]

———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 additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see S. 324), S1198 [9FE]

———provide for advance payment of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit to provide needed funds to victims of Hurricane Katrina and to stimulate local economies (see S. 1770), S10725 [29SE]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see S. 1514), S9158 [27JY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 512), S3482 [12AP]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see S. 284), S978 [3FE]

———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), S10973 [4OC]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S1050 [7FE]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 268), S2483 [10MR]

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

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see S. 467), S5301 [17MY]

Transportation: 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), S8949 [26JY]

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), S13661 [15DE] (see S. 2167), S14317 [21DE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 241), S1718 [18FE]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women's ice hockey team (see S. Res. 125), S4258 [26AP]

Veterans: expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (see S. 13), S142 [24JA]

———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), S8826 [25JY]

———health care funding (see S. 331), S1345 [14FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S3415 [11AP]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see S. 2121), S13786 [16DE]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S8666 [21JY]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 7), S3898 [19AP]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1796), S10724 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Prosecutors Research Institute: authorize funding for National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse and National Child Protection Training Center (see S. 885), S4108 [21AP]

Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see S. 32), S142 [24JA]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see S. 615), S2644 [14MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow quick aid to producers in federally declared disaster areas (see S. 1776), S10513 [27SE]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see S. 1756), S10378 [22SE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1221), S6299 [9JN]

Medicare: improve (see S. 18), S142 [24JA]

Members of Congress: ensure that prescription drug coverage for Members is not better than coverage for Medicare beneficiaries (see S. 143), S145 [24JA]

Motor vehicles: require that automobiles and light trucks are able to operate on a fuel mixture that has a certain percentage of ethanol (see S. 587), S2482 [10MR]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging on oil and gas products and other essential commodities during certain emergency situations (see S. 1717), S10187 [19SE]

Taxation: valuation of employee personal use of noncommercial aircraft for purposes of Federal income tax inclusion (see S. 2031), S13160 [17NO]

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 Agriculture Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension: by, S85 [20JA]

Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) impact on sugar program: Kevin Price, American Crystal Sugar Co., S7751 [30JN]

Justice Assistance Grant Program funding: Bob Bushman, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, S9785 [8SE]

———Gene R. Voegtlin, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S9785 [8SE]

———James D. Franklin, Minnesota Sheriffs Association, S9785 [8SE]

———National Association of Police Officers, S9785 [8SE]

Prohibit price gouging on oil and gas products and other essential commodities during certain emergency situations: by, S11552 [19OC]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Robert D. Evans, ABA, S9224 [28JY]

Repayment of government farm subsidies by Thomas C. Dorr relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations: by, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S8594 [21JY]

Motions

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

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

Press releases

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) Impact on Sugar Program: American Sugar Alliance, S7751 [30JN]

———Minnesota Sugar Industry, S7751 [30JN]

Privilege of the floor

Ballman, Luke, S12772 [14NO]

Byers, Tasha, S7871 [30JN]

Chasin, Dana, S5450 [18MY]

Helgen, Brigit, S8712 [21JY]

Jackson, Kimberly, S10387 [22SE]

Moran, Max F., S6977 [21JN]

Soltis, Laura, S9196 [27JY]

Thurber, Sophie, S9315 [28JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: change effective date for counties in States declared agriculture disasters to use the acreage for harvesting or grazing, S10277, S10278 [21SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10277, S10278 [21SE], S10327 [22SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3464, S3465 [12AP], S3819 [18AP]

Armed Forces: child care services and family assistance centers funding, S11186, S11187 [6OC], S12647 [10NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1910 [2MR], S1981 [3MR]

Budget: deficit, S1586-S1588 [17FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13133, S13134 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S4517 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2941 [17MR]

Capitol Police: commend for evacuation of the Capitol complex due to errant flight into restricted airspace, S7670 [30JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide for the production of a corrected ``Medicare and You'' handbook, S11881 [26OC]

College of St. Catherine: anniversary, S99 [20JA], S3274 [6AP]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): conduct oversight of Hurricane Katrina relief expenditures, S10226 [20SE]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S44 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, S44 [6JA]

Credit: limit amount of interest that can be charged on any credit extension, S1910 [2MR], S1981 [3MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S12568, S12569 [9NO], S12647 [10NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S11186, S11187 [6OC]

———submit reports on existence of clandestine facilities used to detain individuals captured in the global war on terrorism, S12647 [10NO]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S12814 [15NO]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S9785 [8SE]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (S. 1756), S10381 [22SE]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3266 [6AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11881 [26OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11551, S11555 [19OC]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S10109 [15SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), S9244 [28JY]

———implementation (S. 1307), S7670, S7671, S7750 [30JN]

Dorr, Thomas C.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Rural Development, S8598, S8599, S8602 [21JY]

———repayment of government farm subsidies relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations, S8598, S8599, S8602 [21JY]

Drugs: provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse, S12814 [15NO]

Electoral College: process, S36 [6JA]

Firearms: exempt cases involving gross negligence or reckless conduct resulting in a proximate cause of death or injury from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, S9223 [28JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9223 [28JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), motion to proceed, S9079 [27JY]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S726 [1FE]

———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S726 [1FE]

Help America Vote Act: disabled voter access services funding, S11881 [26OC]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9716 [7SE], S10109 [15SE], S10226 [20SE]

———require Governmental hearings and briefings on relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina to be made public, S9744 [8SE], S10109 [15SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S2941 [17MR], S11881 [26OC]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S383 [25JA], S12751 [14NO]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S37 [6JA]

Israel: support membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the U.N., S3266 [6AP]

Motor vehicles: require that automobiles and light trucks are able to operate on a fuel mixture that has a certain percentage of ethanol (S. 587), S6879 [21JN]

National Guard: counterdrug support activities funding, S11186, S11187 [6OC]

———reenlistment bonuses funding, S12647 [10NO]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S13739 [16DE]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5418 [18MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S9716 [7SE]

———prohibit price gouging on oil and gas products and other essential commodities during certain emergency situations, S9717 [7SE], S11551 [19OC]

———provide Presidential authority to temporarily freeze the price of gasoline and other refined products, S9717 [7SE]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (S. 271), S4390 [27AP]

———increase amount of contributions allowed to political actions committees, S4390 [27AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6878 [21JN]

———provide for Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) refueling capability at refueling stations to promote energy security and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, S5018 [12MY]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol, S6878-S6880 [21JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5418 [18MY], S5566 [20MY]

Rice, Condoleezza: nomination to be Sec. of State, S383 [25JA]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S9894 [12SE], S10495 [27SE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9785 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, S12814 [15NO]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S5418 [18MY], S5566 [20MY]

Social Security: reform, S1586 [17FE]

Supreme Court: nominee selection process, S9894 [12SE]

Taxation: allow refundable tax credit for certain energy costs of farmers and ranchers, S13133 [17NO]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers (S. 1631), S9717 [7SE]

———valuation of employee personal use of noncommercial aircraft for purposes of Federal income tax inclusion, S13134 [17NO]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4383 [27AP], S5018 [12MY]

U.S.-China Interparliamentary Group: tribute, S6208 [8JN]

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, S13739 [16DE], S14012 [19DE]

Veterans: health care funding, S3464, S3465 [12AP]

Votes: position on missed, S5282 [17MY]

Voting: protect voting rights through the prevention of voter fraud (S. 414), S1627 [17FE]

Texts of

S. 18, Meeting Our Responsibility to Medicare Beneficiaries Act, S207 [24JA]

S. 143, Taste of Our Own Medicine Act, S363 [24JA]

S. 414, Voter Protection Act, S1627-S1629 [17FE]

Tributes

Cashman, Declan, S2987 [17MR]

Corzine, Senator, S13729 [16DE]

Eisele, Albert, S4386 [27AP]

McCarthy, Eugene J., S13490 [13DE]

Rehnquist, William H., S9716 [7SE]

Wellstone, Paul D., S11792 [25OC]