SARBANES, PAUL S. (a Senator from Maryland)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3532, S3557, S3572, S3594 [13AP], S3966, S4023 [20AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1835, S1878 [1MR], S2149, S2182 [7MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2614, S2656 [14MR], S2720, S2748, S2750, S2751 [15MR], S2861, S2872 [16MR], S2887, S2901, S2996, S2997, S3075, S3077, S3080, S3082, S3083 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8699 [21JY], S8816, S8828, S8838, S8861, S8893 [25JY], S8950, S8951 [26JY], S12500 [8NO], S12778 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10907 [3OC], S10985, S10987 [4OC], S11119 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8080 [11JY], S8189, S8219, S8220, S8238 [13JY], S8280, S8304 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7414, S7443 [27JN], S7523 [28JN]

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

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11561 [19OC], S11688 [20OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6742 [16JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9791, S9857 [8SE], S9976 [13SE]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (S. 959), S13925, S13942 [16DE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4399 [27AP], S4981, S4993 [11MY], S5173 [12MY]

Analyses

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act (S. 705), S13259 [17NO]

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act (S. 890), S4155 [22AP]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Into the House Chamber, H5966 [19JY]

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, S3158 [4AP]

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

———S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act, S13635 [15DE]

Senate National Security Working Group, S1218 [9FE]

Articles and editorials

MD. Tech Agency's Director Resigns, Tricia Bishop and David Nitkin, Baltimore (MD) Sun, S14055 [19DE]

Samuel T. Daniels, 82, Leader in Local Civil Rights Struggle, Jacques Kelly, Baltimore (MD) Sun, S2241 [8MR]

Security Derailed, Baltimore (MD) Sun, S8190 [13JY]

Stalking the Poor To Soothe the Affluent, New York (NY) Times, S12089 [1NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 1779), S13660 [15DE]

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

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see S. Res. 149), S5532 [19MY]

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

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (see S. 2165), S14316 [21DE]

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

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

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see S. 943), S4546 [28AP]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see S. Res. 205), S8746 [22JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 18), S5220 [16MY]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see S. Res. 33), S1932 [2MR]

Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (see S. 360), S1515 [16FE]

———authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 1215), S6299 [9JN]

Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (see S. 361), S1346 [14FE]

Colleges and universities: build capacity at community colleges to meet increased demand while maintaining affordable tuition rates and open-door policies (see S. 379), S1413 [15FE]

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see S. 393), S1513 [16FE]

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), S4548 [28AP]

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: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see S. 1139), S13660 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for any study related to the transportation of chemical munitions across State lines (see S. 186), S574 [26JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 521), S2735 [15MR]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 569), S10797 [30SE]

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

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see S. 1513), S9158 [27JY]

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), S10234 [20SE]

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]

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), S6155 [7JN]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S6910 [21JN]

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

———provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 195), S574 [26JA]

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

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

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 219), S12683 [10NO]

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]

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: expand (see S. 282), S1414 [15FE]

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

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

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

Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (see S. 645), S2846 [16MR]

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]

FTC: improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies (see S. 1735), S10296 [21SE]

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

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

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: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see S. 550), S2645 [14MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 424), S3414 [11AP]

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

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

Higher Education Act: enhance literacy in finance and economics (see S. 468), S1794 [28FE]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S1796 [28FE]

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

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

Hunger: reduce (see S. 1120), S13502 [13DE]

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]

———provide emergency relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1637), S10038 [14SE]

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]

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

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 910), S10514 [27SE]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see S. 1303), S7294 [23JN]

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

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

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see S. 358), S1260 [10FE]

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]

Marine mammals: condemn the inhumane and unnecessary slaughter of small cetaceans, porpoise, dolphins and whales (see S. Res. 99), S3278 [6AP]

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

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

———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), S2484 [10MR]

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

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 1152), S6226 [8JN]

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

———improve (see S. 18), S142 [24JA]

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

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 351), S1260 [10FE]

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

———reduce part B premium through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare Advantage organizations (see S. 1589), S10595 [28SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S4646 [9MY]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S12447 [7NO]

———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), S10188 [19SE]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1580), S9728 [7SE]

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 Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 757), S5301 [17MY]

National `It's Academic' Television Quiz Show Day: designate (see S. Res. 253), S14318 [21DE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 155), S6300 [9JN]

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

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see S. 50), S1414 [15FE]

———establish a program to integrate Federal coastal and ocean mapping activities (see S. 364), S1414 [15FE]

———strengthen science training programs through interagency cooperation and diversify science community by attracting underrepresented groups (see S. 1465), S8746 [22JY]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 770), S4870 [10MY]

Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (see S. 362), S1414 [15FE]

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

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), S12767 [14NO]

———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), S12767 [14NO]

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

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

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see S. Res. 198), S8419 [18JY]

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

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

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

Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (see S. 924), S4398 [27AP]

Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements (see S. 363), S1414 [15FE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 1799), S10724 [29SE]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 1587), S12008 [27OC]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 37), S6742 [16JN]

Taxation: 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), S3202 [5AP]

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

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

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 859), S4021 [20AP]

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

Teach for America, Inc.: authorize appropriations (see S. 1367), S11423 [17OC]

U.N.: ensure payment of U.S. assessments for peacekeeping operations (see S. 2095), S14065 [19DE]

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), S14065 [19DE]

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

———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), S8488 [19JY]

Voting: oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting (see S. Con. Res. 53), S10515 [27SE]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 232), S9648 [6SE]

Water: ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (see S. 1328), S7613 [29JN]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 7), S2734 [15MR]

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

Year of Foreign Language Study: designate (see S. Res. 28), S1515 [16FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Anne Arundel County, MD: provide for disposition of certain Federal property, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility (see S. 1564), S9467 [29JY]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail: conduct feasibility study on designation as a national historic trail (see S. 336), S1198 [9FE]

Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area: designate (see S. 777), S3555 [13AP]

Chesapeake Bay: enhance authorities of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office to establish programs to enhance protection (see S. 1494), S8948 [26JY]

———establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see S. 1493), S8948 [26JY]

———establish an EPA grants program to provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see S. 1491), S8948 [26JY]

———establish the Dept. of Education Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education and Training Grant Pilot Program (see S. 1492), S8948 [26JY]

———reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program and develop and implement a plan for environmental restoration accountability and reporting requirements (see S. 1490), S8948 [26JY]

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

District of Columbia: make transit pass transportation benefits available to qualified Federal employees in the region and allow use of Government vehicles to shuttle employees to and from mass transit facilities (see S. 1018), S5071 [12MY]

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

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (see S. 705), S3200 [5AP]

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

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see S. 890), S4151 [22AP]

Roads and highways: extend Corridor O of the Appalachian Development Highway System from its current southern terminus at I-68 near Cumberland, MD, to Corridor H, which stretches from Weston, WV, to Strasburg, VA (see S. 719), S3278 [6AP]

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

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate (see S. 958), S4546 [28AP]

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]

Eulogies

Linowitz, Sol M.: by Jeffrey A. Wohlberg, S6729 [16JN]

———by June Linowitz, S6729 [16JN]

———by Martin Mayer, S6731 [16JN]

———by R. Robert Linowes, S6731 [16JN]

———by Ronni Linowitz Jolles, S6730 [16JN]

———by William Brody, S6730 [16JN]

Rodino, Peter W., Jr.: by Paula A. Franzese, S8485 [19JY]

Homilies

Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr.: Nicholas S. Gengaro, S8484 [19JY]

Letters

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail establishment: Mike Waugh, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S1207 [9FE]

———William C. Baker, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S1207 [9FE]

Chesapeake Bay restoration legislation: Mike Waugh, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S8959 [26JY]

———Roy A. Hoagland, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S8958 [26JY]

Community Development Block Grant Program funding: several State, city, and county organizations, S2887, S2888 [17MR]

Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act: Dale Zehner, Virginia Railway Express, S5108 [12MY]

———Lawrence C. Drake, Jr., American Federation of Government Employees, S5107 [12MY]

———Richard A. White, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, S5108 [12MY]

———William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S5108 [12MY]

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act: David Certner, AARP, S13257 [17NO]

———Elderly Housing Coalition, S3210 [5AP], S13257 [17NO]

———F. Barton Harvey III, Enterprise Foundation, S13258 [17NO]

———Janice Monks, American Association of Service Coordinators, S3210 [5AP], S13258 [17NO]

———Shawn Bloom, National PACE Association, S3211 [5AP]

———Stephan O. Kline, United Jewish Communities (organization), S13258 [17NO]

———Steve Protulis, Elderly Housing Development & Operations Corp., S3211 [5AP], S13259 [17NO]

———William L. Minnix, Jr., American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, S3210 [5AP], S13258 [17NO]

Modify definition of disinterested person in the bankruptcy code relative to conflict-of-interest standards: William H. Donaldson, SEC, S2330 [9MR]

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act: Charles M. Clusen, Natural Resources Defense Council, S4156 [22AP]

———Dale J. Marsico, Community Transportation Association, S4157 [22AP]

———several organizations, S4156 [22AP]

———Warren S. George, Amalgamated Transit Union, S4156 [22AP]

———William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S4156 [22AP]

Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S5264 [17MY]

U.S. Fire Administration funding: Robert A. DiPoli, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S8281 [14JY]

Remarks

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (S. 1472), S8751 [22JY]

Anne Arundel County, MD: provide for disposition of certain Federal property, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility (S. 1564), S9481 [29JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3537, S3538 [13AP], S4487 [28AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S4148 [22AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1979 [3MR], S2230 [8MR], S2329, S2330, S2331, S2333 [9MR], S2425 [10MR], S2515 [11MR]

———modify definition of disinterested person in the bankruptcy code relative to conflict-of-interest standards, S2329, S2330, S2331, S2333 [9MR], S2425 [10MR]

Black History Month: observance, S1789 [28FE]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S5884, S5885, S5886, S5887 [25MY], S5960, S5962 [26MY]

Budget: deficit, S4488, S4489, S4490, S4497 [28AP], S12087, S12088, S12089 [1NO], S14016, S14017 [19DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12086, S12087, S12088, S12089 [1NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14016, S14017, S14018, S14019, S14020 [19DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S4487, S4488, S4489, S4490, S4491, S4492, S4493, S4495, S4496, S4497 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2620 [14MR], S2688, S2689 [15MR], S2887, S2888, S2899, S2923, S2924, S2942, S2954 [17MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, S14016 [19DE]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail: conduct feasibility study on designation as a national historic trail, S7585 [29JN]

———conduct feasibility study on designation as a national historic trail (S. 336), S1206 [9FE]

Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area: designate (S. 777), S3563 [13AP]

Chesapeake Bay: enhance authorities of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office to establish programs to enhance protection (S. 1494), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

———establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (S. 1493), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

———establish an EPA grants program to provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (S. 1491), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

———establish the Dept. of Education Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education and Training Grant Pilot Program (S. 1492), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

———reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program and develop and implement a plan for environmental restoration accountability and reporting requirements (S. 1490), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (S. 31), S221-S223 [24JA]

———require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, S2230 [8MR]

Credit: limit amount of interest that can be charged on any credit extension, S1979 [3MR]

Credit cards: reform regulations, S2515 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10910 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8190 [13JY], S8258, S8266, S8280 [14JY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S2924 [17MR]

———distribution formula for section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, S13323 [18NO]

———restore Community Development Block Grant Program funding through closing certain tax loopholes, S2887, S2888, S2899, S2923 [17MR]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3193, S3194 [5AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7480 [28JN], S7585 [29JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, S13323 [18NO]

District of Columbia: make transit pass transportation benefits available to qualified Federal employees in the region and allow use of Government vehicles to shuttle employees to and from mass transit facilities (S. 1018), S5106 [12MY]

Education: funding, S4495, S4496 [28AP]

Ellicott City, MD: tribute to Centennial High School ``It's Academic'' team, S8549 [20JY]

EPA: clean water and drinking water State revolving funds funding, S2954 [17MR]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (S. Con. Res. 8), S826 [1FE]

Foreign trade: impose limits on U.S. foreign debt, S14018 [19DE]

Hurricanes: provide housing assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina, S9792 [8SE], S12814, S12815 [15NO]

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants, S3537, S3538 [13AP]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (S. 352), S1284 [10FE]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (S. 705), S3207 [5AP], S13256 [17NO]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (S. 1512), S9184 [27JY]

Lincoln Highway: anniversary, S9155 [27JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial: funding, S7480 [28JN]

Maryland: transportation projects funding, S9415 [29JY]

National History Day (organization): tribute to Maryland competition participants, S6474 [14JN]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, S6221 [8JN]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services, S9415 [29JY]

———provide mass transit services (S. 890), S4151-S4153 [22AP]

Older Americans Month: observance, S4931 [11MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S7586 [29JN]

Peace Corps Week: observance, S1859 [1MR]

Roads and highways: extend Corridor O of the Appalachian Development Highway System from its current southern terminus at I-68 near Cumberland, MD, to Corridor H, which stretches from Weston, WV, to Strasburg, VA (S. 719), S3288 [6AP]

———repeal certain highway stormwater discharge mitigation program requirements, S4461 [28AP]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10526 [27SE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9792 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, S12814, S12815 [15NO]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S2622 [14MR]

Social Security: reform, S2688, S2689 [15MR]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (S. 959), S4571 [28AP]

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate (S. 958), S4571 [28AP]

Taxation: rates, S4491, S4492, S4493 [28AP], S12088 [1NO]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), S13278 [17NO], S13931 [16DE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4461 [28AP], S4850 [10MY], S5263, S5275 [17MY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, S9414 [29JY], S11913 [26OC]

———increase rail and public transportation security, S8190 [13JY], S8258, S8266 [14JY]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for U.N. peace-keeping operations, S3193, S3194 [5AP]

U.S. Fire Administration: funding, S8280 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Health: get well wishes, S5198 [16MY]

Tribute, S2621 [14MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act: American Federation of Government Employees, S5107 [12MY]

Summaries

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act (S. 705), S13259 [17NO]

Texts of

S. 31, International Remittance Consumer Protection Act, S223 [24JA]

S. 705, Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act, S3208-S3210 [5AP]

S. 777, Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area Designation Act, S3564 [13AP]

S. 890, Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act, S4153-S4155 [22AP]

S. 1018, Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act, S5107 [12MY]

S. 1490, Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Environmental Accountability Act, S8953 [26JY]

S. 1491, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act, S8954 [26JY]

S. 1492, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education Pilot Program Act, S8955 [26JY]

S. 1493, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act, S8956 [26JY]

S. 1494, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Monitoring, Education, Training, and Restoration Act, S8957 [26JY]

S. 1512, grant Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Inc., S9184 [27JY]

S. 1564, provide for disposition of certain Federal property in Anne Arundel County, MD, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility, S9481 [29JY]

Tributes

Blumenberg, Anne L., S3814 [18AP]

Chisholm, Shirley, S1193 [9FE]

Corzine, Senator, S13726 [16DE]

Daniels, Samuel T., Sr., S2241 [8MR]

Fornos, Werner, S12234 [2NO]

Hill, Michael O., S12945 [16NO]

Linowitz, Sol M., S6728 [16JN]

Matsui, Robert T., S58 [6JA]

Rodino, Peter W., Jr., S8483 [19JY]

Singerman, Phillip A., S14055 [19DE]

Walker, Charles E., S6016 [26MY]