VITTER, DAVID (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10145 [15SE], S10296 [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), S3952 [19AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12310, S12367 [3NO]

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

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2724, S2747, S2753 [15MR], S2835, S2836, S2863, S2872 [16MR], S2931 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8686 [21JY], S8846 [25JY], S9016 [26JY], S12509, S12544 [8NO], S12590 [9NO], S12790, S12867 [15NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S7642 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7522, S7523, S7539 [28JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11935, S11938 [26OC], S12008 [27OC]

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

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8472, S8495 [19JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6864, S6865, S6866 [20JN], S7099, S7102 [22JN], S7265, S7325 [23JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9940 [12SE], S10052 [14SE]

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

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

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1361 [15FE], S3441 [12AP], S4797 [10MY], S5249 [17MY], S8091 [12JY], S11059 [5OC], S12773 [15NO]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S6588 [14JN]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 51), S143 [24JA]

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

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

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see S. 42), S143 [24JA]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see S. 77), S575 [26JA]

———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), S4109 [21AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 407), S6826 [20JN]

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

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 256), S1514 [16FE]

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

Business and industry: clarify liability of government contractors assisting in rescue, recovery, repair, and reconstruction work in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters (see S. 1761), S10378 [22SE]

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: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see S. 1279), S6910 [21JN]

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

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

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see S. 1046), S6827 [20JN]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 691), S5922 [25MY]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see S. 852), S4258 [26AP]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see S. 539), S2645 [14MR]

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), S648 [31JA] (see S. 403), S2245 [8MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 382), S1413 [15FE]

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), S5071 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Pell Grants and are adversely affected by a natural disaster (see S. 1628), S9727 [7SE]

Dept. of HUD: establish a homesteading initiative that offers low-income families displaced from their residences due to Hurricane Katrina the opportunity to purchase a home (see S. 2088), S13661 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (see S. 792), S4871 [10MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member (see S. 1947), S12127 [1NO]

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

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

———expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Sec. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (see S. 939), S11918 [26OC]

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

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

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see S. 306), S1345 [14FE]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S7820 [30JN]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see S. Con. Res. 48), S12527 [8NO]

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

Drugs: establish an electronic controlled substances monitoring program in each State (see S. 518), S3818 [18AP]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S12447 [7NO]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see S. 420), S2148 [7MR]

EPA: authority to waive or modify application of certain requirements (see S. 1711), S10119 [15SE]

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

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

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

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 1), S145 [24JA]

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

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see S. 511), S2004 [3MR]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: provide favorable treatment for certain projects in response to Hurricane Katrina with respect to revolving loans (see S. 1709), S10119 [15SE]

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

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2012), S12839 [15NO]

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

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

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

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see S. 189), S1514 [16FE]

Health: 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 access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 354), S6910 [21JN]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 19), S6911 [21JN]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S1625 [17FE]

Hurricanes: encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation (see S. Res. 340), S14318 (see S. Res. 347), S14317 [21DE]

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

———provide for recovery efforts relating to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for Corps of Engineers projects (see S. 2006), S13363 [18NO]

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

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S3148 [4AP]

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]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 370), S1415 [15FE]

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

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

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

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

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

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see S. 681), S7071 [22JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: exclude certain payments from consideration as income (see S. 1386), S8420 [18JY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see S. 515), S4022 [20AP]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 158), S6102 [6JN]

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), S11918 [26OC]

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

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see S. 1173), S12682 [10NO]

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

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S7522 [28JN]

National security: strengthen the national biodefense system (see S. 3), S1414 [15FE]

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

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 155), S7522 [28JN]

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

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

Office of Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction: expand responsibilities to provide independent objective audits and investigations relating to the Federal programs for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. 1738), S10515 [27SE]

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

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

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

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

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see S. 1313), S7988 [11JY]

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

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 863), S12839 [15NO]

Russia: protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see S. Con. Res. 46), S11478 [18OC]

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

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (see S. 653), S2994 [17MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 658), S2994 [17MR]

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see S. 695), S12766 [14NO]

Small business: enhance compliance assistance (see S. 769), S10295 [21SE]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see S. 406), S1513 [16FE]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1724), S10187 [19SE]

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

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 619), S4109 [21AP]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 1791), S12527 [8NO]

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

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see S. 1305), S9470 [29JY]

———make permanent the rate reductions for individual income taxes and capital gains and dividend taxes, and the repeal of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 7), S2148 [7MR]

———modify small refiner exception to the oil depletion deduction (see S. 785), S5922 [25MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 859), S8665 [21JY]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see S. 625), S12682 [10NO]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see S. 586), S2383 [9MR]

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

———provide that the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source shall apply to gas produced onshore from certain formations (see S. 926), S4398 [27AP]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 988), S4869 [10MY]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates (see S. 1524), S9284 [28JY]

———state U.S. policy on international taxation (see S. 1689), S10725 [29SE]

———treatment of beer (see S. 722), S3483 [12AP]

Telecommunications: establish market driven marketplace, eliminate government managed competition of existing communication service, and provide parity between functionally equivalent services (see S. 1504), S14064 [19DE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S11213 [6OC]

Textile industry and fabrics: provide relief for cotton shirt industry (see S. 738), S6101 [6JN]

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), S9469 [29JY]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 184), S9471 [29JY] (see S. Res. 240), S10119 [15SE]

———reform (see S. 1394), S8217 [13JY]

———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see S. 291), S13362 [18NO]

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

Veterans: establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in remote rural areas (see S. 1191), S12238 [2NO]

———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), S9469 [29JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S6826 [20JN]

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

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see S. 250), S1931 [2MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 728), S3278 [6AP]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants from the water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 1017), S5071 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see S. 2063), S13361 [18NO]

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see S. 1787), S10594 [28SE]

Bridges: establish a demonstration project to begin correcting structural bridge deficiencies (see S. 2004), S12766 [14NO]

Coach Eddie Robinson Post Office Building, Grambling, LA: designate (see S. 1726), S10233 [20SE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize a program for ecosystem restoration for the Louisiana Coastal Area (see S. 721), S3278 [6AP]

Crime: prevent interference with Federal disaster relief efforts (see S. 1746), S10295 [21SE]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see S. 109), S144 [24JA]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: provide for reimbursement of certain for-profit hospitals (see S. 1393), S8217 [13JY]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (see S. 1858), S11313 [7OC]

Hurricanes: appoint a Federal officer to focus exclusively on the official and effective use of Federal resources in southeast Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. 1843), S11212 [6OC]

———modify highway emergency relief program requirements relative to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1702), S10037 [14SE] (see S. 1714), S10119 [15SE]

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

———require contracts relative to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process (see S. 1844), S11212 [6OC]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: technical corrections (see S. 1260), S6740 [16JN]

Law enforcement: provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see S. 1727), S10233 [20SE]

Louisiana: provide agreements between Federal agencies to partner or transfer funds to accomplish erosion goals (see S. 734), S3278 [6AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 3), S1260 [10FE]

National High School Seniors Voter Registration Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 63), S12607 [9NO]

National wildlife refuges: affirm allowance of hunting and fishing and declare that the purpose of reserving certain public lands is to make them available to the public for reasonable uses (see S. Con. Res. 66), S13161 [17NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow inclusion in a Presidentially declared disaster area (see S. 805), S3653 [14AP]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: establish a domestic offshore energy reinvestment program (see S. 733), S3278 [6AP]

———promote alternative energy-related uses on Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 736), S3278 [6AP]

Railroads: eliminate unsafe railway-road grade crossings and enhance railroad safety through new technology, inspections, and accident investigations (see S. 1380), S7986 [11JY]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see S. Res. 132), S4547 [28AP]

Social Security: establish a procedure to safeguard trust funds (see S. 292), S979 [3FE]

Submerged Lands Act: make seaward boundaries of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi equivalent to seaward boundaries of Texas and the Gulf Coast of Florida (see S. 735), S3278 [6AP]

Tariff: cyclopentanone (see S. 1475), S8746 [22JY]

———glyoxylic acid (see S. 1476), S8746 [22JY]

Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators (see S. 2062), S13361 [18NO]

———allow investment of certain coins in individual retirement accounts and other individually directed pension plan accounts (see S. 804), S3653 [14AP]

Treaties and agreements: avoid inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would restrict access of U.S. consumers to imported prescription drugs (see S. 1551), S9285 [28JY]

U.N.: withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1488), S8948 [26JY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S4 [4JA]

Cloture motions

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S5914 [25MY], S5997 [26MY], S6801 [20JN]

Johnson, Stephen L.: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S4431 [27AP], S4529 [28AP]

Portman, Representative: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S4431 [27AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6904 [21JN], S7209 [23JN]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6061 [26MY], S6218 [8JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4854 [10MY], S5026 [12MY]

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

Letters

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

Motions

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S7216 [23JN]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [4JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S1361 [15FE], S3441 [12AP], S4797 [10MY], S5249 [17MY], S8091 [12JY], S11059 [5OC], S12773 [15NO]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S13988 [19DE]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S5459 [19MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12310 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14220 [21DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2835, S2836 [16MR]

Corps of Engineers: funding, S2836 [16MR]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1225 [10FE]

DAR: tribute to Monroe, LA, Fort Miro chapter's celebration of Constitution Week, S9633 [6SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, S13988 [19DE], S14226 [21DE]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (S. 109), S278 [24JA], S1156 [9FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: seaports security funding, S2835 [16MR]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: provide for reimbursement of certain for-profit hospitals (S. 1393), S8237 [13JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7675 [30JN]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (S. 1858), S11282 [7OC]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, S14226 [21DE]

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

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9951 [13SE]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, S7268 [23JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues, S7211, S7212, S7214, S7225 [23JN]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: promote alternative energy-related uses on Outer Continental Shelf, S7232 [23JN]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5458 [19MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S7211, S7212, S7214, S7225, S7232, S7268 [23JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4044 [21AP], S5458 [19MY]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10553 [28SE]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (S. Res. 132), S4641 [9MY]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S1156 [9FE]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S4044 [21AP], S5458 [19MY]

Slidell, LA: tribute to Northshore Harbor Center, S5297 [17MY]

Tariff Act: repeal dumping and subsidy offset, S14220 [21DE]

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

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S5210 [16MY]

U.N.: withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (S. 1488), S9150 [27JY]

Votes: position on missed, S9876 [9SE], S13632 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S1157 [9FE]

Texts of

S. 109, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act, S278-S282 [24JA]

S. 721, Louisiana Coastal Area ecosystem restoration program authorization, S3288 [6AP]

Tributes

Alexander, John L., S6480 [14JN]

Cochran, Senator, S13988 [19DE]

Dement, George, S6152 [7JN]

McKeithen, W. Fox, S8485 [19JY]

Newton, Frank M. (Mark), S13566 [14DE]

Stevens, Senator, S13988 [19DE]

Tenney, T.F., S3814 [18AP], S4015 [20AP]