DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S10200 [19SE], S11747 [21OC], S11756, S11770, S11771, S11773 [24OC], S11784, S11785, S11789, S11794, S11798, S11804, S11805, S11806, S11811, S11812, S11829, S11830, S11831, S11832, S11834, S11837, S11838, S11839, S11840, S11842, S11843, S11844, S11845 [25OC], S11857, S11859, S11863, S11866, S11869, S11872, S11873, S11875, S11876, S11881, S11882, S11885, S11886, S11889, S11896, S11897, S11898, S11900, S11901, S11902, S11905, S11906, S11907, S11909, S11924, S11928, S11929, S11933, S11934, S11935, S11938, S11940, S11944, S11945, S11946, S11947, S11948 [26OC], S11958, S11972, S11973, S11978, S11981, S11982, S11983, S11985, S11986, S11989, S11990, S11991, S12019, S12020 [27OC], H4897 [21JN], H4985, H4986 [22JN], H5040, H5047, H5051, H5053, H5059, H5062, H5064, H5101 [23JN], H5106, H5108, H5114, H5117, H5119, H5121, H5122, H5123, H5125, H5126, H5128, H5129, H5136, H5139, H5141, H5143, H5145, H5147, H5148, H5150, H5151 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4998 [23JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11999 [27OC], S13291 [18NO], H9992 [8NO], H11183 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

W.R. Grace Indicted in Libby Asbestos Deaths—Mine Company and Seven Executives Face Criminal Charges, S1102 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: establish pilot programs to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service (see S. 1888), S11559 [19OC]

Center for the Study of Women and Workplace Policy: make a grant to a public university to establish (see H.R. 4556), H11879 [15DE]

Courts: 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), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1360), H1690 [17MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 3907), H8386 [27SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3010), H4895 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (see H. Res. 337), H4984 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 559), H10501 [16NO] (see H. Res. 596), H11502 [13DE]

Employment: establish a pilot project to create a system of industry validated national certifications of skills in high-technology industries and homeland security technology (see S. 833), S3817 [18AP]

———provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 2298), H3198 [11MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit agreements to provide notice of investigations or inspections relative to child labor violations (see H.R. 4190), H9472 [1NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see S. 282), S978 [3FE]

———include nurse practitioners and domestic partners within the scope of coverage, and extend the period of family or medical leave for spouses employed by the same employer (see H.R. 279), H137 [6JA]

Federal aid programs: provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (see H.R. 3088), H5361 [28JN]

Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 3279), H5912 [14JY]

Immigration: repeal authorities relative to H-1B visas for temporary skilled workers (see H.R. 1325), H1508 [15MR]

———require employers of temporary H-2A workers to pay such workers at least the greater of the Federal or State minimum wage rate (see H.R. 4028), H8807 [7OC]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see S. 278), S978 [3FE] (see S. 352), S1260 [10FE] (see H.R. 793), H586 [14FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 3322), H5963 [18JY]

Occupational safety and health: revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2805), H4295 [8JN]

OSHA: update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H5740 [12JY]

Pensions: create an independent office to advocate on behalf of pension participants (see S. 608), S2517 [11MR]

President's National Hire Veterans Committee: extend operation (see H.R. 419), H235 [26JA]

Senior citizens: establish regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 736), H523 [9FE]

Small Employer Health Benefits Program: establish (see H.R. 3056), H5176 [24JN]

Trade adjustment assistance: improve (see S. 1963), S12401 [4NO]

Workforce Investment Act: provide for job training grant pilot program (see S. 694), S3147 [4AP]

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (see S. 1999), S12682 [10NO]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11814 [25OC], S11957 [27OC]

Conference reports

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3010), H10383-H10476 [16NO], H11348-H11441 [13DE]

Letters

Dept. of Labor investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work related deaths of four iron workers in Toledo, OH: Representative Kaptur, H5145 [24JN]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, S3939 [19AP]

———Barry B. Direnfeld, Asbestos Study Group, S3940 [19AP]

———Senators Specter and Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7287-S7289 [23JN]

———several veterans' organizations, S3940 [19AP]

H-2B temporary foreign visa program: J. Gregory Lewis, Little River Seafood, Inc., S3536 [13AP]

———John B. Graham, Sr., Graham & Rollins, Inc., S3537 [13AP]

———Richard E. Callis, R&W Marine Construction, Inc., S3537 [13AP]

———Ronald W. Bevans, Bevans Oyster Co., Inc., S3536 [13AP]

———Tom Stevens, S3536 [13AP]

Maintain BLS statistical measures that accurately reflect the women's workforce: Joseph S. Tracy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, S11904 [26OC]

———Julie R. Weeks, Women Impacting Public Policy (organization), S11904 [26OC]

———Senator Kennedy, S11904 [26OC]

———several Senators, S11902 [26OC]

———several women's organizations, S11903 [26OC]

Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program establishment to assist Americans in returning to work, H875 [2MR]

Memorandums

Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act, H5682 [12JY]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11790, S11807 [25OC], S11864, S11868, S11871, S11891 [26OC], S11985, S11987 [27OC], S13288, S13290 [18NO], H5163 [24JN], H9988, H9989 [8NO], H10531 [17NO], H11179, H11180 [7DE]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: adoption of regulations relative to overtime pay eligibility regulations, S2343-S2380 [9MR], H1225-H1262 [9MR]

Proposals

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S1013-S1042 [7FE]

Remarks in House

Affirmative action: waiver of program requirements for new Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H9031, H9034 [20OC]

Children and Youth: Reintergration of Youthful Offender Program funding, H5058 [23JN]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Cleveland Job Corps Center, E1825 [13SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H4901 [22JN]

Correctional institutions: reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release programs funding, H5058 [23JN]

Courts: 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 (H.R. 1360), E506 [17MR]

Crime: assist investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work-related deaths of four iron workers in Toledo, OH, H5144 [24JN]

Dept. of Energy: evaluate and report on the availability of skilled workers to meet energy security requirements, H2372 [20AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans' employment programs funding, H5137 [24JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5128, H5129 [24JN], H11513, H11514 [14DE], H12261 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H4901 [22JN], H4988, H5000, H5073, H5077, H5083, H5084 [23JN], H5104, H5105-H5165 [24JN], H5250 [27JN], H5482 [30JN], H9988 [8NO], H11179 [7DE], E1330 [24JN], E1357, E1364 [27JN], E1374, E1380, E1381, E1391, E1394 [28JN], E1399, E1407 [30JN], E1450 [11JY], E2485 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), amendment process, H5069 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H10518-H10530 [17NO], H11544-H11553 [14DE], E2429, E2435 [18NO], E2545, E2551 [15DE], E2559, E2586 [17DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4991-H5000 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 559), H10512-H10514 [17NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 596), H11512-H11515 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), motion to instruct conferees, H9988, H9989 [8NO], H11179, H11180 [7DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), motion to recommit, H5152, H5163 [24JN]

Employment: provide for labor recruiter accountability (H.R. 2298), E942 [11MY]

Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program: reauthorize, H10079 [9NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3279), E1498 [15JY]

March-Westin Co., Inc.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star award recipient, E2335 [10NO]

National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute: funding, H5162 [24JN]

Occupational safety and health: revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses, H5666, H5686 [12JY]

President's National Hire Veterans Committee: extend operation, H10079 [9NO]

———extend operation (H.R. 419), E87 [26JA]

Toledo, OH: investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work-related deaths of four iron workers, H5693-H5695 [12JY]

United Group Services, Inc.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star award recipient, E655 [15AP]

Veterans: employment programs funding through reductions in Corp. for National and Community Service funding, H5148 [24JN]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: prohibit funding to grant advance notice of investigation of wage-and-hour complaints, H5147, H5148 [24JN]

Workforce Essential, Inc.: National Association of Work Force Partnerships Theodore E. Small Award recipient, H1271 [10MR]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: establish pilot programs to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service (S. 1888), S11561-S11564 [19OC]

BLS: maintain statistical measures that accurately reflect the women's workforce, S11902, S11905 [26OC]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): decision to retain chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, S1073, S1074 [8FE]

Community-Based Job Training Grants: funding, S11901 [26OC], S11992 [27OC]

Courts: 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, S12 [4JA], S1009-S1042 [7FE], S1101 [8FE]

———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 (S. 852), S3905-S3941 [19AP], S5493 [19MY], S6278 [9JN], S7287 [23JN], S12873, S12875 [16NO], S13483 [13DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S13600-S13603, S13605, S13607 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11702-S11731 [21OC], S11753-S11756, S11761, S11763 [24OC], S11779, S11784-S11791, S11793-S11796, S11798, S11804-S11815 [25OC], S11853-S11855, S11857-S11873, S11875-S11910, S11948 [26OC], S11953-S11969, S11972-S11976, S11978-S11999 [27OC], S12679 [10NO], S13287 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, S13350 [18NO], S13600-S13608, S13627 [15DE], S13777, S13778 [16DE], S13959 [17DE], S14217, S14281-S14289 [21DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13593 [14DE], S14233 [21DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), motion to instruct conferees, S13288-S13291 [18NO]

———require appropriations conference report inclusion of limitations, directives and earmarks, S11875 [26OC]

Employment: job programs and employment training and safety programs funding, S14288 [21DE]

Executive departments: limitation on funding for conferences, S11876 [26OC], S11995 [27OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (S. 282), S984 [3FE]

Immigration: create E-3 visa sub-classification for certain Australian nationals, S4839 [10MY]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants, S3533-S3542 [13AP], S3621, S3626, S3638 [14AP], S3885, S3886 [19AP], S4629 [9MY], S4823, S4832, S4842, S4843 [10MY]

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

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (S. 352), S1280-S1284 [10FE]

Michigan: convey the Detroit, MI, Labor Building, S4004 [20AP]

Pensions: create an independent office to advocate on behalf of pension participants (S. 608), S2522 [11MR]

Trade adjustment assistance: improve (S. 1963), S12402-S12404 [4NO]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: child labor violations settlement agreement with the Dept. of Labor, S3195 [5AP]

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (S. 1999), S12689 [10NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 559) (H. Rept. 109-302), H10501 [16NO]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 596) (H. Rept. 109-344), H11502 [13DE]

Consideration of H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 337) (H. Rept. 109-148), H4984 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3010) (H. Rept. 109-337), H11502 [13DE]

———Committee of Conference (House) (H.R. 3010) (H. Rept. 109-300), H10501 [16NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3010) (H. Rept. 109-143), H4895 [21JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3010) (S. Rept. 109-103), S8301 [14JY]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 852), S6740 [16JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 852) (S. Rept. 109-97), S7818 [30JN]

Nomination of Charles S. Ciccolella To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S9284 [28JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11793, S11807 [25OC], S11866, S11891 [26OC], S11958, S11989 [27OC], H5114, H5121 [24JN], H9989 [8NO], H11180 [7DE]

Statements

Decision To Retain Chairmanship of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education: Senator Specter, S1074 [8FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Senator Spector, S11730 [21OC]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: John Engler, National Association of Manufacturers, S3940 [19AP]

———Senator Specter, S3906-S3908 [19AP]

Summaries

Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (S. 282), S985 [3FE]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11761 [24OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5003-H5025 [23JN]

———program terminations, H5161 [24JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 337, consideration of H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4991 [23JN]

H. Res. 559, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H10512 [17NO]

H. Res. 596, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H11512 [14DE]

H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11702-S11727 [21OC]

S. 352, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act, S1281 [10FE]

S. 694, provide for job training grant pilot program, S3156 [4AP]

S. 833, Workforce Investment for Next-Generation Technologies (WING) Act, S3829 [18AP]

S. 852, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S3908-S3939 [19AP]

S. 1888, Military Family Support Act, S11563 [19OC]

S. 1963, Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act, S12404-S12406 [4NO]