CORZINE, JON (a Senator from New Jersey)

Addresses

On the Atrocities in Sudan: Elie Wiesel, S3616 [14AP]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10244 [20SE], S10311 [21SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), S10806 [30SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3327 [6AP], S3470, S3483, S3495, S3496, S3498, S3500 [12AP], S3532, S3556, S3557, S3567, S3573, S3576, S3577, S3588, S3594, S3596, S3599 [13AP], S3641 [14AP], S3719, S3721 [15AP], S3857 [18AP], S3899 [19AP], S3966, S4005, S4006 [20AP], S4080, S4110 [21AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1908, S1953 [2MR], S2046 [3MR], S2149, S2183 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12256, S12273, S12277 [2NO], S12321, S12354, S12355, S12363, S12366, S12367 [3NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2679, S2695, S2716, S2720, S2747, S2748, S2750, S2751, S2752 [15MR], S2847, S2861, S2862, S2865, S2867, S2871 [16MR], S2887, S2901, S2930, S2933, S2938, S2996, S2998, S3075, S3077, S3079, S3080, S3081 [17MR]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1142 [8FE], S1165 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S5450 [18MY], S8614, S8650, S8690, S8702 [21JY], S8773, S8813, S8816, S8828, S8838, S8845, S8853, S8893, S8895 [25JY], S11162 [5OC], S12378, S12408 [4NO], S12427, S12452 [7NO], S12489, S12548 [8NO], S12574 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10703, S10766 [29SE], S10832 [3OC], S10989, S10990 [4OC], S11081, S11099, S11131, S11143 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8000, S8001, S8006, S8080, S8082 [11JY], S8124, S8126, S8136, S8137 [12JY], S8163, S8182, S8186, S8189, S8219, S8220, S8238 [13JY], S8249, S8255 [14JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3222, S3223 [5AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7523 [28JN], S7615, S7643 [29JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11824, S11829, S11830, S11842 [25OC], S11859, S11866, S11869, S11919, S11928, S11934, S11940 [26OC], S11981, S12008, S12009 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11478, S11489 [18OC], S11521, S11580, S11594 [19OC], S11688 [20OC]

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

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9190, S9191 [27JY], S9286 [28JY], S9384, S9472 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8456, S8489, S8496 [19JY], S8533, S8575 [20JY]

Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (H.R. 1298), S3852 [18AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6587 [14JN], S6802, S6834 [20JN], S6938 [21JN], S7072, S7113, S7180, S7189 [22JN], S7296, S7324 [23JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9853, S9855 [8SE], S9873 [9SE], S9900, S9940 [12SE], S9962, S9974, S9986, S9993 [13SE], S10024 [14SE], S10121 [15SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4880 [10MY], S4907 [11MY], S5302 [17MY]

Articles and editorials

American Witness, Nicholas D. Kristof, New York (NY) Times, S1939 [2MR]

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]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see S. Res. 292), S12007 [27OC]

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

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 1516), S11423 [17OC]

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see S. 304), S1049 [7FE]

———restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see S. 576), S4870 [10MY]

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

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]

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

———facilitate testimony by members on the military value of military installations in connection with defense base closure and realignment (see S. 1136), S6021 [26MY]

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

———increase end strengths of the Army and Marine Corps (see S. 530), S3415 [11AP]

———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]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see S. 337), S3201 [5AP]

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

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see S. 1647), S9833 [8SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see S.J. Res. 21), S8949 [26JY]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (see S. Res. 262), S10797 [30SE]

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

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

Branch, Frederick C.: tribute (see S. Res. 116), S4021 [20AP]

Brian P. Parrello Post Office Building, West Milford, NJ: designate (see S. 904), S4257 [26AP]

Budget: establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (see S. 877), S4108 [21AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 18), S5437 [18MY]

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), S3481 [12AP]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor Constantino Brumidi (see S. Con. Res. 44), S8950 [26JY]

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

Children and youth: encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts (see S. 868), S4108 [21AP]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 408), S1513 [16FE]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 677), S2995 [17MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 841), S3897 [19AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 840), S3897 [19AP]

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]

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

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), S8218 [13JY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see S. 1354), S7820 [30JN]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see S. 1354), S7820 [30JN]

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

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

Corporations: stop from financing terrorism (see S. 1428), S8558 [20JY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 1145), S6021 [26MY]

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]

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: Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see S. 1555), S9466 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see S. 1075), S5581 [20MY]

———release all documentation used for recommendations on closures and realignments of military installations (see S. 1127), S5921 [25MY]

Dept. of Education: revise regulations for student loan payment deferment for borrowers who are in postgraduate medical or dental internship, residency, or fellowship programs (see S. 1246), S7615 [29JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 521), S3149 [4AP]

———establish a Nurse Faculty Education Program to increase the number of doctorally-prepared nurse faculty (see S. 1575), S9467 [29JY]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 569), S2245 [8MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the National Emergency Family Locator System (see S. 1630), S9932 [12SE]

———improve allocation of grants (see S. 1013), S5071 [12MY]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see S. 1513), S13162 [17NO]

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), S7614 [29JN]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see S. 1934), S12006 [27OC]

Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see S. Res. 104), S5073 [12MY]

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), S8559 [20JY]

Disasters: ensure evacuation of individuals with special needs in times of emergency (see S. 1685), S9931 [12SE]

———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: 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), S4548 [28AP]

———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), S3147 [4AP]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 602), S2645 [14MR]

District of Columbia: provide a site for the National Women's History Museum (see S. 501), S6826 [20JN]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S5851 [24MY]

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

Education: expand Parents as Teachers programs and other programs of early childhood home visitation (see S. 503), S10120 [15SE]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 117), S5778 [23MY]

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

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

Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours (see S. 144), S145 [24JA]

———prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see S. 391), S7521 [28JN]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see S. 1309), S8827 [25JY]

———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]

Fair Labor Standards Act: repeal any weakening of overtime protections and avoid future loss of overtime protections due to inflation (see S. 223), S6405 [13JN]

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]

———expand (see S. 282), S978 [3FE]

FBI: notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (see S. 578), S2383 [9MR]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 666), S8135 [12JY]

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

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 2076), S13361 [18NO]

———provide that spouses of Federal public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty may remarry and continue to receive a survivor annuity (see S. 968), S4547 [28AP]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 98), S979 [3FE]

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

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see S. 527), S2004 [3MR]

———ban the manufacture, sale, delivery, and transfer of handguns that cannot be personalized, and provide for a report to Congress on the commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms (see S. 683), S2995 [17MR]

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

———regulate .50 caliber sniper weapons designed for the taking of human life and the destruction of material (see S. 935), S4546 [28AP]

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]

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]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see S. 1358), S11422 [17OC]

———stop taxpayer funded propaganda by making anti-propaganda laws permanent, pursuing violators, authorizing citizen lawsuits, and withholding salaries of noncompliant agency heads (see S. 266), S886 [2FE]

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

Hazardous substances: reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see S. 1391), S8217 [13JY]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see S. 1325), S7988 [11JY]

———establish programs and activities to assist in mobilizing appropriate healthcare workforce in the event of a health emergency or natural disaster (see S. 1638), S9932 [12SE]

———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), S142 [24JA]

———improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (see S. 1227), S9470 [29JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 16), S142 [24JA] (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), S1414 [15FE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 424), S2245 [8MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 471), S2149 [7MR]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1064), S6226 [8JN]

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see S. 809), S3653 [14AP]

———provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see S. 473), S3818 [18AP]

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), S1049 [7FE]

Holocaust: observe anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and honor victims of the Holocaust (see S. Res. 18), S649 [31JA]

Holocaust Commemoration Week: designate (see S. Res. 90), S2995 [17MR]

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

Hunger: encourage effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training (see S. 1885), S11476 [18OC]

———reduce (see S. 1120), S7522 [28JN]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see S. 1622), S9834 [8SE] (see S. 1748), S10295 [21SE]

———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 relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1637), S9833 [8SE]

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), S2384 [9MR]

———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]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see S. 1620), S9727 [7SE]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see S. 352), S2645 [14MR]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 119), S8218 [13JY]

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), S4257 [26AP]

———ensure that commercial insurers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see S. 1525), S9284 [28JY]

———extend period for COBRA coverage for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 224), S738 [1FE]

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

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

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S7294 [23JN]

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]

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: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2138), S13786 [16DE]

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]

Lebanon: investigate assassination of Rafik Hariri and urge withdrawal of Syrian troops (see S. Res. 63), S1624 [17FE]

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]

———impact of budget reconciliation legislation on the health and well-being of children (see S. Res. 302), S12682 [10NO]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 440), S11665 [20OC]

———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]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see S. 1286), S7070 [22JN]

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

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (see S. 566), S2245 [8MR]

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

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see S. 390), S7987 [11JY]

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

———improve (see S. 18), S142 [24JA]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1010), S5532 [19MY]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 1148), S6021 [26MY]

———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 a minimum update for physicians' services (see S. 1081), S5531 [19MY] (see S. 1574), S9467 [29JY]

———reduce part B premium through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare Advantage organizations (see S. 1589), S9468 [29JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S1623 [17FE]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see S. 347), S3735 [15AP]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S4185 [25AP]

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), S10120 [15SE]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2384 [9MR]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1580), S9467 [29JY]

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

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see S. Res. 272), S11313 [7OC]

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 889), S4109 [21AP]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 299), S12401 [4NO]

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

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see S. Con. Res. 20), S6023 [26MY]

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 Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 180), S11560 [19OC]

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]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see S. 1500), S9471 [29JY]

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

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 218), S9285 [28JY] (see S. Res. 230), S9468 [29JY]

National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see S. 2145), S14318 [21DE]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities (see S. 308), S1115 [8FE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 155), S6227 [8JN]

National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan: designate (see S. Res. 172), S6741 [16JN] (see S. Res. 186), S7909 [1JY]

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

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize appropriations (see S. 48), S143 [24JA]

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), S9834 [8SE]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see S. 50), S1867 [1MR]

———strengthen science training programs through interagency cooperation and diversify science community by attracting underrepresented groups (see S. 1465), S9728 [7SE]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see S. Res. 173), S7822 [30JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 944), S4546 [28AP]

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

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 637), S2846 [16MR]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (see S. Con. Res. 61), S12007 [27OC]

———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), S12353 [3NO]

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

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

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 244), S10119 [15SE]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see S. Res. 198), S8746 [22JY]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 662), S9646 [6SE]

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

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see S. 1721), S10187 [19SE]

Railroads: exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (see S. 1607), S9468 [29JY]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see S. 365), S4869 [10MY]

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), S4021 [20AP]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see S. 1171), S7295 [23JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 1520), S9286 [28JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research (see S. 876), S4185 [25AP]

Selma, AL: anniversary of Bloody Sunday (see S. Res. 70), S2004 [3MR]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see S. 638), S2846 [16MR]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 269), S980 [3FE]

Social Security: allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 740), S3358 [7AP]

———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 114), S144 [24JA]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see S. 1795), S10724 [29SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 619), S6826 [20JN]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 37), S6226 [8JN]

Sudan: encourage NATO to assess the potential effectiveness of, and requirements for, a NATO-enforced no-fly zone in Darfur (see S. Con. Res. 17), S2483 [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), S8664 [21JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see S. Res. 162), S6154 [7JN]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1060), S5581 [20MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 372), S9646 [6SE]

———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), S4937 [11MY]

———encourage funding of collectively bargained retiree health benefits (see S. 1573), S9467 [29JY]

———exclude from gross income the gain from the sale of a principal residence by certain employees of the intelligence community (see S. 469), S1794 [28FE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S11768 [24OC]

———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), S10424 [26SE]

———provide tax-exempt financing of highway projects and rail-truck transfer facilities (see S. 104), S144 [24JA]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see S. 1103), S5852 [24MY]

———retain Federal tax deduction for State and local taxes paid (see S. Res. 294), S12238 [2NO]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see S. 1350), S10188 [19SE]

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), S1718 [18FE]

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]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see S. Con. Res. 36), S5778 [23MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S6155 [7JN]

Ukraine: congratulate people for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election and Viktor Yushchenko on election as President (see S. Con. Res. 7), S649 [31JA]

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]

———limit use of surveillance and issuance of search warrants (see S. 737), S3359 [7AP]

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), S1199 [9FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 882), S4108 [21AP]

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

———health care funding (see S. 331), S7521 [28JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S3818 [18AP]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S6741 [16JN]

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

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see S. 17), S1514 [16FE]

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

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), S6482 [14JN]

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

Year of Polio Education: designate (see S. Res. 304), S12682 [10NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Children and youth: promote financial education (see S. 925), S4398 [27AP]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 1196), S6225 [8JN]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 825), S3817 [18AP]

Dept. of Education: rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see S. 1249), S6658 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: expand the National Practitioner Data Bank (see S. 948), S4546 [28AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 878), S4108 [21AP]

Dept. of Transportation: provide grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol (see S. 257), S886 [2FE]

Disasters: develop a global tsunami detection and warning system and provide assistance for Indian Ocean tsunami victims and reconstruction of tsunami-affected countries (see S. 452), S1623 [17FE]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see S. 446), S1623 [17FE]

Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks and Federal savings associations (see S. 1502), S8949 [26JY]

———notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (see S. 1216), S6299 [9JN]

———require financial services providers to maintain customer information security systems and notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (see S. 1594), S9468 [29JY]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 1897), S11559 [19OC]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see S. 550), S2244 [8MR]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives and post-exposure prophylaxis to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see S. 1264), S6740 [16JN]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see S. 674), S2995 [17MR]

Irish American Cultural Institute: grant Federal charter (see S. 1561), S9467 [29JY]

Jews: dedication of expanded museum complex at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority in Israel (see S. Res. 79), S2483 [10MR]

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

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see S. 764), S3481 [12AP]

———prohibit the telemarketing of prescription drug and Advantage plans to beneficiaries (see S. 1798), S10724 [29SE]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see S. 1297), S7293 [23JN]

Musconetcong River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 1096), S5778 [23MY]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 137), S5071 [12MY]

NRC: consider certain criteria in relicensing nuclear facilities and provide independent assessment of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station prior to relicensing (see S. 1381), S8134 [12JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see S. 947), S4546 [28AP]

Public welfare programs: promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and allow such education to count as a work activity under that program (see S. 923), S4397 [27AP]

Railroads: ensure safe and secure transportation of extremely hazardous materials (see S. 773), S3555 [13AP]

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]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see S. 495), S1931 [2MR]

Taxation: 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]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see S. 1571), S9467 [29JY]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3635 [14AP], S3886 [19AP]

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

Maintain moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: several Representatives, S6704, S6710 [16JN]

———several Senators, S6704, S6710 [16JN]

Reform rules governing venue in bankruptcy cases to combat forum shopping by corporate debtors: Travis B. Plunkett, Consumer Federation of America, S1909 [2MR]

State enactment of anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts: Craig Holman, Public Citizen (organization), S4909 [11MY]

———Meredith McGehee and Paul S. Ryan, Campaign Legal Center, S4908 [11MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4914 [11MY]

———Suzanne Novak, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law, S4908 [11MY]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S4914 [11MY]

———Transportation Construction Coalition, S4914 [11MY]

Lists

Current District of Columbia and New Jersey staff, S13724 [16DE]

Former District of Columbia and New Jersey staff, S13724 [16DE]

Motions

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

Press releases

UN, African Union Condemn ``Savage Attack'' on Darfur Village by Armed Militia: U.N. News Service, S3617 [14AP]

Privilege of the floor

Blank, Ann-Catherine, S1956 [2MR]

Milgram, Anne, S5547 [19MY]

Remarks

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (S. Res. 207), S8935 [26JY]

Amtrak: funding, S2698 [15MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3616 [14AP], S4080 [21AP]

Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (S. 639), S2852 [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 (S. 185), S594 [26JA]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1908, S1909, S1923, S1925 [2MR], S2128 [7MR]

———exempt from means testing economically distressed caregivers to ill or disabled family members, S1923, S1925 [2MR]

———preserve existing protections for economically distressed caregivers to ill or disabled family members, S1908 [2MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, S2814 [16MR], S2876, S2877 [17MR]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S5990 [26MY], S6094 [6JN]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S11555 [19OC]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S5518 [19MY], S6203 [8JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12073 [31OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14215 [21DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S4516 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2698 [15MR], S2814, S2839 [16MR]

Chatham, NJ: inclusion in CNN/Money (publication) list of best places to live, S8944 [26JY]

Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1374 [15FE]

Children and youth: encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts (S. 868), S4112 [21AP]

———promote financial education (S. 925), S4420 [27AP]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers, S14215 [21DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 841), S3894 [19AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 840), S3894 [19AP]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (S. 1196), S6228 [8JN]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S48 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, S48 [6JA]

Courts: politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, S4805 [10MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 1145), S6469 [14JN]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (S. 825), S3819 [18AP]

Dept. of Education: rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (S. 1249), S6660 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: expand the National Practitioner Data Bank (S. 948), S4567 [28AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities, S8103 [12JY]

———chemical facility security standards, S8249 [14JY]

———improve allocation of grants, S8103 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8103 [12JY], S8249, S8261 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 878), S4127 [21AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7590, S7592 [29JN]

Dept. of Transportation: provide grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol (S. 257), S887 [2FE]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11547 [19OC]

Disasters: develop a global tsunami detection and warning system and provide assistance for Indian Ocean tsunami victims and reconstruction of tsunami-affected countries (S. 452), S1670 [17FE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (S. 306), S1485 [16FE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7702, S7735 [30JN]

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), S9917 [12SE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S3894 [19AP]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (S. 446), S1659 [17FE]

Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks and Federal savings associations (S. 1502), S8960 [26JY]

———notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (S. 1216), S6318 [9JN]

———require financial services providers to maintain customer information security systems and notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (S. 1594), S9515 [29JY]

Firearms: exempt law enforcement officers from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, S9094 [27JY], S9384, S9385 [29JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9094 [27JY], S9384, S9385 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8456 [19JY]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (S. 1897), S11568 [19OC]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S939 [3FE]

———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S939 [3FE]

Greece: observance of Oxi Day, S12004 [27OC]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (S. 550), S2252 [8MR]

Highlands Stewardship Area: funding, S7592 [29JN]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 39), S6469 [14JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives and post-exposure prophylaxis to women who are survivors of sexual assault (S. 1264), S6759 [16JN]

Immigration: provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (S. 1620), S9734 [7SE]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (S. 674), S3055 [17MR]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S523 [26JA]

Irenas, Joseph E.: Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award recipient, S6477 [14JN]

Irish American Cultural Institute: grant Federal charter (S. 1561), S9476 [29JY]

Kim, Wan J.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S11297 [7OC]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 2138), S13808 [16DE]

Medicaid: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 49), S9542 [29JY]

———funding, S2814 [16MR], S2876, S2877 [17MR]

Medicare: expand and improve coverage of mental health services (S. 927), S4422 [27AP]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (S. 764), S3487 [12AP]

———prohibit the telemarketing of prescription drug and Advantage plans to beneficiaries (S. 1798), S10747 [29SE]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (S. 1297), S7301 [23JN]

Minimum wage: level, S2128 [7MR], S11547 [19OC]

Moorestown, NJ: inclusion in CNN/Money (publication) list of best places to live, S8944 [26JY]

Musconetcong River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1096), S5780 [23MY]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (S. Res. 137), S5181 [12MY]

National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 117), S4605 [28AP]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 757), S11555 [19OC]

National security: provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification, S8103 [12JY]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities (S. 308), S1118 [8FE]

National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan: designate (S. Res. 172), S6812 [20JN]

Negroponte, John D.: nomination to be Director of National Intelligence, S4071 [21AP]

New Jersey: maintain moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S6703, S6705, S6709, S6710, S6711 [16JN]

———Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority funding, S7590 [29JN]

NRC: consider certain criteria in relicensing nuclear facilities and provide independent assessment of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station prior to relicensing (S. 1381), S8137 [12JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (S. 947), S4566 [28AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow gas-only leases and State requests to examine energy areas, S7051 [22JN]

———cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas, S6872 [21JN]

———establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues, S7227 [23JN]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5516 [19MY], S5865 [25MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6465 [14JN], S6703, S6705, S6709, S6710, S6711 [16JN], S6872 [21JN], S7051 [22JN], S7227 [23JN], S7468 [28JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9268 [28JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent request, S7038 [22JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5516 [19MY], S5865 [25MY]

Public welfare programs: promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and allow such education to count as a work activity under that program (S. 923), S4418 [27AP]

Railroads: ensure safe and secure transportation of extremely hazardous materials (S. 773), S3560 [13AP]

———exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (S. 1607), S9532 [29JY]

———New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corrider project funding, S9360 [29JY]

Rice, Condoleezza: nomination to be Sec. of State, S523 [26JA]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10638 [29SE]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S13722, S13723 [16DE]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S5516 [19MY], S5865 [25MY]

Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (S. 924), S4419 [27AP]

Sudan: African Union Mission funding, S8456 [19JY]

———Darfur peacekeeping operations and disaster assistance funding, S4080 [21AP]

———impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur, S3616 [14AP]

———impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (H.R. 1424), S4805 [10MY]

———impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (S. 495), S1938, S1939 [2MR]

———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 (S. 1462), S8681 [21JY], S13413 [18NO]

Taxation: limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (S. 187), S596 [26JA]

Thompson, Anne E.: New Jersey State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor recipient, S6477 [14JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4907, S4909, S4910, S4914 [11MY], S5273 [17MY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, S9360 [29JY]

———increase rail and public transportation security, S8261 [14JY]

———permit States to enact anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts, S4907, S4909, S4910, S4914 [11MY], S5273 [17MY]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (S. 1571), S9493 [29JY]

Votes: position on missed, S11547 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S13722-S13735 [16DE], S14026 [19DE], S14308 [21DE]

Texts of

S. 187, Ensuring College Access for All Americans Act, S597 [26JA]

S. 257, Dept. of Transportation grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol, S887 [2FE]

S. 446, designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System, S1659 [17FE]

S. 452, Tsunami Early Warning and Relief Act, S1671 [17FE]

S. 550, Microbicide Development Act, S2253-S2255 [8MR]

S. 639, reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S2852 [16MR]

S. 674, provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS in India, S3056 [17MR]

S. 764, Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act, S3487 [12AP]

S. 773, Extremely Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Act, S3561 [13AP]

S. 825, Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area Act, S3820 [18AP]

S. 878, Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, S4128 [21AP]

S. 923, TANF Financial Education Promotion Act, S4418 [27AP]

S. 924, Education for Retirement Security Act, S4419 [27AP]

S. 947, Workplace Wrongful Death Accountability Act, S4566 [28AP]

S. 948, Safe Health Care Reporting Act, S4567 [28AP]

S. 1096, Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, S5780 [23MY]

S. 1196, Campus Fire Safety Right-To-Know Act, S6229 [8JN]

S. 1216, Financial Privacy Breach Notification Act, S6319 [9JN]

S. 1249, Student Fairness Act, S6661 [15JN]

S. 1264, Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act, S6760 [16JN]

S. 1297, Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act, S7301 [23JN]

S. 1381, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Relicensing Act, S8137 [12JY]

S. 1502, Preservation of Federalism in Banking Act, S8961-S8963 [26JY]

S. 1561, grant Federal charter to Irish American Cultural Institute, S9476 [29JY]

S. 1571, Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act, S9493 [29JY]

S. 1594, Financial Privacy Protection Act, S9515-S9517 [29JY]

S. 1798, Medicare Do Not Call Act, S10747 [29SE]

S. 1897, Act To Save America's Forests, S11569-S11579 [19OC]

Tributes

Bissell, John W., S6296 [9JN]

Chisholm, Shirley, S26 [4JA]

Evans, Therman E., S6669 [16JN]

Lautenberg, Senator, S7597 [29JN]

Matsui, Robert T., S26 [4JA]

Orenstein, Jehiel, S3442 [12AP]

Rehnquist, William H., S9631 [6SE]

Rodino, Peter W., Jr., S5191 [13MY]

Salazar, Senator, S1944 [2MR]

Wiesenthal, Simon, S10717 [29SE]