CONGRESS related term(s) House of Representatives; Legislative Branch of the Government; Members of Congress

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress: Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, H5966-H5968 [19JY]

———Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine, H1784-H1786 [6AP]

State of the Union: President Bush, H340-H344 [2FE]

Upholding the Tradition of Freedom of Speech: Senator Byrd, S4364-S4366 [27AP]

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10040 [8NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10544 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12077 [31OC], S12087, S12095, S12114, S12120, S12132, S12133, S12137, S12143, S12144 [1NO], S12150, S12173, S12185, S12189, S12197, S12202, S12207, S12210, S12211, S12254, S12256, S12269, S12270, S12271, S12272, S12273, S12274, S12275, S12276, S12277, S12278, S12279 [2NO], S12295, S12307, S12310, S12311, S12312, S12314, S12315, S12316, S12317, S12318, S12319, S12321, S12322, S12323, S12324, S12325, S12359, S12360, S12363, S12365, S12366, S12367, S12368, S12369, S12371 [3NO], S14337 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11234, H11249 [8DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S12938, S13034, S13035, S13036, S13037, S13038 [16NO], S13082, S13085, S13090, S13097, S13104, S13113, S13115, S13116, S13119, S13120, S13122, S13123, S13126, S13127, S13130, S13131, S13132, S13133, S13134, S13135, S13136, S13186, S13187, S13206, S13207, S13208, S13209, S13210, S13211, S13212, S13215, S13216, S13218, S13219, S13221, S13222, S13224, S13225, S13226, S13227, S13228, S13229, S13230, S13231, S13232, S13233, S13234, S13235, S13236, S13237 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1587 [16MR], H1627, H1633, H1641, H1654 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 154), H1544 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248), H2701 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2611, S2614, S2655, S2656 [14MR], S2668, S2676, S2679, S2685, S2686, S2691, S2695, S2716, S2720, S2724, S2747, S2748, S2749, S2750, S2751, S2752, S2753 [15MR], S2762, S2795, S2811, S2817, S2821, S2826, S2828, S2829, S2831, S2832, S2833, S2835, S2836, S2837, S2839, S2861, S2862, S2863, S2864, S2865, S2866, S2867, S2868, S2869, S2870, S2871, S2872 [16MR], S2886, S2887, S2894, S2899, S2903, S2908, S2910, S2913, S2914, S2915, S2917, S2923, S2925, S2930, S2931, S2932, S2933, S2935, S2936, S2937, S2938, S2939, S2940, S2941, S2942, S2943, S2944, S2945, S3073, S3074, S3075, S3076, S3077, S3078, S3079, S3080, S3081, S3082, S3083 [17MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (H.R. 4510), H12284, H12291 [18DE]

Congressional Gold Medal: provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), H211, H213 [26JA]

House of Representatives: election of officers (H. Res. 1), H7 [4JA]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H29 [4JA]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), S7739, S7749, S7868 [30JN], H4952, H4954, H4956, H4957, H4958, H4985 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), consideration (H. Res. 334), H4932 [22JN]

Analyses

Congressional Black Caucus 2006 Budget Proposals, H1650-H1652 [17MR]

House Rules Adoption and Amendments (H. Res. 5), H12 [4JA]

Legislation Authorizing the Use of Armed Forces Against Iraq (2002), H10997-H10999 [18NO]

Announcements

House Rules: policies of the Chair, H33-H35 [4JA]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, S3338 [6AP], S3502 [12AP], H2780 [3MY]

British-American Interparliamentary Group, S1882 [1MR], H5216 [27JN]

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S1693 [17FE]

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

Committee To Escort the President, H340 [2FE]

Committee To Escort Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Into the House Chamber, H1784 [6AP]

Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has Assembled, H7 [4JA]

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, S3158 [4AP], H2520 [26AP]

———H.R. 2985, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7749 [30JN], H6463 [26JY]

———S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act, H12031 [16DE]

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

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H1822 [6AP]

House of Representatives tellers to count electoral votes, H83 [6JA]

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S1693 [17FE], S2500 [10MR], S5450 [18MY]

Office of Compliance Board of Directors, S6064 [26MY], H4147 [7JN]

Russia-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S1693 [17FE]

Articles and editorials

Bingaman Should Lead Dems' Filibuster Retreat, S4448 [28AP]

Breaking the Rules—Framers Intended No More Than a Senate Majority To Approve Judges, S5773 [23MY]

Bring Out Your Pork, S10007 [14SE]

Budgets Are Moral Documents. . .And There Is Still Time To Speak, H2695 [28AP]

Capitol Hill Blowout—Highways, Bike Paths, Ethanol, ``Biomass''—Congress Throws a Spending Party, S9406 [29JY]

Congress Cloaks More Information in Secrecy, S7385 [24JN]

Democracy and the Filibuster, S4372 [27AP]

Democrats Readying for Judicial Fight, S3612 [14AP]

Did Votes Vanish in Miami Valley?, S43 [6JA]

Filibuster Puts Bar Too High for Judges, S4449 [28AP]

From Thomas, Original Views, S6400 [13JN]

Gaining Capital, S987 [3FE]

Hatch Is Wrong About History of Judicial Appointments, S5768 [23MY]

Incivility Breeds Threats to Democracy, E2653 [30DE]

Joint Intelligence Committee Overdue, E186 [8FE]

``Little Engine That Could '', H2723 [28AP]

Memos Reveal Strategy Behind Judge Filibusters, S5474 [19MY]

``Moronic Proposal'', S10007 [14SE]

Move on Now; Zealots Who Refuse To Accept Ohio's Vote Count Risk Undermining Confidence in the System Itself, S43 [6JA]

No More Blank Check Wars, E2319 [9NO]

Nuke the Filibuster, S4373 [27AP]

Open Canada to U.S. Beef Salazar Must Follow Allard's Example With Japan, S1968 [3MR]

Our Constitution Faces Death by Due ``Process'', S6399 [13JN]

Please, Let It Go. Election Was 2 Months Ago; Inauguration Is in 2 Weeks; Jackson and Tubbs Jones Should Get on to Something Useful, S42 [6JA]

Pork and Hurricane Relief, S10008 [14SE]

Prayers Made To Protest Budget Cuts, S14096 [20DE]

Rules of Order, S4372 [27AP]

Senate Issues Apology Over Failure on Lynching Law, E1250 [15JN]

Senate on the Brink, S4143 [22AP]

Shut Up, Mr. Smith, S4437 [27AP]

Sound and Fury; Election-Conspiracy Theorists Do Nothing To Improve Voting, S43 [6JA]

Stalking the Poor To Soothe the Affluent, S12089 [1NO]

Still Chasing Conspiracies; We Wish John Kerry Would Have Won Ohio. He Didn't, S42 [6JA]

Suspicious Treatment, H4835 [21JN]

Time To Retire the Filibuster, S4143 [22AP]

Tom DeLay's House of Shame, H8729 [6OC]

Unique Case of Obstruction, S5475, S5513 [19MY]

Untested Plan, H8943 [19OC]

Up, Down or Out, S4368 [27AP]

War Over Judges Is No Longer Subtle Fight, S5384 [18MY]

Why Congress Should Review Policies That Facilitate the Growth and Corruption of Big-Time College Sports, E483 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions

Adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 23), S3105 [20MR] (see S. Con. Res. 51), S9598 [1SE] (see H. Con. Res. 2), H79 [4JA] (see H. Con. Res. 21), H196 [25JA] (see H. Con. Res. 66), H719 [16FE] (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1695 [17MR] (see H. Con. Res. 167), H4142 [26MY] (see H. Con. Res. 198), H5603 [30JN] (see H. Con. Res. 225), H7031 [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 263), H8809 [7OC] (see H. Con. Res. 326), H12289 [18DE]

American Samoa: remove restriction that amendments or modifications to the constitution of American Samoa may be made only by an act of Congress (see H.R. 4182), H9435 [31OC]

American Veterans Congressional Internship Program: establish (see H.R. 1242), H1369 [10MR]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see S.J. Res. 25, 26), S10513 [27SE] (see H.J. Res. 63), H7613 [29JY] (see H.J. Res. 67), H8247 [21SE] (see H.J. Res. 71), H9695 [4NO]

———establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]

Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: disapprove request of President for extension of trade promotion authority (see S. Res. 100), S3278 [6AP]

———repeal (see H.R. 3713), H7813 [8SE]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1597), S9468 [29JY] (see H.R. 3138), H5599 [30JN]

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]

———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 2664), H4139 [26MY]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 523), H348 [2FE] (see H.R. 903), H792 [17FE] (see H.R. 4526), H11652 [14DE]

———facilitate Presidential leadership and congressional accountability regarding reduction of other spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural disasters (see H.R. 3966), H8643 [29SE]

———public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2860), H4355 [9JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see S. 1932), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 4241), H9962 [7NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (see H. Res. 542), H10144 [9NO] (see H. Res. 560), H10501 [16NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 640), H12233 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (see S. 2020), S12949 [16NO] (see H.R. 4297), H10156 [10NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), consideration (see H. Res. 588), H11219 [7DE]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H3197 [11MY]

———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see S. 287), S979 [3FE] (see H.R. 2842), H4355 [9JN]

———revise the concurrent resolution on the budget (see H. Con. Res. 214), H6327 [21JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (see S. Con. Res. 18), S2517 [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1416 [14MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (see H. Res. 154), H1509 [15MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 248), H2734 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 242), H2645 [27AP]

———simplify annual concurrent resolutions on the budget and budget for emergencies (see H.R. 845), H718 [16FE]

Bush, President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 636), H12289 [18DE]

———notification that a quorum has assembled (see S. Res. 1), S28 [4JA] (see H. Res. 3), H79 [4JA]

———request transmission of certain information to the House of Representatives relative to plan assets and liabilities of single-employer pension plans (see H. Res. 134), H941 [2MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11503 [13DE]

———authorizing use of rotunda for ceremony to award Congressional Award Gold Medals to recipients (see S. Con. Res. 38), S5922 [25MY]

———permit individuals in the Hall of the House to obtain footage of the House in session for inclusion in the orientation film to be shown at the Capitol Vistors Center (see H. Res. 480), H8734 [6OC]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to Jackie Robinson posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 79), H847 [1MR]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H794 [17FE] (see H.R. 4475), H11326 [8DE]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H1620 [16MR]

———suspend temporarily the mandatory separation of members by reason of age or years of service (see H.R. 3979), H8732 [6OC]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 824), H629 [15FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]

Cheney, Vice President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 637), H12289 [18DE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H77 [4JA]

Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4299), H10156 [10NO]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H6328 [21JY]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 258), H136 [6JA]

Commitee on Energy and Commerce (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 513), H9276 [26OC]

Commitee on Ways and Means (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 264), H3055 [5MY]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H12289 [18DE]

Committee on Administrative Procedures (Joint): establish (see H.R. 3148), H5600 [30JN]

Committee on Agency Rule Review (Joint): establish (see H.R. 576), H351 [2FE]

Committee on Homeland Security (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 73), H419 [9FE]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): extend (see S. Con. Res. 2), S29 [4JA]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see S. Res. 72), S2083 [4MR] (see H. Res. 147), H1371 [10MR]

Committee on Resources (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 112), H719 [16FE]

Committee on Rules (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), H79 [4JA]

———minority party appointments (see H. Res. 161), H1622 [16MR]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 65), H353 [2FE]

Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 64), H353 [2FE] (see H. Res. 68), H412 [8FE] (see H. Res. 281), H3435 [17MY]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see S. Res. 72), S2083 [4MR] (see H. Res. 147), H1371 [10MR]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 139), H1024 [8MR]

Committees of the House: appointment of Representative Sanders (see H. Res. 50), H236 [26JA]

———create a select committee to investigate awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina (see H. Res. 432, 435), H7814 [8SE] (see H. Res. 449), H8088 [15SE]

———majority party appointments (see H. Res. 32), H138 [6JA] (see H. Res. 48), H236 [26JA] (see H. Res. 66), H353 [2FE] (see H. Res. 445), H8088 [15SE]

———minority party appointments (see H. Res. 33), H138 [6JA] (see H. Res. 49), H236 [26JA] (see H. Res. 62), H353 [2FE] (see H. Res. 74), H422 [9FE] (see H. Res. 111), H719 [16FE] (see H. Res. 307), H4296 [8JN]

Committees of the Senate: majority party appointments (see S. Res. 5), S66 [6JA]

———minority party appointments (see S. Res. 6), S66 [6JA]

Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (see S. 335), S1198 [9FE] (see H.R. 3867), H8340 [22SE]

Congressional Commission on Expanding Social Service Delivery Options: establish (see S. 1560), S9467 [29JY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1057), H940 [2MR]

———award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 4008), H8733 [6OC]

———provide reasonable standards (see H.R. 54), H73 [4JA]

———provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), consideration (see H. Res. 42), H196 [25JA]

Congressional Office of Compliance: permit certain officers to serve one additional term (see H.R. 3071), H5251 [27JN]

Constitutional amendments: ensure continuity of congressional operations and avoidance of martial law in the event of mass incapacitations or death in either House of Congress (see S.J. Res. 6), S1623 [17FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H353 [2FE]

Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 149), H76 [4JA]

Davis, Ossie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 660), H411 [8FE]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 641), S2846 [16MR] (see H.R. 1375), H1691 [17MR]

Defense Production Act: provide congressional authority relative to certain acquisitions, mergers, and takeovers (see S. 1797), S10724 [29SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: disapprove rule relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see S.J. Res. 4), S1345 [14FE] (see H.J. Res. 23), H796 [17FE]

Dept. of Defense: release all documentation used for recommendations on closures and realignments of military installations (see S. 1127), S5921 [25MY] (see H.R. 2857), H4355 [9JN] (see H.R. 4302), H10156 [10NO]

Dept. of Energy: require a report on the method by which existing reporting systems can be coordinated to provide timely reporting of significant petroleum supply interruptions (see S. 1649), S9877 [9SE] (see S. 1694), S9985 [13SE]

Dept. of HUD: notify Congress of any shortfall in funding for the tenant-based rental assistance program (see H.R. 393), H234 [26JA]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see S. Con. Res. 3), S145 [24JA] (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see S. 2135), S13786 [16DE] (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]

Director of National Intelligence: require submittal to Congress of any Presidential Daily Briefing relating to Iraq during the period from 1997 to the start of the war with Iraq (see S. 2175), S14317 [21DE]

District of Columbia: consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (see H. Con. Res. 1), H79 [4JA]

———establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 2043), H2879 [3MY]

———provide budget autonomy (see S. 800), S3653 [14AP] (see H.R. 1629), H2100 [14AP]

———provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 195), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 398), H234 [26JA]

———restore Federal electoral rights of residents (see H.R. 190), H77 [4JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), H235 [26JA]

———prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see S. 1975), S12526 [8NO] (see H.R. 4463), H11219 [7DE]

European Union: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 131), H1969 [13AP]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see S. 1495), S8948 [26JY] (see H.R. 1642), H2100 [14AP]

Federal-State relations: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2458), H3555 [18MY]

Firearms: 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] (see H.R. 1423), H1693 [17MR]

Foreign trade: impose limits on U.S. foreign debt (see S. 355), S1260 [10FE] (see H.R. 746), H581 [10FE]

FTC: require submission of a report to Congress on the retail price of gasoline (see H.R. 3718), H7813 [8SE]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 75), H74 [4JA]

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

Government: require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H233 [26JA]

Government regulations: require Congress to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 931), H793 [17FE]

Haas, Karen L.: election as the Clerk of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 580), H11071 [6DE]

Health: establish an expedited procedure for congressional consideration of health care reform legislation (see S. 934), S4546 [28AP]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S1049 [7FE]

House of Representatives: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 39), H286 [1FE]

———authorize the taking of official photographs in the House Chamber (see H. Res. 232), H2550 [26AP]

———compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 7), H79 [4JA]

———constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 53), H4355 [9JN]

———dismiss election contest relative to the office of Representative from the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee (see H. Res. 239), H2648 [27AP]

———display the Ten Commandments if the Supreme Court rules that their public display by State and local governments violates the establishment clause of the first amendment to the Constitution (see H. Res. 214), H2102 [14AP]

———election of officers (see H. Res. 1), H79 [4JA]

———establish a commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House and the method by which Representatives are elected (see H.R. 1989), H2736 [28AP]

———establish a staff exchange program with the Parliament of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada (see H. Res. 44), H196 [25JA]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 8), H79 [4JA]

———increase representational allowance of Members who employ a veteran with a service-connected disability (see H. Res. 372), H6205 [20JY]

———limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 830), H629 [15FE]

———limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H4073 [25MY] (see H.R. 4094), H9042 [20OC]

———notify President of election of the Clerk (see H. Res. 582), H11073 [6DE]

———notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4), H79 [4JA]

———notify Senate of election of the Clerk (see H. Res. 581), H11073 [6DE]

———notify that a quorum of the Senate is present (see S. Res. 2), S28 [4JA]

———permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 205), H78 [4JA]

———post all lobbying registrations and reports on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 81), H523 [9FE]

———prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 3121), H5434 (see H.R. 3121), H5479 [29JN]

———provide for just apportionment of Members in all States (see H.R. 564), H351 [2FE]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 267), H137 [6JA] (see H.R. 1273), H1416 [14MR]

House Rules: adopt and amend (see H. Res. 5), H79 [4JA]

———impose limitations relative to certain legislation that affects the economy (see H. Res. 524), H9426 [28OC]

———repeal the provisional quorum provision (see H. Res. 284), H3435 [17MY]

Hurricanes: establish an independent, Presidentially-appointed commission to assess the circumstances related to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3799), H8087 [15SE]

———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), S9727 [7SE] (see S. 1748), S10295 [21SE] (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]

———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 (H.R. 3764), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H8387 [27SE]

Immigration: enforce numerical limits placed by Congress (see H.R. 4317), H10161 [14NO]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see S. 1169), S6100 [6JN]

Legislation: require poverty impact statements (see H.R. 4600), H12048 [16DE]

Legislative branch of the Government: establish coordinated program for reuse, recycling, and disposal of obsolete computers and other electronic equipment used by legislative offices (see H. Con. Res. 299), H10226 [15NO]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 2985), H4801 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), consideration (see H. Res. 334), H4895 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 396), H6932 [27JY]

———require Members of Congress and legislative branch employees to report all contact with representatives of countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism (see S. 1972), S12447 [7NO]

Library of Congress: tribute to the James Madison Council and John W. Kluge (see S. Res. 247), S10378 [22SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit from making gifts to Members of Congress and to congressional employees (see H.R. 3177), H5601 [30JN]

———require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302, 1304), H1507 [15MR]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H411 [8FE]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see S. 2055), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 2531), H3768 [23MY]

Medicaid: recognize importance and ensure that reconciliation legislation reported by a conference committee does not have an adverse affect on beneficiaries (see S. 1969), S12447 [7NO]

Medicare: clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (see S. 2071), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 4403), H11033 [18NO]

Members of Congress: confer standing to bring suit in Federal district court to compel compliance with congressional intent in enacting laws to protect the people of the U.S. against national security threats (see H.R. 3542), H7557 [28JY]

———constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill House of Representatives vacancies when a significant number of Members are unable to serve (see H.J. Res. 49), H3261 [12MY]

———constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the Senate and House of Representatives (see H.J. Res. 26), H796 [17FE]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 3), S1260 [10FE] (see H.J. Res. 11), H195 [25JA]

———deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4524), H11652 (see H.R. 4535), H11653 [14DE]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 60), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 4134), H9102 [25OC] (see H.R. 4494), H11327 [8DE]

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

———increase length of ban on lobbying activities after leaving office (see H.R. 3623), H7612 [29JY]

———modify law providing a permanent appropriation for compensation (see H.R. 806), H628 [15FE]

———prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 223), H78 [4JA]

———reduce rate of pay (see H.R. 4113), H9043 [20OC]

———reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H8808 [7OC]

Meskwaki Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3466), H6933 [27JY]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 708), H522 [9FE]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H. Con. Res. 186), H4984 [22JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: direct President to report on funding requests for certain homeland security programs authorized in legislation implementing recommendations (see H.R. 2035), H2737 [28AP]

National security: require Presidential report to Congress on national homeland security strategy (see H.R. 1383), H1692 [17MR]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S5191 [13MY] (see H.R. 4597), H12048 [16DE]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 873), H791 [17FE]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 892), H792 [17FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H193 [25JA]

Peratrovich, Roy and Elizabeth Wanamaker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 448), S1623 [17FE]

Political campaigns: prohibit an authorized committee of a winning candidate from repaying any personal loans from the candidate after the candidate begins serving (see H.R. 701), H521 [9FE]

———prohibit use of contributions or donations made to candidates or office holders for the payment of their salary or for payment to any member of their immediate family (see H.R. 702), H521 [9FE]

———provide for public financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 2753), H4186 [7JN]

———reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3099), H5361 [28JN]

———repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 46), H73 [4JA] (see H.R. 689), H521 [9FE]

———repeal limits on contributions and party campaign expenditures, restore certain rights to exempt organizations, and allow State and local parties to make expenditures using nonfederal funds (see H.R. 1316), H1508 [15MR]

Po'Pay: dedication of statue provided by New Mexico for display in National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 241), H7861 [13SE] (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7949 [14SE]

President and Vice President: counting of electoral votes (see S. Con. Res. 1), S29 [4JA]

Public buildings: expressing that display of the Ten Commandments does not violate the first amendment to the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 194), H5361 [28JN]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.J. Res. 47), H2743 [2MY]

Religion: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 12), H136 [6JA]

———require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 11), H136 [6JA]

Rohan, James P.: tribute (see S. Res. 281), S11559 [19OC] (see H. Res. 511), H9275 [26OC]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1404), H1692 [17MR]

Senate: adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 29), S4547 [28AP]

———authorize taking of video images in the Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 187), S7909 [1JY]

———constitutional amendment to allow debate to be closed on any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate only by unanimous consent or the concurrence of three-fifths of the Senators (see H.J. Res. 51), H3768 [23MY]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (see S. Res. 3), S28 [4JA]

———notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 2), H79 [4JA]

``Senate Election Law Guidebook'': authorize printing (see S. Res. 325), S13362 [18NO]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Jones v. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, et al. (see S. Res. 214), S8949 [26JY]

———authorize representation in Keyter v. McCain, et al. (see S. Res. 213), S8949 [26JY]

———authorize representation in LaFreniere v. Congress (see S. Res. 188), S7909 [1JY]

———authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in New Hampshire v. Anne Miller, Mary Lee Sargent, Jessica Ellis, Lynn Chong, Donald Booth, and Eileen Reardon (see S. Res. 267), S11130 [5OC]

Senate Rules: strengthen fiscal responsibility by improving Senate consideration of conference reports (see S. Res. 209), S8826 [25JY]

Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H78 [4JA]

———provide congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements (see H.R. 2339), H3260 [12MY]

State of the Union Message: joint session (see H. Con. Res. 20), H196 [25JA]

States: clarify congressional approval of certain State energy production tax practices (see H.R. 381), H233 [26JA]

Supreme Court: allow vote to reverse decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3073), H5251 [27JN]

Treaties and agreements: require the President to submit the implementing legislation, statement of administrative action, and supporting information to Congress upon entering into a trade agreement (see H.R. 2691), H4140 [26MY]

Truth in Regulating Act: make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules (see H.R. 1167), H1024 [8MR]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 1259), H1370 [10MR]

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: tribute (see H. Res. 569), H10909 [17NO]

Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition of registering to vote in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4462), H11219 [7DE]

War Powers Resolution: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 15), H138 [6JA]

Winnemucca, Sarah: dedication of statue provided by Nevada for display in National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 5), H79 [4JA]

Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 155), H1509 [15MR]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 891), H791 [17FE]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives: Doris O. Matsui, H1268 [10MR]

———Jean Schmidt, H7658 [6SE]

———John Campbell, H11186 [7DE]

Senate: Arlen Specter, S3 [4JA]

———Barack Obama, S3 [4JA]

———Barbara A. Mikulski, S3 [4JA]

———Barbara Boxer, S1 [4JA]

———Blanche Lincoln, S3 [4JA]

———Byron L. Dorgan, S2 [4JA]

———Charles E. Grassley, S2 [4JA]

———Charles Schumer, S3 [4JA]

———Christopher J. Dodd, S2 [4JA]

———Christopher S. Bond, S1 [4JA]

———Daniel K. Inouye, S2 [4JA]

———David Vitter, S4 [4JA]

———Evan Bayh, S1 [4JA]

———George Voinovich, S4 [4JA]

———Harry Reid, S3 [4JA]

———Jim Bunning, S2 [4JA]

———Jim DeMint, S2 [4JA]

———John McCain, S3 [4JA]

———John Thune, S3 [4JA]

———Johnny Isakson, S2 [4JA]

———Judd Gregg, S2 [4JA]

———Ken Salazar, S3 [4JA]

———Lisa Murkowski, S3 [4JA]

———Mel Martinez, S3 [4JA]

———Michael D. Crapo, S2 [4JA]

———Patrick J. Leahy, S2 [4JA]

———Patty Murray, S3 [4JA]

———Richard C. Shelby, S3 [4JA]

———Richard M. Burr, S2 [4JA]

———Robert F. Bennett, S1 [4JA]

———Ron Wyden, S4 [4JA]

———Russell D. Feingold, S2 [4JA]

———Sam Brownback, S2 [4JA]

———Tom Coburn, S2 [4JA]

Comments

Blue Dog Coalition—Praise for the 12-Step Budget Reform Plan: several organizations, H1500 [15MR]

Conference reports

Deficit Reduction Act (S. 1932), H12641-H12737 [18DE]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2985), H6628-H6638 [26JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 95), H2660-H2692 [28AP]

Eulogies

Roybal, Edward R.: by Representative Dreier, H10207 [15NO]

Excerpts

Senate Rules: conference committees, S13977 [19DE]

Explanations

Proposed House Rule Change Requiring a Supermajority Vote To Waive the 3-Day Layover of Committee Reported Legislation or Conference Reports, H29 [4JA]

Factsheets

Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Relative to Educational Challenges of Hurricane Katrina: Congressional Black Caucus, H8500 [28SE]

Histories

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S13977 [19DE]

Filibusters and Judges, S4803 [10MY]

Vote to stop filibuster of nomination of Richard A. Paez to be circuit judge (2000), S4220 [25AP]

Letters

Apology to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation: Janet Langhart Cohen, S6373 [13JN]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) request for additional time to consider S. 1803, intelligence services appropriations: Senator Frist, S11657 [20OC]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved resolutions: Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9429, H9430 [31OC]

Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act: Jordan Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges, S13378 [18NO]

———Philip Shettle, American Osteopathic Association, S13377 [18NO]

———William K. Mygdal, Penny Tenzer, Warren Newton, and Perry Dickinson, Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Alliance, S13378 [18NO]

Deficit Reduction Act: David Ward, American Council of Education, S14082 [20DE]

———Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H10638 [17NO]

———National Council of Churches, H10637 [17NO]

———Nicholas DiMarzio and John Ricard, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, E2447 [6DE]

———William S. Skylstad, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, S14081 [20DE]

Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act: Mark S. Hanson, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, S12145 [1NO]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths: Senators Levin and Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S14260 [21DE]

Designation of Representative DeLay to act jointly with the Majority Leader of the Senate to reassemble Congress in case of death or inability of the Speaker: Speaker Hastert, H139 [20JA]

Early recall of Members during adjournment: Speaker Hastert and Senator Frist, S9593 [1SE], H7615 [2SE]

House of Representatives authority of officials during adjournment: Speaker Hastert, H7583 [29JY], H8799 [7OC], H11026 [18NO]

Investigation of disclosure of identity and CIA employment of Valerie Plame: several Representatives, H9076 [25OC]

Reopening of Canadian border relative to Dept. of Agriculture ruling on risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease): several Senators, S1967 [3MR]

Senate Rules amendment relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster: Abraham H. Foxman, Anti-Defamation League, S4147 [22AP]

———C. Welton Gaddy, S4146 [22AP]

———several religious leaders, S4146 [22AP]

Setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010: Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), S2963 [17MR]

———several religious leaders, S4494, S4526 [28AP]

Texas proposal to privatize the Food Stamp Program eligibility determination process: several Texas congressional delegation members, H8943 [19OC]

Tribute to Representative Lee: Rosa Parks, Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development (2003), H9262 [26OC]

Use of undocumented workers in the carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina: Senator Landrieu, S11760 [24OC]

Veterans health care funding: Robert E. Wallace, VFW, H10124 [9NO]

War Powers Resolution compliance: President Bush, S5775 [23MY]

Lists

Blue Dog Coalition reform plan for restoring Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H1500 [15MR]

Comments by Republicans during filibuster of Richard A. Paez and Marsha L. Berzon nominations, S3763 [15AP]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff receiving privilege of the floor during consideration of S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, S2588 [14MR]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., interns, E1645 [27JY]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education delegates, S10368-S10370 [22SE]

Extraneous provisions in S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act, S12213 [2NO], S12342-S12344 [3NO], S12522 [8NO]

Extraneous provisions in S. 2020, Tax Relief Act, S13141 [17NO]

First Congressional District of New Mexico Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients, E1277 [17JN]

Highlights of William Lehman's life in politics, H1889 [12AP]

House of Representatives' Pages, H4323, H4325 [9JN], E103 [26JA]

Judicial nominations by President Bush approved by the Senate, S5500 [19MY]

Judicial nominations for which cloture was filed, because of a filibuster, but was later withdrawn, S3763 [15AP]

Judicial nominations needing 60 votes in order to end filibuster prior to the Bush administration, S3763 [15AP], S4442 [27AP]

Major votes in House of Representatives, September 11-October 26, 2001, H4953 [22JN]

Organizations opposing S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act, S14076 [20DE]

Policies enacted in reconciliation legislation, S2781 [16MR]

Senator Corzine's current District of Columbia and New Jersey staff, S13724 [16DE]

Senator Corzine's former District of Columbia and New Jersey staff, S13724 [16DE]

Memorandums

Resignation of Steven A. McNamara as House of Representatives Inspector General: Steven A. McNamara, H4119 [26MY]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2006: President Bush, S1048 [7FE], H356 [8FE]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12291, S12292, S12301, S12302, S12307, S12309, S12313, S12325 [3NO], S13522, S13523, S13527, S13528, S13536, S13544 [14DE], H10749 [17NO], H11959 [16DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14015 [19DE], S14204 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11262 [8DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13080, S13101, S13102, S13103, S13104, S13114, S13123, S13124, S13125, S13126, S13128, S13129, S13131, S13132, S13133, S13134 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2509 [26AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H1653 [17MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), H216 [26JA]

House of Representatives: adjournment, H1987 [14AP]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H30 [4JA]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4961 [22JN]

Senate: recess, S3884 [19AP], S4463 [28AP]

Notices

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

———proposed rulemaking relative to Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, S1388-S1399 [15FE], S1486-S1497 [16FE], H705-H716 [16FE]

Senate Financial Disclosure Reports, S4600 [28AP]

Senate Quarterly Mass Mail, S67 [6JA], S3437 [11AP], S8391 [15JY], S11329 [7OC]

Senate Rules: Internet services usage rules and regulations, S14306 [21DE]

Oaths of office

Bayh, Evan: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Bennett, Robert F.: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Bond, Christopher S.: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Boxer, Barbara: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Brown, Corrine: House of Representatives, H11 [4JA]

Brownback, Sam: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Bunning, Jim: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Burr, Richard M.: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Campbell, John: House of Representatives, H11186, H11217 [7DE]

Cannon, Chris: House of Representatives, H171 [25JA]

Coburn, Tom: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Cox, Christopher: House of Representatives, H11 [4JA]

Crapo, Michael D.: Senate, S4 [4JA]

DeMint, Jim: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Dodd, Christopher J.: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Dorgan, Byron L.: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Feingold, Russell D.: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Grassley, Charles E.: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Gregg, Judd: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Gutierrez, Luis V.: House of Representatives, H171 [25JA]

Hastert, Representative: Speaker of the House, H6 [4JA]

Honda, Michael M.: House of Representatives, H171 [25JA]

House of Representatives: Members of Congress, Resident Commissioner, and Delegates, H6 [4JA], H576-H578 [10FE]

———officers, H7 [4JA]

Inouye, Daniel K.: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Isakson, Johnny: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Leahy, Patrick J.: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Lincoln, Blanche: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Maloney, Carolyn B.: House of Representatives, H11 [4JA]

Martinez, Mel: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Matsui, Doris O.: House of Representatives, H1268, H1352 [10MR]

McCain, John: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Mikulski, Barbara A.: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Murkowski, Lisa: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Murray, Patty: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Norwood, Charlie: House of Representatives, H127 [6JA]

Obama, Barack: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Osborne, Tom: House of Representatives, H171 [25JA]

Reid, Harry: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Salazar, Ken: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Schmidt, Jean: House of Representatives, H7658, H7671 [6SE]

Schumer, Charles: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Shadegg, John B.: House of Representatives, H84 [6JA]

Shelby, Richard C.: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh: House of Representatives, H11 [4JA]

Specter, Arlen: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Thune, John: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Vitter, David: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Voinovich, George: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Wyden, Ron: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Objections

President and Vice President: counting of electoral votes, S41 [6JA], H86 [6JA]

Papers

Senate's Power To Make Procedural Rules by Majority Vote: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S5509-S5512 [19MY]

Press releases

Jim Wallis and Faith Leaders Call for a Moral Budget and Urge Congress To Say `No' to Social Cuts That Pay for Tax Cuts: Sojourners (publication), H10638 [17NO]

NAACP Says Lynching Resolution Long Overdue, E1321 [23JN]

Reform Jewish Movement Calls on Senator Frist To Repudiate Claim That Judicial Nominees Are Victims of a ``Filibuster Against Faith'': Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S4147 [22AP]

Remarks in House

Addison, William and Margurite: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E2543 [15DE]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 2), H33 [4JA]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 21), H170 [25JA]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 66), H673 [16FE]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 103), H1675 [17MR]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 198), H5591 [30JN]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 225), H7031 [28JY], H7623 [2SE]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 263), H8794 [7OC]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 307), H10914 [18NO]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 326), H12285 [18DE], H13186 [22DE]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 23), H1728 [20MR]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 51), H7627 [2SE]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (H.R. 871), H611 [15FE]

———legislative process, H852 [2MR], H5258 [28JN], H8532 [29SE], H12261, H12264, H12266 [18DE]

———on-budget treatment and reporting requirements relative to future requests for supplemental appropriations for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2507-H2509 [26AP]

———Presidential veto authority, H1374 [14MR]

Association of Former Members of Congress: status of Congress to Campus Program, H3560, H3580 [19MY]

Baden, Amanda: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E1886 [19SE]

Ball, George and Brenda: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, H8064 [15SE]

Barton, Representative: appreciation of well wishes relative to medical condition, H12243 [18DE]

Blunt, Representative: acknowledgement as majority whip of the House of Representatives, H6 [4JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, H355, H356, H369, H374, H383-H398, H402-H404 [8FE], H484, H508, H509 [9FE], H526 [10FE], H606, H611 [15FE], H691-H699 [16FE], H722 [17FE], H2638, H2641-H2643 [27AP], H3336 [17MY], H3442 [18MY], H8922, H8923, H8924, H8974, H8977 [19OC], H8988, H8989, H8990, H9014, H9015, H9017, H9018 [20OC], H9078, H9087, H9091-H9094 [25OC], H9106, H9107, H9109 [26OC], H9280, H9281, H9333, H9343-H9349 [27OC], H9412 [28OC], H9476 [2NO], H9558, H9559 [3NO], H9674 [4NO], H9946-H9948, H9954-H9960 [7NO], H9988, H9989, H10005-H10012 [8NO], H10117-H10124 [9NO], H10230, H10377-H10383 [16NO], H10507 [17NO], H12234-H12241 [18DE], E185 [8FE], E384 [8MR]

———establish biennial cycle (H.R. 2664), E1129 [26MY]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending, H693, H694 [16FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (H.R. 903), H4066 [25MY]

———facilitate Presidential leadership and congressional accountability regarding reduction of other spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural disasters (H.R. 3966), H8527, H8528 [29SE], H8989 [20OC], E2408 [18NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H9547-H9553 [2NO], H9558, H9605, H9606, H9609, H9622-H9627, H9633-H9638 [3NO], H9643, H9674, H9675, H9683, H9685-H9691 [4NO], E2263 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H9697, H9698, H9699, H9700, H9701, H9938, H9946-H9948, H9954-H9960 [7NO], H9966, H9967, H9968, H9969, H9994, H9997-H10012, H10023-H10036 [8NO], H10043, H10044, H10045, H10046, H10047, H10048, H10112-H10129, H10134, H10138-H10142 [9NO], H10147, H10148, H10149, H10150, H10152, H10153 [10NO], H10192, H10215, H10217 [15NO], H10230, H10231, H10232, H10233, H10234, H10377-H10383 [16NO], H10506, H10507, H10508, H10545-H10646 [17NO], H10912 [18NO], E2319 [9NO], E2404, E2408, E2409, E2410, E2412, E2413, E2426, E2430, E2434, E2435 [18NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10531-H10534, H10537-H10545 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), H10646 [17NO], H11074, H11080, H11083, H11084, H11086, H11087 [6DE], H11269, H11273, H11276 [8DE], H11338, H11490-H11492 [13DE], H11959, H12034 [16DE], H12155-H12157, H12160 [17DE], E2443, E2447 [6DE], E2486 [8DE], E2504 [12DE], E2561, E2576 [17DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, H12269-H12277 [18DE], E2634, E2638, E2641, E2645, E2649 [22DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 640), H12233-H12241 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), insert H.R. 4241 language in lieu, H10749 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, H11959-H11968 [16DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11087 [6DE], H11115, H11116, H11194-H11199, H11213, H11214 [7DE], H11225, H11226, H11234-H11264, H11269, H11273, H11275, H11318, H11320, H11322 [8DE], H12054, H12161 [17DE], E2511 [13DE], E2532, E2533, E2538 [14DE], E2547 [15DE], E2562 [17DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), consideration (H. Res. 588), H11227-H11234 [8DE]

———reconciliation process, H9079-H9090 [25OC], H9281 [27OC]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H393, H395, H397 [8FE], H679 [16FE], H722, H777-H784 [17FE], H1425, H1427, H1500 [15MR], H1513 [16MR], H1668, H1669, H1676 [17MR], H9547 [2NO], H12162-H12165 [17DE]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (H.R. 2290), H5370 [29JN]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1553, H1558, H1562, H1597 [16MR], H2945, H2946 [4MY], H9022 [20OC], H10048 [9NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1500 [15MR], H1513, H1547-H1598, H1607-H1610 [16MR], H1625, H1626, H1627-H1674, H1676, H1679, H1681, H1682 [17MR], H2509 [26AP], H2638-H2645 [27AP], E481 [17MR], E557-E559 [6AP], E584 [7AP], E621 [12AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2652, H2703-H2717, H2720 [28AP], H2948 [4MY], H3093-H3095 [10MY], E837 [2MY], E975 [13MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 154), H1536-H1545 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248), H2693 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H2653-H2659 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2509-H2520 [26AP], E875 [4MY]

Bush, President: notification that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 3), H7, H35 [4JA]

———request transmission of certain information to the House of Representatives relative to plan assets and liabilities of single-employer pension plans (H. Res. 134), E335 [2MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (H.R. 4510), H12283-H12286 [18DE]

———permit individuals in the Hall of the House to obtain footage of the House in session for inclusion in the orientation film to be shown at the Capitol Vistors Center (H. Res. 480), H8739 [7OC]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to Jackie Robinson posthumously (H. Con. Res. 79), H804 [1MR], E333 [2MR]

———placement of plaque in Statuary Hall recognizing past holding of religious services in the Old House Chamber, H4941, H4942 [22JN]

Capitol Pages: anniversary of the class of 1981, E2029 [6OC]

———tribute, H4322-H4325 [9JN], E103 [26JA]

———tribute to House of Representatives Page School, E153 [2FE]

Capitol Police: commend for evacuation of the Capitol complex due to errant flight into restricted airspace, H3133, H3134, H3162 [11MY], H3203 [12MY], H5482 [30JN]

———tribute to officers participating in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8166 [21SE]

Capitol Visitors Center: funding, H1857 [12AP], H4939, H4940-H4943, H4945, H4961 [22JN], H6463 [26JY], H7029 [28JY]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (H. Res. 375), E1963 [27SE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (H.R. 258), H260 [1FE]

Commitee on Energy and Commerce (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 513), H9189 [26OC]

Committee on Homeland Security (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 73), H419 [9FE]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): extend (S. Con. Res. 2), E23 [4JA]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 147), H1514 [16MR]

Committee on Resources (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 112), H673 [16FE]

Committee on Rules (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 6), H31 [4JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 161), H1547 [16MR]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 65), H339 [2FE]

Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 64), H339 [2FE]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 68), H369 [8FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 147), H1514 [16MR]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 139), H1002 [8MR]

Committees of the House: appointment of Representative Sanders (H. Res. 50), H203 [26JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 32), H81 [6JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 48), H200 [26JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 66), H339 [2FE]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 445), H8060 [15SE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 33), H82 [6JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 49), H203 [26JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 49), correction in engrossment, H219 [26JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 62), H317 [2FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 74), H422 [9FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 111), H665 [16FE]

Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (S. 335), H11606, H11607 [14DE]

Congressional Black Caucus: anniversary of Veterans Braintrust, E2578 [17DE]

———budget priorities, H1573-H1576, H1581, H1582, H1584, H1595, H1596 [16MR], H1642-H1653 [17MR]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: candlelight vigil on Capitol steps in support of relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8167 [21SE]

———tribute to interns, E1645 [27JY]

Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues: tribute to Women in Military Wreath Laying Ceremony, E1103, E1104, E1106, E1107, E1108 [26MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: allow groups of individuals or organizations to be eligible recipients, H204, H206-H210, H216 [26JA]

———change effective date of induced reasonable standards, H211 [26JA]

———provide equitable distribution of medals between majority and minority parties, H206, H213-H215 [26JA]

———provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), H206-H218 [26JA], H260 [1FE], E124 [1FE]

———provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), amendment process, H140 [20JA]

———provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), consideration (H. Res. 42), H203-H206 [26JA]

———provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), motion to recommit, H216 [26JA]

———raise the number of medals awarded per calendar year, H206, H211, H212 [26JA]

Congressional Office of Compliance: permit certain officers to serve one additional term (H.R. 3071), H5560, H5561 [30JN]

Congressional Youth Leadership Council: anniversary, E781 [27AP], E936 [11MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: funding, H4612 [16JN], E1317 [23JN]

Corps of Engineers: require congressional approval prior to reprogramming of water development program funding, H3792 [24MY]

Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 149), E23 [4JA]

DeLay, Representative: acknowledgement as majority leader of the House of Representatives, H6 [4JA]

Democratic Party: development of innovation agenda to improve scientific research and development, telecommunications technology, and energy independence, H11277-H11279 [8DE]

———national agenda, H1423, H1424 [15MR], H2540 [26AP], H3289 [16MY], H3756-H3761 [23MY], H4125 [26MY], H4174-H4179 [7JN], H5948-H5954 [18JY], H6555 [26JY], H8854 [18OC], H8989 [20OC], H9110 [26OC], H9416-H9418 [28OC], H9633-H9638 [3NO], H10150 [10NO], H10379, H10382 [16NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: prevent the use of private contractors on certain elements of the Food Stamp Program unless authorized by Congress, H8940-H8946 [19OC]

———reduce interest rate on loans to processors of sugar beets and sugarcane, H4252-H4257 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish reporting requirements for the war-related costs of reconstitution of equipment and military construction, H4004 [25MY]

———Federal contracting process reform, E1110 [26MY]

———improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H223 [26JA]

———release all documentation used for recommendations on closures and realignments of military installations, H4109, H4110 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require a report to Congress on border violence activities and efforts to prevent them, H3499-H3501 [18MY]

———require report on implementation of Employment Eligibility Verification System, H11979, H11980 [16DE]

Dept. of Justice: investigate implementation of Texas redistricting plan, H11183 [7DE], H11226 [8DE]

———require annual report on use or development of data-mining technology by Federal agencies, H6274-H6276 [21JY]

District of Columbia: consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (H. Con. Res. 1), H32 [4JA]

———payment of congressional salaries until congressional Delegate has a vote in Congress, H5504 [30JN]

———provide budget autonomy (H.R. 1629), E652 [14AP]

———provide full voting representation in Congress (H.R. 398), H307 [2FE]

———provide the Delegate to Congress with a vote in the Committee of the Whole, E34 [6JA]

Education: tribute to Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program, E233 [15FE]

Ellor, Margaret: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, E1307 [21JN]

European Union: negotiation of a free trade agreement (H. Con. Res. 131), H1951 [13AP], H2467 [21AP]

Executive departments: enforce current immigration laws, H11839-H11842 [15DE]

———prohibit funding in contravention of requirements for frank and complete answers in communications and testimony before Congress, H5516-H5522 [30JN]

Eximbank: compel the Board of Directors to vote on every proposal for financing whether or not the proposal meets the basic congressionally mandated conditions for approval, E1382 [28JN]

Florida: tribute to Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients, E1446 [11JY]

Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, H699-H705 [16FE]

Foreign trade: impose limits on U.S. foreign debt (H.R. 746), H1003 [8MR]

Germany: staff exchange program with the Bundestag, E167 [8FE]

Government: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H8835 [17OC]

———include private contractors in ban on funding for publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat legislation, H5159 [24JN], H5485 [30JN]

GPO: reduce number of printed copies of Congressional Record, H4956, H4957 [22JN]

Haas, Karen L.: election as the Clerk of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 580), H11071 [6DE]

Hastert, Representative: acknowledgement as Speaker of the House, H4 [4JA]

Hines, Donald, II (Dale): Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, E1346 [24JN]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 39), E1249 [15JN], E1259 [17JN], E1321 [23JN]

Holliday, Gayle: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., Spouses Celebration of Leadership Unsung Hero Award recipient, E2050 [7OC]

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 39), H251 [1FE]

———authority of officials during adjournment, H33 [4JA]

———authorize the taking of official photographs in the House Chamber (H. Res. 232), H2520 [26AP]

———authorizing recess for joint meeting to receive Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, H1737 [5AP]

———bribery allegations relative to Representative Nick Smith's vote on Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H994 [8MR]

———commend efforts to permit constituents to participate in floor debate through e-mail, H10214 [15NO]

———compensation of certain minority employees (H. Res. 7), H32 [4JA]

———condemn practice of scheduling critical votes at times that discourage comprehensive media coverage, H994 [8MR]

———congressional basketball game against American League of Lobbyists, H7927 [14SE]

———dismiss election contest relative to the office of Representative from the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee (H. Res. 239), H2576 [27AP]

———election of officers (H. Res. 1), H6 [4JA]

———establish a commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House and the method by which Representatives are elected (H.R. 1989), E813 [28AP]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 8), H32 [4JA]

———formation of Out of Iraq Caucus, H4880-H4888 [21JN]

———impact of bipartisanship, H2723 [28AP], H3440 [18MY]

———impact of partisanship, H496 [9FE], H1606 [16MR], H2942 [4MY], H3898 [25MY], H4707, H4718 [17JN], H6310 [21JY], H10138 [9NO], H11310, H11317 [8DE], H11753 [15DE], H12154 [17DE], E2653 [30DE]

———importance of bipartisanship, H6207 [21JY]

———legislative priorities, H4145 [7JN]

———legislative process, H12173, H12174, H12176 [18DE]

———morning hour debate, H37 [4JA]

———notify President of election of the Clerk (H. Res. 582), H11073 [6DE]

———notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 4), H7 [4JA]

———notify Senate of election of the Clerk (H. Res. 581), H11073 [6DE]

———permission to extend and revise remarks and include extraneous material, H33 [4JA]

———provide for just apportionment of Members in all States (H.R. 564), E143 [2FE]

———smoking policies in House office buildings, H4941 [22JN]

———welcome to former Members of Congress, H3559 [19MY]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H7-H31 [4JA]

———adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), unanimous-consent request, H23 [4JA]

———open versus restrictive rules, H8187 [21SE]

———provisional quorum, H28 [4JA]

Hoyer, Representative: acknowledgement as minority whip of the House of Representatives, H6 [4JA]

Hurricanes: conduct a congressional inquiry into Federal response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H8360, H8361 [27SE]

———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, H7962, H7968, H8011, H8064 [15SE], H8151, H8153-H8155, H8158 [20SE], H8223-H8229 [21SE], H8378 [27SE], H8392, H8394, H8395, H8488, H8504, H8507 [28SE], H8830, H8831, H8835, H8836 [17OC], H8855 [18OC], H8972, H8976 [19OC], H9023-H9025 [20OC], H9094 [25OC], H9267-H9273 [26OC], H9681, H9686 [4NO], H10030, H10035 [8NO], E1820 [13SE], E1885 [19SE]

———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 (H.R. 3764), H8328 [22SE], H8720-H8722, H8725-H8727, H8730 [6OC], H8896-H8902 [18OC], H9337-H9343 [27OC], E1846, E1847 [14SE], E1878, E1879 [15SE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish, H4830-H4840, H4856, H4857 [21JN], H4901, H4903 [22JN]

———establish (H.R. 3003), H11078 [6DE], E1307 [21JN]

Integrity: protect, H8505-H8510 [28SE], H8729, H8730 [6OC]

Intelligence services: congressional oversight authority, E186 [8FE]

———reform intelligence community oversight, H3061 [10MY], H5244-H5250 [27JN]

Iraq: report on congressional delegation trip, H8853 [18OC]

Kilroy, Lindsay: Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District high school art competition ``An Artistic Discovery'' winner, E964 [13MY]

Kogan, Eugene B.: report on the role of Congress in the implementation of U.S. foreign policy, E2408 [18NO]

Lawrence, James and Virginia: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1845 [14SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H4958 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4934-H4962 [22JN], H6463 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), amendment process, H4707 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), conference report, H7023-H7030 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), consideration (H. Res. 334), H4928-H4934 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 396), H6948, H6949 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), motion to recommit, H4961 [22JN]

Library of Congress: funding, H4943 [22JN]

Lobbyists: relationship with special interest groups, H4861 [21JN], H6438 [26JY]

Medal of Honor: anniversary, H5643 [12JY]

Members of Congress: ABC News report on failure of Members to properly disclose travel forms, H2628 [27AP]

———constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the Senate and House of Representatives (H.J. Res. 26), H957, H958 [3MR]

———create code of official conduct relative to lobbyists and require a waiting period of 2 years before former Members and staff can become congressional lobbyists, H2983 [5MY], H3087 [10MY]

———deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4535), H11511 [14DE]

———deny cost-of-living adjustments, H5279 [28JN], E1394 [28JN]

———reception honoring former Members, H3559-H3586 [19MY]

———reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 4047), E2164 [25OC]

———tribute to charity football game with Capitol Police, H10516 [17NO]

Middle East: report on congressional delegation trip, H2464-H2468 [21AP], H8238-H8244 [21SE]

Mississippi River: require Corps of Engineers report on progress and maintain balance in regards to lock and dam modernization and ecosystem restoration, H5877 [14JY]

National Prayer Breakfast, H5954-H5959 [18JY], E1208 [14JN]

New Mexico: tribute to Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients from the First Congressional District, E1277 [17JN]

News media: mischaracterization of congressional funding for Palestinians, E931 [11MY]

Novak, Patrick: award Congressional Gold Medal, E38 [6JA]

109th Congress: accomplishments, H2480 [26AP], H2554 [27AP], H2652, H2653 [28AP], H2800-H2806 [3MY], H2886, H2939 [4MY], H2982, H2984, H2985 [5MY], H4076 [26MY], H4302 [9JN], H4901 [22JN], H5595 [30JN], H6555 [26JY], H6939 [28JY], H7570 [29JY], H11317 [8DE], H12172, H12174 [18DE]

———goals, H4, H5 [4JA], H1423, H1424 [15MR]

Pelosi, Representative: acknowledgement as minority leader of the House of Representatives, H6 [4JA]

Pharmaceuticals: impact of industry lobbyists, H2534 [26AP]

Political campaigns: repeal limits on contributions and party campaign expenditures, restore certain rights to exempt organizations, and allow State and local parties to make expenditures using nonfederal funds (H.R. 1316), H1857 [12AP], H2556 [27AP], H3544 [18MY], H5643 [12JY]

Po'Pay: dedication of statue provided by New Mexico for display in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 242), H8169-H8171 [21SE]

President and Vice President: counting of electoral votes, H82, H83, H84-H130 [6JA], E65 [25JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes, H82, H83, H85-H128, H130 [6JA], E65 [25JA]

Public debt: ceiling, H1582 [16MR], H1682 [17MR], H4175, H4176, H4179 [7JN], H4903 [22JN], H5896, H5897 [14JY]

Puerto Rico: political status relative to anniversary of Congress granting U.S. citizenship, H918 [2MR]

———voting rights of residents who are U.S. citizens, H2787 [3MY]

Reisenauer, Jeffrey: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, E1263 [17JN]

Republican Party: impact of ethics violations, H8850 [18OC], H11321 [8DE]

———national agenda, H2156 [20AP], H3118 [11MY], H3889 [24MY], H4077 [26MY], H4874-H4880 [21JN], H5082, H5092-H5099 [23JN], H8729 [6OC], H9108, H9110 [26OC], H9281, H9331, H9343-H9349 [27OC], H9558, H9559, H9627, H9628 [3NO], H9691-H9693 [4NO], H10023 [8NO], H11512 [14DE]

———relationship with lobbyists, H1854 [12AP], H1974 [14AP], H3161, H3166 [11MY], H9933 [7NO]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition, E326 [2MR]

Rubin, Tibor (Ted): Medal of Honor recipient, E2029 [6OC]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 2), H7 [4JA]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H2153 [20AP], H2398 [21AP], H2546 [26AP], H2746, H2750 [3MY], H2886, H2950-H2956 [4MY], H2983, H3031 [5MY], H3064 [10MY], H3116, H3117, H3118, H3119 [11MY], H3201, H3202, H3203, H3204, H3239 [12MY], H3269, H3291, H3293, H3300-H3305 [16MY], H3337 [17MY], H3440, H3441, H3442, H3544, H3546 [18MY], H3586, H3587, H3588, H3678 [19MY], H3699 [23MY], H3772, H3883, H3888 [24MY], H3899 [25MY], E1003 [17MY]

Sharfer, Anthony: Defense Intelligence Agency permanent pulling of security clearance relative to scheduled testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), H8728 [6OC], H8979-H8983 [19OC]

Singh, Manmohan: joint meeting to hear address by Indian Prime Minister, H5965, H5971 [19JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H176 [25JA], H692 [16FE], H1738, H1755 [5AP], H1926 [13AP], H2634, H2644 [27AP], H2698-H2701 [28AP], H2749 [3MY], H4902 [22JN], H6111, H6114 [20JY]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (H.R. 219), E6 [4JA]

———provide congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements (H.R. 2339), E963 [13MY]

Sports: tribute to congressional baseball game participants, H5165, H5166 [24JN]

State of the Union Message: joint session (H. Con. Res. 20), H170 [25JA]

Truth in Regulating Act: make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules (H.R. 1167), H4489 [15JN]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1259), E458 [16MR]

U.N.: require GAO report to Congress on U.N. contracting and construction costs of certain U.N. buildings in Geneva, Switzerland, H4631 [16JN]

War: require congressional declaration prior to commitment of troops, E2319 [9NO]

War Powers Resolution: compliance, H4771, H4772 [20JN]

Winnemucca, Sarah: dedication of statue provided by Nevada for display in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 5), H800-H803 [1MR]

Yushchenko, Viktor: joint meeting to hear address by Ukrainian President, H1784 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 2), S68 [6JA]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 21), S613 [26JA]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 103), S3096 [19MR]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 167), S6063 [26MY]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 198), S7872 [30JN]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 225), S9319 [28JY]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 307), S13307 [18NO]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 23), S3103 [20MR]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 51), S9598, S9605, S9606 [1SE]

Agriculture: ensure legislation allowing cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, S2903-S2907, S2926 [17MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, S10278, S10279 [21SE]

Appropriations: continue congressional authority to make emergency designations without Presidential approval, S2899, S2900, S2924 [17MR]

———legislative process, S3888 [19AP], S3984 [20AP], S11997 [27OC], S13427 [12DE], S13989 [19DE], S14256 [21DE]

———legislative process relative to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts proposals, S9969-S9971 [13SE], S10014-S10016 [14SE]

———on-budget treatment and reporting requirements relative to future requests for supplemental appropriations for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, S3786 [18AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: ensure legislation allowing oil and gas exploration receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, S2706, S2716-S2720 [15MR], S2769-S2772, S2774-S2782, S2784-S2787 [16MR]

Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: disapprove request of President for extension of trade promotion authority (S. Res. 100), S3317 [6AP], S7704 [30JN]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1597), S9517 [29JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S998 [7FE], S1067-S1073, S1107 [8FE], S1153 [9FE], S1326-S1328 [14FE], S1582 [17FE], S1783-S1785 [28FE], S2061 [4MR], S2592-S2597 [14MR], S9712-S9715 [7SE], S11653-S11656 [20OC], S11736 [21OC], S11779 [25OC], S12124 [1NO], S12878 [16NO], S13435 [12DE], S13991 [19DE]

———establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (S. 877), S4123 [21AP]

———establish biennial cycle, S2838 [16MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), S13326-S13328 [18NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12039, S12041 [28OC], S12065-S12074 [31OC], S12079-S12099, S12106-S12122, S12144, S12146 [1NO], S12149-S12219, S12282-S12284 [2NO], S12285-S12287, S12291-S12346 [3NO], S12375, S12376 [4NO], S12443 [7NO], S12516, S12522 [8NO], S13435 [12DE], S13647 [15DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S13984, S14015-S14024, S14025 [19DE], S14073-S14084, S14086, S14096-S14108, S14111, S14113, S14114, S14116-S14120, S14123, S14132, S14146-S14160 [20DE], S14200-S14221, S14284, S14298, S14299, S14312 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report—motion to proceed, S14015 [19DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S14160 [20DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, S13460, S13461, S13469-S13471, S13478-S13483, S13485, S13491-S13494 [13DE], S13521-S13524, S13527-S13531, S13536-S13546 [14DE], S13630-S13635 [15DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), unanimous-consent agreement, S13507 [13DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), unanimous-consent request, S14289 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S12923-S12934, S12936-S12940 [16NO], S13072-S13146 [17NO], S13339, S13344, S13352-S13354 [18NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), unanimous-consent agreement, S13092 [17NO]

———reconciliation process, S9712-S9715 [7SE], S9911 [12SE], S11653, S11656 [20OC], S11779, S11780 [25OC], S11855-S11857, S11873, S11874 [26OC], S11969-S11971 [27OC]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, S11873 [26OC]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, S2796-S2806 [16MR], S12091-S12093, S12095, S12096 [1NO], S12217 [2NO], S12291 [3NO], S13115, S13121, S13122, S13126 [17NO]

———require a two-thirds vote for all non-defense, non-trust fund discretionary funding which exceeds previous fiscal years, S11877 [26OC], S11993 [27OC], S12114-S12120 [1NO], S12302 [3NO]

———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (S. 287), S987, S988 [3FE]

———science and technology funding, S1326-S1328 [14FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), S3137 [4AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S4481-S4527 [28AP], S13562 [14DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), insert S. Con. Res. 18 language in lieu, S2971 [17MR], S3158 [4AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), unanimous-consent agreement, S2971 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2505 [11MR], S2587-S2641 [14MR], S2661-S2728, S2755-S2757 [15MR], S2759-S2841 [16MR], S2875-S2897, S2899, S2901-S2926, S2929-S2967 [17MR]

Burr, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S7766 [30JN]

Bush, President: notification that a quorum has assembled (S. Res. 1), S6 [4JA]

Canada: welcome Parliament members to Senate chamber, S1924 [2MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to Jackie Robinson posthumously (H. Con. Res. 79), S1882 [1MR]

Capitol Pages: tribute, S6065 [26MY], S6341 [9JN]

Capitol Police: commend for evacuation of the Capitol complex due to errant flight into restricted airspace, S4906 [11MY], S7670 [30JN]

———funding, S9373 [29JY]

———tribute, S3366 [11AP]

Capitol Police Board: certify that granting height variance for new construction will not negatively impact congessional security, S7403 [27JN]

Carpenter, Lori: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S10227 [20SE]

Classified information: prohibit Federal office holders, who make reference to a classified FBI report or to an FBI agent's comments which are used for propaganda by terrorists, from holding a security clearance, S8273-S8279 [14JY]

Colombia: civil liberties violations of Afro-Colombians, S3133 [4AP]

Committee on Foreign Acquisitions Affecting National Security: establish, S8609 [21JY]

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

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): extend (S. Con. Res. 2), S7 [4JA]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (S. Res. 72), S2098 [4MR]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to H. Con Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, S6469 [14JN], S9274 [28JY]

———tribute to staff, S4523, S4524 [28AP]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (S. Res. 72), S2098 [4MR]

Committees of the Senate: funding, S40, S41 [6JA], S98 [20JA]

———majority party appointments (S. Res. 5), S39 [6JA]

———minority party appointments (S. Res. 6), S40 [6JA]

Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (S. 335), S8328 [14JY]

Congressional Commission on Expanding Social Service Delivery Options: establish, S11882, S11883 [26OC]

———establish (S. 1560), S9476 [29JY]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education: convene, S10367 [22SE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: permit certain officers to serve one additional term (H.R. 3071), S8245 [13JY]

Cooper, Clay: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S10227 [20SE]

Corzine, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S13722-S13724 [16DE]

Cuba: report on congressional delegation trip, S7397-S7402 [27JN]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 641), S2852 [16MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S127, S130-S132 [24JA], S4167 [25AP], S11340, S11341-S11343 [17OC], S11750-S11753 [24OC]

Democratic Policy Committee: oversight hearings on awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, S11758 [24OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: disapprove rule relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (S.J. Res. 4), S1349 [14FE], S1591 [17FE], S1927 [2MR], S1961-S1979 [3MR]

———prevent the use of private contractors on certain elements of the Food Stamp Program unless authorized by Congress, S10284 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: release all documentation used for recommendations on closures and realignments of military installations (S. 1127), S5933-S5936, S5940 [25MY], S6002, S6065 [26MY]

———require reports to Congress on efforts to stabilize Iraq and relieve burden on Armed Forces members deployed in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region, S8181 [13JY]

Dept. of Energy: small business subcontracting program requirements, S4842 [10MY]

Dept. of State: submit report on proposed mergers of certain U.S. and foreign-owned companies, S8522, S8530 [20JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require a report to Congress for certain budget shortfalls, S10356 [22SE]

Director of National Intelligence: require submittal to Congress of any Presidential Daily Briefing relating to Iraq during the period from 1997 to the start of the war with Iraq, S14120-S14122 [20DE]

Disasters: report on congressional trip to areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa that were struck by earthquake and tsunami, S543-S546 [26JA], S682, S734 [1FE]

District of Columbia: provide budget autonomy (S. 800), S3674 [14AP]

———provide full voting representation in Congress (S. 195), S604 [26JA]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (S. 1975), S12531 [8NO], S12679 [10NO]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (S. 1495), S8959 [26JY]

Federal aid programs: call for periodic evaluation of existing programs, S6143 [7JN]

Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to Europe and the Middle East, S6391 [13JN]

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

———impose limits on U.S. foreign debt (S. 355), S1284 [10FE]

———report on congressional trip to New Zealand and Australia, S735 [1FE]

Frist, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S12375 [4NO]

Giugni, Henry K.: tribute (S. Res. 300), S12372, S12373 [3NO]

Health: establish an expedited procedure for congressional consideration of health care reform legislation (S. 934), S4549 [28AP]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 39), S1059-S1062 [7FE], S6348, S6364-S6388 [13JN], S6469 [14JN]

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 39), S908 [2FE]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 225), S9249 [28JY]

———notify that a quorum of the Senate is present (S. Res. 2), S6 [4JA]

———tribute to students and faculty of the Page School, S3343 [7AP]

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, S9743 [8SE], S9871 [9SE], S9900-S9902 [12SE], S10008-S10010, S10016, S10030, S10031 [14SE], S10205, S10206 [20SE], S10333 [22SE], S12555 [9NO], S12902 [16NO]

———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 (S. 1748), S10326 [21SE], S10391 [22SE], S12897-S12899 [16NO]

———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 (S. 1748), unanimous-consent request, S12898 [16NO]

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

Immigration: use of undocumented workers in the carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, S11758-S11761 [24OC]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (S. 1169), S6105 [6JN]

Iraq: require the Dept. of Defense and the CIA to report to Congress on the progress of their strategies and goals for stabilizing Iraq, S10916 [4OC]

Kennedy, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S13437 [12DE]

Lautenberg, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S7597 [29JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), S7739-S7749 [30JN], S7902 [1JY], S8090 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), conference report, S9323, S9334, S9335, S9373 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S9333 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9319 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), unanimous-consent request, S7597, S7598 [29JN]

———require Members of Congress and legislative branch employees to report all contact with representatives of countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism (S. 1972), S12450 [7NO]

Library of Congress: Adventures of the American Mind Program funding, S7748, S7749 [30JN]

———tribute to the James Madison Council and John W. Kluge (S. Res. 247), S10389 [22SE]

McConnell, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S7493-S7495 [28JN]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (S. 2055), S13364 [18NO]

Medicaid: recognize importance and ensure that reconciliation legislation reported by a conference committee does not have an adverse affect on beneficiaries (S. 1969), S12460 [7NO], S12551 [8NO]

Medicare: clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (S. 2071), S13377 [18NO]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, S11404 [17OC], S11450, S11458-S11460 [18OC]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (S. 60), S241 [24JA]

Middle East: report on congressional delegation trip, S4797 [10MY], S4887 [11MY], S5007 [12MY], S5197 [16MY], S5249 [17MY], S13533-S13536 [14DE]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (S. 1035), S5190, S5194 [13MY]

109th Congress: accomplishments, S993 [3FE], S1361 [15FE], S4534 [28AP], S6076 [6JN], S7880 [1JY], S8204 [13JY], S8332, S8375-S8377 [15JY], S9249, S9319 [28JY], S9418 [29JY], S10392 [22SE], S13068 [17NO], S13307, S13407, S13408 [18NO], S14296, S14298 [21DE]

———convening, S5 [4JA]

Peratrovich, Roy and Elizabeth Wanamaker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (S. 448), S1660 [17FE]

Po'Pay: dedication of statue provided by New Mexico for display in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 242), S10319 [21SE], S10371, S10372 [22SE]

President and Vice President: counting of electoral votes, S41-S56 [6JA]

———counting of electoral votes (S. Con. Res. 1), S6 [4JA]

Public debt: ceiling, S2917, S2918, S2934 [17MR]

Reid, Senator: appreciation for expressions of concern during hospitalization, S9609 [6SE]

———release of Republican National Committee research briefing criticizing political tactics, S995, S1065 [7FE], S1073 [8FE], S1176 [9FE], S1255 [10FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S109 [24JA], S4226 [26AP], S10203-S10205 [20SE]

Rohan, James P.: tribute (S. Res. 281), S11596 [19OC]

Senate: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 29), S4479 [28AP]

———announcement of series of policy debates and explanation of format, S3227, S3228 [5AP]

———authority of officials during adjournment, S1693 [17FE], S3086, S3090 [17MR], S4607 [28AP], S6063 [26MY], S7943 [1JY], S8499 [19JY], S9202 [27JY], S9557 [29JY], S9605 [1SE], S10809 [30SE], S11331 [7OC], S13418 [18NO], S14424 [22DE]

———authorize taking of video images in the Senate Chamber (S. Res. 187), S7924 [1JY]

———authorize the Architect of the Capitol to study feasibility of installing energy and water conservation measures on the rooftop of the Dirksen building, S7280 [23JN]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (S. Res. 3), S6 [4JA]

———impact of bipartisanship, S6243, S6244 [9JN], S9586 [29JY]

———impact of partisanship, S3770 [18AP], S4237-S4243 [26AP], S13545 [14DE], S14200, S14291 [21DE]

———legislative priorities, S114 [24JA], S376 [25JA], S6188-S6190 [8JN], S6278 [9JN], S6716 [16JN], S9097 [27JY], S9696, S9699 [7SE], S10396-S10398 [26SE], S10923 [4OC], S13407 [18NO]

———recess, unanimous-consent agreement, S4463 [28AP]

———recess, unanimous-consent request, S3884 [19AP]

———suspend time limitations on debate of budget reconciliation legislation that causes or increases a deficit, S12312 [3NO]

———tribute to Pages and staff, S9586 [29JY]

———tribute to staff, S12628 [9NO]

``Senate Election Law Guidebook'': authorize printing (S. Res. 325), S13412 [18NO]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Jones v. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, et al. (S. Res. 213), S9056 [26JY]

———authorize representation in Keyter v. McCain, et al. (S. Res. 213), S9056 [26JY]

———authorize representation in LaFreniere v. Congress (S. Res. 188), S7924, S7925 [1JY]

———authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in New Hampshire v. Anne Miller, Mary Lee Sargent, Jessica Ellis, Lynn Chong, Donald Booth, and Eileen Reardon (S. Res. 267), S11166 [5OC]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S1831, S1834 [1MR], S1998 [3MR], S2078-S2080 [4MR], S2297-S2304 [9MR], S2408-S2415 [10MR], S3268 [6AP], S3445-S3448 [12AP], S3506-S3512 [13AP], S3612-S3614 [14AP], S3762-S3765 [15AP], S3770-S3775 [18AP], S3960, S3962, S3964 [20AP], S4041-S4052, S4076-S4078, S4096 [21AP], S4139-S4148 [22AP], S4173-S4176, S4219-S4221 [25AP], S4225, S4228, S4237-S4243 [26AP], S4352-S4373, S4436-S4443 [27AP], S4448-S4452, S4463-S4465, S4467 [28AP], S4612-S4622, S4632-S4634, S4638 [9MY], S4798-S4804, S4807-S4814, S4817-S4819 [10MY], S4888-S4896 [11MY], S5008-S5011, S5029-S5037, S5039-S5042, S5046 [12MY], S5199, S5208-S5213 [16MY], S5250, S5251, S5282-S5292 [17MY], S5373-S5433 [18MY], S5453-S5525 [19MY], S5552-S5578 [20MY], S5715-S5775, S5807-S5813 [23MY], S5816-S5831, S5833-S5837 [24MY], S5859-S5861, S5864-S5868, S5873-S5875, S5916 [25MY], S6000-S6002 [26MY], S6082 [6JN], S6342-S6344 [9JN], S6355 [13JN], S7371-S7373 [24JN], S10547-S10551 [28SE], S13427-S13435 [12DE]

———bringing up of nongermane and nonrelevant amendments after invoking cloture, S3100-S3103 [20MR]

———historical use of the filibuster as a checks and balance mechanism, S5250, S5287-S5290 [17MY]

———housekeeping unanimous-consent agreements, S7 [4JA]

———process for consideration of conference reports, S13977-S13984, S13986 [19DE], S14141, S14142 [20DE], S14221, S14227, S14228, S14231, S14232, S14234 [21DE]

———strengthen fiscal responsibility by improving Senate consideration of conference reports (S. Res. 209), S8832 [25JY]

Singh, Manmohan: joint meeting to hear address by Indian Prime Minister, S8440 [19JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2676-S2678, S2685, S2686 [15MR], S4509, S4510 [28AP]

State of the Union Message: joint session (H. Con. Res. 20), S677 [31JA]

Taxation: ensure legislation allowing tax cuts receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order or require such cuts to be offset, S2817-S2821 [16MR], S2920, S2921 [17MR]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 392), S1516 [16FE], S1607 [17FE], S11055, S11056 [4OC]

Uribe, Alvaro: U.S. visit, S10058 [15SE]

War Powers Resolution: compliance, S5775 [23MY]

Winnemucca, Sarah: dedication of statue provided by Nevada for display in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 5), S1957 [2MR]

Wood, Chris: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S9981 [13SE]

Yushchenko, Viktor: authorize appointment of committee to escort Ukrainian President into the House chamber for joint session, S3227 [5AP]

Reports

Congress to Campus Program: Association of Former Members of Congress, H3561-H3579 [19MY]

HHSC Awards Call Center Contract: Center on Public Policy Priorities, H8944 [19OC]

William Edgar Borah's Arguments Against Senate Anti-Lynching Bills in the 1920's and 1930's: David Palmer, S6381-S6383 [13JN]

Reports filed

Congressional Award Act Reauthorization: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 335) (S. Rept. 109-87), S7293 [23JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 95, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2006-2010: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 248) (H. Rept. 109-63), H2734 [28AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2985, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 396) (H. Rept. 109-202), H6932 [27JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 640) (H. Rept. 109-363), H13188 [22DE]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 95, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2006-2010: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 109-19), H1506 [15MR]

Consideration of H.R. 54, Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 42) (H. Rept. 109-1), H193 [25JA]

Consideration of H.R. 2985, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 109-144), H4895 [21JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4241, Deficit Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 109-281), H10144 [9NO]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 109-303), H10501 [16NO]

Consideration of H.R. 4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 109-330), H11219 [7DE]

Deficit Reduction Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1932) (H. Rept. 109-362), H13188 [22DE]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 4241) (H. Rept. 109-276), H9962 [7NO]

Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act: Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1932), S12006 [27OC]

Dismiss Election Contest Relative to the Office of Representative From the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee: Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. Rept. 109-57), H2645 [27AP]

Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State Transmittal of Documents Relative to Communications With United Kingdom Officials on Iraq: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 109-223), H8102 [19SE]

527 Fairness Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 109-146), H4983 [22JN]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2985) (H. Rept. 109-189), H6649 [26JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2985) (H. Rept. 109-139), H4801 [20JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2985) (S. Rept. 109-89), S7377 [24JN]

Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 873) (H. Rept. 109-110), H4294 [8JN]

Request Transmission of Certain Information to House of Representatives Relative to Plan Assets and Liabilities of Single-Employer Pension Plans: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 134) (H. Rept. 109-34), H1893 [12AP]

Review of Legislative Activity During the 108th Congress: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Rept. 109-135), S9832 [8SE]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 248, Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 95, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2006-2010: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. Rept. 109-60), H2645 [27AP]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2006-2010: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 109-62), H2734 [28AP]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 109-17), H1416 [14MR]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 18), S2517 [11MR]

Tax Relief Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2020), S12948 [16NO]

Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4297) (H. Rept. 109-304), H10908 [17NO]

Resumes

Congressional Activity: 109th Cong., 1st sess., D47 [1FE], D159 [1MR], D283 [4AP], D435 [3MY], D567 [6JN], D723 [1JY], D880, D881 [6SE], D1005 [3OC], D1129 [1NO], D1257 [6DE], D1341 [30DE]

Rollcalls

Former Members of Congress, H3560 [19MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10531 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12089 [1NO], S12302, S12307, S12309, S12325 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14205 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13102, S13103, S13104, S13123, S13124, S13125, S13126, S13127, S13128, S13129, S13131, S13132, S13133, S13134 [17NO]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H10 [4JA]

Members of Congress: ABC News report on failure of Members to properly disclose travel forms, H2629 [27AP]

Statements

Blue Dog Coalition—Praise for 2004 Budget Enforcement Bill: Bob Bixby, Concord Coalition, H1500 [15MR]

Bush Administration Budget Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H386 [8FE]

———several Protestant religious leaders, E384 [8MR]

Dept. of Energy Small Business Subcontracting Program: Representative Manzullo, Committee on Small Business (House) and Senator Snowe, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S4843 [10MY], H3016 [5MY]

Disagreeing Without Demonizing: National Council of Churches, S4147 [22AP]

Disapproval of Rule Submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture Relating to Risk Zones for Introduction of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease): Executive Office of the President, S1979 [3MR]

District of Columbia Full Voting Representation in Congress: Emory Kosh, H307 [2FE]

———Isaac Lewis, H308 [2FE]

———Marcus Gray, H308 [2FE]

Fight for Our Future—The Courts, the United States Senate, and the American People: Senator Biden, S5737 [23MY]

Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Representative Edwards, H9605 [3NO]

Senate Rules Amendment Relative to Votes Required To Invoke Cloture on Presidential Appointments in Order To Prevent Filibuster: Senator Specter, S4634 [9MY]

Senate Rules Relative to Unlimited Debate: Senator Levin, S5563 [20MY]

Summaries

Committee on Finance (Senate) Contribution to Budget Reconciliation Legislation, S12070-S12073 [31OC]

Congressional Black Caucus budget proposal for 2006-2010, H1648 [17MR]

Stimulating Leadership in Cutting Expenditures (SLICE) Act (H.R. 3966), H8528 [29SE]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, S7064 [22JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to H. Con Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, S6469 [14JN], S9275 [28JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2985, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7902 [1JY]

Congressional Black Caucus 2006 budget restorations and increases, H1653 [17MR]

Congressional Black Caucus budget reallocation of budget defense funding, H1645 [17MR]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4935-H4938 [22JN]

———conference report, H7024-H7028 [28JY]

Nominations subjected to cloture attempts, 1968-2002, S5490 [19MY]

President Clinton judicial nominees who were blocked, S5399 [18MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 2, adjournment, S68 [6JA], H33 [4JA]

H. Con. Res. 5, dedication of statue of Sarah Winnemucca provided by Nevada for display in National Statuary Hall, H801 [1MR]

H. Con. Res. 20, joint session of Congress for the State of the Union Message, H170 [25JA]

H. Con. Res. 21, adjournment, S613 [26JA], H170 [25JA]

H. Con. Res. 39, House of Representatives adjournment, H251 [1FE]

H. Con. Res. 66, adjournment, H673 [16FE]

H. Con. Res. 79, permit use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to Jackie Robinson posthumously, H804 [1MR]

H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, H1584-H1587 [16MR]

H. Con. Res. 103, adjournment, S3096 [19MR], H1675 [17MR]

H. Con. Res. 167, adjournment, S6063 [26MY], H4118 [26MY]

H. Con. Res. 198, adjournment, S7873 [30JN], H5591 [30JN]

H. Con. Res. 225, adjournment, S9249, S9319 [28JY], H7031 [28JY]

H. Con. Res. 242, dedication of Po'Pay statue provided by New Mexico for display in National Statuary Hall, H8169 [21SE]

H. Con. Res. 263, adjournment, H8794 [7OC]

H. Con. Res. 307, adjournment, S13307 [18NO], H10914 [18NO]

H. Con. Res. 326, adjournment, H12285 [18DE]

H. Res. 1, election of officers in the House of Representatives, H6 [4JA]

H. Res. 2, notify the Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk, H7 [4JA]

H. Res. 3, notify the President that a congressional quorum has assembled, H7 [4JA]

H. Res. 4, notify the President of election of the House of Representatives Speaker and Clerk, H7 [4JA]

H. Res. 5, House Rules adoption and amendments, H7-H9 [4JA]

H. Res. 6, majority party appointments to the Committee on Rules (House), H31 [4JA]

H. Res. 7, compensation of certain House of Representatives minority employees, H32 [4JA]

H. Res. 8, fixing the hour of daily meeting of the House of Representatives, H32 [4JA]

H. Res. 32, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H81 [6JA]

H. Res. 33, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H82 [6JA]

H. Res. 42, consideration of H.R. 54, Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act, H204 [26JA], H280 [1FE]

H. Res. 48, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H200 [26JA]

H. Res. 49, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H203 [26JA]

H. Res. 50, appointment of Representative Sanders to certain committees of the House, H203 [26JA]

H. Res. 62, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H317 [2FE]

H. Res. 64, majority party appointments to Committee on the Budget (House), H339 [2FE]

H. Res. 65, majority party appointments to Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H339 [2FE]

H. Res. 66, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H339 [2FE]

H. Res. 68, majority party appointments to the Committee on the Budget (House), H369 [8FE]

H. Res. 73, majority party appointments to the Committee on Homeland Security (House), H419 [9FE]

H. Res. 74, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H422 [9FE]

H. Res. 111, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H665 [16FE]

H. Res. 112, majority party appointments to the Committee on Resources (House), H673 [16FE]

H. Res. 139, majority party appointments to Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H1002 [8MR]

H. Res. 147, election of members to the Committee on Printing (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint), H1514 [16MR]

H. Res. 154, consideration of H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, H1536 [16MR]

H. Res. 161, minority party appointments to the Committee on Rules (House), H1547 [16MR]

H. Res. 232, taking of official photographs in the House Chamber, H2520 [26AP]

H. Res. 239, dismiss election contest relative to the office of Representative from the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee, H2577 [27AP]

H. Res. 242, same-day consideration of H. Res. 248, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, H2653 [28AP]

H. Res. 248, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, H2693 [28AP]

H. Res. 264, majority party appointments to the Commitee on Ways and Means (House), H3043 [5MY]

H. Res. 281, majority party appointments to the Committee on the Budget (House), H3406 [17MY]

H. Res. 307, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H4208 [8JN]

H. Res. 334, consideration of H.R. 2985, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H4928 [22JN]

H. Res. 396, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2985, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6948 [28JY]

H. Res. 445, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H8061 [15SE]

H. Res. 480, permit individuals in the Hall of the House to obtain footage of the House in session for inclusion in the orientation film to be shown at the Capitol Vistors Center, H8739 [7OC]

H. Res. 513, majority party appointments to the Commitee on Energy and Commerce (House), H9189 [26OC]

H. Res. 560, consideration of H.R. 4241, Deficit Reduction Act, H10531 [17NO]

H. Res. 580, election of Karen L. Haas as the Clerk of the House of Representatives, H11071 [6DE]

H. Res. 581, notify Senate of election of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, H11073 [6DE]

H. Res. 582, notify President of election of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, H11073 [6DE]

H. Res. 588, consideration of H.R. 4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act, H11227 [8DE]

H. Res. 640, consideration of conference report on S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act, H12233 [18DE]

H.R. 54, Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act, H211 [26JA]

H.R. 2985, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S7739-S7748 [30JN], H4946-H4952 [22JN]

H.R. 3071, permit certain officers of the Congressional Office of Compliance to serve one additional term, H5561 [30JN]

H.R. 4241, Deficit Reduction Act, H10545-H10617 [17NO]

H.R. 4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act, H11234-H11237 [8DE]

H.R. 4510, acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda, H12284 [18DE]

S. 60, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, S242 [24JA]

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

S. 195, No Taxation Without Representation Act, S604 [26JA]

S. 287, require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law, S988 [3FE]

S. 335, Congressional Award Act reauthorization, S8328 [14JY], H11606 [14DE]

S. 392, award Congressional Gold Medal to Tuskegee Airmen, S1517 [16FE], S11056 [4OC]

S. 448, award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Roy and Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich, S1661 [17FE]

S. 641, award Congressional Gold Medal to Michael E. DeBakey, S2853 [16MR]

S. 877, Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act, S4124-S4127 [21AP]

S. 934, Reform Health Care Now Act, S4550 [28AP]

S. 1169, Federal Agency Data-Mining Reporting Act, S6106 [6JN]

S. 1405, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act, S8319 [14JY]

S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act, H10646-H10749 [17NO]

S. 1975, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act, S12531 [8NO]

S. 2055, provide for use of gold in metal content of Medal of Honor, S13365 [18NO]

S. 2071, Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act, S13377 [18NO]

S. 2175, require Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress any Presidential Daily Briefing relating to Iraq during the period from 1997 to the start of the war with Iraq, S14334 [21DE]

S. Con. Res. 1, counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S6 [4JA]

S. Con. Res. 2, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) extension and use of Capitol rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S7, S30 [4JA], H32 [4JA]

S. Con. Res. 3, require Dept. of Justice report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till, S369 [24JA]

S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the Federal Budget for 2006-2010, S2524-S2530 [11MR]

S. Con. Res. 23, adjournment, S3103, S3111 [20MR], S4479 [28AP], H1728 [20MR]

S. Con. Res. 29, Senate adjournment, S4597 [28AP], H2720 [28AP]

S. Con. Res. 38, use of Capitol rotunda for ceremony to award Congressional Award Gold Medals to recipients, S5938 [25MY]

S. Con. Res. 51, adjournment, S9598, S9599 [1SE], H7627 [2SE]

S. Res. 1, notify the President that a quorum of Congress has assembled, S6, S29 [4JA]

S. Res. 2, notify the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is present, S6, S29 [4JA]

S. Res. 3, fixing the hour of daily Senate meeting, S6, S29 [4JA]

S. Res. 5, majority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S39, S66 [6JA]

S. Res. 6, minority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S40, S67 [6JA]

S. Res. 39, apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation, S1059 [7FE], S6364 [13JN]

S. Res. 72, election of members to the Committee on Printing (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint), S2085, S2098 [4MR]

S. Res. 100, disapprove request of President for extension of trade promotion authority, S3317 [6AP]

S. Res. 187, taking of video images in the Senate Chamber, S7914, S7925 [1JY]

S. Res. 188, Senate Legal Counsel representation in LaFreniere v. Congress, S7914, S7925 [1JY]

S. Res. 209, Senate Rules amendment to strengthen fiscal responsibility by improving Senate consideration of conference reports, S8833 [25JY]

S. Res. 213, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Keyter v. McCain, et al., S8987, S9057 [26JY]

S. Res. 214, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Jones v. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, et al., S8987, S9057 [26JY]

S. Res. 247, tribute to the Library of Congress James Madison Council and John W. Kluge, S10382, S10389 [22SE]

S. Res. 267, Senate Legal Counsel representation, testimony, and document production in New Hampshire v. Anne Miller, Mary Lee Sargent, Jessica Ellis, Lynn Chong, Donald Booth, and Eileen Reardon, S11142, S11166 [5OC]

S. Res. 281, tribute to James P. Rohan, S11579, S11596 [19OC]

S. Res. 300, tribute to Henry K. Giugni, S12359, S12373 [3NO]

S. Res. 325, printing of ``Senate Election Law Guidebook'', S13398, S13412 [18NO]

S.J. Res. 4, congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S1979 [3MR]

S.J. Res. 25, constitutional amendment on line-item veto, S10518 [27SE]

Transcripts

Iranian Elections: Iranian Human Rights and Democracy Caucus, E1896 [20SE]

National Prayer Breakfast, E1208-E1214 [14JN]

Tributes

Hanback, Susan, H7032, H7033 [28JY]