CONRAD, KENT (a Senator from North Dakota)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10312 [21SE]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3532, S3594 [13AP], S3848, S3860 [18AP], S4110 [21AP]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12095, S12133 [1NO], S12254 [2NO], S12325, S12369, S12371 [3NO], S14337 [21DE]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13115, S13187, S13230 [17NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2668, S2747 [15MR], S2795, S2863, S2864, S2871 [16MR], S2915, S2930, S3073, S3076, S3078, S3082 [17MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (S. Con. Res. 26), S8394, S8428 [18JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8699 [21JY], S8885, S8887 [25JY], S12503, S12506, S12540 [8NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10762 [29SE], S11118 [5OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8007 [11JY], S8303 [14JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7414, S7443 [27JN], S7480 [28JN], S7615 [29JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11812, S11824 [25OC], S11945 [26OC], S12008, S12009 [27OC]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11489 [18OC], S11666 [20OC]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6580 [14JN], S7192 [22JN]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S10038, S10051 [14SE]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4973, S4974, S4976 [11MY], S5020 [12MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, S3158 [4AP]
———H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, S6060 [26MY]
———S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act, S13635 [15DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: restore the original deadline for mandatory country of origin labeling (see S. 2038), S13160 [17NO]
Armed Forces: provide a traumatic injury protection rider to certain insured servicemembers (see S. 806), S4109 [21AP]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Res. 338), S13787 [16DE]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: ensure the provision of services under the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to frail elders living in rural areas (see S. 1067), S5852 [24MY]
Children and youth: protect from Internet pornography and support law enforcement and other efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related crimes against children (see S. 1507), S9158 [27JY]
Coins: authorize the minting and issuance of a Presidential $1 coin series, improve circulation of the $1 coin, and create a new bullion coin (see S. 1047), S8218 [13JY]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 603), S6101 [6JN]
Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 382), S3414 [11AP]
Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see S. 328), S2645 [14MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: prevent a quality grade label issued for beef and lamb from being used for imported beef or lamb (see S. 2018), S12949 [16NO]
Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (see S. 792), S3652 [14AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance services provided by veterans' centers and clarify and improve the provision of bereavement counseling (see S. 716), S3278 [6AP]
Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see S. Res. 4), S28 [4JA]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S8217 [13JY]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S5072 [12MY]
Education: provide assistance for rural school districts (see S. 1036), S5219 [16MY]
European Union: reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (see S. Con. Res. 25), S3415 [11AP]
Exon, J. James: tribute (see S. Res. 170), S6405 [13JN]
FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see S. 776), S6827 [20JN]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 397), S9158 [27JY]
Flag—U.S.: protect (see S. 1370), S7909 [1JY]
Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see S. Con. Res. 55), S12448 [7NO]
Giugni, Henry K.: tribute (see S. Res. 300), S12353 [3NO]
Health: improve emergency medical services for children (see S. 760), S3414 [11AP]
History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S6483 [14JN]
Holtz-Eakin, Douglas: tribute (see S. Res. 341), S14186 [20DE]
Hurricanes: express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see S. Res. 233), S9645 [6SE]
Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see S. 352), S3148 [4AP]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S13451 [12DE]
Iraq: commend for conducting free elections and encourage further steps toward establishment of a free, democratic, secure, and prosperous Iraq (see S. Res. 38), S1049 [7FE]
La Follette, Robert M., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1174), S8384 [15JY]
McCarthy, Eugene J.: tribute (see S. Res. 330), S13451 [12DE]
Medicaid: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 49), S9469 [29JY]
———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see S. 1515), S11665 [20OC]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 440), S5851 [24MY]
———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see S. 1592), S9468 [29JY]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 183), S1261 [10FE]
Medicare: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 50), S9469 [29JY]
———clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (see S. 2071), S13571 [14DE]
———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see S. 236), S979 [3FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 604), S4022 [20AP]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S2846 [16MR]
———make improvements in payments to hospitals (see S. 1002), S9470 [29JY]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 1440), S11477 [18OC]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S13451 [12DE]
———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see S. 300), S1049 [7FE]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 1272), S13660 [15DE]
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 278), S11477 [18OC]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 757), S11918 [26OC]
National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 20), S574 [26JA]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 155), S6407 [13JN]
National Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 105), S3481 [12AP]
Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S13571 [14DE]
———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to other governmental employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see S. 673), S2995 [17MR]
Nelson, Gaylord: tribute (see S. Res. 194), S7987 [11JY]
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see S. Res. 191), S7909 [1JY]
Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (see S. 960), S8302 [14JY]
Parks, Rosa: tribute (see S. Res. 287), S11918 [26OC]
Pesticides: permit distribution and sale of certain pesticides that are registered in both the U.S. and another country (see S. 1579), S9467 [29JY]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 334), S1198 [9FE]
Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 244), S10119 [15SE]
Pope John Paul II: tribute (see S. Res. 95), S3201 [5AP]
Power resources: establish a program to commercialize hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology (see S. 665), S6225 [8JN]
———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see S. 650), S2994 [17MR]
Proxmire, William: tribute (see S. Res. 334), S13659 [15DE]
Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (see S. Res. 234), S9727 [7SE]
Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see S. 675), S2995 [17MR]
Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (see S. 653), S2994 [17MR]
Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see S. 695), S4937 [11MY]
States: regulation of access to hunting and fishing for residents and nonresidents (see S. 339), S3202 [5AP]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 1417), S10725 [29SE]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see S. 962), S4546 [28AP]
———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see S. 580), S2383 [9MR]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 372), S1344 [14FE]
———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see S. 381), S1413 [15FE]
———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see S. 290), S979 [3FE]
———increase retirement savings and security, facilitate provision of guaranteed retirement income for life, and make retirement plan rules simpler and more equitable (see S. 1359), S7820 [30JN]
———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see S. 187), S574 [26JA]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see S. 1293), S7293 [23JN]
———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see S. 610), S5191 [13MY]
———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see S. 1100), S5778 [23MY]
———provide transition funding rules for certain plans, including airline industry pension plans, electing to cease future benefit accruals (see S. 861), S8302 [14JY]
———simplify determination and deduction of interest on qualified education loans (see S. 1964), S14186 [20DE]
———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 1864), S11313 [7OC]
———treatment of beer (see S. 722), S3483 [12AP]
Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see S. 193), S1050 [7FE]
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see S. 467), S5851 [24MY]
Trust Fund Administration: establish to invest certain Federal trust fund revenues in non-Federal Government debt instrument index funds (see S. 1730), S10233 [20SE]
United Kingdom: condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims (see S. Res. 193), S7986 [11JY]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see S. 2082), S13571 [14DE] (see S. 2167), S14317 [21DE]
Veterans: establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in remote rural areas (see S. 1191), S9985 [13SE]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S6826 [20JN]
Veterans Day: observance (see S. Res. 305), S12682 [10NO]
Wiesenthal, Simon: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S10295 [21SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see S. 548), S2244 [8MR]
———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see S. 1692), S9984 [13SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see S. Con. Res. 26), S3481 [12AP]
Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see S.J. Res. 4), S1345 [14FE]
Corps of Engineers: provide assistance to design and construct a project to provide a continued safe and reliable municipal water supply system for Devils Lake, ND (see S. 353), S1260 [10FE]
Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see S. 1998), S12682 [10NO]
Education: provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 731), S3278 [6AP]
Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see S. 1922), S11917 [26OC]
Medicare: make improvements to payments to ambulance providers in rural areas (see S. 1108), S5851 [24MY]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 911), S4397 [27AP]
North Dakota: provide environmental assistance to communities for water supply and treatment projects (see S. 482), S1867 [1MR]
Nuclear weapons: establish U.S. policy on size of land-based intercontinental ballistic missile force (see S. 1931), S12006 [27OC]
Public debt: reduce budget deficits by restoring budget enforcement and strengthening fiscal responsibility (see S. 19), S142 [24JA] (see S. 851), S3897 [19AP]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 863), S4021 [20AP]
Senate Rules: strengthen fiscal responsibility by improving Senate consideration of conference reports (see S. Res. 209), S8826 [25JY]
Taxation: extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 35), S142 [24JA]
———include combat pay in determining allowable contributions to an individual retirement plan (see S. 601), S2482 [10MR]
———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 621), S2734 [15MR]
Discharge petitions signed
Dept. of Agriculture: disapprove rule relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (S.J. Res. 4), S1927 [2MR]
Lists
Extraneous provisions in S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act, S12213 [2NO]
Motions
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12291 [3NO]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13080 [17NO]
Privilege of the floor
Vecchiotti, Sara, S2656 [14MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: delay in implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for meat and meat products, S12289 [3NO]
———encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (S. 548), S5296 [17MY]
———ensure legislation allowing cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, S2904, S2907 [17MR]
———farm program payment limitation changes, S12181 [2NO]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), conference report, S12289 [3NO]
Alexander, ND: anniversary, S10291
Alsen, ND: anniversary, S6815
Amenia, ND: anniversary, S6650
Antler, ND: anniversary, S7813
Appropriations: legislative process relative to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts proposals, S10014 [14SE]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S4487 [28AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: ensure legislation allowing oil and gas exploration receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, S2772 [16MR]
———oil and gas exploration, S2772 [16MR]
———prohibit exportation of oil and gas produced under leases, S12173 [2NO]
Bodman, Samuel W.: nomination to be Sec. of Energy, S633 [31JA]
Budget: allocation of funds, S2592 [14MR], S9714 [7SE]
———deficit, S2592 [14MR], S4488, S4490, S4491, S4507, S4508, S4509, S4510 [28AP], S11617-S11620 [20OC], S12080, S12084, S12085, S12088, S12091 [1NO], S14016, S14017 [19DE], S14078 [20DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12080, S12084, S12085, S12088, S12089, S12091, S12093, S12095, S12096, S12097, S12106, S12114, S12116, S12118, S12119 [1NO], S12150, S12173, S12174, S12181, S12188, S12191, S12199, S12213 [2NO], S12291, S12295, S12302, S12306, S12325, S12344 [3NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14016, S14017, S14018, S14019, S14020, S14021 [19DE], S14078, S14114 [20DE], S14202, S14203, S14204, S14221 [21DE]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13072, S13075, S13077, S13079, S13080 [17NO]
———reconciliation process, S9714 [7SE]
———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, S2797, S2804 [16MR], S12091, S12093, S12095, S12096 [1NO], S12291 [3NO]
———require a two-thirds vote for all non-defense, non-trust fund discretionary funding which exceeds previous fiscal years, S12116, S12118, S12119 [1NO], S12302 [3NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S4487, S4488, S4489, S4490, S4491, S4493, S4507, S4508, S4509, S4510, S4519, S4524 [28AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2591, S2592, S2599, S2603, S2611, S2613, S2622, S2625, S2626, S2627, S2636 [14MR], S2668, S2672, S2676, S2677, S2682, S2683, S2688, S2689, S2691, S2692, S2699 [15MR], S2765, S2772, S2797, S2804, S2806, S2808, S2819, S2831, S2832 [16MR], S2904, S2907, S2915, S2916, S2919, S2922, S2926, S2932, S2933, S2936, S2938, S2940, S2941, S2943, S2964 [17MR]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, S14016 [19DE]
Buffalo, ND: anniversary, S8943
Buxton, ND: anniversary, S7610
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (S. Con. Res. 26), S3493 [12AP]
Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, S14021 [19DE]
Committee on the Budget (Senate): tribute to staff, S4524 [28AP]
Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (S.J. Res. 4), S1349 [14FE], S1927 [2MR], S1963, S1966, S1969, S1972, S1978, S1979 [3MR]
Corps of Engineers: provide assistance to design and construct a project to provide a continued safe and reliable municipal water supply system for Devils Lake, ND (S. 353), S1284 [10FE]
Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (S. 1998), S12688 [10NO]
Dawson, ND: anniversary, S7983
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7667 [30JN]
Education: funding, S2622, S2626 [14MR]
———national policy to improve system, S93 [20JA]
———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 731), S3314 [6AP]
Egeland, ND: anniversary, S7610
Exon, J. James: tribute (S. Res. 170), S8660 [21JY]
Flag—U.S.: protect (S. 1370), S7912 [1JY]
Forbes, ND: anniversary, S6814
Fordville, ND: anniversary, S8212
Foreign trade: impose limits on U.S. foreign debt, S14018 [19DE]
———U.S. deficit, S4489 [28AP]
Garrison, ND: anniversary, S6814
Grand Rapids, ND: anniversary, S7814
Gutierrez, Carlos M.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S124 [24JA]
Hansboro, ND: anniversary, S7982
Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care, S2916 [17MR]
———improve emergency medical services for children (S. 760), S3434 [11AP]
Holtz-Eakin, Douglas: tribute (S. Res. 341), S14195 [20DE]
Johanns, Mike: nomination to be Sec. of Agriculture, S81 [20JA]
Jud, ND: anniversary, S7609
Kindred, ND: anniversary, S7982 [11JY]
Lankin, ND: anniversary, S7983
Leavitt, Michael O.: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S536 [26JA]
Lisbon, ND: anniversary, S6651 [15JN]
McClusky, ND: anniversary, S7983
Medicaid: ensure that rural remote pharmacies receive reimbursements for enrollees' prescriptions, S12325 [3NO]
———funding, S2611 [14MR]
Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (S. 635), S2849 [16MR]
———make improvements to payments to ambulance providers in rural areas (S. 1108), S5852 [24MY]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (S. 911), S4399 [27AP]
Mercer, ND: anniversary, S7813
Motor vehicles: application of excise taxes to certain vehicles, S9403 [29JY]
National History Day (organization): tribute, S5844
Nekoma, ND: anniversary, S6814
North Dakota: provide environmental assistance to communities for water supply and treatment projects (S. 482), S1873 [1MR]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding, S2940 [17MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, S2916, S2917, S2918 [17MR], S12096 [1NO], S12194 [2NO]
Point of order, S14204 [21DE]
Pope John Paul II: tribute (S. Res. 95), S3171 [5AP]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S7268 [23JN]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9350, S9360 [29JY]
———establish a Federal incentive program to stimulate commercial deployment of integrated gasification combined cycle and industrial gasification technology, S7268 [23JN]
Public debt: reduce budget deficits by restoring budget enforcement and strengthening fiscal responsibility (S. 19), S137 [24JA]
Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10550 [28SE]
Rocklake, ND: anniversary, S7813
Rolette, ND: anniversary, S7813
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (S. 863), S4034 [20AP]
Rural areas: education, health access, and health outreach programs funding, S2832 [16MR]
Sarles, ND: anniversary, S7610
Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 653), S2927 [17MR]
———relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 653), unanimous-consent request, S2920 [17MR]
Senate: legislative program, S14160 [20DE]
Senate Rules: strengthen fiscal responsibility by improving Senate consideration of conference reports (S. Res. 209), S8832 [25JY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2677, S2685 [15MR], S4509, S4510 [28AP]
———privatization proposals, S2611, S2623 [14MR], S2668 [15MR]
———reform, S2611, S2623 [14MR], S2668, S2677, S2685, S2688, S2689, S2691, S2692 [15MR], S4488 [28AP]
———restore solvency before allowing new tax cuts or mandatory spending unless paid for or approved by a supermajority, S2668, S2672, S2682, S2683, S2692 [15MR]
Spellings, Margaret: nomination to be Sec. of Education, S93 [20JA]
Sports: establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues (S. 1960), S12345 [3NO]
Streeter, ND: anniversary, S7610
Taxation: ensure legislation allowing tax cuts receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order or require such cuts to be offset, S2819 [16MR]
———extend certain expiring provisions to provide deficit reduction and to provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, S13072, S13077, S13079, S13080 [17NO]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (S. 35), S226 [24JA]
———include combat pay in determining allowable contributions to an individual retirement plan (S. 601), S2495 [10MR]
———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (S. 621), S2735 [15MR]
———rates, S4488, S4491, S4493 [28AP], S12080, S12084 [1NO]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits, S2915, S2932, S2933 [17MR]
Tolley, ND: anniversary, S6650
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, S9403 [29JY]
———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), motion to proceed, S4234, S4235 [26AP]
Trust Fund Administration: establish to invest certain Federal trust fund revenues in non-Federal Government debt instrument index funds (S. 1730), S10235-S10237 [20SE]
Turtle Lake, ND: anniversary, S8213
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2082), S14085, S14089 [20DE]
University of North Dakota: anniversary of School of Medicine and Health Sciences, S10035 [14SE]
Upham, ND: anniversary, S7609
Votes: position on missed, S7512 [28JN]
Wolford, ND: anniversary, S7814
Reports
Budget Conference Agreement Contains Substantial Cuts Aimed at Low-Income Families and Individuals: Edwin Park, Sharon Parrott, and Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S14022 [19DE]
Texts of
S. 19, Fiscal Responsibility for a Sound Future Act, S210 [24JA]
S. 621, make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, S2736 [15MR]
Tributes
Brent, Jim, S6476
Bunce, Peter J., S2843
Corzine, Senator, S13729 [16DE]
Foust, Robert, S6009 [26MY]
Fowler, Tillie K., S1997 [3MR]
Monette, Gerald (Carty), S4866
Rehnquist, William H., S9704 [7SE]
Rustad, Wallace, S1503 [16FE]
Sarbanes, Senator, S2621 [14MR]
Widman, George, S2643