CORNYN, JOHN (a Senator from Texas)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10316, S10317 [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), S3523, S3576 [13AP], S3942, S3943 [19AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1953 [2MR], S2173 [7MR], S2277 [8MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12325, S12366 [3NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2753 [15MR], S2871 [16MR], S2910, S2997, S2998 [17MR]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1216 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8686 [21JY], S12505, S12539 [8NO], S12586, S12608, S12620 [9NO], S12700 [10NO], S12785, S12861 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10838 [3OC], S11107, S11132 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8072, S8079, S8082 [11JY], S8303 [14JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11900, S11928 [26OC], S12008 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11404, S11441 [17OC], S11591 [19OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6958 [21JN], S7060, S7111, S7169, S7194 [22JN], S7295 [23JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4977, S4978, S4981 [11MY], S5046 [12MY]

Analyses

Electronic Communications Privacy Judicial Review and Improvement Act (S. 693), S3155 [4AP]

Presidential Succession Act (S. 920), S4409 [27AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1815, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S12811 [15NO]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3195 [5AP]

Articles and editorials

Admission of Guilt, by, National Review Online (Internet site), S5836 [24MY]

Congress Cloaks More Information in Secrecy, Rebecca Carr, Cox News Service, S6160 [7JN], S7385 [24JN]

Extend Immunity for Judges, San Antonio (TX) Express-News, S7525 [28JN]

Federal Judge Throws Out Thousands of Silica Diagnoses, Houston (TX) Chronicle, S8321 [14JY]

Judges Skittish Without Immunity, Zeke MacCormack, San Antonio (TX) Express-News, S7524 [28JN]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T—For the Law, for the Court, for the Constitution, for the Nominee. . ., by, National Review Online (Internet site), S7808 [30JN]

Silicosis Sheriff, Wall Street Journal, S8320 [14JY]

Stealing Home, Houston (TX) Chronicle, S7430 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Con. Res. 58), S11314 [7OC] (see S. Res. 280), S11559 [19OC]

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling for certain agricultural commodities (see S. 1300), S7294 [23JN]

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

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see S. 929), S4398 [27AP]

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

Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. Res. 103), S3414 [11AP]

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

Budget: reduce mandatory and discretionary spending to offset costs of rebuilding the Gulf Region in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 1928), S12006 [27OC]

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

———improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S13451 [12DE]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance, enhance English language and American history and civics education, and establish an award to recognize contributions of new citizens (see S. 1815), S10972 [4OC]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 677), S3149 [4AP]

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), S6482 [14JN]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see S. 357), S1414 [15FE]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see S. 1155), S6022 [26MY]

Courts: allow media coverage of proceedings (see S. 829), S3817 [18AP]

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

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 5), S1261 [10FE]

———appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits (see S. 1301), S7294 [23JN]

———establish streamlined procedures for collateral review of mixed petitions, amendments, and defaulted claims (see S. 1088), S6911 [21JN]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see S. 489), S1867 [1MR]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (see S. 1968), S12447 [7NO]

———protect public safety officers, judges, witnesses, victims, and their family members (see S. 1605), S9468 [29JY]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see S. 539), S2735 [15MR]

Crime: assure mandatory minimum sentencing for violent crimes against children, increase penalties for sexual offenses against children, and reform habeas corpus system for child murderers (see S. 956), S7071 [22JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 8, 403), S1795 [28FE]

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see S. 1699), S10037 [14SE]

———reduce criminal gang activities (see S. 155), S436 [25JA]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 521), S2004 [3MR]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve allocation of grants (see S. 1013), S5071 [12MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 188), S574 [26JA]

———extend and expand the Child Safety Pilot Program (see S. 1961), S12527 [8NO]

Dept. of State: establish a program to bolster mutual security and safety of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (see S. 853), S6155 [7JN]

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

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 123), S4257 [26AP] (see S. Res. 128), S4547 [28AP]

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]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see S. 306), S1514 [16FE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S8419 [18JY]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see S. Con. Res. 48), S9158 [27JY]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see S. 78), S144 [24JA]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see S. 420), S4548 [28AP]

EPA: establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (see S. 1265), S8559 [20JY]

Executive departments: establish results commissions (see S. 1399), S8385 [15JY]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see S. 1700), S10121 [15SE]

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

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

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 65), S3555 [13AP]

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

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 666), S2995 [17MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: insert a new definition relating to oil and gas exploration and production (see S. 830), S3898 [19AP]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 397), S1513 [16FE]

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

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

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see S. 1418), S10425 [26SE]

———enhance adoption of health information technology and improve the quality and reduce the costs of healthcare (see S. 1355), S8219 [13JY]

———reduce health care costs, expand access to affordable coverage, improve health care, and strengthen the health care safety net (see S. 4), S9157 [27JY]

Health care facilities: provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital services and drugs (see S. 1827), S11212 [6OC]

Hurricanes: clarify which expenses relating to emergency shelters for Katrina survivors are eligible for Federal reimbursement (see S. 1684), S9931 [12SE]

———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]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1716), S10425 [26SE]

———provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1764), S10378 [22SE]

———provide for reimbursement for business revenue lost as a result of a facility being used as an emergency shelter for Katrina survivors (see S. 1682), S9930 [12SE]

———provide for reimbursement of communities for purchases of supplies distributed to Katrina survivors (see S. 1681), S9930 [12SE]

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors and accommodate special needs of such survivors under the Medicare program (see S. 1688), S9931 [12SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1683), S9931 [12SE]

Immigration: reimburse States and local governments for indirect costs relating to the incarceration of illegal criminal aliens (see S. 1006), S4936 [11MY]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (see S. 167), S436 [25JA]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S1414 [15FE]

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]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see S. 1922), S11917 [26OC]

Law enforcement: establish an opt-out system for expungement of DNA profiles from the national index and authorize collection of DNA samples from persons arrested or detained under Federal authority (see S. 1606), S9468 [29JY]

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

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

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

National Archives and Records Administration: extend the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (see S. 384), S1413 [15FE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 271), S11313 [7OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 282), S11665 [20OC]

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), S12767 [14NO]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see S. 1173), S9931 [12SE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 378), S2846 [16MR]

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

National Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 105), S3481 [12AP]

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

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 432), S6299 [9JN]

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

Parks, Rosa: direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 62), S12683 [10NO]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 131), S4547 [28AP]

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 243), S10119 [15SE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see S. Res. 94), S3147 [4AP] (see S. Res. 95), S3201 [5AP]

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

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

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 863), S13161 [17NO]

Rural areas: provide grants for rural health information technology development activities (see S. 1952), S12237 [2NO]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 1411), S8420 [18JY]

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

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

Securities: clarify the Permanent University Fund arbitrage exception and increase amount of securities and obligations benefiting from the exception (see S. 1474), S8746 [22JY]

Small business: enhance compliance assistance (see S. 769), S11559 [19OC]

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

Smalley, Richard E.: tribute (see S. Res. 296), S12238 [2NO]

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see S. 1302), S7294 [23JN]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 1768), S10424 [26SE]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 1791), S13571 [14DE]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see S. 27), S142 [24JA]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S13660 [15DE]

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

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 512), S10295 [21SE]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (see S. 2109), S13659 [15DE]

Terrorism: repeal sunset on certain material-support enhancements, increase penalties for providing material support to terrorist groups, and bar from the U.S. aliens who have received terrorist training (see S. 783), S3652 [14AP]

Texas: establish four memorials to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (see S. 242), S739 [1FE]

Tour de France: tribute to victories by Lance Armstrong, George Hincapie, and Team Discovery (see S. Res. 222), S9285 [28JY]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see S. 291), S979 [3FE]

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

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 241), S9469 [29JY]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S10038 [14SE]

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

Wiesenthal, Simon: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S10295 [21SE]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 6), S575 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see S. 1333), S7614 [29JN]

Bankruptcy: reform rules governing venue in bankruptcy cases to combat forum shopping by corporate debtors (see S. 314), S1115 [8FE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see S. 589), S2482 [10MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to 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]

Copyrights: amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity (see S. 1785), S10594 [28SE]

Courts: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see S. Res. 92), S3105 [20MR]

———expand Federal judicial immunity to cover all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority (see S. 1318), S7520 [28JN]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see S. 937), S4546 [28AP]

———provide enhanced penalties for crimes committed using funds appropriated for remediation of any injury or damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1720), S10187 [19SE]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see S. 1276), S6909 [21JN]

Equal Access Act: expand scope to elementary schools in order to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith (see S. 483), S1867 [1MR]

Freedom of Information Act: require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation (see S. 1181), S6154 [7JN]

———strengthen (see S. 394), S1513 [16FE]

Health: ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (see S. 1406), S8301 [14JY]

Immigration: reform (see S. 1438), S8559 [20JY]

Kilby, Jack S.: tribute (see S. Res. 200), S8419 [18JY]

Law enforcement: clarify the prohibition on the trafficking in goods or services (see S. 1095), S5580 [20MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see S. 1774), S10513 [27SE]

National security: provide for judicial review of national security letters issued to wire and electronic communications service providers (see S. 693), S3147 [4AP]

———reform issuance of national security letters (see S. 1680), S9930 [12SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: amend rules governing succession (see S. 920), S4397 [27AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see S. 1313), S7428 [27JN]

Roads and highways: designate the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (see S. 995), S4936 [11MY]

Tariff: lutetium oxide (see S. 1242), S6481 [14JN]

———phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped (see S. 1245), S6481 [14JN]

———triethylene glycol bis[3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)propionate] (see S. 1243), S6481 [14JN]

Taxation: expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 772), S3555 [13AP]

———prevent discriminatory treatment of natural gas pipeline property (see S. 1201), S6225 [8JN]

Terrorism: prohibit narco-terrorists from aiding and supporting terrorists and terrorist organizations (see S. 1642), S9833 [8SE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3719 [15AP], S3879, S3888 [19AP]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S6061 [26MY], S6128 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8740 [22JY], S8907 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, S14014 [19DE], S14233 [21DE]

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

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5578 [20MY], S5828 [24MY]

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

Colloquies

Family Entertainment and Copyright Act Title II Provisions Relative to Copyright Infringement Exemptions To Allow Private Individuals To Skip or Mute Objectionable Material in Movies: Senators Hatch, Cornyn, and Feinstein (2004), S500 [25JA]

Factsheets

Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government (OPEN Government) Act (S. 394), S1521 [16FE]

Letters

Dept. of Homeland Security grant allocation improvement: High-Threat City Joint Working Group on Homeland Security, S8112 [12JY]

———Michael Chertoff, Sec. of Homeland Security, S8113 [12JY]

End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act: Barrett Duke, National Coalition for Religious Freedom and Human Rights, S4554 [28AP]

———Janice G. Raymond, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, S4555 [28AP]

———Joseph K. Grieboski, Institute on Religion and Public Policy, S4554 [28AP]

———Katherine Chon and Derek Ellerman, Polaris Project (organization), S4556 [28AP]

———Linda Smith, Shared Hope International (organization), S4554 [28AP]

———Margaret Purvis and Chris Laufer, Faces of Children (organization), S4555 [28AP]

———Mohamed Y. Mattar, Johns Hopkins University, S4556 [28AP]

———Norma Hotaling, Standing Against Global Exploitation Project, Inc., S4555 [28AP]

Judicial immunity for acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority: Dean Rucker and Mark Atkinson, State Bar of Texas, S7525 [28JN]

———Wallace B. Jefferson, Supreme Court of Texas, S7525 [28JN]

Nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be Sec. of State: Senator Boxer, S422 [25JA]

Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen to be circuit judge: Linda S. Eads, S5390 [18MY]

———Linda S. Eads, Southern Methodist University, S4617 [9MY]

Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government (OPEN Government) Act: Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General, S1522 [16FE]

———Joel R. White, Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, S1523 [16FE]

———John F. Sturm, Newspaper Association of America, S1524 [16FE]

———Karla Garrett Harshaw, American Society of Newspaper Editors, S1523 [16FE]

———Kelly Shackelford, Liberty Legal Institute, S6160 [7JN]

———Laura W. Murphy and Timothy H. Edgar, ACLU, S1522 [16FE]

———Linda Chavez, One Nation Indivisible (organization), S6160 [7JN]

———Mark Tapscott, Heritage Foundation, S1523 [16FE]

———Mary A. Baish, American Association of Law Libraries, S1522 [16FE]

———Matthew Paxton, National Newspaper Association, S1523 [16FE]

———Nancie G. Marzulla, Defenders of Property Rights (organization), S6160 [7JN]

———Ralph G. Neas, People for the American Way (organization), S1524 [16FE]

———Steve Lilienthal, Free Congress Foundation, S1523 [16FE]

———Steven Aftergood, Federation of American Scientists, S1523 [16FE]

Presidential Succession Act: by, S4410 [27AP]

Reform rules governing venue in bankruptcy cases to combat forum shopping by corporate debtors: Berry D. Spears, S1128 [8FE]

———Commercial Law League of America, S1127 [8FE]

———Corinne Cooper, S1128 [8FE]

———Elizabeth Warren, S1127 [8FE]

———Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General, S1126 [8FE]

———Jay L. Westbrook and Benno C. Schmidt, S1128 [8FE]

———L.E. Creel III, S1128 [8FE]

———Lynn M. LoPucki, S1128 [8FE]

———Robin Schausell, National Association of Credit Management, S1129 [8FE]

———Russell L. Munsch, S1129 [8FE]

———Scott Harshbarger, S1127 [8FE]

———William Greendyke, S1129 [8FE]

———several State attorneys general, S1903 [2MR]

Press releases

World Vision Endorses Legislation To Combat Sex Trafficking and Increase Assistance to Victims: World Vision International (organization), S4555 [28AP]

Privilege of the floor

Dredla, Magan, S1142 [8FE]

Fitzpatrick, Brian, S8328 [14JY]

Garner, Caroline, S5450 [18MY]

George, Brian, S505 [25JA]

Heidler, Mike, S9315 [28JY]

Kovachy, Ray, S8144 [12JY]

Melmed, Lynden, S8144 [12JY]

Pattara, Theresa, S13039 [16NO]

Schuh, Matt, S9315 [28JY]

Quotations

Supermajority requirement for confirmation of judicial nominees: several legal scholars, S5516 [19MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: delay in implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for meat and meat products, S12226 [2NO]

———establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (S. 1333), S7632 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), conference report, S12226 [2NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3450 [12AP], S3523, S3528, S3530 [13AP], S3792 [18AP]

Arms control: improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations, S8648 [21JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1902 [2MR], S2078 [4MR]

———reform rules governing venue in bankruptcy cases to combat forum shopping by corporate debtors, S1902 [2MR]

———reform rules governing venue in bankruptcy cases to combat forum shopping by corporate debtors (S. 314), S1125 [8FE]

BLM: treatment of oil and gas development activities in certain potash reserves, S7268, S7269 [23JN]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents, S2804 [16MR]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S5558 [20MY], S5822 [24MY]

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

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12192 [2NO], S12325 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S12936 [16NO]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, S2804 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2804 [16MR], S2910 [17MR]

Bush, President: role of nominees in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S129 [24JA]

Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1379 [15FE]

Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, S13326-S13328 [18NO]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 589), S2485 [10MR]

Copyrights: amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity (S. 1785), S10600 [28SE]

Courts: allow U.S. courts to conduct business during emergency conditions (H.R. 3650), S9719 [7SE]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1084 [8FE], S1161 [9FE], S1244 [10FE]

———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (S. Res. 92), S3109-S3111 [20MR]

———exempt class action lawsuits brought by State attorneys general from amended procedures that apply to interstate class actions, S1161 [9FE]

———expand Federal judicial immunity to cover all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority (S. 1318), S7523 [28JN]

———politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, S3125-S3128 [4AP], S3235 [5AP]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 1968), S12449 [7NO]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (S. 937), S4553 [28AP]

———condemn courthouse violence, S3235 [5AP]

———Project Safe Neighborhoods program funding, S10074, S10075 [15SE], S12923 [16NO]

———provide enhanced penalties for crimes committed using funds appropriated for remediation of any injury or damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1720), S10189 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8648 [21JY], S12822 [15NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, S14273 [21DE]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S14273 [21DE]

Dept. of HHS: expand availability of Community Services Block Grant Program resources for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1745), S10301 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve allocation of grants, S8112 [12JY]

———improve allocation of grants (S. 1013), S5100 [12MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8112 [12JY], S8161 [13JY]

Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S2910 [17MR]

Dept. of Labor: Community-Based Job Training Grants funding, S11901 [26OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11901 [26OC]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S9611 [6SE]

Discovery (space shuttle): launch, S8162 [13JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7673 [30JN]

Equal Access Act: expand scope to elementary schools in order to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith (S. 483), S1873-S1875 [1MR]

Firearms: exempt cases involving gross negligence or reckless conduct resulting in a proximate cause of death or injury from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, S9224 [28JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9224 [28JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), motion to proceed, S8923 [26JY]

Flag—U.S.: protect (S. 1370), S7912 [1JY]

Freedom of Information Act: require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation (S. 1181), S6159 [7JN], S7384 [24JN]

———strengthen (S. 394), S1520, S1524 [16FE], S6159 [7JN]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S714 [1FE]

———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S129 [24JA], S714 [1FE]

Health: ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (S. 1406), S8320 [14JY]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 39), S6387 [13JN]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9611 [6SE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, S3792 [18AP]

———improve border security, S8161 [13JY]

———national policy, S3450 [12AP], S3523, S3528, S3530 [13AP]

———reform (S. 1438), S8923 [26JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose fee on employers relative to certain intra-company transferee nonimmigrants, S12192 [2NO]

India: commend continuing improvement in relations with the U.S., S12565 [9NO]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (S. 167), S498, S499 [25JA]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S12419 [7NO]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S11344 [17OC], S11808 [25OC]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, S12822 [15NO]

———U.S. policy, S12822 [15NO]

———vote on new constitution, S11344 [17OC]

Kilby, Jack S.: tribute (S. Res. 200), S8436 [18JY]

Law enforcement: clarify the prohibition on the trafficking in goods or services (S. 1095), S5581 [20MY], S12712 [10NO]

Miers, Harriet: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S10914 [4OC]

National security: provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification, S8112 [12JY]

———provide for judicial review of national security letters issued to wire and electronic communications service providers (S. 693), S3154 [4AP]

———reform issuance of national security letters (S. 1680), S9939 [12SE]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (S. Res. 191), S7888 [1JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues, S7232 [23JN]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S4615, S4616 [9MY], S5388, S5389 [18MY], S5513, S5516 [19MY], S5558, S5577 [20MY], S5822, S5836 [24MY]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S5578 [20MY]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, S9269 [28JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S7232, S7268, S7269 [23JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9269 [28JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1457 [16FE], S2078-S2080 [4MR], S4615, S4616 [9MY], S5388, S5389 [18MY], S5513, S5516 [19MY], S5557, S5577 [20MY], S5822 [24MY], S7228, S7229 [23JN], S9213 [28JY], S10561 [28SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: amend rules governing succession (S. 920), S4408 [27AP]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5822 [24MY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (S. 1313), S7429 [27JN]

Rice, Condoleezza: nomination to be Sec. of State, S419, S421 [25JA]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10253 [21SE], S10561, S10563 [28SE]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8518 [20JY], S9072 [27JY], S9213 [28JY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S10074, S10075 [15SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, S12923 [16NO]

Senate: legislative program, S5714 [20MY]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S2078-S2080 [4MR], S4615, S4616 [9MY], S5388, S5389 [18MY], S5513, S5516 [19MY], S5557, S5577 [20MY], S5822 [24MY]

Supreme Court: nominee selection process, S7228, S7229 [23JN], S7808 [30JN], S8290 [14JY], S8450 [19JY]

Taxation: impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers, S12936 [16NO]

Television: eliminate digital television converter box subsidy program funding, S12325 [3NO]

Terrorism: prohibit narco-terrorists from aiding and supporting terrorists and terrorist organizations (S. 1642), S9846 [8SE]

Texas: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9611 [6SE]

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative: approve, S12565 [9NO]

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), S13709 [16DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), S13328 [18NO]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S13709 [16DE], S13949, S13951, S13952 [17DE], S14099 [20DE]

———repeal sunsets, S13709 [16DE]

Votes: correction, S12302 [3NO]

Statements

End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act: William J. Murray, Religious Freedom Coalition, S4556 [28AP]

Tables

Child support collections, S13327 [18NO]

Federal child support funding reduction, S13326 [18NO]

Testimonies

Intelligence Services Information and Analysis Sharing: Peter Fitzgerald, S13328 [18NO]

Texts of

S. 394, Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government (OPEN Government) Act, S1524 [16FE]

S. 483, expand scope of Equal Access Act to elementary schools in order to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith, S1875 [1MR]

S. 589, Faster FOIA Act, S2485 [10MR]

S. 693, Electronic Communications Privacy Judicial Review and Improvement Act, S3155 [4AP]

S. 920, Presidential Succession Act, S4409 [27AP]

S. 925, promote youth financial education, S4420 [27AP]

S. 1095, Protecting American Goods and Services Act, S5581 [20MY]

S. 1774, Pulmonary Hypertension Research Act, S10515 [27SE]

S. 1785, amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity, S10600 [28SE]

Tributes

Pope John Paul II, S3123 [4AP]

Rehnquist, William H., S9705 [7SE]