DODD, CHRISTOPHER J. (a Senator from Connecticut)

Addresses

Justice Served, Lessons Learned—Robert Jackson, Thomas Dodd, and the Nuremberg Trials: by, S2474-S2477 [10MR]

Promise and Peril of Democracy: Jimmy Carter, S1605-S1607 [17FE]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10286, S10316, S10319 [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), S3495 [12AP], S3721, S3722, S3754 [15AP], S3853 [18AP], S4023 [20AP], S4087, S4110 [21AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2074, S2086 [4MR], S2133, S2174, S2188 [7MR], S2484 [10MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12133, S12144 [1NO], S12277 [2NO], S12354, S12369 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13035 [16NO], S13233 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2614, S2656 [14MR], S2750, S2752 [15MR], S2826, S2847, S2861, S2862, S2864, S2865, S2866, S2868 [16MR], S2887, S2901, S2930, S2931, S2938, S2997, S3075, S3080 [17MR], S3203 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8640, S8650, S8699, S8702, S8704 [21JY], S8773, S8828, S8853, S8895 [25JY], S12511, S12546 [8NO], S12593, S12620, S12625 [9NO], S12669, S12683, S12701 [10NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10685, S10763 [29SE], S10903, S10908 [3OC], S11085, S11101, S11132 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8068, S8072, S8080 [11JY], S8124, S8137 [12JY], S8163, S8189, S8191, S8220 [13JY], S8304 [14JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3190, S3225 [5AP], S3243, S3255, S3323, S3327, S3330 [6AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11794, S11824, S11829, S11830, S11842 [25OC], S11859, S11866, S11869, S11919, S11928, S11934, S11940 [26OC], S11981, S12008 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11521, S11561 [19OC], S11688 [20OC]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9375, S9471 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8527, S8574 [20JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), S7749, S7868 [30JN]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 62), S13034, S13041 [16NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6742 [16JN], S6981, S7058, S7078, S7088, S7100 [22JN], S7296 [23JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S10020, S10039, S10048, S10050 [14SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4636, S4653 [9MY], S4915, S4962, S4984, S5001, S5004 [11MY], S5019 [12MY]

Analyses

Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act (S. 17), S565 [26JA]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S2500 [10MR]

Senate tellers to count electoral votes, S7 [4JA]

Articles and editorials

Credit Card Firms Won as Users Lost, Peter G. Gosselin, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S2070 [4MR]

Reining in Class-Action Abuses, Hartford (CT) Courant, S1188 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 1779), S12767 [14NO]

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

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

American Academy of Pediatrics: anniversary (see S. Res. 204), S8665 [21JY]

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see S. 304), S1345 [14FE]

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

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

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

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

Arms control: improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations (see S. 313), S8302 [14JY]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see S. Con. Res. 9), S886 [2FE]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see S. Res. 33), S739 [1FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize the taking of pictures in the Senate Chamber for use by the Capitol Visitors Center (see S. Res. 284), S11744 [21OC]

———provide for oversight over the Capitol Visitors Center by the Architect of the Capitol (see S. Res. 179), S7070 [22JN]

———use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (see S. Con. Res. 2), S29 [4JA]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: provide incentive grants to improve the quality of child care (see S. 526), S2004 [3MR]

———reauthorize and improve early learning opportunities and school preparedness (see S. 525), S2004 [3MR]

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

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see S. 295), S979 [3FE]

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), S6102 [6JN]

Colleges and universities: improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (see S. 371), S1344 [14FE]

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

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

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 5), S435 [25JA]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 382), S3414 [11AP]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see S. 328), S2645 [14MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1749), S10295 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see S. 1139), S13362 [18NO]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see S. 296), S1514 [16FE]

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

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

Dept. of Education: rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see S. 1249), S8666 [21JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 1722), S10187 [19SE]

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

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding (see S. 945), S4546 [28AP]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (see S. 792), S4871 [10MY]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see S. 1369), S7909 [1JY]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 828), S12076 [31OC]

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), S1049 [7FE]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see S. 258), S886 [2FE]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 1930), S12683 [10NO]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S10514 [27SE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 602), S2482 [10MR]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see S. 1821), S11130 [5OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 195), S574 [26JA]

Drugs: establish an electronic controlled substances monitoring program in each State (see S. 518), S2004 [3MR]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S9727 [7SE]

Education: expand loan forgiveness for child care providers including preschool teachers (see S. 1432), S8559 [20JY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 1376), S7986 [11JY]

———improve elementary and secondary education (see S. 1055), S5852 [24MY]

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

———provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (see S. 990), S4869 [10MY]

———require State academic assessments of student achievement in U.S. history and civics (see S. 860), S7521 [28JN]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see S. Res. 327), S13362 [18NO]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 2166), S14317 [21DE]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 932), S4398 [27AP] (see S. 1085), S5532 [19MY]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 219), S12683 [10NO]

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (see S.J. Res. 20), S7614 [29JN]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see S. 1158), S8827 [25JY]

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), S4937 [11MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: repeal any weakening of overtime protections and avoid future loss of overtime protections due to inflation (see S. 223), S647 [31JA]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend and improve national dairy market loss payments (see S. 273), S978 [3FE]

FDA: improve ability to ensure drug safety (see S. 930), S4398 [27AP]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to medical device user fees (see S. 1420), S8419 [18JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 912), S8419 [18JY]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (see S. Res. 256), S10725 [29SE]

Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (see S. 1216), S6482 [14JN]

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

Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (see S. 620), S2644 [14MR] (see S. 645), S2846 [16MR]

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), S13162 [17NO]

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

Freedom of the press: affirm constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the press and assert that no purpose is served by sentencing journalists to prison for maintaining the anonymity of confidential sources (see S. Res. 192), S7986 [11JY]

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

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

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see S. 1937), S12007 [27OC]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see S. 147), S9158 [27JY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize (see S. 1107), S5852 [24MY]

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

———enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see S. 1418), S8419 [18JY]

———enhance adoption of health information technology and improve the quality and reduce the costs of healthcare (see S. 1355), S7820 [30JN]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see S. 1325), S7520 [28JN]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see S. 760), S3414 [11AP]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see S. 174), S573 [26JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 16), S142 [24JA] (see S. Con. Res. 30), S4647 [9MY]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Cell Transplantation Program (see S. 1317), S7428 [27JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 471), S3202 [5AP]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system (see S. 1262), S7822 [30JN]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 19), S5301 [17MY]

Higher Education Act: expand college access and increase college persistence and simplify the process of applying for student assistance (see S. 1029), S6102 [6JN]

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

Holocaust: observe anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and honor victims of the Holocaust (see S. Res. 18), S574 [26JA]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 709), S3201 [5AP]

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

Human rights: prohibit expulsion, return, or extradition of persons by the U.S. to countries engaging in torture (see S. 654), S2994 [17MR]

Hume, John: tribute (see S. Res. 54), S1345 [14FE]

Hunger: reduce (see S. 1120), S6226 [8JN]

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]

———permit the solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for the relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina (see S. Res. 235), S9727 [7SE]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1904), S11665 [20OC]

———provide emergency relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1637), S9877 [9SE]

———provide for workers and businesses during the response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 1925), S11917 [26OC]

———provide health care and health insurance coverage relief to individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1769), S10424 [26SE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 359), S1260 [10FE]

———establish new special immigrant categories for certain children and women at risk of harm (see S. 644), S2846 [16MR]

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

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see S. 352), S1931 [2MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 328), S13362 [18NO]

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

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]

———extend the termination date of Office of the Special Inspector General of Iraq Reconstruction and provide additional funds for the Office (see S. 1371), S7909 [1JY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see S. 842), S3897 [19AP]

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

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

Liebengood, Howard S.: tribute (see S. Res. 7), S145 [24JA]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. 582), S3482 [12AP]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see S. 158), S436 [25JA]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Con. Res. 33), S5219 [16MY]

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

Medicaid: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 49), S9469 [29JY]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 183), S1261 [10FE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 401), S1513 [16FE]

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

———improve (see S. 18), S142 [24JA]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 351), S1260 [10FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S14317 [21DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see S. 347), S10724 [29SE]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S3897 [19AP]

———establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see S. 380), S2005 [3MR]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 537), S2384 [9MR]

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), S13451 [12DE]

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

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

Motor vehicles: temporarily increase standard mileage rate for certain tax deductions for the use of an automobile and temporarily increase reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal employees (see S. 1678), S10038 [14SE]

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

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

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 278), S11477 [18OC]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see S. 681), S2995 [17MR]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day: designate (see S. Res. 141), S5071 [12MY]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish to develop and implement a foreign language strategy (see S. 1089), S5532 [19MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 158), S6022 [26MY]

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), S11665 [20OC]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 20), S740 [1FE]

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

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 71), S2484 [10MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 37), S979 [3FE]

National security: provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see S. 21), S4869 [10MY]

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

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see S.J. Res. 15), S3897 [19AP]

Navy: require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 486), S1867 [1MR]

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

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 41), S1050 [7FE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 340), S1345 [14FE] (see S. 1419), S8419 [18JY]

Nigeria: conduct thorough judicial review of the Ken Saro-Wiwa case (see S. Res. 303), S12682 [10NO]

NOAA: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program (see S. 39), S435 [25JA]

Northern Ireland: condemn violence and criminality by the Irish Republican Army (see S. Res. 84), S2995 [17MR]

———reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see S. Res. 173), S6741 [16JN]

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

Oceans: protect (see S. 1224), S8135 [12JY]

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

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

———direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see S. 1959), S12683 [10NO]

———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), S12526 [8NO]

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

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see S. Res. 198), S8419 [18JY]

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

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

Public debt: reduce budget deficits by restoring budget enforcement and strengthening fiscal responsibility (see S. 19), S142 [24JA] (see S. 851), S3897 [19AP]

Public Health Service Act: enhance biodefense and pandemic preparedness activities (see S. 1880), S11422 [17OC]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 513), S7614 [29JN]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see S. 427), S1622 [17FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 1236), S11213 [6OC]

Rehnquist, William H.: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the crypt under the Capitol rotunda to the Supreme Court for use during memorial services (see S. Con. Res. 52), S9646 [6SE]

———tribute (see S. Res. 234), S9727 [7SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see S. 863), S4021 [20AP]

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

Senate Leadership Portrait Collection: display (see S. Res. 148), S5437 [18MY]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 269), S886 [2FE]

Social Security: permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 1587), S9467 [29JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 619), S2644 [14MR]

Spain: anniversary of terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid (see S. Res. 76), S2384 [9MR]

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

Sudan: encourage NATO to assess the potential effectiveness of, and requirements for, a NATO-enforced no-fly zone in Darfur (see S. Con. Res. 17), S2483 [10MR]

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

———impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (see S. 1462), S11665 [20OC]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see S. Res. 162), S6827 [20JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 132), S3278 [6AP]

———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]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers (see S. 1631), S9727 [7SE]

———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]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S11422 [17OC]

———provide a credit for the transportation of food for charitable purposes (see S. 283), S978 [3FE]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S7821 [30JN]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 268), S1931 [2MR]

Terrorism: provide for medal to be awarded by the President to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 1423), S8487 [19JY]

Transportation: provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (see S. 428), S4398 [27AP]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S8949 [26JY]

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), S13787 [16DE] (see S. 2167), S14317 [21DE]

———limit use of surveillance and issuance of search warrants (see S. 737), S8665 [21JY]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 241), S1199 [9FE]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 429), S1622 [17FE]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S6482 [14JN]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see S. 250), S2483 [10MR]

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

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 7), S2734 [15MR]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 1172), S12839 [15NO]

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

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 707), S3200 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

BIA: improve procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see S. 630), S2734 [15MR]

———provide grants to ensure participation of local Governments and tribes in Federal recognition proceedings (see S. 631), S2734 [15MR]

Children and youth: assist law enforcement in efforts to recover missing children and strengthen standards for State sex offender registration programs (see S. 1220), S6299 [9JN]

Colleges and universities: ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (see S. 1204), S6225 [8JN]

———improve international and foreign language studies (see S. 1105), S5778 [23MY]

Connecticut: designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 435), S1623 [17FE]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see S. 499), S1931 [2MR]

Dept. of Education: improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) (see S. 725), S3278 [6AP]

———revise regulations for student loan payment deferment for borrowers who are in postgraduate medical or dental internship, residency, or fellowship programs (see S. 1246), S6481 [14JN]

Digital Opportunity Investment Trust: establish (see S. 1023), S5071 [12MY]

Diseases: reauthorize and extend certain programs to provide coordinated services and research relative to children and families with HIV/AIDS (see S. 1051), S5300 [17MY]

Drugs: expand the clinical trials drug data bank (see S. 470), S1794 [28FE]

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

Employment: protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see S. 1185), S6154 [7JN]

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

Health: improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through improvements in health care information technology (see S. 1223), S6299 [9JN]

Higher Education Act: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see S. 1247), S6481 [14JN]

Jean, Majan: relief (see S. 234), S738 [1FE]

Medicare: coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see S. 390), S1413 [15FE]

———preserve access to appeals before administrative law judges (see S. 1335), S7614 [29JN]

Motor vehicles: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 795), S3652 [14AP]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 112), S3735 [15AP]

News media: establish protections against compelled disclosure of sources, and news or information, by persons providing services for the news media (see S. 369), S1344 [14FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see S. 724), S3278 [6AP]

Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act: increase appropriations and modify date on which Dept. of the Interior authority terminates (see S. 574), S2383 [9MR]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see S. 682), S2995 [17MR]

Taxation: exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1906), S11744 [21OC]

———prohibit the double taxation of telecommuters and others who work at home (see S. 1097), S5778 [23MY]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see S. 467), S1718 [18FE]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 1479), S8826 [25JY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see S. 909), S4257 [26AP]

Voting: protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see S. 17), S142 [24JA]

Year of Foreign Language Study: designate (see S. Res. 28), S739 [1FE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [4JA]

Chronologies

Significant Terrorist Incidents, 1983-2003, S8192-S8198 [13JY]

Cloture motions

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

Discharge petitions signed

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (S.J. Res. 20), S8416 [18JY]

Factsheets

Foreign Signals Intelligence: National Security Agency, S5907 [25MY]

Letters

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Deborah Cutler-Ortiz, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S2227 [8MR]

———Nancy Duff Campbell, Marcia Greenberger, and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law Center, S2226 [8MR]

Class Action Fairness Act: several Senators, S1077 [8FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security funding for Connecticut: M. Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut, S11288 [7OC]

Establish time limits for action by Federal district courts on motions to remand class action cases that have been removed to Federal court: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S1186 [9FE]

Help America Vote Act funding: Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S2951 [17MR]

———several organizations, S2950 [17MR], S11651 [20OC]

Lists

Changes made to Class Action Fairness Act (2003), S1078 [8FE]

Council on Foreign Relations task force on preparedness and first responders members, S8163 [13JY]

Editorials supporting S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act, S1187 [9FE]

Groups supporting S. Res. 112, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S3760 [15AP]

Organizations supporting Dodd amendment to S. 256, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, to protect assets necessary for the financial support of children, S2310 [9MR]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8201 [13JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11868 [26OC]

Notices

Travel warning for Haiti: Dept. of State, S8527 [20JY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [4JA]

Privilege of the floor

Fitzgerald, Regan, S11949 [26OC]

Hoffman, Elizabeth, S11949 [26OC]

Meagher, Beth, S2098 [4MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10330 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), conference report, S12399 [4NO]

Allen, William: Montville, CT, Citizen of the Year award recipient, S7814 [30JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3819 [18AP], S4092 [21AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, S4836 [10MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S12304 [3NO], S14243 [21DE]

Armed Forces: prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S9423 [29JY]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor or other protective, safety, and health equipment for use in Iraq or Afghanistan, S11086-S11088 [5OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2069, S2073, S2074, S2075 [4MR], S2223 [8MR], S2310, S2325 [9MR], S2416 [10MR]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support, S2416 [10MR]

———protect assets necessary for the financial support of children, S2223-S2227 [8MR], S2310, S2325 [9MR]

BIA: improve procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (S. 630), S2744 [15MR]

———provide grants to ensure participation of local Governments and tribes in Federal recognition proceedings (S. 631), S2744 [15MR]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S5897, S5901, S5902, S5903, S5906, S5907, S5908, S5911, S5912 [25MY], S5955, S5960, S5984 [26MY], S6589 [14JN], S6722 [16JN], S6799 [20JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12213 [2NO], S12304, S12333 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14217 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S12929, S12933 [16NO], S13098, S13100, S13101, S13110 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2949, S2965 [17MR]

Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1367 [15FE]

Children and youth: assist law enforcement in efforts to recover missing children and strengthen standards for State sex offender registration programs (S. 1220), S6332 [9JN]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (S. 408), S1554 [16FE], S2233 [8MR]

Classified information: prohibit Federal employees who disclose classified information from holding a security clearance, S8272 [14JY]

Colleges and universities: ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (S. 1204), S6235 [8JN]

———improve international and foreign language studies (S. 1105), S5788 [23MY]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S53 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, S53 [6JA]

Connecticut: transportation projects funding, S9412 [29JY]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1077, S1078, S1079 [8FE], S1186, S1188 [9FE], S1245, S1246 [10FE]

———establish time limits for action by Federal district courts on motions to remand class action cases that have been removed to Federal court, S1186 [9FE]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (S. 489), S2069 [4MR]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (S. 499), S1950 [2MR]

———require notice of rate increases and prohibit retroactive increases, S2074 [4MR]

———require underage consumers to demonstrate ability to pay, complete a certified counseling credit course, or submit a cosigned application prior to extension of credit, S2073, S2075 [4MR]

Cromwell, CT: tribute to 110th A.A.A. Gun Battalion, S5064 [12MY]

Davidson, Donetta L.: confirmation as member of Election Assistance Commission, S9315 [28JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8818 [25JY], S9100 [27JY], S9423, S9424 [29JY], S12514 [8NO], S12644 [10NO], S12738 [14NO], S12804 [15NO], S12942 [16NO]

———C-17 Airlifter Program funding, S12644 [10NO]

———Iraqi security forces training and equipment funding, S12804 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10908 [3OC], S11086 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, S14243 [21DE]

———review status of detainees held in the war on terror, S12942 [16NO]

Dept. of Education: improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) (S. 725), S3295 [6AP]

———revise regulations for student loan payment deferment for borrowers who are in postgraduate medical or dental internship, residency, or fellowship programs (S. 1246), S6492 [14JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide retirement benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, S12514 [8NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8163, S8164, S8167, S8169, S8191, S8201 [13JY], S8272 [14JY], S8415 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), conference report, S11287 [7OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division, S10027 [14SE]

———use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1367 [15FE]

Dept. of State: require report on plan for free and fair parliamentary elections in Haiti, S8527, S8528 [20JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3190 [5AP], S3256, S3257, S3261 [6AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11862, S11864, S11866, S11867, S11871, S11892 [26OC], S11990 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11536, S11537 [19OC], S11651 [20OC]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S9625 [6SE]

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

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (S. 258), S889 [2FE]

———reauthorize and extend certain programs to provide coordinated services and research relative to children and families with HIV/AIDS (S. 1051), S5305 [17MY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7601 [29JN], S7710 [30JN]

Drugs: expand the clinical trials drug data bank (S. 470), S1797 [28FE]

Education: increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (S. 286), S986 [3FE]

———national policy to improve system, S90 [20JA]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (S. 2166), S14328 [21DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Title I funding for disadvantaged student programs, S11862 [26OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees, S11536, S11537 [19OC]

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (S.J. Res. 20), S9959 [13SE]

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

FBI: role of Dept. of Justice Criminial Division employees in addressing concerns regarding Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1367 [15FE]

FDA: improve ability to ensure drug safety (S. 930), S4427 [27AP]

———issue comprehensive labeling guidelines for over-the-counter sunscreen products, S10330 [22SE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9100, S9103 [27JY]

Foreign aid: clarify eligibility of certain countries for U.S. military and educational assistance, S3261 [6AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8527, S8528 [20JY]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S925 [3FE]

———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S925 [3FE]

Haiti: establish a program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance, S8528 [20JY]

———increase economic assistance, S4092 [21AP]

Head Start Program: funding, S11866, S11867, S11892 [26OC]

Health: improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (S. 174), S586 [26JA]

———improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through improvements in health care information technology (S. 1223), S6333 [9JN]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Cell Transplantation Program (S. 1317), S7437 [27JN]

———provide liability protection to manufacturers of pandemic vaccines, S14243 [21DE]

Help America Vote Act: disabled voter access services funding, S11990 [27OC]

———funding, S2949 [17MR], S11651 [20OC]

Higher Education Act: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (S. 1247), S6492 [14JN]

Holocaust: observe anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and honor victims of the Holocaust, S427 [25JA]

Hurricanes: establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11289 [7OC]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12213 [2NO]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1904), S11696, S11699 [20OC]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9625 [6SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S11871 [26OC]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S524 [26JA]

International Labor Organization: funding, S7602 [29JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S524 [26JA]

———U.S. policy, S12738 [14NO], S12942 [16NO]

Leavitt, Michael O.: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S538 [26JA]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), S7749 [30JN]

Library of Congress: Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped program NFB-NEWSLINE service funding, S7749 [30JN]

Liebengood, Howard S.: tribute (S. Res. 7), S113 [24JA]

Medicare: coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (S. 390), S1431 [15FE]

———preserve access to appeals before administrative law judges (S. 1335), S7634 [29JN]

Minimum wage: level, S11536, S11537 [19OC]

Motor vehicles: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (S. 795), S3664 [14AP]

National Basketball Association: tribute to sponsorship of Basketball Without Borders, S3479 [12AP]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 271), S11327 [7OC]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (S. 681), S3061 [17MR]

National History Day (organization): tribute to Connecticut competition participants, S6477 [14JN]

National security: first responders funding, S8163, S8164, S8167, S8169, S8191, S8201 [13JY]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, S4836 [10MY]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 112), S3760 [15AP]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, S6989 [22JN]

Navy: require foreign companies involved in the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program to pledge not to conduct business with countries supporting international terrorism, S3256, S3257 [6AP]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (S. 1419), S9423 [29JY]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (S. 340), S7604 [29JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (S. 724), S3294 [6AP]

Northern Ireland: condemn violence and criminality by the Irish Republican Army (S. Res. 84), S2984 [17MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas, S6874 [21JN]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), S12026 [27OC]

———direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 62), S13040 [16NO]

Parliamentary inquiry, S8909 [26JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S9625 [6SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6874 [21JN], S6989 [22JN], S7605 [29JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5553 [20MY], S6001 [26MY], S10481 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S14217 [21DE]

Rice, Condoleezza: nomination to be Sec. of State, S524 [26JA]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10481 [27SE]

Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, S8272 [14JY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S10027 [14SE]

Senate: clarify treatment of outside income and expenses relative to the practice of medicine, S13110 [17NO]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S5553 [20MY], S6001 [26MY]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (S. 682), S3061 [17MR]

Spellings, Margaret: nomination to be Sec. of Education, S90 [20JA]

Sturges, Ralph: Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, S3479 [12AP]

Taxation: exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (S. 1906), S11745 [21OC]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers, S12929, S12933 [16NO], S13098, S13100, S13101 [17NO]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP, S13098 [17NO]

———prohibit the double taxation of telecommuters and others who work at home (S. 1097), S5781 [23MY]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), S9424 [29JY], S13279 [17NO], S13932 [16DE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, S9411 [29JY]

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. 2167), S14280 [21DE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (S. 909), S4262 [26AP]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), S2458 [10MR]

Votes: position on missed, S7594, S7605 [29JN]

Voting: ensure States impacted by Hurricane Katrina have sufficient resources to participate in Federal elections, S11764, S11765 [24OC]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (S. 17), S563-S565 [26JA]

Western Hemisphere: democracy efforts, S1605 [17FE]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 707), S3213 [5AP], S12739 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Families and domestic relations: tribute to birth of child, S2076 [4MR]

Reports

Preparedness and First Responders: Council on Foreign Relations, S8168 [13JY]

Statements

Tribute to Thomas B. Griffith: by, S6353 [13JN]

Summaries

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

Prevention and Recovery of Missing Children Act (S. 1220), S6332 [9JN]

Texts of

S. 17, Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act, S204-S207 [24JA]

S. 286, increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, S987 [3FE]

S. 467, Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act, S1723 [18FE]

S. 470, Fair Access to Clinical Trials (FACT) Act, S1798-S1803 [28FE]

S. 499, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act, S1950-S1952 [2MR]

S. 682, Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas Act, S3062-S3064 [17MR]

S. 724, No Child Left Behind Reform Act, S3295 [6AP]

S. 725, Dept. of Education Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) improvement, S3296 [6AP]

S. 795, Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act, S3665 [14AP]

S. 909, expand eligibility for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries, S4262 [26AP]

S. 1023, Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act, S5156 [12MY]

S. 1097, Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act, S5782 [23MY]

S. 1204, Getting Results for Advanced Degrees Act, S6235-S6238 [8JN]

S. 1223, Information Technology for Health Care Quality Act, S6334-S6337 [9JN]

S. 1246, Medical Education Affordability Act, S6492 [14JN]

S. 1247, Youth Service Scholarship Act, S6493 [14JN]

S. 1479, Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act, S8829-S8831 [25JY]

S. 1906, exclude benefits, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders from income tax, S11745 [21OC]

Transcripts

Inauguration of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, S102 [20JA]

Tributes

Griffith, Jeffrey C., S10510 [27SE]

Hoskins, Christopher L., S9428 [29JY]

Lieberman, Marcia, S7807 [30JN]

Mancuso, Frank, S7814 [30JN]

O'Neill, William, S12125 [1NO]

Pell, Claiborne, S10290 [21SE]

Pope John Paul II, S3270 [6AP]

Proxmire, William, S14308 [21DE]

Reich, Steve, S9428 [29JY]

Voinovich, Senator, S5897 [25MY]

Walsh, Bill, S11301 [7OC]

Wineman, Timothy S., S11290 [7OC]