ENSIGN, JOHN (a Senator from Nevada)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10218, S10244 [20SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3601 [13AP], S3850 [18AP], S3868 [19AP], S4087, S4110 [21AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2177 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12207, S12270 [2NO], S12360 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13207 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2724, S2751, S2753 [15MR], S2871 [16MR], S3080, S3081 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8631, S8686, S8697, S8698 [21JY], S10515 [27SE], S12411 [4NO], S12492, S12494, S12495, S12536, S12538 [8NO], S12592, S12623 [9NO], S12779, S12855 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10989 [4OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S7924 [1JY], S8002, S8017 [11JY], S8155, S8183, S8184, S8187, S8238 [13JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3225 [5AP], S3259, S3260, S3328, S3329 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7379, S7380 [24JN], S7412, S7422, S7440 [27JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11896, S11909, S11934, S11940 [26OC], S12009 [27OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), cosponsorship withdrawn, S12009 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11442 [17OC], S11589, S11594 [19OC], S11615, S11634, S11641, S11688 [20OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S7098 [22JN], S7264 [23JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9854 [8SE], S9962 [13SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4881 [10MY], S4971 [11MY], S5015, S5054 [12MY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S4041 [21AP], S6115 [7JN], S11601 [20OC]

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

Articles and editorials

Bring an End to Horse Slaughter, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, S10219 [20SE]

Gaining Capital, Wall Street Journal, S987 [3FE]

Horse Sense in Senate, Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, S10219 [20SE]

Save Horses—Bill Would Stop Slaughter, Charleston (SC) Gazette, S10219 [20SE]

Save the Horses, Washington (DC) Times, S10218 [20SE]

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]

Animals: add non-human primates to the definition of prohibited wildlife species (see S. 1509), S10973 [4OC]

Armed Forces: provide a traumatic injury protection rider to certain insured servicemembers (see S. 806), S4109 [21AP]

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

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

Bureau of Reclamation: assess extent of invasion of salt cedar and Russian olive plants in the Western U.S. and carry out demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of such plants (see S. 177), S573 [26JA]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 18), S5220 [16MY]

California: modify date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria is deemed to be held in trust (see S. 113), S8419 [18JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see S. Con. Res. 26), S3481 [12AP]

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), S5780 [23MY]

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

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a heliport (see S. 405), S1513 [16FE]

———release certain land from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area and grant a right-of-way across the released land for the construction and maintenance of a flood control project (see S. 916), S4397 [27AP]

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), S5300 [17MY]

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

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]

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see S. 1046), S10378 [22SE]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see S. 489), S2645 [14MR]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 691), S3147 [4AP]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see S. 539), S2385 [9MR]

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

Cuba: express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba (see S. Res. 140), S5071 [12MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see S. 1139), S11422 [17OC]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to Henderson, NV (see S. 1056), S5301 [17MY]

———convey certain land in Washoe County, NV, to the Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada (see S. 252), S739 [1FE]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see S. Res. 4), S28 [4JA]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S6405 [13JN]

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

Dixie National Forest: convey certain real property (see S. 1941), S12076 [31OC]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): protect the U.S. sugar market only to the extent that such protections do not undermine market access for other agricultural products (see S. Res. 169), S6405 [13JN]

Drugs: prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (see S. 1113), S5851 [24MY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S13660 [15DE]

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

———make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S9159 [27JY]

Education: provide additional assistance to Federal Pell Grants recipients who are pursuing programs of study in engineering, mathematics, science, or foreign languages (see S. 1183), S8950 [26JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (see S. 1054), S5301 [17MY]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see S. Res. 82), S3149 [4AP]

———urge continuance of embargo on arms sales to the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 59), S1623 [17FE] (see S. Res. 91), S2995 [17MR]

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

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 65), S6154 [7JN]

———repeal perimeter rule for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and LaGuardia Airport (see S. 1599), S9468 [29JY]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see S. 511), S2004 [3MR]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 98), S1345 [14FE]

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]

FTC: provide with resources necessary to protect Internet users from unfair and deceptive acts and practices associated with spyware (see S. 1004), S4936 [11MY]

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

Great Basin National Heritage Route: establish (see S. 249), S739 [1FE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see S. 1110), S8559 [20JY]

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), S8746 [22JY]

———expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see S. 1983), S12607 [9NO]

———improve access to health care services by reducing the burden the liability system places in the delivery of emergency, trauma, and obstetrical services (see S. 367), S1260 [10FE]

———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]

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

Hurricanes: encourage the President to appoint an individual to oversee Federal funds for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. Res. 242), S10119 [15SE]

———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]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S2004 [3MR]

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]

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

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 440), S11314 [7OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 647), S2994 [17MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 604), S6405 [13JN]

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

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 579), S2383 [9MR]

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

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (see S. 254), S739 [1FE]

Nuclear energy: require commercial nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from pools into dry casks and convey to the Dept. of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored (see S. 2099), S13570 [14DE]

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

Pahrump, NV: convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 for construction of a post building and memorial park (see S. 253), S739 [1FE]

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), S12767 [14NO]

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. 95), S3201 [5AP]

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

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see S. 1313), S7522 [28JN]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (see S. 689), S6826 [20JN]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see S. 1881), S11476 [18OC]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 1411), S8950 [26JY]

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

Science: prohibit human chimeras (see S. 659), S4258 [26AP] (see S. 1373), S10234 [20SE]

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

States: regulation of access to hunting and fishing for residents and nonresidents (see S. 339), S1199 [9FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 132), S4185 [25AP]

———encourage and accelerate production, sale, and use of new motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 971), S4547 [28AP]

———ensure that the Federal excise tax on communication services does not apply to Internet access service (see S. 758), S3483 [12AP]

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

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 849), S3897 [19AP]

———modify depreciation of property used in the transmission of electricity (see S. 815), S3734 [15AP]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S5852 [24MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 859), S11559 [19OC]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 713), S9877 [9SE]

———provide for a deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 94), S5778 [23MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see S. 1103), S6911 [21JN]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 1321), S7822 [30JN]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates (see S. 1524), S9284 [28JY]

———treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals (see S. 1157), S6022 [26MY]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see S. 309), S1115 [8FE]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see S. 193), S574 [26JA]

———promote the widespread availability of communications services and the integrity of communication facilities, and encourage investment in communication networks (see S. 2113), S13788 [16DE]

U.N.: withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1488), S8948 [26JY]

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

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

Women: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services (see S. 366), S1260 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 320), S13361 [18NO]

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

BLM: coveyance of certain public land in Nevada to Las Vegas Motor Speedway (see S. 703), S3200 [5AP]

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]

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

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use by the Nevada National Guard (see S. 1914), S11823 [25OC]

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

———appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 1845), S11212 [6OC]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 8), S142 [24JA] (see S. 396, 403), S1513 [16FE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 382), S1413 [15FE]

Dallas, TX: remove restrictions on commercial air service at Love Field (see S. 1424), S8487 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish position of Deputy Sec. of Defense for Management (see S. 780), S3652 [14AP]

Dept. of the Interior: convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility in Nevada to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (see S. 310), S1115 [8FE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 354), S1260 [10FE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 330), S1198 [9FE]

Hurricanes: ensure that Federal response and recovery efforts for Hurricane Katrina include consideration for animal rescue and care (see S. Res. 251), S10425 [26SE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 1915), S11823 [25OC]

Mayor Tony Armstrong Memorial Post Office, Sparks, NV: designate (see S. 590), S2482 [10MR]

Medicare: make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see S. 657), S2994 [17MR]

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

Nevada: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and Douglas County (see S. 235), S738 [1FE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see S. 1895), S11559 [19OC]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see S. 181), S574 [26JA]

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

Telecommunications: establish market driven marketplace, eliminate government managed competition of existing communication service, and provide parity between functionally equivalent services (see S. 1504), S9157 [27JY]

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

Cloture motions

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S5914 [25MY], S5997 [26MY], S6801 [20JN]

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

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), motion to proceed, S8740 [22JY], S8908 [26JY], S9087 [27JY]

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]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6061 [26MY], S6218 [8JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S13546 [14DE], S13719 [16DE]

Letters

Montgomery GI Bill usage and improvement of educational benefits for veterans: by, S11296 [7OC]

Prohibit slaughter of horses: Paula Bacon, Mayor of Kaufman, TX, S10219 [20SE]

Reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system: Nancy Sanders and Janet Schaffel, S1605 [17FE]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12292 [3NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S4041 [21AP], S6115 [7JN], S11601 [20OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10218, S10219 [20SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 72), S13287 [18NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3995 [20AP], S4084 [21AP]

Armed Forces: restate policy on use of riot control agents, S12495, S12497 [8NO], S12569, S12577 [9NO]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S5952 [26MY]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents, S2829 [16MR], S4084 [21AP], S8184 [13JY], S8251 [14JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1071 [8FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12207, S12209, S12210 [2NO], S12292, S12293 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14114, S14159 [20DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13111 [17NO]

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

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2724 [15MR], S2767, S2806, S2829 [16MR]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish, S12571 [9NO]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits (S. 1301), S7302 [23JN]

———politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, S10636 [29SE]

Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (S. 382), S1500 [16FE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, S7584 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding to inspect horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption, S10218, S10219 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S12485, S12495, S12497 [8NO], S12568, S12569, S12571, S12577 [9NO]

———establish position of Deputy Sec. of Defense for Management, S12485 [8NO]

Dept. of Education: funding, S2767 [16MR]

———prohibit funding for e-Language Learning System, S11987, S11988 [27OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8184 [13JY], S8251 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7564, S7584 [29JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11987, S11988 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11554 [19OC]

Education: afterschool programs funding, S11987 [27OC]

FCC: digital television converter box subsidy program funding, S12207, S12209, S12210 [2NO]

FERC: jurisdiction over legitimacy of termination payments charged to certain public utilities by Enron Corp., S7272 [23JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S12467 [8NO]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S846 [2FE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (S. 354), S1603-S1605 [17FE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (S. 330), S1205 [9FE]

Hurricanes: provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12292, S12293 [3NO]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), S10416 [26SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S2767 [16MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (S. 1915), S11824 [25OC]

Iraq: elections, S1110 [8FE]

IRS: enhance the Free File Alliance partnership, S11554 [19OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), S7748, S7749 [30JN]

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

Medicare: make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (S. 657), S3010 [17MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps, S14159 [20DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (S. 438), S1654 [17FE]

NIH: funding, S2767 [16MR]

NSF: funding, S10075 [15SE]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5417 [18MY]

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (S. Res. 243), S10147 [15SE]

Point of order, S3995 [20AP], S10072 [15SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S7272 [23JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4893 [11MY], S5417, S5418 [18MY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (S. 1895), S11568 [19OC]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10636 [29SE]

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

Senate: clarify treatment of outside income and expenses relative to the practice of medicine, S13111 [17NO]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S4893 [11MY], S5417, S5418 [18MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (S. 181), S591 [26JA]

———rates, S1071 [8FE]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (S. 2109), S13663 [15DE]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, S7564 [29JN]

Veterans: health care funding, S2724 [15MR], S2806 [16MR]

Tables

Estimated cost of set-top box subsidy, assuming cable and DBS downconversion, only over-the-air households are subsidized, S12209 [2NO]

Texts of

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

S. 1845, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act, S11231 [6OC]

S. 2109, National Innovation Act, S13664-S13670 [15DE]