EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

Addresses

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

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), S10774, S10806 [30SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 72), S13285, S13403 [18NO]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3436, H3437 [17MY], H3465, H3474, H3475, H3479, H3480, H3481, H3482, H3483, H3484, H3485, H3487, H3489, H3490, H3491, H3492, H3494, H3495, H3499, H3501, H3503, H3505 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 283), H3452 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S7642, S7643 [29JN], S7868 [30JN], S7924 [1JY], S7948, S7965, S7967, S7976, S8000, S8001, S8002, S8005, S8006, S8007, S8008, S8009, S8015, S8016, S8017, S8020, S8021, S8022, S8023, S8024, S8025, S8037, S8048, S8064, S8066, S8067, S8068, S8072, S8079, S8080, S8081, S8082 [11JY], S8124, S8126, S8128, S8129, S8131, S8143 [12JY], S8155, S8156, S8159, S8163, S8165, S8170, S8171, S8172, S8174, S8175, S8179, S8182, S8183, S8184, S8186, S8187, S8188, S8189, S8190, S8191, S8199, S8202, S8203, S8238 [13JY], S8249, S8252, S8253, S8254, S8255, S8265, S8268, S8269, S8280, S8282, S8283, S8326, S8327 [14JY], S8413 [18JY], H3332, H3333 [16MY], H3368, H3369, H3370, H3373, H3376, H3379, H3385, H3387, H3393, H3394, H3395, H3397, H3398, H3399, H3400 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration (H. Res. 278), H3345 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7325 [23JN], S7331, S7374, S7379, S7380 [24JN], S7403, S7404, S7405, S7406, S7409, S7411, S7412, S7413, S7414, S7417, S7418, S7420, S7421, S7422, S7439, S7440, S7441, S7442, S7443, S7444, S7445 [27JN], S7480, S7511, S7512, S7539 [28JN], S7552, S7569, S7642, S7643 [29JN], H3333 [16MY], H3437 [17MY], H3557, H3558 [18MY], H3614, H3620, H3623, H3631, H3634, H3638, H3640, H3642, H3644, H3646, H3658, H3659, H3663, H3664, H3665, H3669, H3670, H3671, H3672, H3696 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3594 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S10200 [19SE], S11747 [21OC], S11756, S11770, S11771, S11773 [24OC], S11784, S11785, S11789, S11794, S11798, S11804, S11805, S11806, S11811, S11812, S11829, S11830, S11831, S11832, S11834, S11837, S11838, S11839, S11840, S11842, S11843, S11844, S11845 [25OC], S11857, S11859, S11863, S11866, S11869, S11872, S11873, S11875, S11876, S11881, S11882, S11885, S11886, S11889, S11896, S11897, S11898, S11900, S11901, S11902, S11905, S11906, S11907, S11909, S11924, S11928, S11929, S11933, S11934, S11935, S11938, S11940, S11944, S11945, S11946, S11947, S11948 [26OC], S11958, S11972, S11973, S11978, S11981, S11982, S11983, S11985, S11986, S11989, S11990, S11991, S12019, S12020 [27OC], H4897 [21JN], H4985, H4986 [22JN], H5040, H5047, H5051, H5053, H5059, H5062, H5064, H5101 [23JN], H5106, H5108, H5114, H5117, H5119, H5121, H5122, H5123, H5125, H5126, H5128, H5129, H5136, H5139, H5141, H5143, H5145, H5147, H5148, H5150, H5151 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4998 [23JN]

Analyses

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

Federal Emergency Management Agency Restoration Act (H.R. 4493), E2492 [8DE]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S8290 [14JY], H8406 [28SE]

———H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7644 [29JN], H6466 [26JY]

———H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11999 [27OC], S13291 [18NO], H9992 [8NO], H11183 [7DE]

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

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

Articles and editorials

Bethesda, Hiring Policy, `Competitive Sourcing' Clash—Naval Medical Center Considers Replacing Disabled Workers, E548 [5AP]

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

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

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

Congress Cloaks More Information in Secrecy, S6160 [7JN], S7385 [24JN]

Democracy and the Filibuster, S4372 [27AP]

Democrats Readying for Judicial Fight, S3612 [14AP]

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

From Thomas, Original Views, S6400 [13JN]

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

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

Military Might—Today's VA Hospitals Are Models of Top-Notch Care, E1560 [21JY]

Nuke the Filibuster, S4373 [27AP]

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

PEP, Pease, Presidents, S2756 [15MR]

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

Rules of Order, S4372 [27AP]

Senate on the Brink, S4143 [22AP]

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

Time To Retire the Filibuster, S4143 [22AP]

Under Bush, a New Age of Prepackaged TV News, S3631-S3635 [14AP]

Unique Case of Obstruction, S5475 [19MY]

Up, Down or Out, S4368 [27AP]

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

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 68), H8387 [27SE] (see H.J. Res. 72), H10502 [16NO] (see H.J. Res. 75), H12167 [17DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (see H. Res. 469), H8512 [28SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 72), consideration (see H. Res. 558), H10501 [16NO]

Budget: establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (see S. 877), S4108 [21AP]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see S. 589), S2482 [10MR] (see H.R. 1620), H1969 [13AP]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see S. 1155), S6022 [26MY] (see H.R. 2470), H3556 [18MY]

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

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

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H719 [16FE]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 974), H795 [17FE]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see S. 228), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 457), H283 [1FE]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 569), S2245 [8MR] (see H.R. 949), H794 [17FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1817), H2548 [26AP]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (see H. Res. 283), H3433 [17MY]

———clarify investigative authority of the privacy officer (see H.R. 3041), H4984 [22JN]

———conduct comprehensive review of human resources, organizational structure, innovation and improvement plans, intelligence and information analysis, infrastructure, and budget (see H.R. 4009), H8733 [6OC]

———develop a plan for establishing consolidated and co-located regional offices (see H.R. 3477), H6933 [27JY]

———establish a Deputy Sec. for Management (see S. 1712), S10119 [15SE]

———establish an Under Sec. for Policy (see S. 1866), S11313 [7OC]

———establish minimum qualification standards for Senate-confirmed positions (see S. 2040), S13161 [17NO]

———establish position of Chief Medical Officer (see H.R. 4632), H12167 [17DE]

———establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (see S. 816), S3735 [15AP] (see H.R. 1805), H2471 [21AP]

———include the Dept. and the Sec. of Homeland Security in lists of executive departments and officers (see H.R. 1455), H1776 [5AP]

———include the Sec. of Homeland Security in the line of Presidential succession (see S. 442), S1623 [17FE]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 2360), H3330 [16MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration (see H. Res. 278), H3330 [16MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 474), H8642 [29SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 468), H8512 [28SE]

———provide interagency planning for preparing for, defending against, and responding to, the consequences of terrorist attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 895), H792 [17FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide Federal attorneys compensatory time off for travel (see H.R. 4057), H8845 [17OC]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see S. 1756), S10378 [22SE] (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of State: provide certain authorities (see H.R. 4436), H11109 [6DE]

———require a quadrennial review of the diplomatic strategy and structure and determine the best means to fulfill its mission in the future (see H.R. 1746), H2394 [20AP]

Dept. of the Interior: recruit volunteers to assist with activities of various agencies and offices (see S. 305), S1049 [7FE] (see H.R. 584), H352 [2FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2361), H3330 [16MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration (see H. Res. 287), H3554 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 392), H6932 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide Chief Information Officer authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology (see S. 2001), S12682 [10NO] (see H.R. 4061), H8846 [17OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3010), H4895 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (see H. Res. 337), H4984 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 559), H10501 [16NO] (see H. Res. 596), H11502 [13DE]

District of Columbia: make transit pass transportation benefits available to qualified Federal employees in the region and allow use of Government vehicles to shuttle employees to and from mass transit facilities (see S. 1018), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 1283), H1416 [14MR]

Drugs: authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate prices for Medicare outpatient prescription drugs and include prices charged to certain Federal agencies in determining best price for Medicaid outpatient drugs (see H.R. 2200), H3055 [5MY]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H2101 [14AP]

Endangered species: enable certain Federal agencies to rescue and relocate species threatened by reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 2779), H4187 [7JN]

FCC: reorganize the bureaus of the Commission to better carry out their regulatory functions (see H.R. 2982), H4722 [17JN]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H5912 [14JY]

———establish a sunset commission to review and maximize the performance of Federal agencies and programs (see H.R. 3277), H5912 [14JY]

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

———reduce employee vehicle fuel consumption (see S. 1853), S11212 [6OC]

———require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 3143), H5600 [30JN]

———require cost-benefit analysis for surface transportation projects prior to procuring architectural or engineering services from private contractors (see H.R. 942), H794 [17FE]

Federal aid programs: require legislation that establishes a new Federal program to contain a provision that eliminates one or more current programs of equal or greater cost (see H. Con. Res. 301), H10502 [16NO]

Federal employees: require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H1777 [5AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: require payment of premiums for health care coverage provided for military reservists on extended active duty (see H.R. 3201), H5637 [11JY]

Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services: establish (see H.R. 1240), H1369 [10MR]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (see S. 749), S3413 [11AP]

———eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 4493), H11327 [8DE]

Foreign countries: provide a framework for consideration of proposed unilateral economic sanctions to ensure coordination of U.S. policy relative to trade, security, and human rights (see S. 270), S886 [2FE]

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] (see H.R. 867), H718 [16FE]

Government: prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction or lease of buildings or space until January 1, 2007 (see H.R. 3797), H8087 [15SE]

———protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see S. 1358), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 839), H717 [16FE]

———require Federal agencies to develop and implement policies and practices that promote environmental justice (see H.R. 427), H235 [26JA]

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

———require periodic review of Government programs for purposes of evaluating their performance (see H.R. 185), H77 [4JA]

———stop taxpayer funded propaganda by making anti-propaganda laws permanent, pursuing violators, authorizing citizen lawsuits, and withholding salaries of noncompliant agency heads (see S. 266), S886 [2FE]

Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 2840), H4355 [9JN]

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

———require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research (see H.R. 33), H72 [4JA]

Health: establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and an advisory council made up of non-Federal representatives of the emergency medical services community (see S. 611), S2644 [14MR]

Human rights: direct the Depts. of State, Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and request the President, to provide certain information relative to extraordinary rendition of certain foreign persons (see H. Res. 593), H11327 [8DE]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H793 [17FE]

———prohibit loans by Federal agencies to aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 4580), H12047 [16DE]

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

Louisiana: provide agreements between Federal agencies to partner or transfer funds to accomplish erosion goals (see S. 734), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 1675), H2106 [18AP]

National Labor Relations Act: prevent government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 1248), H1370 [10MR]

News media: ensure that prepackaged news stories contain announcements that inform viewers that the information within was provided by the U.S. Government (see S. 967), S4547 [28AP]

———provide a criminal penalty for journalists, who, without disclosure, accept Government payments to promote Government policies (see H.R. 649), H411 [8FE]

OMB: issue guidance for, and provide oversight of, the management of micropurchases made with Government-wide commercial purchase cards (see S. 457), S1717 [18FE]

Power resources: increase the renewable fuel content of gasoline and require Federal agencies to use ethanol and biodiesel in government vehicles (see H.R. 4573), H12047 [16DE]

Presidential appointments: provide that a Federal public safety position may not be held by any political appointee who does not meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 3925), H8387 [27SE]

———provide that a Federal public safety position may not be held by any political appointee who does not meet certain minimum requirements (H.R. 3925), consideration (see H. Res. 570), H10909 [17NO]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 973), H795 [17FE]

Public buildings: advance the deadline for energy use metering in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4593), H12048 [16DE]

———require certain reports relative to energy efficiency design performance of new Federal buildings (see H.R. 4594), H12048 [16DE]

Results commissions: establish (see S. 1399), S8301 [14JY] (see H.R. 3276), H5912 [14JY]

Small business: analyze economic impact of governmental agency decisions that result in a net loss of jobs (see S. 1519), S9158 [27JY]

———analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see S. 1388), S8217 [13JY] (see H.R. 682), H520 [9FE]

Special Inspectors General Council for Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3810), H8088 [15SE]

Taxation: equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits and allow Federal agencies to offer transit and parking benefits in tandem to assist with costs of parking at transit facilities (see S. 787), S3652 [14AP]

———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2390), H3434 [17MY]

Territories: establish of an Office of Territorial Affairs in each executive department and each independent establishment (see H.R. 270), H137 [6JA]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see S. Con. Res. 12), S1414 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 295), H10156 [10NO]

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

VA: anniversary (see S. Res. 203), S8665 [21JY] (see H. Res. 361), H5801 [13JY]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11814 [25OC], S11957 [27OC]

Comments

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

Conference reports

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

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 2360), H8585-H8626 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2361), H6562-H6628 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3010), H10383-H10476 [16NO], H11348-H11441 [13DE]

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

Cost Estimates

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 1817): CBO, H3270 [16MY]

Histories

Filibusters and Judges, S4803 [10MY]

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

Letters

Continuing appropriations: Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8534 [29SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations: Representative Cox, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3463, H3465 [18MY], H3689, H3690, H3691 [19MY]

———Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H3463 [18MY], H3689 [19MY]

———Representative Harold Rogers, Committee on Appropriations (House), H3363 [17MY]

———Representative Hoekstra, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H3690 [19MY]

———Representative Hunter, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3690 [19MY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3363 [17MY], H3463 [18MY], H3689 [19MY]

———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), H3462 [18MY], H3688 [19MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security grant allocation improvement: Senator Byrd, S7964 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD sponsored and paid conferences: Steven B. Nesmith, Dept. of HUD, S11608 [20OC]

Dept. of Justice use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Senators Levin and Lieberman, S1324 [14FE]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S1324 [14FE]

Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act: Dale Zehner, Virginia Railway Express, S5108 [12MY]

———Lawrence C. Drake, Jr., American Federation of Government Employees, S5107 [12MY]

———Richard A. White, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, S5108 [12MY]

———William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S5108 [12MY]

Judicial vacancies: Senators Reid and Leahy, S5385 [18MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S. recommendations relative to reform of intelligence services: Representative Curt Weldon, H10012 [8NO]

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]

Provide certain authorities for the Dept. of State: Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), E2591 [17DE]

———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), E2591 [17DE]

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

———C. Welton Gaddy, S4146 [22AP]

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

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

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

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

Lists

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

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

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

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

Federal programs proposed for termination under the Bush Administration budget, H391 [8FE]

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

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

Policies enacted in reconciliation legislation, S2781 [16MR]

Messages

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

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), H8534 [29SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3540 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8160, S8176, S8199, S8201 [13JY], S8265, S8266 [14JY], H8395 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7496 [28JN], S7562 [29JN], H3674 [19MY], H6458 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11790, S11807 [25OC], S11864, S11868, S11871, S11891 [26OC], S11985, S11987 [27OC], S13288, S13290 [18NO], H5163 [24JN], H9988, H9989 [8NO], H10531 [17NO], H11179, H11180 [7DE]

Papers

Should Postal lnspectors Have More Power Than Federal Terrorism Investigators? Senate Republican Policy Committee, S6147-S6149 [7JN]

Press releases

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

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

Remarks in House

Appropriations: make Government-wide rescissions to offset supplemental appropriations, H1476, H1477 [15MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), H8531-H8535 [29SE], E2039 [6OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (H. Res. 469), H8525-H8528 [29SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), motion to recommit, H8535 [29SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 72), H10517 [17NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 72), consideration (H. Res. 558), H10508-H10512 [17NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), H12141, H12142 [17DE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H393, H395, H397 [8FE], H679 [16FE], H722, H777-H784 [17FE], H1425, H1427, H1500 [15MR], H1513 [16MR], H1668, H1669, H1676 [17MR], H12162-H12165 [17DE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (H. Res. 116), H1207 [9MR]

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

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1573-H1576, H1581, H1582, H1584, H1595, H1596 [16MR], H1642-H1653 [17MR]

Corps of Engineers: operation and maintenance funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy departmental administrative account, H3870, H3871 [24MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (H.R. 457), E115 [1FE]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (H.R. 949), E304 [18FE], E925 [10MY], E1034 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: appropriations earmarks, H2382 [20AP]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3455-H3543 [18MY], H3688 [19MY], H5233, H5234 [27JN], E1052 [20MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), amendment process, H3238 [12MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 283), H3442-H3454 [18MY]

———coordinate activities relative to protection of critical infrastructure with other relevant Federal agencies, H3480, H3481 [18MY]

———establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (H.R. 1805), E781 [27AP]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3336, H3339, H3346-H3405 [17MY], H5233 [27JN], E1025 [19MY], E1061 [23MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), conference report, H8695-H8706, H8708 [6OC], E2076 [7OC], E2118 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration (H. Res. 278), H3340-H3346 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 474), H8685-H8693 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), motion to instruct conferees, H8395-H8401 [28SE]

———Office of Inspector General funding, H3474, H3475 [18MY]

———prohibit promulgation of regulations without consideration of their effect on the competitiveness of U.S. businesses, H3397, H3398 [17MY]

———provide authority to continue to conduct security clearance investigations pending selection of a single Government-wide agency to conduct such investigations, H3394 [17MY]

———report efforts to reduce replication of badges, uniforms, and other insignia identifications, H3491 [18MY]

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

———require report by Federal agencies on regulations and procedures relating to eminent domain, H9599 [3NO]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (H.R. 3760), H7872 [14SE]

Dept. of State: provide certain authorities (H.R. 4436), H11607-H11609 [14DE]

Dept. of the Interior: recruit volunteers to assist with activities of various agencies and offices (H.R. 584), H1376 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3664, H3665 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3336 [17MY], H3595-H3675 [19MY], H6458 [26JY], E1036 [20MY], E1053, E1054 [23MY], E1084 [24MY], E1323 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, H7013-H7023 [28JY], E1620 [27JY], E1720, E1732, E1742 [29JY], E1751, E1762 [6SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3589-H3595 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 392), H6941-H6943 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), motion to instruct conferees, H6458-H6463 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), motion to recommit, H3674 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary, E2150 [20OC]

———provide Chief Information Officer authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology (H.R. 4061), H9484-H9487 [2NO], H10120 [9NO], E2100 [17OC], E2260 [3NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5128, H5129 [24JN], H11513, H11514 [14DE], H12261 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H4901 [22JN], H4988, H5000, H5073, H5077, H5083, H5084 [23JN], H5104, H5105-H5165 [24JN], H5250 [27JN], H5482 [30JN], H9988 [8NO], H11179 [7DE], E1330 [24JN], E1357, E1364 [27JN], E1374, E1380, E1381, E1391, E1394 [28JN], E1399, E1407 [30JN], E1450 [11JY], E2485 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), amendment process, H5069 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H10518-H10530 [17NO], H11544-H11553 [14DE], E2429, E2435 [18NO], E2545, E2551 [15DE], E2559, E2586 [17DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4991-H5000 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 559), H10512-H10514 [17NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 596), H11512-H11515 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), motion to instruct conferees, H9988, H9989 [8NO], H11179, H11180 [7DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), motion to recommit, H5152, H5163 [24JN]

Domestic policy: propose voluntary regulatory programs to help reduce U.S. oil consumption, H2367, H2368 [20AP]

———enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, H2429-H2431 [21AP]

Federal employees: limit attendance at foreign conferences, H3671, H3672 [19MY], H5343 [28JN]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (H.R. 1480), E548 [5AP]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 4493), E2492 [8DE]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws, H6518 [26JY]

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

———protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking, E1781 [7SE]

———protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (H.R. 839), E260 [16FE]

———require Federal agencies to develop and implement policies and practices that promote environmental justice (H.R. 427), E91 [26JA]

———require periodic review of Government programs for purposes of evaluating their performance (H.R. 185), E15 [4JA]

———require purchase of hybrid electric or high-efficiency vehicles by Federal agencies, H5066 [23JN]

Immigration: enforce current laws, H11839-H11842 [15DE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: anniversary of commission recommendations, H6372 [22JY]

———implement recommendations, H11114, H11202, H11204 [7DE]

———implement recommendations relative to reform of intelligence services, H4300 [9JN], H10012 [8NO]

News media: ensure that prepackaged news stories contain announcements that inform viewers that the information within was provided by the U.S. Government and prohibit payment to journalists for publicity or propaganda, H2915, H2916 [4MY]

Political ethics: allegations of payments to journalists for favorable comments concerning Bush administration proposals, H240 [1FE]

Power resources: increase the renewable fuel content of gasoline and require Federal agencies to use ethanol and biodiesel in government vehicles (H.R. 4573), E2586 [17DE]

Presidential appointments: examination of Bush administration political appointees, H8378 [27SE]

Public buildings: require certain reports relative to energy efficiency design performance of new Federal buildings (H.R. 4594), E2580 [17DE]

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

Small business: provide access to Government awarded overseas contracts, H1517 [16MR]

Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act: prohibit funding for certain provisions relative to distribution of Federal contracts, H4773-H4777 [20JN]

Special Inspectors General Council for Hurricane Katrina: establish (H.R. 3810), E1860 [15SE]

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

VA: anniversary, E1559 [21JY]

———anniversary (H. Res. 361), H5919-H5923 [18JY], E1480 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), S10705, S10706-S10711 [29SE], S10773-S10780 [30SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 72), S13283-S13287 [18NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 72), unanimous-consent agreement, S13260 [17NO]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S1927, S1928 [2MR]

———reduce for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S3888 [19AP]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———status report, S6011 [26MY], S7804 [30JN], S9274 [28JY], S10228 [20SE], S10422 [26SE], S10715 [29SE], S11291 [7OC], S13345 [18NO]

Climate: require Federal science-based climate change documents altered at the request of the White House to be made publicly available in their unaltered form for comparison, S7046 [22JN]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 589), S2485, S2486 [10MR]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish, S2956 [17MR]

———establish (S. 1155), S6053 [26MY], S14124 [20DE]

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

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish, S1983, S1984 [3MR], S3165 [5AP], S8734, S8735 [22JY], S8785 [25JY], S9948 [13SE], S10004-S10006, S10031 [14SE], S11513-S11516, S11545, S11548 [19OC], S12571-S12575 [9NO], S12639-S12644 [10NO]

Conferences: limitation on funding, S11876 [26OC], S11995 [27OC]

Contracts: improve Federal contracting accountability relative to hurricane relief or Iraq reconstruction, S12329 [3NO]

Courts: use of administrative subpoenas in terrorism investigations, S6080 [6JN], S6147 [7JN], S9558 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish position of Deputy Sec. of Defense for Management, S12483-S12485, S12492 [8NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health, S11992, S11993 [27OC]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (S. 569), S2273 [8MR], S4643 [9MY], S4863 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure continuation of non-homeland security functions of transferred Federal agencies, S9741 [8SE]

———establish an Under Sec. for Policy (S. 1866), S11322 [7OC]

———establish minimum qualification standards for Senate-confirmed positions (S. 2040), S13166 [17NO]

———include the Sec. of Homeland Security in the line of Presidential succession (S. 442), S9057 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S6292-S6294 [9JN], S7946-S7974, S7976-S7979 [11JY], S8093-S8131 [12JY], S8154-S8204, S8207, S8241-S8243 [13JY], S8247-S8290 [14JY], S8377, S8383 [15JY], S8415 [18JY], S8744 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), conference report, S11275-S11279, S11287 [7OC], S11602 [20OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), unanimous-consent agreement, S7924 [1JY], S8412 [18JY]

Dept. of HUD: anniversary of Newark, NJ, field office, S14315 [21DE]

———limitation on funding for conferences, S11608 [20OC]

Dept. of Justice: use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1316-S1321, S1323-S1326, S1330-S1332 [14FE], S1366-S1369, S1386 [15FE]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (S. 1756), S10381 [22SE]

Dept. of State: provide certain authorities (H.R. 4436), S13687 [15DE]

Dept. of the Interior: recruit volunteers to assist with activities of various agencies and offices (H.R. 584), S13056 [16NO]

———recruit volunteers to assist with activities of various agencies and offices (S. 305), S1056 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7331-S7371, S7373, S7374, S7389 [24JN], S7403-S7422 [27JN], S7477-S7481, S7485-S7491, S7495-S7512 [28JN], S7545-S7547, S7550-S7597 [29JN], S7800, S7807, S7871 [30JN], S7897 [1JY], S8394, S8414 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, S9323, S9331-S9334, S9367-S9372 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9319 [28JY]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S7595 [29JN]

———require appropriations conference report inclusion of limitations, directives and earmarks, S7497, S7498, S7500 [28JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S13600-S13603, S13605, S13607 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11702-S11731 [21OC], S11753-S11756, S11761, S11763 [24OC], S11779, S11784-S11791, S11793-S11796, S11798, S11804-S11815 [25OC], S11853-S11855, S11857-S11873, S11875-S11910, S11948 [26OC], S11953-S11969, S11972-S11976, S11978-S11999 [27OC], S12679 [10NO], S13287 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, S13350 [18NO], S13600-S13608, S13627 [15DE], S13777, S13778 [16DE], S13959 [17DE], S14217, S14281-S14289 [21DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13593 [14DE], S14233 [21DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), motion to instruct conferees, S13288-S13291 [18NO]

———require appropriations conference report inclusion of limitations, directives and earmarks, S11875 [26OC]

Endangered species: modify provisions that provide legal protections to environmental rulings of Federal agencies, S12748 [14NO]

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

Federal aid programs: require report on actions taken to estimate improper payments, S11995 [27OC]

Federal employees: require political appointees meet certain statutory qualification requirements, S10794 [30SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (S. 749), S3410, S3421-S3424 [11AP]

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-S6161 [7JN], S7383-S7385 [24JN]

———strengthen (S. 394), S1520, S1524, S1525 [16FE], S6159-S6161 [7JN]

Government: allow Senate point of order against any appropriations bill allowing funding for agencies to produce prepackaged news stories without a disclaimer, S2935 [17MR]

———protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (S. 1358), S7851 [30JN]

———require periodic review of Government programs for purposes of evaluating their performance, S618 [31JA]

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

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

National security: assist Federal agencies in addressing deficiencies in specialized personnel through student loan repayment, graduate student fellowships, and establishing a National Security Service Corps, S8207 [13JY]

News media: prohibit funding for production of prepackaged news stories by any Federal agency without including a clear notification that it was prepared or funded by a Federal agency, S3630-S3641 [14AP]

OMB: issue guidance for, and provide oversight of, the management of micropurchases made with Government-wide commercial purchase cards (S. 457), S1718 [18FE]

Political ethics: allegations of payments to journalists for favorable comments concerning Bush administration proposals, S547-S550 [26JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of nominees, S5889-S5891 [25MY]

Results commissions: establish (S. 1399), S10560, S10586 [28SE], S11757 [24OC]

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

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (S. 1388), S8220 [13JY]

Taxation: equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits, S5059 [12MY]

———promote parity between employer-provided parking and mass transit benefits, S5211 [16MY]

VA: anniversary, S8589 [21JY], S9149 [27JY]

———anniversary (S. Res. 203), S8683, S8712, S8713 [21JY]

Reports

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

Reports filed

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

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 474) (H. Rept. 109-242), H8642 [29SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 109-198), H6932 [27JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 559) (H. Rept. 109-302), H10501 [16NO]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 596) (H. Rept. 109-344), H11502 [13DE]

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

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

Consideration of H.J. Res. 68, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 469) (H. Rept. 109-239), H8512 [28SE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 72, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 558) (H. Rept. 109-301), H10501 [16NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1817, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 109-84), H3433 [17MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 278) (H. Rept. 109-83), H3330 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 109-87), H3554 [18MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 337) (H. Rept. 109-148), H4984 [22JN]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2360) (H. Rept. 109-241), H8642 [29SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 2360) (H. Rept. 109-79), H3330 [16MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2360) (S. Rept. 109-83), S6740 [16JN]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 109-71), H3330 [16MY]

———Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 109-71), H2878 [3MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 109-71), H3330 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2361) (H. Rept. 109-188), H6649 [26JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2361) (H. Rept. 109-80), H3330 [16MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2361) (S. Rept. 109-80), S6825 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 584) (S. Rept. 109-156), S11558 [19OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4061) (H. Rept. 109-256), H9360 [27OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3010) (H. Rept. 109-337), H11502 [13DE]

———Committee of Conference (House) (H.R. 3010) (H. Rept. 109-300), H10501 [16NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3010) (H. Rept. 109-143), H4895 [21JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3010) (S. Rept. 109-103), S8301 [14JY]

Faster FOIA Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 589), S2993 [17MR]

Program Assessment and Results Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 185) (H. Rept. 109-26), H1690 [17MR]

Require Future Legislation Establishing a New Exemption to the Freedom of Information Act To Explicitly State the Exemption Within the Text of Such Legislation: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1181) (S. Rept. 109-81), S6404 [13JN]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 468) (H. Rept. 109-238), H8512 [28SE]

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

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

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 109-17), H1416 [14MR]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 18), S2517 [11MR]

Tax Relief Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2020), S12948 [16NO]

Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4297) (H. Rept. 109-304), H10908 [17NO]

Truth in Broadcasting Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 967) (S. Rept. 109-210), S14185 [20DE]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act: American Federation of Government Employees, S5107 [12MY]

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9430-H9435 [31OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10531 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12089 [1NO], S12302, S12307, S12309, S12325 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14205 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13102, S13103, S13104, S13123, S13124, S13125, S13126, S13127, S13128, S13129, S13131, S13132, S13133, S13134 [17NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8201, S8202 [13JY], S8252, S8254, S8266 [14JY], H3368, H3386, H3389, H3394, H3399 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7588 [29JN], H3632, H3637, H3641, H3642, H3658, H3659, H3669, H3670 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11793, S11807 [25OC], S11866, S11891 [26OC], S11958, S11989 [27OC], H5114, H5121 [24JN], H9989 [8NO], H11180 [7DE]

Statements

Blue Dog Coalition—Praise for 2004 Budget Enforcement Bill: Bob Bixby, Concord Coalition, H1500 [15MR]

Bush Administration Budget Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H386 [8FE]

———several Protestant religious leaders, E384 [8MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Senator Spector, S11730 [21OC]

Disagreeing Without Demonizing: National Council of Churches, S4147 [22AP]

Fight for Our Future—The Courts, the United States Senate, and the American People: Senator Biden, S5737 [23MY]

Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Representative Edwards, H9605 [3NO]

Senate Rules Amendment Relative to Votes Required To Invoke Cloture on Presidential Appointments in Order To Prevent Filibuster: Senator Specter, S4634 [9MY]

Summaries

Bush Administration FY 2006 Housing Budget—Continuing the Assault on the Most Vulnerable, H385 [8FE]

Committee on Finance (Senate) Contribution to Budget Reconciliation Legislation, S12070-S12073 [31OC]

Congressional Black Caucus budget proposal for 2006-2010, H1648 [17MR]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, S7064 [22JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to H. Con Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, S6469 [14JN], S9275 [28JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S8289 [14JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7422 [27JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11761 [24OC]

Committee on Ways and Means (House) amendments and legislative history related to H.R. 1817, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H3463 [18MY], H3689 [19MY]

Congressional Black Caucus 2006 budget restorations and increases, H1653 [17MR]

Congressional Black Caucus budget reallocation of budget defense funding, H1645 [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3348-H3362 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD sponsored and paid conferences, S11608 [20OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3596-H3602 [19MY]

———conference report, H7014-H7018 [28JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5003-H5025 [23JN]

———program terminations, H5161 [24JN]

Nominations subjected to cloture attempts, 1968-2002, S5490 [19MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, H1584-H1587 [16MR]

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

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

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

H. Res. 278, consideration of H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H3340 [17MY]

H. Res. 283, consideration of H.R. 1817, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H3442 [18MY]

H. Res. 287, consideration of H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H3589 [19MY]

H. Res. 337, consideration of H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4991 [23JN]

H. Res. 361, VA anniversary, H5919 [18JY]

H. Res. 392, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6941 [28JY]

H. Res. 469, consideration of H.J. Res. 68, continuing appropriations, motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation, and disapprove Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations, H8525 [29SE]

H. Res. 474, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8686 [6OC]

H. Res. 558, consideration of H.J. Res. 72, continuing appropriations, H10508 [17NO]

H. Res. 559, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H10512 [17NO]

H. Res. 560, consideration of H.R. 4241, Deficit Reduction Act, H10531 [17NO]

H. Res. 588, consideration of H.R. 4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act, H11227 [8DE]

H. Res. 596, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H11512 [14DE]

H. Res. 640, consideration of conference report on S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act, H12233 [18DE]

H.J. Res. 68, continuing appropriations, H8531 [29SE]

H.J. Res. 72, continuing appropriations, H10517 [17NO]

H.J. Res. 75, continuing appropriations, H12141 [17DE]

H.R. 584, Dept. of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act, H1376 [14MR]

H.R. 1817, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H3465-H3474 [18MY]

H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S7948-S7959 [11JY]

H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7331-S7363 [24JN]

H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11702-S11727 [21OC]

H.R. 4061, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act, H9484 [2NO]

H.R. 4241, Deficit Reduction Act, H10545-H10617 [17NO]

H.R. 4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act, H11234-H11237 [8DE]

H.R. 4436, provide certain authorities for Dept. of State, H11607 [14DE]

S. 266, Stop Government Propaganda Act, S896-S898 [2FE]

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

S. 442, include the Sec. of Homeland Security in the line of Presidential succession, S9057 [26JY]

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

S. 749, allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts granted to Federal Prison Industries, Inc., S3421-S3423 [11AP]

S. 816, establish Dept. of Homeland Security position of Northern Border Coordinator, S3748 [15AP]

S. 877, Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act, S4124-S4127 [21AP]

S. 1018, Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act, S5107 [12MY]

S. 1169, Federal Agency Data-Mining Reporting Act, S6106 [6JN]

S. 1181, require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation, S7385 [24JN]

S. 1388, Regulatory Flexibility Reform Act, S8221 [13JY]

S. 1712, Homeland Security Management Restructuring Act, S10122 [15SE]

S. 1853, Reduce Government Fuel Consumption Act, S11236 [6OC]

S. 1866, Homeland Security Policy Act, S11323 [7OC]

S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act, H10646-H10749 [17NO]

S. 2040, Dept. of Homeland Security Qualified Leaders Act, S13167 [17NO]

S. Con. Res. 12, require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards, S1432-S1434 [15FE]

S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the Federal Budget for 2006-2010, S2524-S2530 [11MR]

S. Res. 203, VA anniversary, S8683, S8713 [21JY]