MIKULSKI, BARBARA A. (a Senator from Maryland)

Amendments

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

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

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3451, S3470, S3496, S3500 [12AP], S3532, S3567, S3572, S3577, S3588, S3594 [13AP], S3694 [14AP], S3722, S3754 [15AP], S3966, S4023 [20AP], S4110 [21AP], S4259 [26AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1878 [1MR], S1980, S2046 [3MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12137 [1NO], S12239, S12254, S12271 [2NO], S12363, S12366, S12367 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13209, S13211, S13233 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2679, S2735, S2747, S2750, S2751 [15MR], S2832, S2847, S2862, S2865, S2866, S2868, S2870 [16MR], S2887, S2930, S2937, S2940, S2996, S2997, S2998, S3075, S3077 [17MR]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1142 [8FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S5450 [18MY], S8640, S8699, S8704 [21JY], S8813, S8816, S8828, S8838, S8848, S8866, S8893 [25JY], S11162 [5OC], S12378, S12408 [4NO], S12452 [7NO], S12500, S12501 [8NO], S12592, S12624 [9NO], S12788, S12864 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10703, S10766 [29SE], S10979, S10989 [4OC], S11077, S11081, S11143 [5OC], S11182 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8080 [11JY], S8137 [12JY], S8189, S8219, S8220, S8238 [13JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3223 [5AP], S3319, S3323 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7414, S7443 [27JN], S7523 [28JN], S7615 [29JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11770 [24OC], S11794, S11798, S11824, S11830, S11842 [25OC], S11857, S11859, S11869, S11928, S11929, S11934 [26OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11489 [18OC], S11521, S11560 [19OC], S11688 [20OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), S7781, S7869 [30JN]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9191 [27JY], S9286 [28JY], S9384 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8489 [19JY], S8533, S8575 [20JY]

Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (H.R. 1298), S3852 [18AP]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9855 [8SE], S9873, S9879 [9SE], S9900, S9932 [12SE], S9993 [13SE], S10024, S10048 [14SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, S4094 [21AP]

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

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

———H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S10079 [15SE]

———H.R. 2863, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S11275 [7OC]

———H.R. 3057, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8536 [20JY]

———H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, S11696 [20OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 1779), S14065 [19DE]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see S. Res. 336), S13786 (see S. Res. 337), S13787 [16DE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 207), S8826 [25JY]

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (see S. 1472), S8746 [22JY]

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see S. 304), S1049 [7FE]

Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see S. 32), S142 [24JA]

———ensure adequate strengths, protections, and benefits for members and their families (see S. 11), S142 [24JA]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 639), S12447 [7NO]

———repeal requirement for reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and modify effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see S. 185), S3898 [19AP]

———role of women in combat and support situations (see S. 1134), S6021 [26MY]

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

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), S13661 [15DE]

Arms control: improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations (see S. 313), S7909 [1JY]

Army: require removal of remains of Russell W. Wagner from Arlington National Cemetery (see S. 1759), S11769 [24OC]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (see S. Res. 262), S10797 [30SE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see S. 338), S4185 [25AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 18), S5437 [18MY]

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]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail: conduct feasibility study on designation as a national historic trail (see S. 336), S1198 [9FE]

Chesapeake Bay: enhance authorities of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office to establish programs to enhance protection (see S. 1494), S8948 [26JY]

———establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see S. 1493), S8948 [26JY]

———establish an EPA grants program to provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see S. 1491), S8948 [26JY]

———establish the Dept. of Education Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education and Training Grant Pilot Program (see S. 1492), S8948 [26JY]

———reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program and develop and implement a plan for environmental restoration accountability and reporting requirements (see S. 1490), S8948 [26JY]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 408), S6405 [13JN]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 840), S3897 [19AP]

Coast Guard: tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina (see S. Res. 246), S10295 [21SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 1215), S6299 [9JN]

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), S7615 [29JN]

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

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

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1214), S6827 [20JN]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 382), S4548 [28AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see S. 1555), S9466 [29JY]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see S. 1139), S14186 [20DE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for any study related to the transportation of chemical munitions across State lines (see S. 186), S649 [31JA]

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

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 569), S2245 [8MR]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see S. 1531), S9284 [28JY]

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

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 828), S7987 [11JY]

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

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see S. 306), S1049 [7FE]

Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see S. 756), S4937 [11MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S3414 [11AP]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see S. 969), S11422 [17OC] (see S. 1821), S11130 [5OC]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see S. Res. 182), S7520 [28JN]

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), S5220 [16MY]

———provide a site for the National Women's History Museum (see S. 501), S2003 [3MR]

———provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 195), S574 [26JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S6406 [13JN]

Economy: provide fair wages for workers, create new jobs through investment, and provide fair trade and competitiveness (see S. 14), S142 [24JA]

Education: authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants (see S. 2149), S14185 [20DE]

———improve elementary and secondary education (see S. 1055), S6023 [26MY]

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

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

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see S. 1098), S5778 [23MY]

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

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 219), S12950 [16NO]

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

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see S. Res. 82), S3818 [18AP]

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, child, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see S. 798), S3652 [14AP]

———expand (see S. 282), S978 [3FE]

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

FBI: notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (see S. 578), S2383 [9MR]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 8), S739 [1FE]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see S. 981), S4646 [9MY] (see S. 989), S4869 [10MY]

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

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

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see S. 1615), S9645 [6SE]

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

———regulate .50 caliber sniper weapons designed for the taking of human life and the destruction of material (see S. 935), S7821 [30JN]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see S. 559), S4022 [20AP]

———support international hunger relief efforts and use resources and diplomatic leverage to secure food aid for countries in need (see S. Res. 227), S9468 [29JY]

Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see S. Con. Res. 55), S10724 [29SE]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 593), S2482 [10MR]

FTC: improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies (see S. 1735), S10233 [20SE]

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

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see S. 1358), S10595 [28SE]

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

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

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

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

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 1283), S6910 [21JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see S. 20), S142 [24JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 16), S142 [24JA]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see S. 1012), S5071 [12MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 424), S1796 [28FE]

———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), S7522 [28JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 471), S5072 [12MY]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system (see S. 1262), S6740 [16JN]

Health care professionals: establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (see S. 506), S9985 [13SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see S. 450), S1623 [17FE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 19), S6482 [14JN]

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

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S6156 [7JN]

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

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

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see S. 1622), S9727 [7SE] (see S. 1748), S10295 [21SE]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see S. Res. 233), S9645 [6SE]

———provide emergency relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1637), S9833 [8SE]

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

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 359), S3148 [4AP]

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

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 910), S10797 [30SE]

———ensure that commercial insurers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see S. 1525), S9284 [28JY]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (see S. 705), S9285 [28JY]

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

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S5778 [23MY]

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]

———encourage Transitional National Assembly to adopt a constitution that grants and protects women's equal rights under the law (see S. Res. 231), S9468 [29JY]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see S. 358), S1260 [10FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1512), S9158 [27JY]

Kosovo: agreement on future status (see S. Res. 237), S10426 [26SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (see S. 1808), S12008 [27OC]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 440), S1623 [17FE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 311), S1115 [8FE]

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

———recognize importance and ensure that reconciliation legislation reported by a conference committee does not have an adverse affect on beneficiaries (see S. 1969), S12767 [14NO]

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

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see S. 927), S10724 [29SE]

———improve (see S. 18), S142 [24JA]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 1217), S6299 [9JN]

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

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 1440), S12238 [2NO]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see S. 1841), S13502 [13DE]

———reduce part B premium through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare Advantage organizations (see S. 1589), S9468 [29JY]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 911), S6911 [21JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S9646 [6SE]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S11769 [24OC]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see S. Res. 124), S4938 [11MY]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 1272), S7522 [28JN]

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]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: require a report on progress toward Millennium Development Goals (see S. 1315), S12128 [1NO]

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

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

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see S. Res. 272), S11313 [7OC]

Motor vehicles: temporarily increase standard mileage rate for certain tax deductions for the use of an automobile and temporarily increase reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal employees (see S. 1678), S9930 [12SE]

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

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

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

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 757), S5072 [12MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S6300 [9JN]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 20), S574 [26JA]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Con. Res. 27), S3653 [14AP]

National parks and recreation areas: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see S. 821), S3735 [15AP] (see S. 1639), S9833 [8SE]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 71), S2004 [3MR]

National security: combat terrorism (see S. 12), S142 [24JA]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 155), S6227 [8JN]

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

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

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see S. 50), S1116 [8FE]

NSF: establish a Division of Food and Agricultural Science and authorize funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality (see S. 767), S3481 [12AP]

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

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

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see S. 1959), S12527 [8NO]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. 2154), S14186 [20DE]

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

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 555), S10425 [26SE]

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see S. 348), S1260 [10FE]

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

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

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

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

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 513), S2004 [3MR]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see S.J. Res. 22), S9285 [28JY]

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

Roads and highways: extend Corridor O of the Appalachian Development Highway System from its current southern terminus at I-68 near Cumberland, MD, to Corridor H, which stretches from Weston, WV, to Strasburg, VA (see S. 719), S3278 [6AP]

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

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see S. 1171), S8218 [13JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 1520), S9158 [27JY]

Social Security: ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 114), S9646 [6SE]

———improve provision of care under Medicare, Medicaid, and certain public welfare programs (see S. 2164), S14316 [21DE]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 1587), S11213 [6OC]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see S. 1795), S10724 [29SE]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 37), S6483 [14JN]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see S. 959), S4546 [28AP]

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate (see S. 958), S4546 [28AP]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see S. 495), S3279 [6AP]

———impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (see S. 1462), S12007 [27OC]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 484), S3202 [5AP]

———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]

———exclude from gross income the gain from the sale of a principal residence by certain employees of the intelligence community (see S. 469), S1794 [28FE]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 327), S6022 [26MY]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see S. 187), S574 [26JA]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 196), S574 [26JA] (see S. 872), S4108 [21AP]

———retain Federal tax deduction for State and local taxes paid (see S. Res. 294), S12448 [7NO]

Teach for America, Inc.: authorize appropriations (see S. 1367), S8219 [13JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S13451 [12DE]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see S. 2083), S13788 [16DE]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S6022 [26MY]

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

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see S. 2082), S13787 [16DE] (see S. 2167), S14317 [21DE]

Veterans: expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (see S. 13), S142 [24JA]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 558), S2244 [8MR]

———modify circumstances under which a person who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors (see S. 1813), S11560 [19OC]

———recognize and honor World War II Filipino veterans for defense of democratic ideals and contribution to the outcome of World War II (see S. Res. 307), S12682 [10NO]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 146), S12076 [31OC]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S6741 [16JN]

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

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

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

Voting Rights Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 232), S9469 [29JY]

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

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

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 1172), S8950 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (see S. 2097), S13570 [14DE] (see S. 2165), S14316 [21DE]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see S. Res. 319), S13161 [17NO]

Colleges and universities: build capacity at community colleges to meet increased demand while maintaining affordable tuition rates and open-door policies (see S. 379), S1413 [15FE]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see S. 1513), S9158 [27JY]

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

Health: provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see S. 1289), S7070 [22JN]

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see S. 352), S1260 [10FE]

Medicare: permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 1148), S6021 [26MY]

National cemeteries: expand State sentences which preclude burial in national cemeteries to include any sentence of life imprisonment for a State capital crime (see S. 1751), S10378 [22SE]

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

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 1687), S9931 [12SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 1799), S10724 [29SE]

Taxation: provide a refundable credit for certain education expenses (see S. 575), S2383 [9MR]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [4JA]

Cloture motions

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

Discharge petitions signed

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

Letters

Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act: Christine M. de Vries, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, S6043 [26MY]

———David Dempsey, National Association of Social Workers, S6042 [26MY]

Gasoline price levels: by, S11188 [6OC]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [4JA]

Privilege of the floor

Crawford, Chris, S12869 [15NO]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10266 [21SE]

Appropriations: legislative process relative to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts proposals, S9970 [13SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3528, S3533, S3534, S3539, S3541, S3542 [13AP], S3885 [19AP], S4088, S4090 [21AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, S4831, S4832, S4833 [10MY]

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

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (S. 2097), S13572 [14DE]

———ensure increased death gratuity benefits are tax free, S4088 [21AP]

———increase death gratuity, S4088 [21AP]

———rename the death gratuity payable for deaths of members as fallen hero compensation, S4088 [21AP]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S11801, S11802 [25OC]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (S. Res. 319), S13184 [17NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2466 [10MR]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S5988 [26MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12303, S12304, S12327 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14218 [21DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2791 [16MR], S2931 [17MR]

Colleges and universities: build capacity at community colleges to meet increased demand while maintaining affordable tuition rates and open-door policies (S. 379), S1419 [15FE]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, S10060 [15SE]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S49 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, S49 [6JA]

Congressional Record: correction, S2842 [16MR]

Courts: allow U.S. courts to conduct business during emergency conditions (H.R. 3650), S9776 [8SE]

———allow U.S. courts to conduct business during emergency conditions (S. 1634), S9776 [8SE]

Crawford, Lester M.: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S8406 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10910 [3OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (S. 569), S2273 [8MR]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 1531), S9296 [28JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11980 [27OC]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S9614 [6SE]

Diseases: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, S11980 [27OC]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7719 [30JN]

Drugs: provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse, S10025 [14SE]

FEMA: reform, S9614 [6SE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S2842 [16MR], S9246 [28JY]

Foreign trade: prohibit funding authorizing trade representatives to enter into any agreement that would weaken U.S. trade laws, S10031 [14SE]

FTC: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline, S9954 [13SE], S10025 [14SE]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S706 [1FE]

———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S706 [1FE]

Health: provide for uterine fibroid research and education (S. 1289), S7075 [22JN]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 39), S6386 [13JN]

Holocaust: observe anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and honor victims of the Holocaust (S. Res. 18), S552 [26JA]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, S9901 [12SE], S10008, S10030 [14SE]

———provide housing assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina, S9793 [8SE], S12815 [15NO]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9614 [6SE], S9768 [8SE], S10030 [14SE]

Immigration: national policy, S3528 [13AP]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants, S3533, S3534, S3539, S3542 [13AP], S3885 [19AP], S4832 [10MY]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (S. 352), S1280 [10FE]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S526 [26JA]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S11801, S11802 [25OC]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, S11801, S11802 [25OC]

LSC: increase funding for nationwide legal services field programs and for legal assistance to victims impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9783 [8SE]

Maryland: transportation projects funding, S9404 [29JY]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (S. 440), S1655 [17FE]

Medicare: permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (S. 1148), S6042 [26MY]

———repeal part B premium increase, S12303 [3NO]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions, S4235 [26AP]

National cemeteries: expand State sentences which preclude burial in national cemeteries to include any sentence of life imprisonment for a State capital crime (S. 1751), S10380 [22SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (S. 1774), S10516 [27SE]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, S4833 [10MY]

National Weather Service: funding, S10075 [15SE]

Negroponte, John D.: nomination to be Director of National Intelligence, S4071 [21AP]

NIST: rescind Advanced Technology Program funding and reallocate to NOAA, community oriented policing, and State and local law enforcement assistance, S10021 [14SE]

NOAA: National Waterborne Disease Recognition and Disaster Preparedness Program funding, S10075 [15SE]

NSF: funding, S10076 [15SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representatives: prevent negotiation of trade agreements that prevent the U.S. from changing patent laws to allow the importation of pharmaceutical product, S10078 [15SE]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5502 [19MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (S. 1783), S12887 [16NO]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S11188 [6OC]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (S. Res. 198), S8426 [18JY]

———urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (S. 348), S1278 [10FE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (S. Res. 95), S3169 [5AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9352 [29JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5502 [19MY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain, S10026 [14SE]

Rice, Condoleezza: nomination to be Sec. of State, S526 [26JA]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S9908 [12SE], S10406 [26SE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9768, S9776, S9783, S9793 [8SE], S9901 [12SE], S9954, S9970 [13SE], S10008, S10019, S10021, S10025, S10026, S10031, S10032 [14SE], S10060, S10070, S10071, S10073, S10074, S10075, S10076, S10077 [15SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, S12812, S12815, S12817 [15NO], S13338 [18NO]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S5502 [19MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (S. 1799), S10748 [29SE]

———impact of privatization on women, S909, S913, S914 [3FE]

Space policy: anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, S4235 [26AP]

Taxation: increase the Hope Scholarship Credit, S2931 [17MR]

———provide a refundable credit for certain education expenses (S. 575), S2391 [9MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, S9404 [29JY]

University of Miami: Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) funding, S10073 [15SE]

———Marine Life Science Building funding, S10074 [15SE]

Veterans: health care funding, S2791 [16MR]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), S2455 [10MR]

Texts of

S. 352, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act, S1281 [10FE]

S. 379, build capacity at community colleges to meet increased demand while maintaining affordable tuition rates and open-door policies, S1420 [15FE]

S. 575, Educational Opportunity for All Act, S2391 [9MR]

S. 1148, Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act, S6043 [26MY]

S. 1799, Government Pension Offset Reform Act, S10748 [29SE]

Tributes

Corzine, Senator, S13732 [16DE]

Heflin, Howell, S3176 [5AP]

Moskal, Edward J., S4012 [20AP]

Perdue, Frank, S3195 [5AP]