SCHUMER, CHARLES (a Senator from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10296, S10310, S10317 [21SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3496 [12AP], S3587, S3588 [13AP], S3722, S3754 [15AP], S3850 [18AP], S3887 [19AP], S4087 [21AP], S4259 [26AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1821, S1878, S1880 [1MR], S1918, S1953, S1954, S1955 [2MR], S1980, S2046, S2048 [3MR], S2138, S2188, S2197 [7MR], S2203 [8MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12133 [1NO], S12256, S12271, S12273 [2NO], S12318, S12363, S12366, S12367 [3NO], S12448 [7NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13038 [16NO], S13085, S13097, S13116, S13119, S13187, S13209, S13210, S13215, S13218, S13222, S13225 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2695, S2720, S2748, S2750, S2751 [15MR], S2847 [16MR], S2887, S2908, S2910, S2917, S2996, S2997, S2998, S3075, S3077, S3080 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8861 [25JY], S11143, S11162 [5OC], S12790, S12867 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10685, S10763 [29SE], S10989, S10990 [4OC], S11081, S11162 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8000, S8001, S8066, S8067, S8080, S8082 [11JY], S8174, S8175, S8182, S8189, S8238 [13JY], S8326 [14JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3185, S3223 [5AP], S3243, S3323 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7404, S7439 [27JN], S7523 [28JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), S10384 [22SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11770, S11771, S11773 [24OC], S11794, S11798, S11829, S11830 [25OC], S11857, S11859, S11872, S11919, S11928, S11945, S11946 [26OC], S12008 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11489, S11495 [18OC], S11521, S11581, S11590 [19OC], S11634, S11640, S11666, S11688 [20OC]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9190, S9191, S9195 [27JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8395, S8428 [18JY], S8522, S8574 [20JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6463, S6587 [14JN], S6742 [16JN], S6809, S6834, S6867 [20JN], S6934, S6936, S6937 [21JN], S6981, S6995, S6996, S7058, S7078, S7089 [22JN], S7240, S7295, S7323 [23JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9855 [8SE], S9900, S9940 [12SE], S9986, S9993 [13SE], S10038, S10048 [14SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4881, S4882 [10MY], S4981, S4984, S5000 [11MY], S5059, S5179 [12MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H340 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk, milk protein concentrate, or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 827), S3817 [18AP]

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

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see S. 490), S1930 [2MR]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 1516), S12354 [3NO]

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

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see S. 2002), S12766 [14NO]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see S. Res. 149), S5923 [25MY]

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

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

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see S. 418), S1622 [17FE]

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

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see S.J. Res. 21), S8949 [26JY]

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), S1931 [2MR]

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

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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 1405), S11560 [19OC]

Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership: establish (see S. 322), S1116 [8FE]

Children and youth: encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts (see S. 868), S4108 [21AP]

———improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S7988 [11JY]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 408), S11422 [17OC]

China, Republic of: oppose People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see S. Con. Res. 24), S3105 [20MR]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see S. 1087), S5532 [19MY]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 841), S3897 [19AP]

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), S9159 [27JY]

Computers: criminalize Internet scams involving fraudulently obtaining personal information, commonly known as phishing (see S. 472), S6659 [15JN]

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

———prohibit predatory payday loans (see S. 1878), S11824 [25OC]

———require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see S. 393), S1513 [16FE]

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

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

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see S. 499), S5437 [18MY]

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), S3556 [13AP]

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: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see S. 1357), S7820 [30JN]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see S. 1555), S9648 [6SE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see S. 296), S1414 [15FE]

———establish the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance within the International Trade Administration (see S. 1308), S8827 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see S. 1997), S12681 [10NO]

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

———provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see S. 528), S8665 [21JY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 285), S5778 [23MY]

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

———issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see S. 1193), S6154 [7JN]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see S. 1513), S10188 [19SE]

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

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding (see S. 945), S4546 [28AP]

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

———provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see S. 1958), S12353 [3NO]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see S. 1934), S12767 [14NO]

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

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

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see S. 1821), S11423 [17OC]

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

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S7821 [30JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see S. 1112), S5851 [24MY]

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

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

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]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program (see S. 1506), S9158 [27JY]

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]

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

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

FAA: preserve Essential Air Service Program (see S. 217), S647 [31JA]

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 Deposit Insurance Act: improve (see S. 2141), S13965 [17DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 912), S4397 [27AP]

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

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see S. 527), S2004 [3MR]

———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), S9728 [7SE]

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]

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

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see S. 1110), S12128 [1NO]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1110), S12839 [15NO]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see S. 375), S2148 [7MR]

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

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see S. 1325), S8489 [19JY]

———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] (see S. Con. Res. 30), S4547 [28AP]

———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), S7070 [22JN]

———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), S4646 [9MY]

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

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

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 2059), S13361 [18NO]

Hunger: reduce (see S. 1120), S12128 [1NO]

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), S9834 [8SE] (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 health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1716), S11213 [6OC]

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

IMF: investigate allegations of currency exchange rate manipulation by the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 270), S11212 [6OC]

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

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 119), S145 [24JA]

Insurance: extend period for COBRA coverage for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 224), S3279 [6AP]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (see S. 705), S9158 [27JY]

Investments: increase participation in section 401(k) plans through automatic contribution trusts (see S. 875), S5581 [20MY]

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]

James Madison University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 45), S1116 [8FE]

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

La Follette, Robert M., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1174), S7071 [22JN]

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]

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

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

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

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

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (see S. 1808), S11314 [7OC]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 440), S10595 [28SE]

———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]

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

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see S. Con. Res. 65), S13161 [17NO]

———require drug manufacturers to report the average manufacturer price and the best price of authorized generic drugs and any other drugs sold under a certain new drug application to the Dept. of HHS (see S. 1903), S11665 [20OC]

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

———improve (see S. 18), S142 [24JA]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 1109), S5851 [24MY]

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

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 1440), S11213 [6OC]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see S. 1841), S12839 [15NO]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 445), S1623 [17FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S10972 [4OC]

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), S12238 [2NO]

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

Motor vehicles: improve system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency (see S. 1648), S10120 [15SE]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 889), S4109 [21AP]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see S. 1405), S11560 [19OC]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see S. 1248), S6481 [14JN]

National Audubon Society, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 301), S12526 [8NO]

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

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see S. 681), S4647 [9MY]

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), S5922 [25MY]

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

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

———provide for a domestic defense fund to improve homeland defense (see S. 140), S145 [24JA]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities (see S. 308), S3148 [4AP]

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

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

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 1035), S8302 [14JY]

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

New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground National Historic Site and the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum (see S. 970), S9728 [7SE]

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

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

———tribute (see S. Res. 287), S11823 [25OC]

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

Petroleum: lower burden of gasoline prices on the U.S. economy and circumvent efforts of OPEC to reap windfall oil profits (see S. 847), S3897 [19AP]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 555), S2244 [8MR]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 334), S1198 [9FE]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see S. 271), S886 [2FE]

———clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 271), S4398 [27AP]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 662), S8665 [21JY]

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 lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see S. 1721), S10187 [19SE]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see S. 427), S1796 [28FE]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 272), S978 [3FE]

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

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 1520), S9471 [29JY]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see S. 638), S2846 [16MR]

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

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

Strategic Gasoline and Fuel Reserve: establish (see S. 1794), S10824 [3OC]

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), S8664 [21JY]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 1417), S9647 [6SE]

Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 1186), S6154 [7JN]

———allow a credit for certain fuel cell property (see S. 671), S5779 [23MY]

———allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see S. 1147), S6021 [26MY]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 1366), S7820 [30JN]

———allow the deductibility of manufacturing income attributable to domestic production activities in any U.S. possession (see S. 1818), S10972 [4OC]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1360), S7820 [30JN]

———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]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 441), S6225 [8JN]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see S. 627), S2734 [15MR]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see S. 1159), S6022 [26MY]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see S. 1584), S9467 (see S. 1598), S9468 [29JY]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see S. 324), S3148 [4AP]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see S. 1100), S13502 [13DE]

———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see S. 832), S3817 [18AP]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see S. 1103), S5778 [23MY]

———simplify determination and deduction of interest on qualified education loans (see S. 1964), S12401 [4NO]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see S. 1824), S11130 [5OC]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 1160), S6156 [7JN]

Teach for America, Inc.: authorize appropriations (see S. 1367), S9728 [7SE]

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

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 1479), S9471 [29JY]

Transportation: improve transportation security (see S. 1052), S5300 [17MY]

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), S13451 [12DE]

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), S13973 [18DE] (see S. 2167), S14317 [21DE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 241), S1867 [1MR]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 882), S4108 [21AP]

Veterans: expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans (see S. 2014), S12839 [15NO]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S4646 [9MY]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S6225 [8JN]

Voting: oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting (see S. Con. Res. 53), S10596 [28SE]

———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]

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), S7822 [30JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Colleges and universities: establish demonstration program to support communities that wish to expand bookstore services and savings for students through creation of course material rental programs (see S. 1384), S8134 [12JY]

Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see S. 571), S2383 [9MR]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (see S. 768), S3481 [12AP]

Cropsey, Jasper F.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 54), S10594 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: remediation and disposal of nuclear waste at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center, Ashford, NY (see S. 1806), S10796 [30SE]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see S. Con. Res. 3), S145 [24JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see S. 1048), S5300 [17MY]

Drugs: prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (see S. 1126), S5921 [25MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see S. 1978), S12606 [9NO]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (see S. Res. 256), S10594 [28SE]

FERC: provide certain requirements for hydroelectric projects on the Mohawk River in New York (see S. 2070), S13361 [18NO]

Foreign trade: require payment of interest on amounts owed by the U.S. pursuant to the reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act (see S. 949), S4546 [28AP]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see S. 297), S1049 [7FE]

Law enforcement: clarify legal standard needed to use cellular telephones as tracking devices (see S. 2130), S13786 [16DE]

———treat drug offenses involving crystal methamphetamine similarly to drug offenses involving crack cocaine (see S. 1361), S7820 [30JN]

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see S. Res. 288), S11917 [26OC]

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

Motor vehicles: provide for a national tire fuel efficiency program (see S. 1882), S11476 [18OC]

———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 Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 180), S7294 [23JN]

National `It's Academic' Television Quiz Show Day: designate (see S. Res. 253), S10514 [27SE]

Railroads: increase safety (see S. 230), S738 [1FE]

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]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and use proceeds to offset costs of supplemental spending bills targeted to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita (see S. 1809), S10823 [3OC]

———make higher education more affordable through expansion of deduction for higher education expenses and a credit for interest on higher education loans (see S. 759), S3414 [11AP]

———permanently extend the deduction for college tuition expenses and to expand such deduction to include expenses for books (see S. 1677), S9930 [12SE]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see S. 625), S2734 [15MR]

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

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

Tesfamical, Alemseghed M.: relief (see S. 142), S145 [24JA]

Veterans: provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see S. 2121), S13786 [16DE]

Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see S. 1901), S11665 [20OC]

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

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]

Lists

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

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13128 [17NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8176 [13JY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [4JA]

Privilege of the floor

Calderon, Tovah, S11242 [6OC]

Sharma, Jyoti, S3437 [11AP]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S12881 [16NO]

Amtrak: funding, S2702 [15MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3722 [15AP], S3887 [19AP]

———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, S4837 [10MY]

Aviation: improve air cargo security, S8174 [13JY], S8251 [14JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1980, S1981, S1991 [3MR], S2138, S2139 [7MR], S2203, S2210, S2214 [8MR], S2427 [10MR]

———limit exemption for asset protection trusts, S1980, S1981, S1991 [3MR], S2138, S2139 [7MR], S2427 [10MR]

———nondischargeability of debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic protests, S2203, S2210, S2214 [8MR]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents, S8251 [14JY]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S5397, S5424 [18MY], S6091 [6JN], S6119 [7JN], S6190 [8JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12319 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, S14284 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13117, S13127, S13128 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2702 [15MR]

Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1370 [15FE]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful, S3249, S3252 [6AP]

———authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (S. 295), S12924 [16NO]

Classified information: prohibit Federal employees who disclose classified information from holding a security clearance, S8275 [14JY]

———prohibit Federal office holders, who make reference to a classified FBI report or to an FBI agent's comments which are used for propaganda by terrorists, from holding a security clearance, S8275 [14JY]

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, S2210 [8MR]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1237 [10FE]

———politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, S5395 [18MY]

Credit: limit amount of interest that can be charged on any credit extension, S2210 [8MR]

Crotty, Paul A.: nomination to be district judge, S3398 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, S14284 [21DE]

Dept. of Energy: nuclear physics programs funding, S12746 [14NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: hazardous materials shipments identification and tracking funding, S8175 [13JY], S8252 [14JY]

———improve allocation of grants, S8114 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8114 [12JY], S8174, S8175 [13JY], S8251, S8252, S8259, S8275 [14JY]

Dept. of State: make available unused EB-3 visas to help bring nurses into the U.S., S3887 [19AP]

———submit report on proposed mergers of certain U.S. and foreign-owned companies, S8522, S8530 [20JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3249, S3252, S3261 [6AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11955 [27OC]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S9622 [6SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), conference report, S12746 [14NO]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9385 [29JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), motion to proceed, S8908 [26JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8522, S8530 [20JY]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S707 [1FE], S931 [3FE]

———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S707 [1FE], S931 [3FE]

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, S9871 [9SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), S9597 [1SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9622 [6SE]

Medicaid: eliminate increase in rebate for generic drugs, S12319 [3NO]

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (S. Res. 272), S11333 [7OC]

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, S4837 [10MY]

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification, S8114 [12JY]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S14140 [20DE]

Navy: require foreign companies involved in the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program to pledge not to conduct business with countries supporting international terrorism, S3261 [6AP]

New York: restore certain funding for emergency services and rescue and recovery personnel relative to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S11955 [27OC]

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

NRC: maintain current export controls on highly-enriched uranium relative to medical isotope production, S7236, S7248 [23JN]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5396 [18MY], S5864 [25MY]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, S9272 [28JY]

Point of order, S13127 [17NO]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (S. Res. 95), S3168 [5AP]

Power resources: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence, S6601 [15JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6463, S6464, S6465 [14JN], S6601 [15JN], S6808, S6809 [20JN], S6994, S6995 [22JN], S7236, S7248 [23JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9267, S9268, S9272 [28JY]

———prevent imposition of ethanol taxes and usage mandates, S6463, S6464, S6465 [14JN], S6601 [15JN]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol, S9267 [28JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4225, S4239, S4241, S4243 [26AP], S4801 [10MY], S5208, S5209 [16MY], S5376, S5395, S5424 [18MY], S5456, S5500 [19MY], S5726, S5772 [23MY], S5864 [25MY], S7230 [23JN]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6258 [9JN]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10539 [28SE], S10633 [29SE]

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

Senate: impact of partisanship, S4239, S4241, S4243 [26AP]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S4225, S4239, S4241, S4243 [26AP], S4801 [10MY], S5208, S5209 [16MY], S5376, S5395, S5424 [18MY], S5456, S5500 [19MY], S5726, S5772 [23MY], S5864 [25MY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, S6809 [20JN], S6994, S6995, S6996 [22JN]

———oil purchase and inventory policies, S3722 [15AP]

Supreme Court: nominee selection process, S7208, S7230 [23JN], S8092 [12JY], S8457 [19JY], S10633 [29SE]

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

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers, S13117, S13128 [17NO]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (S. 625), S2739 [15MR]

———repeal State and local exemptions applicable to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, S13127 [17NO]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), S5011 [12MY], S13281 [17NO], S13932 [16DE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S5059 [12MY]

———increase rail and public transportation security, S8259 [14JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions (S. 2082), unanimous-consent request, S14084, S14085 [20DE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2082), S13718 [16DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S13718 [16DE]

Texts of

S. 759, Make College Affordable Act, S3432 [11AP]

Tributes

Klinghoffer, Leon and Marilyn, S11301 [7OC]