SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. (a Senator from Maine)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10241 [20SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3494 [12AP], S3587, S3594 [13AP], S3701, S3709 [14AP], S3855, S3856 [18AP], S3954 [19AP], S4023 [20AP]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (S. Res. 149), S6111 [6JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1850, S1881 [1MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12254, S12270 [2NO], S12324, S12359 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13119, S13122, S13126, S13127, S13136, S13207, S13215, S13216, S13227, S13230, S13232, S13233, S13236 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2747, S2752 [15MR], S2795, S2811, S2821, S2847, S2863, S2864, S2869, S2871 [16MR], S2931, S2942, S3082 [17MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1280), S12020 [27OC]

Dept. of Commerce: provide necessary authority for establishment and implementation of a regulatory system for offshore aquaculture in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (S. 1195), S6239 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8650, S8667, S8702 [21JY], S8773, S8853, S8867, S8868, S8882, S8883, S8884, S8894 [25JY], S8950, S8988, S9017 [26JY], S9471 [29JY], S10607, S10608 [28SE], S11831 [25OC], S12427, S12452 [7NO], S12489, S12509, S12544 [8NO], S12592, S12624 [9NO], S12683 [10NO], S12779, S12780, S12786, S12790, S12791, S12855, S12856, S12862, S12867 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10767 [29SE], S11107, S11131, S11132 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), S8002 [11JY], S8136 [12JY], S8219 [13JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs: authorizing appropriations (S. 600), S3223 [5AP], S3330 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7443 [27JN], S7522 [28JN], S7643 [29JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11770 [24OC], S11794, S11798 [25OC], S11857, S11934, S11945 [26OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11489 [18OC], S11521, S11590 [19OC], S11642, S11674, S11688 [20OC], S12008 [27OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), S7785, S7786, S7869 [30JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), S8430 [18JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6660, S6666 [15JN], S6769 [16JN], S6834 [20JN], S6899, S6959, S6974 [21JN], S6981, S7033, S7042, S7078, S7079, S7089, S7102, S7105, S7192 [22JN], S7266, S7319 [23JN], S8560 [20JY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S10039, S10052 [14SE], S10072 [15SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S4430 [27AP], S4986, S4987, S5000 [11MY], S5023, S5175 [12MY], S5205 [16MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 889, Coast Guard appropriations, S12036 [27OC]

Articles and editorials

Fearing Shortfall Linked to Hurricanes, States Scramble To Stretch Federal Aid Among the Needy, John J. Fialka, Wall Street Journal, S11553 [19OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Acadia National Park: acquire certain private lands, provide an intermodal transportation center, and extend the advisory commission (see S. 1154), S6021 [26MY]

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), S13660 [15DE]

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

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

Amtrak: reauthorize (see S. 1516), S11423 [17OC]

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

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see S. 77), S575 [26JA]

———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), S7987 [11JY]

———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), S13453 [12DE]

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

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see S. 338), S1199 [9FE]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see S. 1496), S9471 [29JY]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 44), S1868 [1MR]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1597), S10038 [14SE]

———tribute (see S. Res. 205), S8746 [22JY]

Budget: establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (see S. 877), S13451 [12DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor Constantino Brumidi (see S. Con. Res. 44), S7821 [30JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 1405), S10038 [14SE]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 985), S4869 [10MY]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see S. 994), S4936 [11MY]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see S. 342), S1259 [10FE]

———develop and coordinate a research program to assist understanding, assessment, and prediction of abrupt climate change (see S. 245), S739 [1FE]

———establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and develop climate change reduction technologies (see S. 1151), S13362 [18NO]

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), S8218 [13JY]

Computers: regulate unauthorized installation of computer software and require disclosure to users of certain software features that pose a threat to user privacy (see S. 687), S6826 [20JN]

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

———awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (see S. 2017), S12949 [16NO]

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), S13660 [15DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see S. 1139), S14186 [20DE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see S. 296), S979 [3FE]

Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see S. 1075), S5437 [18MY]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure adequate veterans' health care funding and conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (see S. 963), S9159 [27JY]

———permit Medicare-eligible veterans to receive an outpatient medication benefit (see S. 614), S6300 [9JN]

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

Disasters: establish a unified national hazard alert system (see S. 1753), S11213 [6OC]

———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), S3147 [4AP]

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

Ecology and environment: encourage reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (see S.J. Res. 5), S1514 [16FE]

Education: expand Parents as Teachers programs and other programs of early childhood home visitation (see S. 503), S11130 [5OC]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 1376), S13452 [12DE]

———provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (see S. 1690), S9984 [13SE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see S. 1309), S8827 [25JY]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 219), S13452 [12DE]

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: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see S. 776), S6406 [13JN]

———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]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see S. 399), S4548 [28AP]

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see S. 1586), S9467 [29JY]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 98), S4936 [11MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 397), S1513 [16FE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial fishermen (see S. 1723), S10973 [4OC]

———reauthorize (see S. 2012), S12839 [15NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 12), S3653 [14AP]

Foreign aid: 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), S3654 [14AP]

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

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see S.J. Res. 23), S9877 [9SE] (see S. Res. 250), S10378 [22SE]

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

Hazardous substances: prepare comprehensive strategy for international negotiations to reduce global mercury use to levels sufficient to protect public health and the environment (see S. Res. 64), S1624 [17FE]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see S. 730), S3278 [6AP]

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), S13162 [17NO]

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

———improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (see S. 1227), S6404 [13JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 471), S5922 [25MY]

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

Hurricanes: 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]

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), S3654 [14AP]

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

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see S. 577), S9469 [29JY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see S. 803), S4399 [27AP]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 803), S4548 [28AP]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1132), S6021 [26MY]

Investments: increase participation in section 401(k) plans through automatic contribution trusts (see S. 875), S4108 [21AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see S. 333), S13451 [12DE]

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]

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

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

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State (see S. 1007), S4936 [11MY]

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

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 604), S2517 [11MR]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1010), S5071 [12MY]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (see S. 1002), S9470 [29JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S4398 [27AP]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see S. 300), S6826 [20JN]

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), S9470 [29JY]

Migratory Bird Commission: commemorate anniversary and express support for Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp program (see S. Res. 183), S7520 [28JN]

Motor vehicles: 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), S10038 [14SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 86), S2995 [17MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see S. Res. 133), S4646 [9MY]

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

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 121), S4184 [25AP]

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

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 31), S7071 [22JN]

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), S11918 [26OC]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 39), S6407 [13JN]

National security: provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see S. 21), S6101 [6JN]

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

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 155), S6300 [9JN]

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

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals (see S. 1090), S5580 [20MY]

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

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see S. 50), S143 [24JA]

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

———establish a program to integrate Federal coastal and ocean mapping activities (see S. 364), S1260 [10FE]

Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (see S. 362), S1260 [10FE]

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

Petroleum: 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]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see S. 662), S3149 [4AP]

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

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see S. 513), S2384 [9MR]

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

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see S. 1313), S9470 [29JY]

Refugees: encourage protection of rights (see S. Res. 177), S6826 [20JN]

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), S6155 [7JN]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 1411), S8384 [15JY]

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

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see S. 695), S7987 [11JY]

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

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 619), S3654 [14AP]

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

Taxation: allow a credit for certain fuel cell property (see S. 671), S2995 [17MR]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1060), S5436 [18MY]

———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see S. 580), S8419 [18JY]

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

———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), S6299 [9JN]

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

———clarify calculation of the reserve allowance for medical benefits of plans sponsored by bona fide associations (see S. 897), S10823 [3OC]

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

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see S. 381), S1413 [15FE]

———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]

———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]

———modify and expand credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources and waste products (see S. 1229), S6404 [13JN]

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

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see S. 595), S10972 [4OC]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see S. 1780), S14186 [20DE]

———simplify the earned income tax credit eligibility requirements regarding filing status, presence of children, investment income, and work and immigrant status (see S. 2139), S13786 [16DE]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 1160), S6300 [9JN]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (see S. 2109), S14318 [21DE]

———promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services (see S. 1063), S5852 [24MY]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see S. 714), S3277 [6AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S2384 [9MR]

Television: provide for the accuracy of television ratings services (see S. 1372), S7909 [1JY]

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 268), S2245 [8MR]

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

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S9469 [29JY]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 58), S6405 [13JN]

———establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in remote rural areas (see S. 1191), S9470 [29JY]

———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), S7909 [1JY]

———health care funding (see S. 331), S6405 [13JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S6300 [9JN]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S8135 [12JY]

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

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 1172), S8827 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see S. Res. 149), S5532 [19MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1280), S6910 [21JN]

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

Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (see S. 360), S1260 [10FE]

Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (see S. 361), S1260 [10FE]

Commission on Inland Waters Policy: establish (see S. 2050), S13161 [17NO]

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 21), S574 [26JA]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1214), S6299 [9JN]

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

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

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see S. 984), S4869 [10MY]

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

Ellsworth, ME: redesignate certain portions of the Union River navigation project (see S. 464), S1718 [18FE]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare and improve assignment, distribution, and collection of certain child support (see S. 321), S1116 [8FE]

FCC: reevaluate band plans for certain frequencies and reconfigure them to include spectrum to be licensed for small geographic areas (see S. 1767), S10424 [26SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 742), S3358 [7AP]

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (see S. 1270), S6825 [20JN]

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), S4257 [26AP]

Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (see S. 488), S1867 [1MR]

———mitigation of shore damages attributable to the Saco River navigation project (see S. 465), S1718 [18FE] (see S. 1641), S9833 [8SE]

———redesignate the Saco River navigation project as an anchorage area (see S. 1938), S12055 [28OC]

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

Medicaid: permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see S. 1592), S9468 [29JY]

Medicare: clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (see S. 2071), S13361 [18NO]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 1152), S6021 [26MY]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits at federally qualified health centers (see S. 1593), S9468 [29JY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs (see S. 239), S738 [1FE]

———provide extended and additional protections to certain beneficiaries (see S. 2168), S14317 [21DE]

Mount Desert, ME: deauthorize Northeast Harbor navigation project (see S. 463), S1718 [18FE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 120), S4184 [25AP]

Public welfare programs: permit States to create a program that allows individuals to obtain post-secondary or vocational education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 458), S1717 [18FE]

Rockland, ME: deauthorize a portion of Rockland Harbor navigation project (see S. 466), S1718 [18FE]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Centers (see S. Res. 165), S6299 [9JN]

———establish a National Preferred Lender Program and facilitate delivery of financial assistance to small businesses (see S. 1603), S9468 [29JY]

———foster local development by facilitating the delivery of financial assistance to small businesses (see S. 2162), S14316 [21DE]

———permit women's business centers to recompete for sustainability grants (see S. 1517), S9158 [27JY]

———provide emergency relief to shellfish growers affected by toxic red tide losses (see S. 1316), S7428 [27JN]

———reform the Small Business Investment Companies program relative to companies licensed to issue participating debentures (see S. 1923), S11917 [26OC]

Small business: allow establishment of simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits and modify requirements and benefits for cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts (see S. 723), S3278 [6AP]

———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]

———enhance compliance assistance (see S. 769), S3555 [13AP]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see S. 406), S1513 [16FE]

———provide additional relief to owners ordered to active duty as members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 1014), S5071 [12MY]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1724), S10187 [19SE]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (see S. 1807), S10796 [30SE]

St. George, ME: deauthorize Tenants Harbor navigation project (see S. 462), S1718 [18FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see S. Res. 162), S6154 [7JN]

Taxation: expand the availability of the cash method of accounting for small businesses (see S. 543), S2148 [7MR]

———extend the new market tax credit (see S. 1800), S10724 [29SE]

———make permanent increased expensing for small businesses (see S. 1523), S9284 [28JY]

———modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 1775), S10513 [27SE]

———provide a credit against residential heating costs (see S. 1982), S12607 [9NO]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 680), S2995 [17MR]

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

Television: ensure full access to digital television in areas served by low-power television (see S. 1600), S9468 [29JY]

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), S739 [1FE]

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), S3719 [15AP], S3888 [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

Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act: Jordan Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges, S13378 [18NO]

———Philip Shettle, American Osteopathic Association, S13377 [18NO]

———William K. Mygdal, Penny Tenzer, Warren Newton, and Perry Dickinson, Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Alliance, S13378 [18NO]

Intelligence services appropriations: Senator Collins, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S12073 [31OC]

Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act: Carol Carothers, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maine, S9514 [29JY]

———Dennis P. King, Spring Harbor Hospital, Westbrook, ME, S9513 [29JY]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, and Melissa Staats, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors, S9512 [29JY]

———Mark Covall, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, S9513 [29JY]

———Michael J. Fitzpatrick, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S9512 [29JY]

———Rick Pollack, National Hospital Association, S9512 [29JY]

———Robert E. Suter, American College of Emergency Physicians, S9513 [29JY]

———Steven R. Michaud, Maine Hospital Association, S9513 [29JY]

———Steven S. Sharfstein, National Psychiatric Association, S9512 [29JY]

Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act: James H. Scully, Jr., American Psychiatric Association, S6051 [26MY]

———Mental Health Liaison Group, S6052 [26MY]

Medicare Payment Adjustment to Community Health Centers (PATCH) Act: Daniel R. Hawkins, Jr., National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S9515 [29JY]

U.S. policy relative to direct travel into an airport in Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus: Matthew A. Reynolds, Dept. of State, S9436 [29JY]

Lists

International Climate Change Task Force members, S7901 [1JY]

International Climate Change Task Force secretariat, S7901 [1JY]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12325 [3NO], S13544 [14DE]

Remarks

Acadia National Park: acquire certain private lands, provide an intermodal transportation center, and extend the advisory commission (S. 1154), S6052 [26MY]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (S. 150), S472 [25JA]

American Medical Women's Association: anniversary, S878 [2FE]

Appropriations: 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, S4842 [10MY]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (S. 77), S253 [24JA]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2140 [7MR]

———restrict access to certain personal information in bankruptcy documents, S2140 [7MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, S2801 [16MR]

———establish (S. 338), S1213 [9FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), S12324 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, S13634 [15DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13136 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18), S2801, S2821, S2825 [16MR], S2921 [17MR]

Climate: develop and coordinate a research program to assist understanding, assessment, and prediction of abrupt climate change (S. 245), S751 [1FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1280), S6919 [21JN]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina (S. Res. 246), S10304-S10307 [21SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (S. 360), S1289 [10FE]

Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (S. 361), S1293 [10FE], S7936 [1JY]

Commission on Inland Waters Policy: establish (S. 2050), S13181 [17NO]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (S. 1214), S6316 [9JN]

Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (S. 2017), S12953 [16NO]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, S12398 [4NO]

———U.S. policy relative to direct travel into an airport in Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus, S9434-S9436 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S12427, S12431 [7NO], S12489 [8NO], S13337 [18NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), S13647-S13649 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), S10910 [3OC]

———offer to transfer property located at closed or realigned military installations to local redevelopment authorities at no cost, S12427, S12431 [7NO], S12489 [8NO]

———release all documentation used for recommendations on closures and realignments of military installations (S. 1127), S5933-S5936 [25MY]

Dept. of Energy: small business subcontracting program requirements, S4842 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (S. 569), S2273 [8MR], S4863 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7579 [29JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (S. 984), S4871 [10MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11996 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11552 [19OC], S11646 [20OC]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S9629 [6SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (S. 306), S1056 [7FE], S1478 [16FE]

Ecology and environment: encourage reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S.J. Res. 5), S1708 [18FE]

Education: provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (S. 1690), S9986 [13SE]

Ellsworth, ME: redesignate certain portions of the Union River navigation project (S. 464), S1722 [18FE]

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), S9913 [12SE]

FAA: allow flight service station employees who are near retirement to maintain Federal employee status following transfer of duties to Lockheed Martin Corp., contract, S11646 [20OC]

FCC: reevaluate band plans for certain frequencies and reconfigure them to include spectrum to be licensed for small geographic areas (S. 1767), S10426 [26SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (S. 742), S3407 [11AP]

Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (S. 730), S3356 [7AP]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (S. 1418), S13275 [17NO]

———improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (S. 1227), S6413 [13JN]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 39), S6384 [13JN]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), S9875 [9SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9629 [6SE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (S. 910), S4263 [26AP]

Kittery, ME: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard recipient of Naval Meritorious Unit Commendation, S7802 [30JN]

LIHEAP: funding, S11552 [19OC], S11996 [27OC], S13136 [17NO], S13634 [15DE]

Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (S. 488), S1876 [1MR]

———mitigation of shore damages attributable to the Saco River navigation project (S. 1641), S9846 [8SE]

———mitigation of shore damages attributable to the Saco River navigation project (S. 465), S1722 [18FE]

———redesignate the Saco River navigation project as an anchorage area (S. 1938), S12055 [28OC]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (S. Con. Res. 33), S5232 [16MY]

Medicaid: funding, S2801 [16MR]

———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (S. 1592), S9511 [29JY]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State (S. 1007), S4957 [11MY]

Medicare: clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (S. 2071), S13377 [18NO]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (S. 1152), S6051 [26MY]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits at federally qualified health centers (S. 1593), S9514 [29JY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, S2821, S2825 [16MR], S2921 [17MR]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs (S. 239), S745 [1FE]

———provide extended and additional protections to certain beneficiaries (S. 2168), S14329 [21DE]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, S12324 [3NO]

Motor vehicles: 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 (S. 889), S4134 [21AP]

Mount Desert, ME: deauthorize Northeast Harbor navigation project (S. 463), S1722 [18FE]

National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 120), S4160 [25AP]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, S6984 [22JN]

Negroponte, John D.: nomination to be Director of National Intelligence, S4069 [21AP]

Power resources: energy efficiency tax incentives for commercial buildings, S9358 [29JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6984 [22JN], S7899 [1JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9358, S9365 [29JY]

Public welfare programs: permit States to create a program that allows individuals to obtain post-secondary or vocational education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 458), S1719 [18FE]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10408 [26SE]

Rockland, ME: deauthorize a portion of Rockland Harbor navigation project (S. 466), S1722 [18FE]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Centers (S. Res. 165), S6339 [9JN]

———establish a National Preferred Lender Program and facilitate delivery of financial assistance to small businesses (S. 1603), S9523 [29JY]

———exempt security cost reimbursement from size standard caps for small subcontractors providing services in combat zones, S13337 [18NO]

———foster local development by facilitating the delivery of financial assistance to small businesses (S. 2162), S14323 [21DE]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, S13649 [15DE]

———permit women's business centers to recompete for sustainability grants (S. 1517), S9199 [27JY]

———reform the Small Business Investment Companies program relative to companies licensed to issue participating debentures (S. 1923), S11919-S11921 [26OC]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S10072 [15SE]

Small business: allow establishment of simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits and modify requirements and benefits for cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts (S. 723), S3290 [6AP]

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

———encourage contracting in overseas procurement, S13647 [15DE]

———enhance compliance assistance (S. 769), S3557 [13AP]

———ensure fair access to multiple-award contracts, S13648 [15DE]

———impact of micro-purchase threshold increase on small business contracting set-asides, S9875 [9SE]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (S. 406), S1541 [16FE]

———provide additional relief to owners ordered to active duty as members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (S. 1014), S5101 [12MY], S9876 [9SE]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (S. 1807), S10799 [30SE]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1724), S10194-S10196 [19SE]

St. George, ME: deauthorize Tenants Harbor navigation project (S. 462), S1722 [18FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (S. Res. 162), S6170 [7JN]

Taxation: expand the availability of the cash method of accounting for small businesses (S. 543), S2170 [7MR]

———extend the new market tax credit (S. 1800), S10748 [29SE]

———make permanent increased expensing for small businesses (S. 1523), S9290 [28JY]

———modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit (S. 1775), S10516 [27SE]

———provide a credit against residential heating costs (S. 1982), S12613 [9NO]

———simplify determination and deduction of interest on qualified education loans (S. 1964), S12406 [4NO]

Television: ensure full access to digital television in areas served by low-power television (S. 1600), S9520 [29JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), S6060 [26MY]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund, S10072 [15SE]

———exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (S. 241), S749 [1FE]

Veterans: health care funding, S7579 [29JN]

Reports filed

Expenditures: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. Res. 21), S573 [26JA]

Rules

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S972 [3FE]

Statements

Dept. of Energy Small Business Subcontracting Program: by, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S4843 [10MY], H3016 [5MY]

Summaries

Fair Currency Practices Act (S. 984), S4872 [10MY]

International Climate Change Task Force Recommendations, S752 [1FE]

Meeting the Climate Challenge—Main Recommendations: International Climate Change Task Force, S7900 [1JY]

Texts of

S. 360, Coastal Zone Management Act amendments, S1290-S1293 [10FE]

S. 361, Ocean and Coastal Observation System Act, S1294 [10FE]

S. 406, Small Business Health Fairness Act, S1542-S1549 [16FE]

S. 723, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act, S3291-S3294 [6AP]

S. 769, Small Business Compliance Assistance Enhancement Act, S3558 [13AP]

S. 984, Fair Currency Practices Act, S4872 [10MY]

S. 1014, Supporting Our Patriotic Businesses Act, S5101-S5103 [12MY]

S. 1280, Coast Guard appropriations, S6920-S6925 [21JN]

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

S. 1523, Small Business Expensing Permanency Act, S9290 [28JY]

S. 1603, Small Business Lending Improvement Act, S9524 [29JY]

S. 1775, Working Family Child Assistance Act, S10517 [27SE]

S. 1800, extend the new market tax credit, S10749 [29SE]

S. 1982, Home Energy Assistance Act, S12614 [9NO]

S. 2071, Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act, S13377 [18NO]

S. 2162, Local Development Business Loan Program Act, S14324-S14326 [21DE]

Tributes

Hale, George, S11475 [18OC]